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VOLUME 46, ISSUE 33

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2013

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Obama Calls for More STEM Students In his address last week, the president said that more science and math students can help the economy. BY ANDREW DOOLITTLE

SPECIAL To the Guardian WASHINGTON, D.C. — During his State of the Union address to a divided U.S. Congress last Tuesday, President Obama outlined steps to strengthen the middle class through education and immigration reform. Obama’s 2013 budget plan established funding for federal programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics — or STEM — education at $3 billion, which rose by 2.6 percent since last year. With it, the president set a government-wide goal to increase the number of STEM graduates by one-third, or one million, over the next decade. According to the most recent UCSD student profile, more than half of the 22,600 undergraduates in fall of 2012 were majoring in STEM fields. By 2022, if Obama’s goal succeeds, UCSD would add over 3,800 more STEM students, about the current size of Thurgood Marshall College or undergraduates in the Division of Biological Sciences. Obama justified his plan by announcing the demand of over 2.1 million STEM-related jobs over the same period. About 1.3 million alone are computer specialist related. Also near the top of the list was Obama’s urge for Congress to reform the Higher Education Act, which determines how schools receive federal aid. It is scheduled for a reauthorization this year. “Colleges must do their part to keep costs down,” Obama said. “It’s our job to make sure they do so.” The proposed reform would account for affordability and value in determining which colleges receive certain types of federal funding, similar to his Race to the Top program with K-12 schools. Last Wednesday, his administration released a “College Scorecard” on WhiteHouse.gov to make campus comparisons. It is a standardized report used to decide “where you can get the most bang for your educational buck,” he said during the speech. Though there is not an actual score, per se, the scorecard reports details like net costs, graduation rates, default loan rates and median borrowing. It is expected to also report employment statistics, including graduate salary data, when available. For example, according to the scorecard, UCSD’s graduation rate is higher than the national average, while the percentage of students who default on student loans is much lower than See UNION, page 3

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WE COME RUNNING UCSD opened its 2013 Track and Field season against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Cal Poly Pomona in the UCSD/CPP/CMS Triangular at Triton Track and Field Stadium Feb. 16. UCSD athletes took first place in 20 of the one-day meet’s events. Above, Triton runner junior Ximena Cruz took third place in the Women’s 1500-meter run.

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While campuses will see more funding, analysts say it may not be enough. BY heidi kim

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ov. Jerry Brown released budget proposals earlier this month for California’s higher education systems that would increase funding for the University of California, the California State University system, and the California Community Colleges system. As stated in Gov. Brown’s report, the funding increases would be used for improvements throughout these higher education systems. The funds would be distributed to paying debts, employee pension costs and community colleges, as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle on Feb. 12. Brown’s 40-page report was released on Feb. 12. Gov. Brown asked the California Legislature to pass a $1.4 billion increase for the 2013–2014 fiscal school year; this is a 13 percent increase in funding from the 2012–2013 fiscal year. The UC system in total would receive a $250 million increase, with $10 million for each UC and CSU campus. Community colleges would receive up to $16.9 million to fund more online courses. However, nonpartisan policy advisor at the Legislative Analyst’s Office criticized Gov. Brown’s proposals and said many of the goals could be reached with existing resources. Instead of providing $10 million for each campus to expand online education, LAO suggests a low-cost $1 million instead to widen the use of existing courses. A Feb. 16 opinion piece in The Daily Californian argues that Gov. Brown’s plans to improve higher education are vague and are seen as “undefined performance expectations” because the funds are “unallocated.” The state legislative analyst questioned Gov. Brown’s proposal, as this year’s increases in

A UCSD alumnus, now working for Google X, presented plans for new high-tech eyewear last week.

funding toward the public higher education system had unclear expectations. LAO said that Gov. Brown’s proposal had good general topics but that it lacked details regarding what improvements the funding would be allocated toward. The legislative analyst suggested that extra funding should be used to improve enrollment and student performance. Brown’s proposal also received criticism from the office for taking “key higher-education decisions out of the Legislature’s control,” as LAO wrote in its review. Because of the unclear distribution of increased funds and the expectations that follow, analysts do not agree that the proposal should pass. Another major concern was the topic of tuition. Gov. Brown proposed a tuition freeze that would keep tuition from increasing for the next four years. While this may seem like a favorable proposal to current students, the analyst’s office disagreed with the plan, arguing that future students might be hit hard with tuition increases. The office asked the legislature to reject Brown’s proposal, for the analysts said it could likely lead to steep tuition increases in the coming years if another economic struggle arrives. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Feb. 13 that LAO said that California students currently pay roughly 30 percent of UC and CSU costs and 6 percent of community college costs through tuition, after state and financial aid distributed to students. “When the state’s done it in the past, usually it keeps for a couple years, but when there’s another economic downturn, then you’ll see a huge spike in

UCSD alumnus Steven Lau returned to campus on Feb. 11 to give a tech talk about Google X’s Project Glass, where he works as a senior software engineer and project leader. The talk was held in the Computer Science and Engineering building, Room 1202, where most tech talks take place. The room, which seats about 150, was packed with over 200 students by the time the event started at 7 p.m. Lau graduated from Revelle College in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and received his master’s degree in computer science from UCSD through the five-year master’s program. After working at several large and small startup businesses, he joined Google X about eight months into the project. Officially called Google X Lab, Google X is a separate group within Google made up of engineers, designers and inventors. The secret lab is

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Former Mayor Gambling: Former San Diego Mayor Maureen O’Connor is being accused of misappropriation of funds and money embezzlement to fuel a nineyear gambling habit, according to federal prosecutors. O’Connor, who has pleaded not guilty to her charges of misappropriation, was given a deferred prosecution and possible dropped charges under a plan that requires her to repay the $2 million taken from her husband’s non-profit organization during her billion-dollar gambling period. O’Connor, 66, was described as frail and of poor health during her court appearance on Thursday; she is currently in “destitute” financial condition, having a fortune between $40 and $50 million at one point, and a net gambling loss of $13 million after playing in San Diego, Las Vegas, and Atlantic City casinos. San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering:

82-Year-Old Woman Kills Roommate: Barbara Brand, an 82-year-old woman, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after shooting and

killing her roommate, Paul Slysh, Jr., inside their Morena Boulevard Bay Park trailer home last July. Brand shot Slysh several times with a gun that belonged to her deceased husband, after he made insulting remarks about her granddaughter. She then reported her act to the authorities and was taken into custody, pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter. Slysh, 57, who suffered from paranoia and schizophrenia, died two days after the shooting; Brand and Slysh had known each other since 1984, and were said to have had a strained, mother-son relationship. Comic-Con Sells Out: Online admission tickets, including four-day passes and single day passes, to this year’s July ComicCon International, sold out in less than two hours; last year, the tickets were sold in a record one hour and 20 minutes. The San Diego Convention Center, which has outgrown its capacity to accommodate attendees,

is hoping to undergo an expansion after approval from the California Coastal Committee. Currently, the city-approved, $520 million plan is awaiting a hearing to confirm whether or not hotel room surcharges to finance the construction are legal. The annual convention, which attracts nearly 130,000 fans and totals $67.8 million in lodging, meals, transportation, and related expenses, will stay in San Diego through 2016. Baby Killer Whale: After nearly 18 months of pregnancy, 37-year-old killer whale Kasatka gave birth at SeaWorld, according to the SeaWorld zoological team. The calf, born at 6:30 a.m. on Valentine’s Day inside of Shamu Stadium, is estimated to weigh between 300 and 350 pounds and measures between 6 and 7 feet long. Currently, the newborn orca’s gender is unknown; it will be named at a later date.

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Lights & Sirens Friday, February 8 2:30 a.m.: Disturbance ▶The reporting party was hit with ice thrown from an unknown floor at The Village Building 1. Unable to locate. 11:43 a.m.: Fraud ▶The subject at UCSD Police Department was reporting a stolen credit card number and out of state charges. Information only. 11:39 p.m.: Medical aid ▶An adult male at Northview Information Booth was bitten by a snake. Transported to hospital. Saturday, February 9 12:51 a.m.: Alcohol contact ▶The subject at The Village Building 8 consumed excessive amounts of alcohol. Transported to hospital. 6:37 p.m.: Disturbance ▶There was a “possibly intoxicated skateboarder” at Scholars Drive South. Verbal warning issued. 7:15 p.m.: Possession of drugs ▶A male college student was arrested for possession of marijuana for sale at a DUI checkpoint on the intersection of Interstate 8 and Mission Gorge Road. Closed by adult arrest. Sunday, February 10 2:17 a.m.: Noise disturbance ▶There was loud stomping and laughing at Goldberg Hall. Information only. 7:36 p.m.: Disturbance, fight ▶Eight people were seen fighting at RIMAC. Gone on arrival. Monday, February 11 5:35 p.m.: Discharging a firearm ▶Gunshots were heard in Lot 359. Unable to locate. 10:20 p.m.: Assist other agency ▶The resident dean at Revelle Plaza was requesting assistance with contacting uncooperative fraternity members. Information only. 11:45 p.m.: Noise disturbance ▶The reporting party’s upstairs neighbor at Tenaya Hall was “working out”

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tuition,” LAO higher education analyst Paul Golaszewski said. “What we think is a better idea is doing moderate, steady increases. They are predictable and would help decrease volatility.”

The office of analysts suggested that low-cost programs should be utilized while there is still room to cut the UC system’s budget. According to the analyst’s report, average perstudent spending on UC campuses is over 20 percent higher than at other

public universities. LAO hopes that the legislature will take into account its own report reviewing Brown’s proposals.

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Pres. Hopes That Reforms Can Foster More STEM Students ▶ UNION, from page 1

the average American campus. Rep. Judy Chu (D-Pasadena), who has had a career in education, was hesitant to endorse the proposals in the president’s address, but reassured California college students during an interview at Statuary Hall in the Capitol following the speech. “We will have to see how the college ratings will ultimately work out, but I’m hopeful that California will be one of the most competitive,” she said. “The University of California is a

leader in education.” To grow the middle class beyond education, Obama stated the economy is stronger when the best talent is harnessed. He applauded the bipartisan efforts of both chambers of Congress in drafting comprehensive immigration bills similar to his proposals. The bills would include a pathway to citizenship for highly-skilled workers or graduates in various fields of STEM as well as increase the number of visas for both categories. Rep. Ami Bera (D-Sacramento)

said the president’s proposals on immigration and education go hand in hand and can provide hope for future STEM graduates. “Jobs are growing in these fields and California, as a center for highskilled immigrants and technology, will only contribute to its innovation,” he said after Obama’s speech. California Republicans could not be reached for comment at the time of inquiries.

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overseen by Google’s co-founder Sergey Brin and works on future technologies, such as the self-driving car and Project Glass. “What Google X is trying to do is change humanity,” Lau said. “The primary goal is solving big problems.” Project Glass, in its simplest form, is a pair of glasses with a battery, computer chips and an integrated headsup display, or HUD — a transparent display in a person’s line of sight. It is Google’s attempt to bring wearable computing to the mass market. Glass can do almost everything a smartphone can, including give directions, receive notifications, take pictures, mediate social networking, and interact via voice recognition. Lau repeat-

edly compared Project Glass to a driver’s rear view mirror to describe the transparent display. Lau shared a story of a time when he was at dinner with his friends and family and everyone was on their phones. He explained that one of the main goals of Glass is to bring back human-to-human contact by moving social notifications into constant view and removing the phone, allowing people to look up and converse with others. Lau believes Glass is the next step in the evolution of communication and information that introduced devices like the telegraph and smartphone to the masses. When asked what the hardest part of developing Glass was, Lau pointed to the miniaturization of components into something wearable. He said the

Glass team worked to create a new prototype almost every two months, starting from scratch every time. Lau also pointed to the scope of the user interface (UI). He said the team constantly added, stripped away and redesigned features and design elements. “I think I’ve written seven UI’s and thrown out six,” Lau said. At last year’s Google I/O developer conference, the company took pre-orders from developers of Project Glass for $1500 of what they called the “explorer edition.” Lau said preorders of the developer edition will ship later this year, followed by a later commercial release.

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An increasing number of colleges have implemented plastic water bottle bans, but UCSD should not follow suit because this would take away a convenient product and fail to effectively address other ways to reduce plastic waste.

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he use and sale of water bottles has recently evolved into a hot-button issue, as the common beverage container is piling up in our landfills. As of last year, over 90 universities and colleges have implemented bans or heavy restrictions on the sale of water bottles in an effort to reduce plastic consumption and waste. More and more universities, such as UC Santa Cruz, are currently pushing for bans. Two years ago, the Student Sustainability Collective at UCSD proposed a water bottle ban to reduce plastic consumption for our campus that ultimately did not go through. While the intentions behind these bans are admirable, due to the fact that the production of 300 million tons of plastic per year is taking its toll on the environment, this is still not the right choice for UCSD. This type of ban is overly stringent because it takes away a consumer’s choice to purchase a useful product, and would not effectively address other

ways that people could reduce waste. Although bans prevent the sale of water bottles, they can’t stop individuals from acquiring them in other ways. The ban simply provides an inconvenient obstacle to consumers who want to purchase the product anyway. According to The Boston Globe, water bottle sales at a local convenience store rose 10 to 20 percent in Acton, Mass. after the neighboring town of Concord passed a ban on the sale of water bottles. Rather than adhere to the ban, many citizens of Concord traveled the extra 10 miles just to purchase their water bottles. A ban on campus would be ineffective as well, as students would simply have to go off campus to the nearest grocery store to pick up a pack of water bottles. Consumption of bottled water has increased over the past several years, so a ban on campuses with only several thousand inhabitants will have little tangible effect. According to National

Geographic, in 2011, bottled water consumption grew to an all-time high of 9.1 billion gallons in the United States — even after 15 universities had already implemented a ban on bottled water. Considering the staggering amount of bottled water that is consumed by the U.S., a couple of bans across college campuses isn’t going to make a dent in the problem. It will take a conscious effort of all of society to make the types of changes that will bring about real progress in reducing plastic waste. Yes, water bottles produce waste that’s detrimental to the environment, but the fact that water bottles are a both a huge convenience to people on the go and provide a healthy drinking option validates their use. Many products, like cars, for example, come with their environmental consequences, but the need for convenient See water bottles, page 5

A recent study by University of chicago’s booth school of business reports that the need to check social media websites like facebook is more addicting than consuming cigarettes and alcohol.

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Rather Than an Addiction, Checking Facebook Represents Social Media Age

Facebook’s Tangible Effects on Brain Make it a Diagnosable Condition

Unlike Social Media, Cigarettes and Alcohol Have Physical Consequences

It’s conventionally known that cigarettes and alcohol are habit forming, but according to new research there’s a new, more addictive recreational substance out there — Facebook. However, constantly checking Facebook is not a diagnosable problem, but a reflection of the social media age that we currently live in. There is always that one friend who checks their phone everywhere: during dinner, in the movies (jerks) and while driving. They claim they have an “addiction,” but what they are really suffering from is FoMO, a Fear of Missing Out — a phenomenon that sounds like texting jargon but is actually a psychological concept introduced by Dr. Dan Herman. This is a fear of possibly living life in an incorrect or boring way. Facebook exacerbates FoMO because it provides a constant feed of what others are doing. According to psychologist John Grohol, checking social media is not so much an addiction but an impulse to ensure that something “more important” isn’t happening at the time. Social media has become so prevalent that according to Forbes Senior Online Editor Kashmir Hill, people who don’t have Facebook accounts are viewed with suspicion. Not having a strong social media presence is a unifying trait of mass murderers such as Anders Breivik and James Holmes, according to technology website Slashdot. People who don’t have accounts may raise social red flags. That kind of peer scrutiny makes it hard for people to stay away from social media. Facebook is not an addiction. It’s just the most popular medium for social interaction — until the next big thing comes along.

It seems as if each youth generation lays claim to a zeitgeist drug — LSD in the ’70s, cocaine in the ’80s, heroin in the ’90s — and now, Facebook in the 2000s. Some find it absurd to compare social media to illicit drugs, but Facebook should be considered an addiction for its tangible effects on the brain. According to a 2012 study from Statistic Brain, 98 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds partake in social media websites —the 54 percent of those with Facebook can probably attest to the slight gratification from seeing a red flag notification. This is due to activation of the brain’s dopamine reward system, states the Best Masters of Psychology 2012 infographic. Chemically, the brain responds to Facebook’s live and interactive interface similar to how it responds to Schedule 1 controlled drugs like crack cocaine or methamphetamines — they all cause dopamine release to fuel dependence. The public remains in denial about social media addiction, but healthcare experts do not. The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders releasing this year will, for the first time, include Internet Addiction Disorder as requiring “further study.” China, Taiwan and Korea already accept the diagnosis and label it a national health crisis. The growing consensus of Internet Addiction Disorder’s legitimacy among psychological experts speaks to Facebook’s addictive capabilities. Facebook’s virtual intangibility lures users into thinking it is innocuous, but look at heroin. Now classified as illegal with no medicinal qualities and high abuse potential, heroin was once marketed in late 19th to early 20th century as a harmless miracle cough syrup.

Labeling social media an “addiction” is another cop-out to justify people’s lack of self-control on the Internet. The Facebook phenomenon should not be considered worse than alcoholism and cigarette addictions that actually have life-threatening physical consequences. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention attributes about 80,000 deaths to excessive alcohol use each year in the United States. The 2010 U.S. Surgeon General’s report says that cigarette smoking is the number one cause of preventable death worldwide, with 443,000 individuals dying from smoking-related illnesses each year. There have been no recorded deaths directly linked to an addiction to Facebook. Also, although previously linked with depression, a July 2012 study published by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health states that there is no significant association between Facebook use and mental illness. At most, Facebook is a time-waster that does not warrant a comparison to a one of the biggest killers worldwide. In a 2012 article in The New York Times, “Are We Addicted to Facebook? It’s Complicated,” psychologist Larry D. Rosen says that Facebooking is a compulsion rather than an addiction. This means that while the desire to go on Facebook exists, it is also possible to fight the urge with almost no physical repercussions. Rosen also claims that this compulsion tends to affect those with a predisposition for obsessive tendencies. Facebook is just a website, while alcohol and cigarettes are real poisons. And while people may blame Facebook for having “addictive qualities,” with enough self control, it’s an easy habit to break.

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riven by a desire to cleanse the Los Angeles police department of its corruption and racism, former policeman Christopher Dorner launched a violent crusade against his former coworkers and their families. Before committing suicide in a gun battle with the police this past week, he killed two law enforcement officers, the son of the man who defended him against dismissal charges and the son’s fiancee. Although his complaints may have some legitimacy, his murders of innocent people are deplorable and fail to meaningfully address the prejudice within the LAPD. Despite his actions, a disgusting amount of people rose up in support of Dorner’s quest. The Facebook page “We Support Christopher Jordan Dorner” has received over 16,000 likes, and the page’s creator even compares Dorner to the founding fathers for taking action against the “ruling class.” Yet none of this sympathy seems to extend to his victims’ families. It is sickening to see such widespread support for a man who wrote this to his targets, “I never had the opportunity to have a family of my own … [so] I am terminating yours.” None of this is to say that the LAPD is a racism-free or benign organization. From 1965 to 1992, the department was plagued with complaints of racism and brutality culminating in multiple race riots. A study commissioned by the ACLU in 2008 found that blacks were three times more likely to be stopped than whites or Latinos and five times more likely to be arrested by the LAPD. But Dorner’s method of redressing this racism only serves to solidify an “us versus them” mentality. And true reform can never come if critics praise a cop killer; the LAPD would never bother responding to the claims of such people. Nonetheless, times have changed since 1992, and the LAPD is far more ethnically diverse. Due to the reforms of police Chief Bill Bratton, whites now make up less than a third of the force whereas in 1991 during the Rodney King riots, they comprised almost two-thirds. Fifteen percent of the force is now black, 41 percent is Hispanic, and Asians make up 8 percent. Increased diversity shows a stronger commitment to equal treatment under the law. These reforms have proven fruitful in changing the LAPD’s image, too. Fifty-five percent of blacks say the LAPD is doing a “good job,” compared to 66 percent of whites and 59 percent of Latinos, according to a 2012 survey by the Center for the Study of Los Angeles. Sixtynine percent of all residents further believe that the people of Los Angeles have made some or a lot of progress in improving race relations since 1992. It seems that racial tensions have significantly calmed since the ’90s and that the reforms have made all ethnic groups less hostile towards the police. Yes, there is still a long way to go for the LAPD to completely eliminate racism and corruption from itself, but the progress that has been made was through nonviolent and official channels, not by the deranged tactics of a sociopath.

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Universities Should Raise Awareness Through Ad Campaigns ▶ water bottles, from page 4

transportation justifies their use as well. Instead of banning the product altogether, it is better to make people aware of the effects of their choice to use water bottles and allow them to weigh the benefits of its use versus its consequences. If universities want to make a social statement about the issue of plastic waste, they can raise public awareness through ad campaigns or other methods that don’t involve a complete ban. To employ a variation of the “give a man a fish, teach a man to fish” proverb, banning water bottles will not teach effective conservation policies — it would only address one aspect of this country’s

issues with excess waste. On the other hand, educating the public about different types of environmental issues and how they can make a difference in their own everyday lives is the best way to give them an incentive to change various aspects of their lifestyle to reduce waste. Currently, the Sustainability Resource Center at UCSD is doing just that with its “Own Your Impact” campaign. The SRC offers online pledges that suggest ideas that students can take up in efforts to live more sustainable lifestyles in areas such as waste, energy, and transportation. Campaigns like these are the best way to get students informed and active about conservation. UCSD currently gives every incoming fresh-

man a reusable plastic water bottle and has implemented “hydration stations” around campus for students to refill their water bottles. Presenting optional rather than forced lifestyle changes grants students the freedom to choose the more environmentally responsible option. Although the incentive behind banning plastic water bottles is commendable, a ban is not a reasonable option. The goal should still be to reduce plastic waste, but it should be done in a way that involves education of the public, while still allowing individuals to make their own personal choices.

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Dear Editor, Although the State of the Union speech was focused on the economy, the President defended the secretive CIA drone program, which targets suspected militants overseas, including Americans. He answered critics, largely from within his own party, who have complained about its secrecy and questioned its legality. Drones can linger over a target, gather intelligence by pulling in millions of terabytes of data, and they can thereupon launch precisely targeted air strikes without putting a U.S. aircrew at risk. Yet the scene from “The Godfather,” which has Michael Corleone describing his mafia don father as “no different from other powerful man, any man who’s responsible for other people, like a senator or a president” might cause some second thoughts. Americans would like to believe that an execution ordered by our president is very different from one ordered by a mafia don. The size of San Diego’s unmanned aerial vehicle industry doubled over the past five years and could double again as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are increasingly used for monitoring U.S. borders and domestic airspace. Defense giant Northrop Grumman of Rancho Bernardo specializes in Global Hawk UAVs. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems of Poway is best known for manufacturing Predator UAVs. If the Pentagon does slow the huge building and deployment program, it won’t affect the CIA drone strikes in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and elsewhere against terror suspects. General Mike Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command, said senior leaders are

analyzing the military’s drone needs and discussions are beginning. But he said the current number patrolling the skies overseas may be enough. Overall, Pentagon spending on unmanned aircraft has jumped from $284 million in 2000 to nearly $4 billion in the past fiscal year. The growth in investment by the Pentagon has made UAVs the largest single category in San Diego County’s defense contractor sector. Congress approved legislation that requires the Federal Aviation Administration to have a plan to integrate drones of all kinds into national airspace on a wide scale by 2015. UAVs will soon be used much more extensively by law enforcement and other federal, state and local agencies. UCSD’s Chancellor, Dr. Pradeep Khosla, has served as adviser to the Aeronautics Committee of NASA, on the Strategy Review Board of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the government of Chinese-Taipei and as Senior Advisory Group for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems. The 183,000-square-foot Structural and Materials Engineering Building “is the future of the university,” Dr. Khosla has said. SME also drew high marks from Linden Blue, co-owner of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. UCSD has been involved in UAV research for more than a decade, working on such areas as the structural integrity of drones, better propulsion systems and ways to fly them in coordinated packs. “Our challenge in San Diego is access to FAA-approved airspace for flight testing autonomous UAVs,” said John Kosmatka, aerospace and structural engineering professor at the Jacobs School of Engineering. — Richard Thompson Alumnus ‘83

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College Freshmen Are Sobering Up In a weakened job market, students are feeling more and more pressure to prioritize study and choose practical majors in order to increase their prospects at finding work after graduation. BY ayan kusari

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ccording to an influential new study administered by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, college freshmen, faced with grim economic prospects, are studying harder than ever so they can get jobs. Nearly 90 percent of entering freshmen at 283 colleges across the U.S., including UCSD, said that getting a job was a “very important” reason to attend college in 2012 — an all-time high. It was also a turning point: 2012 was the first year that students placed career prospects above gaining a “general education and appreciation for ideas.” Freshmen are asking more questions, learning more from their mistakes and evaluating more sources of information than ever have before — all key predictors of academic success, according to the educators at CIRP. However, the flip side is that more entering freshmen are feeling overwhelmed by the prospect of college as well. Freshman Hussain Jaffri is studying physiology and neuroscience at UCSD. He said that his experience in college so far has been consistent with the major results of the survey. “A lot of my older cousins went to college here, and the way they’ve described the campus is very different from the way it seems to me now,” he said. “It’s not all about partying anymore.” Jaffri said that he is more anxious about his career than his cousins were at his age. He said this is because the structure of the job market has changed. “In the past, you could go to college and have that be enough to get See survey, page 8

Shared Roots: A New Molecule, Disease and Growth Groundbreaking work on mustard plants by Salk Institute professor Joanne Chory indicates that humans and plants share a key enzyme. BY Emily Polachek

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or decades, the consensus in the scientific community has been that animals and plants split into different kingdoms over 1.3 billion years ago. So it makes sense that new research suggesting that plants and animals share a critical, previously uncharacterized enzyme called VAS1 is causing a bit of a stir. Joanne Chory, a professor at the Salk Institute, has found that levels of two of the most important hormones that regulate growth in plants — auxin and ethylene — are finely regulated by VAS1. Auxin promotes growth, and ethylene (best known for ripening bananas) promotes aging and death. In living plants, the ratio of auxin to ethylene is determined by how much light a plant is getting.

More light means more auxin, which means more growth — scientists have known this for decades. Put a plant in shade, and ethylene takes over, putting the brakes on growth. What scientists didn’t fully understand, however, was how levels of these two hormones are regulated in plants. They had identified a pathway before, but it was slow and clunky, involving lots of enzymes and intermediate steps. If plants used that pathway alone, it would take them days to adjust to changing light conditions. This failure to adapt isn’t observed in nature — otherwise plants would be dying left and right. Thus, many scientists have suspected that there had to be another, nimbler mechanism for modulating levels of ethylene and auxin. They were in the minority, however, until this month. That’s when it all changed.

“When we first tried publishing this paper based on this discovery, people in the scientific community were saying, ‘Well, we don’t understand why you need that enzyme,’” Chory said with a laugh. This is where the VAS1 enzyme comes into play: VAS1 provides a shortcut to the slow and clunky pathway. In plants, this means quicker regulation of auxin and ethylene levels, which means a better adaptation to changing light conditions. Interestingly, Chory found that this key regulator of plant growth, VAS1, has a close human analogue that had already been identified. It’s been implicated in several diseases that affect hundreds of millions of patients around the world — diabetes and arthritis are two of the biggest. Chory said she hopes that by better characterizing this pathway, the

mechanisms underlying diseases like diabetes and arthritis can be better understood by researchers. Chory collaborated with Joseph Noel, a chemist at the Salk Institute and director at the Skirball Center for Chemical Biology and Proteomics, so that she and the post-doctorates, working under her, Yongxia Guo and Zuyu Zheng, have a better understanding of the chemical reactions taking place in the mustard plants. “Joe and his team make working on enzymes more fun,” Chory said. “In fact, it’s a nice give and take between the two labs, because we have a common interest, but we’re looking at different parts of the research.” According to Chory, upon the discovery of the VAS1 enzyme, Noel suffered a few sleepless nights in order to form a sensible hypothesis. Chory explained that this discov-

ery of the VAS1 enzyme is truly a single chapter in the long history of studying plant growth and its relationship to human beings. “In 20 years, we have learned how a plant adapts to shade, how one important hormone got made and identified an enzyme that people didn’t even know existed,” Chory said. Moreover, Chory said that her experience with skeptics in the scientific community have taught her the value of thinking outside the box. “Part of our message is to stay open-minded about what the mechanisms are going to be that link this small molecule to another small molecule,” Chory said. “It’s to keep your eyes open.”

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The decorated poet Bob Perelman came to UCSD last week as a featured speaker for The New Writing Series. He shared his views on the “Language” school of poetry, contemporary politics and happiness.

t would have been easy to miss Bob Perelman — a distinguished American poet — at the campuswide New Writing Series workshop last Wednesday. Looking subdued in his beige shirt and faded jeans, he sat patiently among the audience until it was his turn to speak. He opened with a quote from his poem, an intensely political work about the former vice president. “We may not have chosen to live inside Dick Cheney’s mind, but we do,” he read aloud. “Wyoming, I read somewhere, is the safest place to live in North America./ No tornados, no tsunamis, no earthquakes, no hurricanes, monsoons, cyclones, or floods. No major airport: No big planes crashing in the sleet. Not even much traffic: Not too many car crashes./ But if living in Wyoming is so safe, living inside Dick Cheney’s mind, though it was formed in Wyoming and stood for Wyoming in the Senate, is not safe at all.” Perelman’s work is flourished with this sort of political nuance. The poem begins with the political figure Dick Cheney before continuing into deeper historical, governmental and political waters. The New Writing Series was founded in 2007 by the Division of Arts and Humanities. It is an initiative that aims to enrich the UCSD art community by inviting guest poets and writers to read their works. Perelman’s invitation to participate in the New Writing Series overlapped with the archiving of his poetry in the Archive for New Poetry — a branch See poet, page 8

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a good job. But that’s just not the case anymore,” he said. “I think the knowledge that this isn’t the end, in terms of taking notes and going to lectures, has helped me focus more on my work. I’m confident that if I study hard and work at it, I’ll be able to support my family someday. That’s why I’m here.” Freshman Timothy Choi said he was concerned by the freshman survey’s results. He is a computer science major and a graduate of the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts in San Francisco. “I dream of doing all kinds of

art when I grow up, but I know I’m going to do computer science.” Choi said he chose the major because it seemed more practical than painting or graphic design. He said he would probably feel more comfortable becoming an artist if the economy was less rough. “Art is what I know. I don’t know how passionate I am about computer science. I haven’t done it long.” Choi is open to pursuing a career in graphic design, which would combine his training with his dream. But he said that even that would be difficult and a compromise at best. The only thing for now, he said, was to give it time.

“I think I will come to like it someday, but right now I do feel overwhelmed by the work,” he said. Money was a significant factor in Choi’s decision to come to UCSD. However, he said the school is still an immense financial burden on his family. He said that the high price of college has made him a more competitive student, even though his parents can afford the continually increasing cost of attendance at a UC. “Thinking about the cost, it makes me more depressed if I do badly.”

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Perelman Shares Unpublished Poems, Hints At Political Views and Shares Views on Happiness ▶ poet, from page 7

of the Mandeville Special Collections Library that houses an extensive collection of manuscripts, sound recordings and poems by American poets. The archive, founded in 1968, highlights alternative approaches to writing that have developed since 1945. Perelman, who has visited San Diego several times before, all for art-related purposes, currently lives in Pennsylvania, where he teaches courses on modernist and contemporary poetry at the University of Pennsylvania. Perelman grew up in Youngstown, Ohio. He attended the University of Michigan and later the University of Rochester, where he earned a Master’s degree in Greek and Latin classics. His career in poetry began in 1969, when he attended the University of Iowa to take part in the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing there. After completing the Writers’ Workshop, he took up residence in Hills, Iowa, where he became the edi-

tor of Hills magazine. In 1976, Perelman and his wife, Francie Shaw, left Iowa for San Francisco. He then founded the San Francisco talk series in 1977, which allowed writers to discuss the poetics and politics involved in language. That same year, Perelman extended the talk series across the pond while studying abroad at King’s College London. After the establishment of the talk series, Perelman taught part time but soon decided to pursue a career in academia. He earned his Ph.D. at UC Berkeley. Throughout his career, Perelman has published 16 books of poetry. His best-known collections of poetry include “IFLIFE” (2006), “Ten to One: Selected Poems” (1999) and “Primer” (1981). Perelman is associated with the “Language” school of poetry — poetry that riffs on the interplay of sound and meaning. But he said that he didn’t agree with the characterization. “The style of my poetry is innovative, I would say,” Perelman said. “I don’t tell stories in my poetry.

But some parts would seem to be unusual uses of language.” In addition to writing poetry, Perelman has allocated time to being a poetry critic. Two of his major books of poetry criticism include “The Marginalization of Poetry” (1996) and “The Trouble with Genius” (1994). While Perelman steered clear of his books of critique at the New Writing Series, he did share poetry from his popular works — mostly from “Primer” and “IFLIFE” — but also poems from the still-untitled book he is currently working on. Although many of his poems are laced with political, Perelman said he didn’t have an agenda. “I am not writing poetry for a single political purpose or anything like that,” Perelman said. “I have all sorts of political desires, but they don’t go directly into the poetry.” When Perelman puts pen to paper, he hopes that his words achieve a greater purpose. “I can’t boil out a single message about my poetry,” Perelman said. “I

don’t have one unified cause. I am, I suppose, writing poetry to improve the quality of life in a very indirect way. Hopefully, it makes people’s minds a little bit livelier and happier.” Perelman read for nearly an hour, shifting his feet from side to side and speaking intently into the microphone. At times, he managed to elicit laughter from his audience due to the occasional curse word in his poems. The mood of the Visual Arts Space shifted when Perelman shared a solemn piece entitled “For Emma.” The seven-stanza poem was written to honor and remember the life of the late Emma Bernstein, daughter of fellow poet and close friend Charles Bernstein. “Maybe that’s why/ we invented the present/ as a place to live, to keep the things we do know/ know so exactly, keep them exactly, keep/ all of them, keep what we know/ near, at hand, alive in our minds:/ Emma.” At the conclusion of his read-

ing, Perelman took questions from the audience. One such question was, “What is your favorite poem?” Perelman leaned back and let out a loud “Hah!” The question had caught him by surprise. “I don’t know,” Perelman said. “I can’t answer that. I usually like things about 90 percent of the way through. Sometimes poems I really like, I really don’t like at all. It’s a little bit like, ‘Oh, I can’t stand this. I can’t stand this … oh, I am in love. This is a great poem.’” Although Perelman has been writing for over 40 years, he said poetry remains a thrilling career for him. He cited the number of books of poetry he has authored as evidence that poetry has never lost its thrill for him, in spite of the years. “I write poetry because I find it exciting,” Perelman said. “I am very happy doing it. It is part of an ongoing enterprise and a much larger enterprise — human culture.”

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4:30pm UCSD WRITING SERIES—LITERATURE BUILDING, RM 155 UCSD's New Writing Series is pleased to announce a double reading from Eleni Sikelianos & Laird Hunt. The reading will take place this Wednesday. This event is free and open to the public.

8pm ARGENTINE TANGO CLUB WEEKLY PRACTICA—WEST BALCONY, MAIN GYM The Argentine Tango Club at UCSD presents a weekly practica from 8-11pm on Wednesdays during winter quarter. The first hour (8-9pm) is especially dedicated to beginners and advanced beginners. No partner required; no prior experience necessary. Come and experience what Argentine Tango is all about!! For more information about the club, visit ucsdtango.wordpress.com and friend us on Facebook (facebook.com/UCSDTango) or join the mailing list.

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SUN2.24 7am ROCK CLIMB MISSION GORGE Mission Trails Regional Park is a local hot spot for rock climbing only 20 minutes from campus. The climbing is excellent with routes for both first time and experienced climbers. Our experienced and supportive guides will lead you through a fun and challenging progression of climbs throughout the day. Knots, rope handling, belaying, safety, and climbing technique will be covered. All climbing equipment is provided. Come spend the day with us on the rocks!

THU2.21 12:30pm GENDER, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT FOR MILITANT GROUPS: EVIDENCE FROM A PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY IN PAKISTAN—SOCIAL SCIENCES BUILDING (SSB), ROOM 107 IICAS - The Institute for International, Comparative and Area Studies presents Dr. Madiha Afzal, Assistant Professor of International Development, University of Maryland School of Public Policy. Dr. Afzal uses 2009 public opinion survey data from Pakistan to show that the relationship between education and support for terrorism varies by gender. Specifically, as women become more educated, they are less likely to support militant groups, whereas uneducated women are more likely to support militant groups relative to uneducated men.

3:30pm SECURITY, MIGRANTS AND IMMIGRATION REFORM—WEAVER CTR, INST OF THE AMERICAS Join Maureen Meyer and Adam Isacson of the Washington Office on Latin America, whose 2012 report 'Beyond the Border Buildup' documents the growth in the U.S. security apparatus, and the humanitarian crisis of migrants at the border.

3:30pm DISCOVER THE LAW: EMPLOYEE RIGHTS—ROOSEVELT RM, PC WEST An attorney will share basic information about rights that employees have. Curious if your boss can really do that? Join us and find out! This workshop is part of the Student Legal Services 'Discover the Law' series. Attend a total of four eligible workshops to receive your Certificate of Achievement! Visit the Student Legal Services website for more information. For more info, contact Mary Anan, Assistant Director of Student Legal Services, manan@ucsd.edu, 858-534-4374.

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UCSD Swim Impresses at the Pacific Amidst Three-Game Skid Tritons Return Home This Weekend struggled from the field. UCSD shot ning three-pointer to give Chico the ▶ Collegiate Swim Conference 31.4 percent on 11-for-35 and went 64–61 lead. Without much time left, basketball, from page 12

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On the men’s side, senior Julius Espiritu, Korth, Stassi and McCallum raced together to win the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:29.48. Espiritu, Korth, senior Adam Yen and junior Alex Merrill also finished first in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:17.20. The Triton men’s group of sophomore Jack Galvan, freshman Ethan Pham, Espiritu and Merrill took second in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:22.70. Galvin, McCallum, Stassi and Espiritu also finished the 400-yard freestyle relay in second, with a time of 3:02. Both the men and women Tritons took home first in the 800yard freestyle relay, with the team of Rice, freshman Michael Leung, Li and Merrill finishing at 6:37.67, and sophomore Sierra Robbins, Dong, Watkins and Shakya took first as a group with a time of 7:26.45 for the women. In the 200-yard freestyle relay, the UCSD group of Fountain, Tse, freshman Colleen Daley, and Robbins finished first with a time of 1:33.65. Robbins, Tse, senior Amber Tan and Daley also finished second as a group in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:27.79. The Tritons also took second in the 400-yard medley relay with junior Sandy Hon, Chen,

Dong and Shakya racing to finish in 3:49.07. “The relays were definitely all very exciting,” Macedo said. “That’s the best way to get your athletes to the NCAAs. When you qualify in a relay, it gets four athletes to the meet. So a lot of those relays really meant a lot to us, and a lot of them came very close, especially on the men’s side.” At the PCSC, the UCSD diving team also fared favorably. UCSD diving coach Michelle Casillas was named Female Dive Coach of the Year. Senior Tyler Runsten placed first in the one-meter dive (313.30) and the three-meter dive (339.30), with junior Luke Calkins taking second with a score of 288.45. Freshman Allyson Cohen placed third in the women’s three-meter dive with 211.80 points. The Tritons look forward to competing in the 2013 NCAA Division-II Championships in Birmingham, Ala. March 6 to March 9. “On the men’s side, [the NCAAs are] going to be a dogfight — it’s not going to be easy. We were seventh my first two years here, and then the last two years, we got second, so there is a lot of expectation for us,” Macedo said.

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conference play. UCSD remained in seventh place in the conference standings. UCSD vs. Chico State, Feb. 16 The Tritons did not have much time to dwell on their loss to Cal State Stanislaus, however, as they played the next night against Chico State. The Tritons’ game at Chico in Acker Gymnasium was their last road game of the season. UCSD fell to Chico State 64–61 in a heartbreaking fashion, as the potential game-tying three-pointer by McCann was disallowed when the officials ruled that the shot failed to leave his hands before the buzzer. The Tritons were led by freshman forward Drew Dyer, who recorded a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds in 25 minutes of game play. McCann led the Tritons with six assists and also scored 16 points. Chico State featured a balanced offense, with four players each scoring over 10 points. In the opening half, both teams

1-for-8 behind the arc, while Chico State went 9-for-25. The score was close throughout the first half, with the largest lead held by the Tritons at 5. At the start of the second half, back-to-back three-pointers by Chico’s Damario Sims gave the Wildcats an 8-point lead early on. A Triton 7–1 run highlighted by a pair of three-pointers and a jumper got the Tritons right back into the game, and the score stayed close for the remainder of the half. In the final five minutes of play, both teams exchanged leads, and the game was tied on four separate occasions. The Wildcats’ Park buried a three-pointer with 42 seconds left on the clock to give Chico a slight 61–58 advantage. After a 20-second timeout, McCann hit a three-pointer to tie the game with 26 seconds left. The Wildcats were left with presumably the last shot of the game, and with three seconds left in regulation, Sims sunk the eventual game-win-

McCann tossed up a shot from threequarters down the court, which fell. Unfortunately, the officials reviewed the shot and concluded that the ball did not leave his hands in time. With two road losses, the Tritons return home in hopes of changing their fortune against Cal State East Bay on Friday, Feb. 22. The game begins at 7:30 p.m., and will be broadcast on ESPN 1700. The Tritons have four games remaining in their regular season schedule. All four will be played at home. “Our focus hasn’t changed. We are really excited about these four home games and to close out the season. We feel we can win all four, we are really confident, and going into the playoffs with some momentum would be nice,” McGrath said.

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UCSD vs. UC Irvine The Tritons hosted the No. 1-ranked UC Irvine Anteaters on Saturday, Feb. 16 confident from their win against UCSB the night before. But the road to victory proved much more challenging against the Anteaters after a straight set loss on Saturday night. Starting off against UCI, the teams played shot for shot with kills from Stahl, Iorfino and Hayes, until Irvine turned the tide to jump to 19–13 and solidified a first set win 25–16. In the second, the teams remained close in scoring, tying almost every point until the Gauchos grabbed a break at 21–17 and took a 25–19 win

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shortly thereafter. In the third frame, UCSD went down early in the set before rallying to a 16–16 tie with scores from Hayes, senior Greg Smith and junior Vaun Lennon. The Tritons took their first lead of the game at 19–18, but the Gauchos’ offense came back to win 4 of the next 5 points, and ended the game and the match with a 25–21 win in the third. Though the team recorded a loss, Tritons still slated some impressive statistics with 35 kills and 16 digs, while Irvine had 41 kills and the same 16 digs. Triton leaders for Saturday night included Hayes with 14 kills and Eberts with nine.

winning and losing a match, head coach Kevin Ring concedes that it all comes down to a few possessions at the net. “We’re not that far off, we’ve had some close games, but it’s really big, the mental aspect of it, can you play tough down the stretch and can you come from behind?” Ring said. “We’ve challenged some experienced players saying this is what we need you to do this entire set or this entire game.” No. 1 UCI will meet with UCSD again on March 28. Until then, the Tritons will face Hope International University on Feb. 22.

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freestyle. “To be breaking a record from 1993 for a non-scholarship Division-II program — that’s incredible,” UCSD head coach Matt Macedo said. The men followed suit by sweeping their 500-yard freestyle with Smith finishing first in 4:28.30, freshman Chin Hao Chang touching second at 4:30.83, followed by freshman Paul Li at 4:31.26. Senior Olivia Fountain took first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.51, followed by fellow senior Katherine Tse (23.60). In the men’s 50-yard freestyle, the Tritons went 2–3, with juniors Nick Korth finishing at 20.60 and Reid McCallum taking third (20.63). Freshman Rosa Bebi (2:20.04), senior Casey Adams (2:20.48) and sophomore Eva Chen (2:20.92) also went 2-4-5 in the 200-yard breaststroke. In the men’s 100-yard butterfly, senior Adam Yen took first with a time of 49.09, followed by sophomore teammate Dane Stassi in third with a time of 49.54. Freshman Naomi Thomas won her first individual conference title in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:01.53, with freshman Dari Watkins following her in third (2:04.23). Thomas also finished second in the 100-

yard butterfly with a time of 56.02. Korth defended his back-to-back titles in the 200yard breaststroke with a first-place finish of 1:57.49, falling just .02 seconds short of besting his own meet record of 1:57.47 from last year’s PCSC. “We’ve got a lot of history in that we’re going on many years of being conference champions,” Macedo said. Stassi followed Korth by winning the 200-yard butterfly with a meet record of 1:47.22, just ahead of senior teammate Adam Rice in 1:50.63, with Yen completing a 1-2-3 Triton sweep in 1:51.36. Stassi’s time also lowered the 1:47.53 set by former UCSD standout Kurt Boehm in 2005. Rice’s sweep of individual medley events early in the week earned him MVP honors. Rice took first in the 200-yard individual medley (1:50.24) as well as in the 400-yard IM (3:57.67) to earn his way to the NCAAs. Fellow teammate and freshman Kyle Nadler finished in third with a time of 4:01.08. Coach Macedo noted the increasing strength of the conference with challenges in taking first in the relays. See Swimming & Diving, page 11

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The Tritons swept UC Santa Barbara last Friday before falling to UC Irvine.

UCSD concedes third straight loss, dropping games to CSU Stanislaus and Chico State over the weekend.

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The UCSD men’s volleyball team beat Division-I UC Santa Barbara in straight sets last Friday, Feb. 15 at RIMAC Arena, dominating from start to finish (25–20, 25–17, 25–20). On Saturday night, Feb. 16, the Tritons fell to No. 1 team UC Irvine 0–3 (25–16, 25–19, 25–21). Sophomore outside hitter Nick Iorfino, tallying his 130th kill, led the team in the attack on Friday night with 12 kills for the night. The win brought the Tritons to 5–10 overall and 3–8 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The Tritons met with the Gauchos earlier in the season, falling on Feb. 1. UCSD vs. UC Santa Barbara The Tritons started the first set with even scoring against the Gauchos before they pulled ahead to 20–15, and eventually won the set 25–20. The Tritons dominated the second set, taking a quick 3–0 lead after a kill by sophomore Cheyne Hayes and a service ace from junior Mike Brunsting. The team’s assertive offense led to a commanding 11–4 lead, with kills from senior Carl Eberts, Iorfino and Hayes. The

Tritons continued to hold the lead with a second set score of 25–17, never letting the Gauchos score more than two consecutive points at a time. The third set started with a tied score at 3–3 until the Tritons exploited the Gauchos’ ineffective serving as well as an ace from junior Fred Stahl and another kill from Hayes. At a 9–6 score, the team went on a 4-point run to bring the score to 13–6, cementing a strong lead and ultimately a victory over UCSB 25–20. Overall, UCSD out-hit the Gauchos .376–.202 for the night, and finished with 35 digs and 45 kills, while UCSB had just 22 digs and 29 kills. Scoring leaders included Iorfino with 12 kills, Eberts with 11 and Hayes with nine. Senior libero Chase Frishman had a match high of 13 digs against the Gauchos as well. “I liked our effort in different phases of the game, attacking, serve receive attacking, transition, blocking well, serving tough,” UCSD head coach Kevin Ring told the UCSD Athletics Department. “I thought we played a lot of the phases of the game pretty well.” See Volleyball, page 11

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UCSD vs. CSU Stanislaus, Feb. 15 Trying to avoid back-to-back losses, UCSD took on Cal State Stanislaus Friday, Feb. 15 in Turlock at the Fitzpatrick Arena. “They made over [50 percent] of their threes,” senior Tyler McGrath said. “It’s hard to win against anybody when teams are that hot.” The Tritons were unable to recover from a barrage of second-half threepointers and fell for the second straight time to the Warriors, 57–72. UCSD shot a combined 24-for-53 from the field for a solid 45.3 percent but allowed Cal State Stanislaus to shoot 53.1 percent on 26-for-49, including a blistering 52.2 percent from the three-point line. UCSD outscored the Warriors 36 to 16 in the paint but made nine fewer three-pointers. Senior forward Justin Brue had a game-high 18 points, going 9-for-11 from the field to go along with a steal. Junior point guard James McCann played an all-around good game, contributing 12 points and also posting six assists and five rebounds. Taylor Bell led the way for the Warriors with 16 points, and Nick Hodge added 13

points with eight rebounds and two blocks. The first half of play was close throughout, featuring five lead changes. The Tritons shot 10-for-24, while The Warriors shot 11-for-27. UCSD jumped out to an early 6-point lead in the first eight minutes of play, leading 11–5 with 13 minutes to play in the half. But Stanislaus went on a tear from there, posting a 16–2 run to break ahead 21–13 with eight minutes and 25 seconds remaining. The Tritons fought to stay in the game, and the half ended 29–24 with the Warriors on top. In the second half, both teams came out trading baskets until the Tritons used an 11–3 run to regain the lead 40–39 with 12 minutes left to play. With five minutes left in regulation, the score was still close with Stanislaus leading by three, 54–51. But within the next three minutes, the Warriors used a 10–0 run to balloon the lead to 13 with two minutes to play, and the Tritons were unable to reduce the lead any further. The Tritons fell, outscored 43–33 in the second half. With the loss, the Tritons drop to 9–11 on the season and 8–9 in CCAA See BASKETBALL, page 11

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he four-day, 20-event-long Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championships concluded on Saturday, Feb. 16. The No. 4-ranked UCSD men finished with an overall score of 1543.5, well ahead of California Baptist University (1357.5) and Fresno Pacific University (1108). Similarly, the No. 3 Triton women finished with 1364.5 points, in front of Cal State East Bay (954), Simon Fraser University (886) and 10 other schools to win their fifth straight league crown. The UCSD men and women both took first in the 1650-meter swim event. Junior transfer Erika Rodman took first in the 1650-meter freestyle with a time of 17:10.69, and senior Jeremy Smith touched first for the men at 15:39.26. Junior co-captain Anji Shakya took first in the 200meter freestyle (1:48.24) and 500-yard freestyle early in the competition, before she won the 200-yard backstroke (2:01.35) and was named the tournament MVP. The Triton women took a 1-2-3 sweep in the 500yard freestyle, with Shakya touching first at 4:48.19 and senior Beth Dong following her with a time of 4:59.81. Rodman finished third with a time of 5:00.63, while Shakya’s win broke a 20-year-old record in the 500-yard