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Division I referendum Fails Nearly 60 percent of students voted “no” on the historic referendum that would have increased student fees to move UCSD to Division I athletics. By angela chen • Editor in Chief
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2012-13 A.S. CANDIDATES BOLD KAREN LIANG CLINTON RODRIGUEZ LEAH WONG PAULINE NUTH
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ndergraduates will not pay a $495 annual increase to move UCSD athletics to Division I. In an unprecedented turn of events, over half the undergraduate population voted on the D-I referendum during the two-week special election, failing the increase by approximately 2,000 votes. If passed, the referendum would have been the first step for UCSD to advance from the D-II California College Athletic Association Conference — where it has been since 2000 — to the D-I Big West conference, which includes fellow UC schools such as Santa Barbara, Davis and Irvine. Students would have paid the fee increase only if the Big West conference accepted UCSD by 2014. The Big West rejected UCSD in December 2010. “It’s a disappointing result because it feels like the people I represent as an athlete don’t appreciate or respect what I do,” senior track captain Nick Howe said. “It’s not just fun and games. We go out there and it’s hard work, and we’re representing UCSD. Even though we’ve had success, my successors would be so much greater if UCSD was a D-I program.” [Ed. note: Howe is the Guardian’s Associate Sports Editor.] According to the A.S. Advocate General Courtney Hill, 11, 407 undergraduates (51 percent) voted, with 6470 “no” votes (approximately 60 percent) to 4673 “yes” votes (approximately 40 percent). Of the six colleges, Warren College had the highest voter turnout. Hill said that the 51-percent turnout is the highest in school history, especially as election turnout usually hovers around 20 percent. The special election saw the referendum become a See D-I, page 3
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Black Resource Center in the Works UCSB Disabilities Lawsuit Moves Ahead By ANGELA CHEN Editor in Chief
The Black Student Union may move to a new black resource center. Currently, the BSU shares resource space with the MEChA, or Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan. BSU Chair Allyssa Villanueva and BSU Vice Chair Olamide Noah presented their proposal — compiled after two years of research — at the Campus Climate Council on March 8. The CCC meeting is held on the second Thursday of
every month. The BSU is asking for a fully operational, professionally staffed resource center that could be located in areas such as the Old Student Center. This request was part of the 19 demands originally issued by the BSU in March 2010, all of which Chancellor Marye Anne Fox approved. “Sharing spaces reproduces the invisibility and hyper-visibility of black students on campus,” Villanueva said. “A lot of first-year students feel that going into shared spaces like the Cross-Cultural center is not enough — there’s still no
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black students in the space, no black faculty.” According to Noah, most of the other UC schools — including UC Santa Cruz, UC Berkeley, UC Berkeley and UC Riverside — have black resource centers. Currently, black and African students number 418 undergraduates out of 22,162, or 1.8 percent. This is the lowest number in the UC system, Noah said. Black and African students currently comprise 3 percent of the UC system in total.
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A federal judge has rejected a motion to dismiss a disability lawsuit filed by a UC Santa Barbara senior. On Feb. 27, U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez denied a motion to throw out Alexander Stern vs. University of California because the defendants, the UC Regents and other individuals, did not meet with plaintiff Alexander Stern before filing a motion to dismiss, as is required. Stern filed a lawsuit against the University of California in October 2011
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Regents: Schools Should Be Able to Deny Jobs to Disabled with adequate time before the deadline to discuss the motion to dismiss. The defendants because he was denied had 21 days to file a job due to disability. the motion after Stern is involved in being served with the Disabled Students the lawsuit, but are Program, which T his is a very required to give five according to its webimportant day for days’ notice before site, exists “to ensure doing so. that equal access is equal rights. The UC “Under Local provided to all disrefused to follow Rule 7-3, defenabled students.” dants were required The suit alleges that the court’s rules. to meet and concertain jobs, such as Accordingly, the fer with plaintiff to test proctor, are inacthoroughly discuss cessible to students court denied the UC’s the substance of the with disabilities at motion.” motion to dismiss,” UCSB simply due to Gutierrez wrote in their disabled status. In their motion ALEXANDER STERN his ruling. “For a to dismiss, the UC PLaintiff suing UC motion to dismiss, Regents claimed that Regents the meet and confer shall take place disabled students may at least five days not be able to perform prior to the last day job-related duties and that the university should be able to for filing the motion.’” Stern said that Gutierrez was right reserve the right to deny employment to deny the motion to dismiss the to these students. Gutierrez’s ruling notes that the suit. “This is a very important day for defendants failed to contact Stern ▶ LAWSUIT, from page 1
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equal rights,” Stern wrote in an email. “The UC refused to follow the court’s rules. Accordingly, the court denied the UC’s motion.” The Daily Nexus reported on March 2 that, before filing the motion to dismiss, the UC Regents had first tried to eliminate Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which forbids public schools and businesses from denying employment due to disability. When the initial motion was rejected, the Regents filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. Stern said that he looks forward to the UC Regents’ response to the allegations. The response is due next week. “This case has the potential to dramatically affect the lives of students with disabilities,” Stern stated in an email. “In this economy, it is hard enough for anyone to find a job. The university should not intentionally create an unequal playing field by banning the disabled.” Readers can contact Zev Hurwitz at zhurwitz@ucsd.edu.
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Two-Week Voting Period May Have Increased Voter Turnout
LIGHTS & SIRENS Friday, March 2 3:41 a.m.: Medical aid ▶ A young female was having a “bad reaction to antibiotics” at Marshall Apartments West and was having difficulty breathing. Transported to hospital. 10:35 p.m.: Disturbance ▶ The subjects at Kathmandu Hall threw a ball at an RSO. Information only. Saturday, March 3 1:04 a.m.: Assist other agency ▶ The San Diego Police Department requested help with a vehicle rollover at the intersection of Torrey Pines Road and La Jolla Village Drive. Information only. 7:45 p.m.: Preserve the peace ▶ There was a “civil dispute” regarding the purchase of an iPhone at the entrance to Mesa. Will cooperate. 11:26 p.m.: Medical aid ▶ An intoxicated female at The Village Building 1 fell from a moving golf cart and injured her jaw. Cancelled before dispatched — female left the area. Sunday, March 4 5:05 a.m.: Alcohol contact ▶ An underage female was drunk in Pangea Parking Structure. Arrested and transported to detox. 9:14 p.m.: Disturbance ▶ Two parties were having a verbal argument over a car door hitting a parked vehicle at The Village Place and Market. Checks OK. Monday, March 5 12:03 p.m.: Injury ▶ An adult female at the Bookstore was struck by a skateboard and bleeding from her left leg. Transported to hospital. 1:19 p.m.: Non-injury accident ▶ A UCSD shuttle bus collided into a tree at the intersection of Mandeville
Lane and Gilman Drive. Report taken. 8:01 p.m.: Armed suspicious person ▶ “Four males with machetes,” possibly wooden weapons, were at Frankfurter Hall. Checks OK. Tuesday, March 6 12:16 a.m.: Medical aid ▶ A young female at Marshall Residence Halls was having difficulty moving her legs. Transported to hospital. 7:53 p.m.: Vandalism ▶ A group of males “possibly vandalized” benches and street signs by Che Café. Field interview administered. Wednesday, March 7 12:18 a.m.: Citizen contact ▶ A stuffed animal was hung by its neck in an elevator at The Village Building 1. Information only. 1:31 p.m.: Information ▶ Dogs were loose on the I-5 freeway, and one was injured. Dog released to owner. 1:46 p.m.: Citizen contact ▶ A bike fell off a shuttle bus on the intersection of Gilman Drive and Myers Drive and got damaged. Information only. 4:44 p.m.: Lost property ▶ The subject lost a passport at an unknown location. Information only. 8:27 p.m.: Annoying/harassing phone calls ▶ RIMAC received multiple calls from a male caller using profanity. Information only. Thursday, March 8 11:15 p.m.: Medical aid ▶ A young adult male had a finger injury at RIMAC. Transported to hospital. —COMPILED BY SARAH KANG Staff Writer
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contentious issue for both sides. A leaked emailed from an athlete urging A.S. Council not to publicize the vote because “we want people to vote, but we only want them to vote ‘yes,’” cast doubts on the neutrality of the campaign, as did an all-campus pro-referendum email sent by former A.S. President Utsav Gupta. The campus Judicial Board ruled on grievances — filed by both the pro and con campaign — based on allegations such as misleading information and inappropriate lobbying. J-Board dismissed both grievances. A.S. President Alyssa Wing, who ran last year on a slate centered around D-I athletics, said the two-week voting period is partly responsible for the higher turnout. The voting period is usually one week. Wing added that although she was personally disappointed with the results, she was happy that the student body had the opportunity
to weigh in on the issue. “The two-week voting period really helped students mobilize on both sides,” she said. “The percentage of students that showed up was very representative of what students actually wanted. I am genuinely very happy that the democratic process occurred and students were able to vote in this historic campaign.” Vice President of Student Life Meredith Madnick praised Wing’s efforts and the turnout. “Alyssa did an amazing job, and even though this is not what we hoped for, the turnout was great and it was a historic event,” Madnick said. Con campaign leader John Condello said that A.S. Council should never have allowed the D-I referendum to go to a student vote. “Even though [the con campaign is] happy we won, we’re disappointed that A.S. passed it [to be put on the ballot] in the first place,” Condello said. “I don’t think it’s viable to bring back in the near future.” Con campaign leader Kevin
Quirolo said that he was surprised by the turnout and results, and that the special election is a warmup for the general election next quarter. “I wouldn’t be against having the referendum again [next year], as long as there is adequate time to have substantial an educational or informational period before election starts,” Quirolo said. “It’s the responsible way to make a decision.” Campaigning for the general elections for the 2012-13 A.S. Council has already begun, but Wing said that she does not believe a D-I referendum will reappear soon. “This [vote] is a pretty definitive answer, and an accurate gauge of feedback,” Wing said. “I don’t know what next year’s council will do because it hasn’t been settled and the people haven’t been voted in, but I don’t see this coming up again in a year.” Additional reporting by Nicole Chan. Readers can contact Angela Chen at shchen@ucsd.edu.
Chancellor, Professors Pledge Support for Black Resource Center ▶ CENTER, from page 1
The presentation stated that the resource center would cost approximately $306,924. Noah said that the resource center would be an important aid in recruiting and retaining more black students. For example, a BSU overnight retention program had a 71-percent yield rate; 21 out of 29 students participating eventually decided to attend UCSD. “If we could maintain this yield rate while expanding the program, we could make huge strides toward reducing this invisibility,” Noah said.
Although Fox pledged her continued support at the meeting, members of the public called for more accountability from administrators. “What happened two years ago was that no administrator took ownership of the proposals, and some of us were caught trying to make up the slack,” literature professor Jorge Mariscal said. “Somebody with serious credibility needs to take control of this so it gets implemented in a timely fashion so we’re not here a year or two from now with nothing done. This is long overdue at this
campus. We can’t wait another 50 or 25 years.” Sociology professor Ivan Evans offered to work with Villanueva, Noah and other students involved to help them receive course credit for the work they put into compiling the report. Members of the CCC called for the committee to memorialize, in writing, the commitment toward providing the new space. The motion passed. Readers can contact Angela Chen at shchen@ucsd.edu.
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OPINION Role Reversal A new teaching strategy called “flipped classrooms” — where the bulk of learning is done outside of the classroom and lecture time is used for discussion — could prove advantageous at UCSD. By ayan kusari • Staff writer photo illustration by C hristie Y i /G uardian
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n a popular new teaching model, the students teach themselves. In these “flipped classrooms,” actual instruction takes place outside of class: the teacher instructs through online videos or video podcasts. Class time is reserved for discussion, one-on-one tutoring and most importantly, group completion of what is traditionally assigned as homework. The flipped classroom may currently be an imperfect solution for UCSD, but its potential to save money and better train students for the professional workforce means we owe it serious consideration as an option for our cash-strapped, pre-professional university. Lately, these classrooms have been getting a lot of attention. Stanford University announced last Monday that it would introduce five online classes based on the model this month. And a few weeks before that, the Chronicle of Higher Education ran a full profile of one of the foremost advocates of the “flipped” method — Andrew Martin, a professor of biology at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Given the university’s ongoing budget crisis, the flipped classroom’s economical use of few teaching assistants makes
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it an appealing option. In a flipped classroom, students review material and solve problems in groups, largely teaching each other while the professor walks around the room answering questions. This means that classes that currently rely on discussion sections would require far fewer TAs under the flipped scheme. Take Revelle’s Humanities series and ERC’s Making of the Modern World, for instance. Considering that these two sequences employ over sixty teaching assistants between them per quarter, the potential for savings is enormous: a quick deferred wage calculation reveals that replacing the TAs with less costly essay readers would save about a hundred thousand dollars per quarter per course. Flipped classrooms prepare students better for the workplace by training them to communicate and work with each other effectively. As the report from a 2007 University of Pittsburgh recruiter survey put it: “good communication, as well as an ability to work with others are the main factors contributing to job success.” All of these professional skills are mirrored in flipped classrooms. To better prepare UCSD students for the workplace, teamwork should be brought into
the lecture halls. As a university whose students are overwhelmingly interested in entering the workforce or applying to graduate school, the university should adopt flipped classrooms to give its students a leg up. Furthermore, case studies of LdL (“Lernen durch Lehren,” German for “Learning by Teaching”), a German teaching method in which students lecture, drill and tutor each other, point to another benefit offered by the flipped classroom. According to Joachim Grzega, a prominent LdL researcher, teachers employing learning-by-teaching methods consistently observe both faster learning times and higher retention rates in their students. His findings illustrate we already know intuitively to be true: you learn something better when you teach it. When applied to American university classes, the flipped method has shown promising results. At Stanford University, this model was enacted in CS229A: Applied Machine Learning. When the class flipped, grade distributions showed that students performed just as well as students in CS229, a lecture-based class on machine-learning See flipped, page 5
On March 5, invisible children released a YouTube video detailing the atrocities that warlord Joseph Kony has done in Uganda and other central African countries since the 80’s.
Invisible Children Has Right to Inform
Campaign Oversimplifies Situation
Video Undeniably Spread the Word
The 30-minute video “Kony 2012,” released March 5 on Vimeo and YouTube by Invisible Children, has become a phenomenon like “David After Dentist” and “The Numa Numa Dance,” garnering over 65 million views on YouTube and over 15 million on Vimeo. With the Kony 2012 video campaign, Invisible Children is doing something truly extraordinary: it is using the internet to bring awareness to a neglected cause. And here's the incredible thing: it isn't funny, or grotesque or disgusting. It doesn't involve ugly people singing badly, children high on anesthetics or bald men dancing in unexpected ways. Instead, it's timely, educational and moving — three things viral videos tend not to be. The subject of the video, Joseph Kony, has been terrorizing villagers in four Central African countries for nearly twenty years. His tactics include kidnapping children, burning down huts and outright massacre — tens of thousands of civilians have been slaughtered by Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army. These are the undisputed facts. In light of them, the public's former ignorance is shocking. The first step to solving the problem is spreading awareness — precisely what the Invisible Children campaign aims to do. Whatever else may be debatable — which Central African country Kony is currently occupying, or where the video was shot — is trivial by comparison. Invisible Children is attempting to inform the public and evoke its empathy for an issue an ocean away, the first step to solving an incomprehensibly complex problem.
There is no doubt that the “Kony 2012” campaign is well-intentioned, but the endeavor is entirely misguided, oversimplified and disrespectful to the Ugandan people. For one, of the $30 spent on an “action kit” composed of “Kony 2012” paraphernalia, only 37 percent actually goes towards “helping” Ugandans. Also, instead of going towards initiatives that would help Uganda take care of itself — education, infrastructure and peacekeeping, for instance — Invisible Children has admitted that part of this funding is used to lobby for the U.S. government to support the Ugandan state military. The rest of the funding goes towards employee salaries, overhead, travel, advertising and filmmaking. It’s true that Joseph Kony has committed horrendous crimes that must be stopped, but the Ugandan military isn’t exactly clean either. This isn’t a case of “good vs. evil” — the situation in Uganda is far more complex and convoluted than what can be condensed into a 30-minute film. Despite the improvements made in Uganda thanks to African-led organizations such as Project Diaspora, the campaign ignores these homegrown peacekeeping organizations. It maintains a distinct, paternalistic attitude that Africans cannot take care of themselves and are incapable of aiding Westerners in their own countries. Instead of spending money on trendy “Kony 2012” T-shirts that are being used to purchase machine guns in an already war-torn country, the public should get educated about the issue and support other trusted organizations that actually understand the complexity of the problem and recognize the value of the African voice in humanitarianism.
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— Lorato Anderson Contributing Writer
A half hour documentary entitled “Kony 2012” went viral last week. The video, produced by the nonprofit organization Invisible Children, was an effort to raise awareness about the atrocities committed by the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda, led by Joseph Kony. However controversial Invisible Children’s tactics may be, it is undeniable that the organization inspired people worldwide to take new interest in Uganda’s problems through this video. As of Saturday morning, “Kony 2012” was viewed over 65 million times on YouTube. The social media sites Facebook and Twitter were bombarded last week with posts and tweets about the film. Virtually overnight, Kony’s brutality became known around the world. Many celebrities such as Will Smith, Oprah Winfrey and J.K. Rowling are taking advantage of their prestige to spread the word about Kony via Twitter. Justin Bieber alone has over 18 million followers on Twitter, who all saw his tweet "It is time to make him known. I’m calling on ALL MY FANS, FRIENDS and FAMILY to come together and #STOPKONY.” This celebrity powerhouse is not merely promoting a one-sided picture of Uganda’s problems. Movie stars Don Cheadle and Kirstie Alley both expressed desire to find out the full story first, and make sure they are acting as ‘helpers’ and not paternalistic encroachers. While the effectiveness of Invisible Children’s proposed solutions is up for debate, the organization deserves credit for stimulating worldwide debate about the atrocities committed in Central Africa. — Chris Roteliuk Staff Writer
A Case of Recklessness: Don’t Make Me Graduate
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he morning after the Sun God Festival two years ago, a friend of mine and I drove to the ridiculous tradition that is the Guardian-Koala sloshball game. Her cheeks still smudged with gold body paint, and her throat still raw from heckling Drake, she told me in a coarse whisper that she was beginning to feel nostalgic.
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In the wreckage of a dozen stray feathers and at least three cans of Four Loko, she came to a somber realization that morning. Graduation was just a few weeks off, and the day prior — she began to understand — was really the last hurrah. There would be no more spray painting of secondhand T-shirts; no resourceful mixing of off-brand alcohol in discarded water jugs. Sun God was over, and the unique kind of merry, don’t-givea-fuck collegiate revelry it represents was, too. I didn’t really understand her then. I was halfway through college. I had at least a few secondhand T-shirts and water cooler jugs before me. Understanding her revelation in a detached, sympathetic kind of way, I nodded, and told her to come back for the festival next year. Her wristband would be waiting. Another friend of mine, a year after graduation told me what she missed was just walking around campus. Running into people she knew. Dodging the myriad crusaders for baby seals and Korean BBQ on Library Walk. Passing a whole afternoon in a way that you can’t when you’re working 9 to 5. It goes without saying that graduation doesn’t connote what it used to. We’ve been reminded a thousand times by now that we’re not leaving college for cushy careers, suburban mortgages or, thank God, marriage. We stay young a little longer. But based on the experiences of those a couple of years ahead of me, I also don’t think it’s quite as bad out there as it’s been made out to be. Colorful tales abound of Princeton grads using their International Studies degrees for nothing but learning Japanese coffeebrewing techniques; of Dartmouth coeds reciting “would you like fries with that?” in Spanish. Until I really need to master the conditional tense myself, I’m still unconvinced. The advice I wish I’d taken more seriously these last two years, though, and which I think most of us could use at UCSD, is to shirk a little more responsibility. To show up to class on three hours’ sleep. To be less accountable. You’re saddled down by a few obligations while you’re here, sure, but ultimately it isn’t nearly so much as what awaits. So really: Why not sip the Popov-spiked Kool-Aid? Experimenting doesn’t take the same form for everybody. You’re not obligated to suffer through a vegan phase, or pre-game the Friday-night water polo game with a water bottle of raspberry Smirnoff. You don’t need to play beer pong. But while I’m trying out new Crockpot recipes and catching up with “The View,” do appreciate the fleetingness of the opportunity. It doesn’t last as long as you expect.
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Quite Frankly By Lior Schenk
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Grade Gap is Larger for Recruited Athletes
Flipped Model Involves More Interaction With Material
▶ flipped, from page 4 algorithms. Professor Ng, who introduced this method in CS229A attests that the interactive aspect to traditional lectures have evaporated. In typical lectures, most students are dozing off, typing furiously, or on Facebook — while the brain in the front row actively answers all of the questions. This allows very little participation, “whereas in contrast, using online videos and interactive quizzes, every student gets to attempt an answer” says Professor Ng. Of course, the flipped classroom is not a perfect solution. Because college professors who have made the flip tend not to release attendance statistics, most of the data we have on flipped classrooms was collected by high school teachers. Commentators such as Lisa Nielsen at Tech and Learning’s ‘Advisor Blog,’ point out that the online availability of course materials in a flipped classroom might reduce
students’ incentive to show up for lecture. To counteract this tendency, professors would have contribute a portion of each student’s grade to attendance and participation, to ensure that students were rewarded for actively being a part of the lecture. The most crucial thing about the flipped classroom is that it helps students develop the skills they need to be successful at work through social interaction with peers that fosters deep understanding of the curriculum. Faculty at UCSD should take steps toward flipping classes of its own. For a cash-strapped university with little instructional time, and students who value more than ever the training to land a well-paying job, flipping is far more than a pedagogical gimmick — it may be the best move we have. Readers can contact Ayan Kusari at akusari@ucsd.edu
athletic scandals, including the circulation of a list of easy courses to Stanford athletes and Cal basketball players receiving grades in courses they never attended. It bears repeating that universities are academic institutions whose primary missions are and must be educational. It seems hard to justify passing over students who have excelled academically in order to recruit athletes with poorer grades and test scores whose subsequent academic performance is poor in comparison to their peers. Stanford, Berkeley and the Ivies are no exception to this rule.
Dear Editor, In reply to Benjamin Pope ‘08: I suggest Mr. Pope read “The Game of Life,” co-authored by the former president of Princeton, William Bowen. Using a comprehensive data set, Shulman and Bowen show that in recent decades, there are large gaps in academic qualifications between recruited athletes and applicants at large, even at the academically elite Division I schools. Furthermore, recruited athletes in many cases comprise more than 50 percent of the bottom third of the classes at —Jonathan J. Sapan these schools. In other words, Graduate Student, Center for recruited athletes in Division I Magnetic Recording Research are less qualified for admission and perform significantly worse in academics than their peers. The gap is smaller at the ▶ The Guardian welcomes letters from its readers. All letters must be addressed, and written, to Ivy League schools, which the editor of the Guardian. Letters are limited do not offer scholarships and to 500 words, and all letters must include the implemented common academic writer’s name, college and year (undergraduates), department (graduate students or professors) or standards for recruited athletes city of residence (local residents). A maximum in the 80s; however, even at the of three signatories per letter is permitted. The Ivies, the gaps in qualifications Guardian Editorial Board reserves the right to and performance are significant. edit for length, accuracy, clarity and civility. The Board reserves the right to reject letters Stanford and UC Berkeley are Editorial for publication. Due to the volume of mail we poor examples as I mentioned receive, we do not confirm receipt or publication of a letter. in my letter on February 9 — email: opinion@ucsdguardian.org they have seen a number of
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o-it-yourself (DIY) tutorials can often inspire the thought, “Honestly... WTF,” since many require top-notch creative skills. Fortunately, UCSD alumnus Erica Chan Coffman understands the plight of the broke fashionista with elementary school-level craft skills, using the aptly titled website “Honestly WTF” to share DIYs more comprehensible for those who don’t actually know what a leather rotary punch is. “I realized that there was a lack of good DIY blogs — like fashion related DIY blogs — out there with really clear and concise, comprehensive tutorials,” Chan Coffman said. Looking for a new creative outlet outside of her job as a jewelry designer, Chan Coffman considered creating a fashion blog. She admired some of the DIY blogs she followed, but found herself unsatisfied. “I like making things and I was able to sell things and
people really liked my designs but it got to a point where I was sort of sick of doing that — like, selling my designs,” Chan Coffman said. “I’d rather not sell my ideas, but share my ideas.” In a moment of inspiration, she recruited her friend Lauren Colodny, and Honestly WTF was born. Since then, the website has expanded to include everything the two creators love: art, travel, home design, beauty and menswear. “[Lauren] really was the only person I could turn to…we shared a common thread,” Chan Coffman said. Out of all their friends, they were the only ones who have always wanted to work in the fashion industry. Releasing their first DIY online on June 28, 2010, these two ladies began documenting their love for fashion and their unconventional DIY adventures. DIY can appear very daunting. Leather cutters, decorative moldings and walnuts aren’t exactly See DIY, page 10
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FOREIGN POLICY OF BANGLADESH: THE SEARCH FOR IDENTITY, SECURITY AND DEVEOPMENTERC ADMIN BLDG ROOM 115
THE ART & SCIENCE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: DEVELOPING SOCIAL AWARENESS- RADY CENTER FOR EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT
Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture March 12: 6:30-8 p.m. Seismic Networks: Observing Earthquakes from Near and Far Frank Vernon, seismologist When the massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan last April, Scripps Oceanography was listening. The Institution operates local, national, and international seismic observing systems, each finely tuned for detecting earthquakes – from those in our own backyard to ones on the other side of the globe. Join seismologist Frank Vernon as he describes two such projects: the USArray Transportable Array and the San Jacinto Fault Zone Experiment. Learn how Scripps scientists are “wiring” the earth to understand the rumblings of our dynamic planet. RSVP: 858-534-5771 or online at aquarium.ucsd.edu Members: FREE Public: $8
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The challenge of Bangladesh's foreign policy is to find ways to enmesh itself in a web of extra-regional economic and political linkages that will enhance global stakes within and also close the power gap with other pre-eminent regional protagonists. The lecture will focus on main determinants and objectives, decision-making process, concerned institutions, and different phases of Bangladesh foreign policy. Syed Muazzem Ali, former Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, retired from the Foreign Service in December 2001. In 1971, he left the Pakistan Embassy in Washington, DC to join the Bangladesh Independence Movement. Ali spearheaded the initiatives for proclamation of International Mother Language Day, and his current interests are in the interplay of democracy and development, and confidence-building measures and peaceful resolution of conflicts in South Asia.
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The HLHW winter series concludes on March 12, with a presentation by Yale University historian Timothy Snyder, the author of Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin. Since its release in 2010, his book has created a sensation in intellectual circles both in the U.S. and abroad. Bloodlands has been described as a new kind of European history, presenting the mass murders committed by the Nazi and Stalinist regimes as two aspects of a single history. Snyder will discuss the implications of his unified approach to 20th century European history and how it alters our understanding of Nazism and Stalinism. The talk and subsequent discussion will be moderated by Amelia Glaser, director of the Russian and Soviet Studies Program at UC San Diego.
Tired of studying? Ready for this quarter to be over? Come out to socialize with new friends, meet our great camp counselors, and possibly make potential loves. This is a fundraising event for Camp Kesem, a non-profit organization that provides a free week-long summer camp for kids with parents who are suffering from or have passed away from cancer. This is a time for them to have fun, be around a supportive community, and create lifelong friendships. Help us reach our goal of $75,000 this year!
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Technical know-how, subject expertise and IQ only get you so far in business today. Emotional Intelligence or EQ is the ability to manage your emotions and connect with others. This ability is critical in our culturally diverse, dispersed, fast-paced, global workplaces. This course focuses on both the art and science of emotional intelligence. Participants will learn the latest research and scientific advances in the area. Participants will also practice techniques used by actors to engage in active listening, connect to an audience, connect to their own emotions and de-stress before a big event.
12pm JACOBS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING PI-MILE RUN/WALK- BEAR COURTYARD First Annual Pi Run! The Jacobs Graduate Student Council and Triton Engineering Student Council are joining together to bring the first annual Jacobs School Pi Run/Walk! In honor of our favorite number in the math world come run/walk 3.14 miles around campus and eat pie! It's only $10 to register and all remaining proceeds will be donated to the San Diego Science Alliance to further support science education (www.sdsa.org). Sign up here (www.tinyurl.com/jacobspi) and pay and pick up your bib at the IDEA Student Center. Wednesday, March 14 at 12pm in the Bear Courtyard. Everyone is welcome...including faculty, staff, graduate students, undergrads, and non-engineering majors!
THU3.15 12pm RADY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT ADMISSIONS FACEBOOK GROUP CHAT WORKSHOP Rady School of Management Admissions will be hosting a workshop via group chat on Facebook. Join us to get your questions answered. You must request to join the group in order to participate.
8:00pm UCSD WIND ENSEMBLE- MANDEVILLE CENTER Directed by Robert Zelickman, UCSD's Wind Ensemble performs a program ranging from Aaron Copland to Charles Ives, Richard Rodgers, and George Gershwin.
FRI3.16 12pm INTERNATIONAL CENTER FRIDAY CAFÉ Celebrate the end of winter quarter! Please join us for a St. Patrick’s Day meal from noon until 1:15pm. The cost is $5 and we will be serving shepherd’s pie, green salad, bread, and lemon-lime poke cake. The sponsor will be UCSD Summer Session.
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But for those of you who’d rather very third Saturday of the see these birds for yourselves, the month, Birch Aquarium presreveal of the best bird watching spots ents SEA (Science, Exploration will be worthwhile. For and Adventure) Days the more hands-on, there — a multi-generational Birch Aquarium will be a bird crafts stalearning program that Sea Days tion. focuses on cutting-edge When: March 17 The event takes Scripps Institution of place from 11 a.m. to 3 Oceanography research. Where: Birch Aquarium p.m., and all activities And that time are included with the of month is quickly Tickets: $9 for aquarium admission fee. UCSD students and approaching; this staff The price is discounted Saturday, March 17, the at $9 for UCSD students aquarium — located on Online: aquarium.ucsd.edu and staff who show their Expedition Way — will school ID. As another feature an event titled bonus, parking is free for three hours. “Birds of the Sea” as part of the proBut if birds don’t interest you, keep gram. any eye out for the upcoming SEA It’s a chance to learn just about Days. The program covers a vast array everything there is to know about of topics concerning ocean exploraocean-going birds — from their tion, and chances are, one of them migration patterns to how they have might float your boat. adapted to life at sea. Scientists from Scripps Oceanography will be there to — Stacey Chien share about their research and answer any questions you may have. Staff Writer
ike Wahoo’s and Yogurtland, another Orange County born-and-bred restaurant has expanded to our community. Since its successful second store in Huntington Beach, Slater’s 50/50 moved onward and southward to San Diego’s Liberty Station neighborhood last November. Burger-centric eateries are nothing new to the city of San Diego, but this is the only place that serves Hours: a patty composed 11 a.m. - 2 a.m. of 50-percent Location: ground beef 2750DeweyRd., and 50-percent Building 193, ground bacon Liberty Station (hence the name Recommended: 50/50). Upon Peanut Butter arrival at the resand Jealousy taurant, you are first greeted by a giant bronze burger in front of its expansive outdoor patio. The interior has mounted animal heads above the bar and flat screens everywhere. It’s a comfy, energetic and casual environment that ultimately gives a contemporary sports bar feel to the restaurant. Although the pre-designed signature burgers are the central focus of the menu, Slater’s 50/50 also features a build-your-own burger, which you can customize and personalize to your likings. But the inventive menu is not limited to burgers. Slater’s 50/50 serves specialty dishes and salads, inviting vegetarians as well. Pick 2 Appetizer ($5.95) is another menu staple — we opted for the Sweet Potato Fries and the Panko Fried Mac N’ Cheese. The sweet potato fries are only memorable when dipped in the creamy pumpkin dipping sauce that comes with it, bringing some tangi-
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ness to the standard sweet potato flavor. The Panko Fried Mac N’ Cheese is a different story. A bite into one of the crunchy fried balls makes a nice crispy sound, quickly followed by the warm, thick cheese. The Tapatio ranch sauce perfects the flavor. The 50/50 ($9.95) is a burger that has the famous 50/50 patty topped with an egg sunny side up, avocado mash, pepper jack cheese and chipotle mayo, all served on a white brioche bun. Designed to perfection, or so they say, it is a big, hearty burger with a thick patty that offers the best tastes of the ground beef and ground bacon. But it’s no thrill — the burger is not hot enough to feel and taste the complete juiciness of the patty inside your mouth. Although the spreads nicely add to the overall flavor, they create quite a mess while eating. The Peanut Butter and Jellousy ($10.45) speaks a lot with just the
name. Slater’s favorite burger, it has Sterling Silver ground beef topped with thick cut bacon, creamy peanut butter and sweet strawberry jelly served on a honey wheat bun. As strange as it seems, the combination actually works. This, however, is mostly because both parts of the meat are almost tasteless due to the dominating flavors of peanut butter and jelly. The textures of the meat are still there, but the flavors are gone, making the burger taste like a regular PB&J sandwich. With great appetizers and a large tap bar that includes over 100 craft beers, a weekend at Slater’s 50/50 would be enjoyable for sports fans, though the burgers themselves are ultimately lost in the shuffle of a town with enough great patties. — Ashley Kwon Staff Writer
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items found in the average dorm room. But not all of Honestly WTF’s tutorials are as intimidating as you’d think. Chan Coffman and Colodny have made these creations obtainable — even to the artistically challenged — through their step-by-step, Do-It-Yourself for Dummies instructions. Starting with Shibori as their first DIY, Honestly WTF opened the door of possibilities. Shibori — a Japanese method of dyeing cloth by binding, stitching, folding, twisting and compressing — can be used to create elaborate patterns due to the endless variety of folds and bindings with objects and rubber bands. Only a box of dye, a few rocks and rubber bands away from creating your own fabric patterns, this DIY consists of step-by-step instructions accompanied by picture accounts of their experience making it. “”I never post a DIY unless I can tell you exactly where to buy the supplies, Chan Coffman said. “Nothing is ever a mystery. If I post a DIY, I’m going to tell you where you can buy a leather cutter, it sounds intimidating, it sounds like why would I ever need a leather cutter, but it’s only like $4.99 at the store. You can get it on Amazon and it ships for free.”
Making DIYs available to everyone, Honestly WTF has opened the door for trendy individuality at affordable costs. These DIYs are not just about making something, but making something you would be proud of that you can actually use, unlike your childhood crafts hiding in the back of your parents’ closets. While keeping up with every fashion trend is greatly unrealistic, Chan Coffman suggests college students stock their closets with staple pieces, such as jeans, print tees and leather jackets. “Keep styles that will never die,” Chan Coffman said. “Invest in pieces that will stay in season such as navy cropped pants, a leather jacket, a fur vest or a poplin blouse with a cropped jacket; [get] something you can mix and match with staples.” Honestly WTF’s DIYs keep up with the trends too, such as their Miu Miu-inspired jewel studded heels — a simple, but chic variation of your favorite designer staple to add to your closet. There’s more where that came from. Honestly DIY provides its followers with great, creative alternatives to the norm. Ranging from Chanel-inspired pearl hairpins to gold dipped glassware, it offers a plethora of creative crafts to create.
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UCSD Men and Women Place First
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1500m race the next day. This weekend, the men saw four athletes move up on the UCSD all-time list. There were also four event winners. Sophomore pole vaulter Ben Berthet won his event with a clearance of 15’5.75”, which moves him to No. 7 all-time. Junior transfer Quentin McWhorter triple jumped 46’9” to move to No. 6 all-time. Senior Dane Sandifer had a massive personal best at 160’3” to move himself to No. 8 all-time and tie for first in the meet. Finally, junior Kiley Libuit busted out a 190’5” personal record to move himself to No. 3 all-time, ahead of Dan Macks and behind his brother and previous school record-holder
Brad Libuit, who graduated in 2007. Senior Jeff Head won the long jump, junior Ryan Eckert won the shot-put and junior Zack Nagengast won the hammer. “It was a great day,” Salerno said. “Having the San Diego Track & Field community together for one meet made this a special event. The real highlight for many of us was having the opportunity to honor long-time Mesa College Coach Dick Coxe for all his contributions to our sport in San Diego. Coach Coxe has been a mentor to a number of the coaches competing in the meet today, myself included.” Coach Salerno was himself hired by Coach Coxe for his coaching job as an assistant at Mesa Community College 30 years ago in
Tritons to Face Anchorage
1982. Gold medal-winning Olympic sprinter Monique Henderson was also present at the meet as a coach for Mesa. Mesa’s present coaching staff also includes Olympian discusthrower Jarred Rome. A limited Triton squad will compete this coming weekend at the Annual Aztec Invite at San Diego State’s high-rise parking lot track field. The hammer event is scheduled for Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the UCSD Triton Stadium West. The rest of the events are schedule to start Saturday, March 16 at 8:30 a.m. at San Diego State University. Readers can contact Nick Howe at nshowe@ucsd.edu
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the beginning of the year, it was just their four. I was impressed with their whole team, coming off the bench.” UCSD sixth man Megan Perry ended the first half with five points, off two-of-two shooting from behind the arc. The Tritons ended the first period with a 50-27 lead. “I thought the way that we came out in the first half was some of the best basketball we’ve played all year, and I was very pleased with the energy and focus,” Charity Elliott said. “Our kids just did a great job. We beat a very good Western Washington team tonight and I’m proud of how we were able to get them on their heels early on. Despite shooting 7-of-22 in the second half, Western Washington never managed to cut UCSD’s lead to less than 11 points. Carlisle led UCSD in scoring, finishing with 20 points, while Feder and Freidenberg both chipped in 19 points and 14 points respectively. “Being tough, that’s what the playoffs are about,” Carlisle said. “The teams that get to this point, they’re great teams.” UCSD will now face Alaska Anchorage in the Sweet Sixteen. Members of the Great Northwest Athletics Conference, the Seawolves also defeated Western Washington in their last conference game of the season by 15 points. “I think that Anchorage has a great inside game. Their posts will step up,” “San Diego has a great transition game, whereas Anchorage has the inside game. They’re a very different team, so it should be a good game.” The West Regional final is slated for Monday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. at RIMAC Arena. Readers can contact Rachel Uda at ruda@ucsd.edu
▶ w. basketball, from page 12 bring Freidenberg off the court, in anticipation for Saturday night’s contest against fourth-seed Western Washington. The center was replaced by freshman McKennan Bertsch, who has logged time in just 11 of the Tritons’ 32 contests thus far. Bertsch had a big game, recording six points in her 16 minutes on the court. The Tritons ended the half with a 19-point lead, which they extended to as much as 27 in the second half. “We say respect everyone but fear no one, and we really try and take it with that mentality,” Carlisle said. All these teams are fighting for their season and we have to do the same thing.” On Saturday, the Tritons faced Western Washington in the Round of 32. UCSD had faced Western Washington once before coming, beating the Vikings 79-60 on Saturday, Nov. 12. The Tritons pushed tempo from the start against the bigger, but slower Western Washington. With five six-footers in tow, Freidenberg had her hands full on the block, but the 6’1” senior came out big. Freidenberg hit six consecutive points in the first four minutes, to put the Tritons up 11-5, while her aggressiveness on the boards forced the Vikings into foul trouble early. From there, UCSD caught fire, pushing the lead out to 23-9, although Osga and Feder—the teams’ second and third highest points scorers — had yet to score. When asked about the difference in UCSD’s play over the course of the five-month season, Western Washington head coach Carmen Dolfo said the Triton bench has had a greater impact on the game. “I think the biggest change was that I thought their bench did a great job,” Dolfo said. “I think at
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oth the Triton men’s and women’s track teams brought home first-place team finishes in the annual San Diego Collegiate Challenge held Saturday, March 10 at Triton Stadium. The women’s team came out guns blazing to score 206 points to dominate San Diego State (131) and CSU San Marcos (114.5). The men also competed well, scoring 197 points to
hold off San Diego Mesa (175.5) and Cuyamaca (109). Leading the way for the Triton women despite heavy headwinds was senior sprints captain Jacqueline “Boo” Rose. Rose anchored the winning 4x100m team of Caitlin Meagher, Kathleen Hitchens and Chelsey Kamson; the team’s time of 47.64 seconds was good enough for seventh all-time in the UCSD record books. Rose went on to win the 100m open by 1/100th of a second at 12.28, outleaning San Marcos’ Krystle Osby by
a nose. Rose also won the 200m dash and anchored the winning 4x400m relay team of Lauren Irish, Lorato Anderson and Meagher. Meagher also won the 400m, and freshman Sabrina Pimentel took the 400m dash. Senior Erin Langford continued her dominance in the triple jump, going 37’11” for the win. Langford’s long jump mark of 18’9.25” was good for first place, and also moved her to fourth all-time for the women’s teams.
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On Friday, UCSD Head Coach Tony Salerno said something that hasn’t been heard in four years: “The men’s team has a shot of winning CCAAs this year.” Salerno explained that Chico’s usual dominance in the distance events— where the team often scores most of its points— is missing this year. The Wildcats still have a few good distance runners, but now UCSD has a few of its own, particularly in Triton sophomore Kellen Levy, who, incidentally, won the See TRACK & FIELD, page 11
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Tritons Advance to NCAA Sweet Sixteen By RACHEL UDA Sports Editor
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL—In a near-empty media room, an NCAA correspondent ended the women’s basketball press conference by asking UCSD’s three seniors for one word to describe what it would take to go the distance in the postseason. Center Lauren Freidenberg alongside guards Daisy Feder and Chelsea Carlisle were all in concordance in front of the camera, as the trio seemed to have been this entire season on the court. “Fight,” was the word UCSD head coach Charity Elliott’s first recruiting class all agreed upon. With two wins under their belt in the NCAA Division II Tournament, the No. 4 Tritons head into the Round of Sixteen against No. 8 Alaska Anchorage. On Friday, coming off a loss in the CCAA conference semifinal, the first-seeded Tritons rebounded
to take a 66-84 win against lastseeded CCAA opponent Chico State. The Tritons maintained a double-digit lead over the Wildcats all throughout the second half, as UCSD took its third season win over Chico State. “We’re just excited and glad to get this one under our belt,” Elliott said. “We knew Chico would come out and battle as they always do. What I loved tonight was our energy, our intensity on both ends of the floor.” Chico State struggled from the onset as it went without junior point guard Synchro Bull, the Wildcats’ leading points scorer, as well as Chico’s leader in steals and assists. The absence of Bull pushed Chico guard Courtney Hamilton into the point guard position, hurting the Wildcats as they lost their spot-up shooter. The Tritons took a 12-1 lead within the first five minutes of play off back-to-back Carlisle three pointers. With an early lead, Elliott elected to See W. BASKETBALL, page 11
Inspired by an article that examined the predictive power of a regular season conference championship in a given team’s performance at the NCAA National Championships, and UCSD’s recent loss in the CCAA Conference tournament, I started looking at Division II basketball records. What I learned, aside from the fact that finding 2006 Division II Women’s Basketball statistics for Florida Gulf Coast University is every bit as difficult as it sounds, is that in my survey of 31 Final Four participants within the past 10 years, only four went without a regular season title. Whereas as many as eight of the 31 teams went without a conference tournament title. Obviously, a regular season conference title is a much better predictor of whether or not a team will advance to the Final Four, than is a conference tournament championship. In general, it seems that the “Any Given Sunday” approach that teams bring to conference tournaments in the hope of a Tournament bid lends itself to much more exciting basketball, but also very erratic results. It seems as if nearly half of the time, the best team will not win the conference tournament. One team that has bucked the trend is Northern Kentucky. The “Norse” has been the only team not to have won a National Title without winning its regular season. The 2007 NCAA Division II Champion Northern Kentucky University went 28-8 overall, for a ‘meager’ 77.8 winning percentage. In most circumstances, a 77.8 winning percentage is nothing to malign, (for context, 2012’s San Diego State is 20-4 for a winning percentage of 80). However, I found that the average overall winning percentage of the 31 Final Four participants surveyed is an astounding 88.63 percent. Even more impressive, the average winning percentage of the past 11 Division II National Champions I found to be 91.2 percent, (a figure that would be much higher if not for anomalous Northern Kentucky). And so, how does this year’s women’s basketball team stack up? The Tritons ran away with the regular season title but lost the in the semifinal of their conference tournament last week. But with a 30-2 record, a 93.75 winning percentage, the Tritons seem to fit the mold for the average NCAA Division II champion. But then again, so does UCSD’s next NCAA opponent 27-4 Alaska Anchorage.