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Slates Face Grievances for Violating Election Code One complaint charges Tritons United with listing false information on its campaign materials.

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University Spent $1 Billion on Hedge Fund Fees

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he University of California’s largest labor union American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 released a study in which it found that the university paid over $1 billion in fees to hedge fund managers over the last 12 years.

In the research paper, titled “Missing the Mark: How Hedge Fund Investments at University of California Shortchange Students, Staff and California Taxpayers,” AFSCME Local 3299 reports that the S&P 500 Index outperformed the university’s hedge fund investments by over 52 percent. Furthermore, the university could have earned approximately $783 million more by investing its hedge fund assets in its UC Retirement Plan and General Endowment Pool portfolios instead.

AFSCME Local 3299 spokesman Todd Stenhouse argued to the UCSD Guardian that his organization’s research questions the validity of every call for financial austerity the university has made over the last 12 years, many of which came at the expense of UC students and workers.

“Between 2003 and 2015, your tuition tripled, student services were dramatically cut, staff was cut and employees

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News Editor took huge cuts to their retirement,” Stenhouse said. “All that time, we were told by the university, ‘It’s the problem of state divestment, it’s the problem of the recession, our students pay below-market in-state tuition rates.’ Well, this study essentially calls that all into question.”

Furthermore, A.S. President Dominick Suvonnasupa disagreed with investing in hedge funds when the university already has employees who were hired to manage its investments.

“It doesn’t make sense to me that we’re paying people to overlook [the university’s finances] and also paying a hedge fund on the side, especially if the returns are lagging behind regular indexes,” Suvonnasupa told the Guardian.

Though the study’s findings exhibit a trend in UC hedge fund investments, UC Office of the President media specialist Kate Moser called into question the relevance of the information the study is based on, considering that the university is currently looking to shift its investment focus away from hedge funds.

“The data used [in the study] predates the tenure of Chief Investment Officer Jagdeep Singh Bachher,” Moser

See HEDGE, page 3

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State Legislator Calls for Chancellor to Resign The administrator took a Board position at DeVry, a for-profit school under federal investigation.

BY Lauren holt

STAFF WRITER Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) called for the resignation of UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi last Friday for serving on the Board of Directors of both DeVry University and textbook publisher John Wiley and Sons.

In his press release, McCarty stated that Katehi’s choice to serve on outside boards was inappropriate because DeVry’s and Wiley’s interests both conflict with those of her students.

“It is unseemly for the chancellor to be moonlighting side deals to fatten her bank account, especially when it runs contrary to the interests of our students who are strapped with decades of student debt to pay for the high costs of textbooks and other

education expenses,” McCarty said.

After receiving criticism for accepting the position on Feb. 22, Katehi resigned from the DeVry board on March 1. The controversy came in part because DeVry is currently facing accusations of publicizing false graduate employment and income statistics. However, it was not until the Sacramento Bee uncovered her involvement with John Wiley and Sons on March 3 that McCarty asked for her resignation as Chancellor.

In a press release issued last Friday, Katehi offered no explanation for why she joined either board, but she did apologize for her actions, promising to donate the $200,000 she earned from her Wiley stocks back to UC Davis.

“I take my responsibilities as chancellor of UC Davis, and to the entire University of California, very

seriously and sincerely regret having accepted service on boards that create appearances of conflict with my deep commitment to serve UC Davis and its students,” Katehi stated. “I have resigned from the DeVry board and intend to donate all the stock proceeds I made from serving on the John Wiley and Sons board to a scholarship fund for UC Davis students.”

According to the Sac Bee, in addition to her annual Chancellor salary of $424,360, Katehi received $420,000 from her seat on the Wiley board in stocks and income between 2012 and 2014. Her Security and Exchange Commission’s filings also indicate that she made $70,000 annually in income and $100,000 in stocks from the DeVry board.

See CHANCELLOR, page 3

Tritons United — one of the two A.S. Election slates — currently faces a grievance for allegedly campaigning for Joey Giltner as their presidential candidate despite Giltner not being registered for the election. The bylaw in question is Election Code §4.1.b.2, which states that “Information intended to mislead or deceive voters as to the mechanics of the election shall not be written on any campaign material.”

The grievance — which can be found on the A.S. Election website’s “Complaints Listing” — was filed by a student named Eric Ramirez.

Attached to the grievance are four screenshots of Facebook posts from Tritons United and Joey Giltner that either imply or explicitly state that he is running for A.S. Council President.

Joey Giltner confirmed that he did not end up filing to be a presidential candidate but the slate had already ordered and printed materials with his name on it.

He stated that Tritons United is aware of the claims and is currently addressing the alleged violations.

In addition, Giltner discussed how Tritons United is willing to work with anyone to resolve any concerns that they have.

“I am apologetic if people are confused,” Giltner told the UCSD Guardian. “All of our contact information is up there [on the website] and I wish they would’ve contacted us before [they filed the grievance.] We’re very responsive to any emails or texts that we do get. If they had questions, we would’ve loved to answer them and schedule a meeting.”

However, Tritons United is currently in the process of revising its materials to emphasize the slate’s other candidates.

“To combat the confusion, we’re highlighting the senators because they are the voting members on A.S. Council,” Giltner said. “They are who the school should be focusing on.”

Students Determined, the opposing election slate, declined to comment on the grievance against Tritons United. The slate also faces a grievance for allegedly violating Election Code §3.5.e, which states that “If a slate wishes to reserve space on Library Walk during the campaigning period, the primary representative may reserve space through CSI/OneStop.” However, the complaint does not specifically state how the code was violated.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Acute Stress Causes Changes to the Body at the Molecular Level Researchers discovered that subjects experienced alterations in their immune system after enduring stressful events.

BY rebecca chong

STAFF WRITER A team of researchers from UCSD’s School of Medicine, Stony Brook University and other institutions published a pilot study this week on how short-term stress can cause molecular alterations in immune responses.

Using tandem skydiving as the simulated psychological stressor, the researchers employed a range of biological measurements to determine the physiological and molecular responses to acute stressors, including RNA isolation and several kinds of gene expression analysis.

The experiment’s participants were all healthy first-time divers who had blood and saliva samples taken at specific intervals, once at a week and an hour before, and then one day after skydiving. The results showed an increase in natural killer cells, an immune response that kills tumor cells and virus-infected cells.

First co-author of the study and assistant project scientist at UCSD Nadejd Beliakova-Bethell explained another finding of the study — gender-specific differences in the molecular stress response.

“The results from our study point

to a possibility that the differences in the immune cell response to stress at the [RNA level] vary between men and women,” Beliakova-Bethell told the UCSD Guardian.

Beliakova-Bethell elaborated on how genetic differences that are associated with stressful events may be linked to physical ailments, showing how psychological stress can manifest itself in tangible ways.

“Co-expressed genes associated to specific immune pathways were identified,” Beliakova-Bethell said.

“Further studies would be needed to validate association of these pathways with stressful life events and incidences of heart disease, post-traumatic stress disorder and possibly other diseases in men and in women. ” Brinda Rana, co-author of the paper and associate professor in the department of psychiatry at UCSD’s School of Medicine, described how stress functions as a protective mechanism.

“Stress is how your body reacts to harmful events or environments,” Rana told the Guardian. “During an acute stress, a biochemical reaction is triggered in your body to prepare you and your body to prevent injury.”

According to Beliakova-Bethell,

the type of stressful events, unique to students, could produce immune responses similar to those found in the study.

“Students may experience both short-term and long-term stress in the course of their studies,” Beliakova-Bethell said. “Taking an exam may be a short-term stress for some people, if they stress in anticipation of the test on that day.

On the other hand, stressing about an exam throughout the review period, worrying about not being able to complete all the necessary requirements for obtaining a degree, and even being away from family constitute long-term stress that may result in adverse consequences, such as anxiety and depression.”

For many students, college can be a stressful experience. The National College Health Assessment estimated that about a third of college students had difficulty functioning in the last year due to depression, while over half said they felt overwhelming anxiety in 2013.

UCSD’s own Counseling and Psychological Services produced a short video about stress management. The video includes suggestions such as eating healthier, being active and setting realistic short-term goals that demonstrate

the relationship between state of mind and physical well-being, similarly to how the study found psychological stressors to have physiological impacts.

Beliakova-Bethell highlighted the ways psychological stress affects the body over time at the molecular level, resulting in physical maladies.

“As opposed to acute stress, chronic stress over weeks, months or years has detrimental effects, such as suppression of the immune response,” Beliakova-Bethell said.

“The result may be inability to adequately respond to pathogens, hence increased susceptibility to infectious diseases, such as flu or common cold.”

Rana said that the newer, advanced technologies will allow for further follow-up studies that focus at the molecular level of stress. “[These studies are] just getting started,” Rana told the Guardian, “And as we start applying these new technologies, we’ll learn a lot more about how stress at the molecular level impacts the cells, the tissues and the physiology of the subjects.”

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said. “Reducing the number of outside hedge fund managers has been a key priority of the CIO’s office under Bachher.”

On the other hand, Stenhouse thinks the university’s newfound priorities speak to the legitimacy of their findings. Pointing out that the university paid $96 million to hedge fund managers just last year, he argues that the financiers of the university must demand financial transparency from the administration.

“What [UCOP] has alleged or asserted really validates the study as a whole,” Stenhouse said. “A strategy was employed that did not deliver as

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promised and cost the UC system mightily, which by extension cost its students, its staff and California taxpayers mightily. We would all be well-advised not to forget but to double down on real scrutiny and real accountability to make sure this type of thing never happens again.”

To further this point, he emphasized that the union is not making any financial recommendations to the university. By requesting that the UC Board of Regents disclose all hedge fund fees and conduct an asset allocation review to identify alternative investment strategies, it instead appeals to the university to communicate honestly with its constituents.

“Notably, this paper does not call

for divestment,” Stenhouse said. “What it calls for is transparency, inclusion, real dialogue and a little bit of candor from those at the Regents level who have led the call for austerity while, at the same time, turning a blind eye to investments that not only failed to deliver as promised, but may have ended up costing the university hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars unnecessarily.”

Stenhouse expressed his hope that this paper encourages not only a discussion about hedge fund investments but also regarding all aspects of the university’s decisions.

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Grievance Hearings to Take Place in Spring Napolitano Accepted Katehi’s Apology In Spite of Public Criticism ▶ GRIEVANCE, from page 1

Giltner told the Guardian that he would try to work with the complainant to retract her grievance.

“The person who filed that grievance is not affiliated with us at all, but I know her and have asked her to drop it because I get what was happening and it’s just not that big of a deal,” Giltner said.

According to A.S. Elections Manager Claire Maniti, for any grievances filed, the Elections Committee will hold a hearing regarding the alleged violation and make a ruling on it during the first two weeks of Spring Quarter.

“If a slate is found in violation of

an election bylaw code, appropriate sanctions would be applied,” Maniti told the UCSD Guardian.

All three registered presidential candidates — Dominick Suvonnasupa (Tritons United), Daniel Juarez (Students Determined) and Rush Patel (independent) — declined to comment on the grievances. Also, the Guardian contacted Eric Ramirez but he could not be reached by press time.

Additional reporting by Olga Golubkova, Quinn Pieper and Maria Sebas.

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Shortly after Katehi released her public apology on Friday, UC President Janet Napolitano issued a statement thanking Katehi for the apology and praising her record.

“I appreciate that Chancellor Katehi has apologized and taken responsibility for having accepted board positions that created an appearance of conflicts of interest with her University responsibilities,” Napolitano said. “I deeply value Linda’s strong record in helping to make UC Davis a world-class center of scholarship and research, and continue to believe in the value of her contributions to the University.”

UC Davis A.S. Council President

Mariah Watson told the UCSD Guardian that although she does not believe the Katehi’s apology is sufficient, she has yet to decide if the chancellor’s resignation would be beneficial because Katehi is invested in a number of important projects.

“I am not necessarily sure that this is an offense that is worthy of somebody stepping down over, especially in the middle of the year where we have a number of different projects that are contingent on [Katehi’s] support,” Watson stated. “We are launching a sexual assault awareness campaign to which the chancellor’s office has been really helping, and we have had a number of hate crimes and events on our campus and student suicides to which her leadership has been

invaluable during this time period.”

However, UC Davis freshman Knarik Yegiazaryan supports Katehi’s possible resignation, explaining to the Guardian that she empathizes with McCarty’s thoughts on the issue.

“I do agree with Assemblyman McCarty because I understand why he feels as though [Katehi] is unfit to be the chancellor since she appears to be acting in a manner that contradicts her duties and interests to the university,” Yegiazaryan said.

McCarty also announced that legislative hearings will take place to investigate the issue in the UC system and other areas of higher education.

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The UCSD A.S. Council’s recent vote to divest from the Republic of Turkey is necessary to distance the university from the country’s denial of the Armenian genocide. This decision makes UCSD the seventh UC to divest from their bonds.

The UCSD A.S. Council unanimously voted last Wednesday to sell its bonds and investments from the national bank of the Republic of Turkey for its continued refusal to acknowledge the horror of the 1915 Armenian genocide, a terrible act of racial cleansing that led to the death of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians. This negligence continues even after widespread intellectual and international agreement about the facts of the events, according to the New York Times. Turkey’s refusal to even acknowledge these crimes is a blatant attempt at whitewashing a dark historical period, and the Guardian’s Editorial Board applauds A.S. Council for divesting more than $74 million of our student fees and sending a strong message that we will not support a country which refuses to acknowledge a history of racial bigotry.

The Armenian Genocide began almost 101 years ago on April 24, 1915, when Ottoman officials forcefully deported or murdered Armenian intellectuals from the capital of Constantinople. Ottoman officials then began systematically eliminating Armenian citizens via death marches, concentration camps or by burning them alive. These events are recognized by the the vast majority of international organizations, including the International Association of Genocide Scholars and the Council of Europe, yet are officially denied by the Turkish government

according to the BBC. If Turkey were to admit the reality of such a brutal ethnic cleansing, it would also have to admit how the killers went unpunished. It would also have to admit its current discriminatory practices, much of them aimed at Armenians and Kurdish communities which continue to face Turkish bombings, as reported by the BBC. Turkey has also recently jailed journalists, shut down newspapers and cracked down on dissent in the name of “public safety,” according to CNN. In the context of such blatant restriction on free speech, A.S. Council’s decision is logical and extremely relevant given these human rights abuses.

Furthermore, there is substantial evidence to suggest that removing our student fee money from a country produces meaningful and positive change. Under the South African Apartheid, millions of black Africans were restricted from voting, attending school or participating in society. The South African government also encouraged extreme police beatings, imprisonments and murders in the name of racial segregation.

UC Berkeley students led the charge in helping remove millions of dollars from South Africa’s banks and bonds, setting an example that the rest of the UC system eventually followed. This divestment coupled with an extremely effective boycott damaged the South African economy and shined an international spotlight

See DIVESTMENT, page 5

UC Faculty Should Avoid Conflict of Interests Regarding Academic Priorities The University of California was founded with the aim to make education accessible to all socioeconomic groups. For-profit schools, on the other hand, are established to generate revenue.

DeVry University, at which UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi recently accepted a position, is one example of profit-oriented values, as the “educational” institution is currently being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission for false advertising.

Katehi said she was unaware it was happening, indicating she either possesses a faulty moral compass or is such a negligent administrator that a federal investigation flew underneath her radar. In her resignation letter, she claimed to have accepted the position due to a belief that she could help improve “the educational experiences of the students attending DeVry institutions.” This comment, as vague as it is, reeks of deception and absurdity. As chancellor of a university with over 36,000 students and a plethora of issues, the idea of wanting to help another school’s students improve their “educational experiences” is irresponsible.

Even before joining DeVry’s board, she was on the board of textbook publisher John Wiley and Sons, which profits off the financial vulnerability and limited options of students. Over the course of three years at the company, she made a total

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of $420,000 in stocks and income.

In an effort to regain the public’s favor, Katehi pledged to donate $200,000 in textbook company stock to a scholarship fund for UC Davis students. Despite this, her record remains tainted and her credibility remains doubtful at best.

Despite how troubling Katehi’s moonlighting activities are, according to UC policy, she adhered to campus regulations when she accepted her board seat with DeVry Education Group. While UC employees “are expected to devote primary professional allegiance to the University and to the mission of teaching, research and public service,” they are technically allowed to “moonlight” and receive sources of revenue through other forms of employment. As long as there aren’t “actual or perceived conflicts between the University’s mission and an individual’s private interests,” administrators can shine their moonlight as far as they’d like.

Herein lies the problem: The university allows its administrators to divert their time away from their own campus and students. One would think that if someone is hired to do a job, especially one as important as being a university chancellor, that person should focus on doing that job. Not to mention, the fact that the university allowed for any type of relationship to develop with a company under federal investigation,

regardless of their involvement in Katehi’s affairs, shows that maybe the university isn’t as committed to its values as it claims to be.

Katehi’s actions aside, mixing private and public interests when the welfare of students is involved is unacceptable, especially when it engages with an enterprise that is entirely divorced from — and contrary to — the value of a public education. If the university wants to continue referring to itself as a public institution, policies must be revised to prioritize the interests of UC students. Although it is arguably the role of the UC president to represent the values of the university, and therefore students, Napolitano’s dismissal of Katehi’s moonlighting as a mere “appearance of conflicts of interests” contradicts this. Fortunately for students, there is a check on administrators in the form of the California State Legislature, which holds the university’s purse strings.

Assemblyman Kevin McCarty’s (D-Sacramento) call for Katehi’s resignation and to hold legislative hearings regarding UC moonlighting policies could very begin a process to properly define who the University of California was made for. Evidently, and unfortunately, students cannot look to their own university to hold their administrators accountable for their failed commitment. Luckily, the state will step in to ensure this is not the case in the future.

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Olga Golubkova CO-LIFESTYLE EDITOR The UCSD Guardian is published twice a week at the University of California at San Diego. Contents © 2015. Views expressed herein represent the majority vote of the editorial board and are not necessarily those of the UC Board of Regents, the ASUCSD or the members of the Guardian staff.

How-To Guru: Rise Above Finals Week The most dreaded time of the quarter has arrived. Yes, finals week is descending upon the students of UCSD once again. It’s important to finish off strong. Start forming a study plan by renewing your Netflix subscription. Remember, if you can’t Netflix it, you can’t fix it. In other words, when you’re totally screwed over for your finals, resume binge watching “Parks and Recreation.”

This won’t actually fix your academic dilemmas, but it will provide a temporary oasis of stress relief which is the key to excelling in your classes.

Say it with me: stress relief. An important strategy for getting a slam-dunk grade on all your exams, is learning how to be the master of your emotions. Unleash your inner sociopath to get a good GPA. Stare at your professors as they pass around exam papers with a cold, menacing look in your eyes. Will you pass? Will you fail? Who cares? This grade will not be the sole determining factor in predicting your destiny. The ability to divorce yourself from all sentiments of caring or motivation to study is key.

The next step is to destroy all evidence that you had previously studied for the class. Did the professor send you a powerpoint of all their lectures? Delete it. Do you have stacks of spiral notebooks with carefully handwritten notes? Shred it. Focus on the present moment. If you look back at all the past material in the class, this will only cloud your determined mind with superfluous thoughts and doubts. All of this information is ingrained into your brain. As the How-To Guru, I can tell you that the first answer which you consider penning on an exam is almost always correct. Students flunk out when they doubt the absolute infallibility of their thought processes.

Let’s discuss a hypothetical scenario pertaining to your exams.

The TA hands everybody in your lecture a scantron sheet and a test paper filled with abstract questions and multiple choice answers. As you begin to read the questions, your mind goes completely blank.

Your state of being is empty, silent and at peace with itself. That is an unmistakable sign that you’ve successfully reached nirvana.

Congratulations on fully embodying the spiritual, academic state of selfactualization.

While you contemplate the meaning of life, go ahead and fill out your scantron as the mighty spirit of the How-To Guru guides your hand. As you hand your professor a scantron, they may look slightly alarmed when they notice your answer sheet resembles a beautiful mandala of colorful bubbles. Respond with a warm smile and a meaningful gaze. Then turn around and walk out of the lecture. It doesn’t matter if you fail, because you’ve already won life.

Don’t forget to celebrate the middle of finals week by participating in the campuswide undie run. As you sprint across campus, imagine that each article of clothing you joyously fling aside, represents the academic baggage of each paper and test. Enjoy a relaxing splash through the revelle fountain, as the ice cold water pierces your skin. No amount of hypothermia can overshadow the joy you feel, as you realize you’ve never actually picked up a book this entire quarter.

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under the cruel racist practices of Apartheid. Similarly, Turkey should face international and economic pressure for its racist refusal to admit its wrongdoings. By withdrawing our money from the bonds of the Republic of Turkey, UCSD — and the other six UC campuses — has sent a message of unity with displaced and discriminated Armenians who continue to live in the shadow of the eradication of an entire generation.

The Editorial Board strongly believes in the freedom of cultural liberty, the belief that all cultures and societies deserve the right to function free of oppression and the

threat of eradication. This belief is critical to our role as students as we shed light on issues that marginalize communities, many of which have historically been subjugated to extreme disenfranchisement, death and systematic eradications of their ways of life. We believe that the struggle against discrimination is universal and takes many different forms, some of which initially seem unrelated to the persecution of a group of individuals. In this case, the decision to divest the UCSD hedge fund from Turkey will not directly force Turkey to acknowledge the crimes of the past, nor will it help return the lives of the 1.5 million Armenians murdered for their culture.

However, the A.S. decision will demonstrate UCSD’s commitment against cultural genocide, and it will help send a clear and strong message of unity to the millions of oppressed groups who continue to see their freedoms suppressed.

Divesting is an important tool of our institution to create change in countries where we otherwise lack power and influence to preserve cultural liberty. UCSD will also be part of a growing movement of the international fight for everyone’s right to live according to their culture and beliefs. The UCSD Guardian’s Editorial Board therefore applauds A.S. Council for divesting from Turkey as part of a global fight for cultural liberty.

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ew York has Lincoln Center, Paris has Carrousel du Louvre and UCSD has Library Walk. No need to drop thousands for a upscale show when a cement block gives a VIP view to the best up-and-coming trends UCSD has to offer.

Just as Diane von Furstenberg iconicized the wrap dress, Herve Leger the bandage dress and Miley Cyrus the teddy bear onesie, UCSD students have curated their own statement look that treads the fine line between being just homogeneous enough to subtly nod towards a corporate suffering under the wrath of Chem 6A and MMW 14, while touching a level of versatility that accommodates gender inclusivity and the slightest of idiosyncrasies.

So what’s trending? A must-have is the traditional UCSD sweater — whether crew-neck or hoodie, gray or navy blue, with or sans zipper, put that Triton Cash to use and fund university pride. Pair this cotton classic with a very limited choice between either soccer pants or leggings; and for footwear, nothing quite says “I The need to make it from Pepper Canyon to HSS in ten UCSD Classic minutes” like a pair of Nike Frees. To carry all the essentials — including a Hydro Flask bottle — invest in a Herschel, but always keep everything monochromatic. No one wants to be the student whose lemon yellow backpack blinds half the population on their way to an 8 a.m. class.

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s week 10 comes to a close, students bloom into their finals week personae, complete with a gloriously unhygienic ensemble fit for the Library Walk runway to Geisel. The classic statement pieces? Gucci eye bags in the shade charcoal. These never fail to go out of style year after year, final after final. The coffee- and pizza-stained shirt — a seasonal item — is a comfortable go-to, but also provides insight into the diet of the sleep-deprived student (coupled with the aromatic cup of freshly brewed coffee in hand — and let’s not forget the iced coffee reserves in the fridge). And if their caffeine supply is depleted, fluffy socks and sandals help keep these poor souls warm as they make the trek to the finals nearest market or Starbucks to hunt for food (i.e. more pizza) and Week replenish the energy drink stockpile.

Chic To complete the look, tiffany blue books and scantrons are necessary accessories for the finals week plight.

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hances are, if you’re not from the East Coast, Russia or any place currently not facing a drought that could eliminate the entire carrot industry, the smallest of sprinkles might as well be torrential downpour. So when SoCal starts to rain — otherwise known to non-California natives as morning dew — the UCSD student go-to is nearly universal, and in itself, the most absurd of paradoxes.

Once gray clouds appear, almost instantaneously, waterproof North Face jackets and beanies come out of hiding, accompanying, of course, the staple UCSD hoodie or, to spice things up, the occasional flannel with a built-in hood.

But let’s take a moment and recognize that even during the worst El Nino has brought to sunny San Diego, there are still many that solemnly swear to wearing Rainbows through rain or shine. Perhaps this utter juxtaposition is to resemble a poetic notion that as San Diegans, there is an unspoken duty to boycott all closed-toe shoes; either that, or every stock photo ever reproduced in UCSD promotion packets have been perpetuating lies that all we need to survive here are a pair of $50 flip-flops.

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nlike in some other universities where Friday attire must serve as a blatant representation of your family’s yearly income, it is hard to underdress for a night out at UCSD. The casual character of the majority of local events, coupled with the subtropical climate of San Diego, allows party attendees to cover as little of their bodies as possible.

Short skirts and bandeaus, muscle tees and jeans for girls, boys and other folks, are a UCSD student’s fashion statement that screams, “I am done with midterms and ready to stay up all night to have fun.” These items are also a truly pragmatic choice — the less you wear, the slimmer your chance of spilling a drink on your clothes, meaning you will not have to feel like a clumsy five-year-old and deal with a line of furious individuals waiting for you to finish washing off the stain of shame in y a Frid the bathroom. n t r i to Equally important is the fact that a comfortable, sleeveless outfit frees you from the fear of ripping your favorite chic item while doing a presidential candidate-level dab. Isn’t it how you really should dress to impress?

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After all, we are the only ones to rock blue and yellow UCSD sweatshirts. From school pride infused merchandise, classic wetsuits and flipflops, the Guardian uncovers the typical closet of the UCSD student — with all classic looks modeled by our one and only editor in chief, Vincent Pham.

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ttending a school so close to the beach makes it easy, natural even, to adopt the surfer lifestyle. Only two style components are required to fully embrace the surfer identity: a wetsuit and surfboard. Before hitting the waters, surf the Internet first for a cheap surfboard. There are pieces better off thrifted, with Craigslist as the Goodwill of surfboards. Used wetsuits are not as promising, considering the limited lifespan of some lower-end suits (and think of how the original user may have peed in their wetsuit — no one wants that). If you’re not yet confident enough to the waves, listen to Beyonce’s “Drunk in Love,” fill up your tub half-way and ride it with your surfboard (surfboard, surfboard). And if you’re feeling a little more brave and liberated, hit up Black’s Beach in your birthday suit and thrifted surfboard.

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ometimes we forget they exist and sometimes we prefer to ignore them to avoid feeling inferior, but they are among us — the People in Black are always on the mission. Their classic blazers, white button-ups, slacks, ties and glasses may trick you into thinking that they are just average office workers, but these gentlefolks are not here to obey and follow the rules — at least, not yet. Ready to slay their competitors with skills, past experience, expertise and personal interests, the people we are talking about are job fair attendants.

With only three career fair events per quarter, they are a rare and unique phenomenon. Unlike other students, job fair attendants don’t carry backpacks and handbags — their only weapon easily fits in one hand. Capable of affecting memory just as well as a neuralyzer, a one-sheet resume is all a job fair attendant needs to make an employer remember them for a minute, day, week or until the interview opportunity.

Calm on the outside, eager on the inside, these individuals are trained to wait in ambush for hours — career fair lines have never been short. That being said, just like a regular NYPD officer James Darrell Edwards III turned Agent J, you can easily turn into a job fair attendant. Just dress up in your best “buis-cas,” print out a copy of your CV and arm yourself with patience.

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Then and NOW: Fashion Phases Darren Oei, UCSD Alumni — Marshall

Michelle Viado, Second Year — Warren

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Interviewed by Maria Manalang // Lifestyle Staff Writer

How has personal style changed for you over the years? Would you say that what you wear now better represents who you are?

Growing up with hand-me-downs and clothes that weren’t really my DARREN: own didn’t allow me to start experimenting with my own style and look until college. Every year in my five years at UCSD, I’ve played around with different looks, but after trying out so many different styles, I’ve figured out what is expressive of me and what isn’t — with my collection of colored pants (boasting 22 colors!) playing a huge part in exploring my style! Putting together an outfit and wearing it out gives me confidence, because I’m no longer dressing to impress others, and I feel comfortable not worrying about having to look like other people or necessarily fit any kind of aesthetic, which has definitely helped me express myself more freely.

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Did you regret any trends you took on in the past?

Yes. There was one year where I pushed experimentation to the extreme and changed the color of my hair and tried all kinds of clothing combinations that actually created a shock factor more than looking good altogether. It was a year where I was trying to figure out who I was, and some of the challenging parts of my identity journey would show in the confusing ensembles I threw together. Although I regret the appearance I adopted, I look back and see all the ways that I’ve grown in my expression and understanding of self.

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As painful as it may be to unearth such memories, describe your scene or emo phase.

Oh God. My emo phase. I don’t remember what about MICHELLE: it I found alluring … maybe it was the intense hair that covered the eye, or the fact that emo equaled wearing dark clothes 24/7, or maybe it was just the appeal of Hot Topic. Yeah, it might have been Hot Topic. There’s a bunch of anime shit there so that’s why I went at first, but then I kind of got forcefully pulled into the rest of what being in Hot Topic entails: It means being a scene/ emo kid (at least that’s what it meant to me). I guess my emo phase wasn’t that bad (emphasis on “that”). It was pretty strange though, now that I think about it. I did the whole dark-everything wardrobe thing, yeah. But I also would go on Photobucket and literally look up “emo pictures” and I would just sit there, browsing for hours. For some reason these pixel-y drawings and icons and whatever really appealed to me at the time (probably because I was a little sheltered 12-year-old who had been going to Catholic school her whole life).

So yeah. Oh and I’d listen to Linkin Park and Fall Out Boy a lot ... but I’d also listen to anime shit a lot too. So, I guess my “emo phase” was a weird bastardized mixture of whatever I saw on Photobucket and being an anime nerd or whatever. I guess the only real embarrassing things about the phase were my “emo journal entries” and my horrific MySpace page. And the only bad thing that resulted from my emo phase was that I began to see cutting as a normal means to coping with problems, and even though I’ve never cut myself before that, it seemed really normal at the time. So I guess that’s one way my emo phase fucked me up. Other than that, it was really harmless physically, but retrospectively was just an embarrassing attempt to be cool. Gross.

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BOOK REVIEW

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cashing your investment by s.a. eberwein

we can do anything by melissa palafox Release Date Jan. 22

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.A. Eberwein, the author of “Cashing Your Investment” — a new addition to the genre of selfhelp, job-searching books — is no dubious, self-anointed “expert” in the field, but a bona fide insider. In the first few pages, he recounts his experience of touring one of the firms he had been interested in working for; his immediate reflection of “What do I need to do to get a job here?” is probably representative of what a majority of prospective employees would think, in addition to feeling increasingly overwhelmed.

Eberwein, an ambitious college senior uncompromisingly bent on getting a job on Wall Street, approached his problem methodically and thoroughly, sending out an avalanche of cover letters, cold calls and tailored resumes.

His methods worked. After five years at an investment bank in New York, he moved to Dallas and (presumably) wrote this book, which, despite some overly corporate, noun-heavy prose, offers detailed and intelligent advice on how to transition from being a college student to being a sought-after, white-collar worker.

To readers who may or may not have anxiously dabbled — desperate to have someone provide structure to an otherwise inscrutable future — in rational-sounding corners of the Internet (here’s looking at you, Study Hacks), Eberwein’s book will offer both a meticulous breakdown of what you need to do to be competitive and an opportunity to relax: He’s got you covered. No, he really does. He goes over all of the following, giving a mix of standard and unique instruction on each subject: proper attitude, finding and utilizing a mentor, searching for jobs, discerning the merits of

on-campus resources, networking, maximizing your internship, cold calling, talking to recruiters, the benefits of working for free (as a last resort), interviewing and the aesthetics of your resume. Though Eberwein is predisposed to focus on examples mostly from Wall Streettype employers and candidates, his teachings seem easily transferrable to other areas of work.

There are few things to dislike about “Cashing,” but among them are Eberwein’s tendency to repeat his points under the guise of a more insightful rephrasing, the grating use of cliches and the use of language resembling corporate jargon (e.g., the sly surfacings of the word “capacitate” in the early chapters). His book could probably be drastically reduced in page count if he were to edit out such paragraphs like the one in his “Craft a Superior Resume” chapter, in which he takes 108 words to say that resumes are extremely important, even if a potential candidate has been recommended, because it establishes a first impression and because interviewers will continually refer to it. Most of the blame for this could probably be directed at his editor, since according to his employment history, Eberwein’s area of expertise is not writing. However, where Eberwein does draw from his experience, in his detailed how-to for obtaining an enviable job, he provides the best argument for why this book is a smart investment for any future-looking student.

— Jennifer Grundman

Staff Writer

Violent Femmes attempts a comeback that creates mixed results in their latest release.

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amn Violent Femmes, back at it again with those uncanny lyrics. If you have not heard of Violent Femmes, you must have at least heard of their ludicrous ‘80s single “Blister in the Sun.” Fusing punk with folk and a mixture of youthful lyrics, the track easily represents the band’s raw and silly sound. Years later, in the midst of rock band reunions like that of Fleetwood Mac, Violent Femmes came together in hopes of remastering that sound and awakening their musical journey with their latest release “We Can Do Anything.”

After a hiatus of 16 years, Violent Femmes relies on the nostalgia feeling brought by reunions to successfully bring back their sound to a new decade. They do prove one thing in their album: They still hold that same passion for making music with an animated attitude. Despite their differences, bandmates Gordon Gano and Brian Ritchie collaborate to provide listeners with original, entertaining recordings after a long period consisting of nothing but greatest-hits albums. Album opener, “Memory,” is one of the few imposing melodies, with guitar riffs that contain the same lively attitude fans will recognize and love. “Holy Ghost” is the album’s acoustic number with volatile vocals reminiscent of their hit “Kiss Off.” Album closer “I’m Not Done” delivers a farewell with a western feel.

The album tracklist is somewhat consistent, with quirky lyrics of fighting fire-breathing dragons

whiskey tango foxtrot Tina Fey tries her hand at drama and delivers a masterful performance as a journalist in her latest film. he trailer for “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” gives the impression that it is a comedy about war zone journalism; it isn’t.

Tina Fey portrays middleaged news writer Kim Baker, who decides to venture outside of her comfort zone because she feels that she’s been moving backwards by remaining in the same place. She decides to take a short, three-month assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan, to regain control and focus over her life. But the draw of the “Kabubble,” as the film calls it, keeps her there for longer than planned.

Her “fixer” Fahim Ahmadzai (Christopher Abbott), and veteran war reporter Tanya Vanderpoel (Margot Robbie) help her learn the ropes. In Afghanistan, she has to adjust quickly or risk getting in legal trouble in the Islamic nation.

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mixed with witty vocals, but also contains aimless themes of going to work and travelling. Needless to say, the inclusion of the guitar and banjo in most tracks is catchy and succeeds in capturing the essence of the rustic character inherent in previous albums. Other aspects don’t represent the true adolescent nature of the band, with lyrics “After work I just go berzerkers” or “Come on in my car I got a big one” being too plain and corny for an album just meant to be a back to the basics movement. While some tracks capture their old soft punk tunes and signature acoustic guitar strumming, unfamiliar tracks like “Foothills” and “Issues” fail to deliver the same nostalgic feeling. Their new, country-like vibes and uneven harmonies may not fit well with Violent Femmes’ old easy going style, but succeed in delivering a carefree vibe that both parents and the new generations can enjoy.

Whether you loved the Violent Femmes in the ‘80s or just got introduced to them, “We Can Do Anything” is a representation of a band slowly climbing their way back into the music industry.

The album’s wacky themes and amateurish sound combine to create a solid revival that captures their enduring youthful personas.

Abbott and Robbie explain and show the viewpoints of a local and a foreigner respectively, while helping her adjust to life and the customs around her. Films that take place in foreign countries with different customs sometimes romanticize the cultures or show them as “other,” but the directors, Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, do a wonderful job of presenting the culture and avoid passing judgement. A great example of this is in a scene where Fey speaks to the women who want the U.S. Marines to stop rebuilding the well in their village. They lead Fey to a room where the women lift their burqas and speak freely. However, the audience only sees Fey’s face, and doesn’t hear the women speak.

Sometimes the film is a story about a woman finding herself in a world

Directed by Glenn Ficarra & John Requa Starring Tina Fey, Margot Robbie Rated R Release Date March 3

she never imagined herself in, rather similar to “Eat, Pray, Love.” Other times it is a war story. The adage goes “there is no place for women in war,” but the film does more than just portray this older female journalist as out of her depth. It shows how war isn’t a place for anyone, regardless of their age, sex or occupation; “That’s why we drink, do drugs, and shag strangers in bathrooms,” Robbie’s character explains.

Carlock tries too hard to make the movie funny; instead, the film is a rollercoaster of comedy, drama and poorly-timed jokes that make the tone inconsistent.

While there are ways to inject humor into more serious scenes, like the levity incorporated into the therapy episodes of “Good Will Hunting,” this film didn’t use it.

However, Fey’s performance stands out through those scenes to keep the narrative interesting, especially when there are tonal issues.

As her character becomes

increasingly addicted to the adrenaline of reporting in the region and normalized to the violence, she comes to understand how drugs and partying act as coping mechanism. Her progression from fish-out-ofwater to desensitized reporter is completely natural and believable.

Even when the tone of the scenes is disjointed, her character shines through and recenters the narrative through her credible reactions.

The end of the movie is gripping, as she moves forward with her life and realizes that real change happens from within. With the compelling storyline and cast, “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” is an engaging drama.

— Rachel NOvotny

Contributing Writer

The Christian Lifestyle: An Advice Column CHRISTIAN GELLA CGELLA@UCSD.EDU

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ow do I find my fashion style, or become more confident in it? — Anonymous Look, as a side preface, the question pool that I answer from is about as deep as a petri dish full of air molecules. And while I like coordinating my questions with the Lifestyle editors and team by playing “pitch an idea for the advice column,” with one hand on my copy of Almanac of the Dead, I promise that — despite my snarky, unapologetic, take-no-bullcaca style of writing — I’m willing to have discussions about whatever is lobbed my way. So, please, tell me the deets about that obnoxious potato vegetating on your kitchen counter, ask for an Astrology horoscope or how you should approach your love triangle-turnedprism. Trust, not only will you have an answered question, but a complete load of midnight verbiage — the newest aesthetic.

Speaking of aesthetic: fashion.

Listen, the whole locomotion that drove the slobbering glorification of a packaged white boy and his white vans — yes, Damn Daniel — on straight repeat was that he literally owned his ass and personal ‘do. Ellen certainly has a talent for plucking out the immortalized prepubescents, whether that’s Daniel Lara or Alex at Target.

Both of these examples illustrate one simple phenomena: Your style can be anything in the world.

“Expression” is a cliche word that will never sit at the cool kid’s table, but it is the foundation of fashion. If you’re wedged between two lousy bricks and in the process of identifying your fashion style, then holla at it qurl: What is your philosophy? Fashion should reflect who you are as a person and tell a narrative and a statement, obviously. Or, for other individuals, fashion is a summation of numbers: a neoliberal hairflip of solipsist smirking that they’re clearly more affluent. Perhaps fashion is a tool to deconstruct and decolonize — the body as a performance art installation. Or, simply, something to make sure you’re not cold.

Moi-self, for example: My personal aesthetic style necessitates dark colors not only to reflect my self-proclaimed pensive nature and Scorpio Rising Sign, but also the racism I face as a person of color.

Glasses also form a central part of my identity, which are the lens of my education that permit me to see the world in its true technicolor. I keep money in my shoe because, if anyone attempts to rob me and says “gimme your cash,” I can kick them in the face and say it is justified.

Now, how does this relate to your own style? Obvi: Find your intellectual philosophy and externalize it. Use eccentric prints or neon colors to make a bold standout. Dress in a v-neck and jeans to show that you’re a simple person. Wear a hoodie to represent your school pride. Just make sure it represents you! Cliche ending, out!

XOXO. Need any advice on acclimating to UCSD? Struggling with a nasty case of the break-up? Need better ways to burn a tuna melt sandwich? Reach out to us at lifestyle@ucsdguardian.org with your questions and your anonymity, if wanted, and we’ll answer as many as we can!

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“Knight of Cups,” Malick’s latest experiment, consolidates the existence of a new cinematic form.

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xplaining the reason for his sudden retirement, American director Steven Soderbergh confessed, “The tyranny of narrative is beginning to frustrate me, or at least narrative as we’re currently defining it. I’m convinced there’s a new grammar out there somewhere. But that could just be my form of theism.” Soderbergh, with his uncanny clarity of mind, gives expression to the familiar disenchantment of cinema as a wasted medium. The history of film, to use Peter Greenaway’s expression, has been 105 years of illustrated text. Here enters, however, Terrence Malick, whose “Knight of Cups” confirms Soderbergh’s musings — there is a new grammar in town, or at least the seeds for its germination.

Malick’s break with conventional narrative began with “The Tree of Life” and was perfected in “To the Wonder.” Both films place image, rather than word, at the center of the artform, subjecting any hint of narrative to the background.

“Knight of Cups” affirms the elements of its antecessors and puts them into full display. Once again, the cinematography of Emmanuel Lubezki (“Birdman”) dazzles with its inventive play of lights and movement; Malick obsessively repeats the same takes over and over again

from different angles and to different music. Space is dissected, decomposed and built anew: a deserted shore is, at times, a symbol of grief and at others a mirror of euphoria; a decadent nightclub becomes, from a different viewpoint, a promise of love. “Knight of Cups,” following “To the Wonder,” eliminates all dialogue in favor of voiceover; there’s barely a connection between action and sound — characters speak to each other through internal monologues, forming a kind of collective consciousness that is both seductive and unintelligible.

There is no overarching story, but there are certain elements that function as snapshots of narrative. A successful Hollywood screenwriter (Christian Bale), dissatisfied with life, searches for meaning as he wanders across Los Angeles. A myriad of beautiful women (Natalie Portman, Teresa Palmer, Isabel Lucas and others) come and go, as does his resentful father (Brian Dennehy), explosive brother (Wes Bentley) and sober ex-wife (Cate Blanchett). There is also no prefabricated meaning; you get what you put in. Malick demands an active — and reactive — role from his audience. The usual formula — the inert viewer passively consuming a ready-made product, designed to elicit emotion and leave you with a

message to take home — is shattered from the opening scene. Nor are the actors reciting a fixed text written in advance, as most of the dialogue was improvised and shaped at the moment of shooting (Bale has said that he didn’t receive any script from Malick).

Thus, meaning is created, and recreated, at every level of the process.

From the conception in Malick’s head, through the actors’ spontaneous ruminations, to the viewer’s active engagement, “Knight of Cups” is, first and foremost, a collective exercise of interpretation.

Despite its monumental ambition, the film lacks the grace of its predecessors. We never sense the cosmic import of “The Tree of Life” or the poetic elegance that pervades “To the Wonder.” Here one can never quite shake the feeling that we’re involved in an experiment. That’s a consequence of the film’s artistic decisions, and it’s hard to see how it could be otherwise. Malick was determined to blow up every element that makes for a coherent movie. He sought fragmentation, chaos, movement.

In such territories, no film can be flawless, as not every experiment succeeds in its undertaking. But Malick could not care less — that’s his form of theism.

The world and its majesty can hardly be comprehended with poetry or prose. Words seemingly pale in comparison to what images can tell us of all that exists constantly, continually in every stratosphere of creation. Life is, and will continue to be, a story of birth, growth and finally, ceasing to be.

Malick is at home with a meandering plot, because it gives way to something far more compelling. Here is a film about the essence of life as vast as Stanley Kubrick’s “2001” (1968) and as human as Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” (2014). Call him enlightened, experimental, or even absolutely abysmal, but you cannot, for one moment, consider Terrence Malick derivative. Oftentimes it’s as if he’s grappling with topics on a completely alternate plane of understanding, pushing the cinematic language to greater heights. It means he does falter from time to time, but then again, that’s what happens when you write outside the lines.

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Terence Winter’s latest triumph proves itself as an outstanding period piece with a pulse on the turbulent music scene of 1970s New York.

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ven someone who has gotten a whiff of “Knight of Cups” over the last three or so odd years certainly has no idea what’s in store.

There’s no insider information being tapped into, it’s just that the name Terrence Malick should automatically trigger something in every filmgoer’s hippocampus. Promising Hollywood hedonism to the max, coupled with the evocative visuals of Emmanuel Lubezki, this film will be divisive, functioning outside the realm of any normal, everyday convention.

Since Malick seems to exist in his own realm, the only way to even comprehend him is to look at his work. This is not a claim that “Knight of Cups” will be anything like its predecessors, but a film such as “Tree of Life” does suggest a bit about the man behind the camera.

“Tree of Life” towers as his resplendent modern masterpiece stretching out over the cinematic landscape with monumental audacity. At its most basic element it depicts the creation of life, while in the same breath telling a humble tale of adolescence. Lubezki’s cinematography becomes the delicious fruit dangling in front of the viewer.

coke-fueled behemoth, “Vinyl” comes racing out of the gates with one of the best pilots in the history of television. Taking place in the music industry (and don’t be mistaken, it is an industry) by way of Richie Finestra’s (Bobby Cannavale) floundering fictional label, American Century, “Vinyl” focuses on the unapologetic superficiality in entertainment, stripping away the fabled magic of the creative process. Cold and calculated, there’s a perversion of how we see entertainment. It’s not art — it’s commerce.

The cynicism of “Vinyl” is a natural fit for Martin Scorsese (“Wolf of Wall Street”), who lends the show his distinct visual panache. There’s a certain irony in how he manages to make a $100 million show look and feel so grimy.

His expertise in all things New York and ‘70s bleeds through to his direction of a remarkable pilot that would feel more at home in the cinema. Scorsese “only” directed the two-hour-long pilot, but the show’s regular directors all do a great job at keeping up with the chaotic rhythm he set. Every episode is a flex of the show’s visual muscle, dotted with daydreams and flashbacks that evoke the contradictory binary of

memory, both fleeting and constant.

Outfitted with an incredible ensemble cast, the acting exceeds the already lofty standards of prestige cable drama. A savage Bobby Cannavale anchors the show with a healthy wallop of seething anger and self-hatred.

He was destined for the role of a shaggy, coked-out executive with a penchant for using karate as a negotiating tactic. The foil Olivia Wilde provides as his wife, Devon Finestra, is a career-high. She commands the screen with grace, selling her frustration as her life unravels in the face of financial and emotional letdowns. The sprawling cast provides a riveting mix of toptier talent, known and unknown.

Characters like Jamie Vine (Juno Temple) and Lester Grimes (Ato Essandoh) are breakout roles for their respective actors, who stand their ground besides greats.

However, the show isn’t without its flaws and occasionally gets lost in its own ambitious vision.

Indicators of the contemporary are unnecessary and stick out, a particularly egregious example being some shoehorned Watergate news footage. Episodes teeter at the length of an hour and feel overstuffed with a storyline

too many. The focus wanes when “Vinyl” leaves behind the operations at American Century. In particular, its ambitious approach to the ensemble’s individual stories — a double-edged sword that shortchanges smaller characters at the expense of the main players.

“Vinyl” should consider Finestra’s wise words and cut the fat because, among other issues, the lack of finesse in developing minor characters leaves behind caricatures: an overbearing Jewish wife, cold mothers and middle-aged men with penchants for swearing after every other word.

These growing pains are to be expected for any premiere season. But with a braintrust of Terence Winter (“Boardwalk Empire”) and George Mastras (“Breaking Bad”) manning the series post-Scorsese, there’s more than enough reason to stick around.

Like any great band, the show is able to blast past weaker aspects with its intoxicating energy. It’s imperfect, it’s raw, but it’s real — everything you want out of a demo.

Five episodes watched for the season review.

— sam velazquez

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Fox’s Craft,” a recent collaborative performance installation by Yuka Murakami and Gianna Zamora, provides an insightful tribute to the nowdemolished UCSD Crafts Center, a feature of the 56-year-old campus for 40 years before its demolition in 2015.

Many students are unaware of the presence of the former UCSD Crafts Center, a space where the student body, faculty and greater community could once engage in creative projects and take a variety of unique classes.

Opened in 1972, the Crafts Center offered art-making classes such as pottery making and glassblowing, and became a “nucleus of campus creativity,” according to the artist’s official statement.

According to UCSD’s Crafts Center website, the Crafts Center was closed in 2012 due to a lack of funding. In Spring 2013, a fee increase referendum was proposed by A.S. Council as well as the Graduate Student Association to restore funding to the Crafts Center for operations and improvements, but failed to be approved by the student vote. In Spring 2015, upon the passage of a new financial model and referendum that did not include the Crafts Center program, the Crafts Center remained closed indefinitely. In September 2015, by order of the UCSD Fire Marshal, the Crafts Center was torn down, leaving nothing but a pile of rocks in its wake.

“A Fox’s Craft” comments on the Crafts Center’s vulnerability to these institutional decisions, speaking

on “the paradox of movement” of institutional change, as stated in the artist’s statement.

Featuring video and audio from the demolition of the Crafts Center, the installation highlights three moments in the Crafts Center’s timeline: functioning, being demolished and carrying on its legacy through students making the art for the exhibit. A video of the functional center, with close ups of its blown glass and ceramic work, is placed in sharp contrast to the dirty images of destruction in the demolition video. In between the two videos is footage of students gathering rocks and painting them for the exhibit.

Also, scattered around are piles of rocks taken from the Crafts Center site, painted gold and placed upon works of art by visual art and nonvisual arts students that illustrated the theme of movement, contributing to the exhibit’s theme of the impact of institutional dynamics.

The space, created by the combination of these elements, has the effect of being in the demolition zone itself, allowing viewers to feel the essence of the Crafts Center and its role in the lives of students.

Through its recreation of the Crafts Center demolition site and presentation of the craft center’s history, “A Fox’s Craft” reflects on the reasons for and the effects of institutional change on the creative community here at UCSD.

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the Tritons and an upset victory, Pepperdine denied the opportunity and miraculously earned six of the last seven games to send it to a last and deciding fifth set.

The final set was a tight one, as Pepperdine emerged victorious after leading for the majority of time. The Waves led 8–6 and then continued to do so at 12–9 which, moments later, led junior middle blocker Mitchell Penning to finish the match with one last kill.

Colbert had 19 kills on the night to match his collegiate high, and Zhu had a career-best 11 kills, reaching the double-digit mark for the first time. Syftestad also joined in having a career night with 18 kills.

Match One vs UC Irvine On Friday night, UCSD traveled north to take on UC Irvine as part of MPSF play and suffered a sad defeat in straight sets, 26–24, 25–15 and 25–10.

The first set provided highly competitive games as there were 11 tie scores and three lead changes.

Following a 2–0 lead from the Tritons, the set would be all square at nine apiece. UCSD regained the lead at 15–12 and moments after, Syftestad and Zhu combined for a block. But once again, the Anteaters fought back and shared the lead at 15. The set was to be won by the opponent who did not concede errors in crucial moments and, sure enough, at 24 apiece, a service error

by UCSD followed by an ace gave UC Irvine the set.

UCSD’s confidence faltered for the final two sets, and it consequently found itself incapable of competing at the same level that it did to start the match. UC Irvine fully controlled

the second and third set and took advantage of the opportunity, as they used 5–0 and 7–0 runs to put both sets out of reach.

Syftestad once more provided double-figures kills while freshman setter Ryan Blaich tallied up 23 assists on the night to go along with a pair of block assists.

“I was pleased with the start we got off to,” UCSD Head Coach Kevin Ring told the UCSD Athletics Department. “Irvine made a late run, and unfortunately, we lost by two. After that, Irvine was able to pick up its game, and our game kind of dropped off. We just never quite found the same rhythm we had in that first set.”

Match Two vs UC Irvine On Saturday, UCSD hosted the 14th-ranked UC Irvine volleyball team and looked to rewrite the script from the night prior. Indeed it did, to a certain extent — after falling behind by two sets and having a 17–11 deficit in the third set, the Tritons fought back and went on to force a fifth set and almost completed an impressive comeback. The MPSF match ended with the scores 25–18, 25–17, 31–33, 21–25 and 15–13.

Looking low of confidence, the Tritons found themselves down 17–11 in the third set, but seemingly after a timeout was called, the team came out with renewed energy and earned the following five points to cut down the lead to one. Near the end of the set, UCSD ultimately took a 24–22 advantage thanks to a UC Irvine error and Zhu ace.

Miraculously, though, the Anteaters saved a total of six set points to keep the set alive and even had a chance to put the match away with a set point of their own at 29–28. The set point was not taken with precision, and

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the match was at 29–29 draw. UCSD blew two more opportunities to put the set away but eventually did finish off the set with a Colbert kill and a Syftestad ace.

Evidently, the momentum carried into the fourth set as UCSD looked comfortable taking a 16–9 lead midway through the set. UC Irvine did not fall away, however, as it answered back with eight of the next nine points to tie it up at 17–17. The Tritons did make up for the blown lead by earning four of the next five points to continue the comeback and fight it out in the fifth and final set.

UC Irvine came out strong, immediately taking a 5–1 lead and then preserving it with a 10–7 advantage, prompting a UCSD timeout. A kill apiece from Colbert and senior outside hitter Kirill Rudenko kept the Tritons within striking distance, 11–10 and 13–12.

After a kill from the Anteaters, and the score at 14–12, two match points were seemingly one too many for the Tritons to save. Following a Rudenko and Zhu combined block to save the first match point, the second was put away to end the match.

Colbert contributed with his fourth double-double, 10 kills and 10 digs. Meanwhile, Blaich had his first collegiate double-double with a solid 49-assist and 10-dig performance.

Also providing a solid contribution was Rudenko, who, now off the bench, had 12 kills, three blocks, and three digs.

UCSD will face Concordia in a non-conference match, looking to end on a strong note to end on as the season reaches its latter stages. The match is on Thursday night, March 10 at 7 p.m.

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scoring once in the bottom of the sixth and twice more in the bottom of the seventh as Shirley hit a bases-clearing single down the right field line. Cal State Los Angeles’ defeat evened the series and earned the Tritons their 15th victory of the season.

Game Three The Tritons took a tough loss against Cal State Los Angeles, 9–1, after Cal State Los Angeles scored all nine of its runs in the eighth inning of the ballgame to get the win. Freshman left-handed pitcher Preston Mott threw the first seven innings of the game, holding the Eagles to only one run on five hits.

UCSD had a season-low four hits on the day as the Tritons scored their only run of game on junior outfielder Christian Leung’s sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, which brought Larsen home from third.

Although the Tritons scored first, they failed to execute in clutch moments as they left eight runners on base. The Eagles had a total of six hits in their big eighth inning and were able to take advantage of three errors by the Tritons’ defense and five walks issued by five different Triton pitchers during the inning.

Freshman right-handed pitcher Erik Amundson was credited with the loss and junior Cal State Los Angeles pitcher Justin Davis earned the win.

“We might get beat, but we’re gonna put up a fight,” UCSD Head Coach Eric Newman told UCSD Athletics heading into the final game of the series.

Game Four The Tritons won the final game of the series, 6–5, to earn the split against Cal State Los Angeles.

UCSD had a big first inning of its own, scoring five runs. Sanchez began the inning with a five-pitch walk, and then the trouble started for the Golden Eagles. Three big hits by the Tritons along with three errors made by Cal State Los Angeles in the first inning allowed the Tritons to take an early lead; sophomore infielder Tyler Plantier had a two-run double to get things started. Mori and sophomore catcher Steven Coe had the other two hits in the first inning, as they both had base hits to center field.

The Tritons’ sixth and final run came in the third inning as Coe hit a basehit to right field, allowing Shirley to score easily from second base after he hit his third double of the season. The Golden Eagles began their comeback in the bottom of the third inning; they scored three runs off the Tritons’ starting pitcher, freshman left-handed pitcher Brett Bell. They scored one more in the bottom of the sixth inning off of senior left-handed and relief pitcher Eric Moerson, making the score 6–4 as the Tritons headed into the final inning of the ball game. UCSD failed to score in its final plate appearance, allowing the home team an opportunity to make a comeback. Cal State Los Angeles then scored its fifth run of the ballgame on a throwing error by Hearn, but freshman right-handed pitcher Kyle Mora got the Tritons out of the inning for the win.

The Tritons look ahead to playing another split-venue four-game series against CCAA South opponent Cal State Dominguez Hills beginning on Thursday, March 10. The game is set for 6 p.m. in Triton Ballpark.

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Tritons Are Perfect The UCSD women’s water polo squad prevailed with excellence in the Claremont Convergence, as it was able to win all four of its matches, with a pair being held on Friday March 4, and a pair held on Saturday, March 5.

The Claremont Convergence, which was hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer, started off with the Tritons being matched up against La Verne and Whittier.

Going into the weekend, the Tritons were ranked 12th and emerged victorious on Friday to improve to 10–6. They were able to defeat La Verne 15–10, and they smashed Whittier with a final 14–5 count.

Game one on Friday against La Verne wasn’t all too difficult for the Tritons, as they seized a threescore lead at the end of the first quarter, despite the Leopards scoring the first goal of the game. The Tritons only built up their lead, and though the Leopards tried, they couldn’t reach the Tritons and weren’t able to match the offensive pressure that the Tritons maintained throughout the game.

Senior attacker Laurel Kistler and junior attacker Rachel Emami were both able to complete hat tricks before the game ended, contributing three goals a piece. Senior attacker Julia Kirkland and freshman center Chanel Schilling were both also able to bring in two goals apiece to contribute to the effort. The Tritons ended the fourth quarter with a comfortable five-point lead, ending the match 15–10.

Whittier was an even easier contest for the Tritons later that day. Initially it seemed as if the match would be a competitive one, since the first quarter ended with the Tritons only up two points with a count of 4–2. Kistler was back at it with her scoring ways, as she was able to sink two goals by herself in the first quarter alone. Junior center Lauren Boyer was able to contribute a goal in the first quarter.

The rest of the match was a different story, however, as the Tritons were able to outscore

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With single-point conversions by other teammates, Kistler and the Tritons were able to dominate the competition. Senior goalkeeper Courtney Miller also had a great night, as she brought in 14 saves that match.

The Tritons concluded the Claremont Convergence with two more wins against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer the following Saturday, both games won with high levels of dominance from the Tritons.

The Tritons brought their rendition of the Denver Broncos’ defense from Super Bowl 50, as they completely shut down the ClaremontMudd-Scripps until only five minutes remained in the fourth quarter, ending the game with a matched stellar offense, resulting in a final count of 15–1. The first half ended 4–0 in favor of the Tritons. After this, the rest was history as the Tritons kept scoring, all the while playing excellent defense.

Sophomore utility Kayla Fedler and freshman attacker Riley Heiduk were both able to complete their own respective hat tricks during the match. Fedler finished the game with four goals.

Freshman attacker Shelby Stender and sophomore

two-meter defender Alexis Wieseler were able to put through two goals apiece.

The Tritons finished their final game of the Claremont Convergence with another dominant victory of 12–4 over Pomona-Pitzer. This final match played out similarly to the last match from Friday against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, as the first quarter seemed like it might be a competitive game but eventually turned into a landslide victory for the Tritons. The first quarter ended with the Tritons leading the Sagehens 3–2, then outscoring them 9–2 for the next three quarters of the game, ultimately ending as the 9–2 victors.

Kistler and Boyle were both able to achieve a hat-trick again during the final match. They had a solid supporting cast from Wieseler and Fedler scoring two goals apiece, with Schilling and junior utility Hanna Schneider scoring the final two goals.

“We had a great team effort in both games,” Head Coach Brad Kreutzkamp told the UCSD Athletics Department. “We had a great day. Every player on the team contributed to the wins.”

The Tritons will host Iona at RIMAC Arena this Thursday at 6 p.m. and will look to make a dominant appearance at the Aztec Invitational later this weekend.

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staff writer The UCSD baseball team moved up in the NCAA Division-II Rankings to No. 5 in the country this past week, but dropped three spots to No. 8 after it split the series with Cal State Los Angeles. The Tritons currently hold a 16–4 overall record and are 5–2 in California Collegiate Athletic Association play.

Game One Last Thursday night, Cal State Los Angeles took down the Tritons, 3–2, in game one of the four-game series during an 11-inning showdown between the two top CCAA South teams. Both teams now hold a 4–1 record in conference play, as Cal State Los Angeles handed the topranked Tritons their first conference loss of the season.

The game was scoreless until the top of the fifth, as the Tritons took the lead, 1–0; senior outfielder Gradeigh Sanchez brought the first run of the game home with a basesloaded sacrifice fly in deep right field, easily scoring on junior infielder Vince Mori from third.

Cal State Los Angeles responded in the bottom of the fifth as they matched the Tritons with one run, leading off the inning with a base hit to left. After two quick outs, they managed to scrape together another hit on a 0–2 count. With runners on second and third, Triton freshman starting pitcher, Kyle Lucke balked, giving the Eagles an easy run and tying up the ballgame.

The game remained tied at 1–1 through nine full innings, resulting in extra innings. Finally, at the top of the 11th, the Tritons rallied to push a run across and junior outfielder Jack Larsen reached base due to a fielding error by the left fielder and advanced to third, as the Eagles made two more errors on the play. Larsen then scored on a passed ball, giving the Tritons a 2–1 lead.

But the Tritons couldn’t manage to score again in the inning.

The Eagles began the bottom of the 11th with a leadoff walk. After their next batter flew out to center, they managed to squeeze a base hit through the left side, putting runners on first and second with only one out. Triton freshman relief pitcher, Cameron Kurz, struck out the next batter and, with only one out standing between the Tritons and their eighth-straight victory, the Eagles hit a two-out, bases clearing double for the win. The Golden Eagles defeated the Tritons 3–2 in walkoff fashion.

Five Triton pitchers combined for ten walks on the night, but Jack Rupe was credited with the loss, giving up two runs in the bottom of the 11th.

Eagles junior pitcher Ralph Ramirez, earned the win as he went eight complete innings, giving up only one run to the powerful Triton offense.

Game Two The Tritons evened the series with Cal State Los Angeles as they won 7–3 at Triton Ballpark.

UCSD’s senior starting pitcher Alon Leichman earned the win throwing 6.0 complete innings as he allowed

three runs, two of those runs being earned on eight hits. Sanchez and junior outfielder Brandon Shirley had the clutch hits for the Tritons both resulting in two runs each.

Cal State Los Angeles scored first in the top of the second during a two-out rally that consisted of three consecutive hits by the Golden Eagles; Leichman managed to get out the damage as he only allowed one run to score. The Tritons responded immediately as Mori led off the bottom of the second with a base hit up the middle. Mori then advanced to third after an error by the left fielder as he dropped a fly ball hit by freshman first-baseman Tyler Durna.

Junior infielder J.D. Hearn followed Durna with a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Mori from third to tie the game.

Mori came up clutch in the bottom of the third inning for the Tritons after the Eagles pitched around sophomore first-baseman Justin Flatt to load the bases with one out. Mori then hit a sacrifice fly to center field, bringing in junior infielder Tyler Howsley from third base.

The Eagles strung together a couple of hits resulting in a run during the top of the fourth inning.

UCSD quickly responded as Sanchez hit a bases clearing triple, scoring two more runs for the Tritons and making the score 4–2.

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Tritons just cannot upset Pepperdine and UC Irvine.

BY daniel hernandez

staff writer The UCSD volleyball team competed in three matches this past week and went 0–3, once against 10th-ranked Pepperdine University and a home-and-home series against 14th-ranked UC Irvine.

Both provided opportunities for the Tritons to earn an upset, but they unfortunately fell short on a couple occasions. UCSD is now 4–17 overall.

Match vs Pepperdine Last Wednesday night, UCSD came ever so close to pulling up an upset against 10th-ranked Pepperdine University, but after taking a two-set advantage, the tide turned and the match went to five sets. The Tritons were defeated in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball match with the scores going 21–25, 21–25, 25–16, 25–22 and 15–12.

The start for the Tritons was promising as they took the first two sets and looked to be on their way to earning their first MPSF victory of the season but, unfortunately, it was not to be.

The first set was back and forth, and neither team took full control of the match. After an early 2–1 Pepperdine lead, redshirt sophomore middle blocker Bryan Zhu helped the Tritons settle the score at 9–9 with an ace and, moments later, an assist would give UCSD a 13–12 lead. Zhu provided an offensive spark throughout and maintained the lead, 15–13, after two consecutive kills. Nearing the

end of the set, Pepperdine looked to regain the lead as UCSD held the advantage 22–21, but a fundamental service error, followed by kills from redshirt sophomore outside hitter Calvin Manchenko and redshirt freshman opposite Luke McDonald, finished the game off.

This time around, in the second set, UCSD took an early lead 3–0 behind two aces by junior outside hitter Ian Colbert and a kill from the part of sophomore middle blocker and outside hitter Alec Flowers. As the game developed, the Tritons continually maintained a relatively safe lead, while Pepperdine constantly inched its way closer but ultimately could not fully do so. Then, with the Tritons leading 23–20, Colbert got the kill and sophomore opposite and setter Tanner Syftestad finished the set off.

After falling behind by two sets, Pepperdine climbed back into the match as it outplayed UCSD in the third and led 16–10 with half the set gone. The Tritons had no answers and would have to wait another set to attempt the upset after Pepperdine used a 4–0 run to end the game in third.

UCSD responded quite brilliantly in the fourth set, as it took it straight to Pepperdine and held advantages for the majority of time. At midway, the Tritons led 14–9 and continued that into the latter stages of the set, with a 21–19 lead. With only a mere four-point margin between See M. VOLLEYBALL, page 11