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fire causes campuswide blackout By Nicole chan • Associate News Editor
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CSD experienced a campus-wide power outage Memorial Day Weekend after a transformer caught fire at the east campus power station. According to a campuswide notice from the UCSD Police Department, the power outage from the electrical fire, which was reported Saturday at 12:18 p.m., affected the entire campus, including the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the university’s Thornton Medical
Hospital. All six dining halls and the college markets closed due to the campus-wide power outage. Goody’s Market student lead and Revelle College senior Sarah Matsushima said that the market closed at 1 p.m. “The power went out at 11:45 a.m.,” Matsushima said. “Goody’s upstairs was giving out food. All refrigeration was down, heating was down, all registers were down, so we
couldn’t charge them.” Muir College sophomore David Woo said that he did not experience the power outage until he got to campus around 8 p.m. on Saturday. “It was eerily quiet,” Woo said. “None of my apartmentmates were home this weekend, so I called my friends and went out to dinner,” Woo said. Although power was restored Sunday morning, Woo said his building as of Monday morning still does
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not have hot water. Due to the power outage, the university provided on-campus residents with two city shuttles with service to Costa Verde and La Jolla Village Square. The shuttles were available for 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday. According to KGTV 10 News, the fire caused approximately $300,000 worth in damage to the power station building’s contents, and approximately $50,000 in damage to the property.
The campus-wide power outage also affected UCSD’s Thornton Medical Hospital, forcing it to utilize its emergency backup power. Although campus-wide notices reported power to be restored within four hours, power was not restored campus-wide until 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. Readers can contact Nicole Chan at n3chan@ucsd.edu.
Rady School of Management
Co-op Wells Fargo Hall Opens in Rady School Collective Rebounds After Debt The four university coops faced closure after accruing $20,000 in debt during 2007-09. By Emily Pham Staff Writer UCSD’s co-ops — Ché Café, General Store, the Food Co-op and Groundwork Books — are currently recovering after paying off $20,000 of their debts. According to General Store member Taury St. Claire, the co-ops suffered from dwindling business due to construction. The construction, which lasted from 2007-09, expanded the Old Student Center from 10,000 square feet to 15,000 square feet. It blocked the main entrance to the General Store, causing fewer customers to visit the co-ops. The lack of business and loss of co-op membership almost caused the co-ops to be shut down after they accrued almost $45,000 of debt to vendors and to the university. “The store just looked really, realSee co-ops, page 3
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Support from lead donors Ernest Rady and Wells Fargo Bank facilitated the hall’s construction. By Nicole CHan Associate News Editor A new five-story lecture hall opened in the Rady School of Management on Friday, May 11. The Rady School celebrated the opening of Wells Fargo Hall in a ribboncutting ceremony attended by Rady School Dean Robert S. Sullivan, UCSD Chancellor Marye Anne Fox, philanthropist Ernest Rady, Steve Bernstein of Wells Fargo and Rady School MBA student Ashley Zeeland. The 81,000 square-feet hall holds
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a classroom for 185 students, two classrooms for 75 students each, 45 faculty offices, 18 team study rooms and multiple multi-purpose conference rooms. The hall also includes the J.R. Beyster Auditorium, named in honor of support provided by Betty and Dr. J. Robert Beyster. According to the press release, construction on the $47-million Wells Fargo Hall began May 21, 2010 after a $5-million challenge gift from Ernest Rady. This challenge gift showed Rady’s commitment to the project and “challenged” others to support the proposed building. This led to a $5-million gift from Wells Fargo Bank that facilitated the project. Private donations from Rita and Richard Atkinson, Arthur Brody, Jan Tuttleman and Tony Thornley also supported the construction of the
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hall. “The opening of Wells Fargo Hall is a testament to the continued support of the Rady School by our community,” Rady School Dean Robert S. Sullivan said in a May 16 press release. “The new facilities will provide the Rady School with the capacity to accommodate more students and enhance its educational and research programs. The Rady School now will have among the finest facilities in the nation.” Wells Fargo Hall also meets Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards and achieved silver certification for its water savings and energy efficiency. According to a press release, the hall will start being used this summer. The Rady School opened in 2003 and its first building, Otterson
Hall, opened in 2007. In addition to the Rady School, construction projects are currently in progress at other areas of campus. Construction on the Jacobs Medical Center Plant began last week, on May 21. The structure, which will provide support utilities for the Jacobs Medical Center bell tower, will be completed in Fall 2014. The university will also welcome Engineering Building Unit IV in 2013, a four-story structure with office and laboratory space for 50 faculty members and 1,100 students, in addition to studios and design space for visual arts students. Government and private funds are supporting the $83.3-million project. Readers can contact Nicole Chan at n3chan@ucsd.edu.
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UCSD ▶ The Preuss School at UCSD was named the Most Transformative High School in the nation by Newsweek magazine. This marks the second year in a row that Preuss has topped the list. ▶ Professor of Environmental Biology and Co-Director of the Center for Aquatic Chemical Ecology at Georgia Tech University Mark Hay will receive the 2012 Robert L. and Bettie P. Cody Award in Ocean Sciences from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD in June. ▶ UCSD’s delegation to the California Micromouse Competition won first place in the contest’s second year. UCSD, which hosted the event, also won last year. ▶ UCSD researchers have begun a series of clinical trials to test the effects of chocolate and tomatoes as well as medication on patients who have or are at risk for dementia.
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▶ The infant mortality rate in San Diego County dropped to its lowest levels since 2003 according to data released this week. ▶ The owners of a San Diego mansion are suing Seattle Seahawks tight end Kellen Winslow II, claiming he trashed the house while he and his wife were renting it. ▶ The City of San Diego was ranked eighth in the country for Best Parks by the Trust for Public Land organization. ▶ San Diego County Dist. Atty. Bonnie Dumanis cleared six police officers of any wrongdoing for shooting Dejon White, who was suspected of killing a police officer last August.
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Co-op Collective Hopes to Negotiate with Univ. Centers for Free Rent
LIGHTS & SIRENS SUN GOD - Friday, May 18 2:06 p.m.: Injury ▶ A subject was passed out on the ground at the intersection of La Jolla Shores and Scholar’s Drive with “facial injuries.” Transported to hospital by medics. 3:11 p.m.: Medical aid ▶ A subject at Robinson Complex Building 3 had a head injury “after falling.” Transported to hospital by medics. 4:47 p.m.: Medical aid ▶ The subject at Geneva had alcohol poisoning. Information only. 6:39 p.m.: Disturbance, general ▶ An “upset subject” fell down in the stairwell area at The Village West Building 1. Transported to hospital. 5:35 p.m.: Drunk in public, obstruct police officer, battery on person ▶ A male student at Kathmandu in I-House obstructed a police officer and became violent. Transported to jail. 7:10 p.m.: Drunk in public, possession of narcotics ▶ A male student in Lot 207 was drunk and had a narcotic controlled substance on him. Transported to jail. 8:50 p.m.: Possession of Controlled substance, minor possession of alcohol ▶ An underage male student was arrested for possession of drugs and alcohol. Transported to jail. Saturday, May 19 1:37 a.m.: Suspicious vehicle ▶ A subject was “laying” in the back of the vehicle at Lot 104. Information only. 5:43 a.m.: Welfare check ▶ Someone was passed out near the UCSD sign by the intersection of La Jolla Village Drive and Villa La Jolla. Field interview administered. 8:40 p.m.: Illegal camping ▶ An RV was parked in Lot 206 with a “subject living inside.” Checks OK.
Sunday, May 20 12:16 a.m.: Alcohol contact ▶ Someone was in possession of alcohol at Geisel Library. Information only. 10:17 p.m.: Information ▶ People were “throwing water balloons” at Social Sciences Building. Information only. 11:12 p.m.: Medical aid ▶ A male subject “cut his arm” at Argo Hall. Transported to hospital. Monday, May 21 1:24 a.m.: Incomplete wireless call ▶ A subject at Galathea Hall “possibly dislocated” a knee but hung up without telling the officer anything else. Checks OK. 2:10 a.m.: Prowler ▶ A female subject at 1 Miramar Building “heard her screen door open and close.” Checks OK. 7:40 p.m.: Citizen contact ▶ An ex-girlfriend was parked outside Mesa Apartments. Report taken. Tuesday, May 22 10:49 a.m.: Welfare check ▶ A subject fell out of a wheelchair at Lot 602. Referred to other agency - VA. 11:55 a.m.: Medical aid ▶ A subject was having an anxiety attack on the intersection of Myers Drive and Gilman Drive. Transported to hospital by medics. 12:17 p.m.: Welfare check ▶ Someone at Revelle Commons “appeared to be foaming” at the mouth. Unable to locate. 6:09 p.m.: Injury ▶ A person fell while rock climbing at Canyonview Pool. Transported to hospital by medics. 8:42 p.m.: Suspicious person ▶ A person was “staring at people” at Warren Lecture Hall. Unable to locate. — COMPILED BY SARAH KANG Staff Writer
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ly sad,” St. Claire said. As a result, the co-ops and the university negotiated in 2008 to temporarily stop the rent until the co-ops could afford to pay it off. In the former 2006 lease, the Ché Café paid $84.00, the General Store $1,450.97, the Food Co-op $521.70 and Groundwork Books $788.55 per month for rent, based on the square footage of each space. “We decided as a co-op to stop the rent,” St. Claire said. “Every quarter we were scraping by and would barely make the rent.” After construction at the Old Student Center ended, further improvements to the co-ops increased business for them. The Bike Shop and General Store switched locations, which led to more foot traffic for the General Store. Increased co-op membership and increased sales due to the addition of the co-ops’ textbook rental program allowed co-ops to start hosting Open Mic nights, video game tournaments, workshops and benefit shows on a regular basis. As a result, more students came and the co-ops recovered. “It was really, really rough for us to pull out of the hole,” Sanchez said. “We’re still rising up after it. However, we’re not struggling or on the brink of failure.” Though the rent was temporarily stopped, the co-ops hope that future negotiations with University Centers will allow their complexes to be rent-free, or at least have heavily reduced rent. The co-ops’ current Master Space Agreement — a renewable two-year legal document that defines how each university space operates — considers them businesses and does not accurately reflect the non-profit and co-op nature of the stores, according to General Store member Samantha Sanchez. “Previously, [the contract] talks
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about us as vendors,” Sanchez said. “We wanted to change it to co-ops since we’re different than other vendors; we’re non-profit and all volunteers.” The co-ops also want the changes in the MSA to ensure they can continue hosting events, such as the Super Smash Bros. tournament they held on Thursday, May 24 at the General Store. As “vendors,” the coops would have more restrictions on which events they can host. “Each co-op is a unique space and resource, and we want to share that with people,” Sanchez said. However, MSA negotiations between University Centers and the co-ops have been a slow process, starting from 2008 to present day, according to Sanchez. Sanchez said it took weeks for University Centers to talk to the university board about each change proposed by the co-ops. University Centers Director Hugh
Hagues confirmed that University Centers is still considering the amount of debt forgiveness for the co-ops and that the process has been “on and off.” The co-op collective hopes to reach a conclusion regarding the lease and the rest of their debt in Fall 2012, according to co-op member Anya Diamond. They also hope to bring back community grants and student scholarships once they are out of debt, and work more closely with students and A.S. Council. “We want to change our relationship with the university,” Sanchez said. Students who want to be involved with the General Store can attend open meetings on Fridays at 5 p.m. at the General Co-op, or on Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. at the Ché Café. Readers can contact Emily Pham at e4pham@ucsd.edu.
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OPINION Not a Fair Share The Cyber Intellegence and Sharing Protection Act (CISPA) is a threat to online privacy and First Amendment rights due to its vague terms that grant unrestricted power for government investigations.
It’s Now or Never: Maybe Third Time’s the Charm
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’ll keep this simple: I came, I saw and since I need another year to do what needs to be done — I’ll take it. Yes, this is my third editor in chief soapbox, my final statement of intent to spend my last year living by Wednesdays and Sundays. The aforementioned rationale is simple. The decision-making process was not. I am a great believer in the faceless wisdom of others and so, about five weeks back, my Google history started
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he issue of protecting private companies from overseas cyber threats has led the United States government to vote on another act that patrols the sharing of private information on the Internet. The Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act (CISPA) is a provision on the National Security Act of 1947 that allows the sharing of Internet traffic information between the United States government and certain technological companies like AT&T, Facebook and Microsoft in order to boost cyber security from potential overseas cyber spies. CISPA is a bill that not only favors big businesses and violates the privacy of American citizens but also sets a dangerous precedent for future bills that restrict the First Amendment law that protects the freedom of the press. CISPA passed in the House of Representatives on April 26, 2012 with the
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backing of a strong Republican majority of 206 out of 248 votes. CISPA is the latest link in online privacy legislation, after SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act that restricted the access to certain sites that hosts pirated content. SOPA was introduced to the House of Representatives October 26, 2011 only to be met with controversy from government officials and the public alike. It has yet to come to an official vote due to a lack of consensus in the House, including opposition by Nancy Pelosi and Ron Paul, and public disapproval by major companies including Google, Wikipedia and Twitter. SOPA aims to fight piracy within the United States while CISPA is attempting to strengthen cyber security from overseas threats. However, both bills present major issues of privacy infringement. Similar to SOPA, CISPA infringes upon the right to freedom of speech by limiting file sharing
among users, while increasing file sharing between governments and business without explicit public consent. A lack of specificity is also an issue in CISPA that does not seem to have a forthcoming response. In the bill, the government is able to confiscate online material such as emails, without judicial oversight, if they believe the material is a threat to “cyber security.” The bill states that they perceive a threat as “efforts to harm public and private systems and networks” and “theft or wrongful possession of public or private data, intellectual property, or personally identifiable information.” Terms like “harmful” do not paint a specific picture of what may be flagged as a threat, and therefore allows the government to find anything harmful without See CISPA, page 5
In Fall 2011, UCSD followed UC Berkeley and UCLA in using a holistic admissions process that grants a single score from 1 (recommend admission) to 5 (Recommend deny) to an applicant’s file.
Holistic Review Causes Reader Bias
New Process Befits Increased Selectivity
Procedure Ignores Social Environments
In Fall 2011, UCSD adopted a new holistic admissions process for incoming freshman that is being pushed by UC Regents. Already in place at UC Berkeley and UCLA, the new process evaluates each applicant comprehensively and takes more account of the opportunities and struggles presented to the student during their high school career. However, the system is based off scores given by at least two readers instead of a point-by-point mathematical breakdown that can lead to too much subjectivity in the process of choosing students. UCSD’s previous admissions process, known as the comprehensive review process, gave students a review score based on academic achievement and extracurriculars, and then compared this to an overall cut-off score to determine the decision to admit or deny. This process was transparent and easy to explain to non-admitted students if they were to question their rejection. The new holistic process scores each application from 1 (emphatically recommended for admission) to 5 (recommend deny) as a whole, but the total score is not an admission’s decision—some students can be admitted while others are not even if they’re in the same score group, with the process not being able to be explained clearly to them. The vast differences between these two admissions processes allows for the bias of the reader to be the ultimate determining factor in whether a student is admitted or not. The new holistic process simply does not have the clear-cut method that the previous system had.
This year, in selecting the class of 2015, the UCSD Office of Admissions replaced the pointbased admissions criteria it had used for over a decade with a ‘holistic review’ process in which candidates’ accomplishments are assessed in the context of the challenges they have faced. Though its critics consider holistic review liable to bias, the fact is that similar admissions procedures have been in place at more selective institutions for years. Use of holistic review in admissions is useful in making distinctions between highly qualified candidates, making it perfect for UCSD, which is rapidly becoming more selective. It is right for UCSD and UCI to use holistic review because their admissions rates have been decreasing steadily in the last five years. UCSD’s admissions rate has dropped from 43 percent to 2006 to 37 percent in 2011. In the same time span, UCI’s admissions rate declined from 61 percent to 44 percent. UC Berkeley and UCLA, which have used holistic review for all five years, have had stable admissions rates over the half-decade, each hovering near 25 percent. Highly selective private schools like Harvard and Yale have always used holistic review. The trend is clear: more selective schools need holistic review to choose their students. The point-based system works serviceably when nearly half of the applicant pool is accepted, but is less useful when it comes to making distinctions between higher-scored candidates. The UCSD Office of Admissions is right to adopt a procedure for selecting the freshman class that is befitting of the school’s increased selectivity.
UCSD’s newly adapted holistic admissions process has continued to bring in some of the most academically qualified students, but ultimately, it ignores social environments and leaves socioeconomically disadvantaged minority students at a greater disadvantage. The prior point system for admission, which ranked students based on a sum total of GPA and extracurricular activities, allotted additional points to students coming from socioeconomically disadvantaged households to account for the fact that not all students come from nurturing environments. The subjective holistic review process does do this. Instead, individual readers determine a score from 1-5 to give to an applicant as a whole. This lack of minority students after adoption of the holistic review process is especially visible in departments such as the Jacobs School of Engineering where there is already little diversity. According to data recently published regarding the 2012 admitted class, minority applicants are at an all-time high but very few are being admitted. Only 25 percent of all Chicano/Latino applicants were accepted into the school of engineering compared to 32 percent in 2011. Similarly, the percent of African American acceptances decreased from 25 percent to 18 percent in 2012. Overall, this has left the incoming class in the Jacobs School of Engineering more homogenous than ever. The adoption of the holistic review process has not helped increase diversity on campus, and it fails to recognize the importance of forming a well-rounded class that stems from different backgrounds.
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including the following searches: “how to deal with burnout,” “is my job worth it” and, finally, straight-up, “should I quit my job.” Luckily, there’s a multitude of quizzes offering to clear the confusion. Do you get along with your boss or does he create a negative work environment? I get along with myself fairly well, yes, but I’ve been told that my bouts of moody silence are terrifying. Could you find a better job elsewhere? I, and all the editors, easily could for the upcoming year, yet we’re still here. Then, the kicker: Is it worth it? No. It isn’t. It hasn’t been. And if I walk away now, all of this — power struggles, moving offices, production problems, budget changes, and big plans — will never have been worth it. It’s both terribly depressing and terribly meaningful to say that this, “this” being the ephemeral aspects of working here, the late nights and endless meetings, the panicked calls and angry letters, the rice pudding (300 calories, far too much sugar) and TapEx, this is closer to my bones than any 40-page thesis due next week that I haven’t started (truth). It’s closer than the student orgs I could have joined, the classes dropped because my work schedule was too demanding, the money I could have made if only my main job didn’t pay approximately $2 an hour for 50+ hours a week. It’s been three full years since “this” first entered my life, two since we started making changes, one since the momentum began and, I hope, just one more until all my outsized dreams are realized. Last week, I talked with a friend about the entirely non-surprising insight that I am, by nature, prone to bitterness. If I leave, I theorized, I will end up bitter because of the “what ifs.” If I stay, I might end up bitter because those hopes weren’t realized, and I spent four years cleaning up after others. The practical side of the decision is that, given the outcome of bitterness either way, I’d rather earn it while struggling for something (and then blame everyone else for not helping, instead of myself for not staying). And the prettier side is this: The Guardian has been the most important endeavor I have ever worked on. It has brought me to my knees and also brought me (indirectly) to Nashville, D.C. and Israel. It has fundamentally shaped who I am and, in return, I want to fundamentally, shape its future and ensure its success when I’m gone. No one can do it alone, and if I can make one final push, it is only See SOAPBOX, page 5
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We Just Need the Final Year to Put Everything Into Place
Solve for x By Philip Jia
▶ SOAPBOX, from page 4 because I have stood on the shoulders of giants. Emily, Margaret and Arielle, you’re the best advisers I could ask for, so let’s play “remember when” five years from now, safely escaped to the East Coast. Hayley, you’re my Maureen, enough said. Nikki and Zev — you’ve borne this year’s upheaval with good faith and endless patience; thank you. Mina: You have introduced
me to Lady, so (I ain’t gotta tell you) I am forever in your debt. Rachel: Sacramento sucks. But you are, quite simply, the best. Non-Guardian, nonUCSD and non-Californian friends: I love you, thank you for your support. Signing out now, with one last message: The future is coming. It will be the culmination of four years. Let’s do it — if you’re lost, you can look, and you will find me, time after time.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Israel Fosters Peace and Democracy in Mideast
Bill Should Require Warrants for Viewing Info
▶ CISPA, from page 4
oversight. Also, items that that one cannot have “wrongful possession” of is so vast and non-specific that just about any information can be deemed stolen. This hard-to-define threat is not clear enough to hand over people’s privacy. The bill states that private companies are under their own discretion of whether to share a user’s information or not. While some companies like Facebook have said they will not share personal information with government agencies like the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security, the bill does not require a warrant for the information. The bill also absolves the government
of liability — users cannot sue them for wrongful usage of information. Since this will be an exchange exclusively between the government and companies, users will ultimately be blind to the fact that their private information is being used to fight cyber threats. Providing a “safer” cyber network does not warrant undermining people’s privacy and civil rights. It is also extremely tough for the government to filter material on a daily basis. Cisco — one of the top multinational corporations that designs networking equipment — has projected that by 2015, one million minutes of video will cross global networks every second, and that there will be twice as many networked devices as there are people in the
world. The benefits of confiscating potentially threatening online content do not outweigh the violation privacy combined with the difficulty of sorting through the avalanche of “cyber threats.” Companies should be able to share anonymous information to the government in order to fight cyber attacks and allow the government to assess the potential threats. However, creating a network where the people are susceptible to the big companies’ personal interpretation on whether our data is “safe” or not provides little security and logic given the scope of the problem and today’s technological society. Readers can contact Andy Liu at akl009@ucsd.edu
Dear Editor, In his recent letter to the Guardian, Nikolai Smith suggests that Israel is a “systemic threat to peace and democracy in the region.” The reality is that Israel is, in fact, the region’s only bright spot for peace and democracy. Several respected nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) produce annual reports which rank the human rights, both civil and political, that each country provides its citizens and all of these NGOs give Israel the highest marks, by far, among the 22 countries of the Middle East including the territories governed by the Palestinian Authorities such as Gaza, which is ruled by Hamas and areas within the West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority governs. The annual report of the most respected of these NGOs, Freedom House International, consistently designates only one Mideast country as providing its citizens full freedom. That country is Israel. Similarly, other NGOs such as Democracy Ranking, Carleton University’s Country Indicators for Foreign Policy, World
Democracy Audit and others all put Israel far ahead of all her Muslim neighbors in all categories including gender equality, freedom of press, religious freedom, access to justice, political freedom, etc. In fact many of Israel’s neighbors including Syria, Egypt and Saudi Arabia populate the list of countries that are the greatest violators of human rights. Smith should stop to ponder what this means — that among the 350 million Arabs in the Mideast, the ones who enjoy the greatest freedoms are the 1.5 million Arabs that happen to live as citizens of Israel. No surprise then that polls of Israeli Arabs consistently reveal that, despite the challenges they face as a minority, an overwhelming majority of them would choose to continue living in Israel over any other Arab country in the region, including a future independent Palestinian state. If he really wants to encourage peace and democracy in the region, Smith should work to encourage other countries in the Mideast to model Israel’s democratic ideals. —Shlomo Dubnov Professor, Department of Music
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Boil a pot of water. Add pasta and cook for eight to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Chop up the bell pepper and the cherry tomatoes; toss with the pasta. Next add the olive oil, garlic pepper, salt and ground pepper. Finally, top it with grated parmesan cheese. The great thing about this pasta is that it’s extremely easy to make, with the whole process taking around 15 minutes. This dish is a perfect as a side dish for a barbecue or a light summer lunch. Unlike most pasta salads, this one is olive oil-based rather than mayonnaise-based, and packed with healthy vegetables. This pasta salad leaves you full and satisfied without the heavy feeling of mayonnaise. It can be served hot or cold and can be easily stored in the fridge and eaten as leftovers.
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Lime-Ade Nichole perri contributing Writer
1 carton of generic, frozen lime-ade mix 4 3/4 cups of water 20 fl. oz of sprite (can substitute with champagne if you want to party)
Pour the frozen lime-aid mix into a pitcher. Add the four 3/4 cups of water. Finally add the sprite or champagne. Mix well and serve over ice. There is just something about the lemon/lime, sweet-and-tart balance that is just so refreshing. This drink is perfect to quench your thirst on hot summer days. Make this drink for a barbecue or pool party to cool off from the hot sun. The best part is that it takes about two minutes to make. Unlike other lime-ades and mix drinks where you need to squeeze and shave lemons and limes, you already have most of the drink pre-made. You don’t need to be a bartender to impress your friends with how good and refreshing it tastes. Substitute champagne for the sprite you are going to a party and want an extra kick.
The Great Burrito Hunt Continues at Lucha Libre
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This Mexican eatery has garnered the most attention and fame among many tourists and locals, evidenced by the line of hungry patrons that stretched out the door during my visit — an expected dilemma given the restaurant was featured on “Man vs. Food” in 2010. Yes, Adam Richman, king of unapologetic gluttons everywhere, was told that Lucha Libre could be the best representation of San Diego burrito culture. Of course, I had to see for myself. Although “Man vs. Food” featured the Surfin’ California burrito, I’ve been told by multiple Libre enthusiasts that the real prize menu item was their version of a more classic San Diego staple, the Surf ‘n’ Turf burrito. While waiting there for a good 25 minutes in line, I was given ample time to study its description: carne asada steak, shrimp, avocado slices, rice, pico de gallo and chipotle sauce? Sounds like a party. Upon receiving it a mere two minutes after ordering, I was not disappointed by first impressions. It, like most burritos served in America, was utterly huge, and even came with a side of freshly made tortilla chips. Of course, it was nothing I couldn’t handle, but I understood that it would severely push me to my limits. As a matter of technique I helped myself to the plethora of salsas available, ready to take on a challenge of Adam Richman-sized proportions. But once I got deep into the burrito, my disappointment kicked in. It may seem like a terribly ungrateful complaint, but there was simply too much steak. As opposed to most other burrito places that usually skimp on the meat, it was a lack of a balance with the other ingredients that ultimately threw me off. Where was the avocado? Where was the rice? Where was the pico de gallo? It wasn’t until halfway down the wrap that I saw anything other than shrimp and steak, which made me grateful that I loaded up at the salsa bar to change up (or, at least add) its flavor. The steak was also too chewy for my taste. Although it was cooked down nice and pink, the chunks were too thick and very hard to bite into smaller pieces, resulting in what seemed like an endless cycle of cow-like chewing. Nonetheless, when I finally did get to the heart of the burrito, I discovered why so many people loved it so much. The chipotle sauce, proclaimed to be made from Lucha Libre’s “super secret recipe,” was delicious and very flavorful, which went well with the lightly seasoned steak and shrimp. The shrimp was not overcooked, and I thought that using fresh avocado slices instead of guacamole really gave it beautiful color. Their fire-roasted salsa was copiously poured, although See Burrito, page 10
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Mixed Berry
Grunts Ayan Kusari Staff Writer
Adapted from Vegetarian Ventures 4 cups of berries of your choice About half should be strawberries The other half may be blackberries, blueberries or raspberries 2 2/3 1 4 1/2 3/4 3
cups flour cup sugar teaspoon lemon juice teaspoon baking powder teaspoon salt cup unflavored almond milk* tablespoons Earth Balance butter spread*
Wash and chop the strawberries into fairly thick slices. Wash other berries, and toss all the fruit with the sugar and lemon juice. Let it sit for 10 minutes. In a large saucepan, combine the fruit, sugar and lemon juice. Let it sit for about ten minutes so that a sugar starts to form. Next, bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat and stir it often. While waiting for the mixture to simmer, combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Next, melt the butter into milk in a tiny saucepan. Add the warm mixture to the dry ingredients and stir into a thick dough. Scoop heaping tablespoons full of the mixture into the simmering fruit to make dumplings. Then cover with a lid and let simmer for another 20 minutes. NOTES: Tastes incredible with a scoop of soy vanilla ice cream (or regular ice cream if you aren’t vegan). Can be made with 1/2 cup regular milk and 2 tablespoons regular butter instead. If a lid is unavailable, wrapping tightly with aluminum foil is an acceptable substitute. Grunts, or stovetop dumplings, are the ideal summer dessert for college students. They are what you get when you take the labor out of the classic two-crust pie. Practically foolproof, no rolling, kneading, macerating, or greasing is involved. They’re also ideal for the college student on a budget: there are few ingredients, and most of them are dirt-cheap. The most expensive ingredients are the berries, and they get cheaper and cheaper as we get deeper into summer. Oh, and did we mention that they’re delicious?
Marinated Salmon with
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Relish Ashley Kwon Staff Writer Salmon 3 4 2 1/2 2 1/2
Tablespoons honey teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce teaspoons olive oil tablespoon black pepper (6 ounce) salmon fillet (about 1 inch thick) cooking spray Relish
1 Mango 2.5 Kiwis 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
Rinse and pat dry the salmon. To prepare the salmon, combine first four ingredients in a small bowl and mix them well. Marinate the salmon with this marinade for about 15 minutes, turning occasionally. While the fish marinates, prepare the relish. Dice and cube the peeled mangoes and the peeled kiwis. Combine these with the orange juice in a small bowl. Heat the grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat the pan with cooking spray. Add fish carefully and cook about five minutes on each side. Serve the salmon with the relish on a plate. As college students, we tend to eat to fill, not fuel. As a consequence, we easily feel bloated, lethargic and energy deprived. It’s time for some real food that can tantalize and excite the taste buds without making your esophagus feel like an oily slip and slide. Whether it be your special one or your friends — or even just yourself — this healthy, easy dish will certainly entertain both their eyes and tongues. The honey-sweet firm and flaky salmon and ripe mangoes and kiwis complement each other to the point where a bunch of light ingredients give an end result that is juicy and rich. With every bite, you can’t help but think summer is right around the corner.
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FREE PIZZA EVENT FOR STUDENT-PARENTS! WOMEN'S CENTER CONFERENCE ROOM Please join us for this free community event for students with children! Mothers, fathers and children are all welcome to attend! This event will go from 11:30am-2:30 pm so everyone will have time to stay and enjoy some free pizza or grab a slice on the run. Only two chances left this quarter to join us for pizza! Tuesdays, May 29th and June 5th! Come by and meet other student-parents and learn more about programs being offered for student-parents. There will be live video documentary interviews being filmed in a separate room for parents who would like the opportunity to share their story and experiences as student-parents. Hosted by the Grad Parents Network and the Undergraduate Student Parents Network. For more info, email studentparents@ucsd.edu or call 858-568-1812.
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DO OPPOSITES ATTRACT? THE SYRIAN FRAMING BATTLE FOR LEGITIMACY - SOCIAL SCIENCES BLDG (SSB) RM 107 Presenter: Dr. Gilberto Conde, Assistant Professor/Editor-in-Chief, Estudios de Asia y Africa, El Colegio de Mexico. During the first year of the Syrian popular uprising, the regime and diverse opposition groups confronted one another ideologically and on the streets. Force alone was insufficient for the regime to crush the revolt over the past twelve months. This talk will examine the ideological and cultural discourses of pro-and anti-government groups in Syria.The IICAS Middle East Studies Speaker Series brings a diverse group of experts on Middle East Studies to UC San Diego to discuss their research on the region. These seminars supplement the Middle East Studies Minor, and are intended for UCSD faculty and students, and open to all interested members of the community.
7pm YOU @ THE LOFT - THE LOFT AS Concerts & Events Presents: You @ The Loft. UC San Diego, we know you've been working on your talent just in time for this year's second You At The Loft! Whether you're singing, dancing, poetry slam, or making music, all are welcomed for this open mic night.
FRI6.01 8am-5pm IMPORTS@UCSD IMPORT FACEOFF 2012! LIBRARY WALK Take the opportunity to show off your car on Library Walk! This year's Import Faceoff will take place on Friday, June 1 from 8am to 5pm. This is open to all UCSD Students - Stop by to check out UCSD's Fastest Club on Campus, and enjoy upbeat music and experience the car enthusiast culture in San Diego! This year, we have HG Motorsports and Pann Auto sponsoring us! This car show is open to all makes and models. You don't have to drive a fancy or modified car to showcase it. Space is limited on Library Walk, so register on the event FB page to enter ImportFaceoff! There will be music and prizes at the car show awarded to the winners.
3pm END OF THE YEAR BLOCK PARTY - WARREN LAWN Join Warren College Student Council and wind up the school year with fun activities like inflatable slides with an inflatable maze, or with aqua bubble rollers! Don't know what that is? Come check it out! We will also be having churros, ice cream, and Chik-fil-a for the first 200 people! Also, for any students with SENIOR standing, you will be entered into an opportunity drawing for awesome prizes, and the first 25 seniors will get a gift on the spot!
6pm MULTICULTURAL SHOWCASE - PRICE CENTER WEST BALLROOM B Join Multicultural Coexistence as we celebrate culture, education, and community! This FREE event will highlight several performing UCSD student groups and we'll provide refreshments for guests. We'll also have a raffle with cool prizes. The money from the raffle will go to our scholarship to provide financial support to a local high school student entering college! Take a break from your busy schedule to enjoy a fun night of entertainment, conversation, and good food!! Contact us at mcce.ucsd@gmail.com or check out the Facebook event at http://tinyurl.com/mcceshowcase for details! Hope to see you there!
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Drop into The Zone every Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30 pm to get some love from adorable, professional therapy dogs! Studies show that petting an animal can lower stress, and the smiles on students' faces proves this to be the case every time.
12:30pm MICHAEL HISCOX: THE IMPALA DATABASE PROJECT - ERC ADMIN BLDG, 1ST FLR, RM 115
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Presenter: Dr. Michael J. Hiscox, Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Department of Government, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University.Governments adopt a variety of approaches to regulating immigration, and make adjustments to these policies frequently. But currently there exist no comprehensive, cross-nationally comparable data on immigration laws and policies and how they have changed over time. The project is examining major categories of immigration law and policy, covering the acquisition of citizenship, economic migration, family reunification, asylum and refugee protection, students, and policies relating to undocumented migration and border control.
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UCSD Argentine Tango Club presents a guided practica for beginners and advanced beginners from 8-9 pm on Wednesdays during spring quarter, led by Grigor and Ten. No partner is required. No prior experience is necessary! The guided practica is free for club members. (Club membership per quarter: $10/student, $20/non-student. Please fill out the membership form on the website.) Stay for the free practica from 9-11 pm to practice new steps and dance in a relaxed, informal setting. For more information about the club, visit tango.ucsd.edu and friend us on Facebook or join the mailing list.
PC BLOCKBUSTERS: THE VOW - PC THEATER From Nicholas Sparks, the best-selling author of The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and Nights in Rodanthe. A car accident puts Paige in a coma, and when she wakes up with severe memory loss, her husband Leo works to win her heart again. Starring Rachel McAdams (The Notebook) and Channing Tatum (Dear John). Doors open at 5:30pm, show starts at 6pm. A second showing will begin at 9pm. $3 UCSD students / $5 general / FREE reserved / FREE Loft members
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Lucha Libre Doesn’t Live Up to the Hype ▶ Burrito, from page 6 they offered many winning varieties at their bar, including one of the best pico de gallos I’ve had in a while. The rice was also very good, even though it was mostly located at the very end. Perhaps I just started at the wrong end of the wrap. All in all, it cannot be denied that Lucha Libre definitely makes a killer burrito, but it definitely didn’t live up to my expectations. The Surf ‘n’ Turf, albeit a pretty delicious specimen, has a few kinks to work out before I can say it surpasses my experience at Don Carlos. But, at $7.25, it’s definitely worth its weight in gold. The atmosphere is friendly and the décor fun. I suggest it to anyone who is willing to make the trek; I’m sure you’ll leave full and satisfied.
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Six Tritons Earn All-American Honors in Colorado ▶ track, from page 12
throws over the 230’ mark, Howe’s throw was still good enough for him to finish fifth. “My first three throws were extremely weak.” Howe said. “It was like instead of the green light my body, was on the cautious yellow. The wind was blowing in excess of 40 miles per hour and the javelin was slapping me in the face as I ran down the runway so I was pretty distracted. [In the finals] I tried to step on the gas and really make up for throwing so poorly in my first series but I just couldn’t reign in my focus and it cost me dearly.” For the women, the 4x400m relay team, made up of senior Jackie Rose, junior Deyna Roberson, sophomore Lauren Irish and freshman Sabrina Pimentel placed seventh overall with a 3:45.17 time. Rose went on to finish fourth in the 400m with a 54.14 second time. “This is really what I came here to do,” Rose said. “In the beginning of the year, we all sat down and wrote down our goals on these little flash cards. This season mine were to qualify for NCAA’s in the
open 400m and win the 400m at CCAAs. The fact that I not only qualified but made it to nationals and finished fourth is more than I could have imagined was possible at the beginning of the year.” Junior javelin thrower Jessica Miklaski came into the meet ranked 17th and finished with a throw of 142’4”—a seasonal best after tearing the glenoid ligament in her shoulder — to take 10th place. “It was great just to make it to NCAAs this year after everything that’s happened.” Said Miklaski who tore the labrum in her shoulder while lifting weights with the team, just before the season started. “It was hard to come back after that, and I struggled a lot early in the season, and then I got in a car accident that shook me up some more, so its really a blessing to have performed as well as I did to get here. I wish I could have done more, but I have to be happy with where I finished as I hit the best throw I’ve had all season here.”
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Triple Jump
Ka Wai Ng
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50’5.5.”
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Nick Howe
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142’4”
138’11”
400m
Jackie Rose
54.14s
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Women’s 4x400m
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Readers can contact Rachel Uda at ruda@ucsd.edu
UCSD Track Strong Despite Lack of Internationals ▶ howe, from page 12
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like the University of Oregon. They simply get the very best athletes from wherever they are located and make them superstars. Regardless of their country of origin, they know taking the very best athletes and putting them in their system will create PAC12 and national championship teams as well as Olympic athletes. Rather than taking foreigners to temporarily fill holes in their program, they take them because they have a complete program. And that brings us back to UCSD. Yes, the fact that we do not have much money is a factor, but at the heart of our department is the knowledge that we can create complete programs, to build teams that will win CCAA and NCAA championships. While other programs have perennially out-spent UCSD, the Tritons are still able to stay on top of the CCAA and have the right system in place to win at any level.
New Coach Comes in With Olympic and Professional Experience
▶ vanderveer, from page 12
Washington — where she led the squad to back-to-back conference tournament finals — Vanderveer took a position as head coach of the newly formed WNBA Sacramento Monarchs. She spent the next 10 seasons as an assistant for the Minnesota Lynx and as a WNBA scout. Vanderveer returned to collegiate coaching in 2007 as the associate head coach at San Diego State before landing the head coaching
position at Occidental in 2009. Vanderveer — whose older sister Tara Vanderveer is the head coach at Stanford — has also spent time as a scout for the 2008 women’s national team that won gold in Beijing. “I’ve enjoyed a tremendous variety of experience in basketball,” Vanderveer said. “I’ve learned a great deal from some tremendous basketball minds and tremendous people.” In 2013, Vanderveer will be
tasked with rebuilding a squad that has lost three of its principal players in graduating seniors: guard Daisy Feder, forward Lauren Freidenberg and All-American Chelsea Carlisle. The three led 2012s women’s basketball team to the longest winning streak in school history, a regular season title as well as an appearance in the West Region Finals. “Every year’s a new year,” Vanderveer said. “Obviously losing such a talented trio of players
is challenging, but where there are challenges there are also opportunities for younger players.” UCSD Athletic Director Earl Edwards feels confident that Vanderveer’s experience fully qualifies her to head the Tritons in 2013. “We are extremely pleased to have a coach of Heidi VanDerveer’s caliber joining the Triton family,” Edwards said to the UCSD Athletics Department. “She has had a great deal of success at several dif-
ferent levels of the sport and has consistently been able to recruit student-athletes with high academic standards at Occidental. We look forward to building on the recent success of the program and we feel that Heidi is the right person to continue that path.” Vanderveer is in the process of hiring a staff of assistant coaches. Readers can contact Rachel Uda at ruda@ucsd.edu
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THE UCSD GUARDIAN | TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2012 | www.Ucsdguardian.org
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SPORTS
TRITONS FINISH
2012 SEASON
Home and Abroad: Foreigners in the NCAA
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f you go to a National Championship event put on by the NCAA, one thing you might not notice is the sheer number of international athletes. In the past -few years, the Jamaican
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excellence, and I just want to build upon that. I’m excited to get to San Diego and start working with the women on our team.” Vanderveer began her coaching career as an assistant for Pat Summitt at the University of Tennessee, during which the Lady Volunteers advanced to the Final Four back in 1988. Vanderveer then spent six seasons as an assistant at the University of South Carolina, before she was named the head coach at Eastern Washington University. After three seasons at Eastern
and Trinidadian semi-professional relay teams have gone one-two in the Division II NCAA Nationals while representing different schools. Similarly, the second-place finisher in the javelin this year was from Canada, representing Alaska Anchorage, a school that regularly recruits distance runners from Nigeria. International recruitment is not limited to track and field at the Division II level. Distance runners from Africa and throwers from northern Europe routinely go to Division I schools on a full scholarship with the added benefit on the coach’s side of an easy win in that athlete’s event. Swimmers and baseball players from South America are commonly found in collegiate competition, as well as basketball players from eastern Europe. Yes, these are sweeping generalizations, but the extent to which they are true has really surprised me through the years. The question then comes down to this: Why would a coach not go get the very best athletes from around the world? The first answer, of course would be money. Not every university has the means to recruit internationally, and some programs — like the program here at UCSD — just don’t have enough scholarship money to attract these athletes. Then there is the time commitment. Being a coach while recruiting athletes is like being a salesman. You have to sell your school to these athletes and close the deal, which takes time, finesse and money. The more time you spend on a good recruit, the more invested you are. If that falls through, you wasted time you could have used pursuing a domestic athlete that was not as good, but has potential. The risk is too high for many coaches who would otherwise like to have that big fish foreigner. Finally, the moral side of international recruitment comes into play. Certainly, every coach wants to win, but at what cost? For every athlete that a head coach recruits from outside the U.S., that coach loses an ounce of credibility. In the scheme of things, that coach is stating that their program cannot take a “good” athlete and put him on the same level as that “great” foreign athlete. For some coaches, this is not a problem. A team headed by a distanceoriented coach or athletic director is not going to be as morally conflicted by the prospect of adding a great foreign thrower to boost the team from last to first in the discus or shotput, because they might not have the resources to successfully build a portion of their program. On the other side of the same coin, there are top-tier level programs
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Seven Tritons qualified for the NCAA Division II National Tournament in Pueblo, Colorado. Six of the seven Tritons garnered All-American honors. By Rachel Uda Sports Editor
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ast weekend, May 24-26, seven Tritons from the men’s and women’s track teams advanced to the Division II NCAA National Championships. The Tritons collectively competed in six events — the men placed 18th overall and the women finished in 31st. Six of UCSD’s seven competitors garnered All-American
honors for finishing within the top eight in their respective fields. “Overall, it was great meet for us,” UCSD men’s head coach Tony Salerno said to the UCSD Athletics Department. “When you can get to Nationals with a small group and come back with two school records and several All-Americans, you know you’ve had a successful trip. We couldn’t be more pleased with our athletes and how they continue to rise to the occasion in big meets.”
On the men’s side, senior triple jumper Ka Wai Ng posted the highlight of the meet for the Tritons. The Hong Kong national came into the meet seeded sixth, with his best jump at 50’5.5.” Landing a new school record, a 51’.9” jump, to lead the field through the first four rounds, Ng just missed first place, falling to Texas A&MKingsville’s CJ Criggs by a single centimeter. The only other Triton to qualify
for Nationals on the men’s side was senior track captain Nick Howe. Howe — the 2010 and 2011 national champion in the javelin —came into the meet with the firstseed. In the first day of competition, Howe’s best mark measured at 223’11”, far below his personal best of 231’3.” In a remarkably strong field, with three competitors recording See track, page 11
Vanderveer Named New Women’s Head Coach By Rachel Uda Sports Editor
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL — It was announced last Friday, May 25 that former Occidental College head coach Heidi Vanderveer will take over as the UCSD women’s head basketball coach for the 2013 season. Vanderveer will replace former UCSD head coach Charity Elliott, who accepted an offer to coach at Division I Loyola Marymount this April. “I’m very excited about the opportunity,” Vanderveer said. “They’ve built up quite a tradition of