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Secret Sun God Festival Artists Revealed This year’s performers will also include Danny Brown, Portugal. The Man and Adrian Lux. BY MEKALA NEELAKANTAN
NEWS EDITOR The three final Sun God Festival artists have been revealed: The Sun God Stage artists will now include hiphop artist Danny Brown, American rock band Portugal. The Man and Swedish music producer Adrian Lux will complete the Dance Stage lineup. The three acts were released in an official second Sun God lineup earlier this week, following a preliminary announcement on April 2 that featured headliners Kendrick Lamar and Porter Robinson. According to A.S. Concerts and Events, the second announcement was a result of contractual obligations, as well as an effort to disperse information to students as quickly as possible. Battle of the Bands winner Soda Pants will open at the Sun God Stage, and DJ Battle winner VIKINGQUEST will follow DJ IndO on the Dance Stage. Midway acts were released this morning and will include performances by America’s Best Dance Crew Season 5 winners Poreotics and hip-hop dance team Choreo Cookies. Comedians Lauren O’Brien and Brian Moote and magicians Joel Ward, Joe Mystic and hypnotist Barry Jones will be performing on the Midway Stage as well. The last Midway performer is yet to be announced. Student organization volunteers will be announced within the week. ASCE has also begun marketing and advertising efforts to promote Sun God 2013, including the annual Sun God babies scavenger hunt and weekly Instagram contests. They have also partnered with the Alumni Association to award a Sun God Scholar scholarship to a UCSD student demonstrating excellent academic history and a passion for the arts. See LINEUP, page 3
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UCSD Celebrates Earth Week The university’s annual festivities included organic farming workshops, documentary screenings and the Muirstock Festival. BY Sarah moon
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tudents, faculty and staff attended organic farming workshops, documentary screenings and more to celebrate sustainability and environmental awareness during UCSD’s annual Earth Week, which lasted from April 17 to April 24. This year’s Earth Week theme, “Making Zero a Reality,” focused on UCSD’s commitment to sustainability and the campus’ efforts to reduce carbon footprint to have zero impact on the environment. A variety of events were held on campus, including workshops on conducting energy audits, opportunities to plant trees and a campus cleanup. “UCSD’s Earth Week brings together our surrounding community to celebrate our natural resources and educate the community on conservation,” UCSD Sustainability Program Manager Kristin Hansen said. “This week’s festivities illustrate how the campus-a world leader in climate change research- is committed to sustainability in research, education and campus operations.” The week began with an organization tabling on Sun God Lawn, inviting all sustainabilityrelated organizations to set up their own table and
inform others of sustainable matters. A FacilitiesManagement-sponsored trash sort on Library Walk gave students the chance to learn about proper recycling and waste reduction strategies as well as insight to the amount of waste produced by Price Center daily. Muir College’s annual Muirstock Festival marked the end of the week and featured organic food venues, recycled prizes and a solar-powered stage. Various activities throughout the day, including an evening concert, drew in over 1,500 students. Phi Sigma Rho hosted the afternoon event “Phi Rho Your Boat,” a competition where campus organizations build and race boats out of recyclables across the Canyonview Pool West. About 300 people attended the event, which featured a photo booth, raffles and a sunscreen station. Proceeds from the event went to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Attendees of each event were given stamps to collect in an Earth Week Passport from the Sustainability Resource Center. Passports redeemed by April 29 are See earth week, page 3
Health Workers May Strike For Wages Following delays in contractual negotiations, UC hospital workers will vote on a possible strike. BY aleksandra konstantinovic
associate news editor Patient care workers at UC hospitals may strike for higher wages and lower benefits costs following a delay in contractual negotiations. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 called for a vote on whether or not to strike in a statement last Friday. The union blasted the University of California for spending an additional $100 million on salaries and benefits for its top executives while offering workers See STRIKE, page 3
COMPLETING THE LINEUP CLOCKWISE FROM BOTTOM LEFT: Danny Brown, Adrian Lux, Portugal.The Man Midway performance acts were released yesterday morning, and will include dance groups, comedians and magicians, in an effort to add more variety to the stage. As part of advertising efforts, A.S. Concerts and Events will be bringing back Sun God Babies, and will partner with the Alumni Association to offer a Sun God Scholar Scholarship.
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UCSD Researchers Analyze Effects of NYC Soda Ban BY sean nam
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Researchers at UCSD’s Fantino Lab conducted a study on the New York City ban on large-sized sodas to determine whether the ban would have its intended effects of reducing soda consumption. Study author Brent M. Wilson believes that the results of the study can be used to determine the value of this ban as other states consider similar laws, in addition to helping businesses maintain sales. “We approached the question from both a psychological perspective of how consumers would respond and an economics perspective of how businesses would respond,” Wilson said. “Similar bans have also been discussed in California and other areas besides New York City.” For the study, which was published April 10 in the scientific journal PLOS One, researchers presented three different menu choices to 100 participants. Each menu represented a dif-
ferent type of scenario. The first menu was “unregulated” and offered drinks in 16, 24 and 32-ounce sizes starting at $1.59. The second menu only offered the smaller 16-ounce size for the same price while the last menu offered the options of a single 16-ounce drink or bundles of two 12-ounce or 16-ounce drinks. The context was randomized so participants would buy according to their location, which included movie theaters, fast food restaurants and stadiums — all locations where the ban would take place. Wilson and his fellow researchers found that participants purchased considerably more soda in bundles of 12-ounce and 16-ounce drinks than in individual sodas of various sizes. The finding illustrates that people will find ways to buy large amounts of soda if larger-sized sodas are banned. “This study sheds light on possible unintended side effects of trying to manipulate people’s behavior by banning some of their available choices,” said Wilson.
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Wilson’s team of researchers also concluded that based on the decisions of the participants, businesses could significantly increase revenue from selling bundled drinks, which outsold the unregulated menu with mixed sizes. “Sugary drinks are a major source of business revenue, and businesses will adjust their menus in order to maximize profits,” said Wilson. The researchers noted the limitations of the study, saying that it measured how much soda consumers purchased in various simulated settings and not how much they con-
sumed. Barbara Jean Rolls, chair of nutritional studies at Pennsylvania State University, also emphasized the simulated situations and the lack of real-world component that it brought. New York Supreme Court Judge Milton Tingling ruled against the implementation of the ban, which was set to go into effect in March 2013. “The New York City ban is currently blocked by a court, so it is difficult to say what effect this study will have on the ban,” Wilson said.
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Council (Or What’s Left of It) Discusses Prison Reform mine our country’s code of ethics. An unsettling phenomenon has Noah and Huizar, not to mention gripped the Forum lately as fewer countless other analysts, pointed out and fewer A.S. Council members that this war has led to an embarare seen at the weekly meetings. Somebody should look into the pos- rassing overcrowding of California prisons, with most of the state’s 33 sibility of alien abductions. Break prisons functioning at almost 200 out the tin foil hats, kids. But in all seriousness, guys, come percent capacity. Earlier this month, a judge gave on. If I have to be here, so do you. Governor Jerry Brown 20 days to VP External Affairs Olamide find a way to cut Noah and down the prison Campus population or be Organizing aleksandra konstantinovic held in contempt Co-Director akonsta@ucsd.edu of the court. Bruno Huizar UCSA and began with a preFIRE are working on bills that they sentation on behalf of UCSA’s FIRE believe will help the situation. campaign. With so many letters in Assembly Bill 420, for example, caps, I was understandably titillated. aims to weed out the idea of “willful FIRE stands for Fighting defiance” as grounds for expulsion. Incarceration Reclaiming California currently has the number Education, and is an incredone expulsion rate in the nation, and ibly valuable campaign on prison willful defiance is a vague category reform, which focuses on keeping that includes talking back. teenagers out of prisons. At some point in the meeting, Huizar argued that African a picnic began happening behind American and Latino students in me. I looked on jealously, and particular are targeted by public somewhat judgmentally, until they schools, often being pushed out of offered me chips. education and into prisons. Council was scheduled to vote “California prisons are also the a reform towards their election worst prisons for reincarnation,” bylaws, but too few voting members he said. were present. Aliens. I’m telling y’all. Say it ain’t so! Something must Council also debated a resolution be done! to fund the General Store since they He immediately caught his will lose revenue after the smoking mistake, and continued, “Sorry. ban kicks in at UCSD. Rehabilitation.” In other news, an A.S. Council Both speakers attributed so columnist position is optimistically many young people in prisons to up for grabs here at the Guardian. incarceration for nonviolent, drugWe don’t pay you, and you have related crimes, a practice that has to go to meetings for 3 to 4 hours, been controversial since Richard but you get to sit in a corner and Nixon declared a “War on Drugs” make snarky comments to yourself. in 1971. And sometimes, people will give you As a sterling character with food. impeccable personal scruples, No extra terrestrials need apply. Nixon was the right guy to deter-
Earth Week Concluded With Sustainability Awards Wednesday ▶ earth week, from page 1
awarded one raffle ticket per stamp collected, giving participants a chance to win sustainable prizes. Earth Day celebrations were expanded in 2004 to include a full week of events. “The ambition of our students is incredibly impressive and is evident in their involvement in Earth Week
this year,” Hansen said. “Our students are true examples of believing in and pushing for a better and more sustainable future by educating and developing innovative solutions.” Earth Week concluded with its Sustainability Awards, an event where the Advisory Committee on Sustainability recognizes individuals and groups that have contributed to a sustainable campus.
Undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff received awards in different categories. “It is always great to see a strong turnout, and we hope to continue the interest and momentum every year the campus recognizes Earth Week,” Hansen said.
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ASCE Will Host a Silent Auction During Sun God for a Cause ▶ LINEUP, from page 1
“We are also working with Triton Television on a series of fun safety and health videos, which are intended to guide students through being safe on Sun God,” ASCE Festivals Director Andrea Hsueh said. “It’s saddening to see your friends and peers not take care of themselves, or even each other, on festival day.”
AS Concerts and Events will also be hosting a silent auction before the festival, as part of their Sun God for a Cause program. Objects to be auctioned will include a signed Silversun Pickups Epiphone guitar and signed Portugal. The Man CDs. Confirmed sponsors for Sun God 2013 include the UCSD Bookstore, A.S. Graphic Studio, Hindsight
Rehearsal Studios, MEElectronics, Image Line and FM 94.9, with more sponsors to follow. “It is our hope that we have done our job in serving the greatest number of students possible and that May 17 will be a day of memories for a majority of students.” Hsueh said.
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UCSD Students Supported a Previous Worker Strike in February ▶ STRIKE, from page 1
a paltry average pension of $19,000. “UC Medical Centers have offered their front line care workers cuts in total compensation,” the statement read. The union represents more than 13,000 workers statewide, including 2,000 technicians and vocational nurses at UCSD’s Medical Center. They have been negotiating a contract for over 10 months with no results, even after the current contract expired on Jan. 31 of this year. A group of AFSCME workers previously staged a protest supported by UCSD students, as reported in a Feb. 4th, 2013 issue of the Guardian. Students and workers gathered out-
side of a private faculty club meeting for a new chancellor to challenge the workers’ low wages as well as unlivable pensions. The protest was one of many occurring on UC campuses. But University of California Vice President of Systemwide Human Resources Dwaine Duckett issued a statement condemning the strike vote as a diversion from the real issue of pension reform. “By encouraging a possible strike among our patient care employees, AFSCME is attempting to use patient care as a tool in contract negotiations and potentially endangering public health, which is completely inappropriate,” Dukett said. “Patients are not bargaining chips.” The statement also asserts that it
has offered AFSCME an economic package that includes annual wage increases of up to 3.5 percent for the next four years in addition to a set of health and pension benefits. AFSCME Local 3299 also went on strike in 2008 in a parallel dispute over salary increases for custodians, housekeepers and food preparation employees on the UCSD campus and in the UCSD Medical Center system. That strike had previously been delayed by a courtordered injunction. The union plans to hold a vote between April 30 and May 2 to determine their course of action.
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The A.S. President-elect discusses his agenda for the 2013–2014 year.
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uilding Bridges, Connecting Communities. This is the core value that the Keep It Real slate aspired toward in the recent Associated Student elections. Our campaign practiced this value not only by bringing together candidates from diverse backgrounds, but also by receiving overwhelming support from so many different campus communities, including the Student Affirmative Action Committee, the Food Co-op and Original Student Center, members from the Greek and athletic community and countless student organizations. Now that we have been elected, it is my hope that our new A.S. Council will reaffirm this commitment while in office. In the coming year, our university is facing a number of pressing challenges, from the UC Student Health Insurance Plan debt exceeding $50 million, to the costs associated with the failure of the recent University Centers Referendum, a well intentioned smoking ban with serious repercussions for our student-run businesses and of course, the ongoing dilemma with Transportation and Parking Services operating on an unsustainable deficit. Moving forward, it is vital that we as students, the experts of our educational experience, take full advantage of and expand upon our representation in decision-making processes so that we can reach solutions that are equitable and just. As for myself, I committed to being an agent for positive social change long before I was elected as a Muir College Senator last
year — from negotiating the phasing out of disposable plastic water bottles and installing hydration stations across campus while working with the Student Sustainability Collective, to interning at the LGBT Resource Center on campus. I intend to build upon these efforts toward social justice as A.S. President by prioritizing the rights of students and workers, while also pursuing a proactive policy agenda. During the first A.S. Council meeting of the new term, I hope to charge two committees with beginning to work to carry out some of my larger campaign promises. The first is making our campus more bike-friendly. With six different colleges vastly spread out, overcrowded walkways between classes and a number of bikes locked against trees due to a lack of parking racks, it’s evident that new infrastructure to support bikes is needed. Luckily, we don’t have to reinvent the wheel to find these solutions. The 2012 UCSD Bike & Pedestrian Plan lays out proposals for more bike paths, lanes and development that will make UCSD more navigable, while also working to connect UCSD to the broader La Jolla community. This special committee will give a thorough analysis of the study, offer recommendations for which portions of the plan are most feasible and affordable and See Buselt, page 5
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Going Smoke-Free: Students Need Support in Changing Times Say goodbye to the hookah circles on Eleanor Roosevelt College lawn, and adieu to the Co-op’s variety of cigars, hookahs and cigarettes. Instead, say hello to educational citations and posters reminding you not to light up. On April 22, UCLA implemented a tobacco ban on its campus — the first of 10 UC campuses to become smoke-free by January 2014. On April 23, all UCSD students received an email about our campus’ decision to implement the UC-wide smoke-free campus policy on Sept. 1, 2013. The ban marks a dramatic shift from our current policy, which allows smoking in parking lots and campus sidewalks. The new policy forbids all students, staff and faculty from smoking on campus — a blow to both oncampus residents who smoke regularly and the General Store. Perhaps most important in moving forward (since the ban now has a set start date) is that UCSD administrators recognize the effects that the implementation of this policy will have on students and act responsibly to help alleviate concerns. While we agree that a smoking ban will make for a better environ-
ment, air quality and general health for the majority of nonsmoking students, faculty and staff, UCSD administrators should not forget about the nine percent of undergraduate students who do smoke. While Student Health Services says it has both counseling and aids available to student smokers, a ban like this demands greater access to cessation aids and programs and stronger communication and marketing to students. SHS will need to provide more counseling and better access to cessation treatments, and UC SHIP needs to actually support these costs. UCSD’s health care services needs to address the fact that if students are to quit cold turkey, they will need the necessary resources to help them in the process. And let’s not let UCSD administrators forget about what the ban will do to the Co-ops, which have already had their fair share of financial hardships. Just this fall quarter, it came to light that the Co-ops had considerable budget issues and debt as A.S. Council and the Graduate Student Association deliberated on whether to vote for their recertification. Because the smoke-free policy also prohibits the sale of any tobacco products by busi-
nesses in any UC-owned or occupied buildings, the Co-ops will have a huge gap in their finances. General Store Co-Manager Josh Kenchel estimates that the General Store earns $60,000 — more than half of its annual profit revenue — from the sale of tobacco products alone. A.S. Council Associate Vice President of Environmental and Social Justice Affairs Vanessa Garcia and Associate Vice Chancellor of Health, Recreation and Well-being Karen Calfas have both reached out to the Co-ops to discuss possible methods to gain university assistance. Council held a meeting to discuss resolutions regarding the ban’s effect on students last night. But while discussion is good, this problem calls for concrete plans and action. UCSD administrators need to recognize a responsibility to help the Co-ops create a plan for the General Store to transition to a financially stable state without the sale of tobacco by September. Without the university’s help, UCSD students may lose more than just their right to smoke on campus next school year. UCSD administrators seem excited about the prospect of a smokefree, healthy campus environment but
this excitement is no reason to forget about the many students who will be affected by the ban most.
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My editor told me that my title was lackluster. I don’t care, because so is the King Triton statue. I remember being a freshman when the 750-pound bronze merman in Town Square was unveiled in 2008. Admin told us that the statue would represent the beginning of a new era in UCSD school spirit. But the statue has yet to foster the sort of tradition that UCSD deserves. Rebranding school spirit with a dope campuswide symbol would seem like a good idea. With Triton being the son of Poseidon, and with our proximity to the ocean, the UCSD mascot has serious potential for ass-kicking cred. But when they revealed the statue, I learned that everything in life in botchable. Our King Triton statue is uncertainly held up by three uneven shiny poles. There’s a joke of a fountain below him. Meager spurts of water spray the supporting poles and end up splashing out and sloppily trickling away. It’s sacrilegious that our statue takes a god of the goddamn ocean and puts him on top of a leaky puddle. The transition from awkward fish tail to human torso makes poor Triton look like a Frankenstatue. In his left arm, he’s clutching a midget Trident much shorter than what our prison-ripped King Triton mascot carried around athletic events long before 2008. In his outstretched right arm is a conch shell. But instead of looking like a heroic deity calling a sea monster to crush our athletic competition, with his slight backwards tilt, the Triton depicted in the statue looks like a tipsy, bearded merman trying to get the last drop of rum out of a seashell. I should stop here and say that I unquestionably support Triton spirit. I cheered through every home soccer game this season, campaigned for D-I athletics, and helped stop A.S. Council from further cutting the Triton Tide budget. But when students complain that we don’t have school spirit, we should look at the big picture. It’s not that our midterms are too hard — places like Michigan and Stanford wear spirit on their sleeves. It’s not that our mascot is lame — Triton would merk Tommy Trojan if he had to. In a lot of ways, what we lack is robust tradition. Sure, as a student body, we loathe professors who schedule midterms on Sun God. But that just means our deepest campuswide tradition is celebrating the yearly occasion on which UCSD hands out more underage drinking citations than any other day. I can’t tell you exactly how to build university tradition. But as with King Triton, when we create something with the potential to become a longstanding rallying call for our student body, it should, needless to say, be done right. You can’t compensate for a lame statue by using wide-angle photos to make it look impressive. That doesn’t foster tradition. Unfortunately, since bronze has a rather long half-life, it’s unlikely that the King Triton will disappear anytime soon. Really, what we deserve are campuswide traditions more profound than politely putting up with a lame statue.
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he more you learn about “Oblivion,” the more there is to be excited about. While the sci-fi thriller is only Joseph Kosinski’s second big-screen movie, it’s a sci-fi movie that isn’t a prequel, sequel, remake or movie version of an old TV show. Much like “TRON: Legacy” (Kosinski’s debut film), “Oblivion” is saturated with visual beauty, equipped with a pulse-pounding score and adorned with action sequences in the form of fight scenes and vehicular battles. “I wanted it to be desolate but beautiful,” Director Joseph Kosinski said. The plot sometimes collapses in on itself and ends up riddled with questions, but it twists and turns too fast for the regular viewer to notice or care. In a Skype interview with the Guardian and several other publications, lead actor Tom Cruise and director Joseph Kosinski discuss creating the world of “Oblivion” and reveal that they have become close. “I am always interested in things that are different, and Joe is just so great at making a story,” Cruise said, explaining what about “Oblivion” piqued his interest. After winning a war with aliens, humans have evacuated the ravaged Earth to a giant spaceship called Tet. That is, all humans but two. Cruise plays Jack Harper who lives with girlfriend and partner Vika (Andrea Riseborough) in a futuristic house, perched high above the terrarian wasteland. While Vika stays in the safe confines of the luxury box and communicates with Command, Jack goes out to repair damaged drones that patrol the earth, eliminating any remaining aliens known as “Scavs.” Despite its ruined state, the repairman feels an attachment to Earth. On his outings, Jack often picks up things he finds including books, records and a Yankees hat. He assembles these objects as memorabilia of a time he knows only from fragments and enigmatic dreams after having his memory wiped. Jack’s sentimentality is contrasted by the coldness of the drones he repairs. He returns home covered in dirt and dust to an ultra clean, white and gray, minimalist home complete with a complacent girlfriend. If the stark contrast between the protagonist and his world had been just a bit more pungent, it would have been unbearable. But Cruise’s performance saves the character. In an unusual move, Cruise actually reached out to Kosinski to be a part of the film after some artwork caught the actor’s eye at comic-con. With Cruise in, Kosinski’s team now had to set about producing an actual script. “Tom already suited the character...it was not much work [to write a part for him],” Kosinski said. As the two laugh and joke with each other, they come off as old buddies. Cruise expressed that it was a hugely collaborative effort working with Kosinski.
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“To prepare for the role, I just spent a lot of time with Joe [Kosinski],” Cruise said. Kosinski also spoke excitedly about the opportunity to work with Cruise. “He has worked with all my heroes: Kubrick, Ridley Scott and Scorsese,” he said. It seems as if Kosinski tried to recreate some of the scifi magic like that of his heroes. He indeed churned out an enjoyable original — the likes of which have become a rare breed in Hollywood. “Much like the Western, the sci-fi creates a story,” Cruise said in response to why he made a science fiction movie. “It has a little of everything. It has action. It has a lot of emotion. It has romance to it. So it has everything. Also, I wanted to bring sci-fi out of the dark.” Kosinski said about his new film. Much like classic sci-fi movie makers, Kosinski also favored his characters exercising elaborate plots over logical reasoning because it allowed for cooler effects and trippier plot twists, which speaks to the original intent of film — to entertain. Further, the lack of answers reflects the state of the characters. In other words, we only know as much as they know, making them even more relatable. “Oblivion” also maintains a steady stream of action. If you watch “Oblivion” again, all your focus would be locked in on the “bubbleship” as it glides fluidly in and out of danger in all its bulbous glory; or maybe you’ll sit on the edge of your seat as Jack finds himself in one precarious situation after another and uses only his wits and inexplicable flexibility to overcome them. “In the most painful scene,” Cruise laughed, “I felt my neck bend in this certain way.” “When you watch the playback, you can actually see his neck bend in this unnatural way, and we were like, ‘Are you okay?’” Kosinski said. Viewers can rest easy (there were no serious injuries to speak of), sit back and watch “Oblivion,” as well as enjoy its score, composed by none other than M83. “I was actually listening to an early M83 album while writing the original [graphic] novel,” Kosinski said. At first the music of the film is characterized by deep swells and resonating bass, much like “TRON: Legacy.” But later the speed and tempo picks up and the unique sounds of M83 come out and make the score listenable on its own. It does not feel right to label Kosinski as a novice though that is essentially what he is. From “Oblivion,” Kosinski has proven three things. 1) He’s doing pretty well for a novice. 2) He is a mast imaginer of worlds. And 3) He has great taste in music.
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hen A$AP Rocky said, “I’m painting vivid pictures, call me Basquiat, Picasso,” on LONG.LIVE.A$AP (“Phoenix”), the number of rappers mentioning Jean-Michel Basquiat (including both Kanye West and Jay-Z) reached critical mass. Because of this, the other day, I watched “Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child” on Netflix. To give the reader a (very) condensed summary, the documentary describes the painter’s arc from bohemian to world-renowned artist to heroin addict. In the end, an attempt at sobriety fails, and Basquiat dies from a heroin overdose. It’s all very tragic. Basquiat began his career as a 17-year-old barely surviving on the streets of art-crazed 1980s Manhattan. Just a few years later, he appeared on magazine covers and at international art shows. The art establishment, however, largely rejected his work. The young and rich (but rejected) artist started using heroin, and even when he tried, he could never turn away from it. He overdosed at 27, a mere 10 years after he ran away from home to make and sell art on the streets. Again, I was struck by the tragedy of his life, especially when I saw his work. His paintings are remarkable. They are vibrant and emotionally complex. The colors are striking, and the figures are haunting. He sometimes inserts words into his visual work, making his pieces both poems — in a loose sense — and paintings. At the time, the established art movement was extremely minimalist. (Imagine a blank white canvas on a white wall.) Basquiat’s work, then, completely rejected this movement. Rather than tightly bound, Basquiat made his works wild, infusing them with an almost youthful exuberance, even when he tackled serious social or personal issues. So to see such a talented artist destroy himself at such a young age felt uncomfortable. What was most uncomfortable throughout the movie, though, was how predictable Basquiat’s life was. Halfway into the documentary, I had a strong hunch that Basquiat would meet an untimely death. To be fair, there is a sort of inchoate sense of tragedy surrounding his life, so it might not be a surprise that I could guess the outcome of the documentary. Still, though Basquiat’s life falls into an almost formulaic path: 1. Young artist gains fame by flouting established norms. 2. Conservative establishment rejects young artist for flouting its established norms. 3. Young artist despairs, falls into self-destructive habits, meets tragic end. It’s hardly a distinctive path. In fact, some of Basquiat’s influences followed a similar one. The abstract painter Jackson Pollock fought with See Frames, page 8
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Summer Style: Make Waves in Fashion A
BY Naire Ter-Galystan
s the season of bikinis, shorts and shades approaches, students keep an eye out for advancing trends in order to let go of last year’s vogue. Although summer is all about dressing down, finding the perfect layering piece will help when building an
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Men Try printed geometric shapes on the classic button down. Louis Vuitton showcased many checkered prints on their summer runway, but for college students, a checkered button down from H&M will do the job. Pair them with your favorite pair of shorts, and they’re perfect for a summer night’s concert.
Women Try a maxi dress with printed symmetrical formations coupled with a denim vest. This will give your effortless look an edgy twist. Forever 21 has an abundance of maxi dresses to choose from with fun prints like tie dye or floral, and this look is perfect for a walk around Pacific Beach.
Floral
Men Floral might sound risky, but pairing a floral printed shirt underneath a solid colored blazer will be stylish without being overpowering.
Women The bigger the flowers, the better. Exaggerated floral headbands were all over the Coachella scene, and it’s the perfect accessory for festival goers. Try adding faux flowers of your choice to a pair of sunglasses for an edgy yet feminine look.
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Black & White
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This combination was out of the picture for a while but it’s back. There is nothing classier than black and white. Layering white on top of white gives an irresistibly clean look and has become the trend to watch since it was all over Alexander Wang’s fashion show.
Metallics don’t have to be the usual gold or bronze. Try a more interesting glossy color like navy and coral. Pair a metallic piece with a neutral or bold color. Luminous shades were all over Diane Von Furstenberg’s fashion show; adding a pair of these to your outfit will complete any look.
They can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal; stripes are a definite must-have. Try wearing stripes in fun colors like orange and mint. Michael Kors and Tommy Hilfiger displayed summer pieces in colorful stripes, but for a college friendly budget, Foreign Exchange offers a wide variety of substitutes.
Men When going out on a date in downtown La Jolla, keep it simple with white pants and a white button down because the combination will impress anyone. As for your feet, a pair of boat shoes would be ideal.
Men Try a metallic sports jacket to stray away from the norm. Try to pair it with dark washed jeans and a basic t-shirt, all of which can be found at Calvin Klein or Urban Outfitters.
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outfit for a night out in the Gaslamp Quarter district or a day at La Jolla Shores. In both men’s and women’s fashion, summer 2013 is about having fun with patterns, colors and fabulous accessories. Here’s what the Guardian recommends:
Summer is about trying new things. Have some fun with the prints you purchase by pairing your patterns with solids. When picking the perfect print, the more geometric shapes, the better.
Experimenting with floral prints is a must. Whether you are going to a summer festival, concert or a party, this trend is still very popular. With an abundance of do-it-yourself videos on YouTube, adding flowers to jewelry or clothing can be a fun fashion statement for Sun God. Prada used daisies but any type of flower would work well for this trend.
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Men Don’t be afraid of stripes. Keep in mind there’s nothing more appealing than striped swim trunks in beaming colors that can be found at Forever 21.
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A classic black and white dress, from H&M, with nude pumps will be perfect for a more professional setting, and adding on fun and vibrant jewelry is a great way to make your outfit a little more interesting. Seniors, this would be a flawless outfit for graduation.
A metallic bikini from Victoria’s Secret is a perfect metallic. Pairing a radiant top with dark bottoms, or viceversa, will have you glistening under the sun. Don’t forget to add on the essential floppy hat to complete your beach look.
Striped shorts, tops and dresses are a must-have. It’s an easy way to take a simple outfit, such as jeans and a tank, and make it a bit more exciting with a sheer striped top. Also, finding the perfect vertically striped dress will give you an elongated figure.
’m standing at a packed train station with people running to and fro, their luggage in hand. The sun was setting in the backdrop of a Spanish-looking pueblo. My friend is ready to board the train while I am seeing her off. She mouths the word “goodbye” before walking away; I focus on her lips shaping the words, moving in slow motion. Afterwards there is a celebration, and the sky turns into a multitude of blue, and mariachi music hums in the background. The dream shifts into a desert landscape, sun beating down on cracked ground. I’m on a school trip, and we’re walking in a line through the desert of small boulders and dead puppies. The bodies of the dead puppies littered just as far as the endless stretch of land. I trip along the road, and my mouth meets the sandy dirt, the taste of grit and dog on my tongue. The dream was so strange to me that I looked it up. I’ve heard about dream dictionaries and the idea of interpreting dreams before, but have never thought about trying it. There were many websites on the Internet that had differing interpretations, but what I found was that dogs represent loyalty and emotional protection. A dead dog means the loss of a friend or instincts. When I read this, everything made sense. The dead dogs, the departing train and her “goodbye” sealed the deal. I lost a friend — a breakup long overdue. However, it wasn’t until I had the dream that I realized that it was time to cut the tie. My dream told me something that I had already intuitively known but had never considered. Perhaps society and being a literature major has conditioned me to analyze everything, but I view dreams as revelations. Not the kind where the light bulb turns on, but a discovery of the self. I have been writing down my dreams since my sophomore year of high school. When the notebooks began to pile up and the files took up laptop space, I wondered why I was doing this and what to do with the material that I have gathered. It can’t be for nothing. I feel that my dreams mean something; I want them to mean something. I have thought about writing a book, which leads me to the realization that I would have to find some sort of theme to connect all the strange things that I dream about. I also realized that I would have to try to decipher my handwriting and make sense of what I wrote. This was when I started to look into analyzing my dreams. I’m curious as to whether they have any meaning, or they were just a jumble of our sensory experiences and thoughts. Recurring dreams about being chased by a doll, when I used to love playing with them, make me wonder whether my unconscious is trying to tell me something. It wasn’t until I had gotten that particular dead dogs dream that made me aware of how my dreams can reveal things that I wasn’t aware of. I don’t know whether dreams tell you everything, or if it’s still clear cut whether they tell you anything at all. Maybe I was just trying to assign it meaning. If we spend a third of our life sleeping and a portion of that dreaming, looking up the strange dream you had the night before wouldn’t hurt.
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Trance James McAvoy goes on a magical mystery ride in Danny Boyle’s hypnotic Odyssey. Directed by Danny Boyle Starring James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson rated R release Date April 5
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rance” is director Danny Boyle’s (“Slumdog Millionaire”) latest film that urges viewers to question their understanding of the subconscious. In a movie that explores the human psyche a la Christopher Nolan’s “Inception,” Boyle takes us through a journey that is at once dreamy, confusing and adrenaline-rushed. Simon (James McAvoy, “Wanted”) is an art security amnesiac kidnapped by a temperamental art thief and his crew after a botched attempt to steal a rare painting. Vincent Cassel (“Ocean’s Twelve”) fills an emotive and, at times, humorous role as the leader of the art thieves, frustrated with Simon’s lack of memory and the fact that he has hidden the painting from the robbers. After days of torturing him, the
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crooks decide, in a last-ditch effort to stir Simon’s memory of where he hid the painting, to take him to a hypnotherapist, played by a wonderfully restrained Rosario Dawson (“Sin City”). What follows in these sessions is a rabbit hole that leads to more questions and more confusion. Some of these questions are never answered, and that’s the point — we can never fully understand the entire empirical truth from the perspective of our own reality. Memories are a starting point for fact checking, but they are muddled in subjective interpretation and in this case are more duplicitous than the art robbers themselves. Boyle skates this fine line between the lucid and the ethereal through hyper-stylistic shots and superbly written dialogue. Alternate
angles, saturated hues and constantly shifting character development all communicate a kind of flux in sanity. It’s a perfect excuse for Boyle to have some continuity errors, of which there are a healthy amount; for instance, it is suggested that Simon knew the art thief before the heist took place, although this is never expanded. However, these slips in logic fit in with the disjointed motif that consumes the movie. Whether it’s questioning the true intentions of Dawson’s hypnotherapist or wondering who the protagonist really is, Boyle makes sure the viewer
struggles to piece it all together in a vivid way. “Trance” is as compelling a character study as any movie this year. McAvoy’s Simon is an eerily off-kilter subject under immense pressure with a smile that doesn’t seem entirely sane. Cassel’s art thief is a refreshing take on the modern antagonist; he is brutal, remorseless, and angry, but just as confused and enthralled as the audience is throughout. This leads to some pretty interesting scenes in which Cassel’s befuddlement become apparent through dumbfounded looks that provide comic relief. We see the
album reviews
"Save rock and roll" by fall out boy Release Date April 16
"free universe" by major lazer Release Date April 16
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9/10 Diplo’s sophomore effort successfully blends electronic music with several other genres.
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Fall Out Boy can still do what they have always done best: write some wild, catchy songs. “The Phoenix” and “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)” (the album’s two hits) are exciting, rebellious and could be first-rate fist pumpers at concerts. However, there is no real depth past this, and apart from providing teens with cookie-cutter angsty music, there isn’t any real meaning or purpose. In the only real departure from their previous work, “Save Rock and Roll” features a diverse range of other artists. No need to get anyone’s hopes up though; they don’t add anything substantial to the music. Even Big Sean contributes little to the already bland and repetitive “The Mighty Fall.” Courtney Love’s delivery could be called the best, adding a layer of driving intensity to the lyrics of “Rat a Tat.” Unfortunately, her “best” lasts for literally ten seconds. For an album titled “Save Rock and Roll,” one would expect more than a few mildly enjoyable hits with a lot of boring filler.
— kyle somers
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"tape deck heart" by frank turner Release Date April 15
6/10 Folk punk minstrel tries to stay true to himself, but aims too high for great results.
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rank Turner is the hardest working man in folk punk. Since entering the scene in 2007 after Million Dead disbanded, “Tape Deck Heart” is Turner’s fifth release in seven years. As the title would
imply, it’s his most personal record yet, dealing almost exclusively with heartbreak and regret. The scene is set with the opener, “Recovery,” an angry yet melancholic post-breakup cry of help to an old lover.
— brian iniguez
Staff Writer
The Dangerous Territory Between Artist and Addict Is Fueled by Media ▶ Frames, from page 6
Alt-rock group returns to rescue a genre, but instead just enables teenage angst. et’s be honest: No one can name any of the Eagle’s songs that were released after their hiatus. The same goes for Kiss, Stevie Wonder, The Who, Alice In Chains and (especially) Guns N’ Roses. Even Weezer came back from their break with the life and soul sucked out of their music. With few exceptions, bands returning from hiatus tend to release albums that try to stick with what they know best and make inferior photocopies of previous work. That is precisely what Fall Out Boy has done with their latest album, “Save Rock and Roll.” Though in the past Fall Out Boy has had a tendency to defy the formulaic sound of other alternative rock bands, some tracks like “Alone Together,” “Miss Missing You” and ironically, “Save Rock and Roll” are lyrically cliche and overproduced, overusing electronic synth melodies to the point that they resemble some of Maroon 5’s throwaway tracks. “Miss Missing You” specifically has lyrics so eye-rollingly generic that only a middle school girl would find them insightful: “Baby you were my picket fence/ I miss missing you, now and then.” Somewhat encouraging is that
film through his eyes, and we identify more with him more than anyone else. “Trance” lives up to its title; it’s a film that pulls you in softly under false pretenses and then manipulates you until fact and fiction are blurred together in an orange haze. Boyle makes a stark point of throwing logic and caution to the wind throughout the entire film. Don’t try to reason with the logistics here. Just strap in and enjoy the ride.
ossibly the most hyped electronic release of the year thus far, “Free the Universe” poses a mighty challenge to producer Thomas Pentz, otherwise known as Diplo, as his first effort (under the Jamaican dancehall pseudonym Major Lazer) without fellow producer Switch. However, don’t think for a second that this is reflected in the music; Major Lazer’s second offering easily outdoes his first, displaying both versatility and a stunningly original style that mixes a slew of reggae, Latin and dance genres with ease. The album begins with “You’re No Good,” whose initial lulling intro is split open by an abrupt shriek that drops into classic reggaeton jabber and yearning female vocals over the soft march of percussion. Potent melodic interplay abounds, and the track’s atmosphere lingers tangibly as it stutters to an end. With no time to spare, the album’s first dance tune “Jet Blue Jet” kicks the album into high gear, and the repeating vocal line lays down a syncopated rhythm under a staccato chromatic synth line. Foot tapping and head nodding, the listener slides easily into “Get Free,” which floats in lazily over a slow backbeat and the perfectly suited voice of Amber Coffman, lead singer of the
band Dirty Projectors. This brings us to the first thing the Major does so right on this record; he really utilizes each guest artist to the fullest. This exceptional ability can be seen in the soft ska he lays down for Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, or the appropriately “bubbly” hip hop beat of “Bubble Butt” that sways comfortably under Bruno Mars and Tyga’s measured (and occasionally bilingual) flow. The sheer variation in genre and soundscape found on this release is nothing short of incredible, and cuts like “Watch Out for This,” which incorporate snazzy horns and Latin samba, and “Sweat,” with bare thumping Afro-Cuban bassline, stand as a huge testament to this. The simple fact that this level of musicality and diversity can even be discussed in an electronic release says more about the unabashed ambition and innovation Major Lazer brings to this genre of music than careful dissection ever could. With “Free the Universe,” Major Lazer/Diplo has set a bold standard for the ingenuity that can be expected from modern techno music.
Paradoxically, while “Tape Deck Heart” is his most personally focused album, his tireless work ethic runs out of personal experience to write about. Perhaps this is a consequence of his newfound success on the U.K. concert scene. His attempts to convey heartbreak lack the first-hand inspiration that made his 2007 song “Long Live the Queen” so powerful. For a musician like Turner who relies on plainly spoken wordplay, generalization does him little good and breaks the connection between artist and listener. For example, on “Plain Sailing Weather,” he sings “The problem with falling in love in late bars / Is that there’s always more nights / There’s always more bars,” an attempt to be universal
that lacks subtlety. Still, the album does contain moments of sheer brilliance, showcasing that there are new avenues Turner has yet to explore. “Four Simple Words” starts with a strange cabaret ballad, which explodes into a brazen punk anthem celebrating the power of music, destined to become a crowd pleaser. “Tape Deck Heart” never reaches the peaks of his earlier work, but it should please Frank Turner fans. It’s apparent though that if he wishes to remain relevant, Turner will have to expand his musical boundaries.
— jonah yonker
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alcoholism and died in an alcoholrelated car crash. Charlie Parker, the legendary jazz saxophonist, battled with heroin addiction. As the documentary details, Basquiat admired both of these men and knew of their struggles with substance abuse. Which leads to the question: If Basquiat had seen the obvious dangers of substance abuse, why would he use in the first place? What I think I’m getting at is that part of what led Basquiat to his tragic demise, and the untimely deaths many other artists, may have been the aesthetic of the tortured artist. There’s a sense in which really good artists — genius artists, generation-defining artists — are almost expected to have serious emotional trouble. The list of these tortured artists spans centuries. Michelangelo, Van Gogh and Andy Warhol all fit the prototype. More recently, both Amy Winehouse and David Foster Wallace created masterworks of art while battling their respective selves. The underlying assumption here, I believe, is that beautiful, profound, amazing art can only come from profound suffering. And these artists, as generally emotionally troubled individuals, had deep pools of suffering to dip into for inspiration. In the mind of an aspiring artist, the argument goes something like this: “Many artistic geniuses have emotional troubles. I want to be an artistic genius. I need to have emotional troubles.” This probably sounds awful. Frankly, it is. I don’t mean to belittle emotional troubles or to suggest they are self-created. Science has shown this to be just patently false. But I think it’s a line of reasoning that a young, impressionable artist could plausibly entertain. And, even in an entirely healthy individual, that can’t be healthy. Is this why Jean-Michel Basquiat began shooting heroin and why he eventually overdosed? His story (like anyone’s life story, really) is far too complex to allow itself to be broken down into obvious causes and effects. But I do think his life provides an opportunity for discussing if, by exalting the tortured artist, perhaps our culture is creating more tortured individuals.
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The Good Life Festival
Hamster balls and pillow fighting with Jersey Mike’s and Calbi — the one-time event becomes a UCSD tradition to promote a healthy lifestyle. BY shelby newallis
editorial assistant You’ve seen them — the hordes of runners, bikers and surfers that have given San Diego its reputation as one of the most health-conscious counties in America. There’s no doubt that the active San Diego lifestyle promotes healthy living. This year’s second annual Good Life Festival put on by The Zone’s Health, Recreation and Well-being Program shows that UCSD has all of the resources available on campus for students to make their college years healthy. As the last set of this year’s midterms begin to creep up — getting out of Geisel becomes imperative for one’s mental and physical state. The Good Life Festival is a way to get out on Thursday, May 2 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. for some good, clean on-campus fun. The festival was intended to be a one-time event, but due to outstanding attendance last year, the festival is back in hopes of making it an annual event. The Zone’s Program Coordinator, Iris Crowe-Lerma worked this year to get participation from outside food vendors. “We learned to plan for more attendees than we expect! Last year, we planned for 1,000 attendees and were pleasantly surprised to see more than 1,600 attend, which made for long lines and short supply of food. This year we will have twice as much food, more activities and will be redesigning the layout to accommodate even more attendees,” Crowe-Lerma said.
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Some of the activities at the event to look forward to include live Zumba, a climbing wall, inflatable pillow fighting and jousting, chair massages and human hamster balls in a pool. “We tried to incorporate different activities hoping that this festival will encourage students to
engage in healthy practices and take advantage of on-campus wellness resources,” Crowe-Lerma said. If you would rather relax and not partake in physical activities, hang out and listen to music from DJ Harry Bui. Take a walk around the booths, and pick up some free samples, check out the arts and
crafts booth to get a free henna tattoo. There will also be food tickets available for $1, which buys you a Jersey Mike’s sub sandwich and a Calbi’s taco. The event takes place at Town Square near Price Center and Matthews Quad, right off Library Walk. Wristbands for the event will
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Bird Rock Coffee Roasters Tucked away in La Jolla, the self-roasting coffee shop proves itself worthy to a college-oriented town. damia nut latte) and Sugar Daddy (Mexican mocha) starting at $3.95 for a 12-ounce cup. Both are great Tucked away between the drinks, hitting all the right notes, roundabouts of La Jolla Boulevard, but are not as sweet as one would Bird Rock Coffee Roasters has expect. Bird Rock’s most popular firmly planted its roots with a solid drink is the good and faithful capcustomer base in La Jolla. This puccino — foamy and brewed to small coffeehouse is unnoticeable perfection with a leaf design on from the outside, but a true cafthe foam. Decently priced at $2.95 feine fiend would not turn away for 8 ounces and up to $4.45 for 20 this hidden treasure. Bird Rock was ounces, the cappuccino is worth awarded the 2012 Micro Roaster the wait. However, if you are lookof the Year by Roast Magazine and ing for a caffeine kick, you will humbly boasts its title throughout be greatly disappointed — all of the coffee shop in both its awards the espresso drinks have the same along the walls and more imporamount of caffeine despite the size. tantly, its coffee. The real star of this establishWalking into this shop, you can ment is its drip coffee. tell they take their In addition to a natural coffee seriously. With Hours: decaf roast, it provides a coffee roaster in Mon. - Fri. 6 am to both a light roast and a the back of the store 6 pm, Sat. - Sun. 6:30 am dark roast in a separate and a group of wellto 6 pm area for their drip cofversed baristas, this fee. Starting at a mere is the spot for coffee Location: $1.40 for 8 ounces and snobs and food lovers 5627 La Jolla Blvd, San Diego, CA comparable $2.35 for alike. Just talk to any 92037 20 ounces, this coffee is of the baristas; they a great deal. Due to its would be more than special roasting prachappy to talk about tices, the coffee possess the whole roasting the artisan flair, such as process, down to the a hint of orange or dark chocolate very strand of coffee beans they as endnotes, that most coffee shops use. And if you’re dying to know don’t possess. If that doesn’t make how to make them at home, the you want to run over to placate shop provides classes on how to your caffeine fix, the $1 refills will. brew and make your own espresso The coffee at this shop is as drinks starting at $55 per session. The coffee shop posts a short list diverse as its community — from indie rocking hipsters to yuppies of espresso drinks up on the wall stealing the neighborhood Internet above the espresso bar as well as a separate bar for drip coffee. The list and everything in between. So if you’re a highbrow coffee expert, of espresso drinks are not nearly this hidden gem is sure to serve as extensive as other coffee shops, only the finest. but it still provides the regular espresso shots and lattes along with readers can contact some of their own creations. These tiffany chin TMChin@ucsd.edu include the Trophy Wife (macaBY tiffany chin
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be available at noon on the day of the event at the entrance of Town Square. All of the event activities are free with a wristband. Expect a big and vibrant crowd, loud music and lots of giveaways.
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HAVE A DRINK ON US FASHIONABLY LATE The Guardian asked Brian Lee, manager Noble Experiment located near the Gaslamp Quarter in Downtown, to recommend a seasonal cocktail. This was his choice.
Ingredients 2 ounces Bourbon 0.5 ounces of Liquor 43 Dash of Angostura Bitters Orange Twist Based on the traditional Old Fashioned Cocktail, this unique drink adds a modern twist. After the sweetness of the vanillaflavored Liquor 43, the Angostura creates a pleasing contrast. We may not know who Ryan Walsh is or why the drink is named Fashionably Late, but what we will remember are the fun nights this drink can begin. — Katherine Shi Staff Wrtier
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letter to the editor
Middle-Income Students Need Financial Aid
Buselt Plans to Expand Academic Opportunities on Campus ▶ Buselt, from page 4
work to secure funding to implement these plans so that UCSD will be a more sustainable, safe and active campus. The second committee I plan on initiating on day one will look at expanding academic opportunities pertaining to retention and student empowerment. Personally, I have garnered so much insight with the critical lens I’ve gained from our ethnic studies department. There have been efforts for many years to establish more programs that explore identity, community and culture. Currently, a number of students are interested in establishing minors in areas such as Asian
American studies and Islamic studies. I intend on having this committee’s membership include both A.S. Council members as well as representatives from the student organizations with vested interests in creating these programs so that we can build upon all the work that has already been done and partner with the Academic Senate to make these potential opportunities a reality. I’m confident that the incoming council will be remembered for being productive, respectful and engaging. The 2013–2014 council’s potential lies in the fact that its members will each bring unique perspectives, experiences and identities to the fourth floor, but its successes will not be confined there.
UCSD SINUS ALLERGY BLOOD DONOR STUDY: Subjects aged 18-65 with current sinus allergy symptoms to grass pollen needed for study requiring donation of blood, allergy skin testing, pulmonary function testing, and completion of allergy questionnaires. Will be reimbursed $450 for completion of 4 clinic visit study over a 2 year period. Contact Dr. Broide, Department of Medicine,
858.534.2033
UCSD ASTHMA BLOOD DONOR STUDY: Subjects aged 18-65 with current asthma symptoms to grass pollen needed for study requiring donation of blood, allergy skin testing, pulmonary function testing, and completion of allergy questionnaires. Will be reimbursed $575 for completion of 5 clinic visit study over a 2 year period. Contact Brianna Palumbo UCSD Airway Research Center
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I hope to lead and foster a council whose members will draw from the communities they are rooted in to produce collaborative projects that build upon what we already love about our campus, while engaging with the student body to address the challenges we will face with a grassroots and democratic approach on a campus, local, statewide and national level. Thank you for allowing me the privilege of serving as your Student Body President for the upcoming academic year. I look forward to seeing what we can accomplish together. Humbly Yours, Andy Buselt A.S. President-elect
Dear Editor, Last year, UC Berkeley distributed approximately $40 million in Pell Grants and $72 million in statefunded Cal Grants to undergraduate college students. But while federal Pell Grants and state Cal Grants are important sources of financial assistance, they are not the largest. The university student aid program, funded by tuition and fees, provided $85 million to make UC Berkeley accessible for the neediest students. This means that the lowestincome students pay less to attend in 2013 than they would have in 1992 (when fewer Cal students qualified for Pell Grants and when the USAP was much smaller). Tuition and fees also support UC Berkeley’s Middle Class Access Plan, which caps parental contributions for a Berkeley education at 15 percent of annual income in the $80,000 to $140,000 range. Eligible students will cap the contribution your parents make toward your annual cost of attendance at UC Berkeley at 15 percent of their total income. The minimum MCAP award for 2013–2014 is $1,000. UCLA established the Chancellor’s Blue and Gold Scholarship Program in 1998 to recognize high-achieving Los Angeles County high schools, which have traditionally sent few students to UCLA. Each scholar receives an annual award ranging up to $5,000. Beginning with the Fall Quarter 2000, the UCLA Chancellor’s Blue and Gold Scholarship Program was expanded to include transfer students attending community colleges in the greater Los Angeles area. The pro-
gram now supports approximately 350 students, and expenditures exceed $1 million. At UC Davis, community service continues to be an integral part of the Chancellor’s Blue and Gold Program. Each scholar is asked to complete 20 hours of service each year. To help middle-class California students and families cover costs, UC Davis announced a new financial aid program. The Aggie Grant Plan will award about $3,000 annually to eligible students whose annual family incomes are between $80,000 and $120,000. “This new program reflects our commitment to sustaining access to a UC Davis education for students across the socioeconomic spectrum,” said Adela de la Torre, interim vice chancellor for student affairs. The AGP builds on the University of California’s Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan, which expands access for lower-income students. The Blue and Gold plan covers base tuition and fees for students with annual family incomes of up to $80,000. The AGP will be funded through federal, state and university funds, as well as private grants and scholarships. In 2011–2012, 53 percent of students received enough financial aid to fully cover their base tuition and fees, and 44 percent of those who earned bachelor’s degrees did so without taking out loans. Collectively, UC Davis students received more than $250 million in scholarships and grants during the last academic year. I always lie to high school students when I help them with college admissions; that is … I always tell them to lie to “my first-choice college(s).” — Richard Thompson Alumnus ’83
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Tritons Split with First Ranked Chico Men’s Golf Places Fifth at CCAA, Yamaguchi Third BY MATT SMITH
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UCSD split a four-game series with the No. 4 nationally ranked Chico State Wildcats this past weekend. With the split, UCSD is now 22–20 overall on the season, occupying the sixth spot in the CCAA conference standings in a tie with Cal State Dominguez Hills. With a 16–16 conference record, it is unlikely that the Tritons will qualify for the four-team CCAA tournament, but with fourthranked Sonoma State (19–13) just three games ahead, the door has not yet been shut on a postseason appearance. UCSD continues its regular season with a critical matchup against conference foes Cal State San Bernardino this upcoming weekend. The last two home games of the season will be played this Thursday and Friday, April 25 and 26. UCSD concludes the series with a doubleheader Saturday, April 27 on the road at San Bernardino. Game 1: Friday, April 19 UCSD 7, Chico State 5 The Tritons had to battle, but they came away with a victory in the opening game of the series. Each team traded four-run innings, but it was the Tritons who came out on top. With each team’s respective ace on the mound, runs were hard to come by. Each pitcher struggled in the early innings, however, with Triton ace senior Ryan Goodbrand allowing four runs in the second and Wildcat pitcher Nick Baker giving up four runs in the next inning. Each pitcher settled down, and after the third inning, runs were much more difficult to come by. Goodbrand gave up just one more run in the game, finishing with 7.2 innings pitched and eight strikeouts in a solid performance. The Tritons jumped ahead in the
first, capitalizing off a double by senior centerfielder Danny Susdorf and a passed ball from the pitcher to take the early lead. Susdorf finished 2-for-4 in the game with two runs scored and a walk. The Tritons gave up the lead in the bottom of the second when two singles and a walk loaded the bases. Goodbrand was able to strike out one and induce a groundout from another to surrender just one run before shortstop Cody Slader homered to drive in three runs batted in. UCSD wouldn’t stay down for long though, as they bounced back to score four of their own in the top of the third to put UCSD back in the driver’s seat. UCSD added two more runs off a sacrifice fly by third baseman Garrett Tuck in the sixth and a homerun by junior Scott Liske in the eighth to solidify the victory. Liske finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored and the home run in the winning effort. Game 2: Saturday, April 20 UCSD 6, Chico State 7 UCSD pushed three runs across in the opening inning, getting off to a hot start in each of the first two games. Susdorf once again got the Tritons started with a hit and a pair of throwing errors by Chico State, allowing UCSD to score two and add another on a sacrifice fly by designated hitter junior Nick La Face. In the second inning, Susdorf drove in a run on a single to center field. UCSD added a run in the fifth off a triple by sophomore catcher Brett Levy and an RBI groundout by junior second-baseman Spencer Frazier. UCSD added another in the following sixth inning when junior Justin Rahn scored on a throwing error by the Chico State shortstop. Despite giving up four unearned runs to the Tritons, Chico State found
their way around to earn the win. Game 3: Saturday, April 20 UCSD 3, Chico State 1 UCSD freshman pitcher Troy Cruz fared well for the Tritons, going five innings and only surrendering one earned run while allowing four hits. Cruz set the pace for the Tritons, who struck first in the second inning when Rahn doubled to lead off the inning, and Liske singled to drive him in. Rahn finished the game 2-for-3 from the designated hitter spot. The Tritons added two more insurance runs in the sixth when Susdorf scored on a throwing error by Wildcat pitcher Mike Botelho and senior first-baseman Richard Seigel doubled to bring home junior Garrett Tuck. The two runs were enough to secure the victory and take the series lead 2–1. Game 4: Sunday, April 21 UCSD 1, Chico State 3 Both pitchers threw the ball well for their respective clubs in the last game of the series. UCSD starter sophomore Dan Kolodin went seven innings, striking out five and giving up only three hits. His only blemish came early in the game when Chico State took two runs in the first. A pair of singles got Chico State on the board, and behind pitcher Kagen Hopkins, they never looked back. Hopkins went seven innings and didn’t allow a single run, while giving up four hits and striking out three. The Wildcats added a third run in the eighth inning on a double by pinch hitter Jon Peters. UCSD attempted a comeback in the ninth, scoring once, but the Tritons were unable to add more runs, splitting the series 2-2.
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The Tritons finish fifth at the CCAA Championships, await the release of NCAA West Regional Bracket. BY RACHEL UDA SPORTS
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UCSD Freshman Clayton Yamaguchi finished third in a field of 23 participants at the California Collegiate Athletics Association conference tournament at the Hunter Ranch Golf Course in Paso Robles, Calif., April 22 and April 23. “Clayton’s solo third-place finish was a fantastic achievement, and we are all very proud of him,” UCSD head coach Mike Wydra said to the UCSD Athletics Department. “He made 18 birdies during the tournament, second only to the 19 made by the eventual winner.” Overall, the Tritons placed fifth out of eight teams, with an overall score of 874 (+10) after three rounds of play. Cal State Monterey Bay finished first with a score of 845 (-19), to break the former course record by one stroke. The Otters finished nine strokes in front of Cal State Stanislaus (-10) and 15 strokes in front of thirdplace Sonoma State. “We’re not satisfied,” Yamaguchi said. “We know we can beat a couple of the teams we lost to. It’s kind of hard, but we’re gonna use that as motivation.” Sophomore Jay Lim — who finished with a 211 last season on the same course at the CCAAs —carded a 221 (+5) to tie for 18th overall. Junior Lewis Simon also ended with a score of 221. The only Triton not to finish in the top 20 was freshman Daniel Yang,
who ended in 29th place with a 228. When asked about his teammates’ performances, Yamaguchi said that both Simon and Lim are far better than what their scores reflected. “They’re much better than that,” Yamaguchi said. “But I mean, it’s kind of a tough place, and you have to be on your game, and they’ll be back and ready for regionals.” CSU Monterey Bay’s Brandon Hortt was the tournament’s top finisher — the fifth straight Otter to win the conference title — ending with a score of 204 (-12). Second place finisher, Cal State Stanislaus’ Tyler Baker, ended at 209 (-7). After their fifth-place finish, the Tritons have dropped to eighth place in the West Regional rankings, in front of Cal State East Bay and Dixie State University. It is yet to be seen if the Tritons will remain in the top 10 to qualify for the NCAA Division II West/Central Regional, held May 6 to May 8 at The Home Course in DuPont, Wash. The selection will be announced later in the week. “We’re all really excited; it’s always a great experience to play at the NCAA level, like in regionals,” Yamaguchi said. “We all learned something at conference, and are going to work on it and try and improve and play well as a team. If we can all play well as a team, I think we will do very well.”
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First to the Fight Tritons enter WWPA tournament with the first seed, Lizotte named WWPA Player of the Year. BY RACHEL UDA
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After going 7–0 in the Western Water Polo Association, the No. this in our conference tournament, then I think we’ll be looking 13-ranked UCSD women’s water polo team will go into the confer- really good.” UCSD junior Sarah Lizotte — fourth in the league in goals (78), ence tournament with the No. 1 seed. The Tritons (22–13 overall) finish in front of reigning champion third in assists (52) and ninth in the league in steals (45) — was second-seed Loyola Marymount University (18–12 overall, 6–1 in named the WWPA Player of the Year, April 20. Joining Lizotte on the All-WWPA First Team were junior center the WWPA). The third seed goes to Cal State East Bay (16–15 Melissa Bartow and freshman goalkeeper Courtney overall, 2–5 in the WWPA), and Santa Clara University Miller. Freshman Alexis Wieseler earned Honorable takes the fourth seed. All eight teams will take part in Mention All-Conference distinction as well as Allthe tournament, hosted at the Sullivan Aquatic Center WWPA Freshman Team honors. in Santa Clara, Calif. “It’s a tremendous honor, and I’m really grateful, and The Tritons hosted their last home game of the I could not have done it without my team,” Lizotte said. season, taking down Cal State San Bernardino 15–4. “It’s hard when not everyone can get recognized, and I Freshman Julia Kirkland and sophomore Rachel Brooks feel like this was really in recognition of the team and all both slated hat tricks against the Coyotes. that we’ve accomplished so far this year.” UCSD finished its regular season on the road last No. 1 UCSD will face No. 8 Cal State San Bernardino Saturday, April 20 against No. 8 San Diego State in the this Friday, April 26 at 9:30 a.m. in the opening game of 12th Annual Harper Cup, named after UCSD men’s the tournament. water polo head coach Denny Harper. The Tritons If the Tritons take the first round match, UCSD will fell 6–4 to the Division-I Aztecs. Despite the loss, the play against the winner between No. 4 Colorado State Tritons seem to have garnered some momentum comand No. 5 Sonoma State the following day. The champiing into the tournament. “It’s part of the reason we schedule [the Harper Cup] Junior utlity sarah lizotte onship game will be played Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m. “I definitely have high expectations for the team,” this late in the season, so that both teams can get one last was named the wwpa tune-up against each other as we go into our conference player of the year. lizotte Lizotte said. “Either way, whoever we end up matching tournament,” UCSD head coach Brad Kreutzkamp said has 78 goals, 52 assists up against down the road, we need to come out ready to the UCSD Athletics Department. “If we can play like and 45 steals this season. to play and get to nationals.”
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13
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7-0
4-4
1-2
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lmu
18
12
0.600
6-1
6-1
8-3
1-5
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15
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3-4
5-1
3-4
4-13
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21
0.323
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4-5
2-5
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0.296
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26
0.188
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0-6
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0-8
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