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& Aliens” is so gleefully ridiculous (a la “Snakes On a Plane”), it’s shocking that the film’s marketing has such serious actionflick purpose. And no one — from the heavyweight co-stars (Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford), to the honorable threesome at the helm (Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer) — seems in on the joke. Based on a 2006 graphic novel, “Cowboys & Aliens” is just your standard trans-dimensional sci-fi Western battle royale featuring a ragtag gang of gritty, poker-faced cowboys who must take a stand against their invading alien foe. A premise that seems more like a parody than the setup for a typical summer blockbuster, it leads one to hope that the flick takes itself less seriously than the previews so aggressively suggest. While the trailers provide a few additional plot points — Craig afflicted with Jason Bourne-style amnesia, a magical bracelet suspiciously reminiscent of “The Mummy Returns” and the sultry Olivia Wilde shedding her clothes — the money-shot clip depicting an army of pistol-toting horsemen charging a dive-bombing fleet of futuristic spacecraft should speak for itself. Regardless, whether it’s triumphantly tongue-in-cheek or a legendary failure, we’re going to watch out for “Cowboys & Aliens.” — Imran Manji
Will Icrease Business On Library Walk In 2011-12 By Sarah Kang Staff Writer
After launching Spring Quarter of this year, the A.S. Store plans to continue onto into 201112 by expanding business hours and targeting student orgs. The idea for an A.S. store was first conceived in 2009 as former All-Campus Senator Tobias Haglund’s senator project. The original proposal — which passed unanimously at the last A.S. meeting of Spring 2010 — suggested setting up a brick-andmortar store in Price Center. This year, Associate Vice President of Enterprise Operations Brian McEuen decided that the store should become a mobile one to save $80,000. “He proposed an idea to make it into a mobile store,” 2010-11
Vice President of Finance and Resources Andrew Ang said. “This way we could start small, try to generate logistics on what the market is, what merchandise sells, what kind of events we should be targeting, who we should be targeting, what kind of merchandise we should do if it’s seasonal or if we should be doing other kinds of merchandise for outreach.” A.S. Council allocated $204,000 for the store’s start-up costs in Spring Quarter 2010, after which Ang and McEuen became responsible for the enterprise’s success. “In terms of costs, our budget allowed for a $7,000 build out of the space, and we did come in under budget,” McEuen said in See outfitters, page 3
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Social Sciences Dean Bans Professor’s Manuscript, Violates Academic Freedom By Laira Martin News Editor
The UCSD Academic Senate has deemed that Social Sciences Dean Jeff Elman violated academic freedom after he attempted to prevent a controversial manuscript by sociology professor Richard Biernacki from being published. The Committee on Academic Freedom released a report on May 24, after an Academic Senate meeting was held regarding statements made by Elman in June 2009 in which he ordered Biernacki not to publish his book “Inside the Rituals of Social
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Science.” Biernacki’s book critiques the work and data use of other sociologists, including that of a colleague within the UCSD sociology department. “To the best of my knowledge... the dean never received and therefore never read my manuscript before he directed me not to publish it upon threat of dismissal,” Biernacki said. “His preemptive injunction expresses a new extreme of administrative paranoia.” Elman sent a letter to Biernacki on June 16, 2009 with claims that Biernacki’s critique of the colleague — anonymously identified as Professor B — in his manuscript constituted harassment.
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“You are to stop harassing [Professor B],” Elman stated in the letter. “...do not publish texts that refer to [Professor B].” The letter also threatens formal discipline which includes “written censure, reduction in salary, demotion, suspension or dismissal.” “We were flabbergasted and couldn’t believe that any dean could have written such a thing,” CAF Committee Member and associate professor of history Sarah Schneewind said. Biernacki has been a State of California Whistleblower since 2007,
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Council Fails Amendments, Triton Outfitters Mobile Brings in $11K Profit This Quarter Enterprise, at Last Meeting
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he last A.S. Council meeting of the year was dry and longwinded, with the meeting starting nearly a half hour late. President Alyssa Wing asked = to film this week’s meeting for a council advertisement. UCSD UC Haiti Initiative Rebecca Horwitz representative rahorwit@ucsd.edu Brad Segal made a plea during public forum for council to give his organization the $15,000 remainder of the Student Initiative Fund. His plea failed because he was unable to specify where the money would go other than for use of discretionary projects. Students from the Student Sustainability Collective — including Public Health Director Annie Le and Civil Human Rights Director Victor Flores-Osorio — announced that Housing, Dining and Hospitality passed the bottled water ban last Monday, and it will be implemented in the fall of 2012. They also said Panda Express will stop using Styrofoam next year. The Campus Affairs Committee proposed an amendment to add more non-voting members to the bylaws. The amendment failed because most non-voting representatives do not attend council meetings. Associate Vice President of Enterprise Operations Brian McEuen attempted to enter a new enterprise, SwoopThat, into New Business and was met with objections that continued for at least an hour, if not longer. SwoopThat is a website that lists price comparisons on textbooks. There is no cost to join and a small percentage of each purchase would go to council.
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The very first objection was by Vice President of External Affairs Samer Naji, who wanted to know whether McEuen and SwoopThat founder Jonny Simkin had discussed the website with the bookstore, and whether the bookstore would instead give council a small portion of its profits. McEuen and Simkin explained that they had approached the bookstore and it rejected Simkin’s offer to partner with them. Engineering Senator Parminder Sandhu later said the multiple attempts to bring the bookstore into council were misguided and naïve. Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs Mac Zilber had multiple concerns as well. The first was that the issue was not brought to council until Tuesday and the second was the number of failed business decisions council had made in the past year. Zilber was strongly against student government taking on the market and how much money would be spent on advertising. The arguments continued and repeated themselves and no one could have put it better than Associate Vice President of College Affairs Leonard Bobbitt. “There has been an echo in the chamber for the last 20 minutes,” Bobbitt said. Though I sometimes find his overly optimistic demeanor hard to listen to late at night, I walked out of the meeting at 10 p.m. thinking about how true his statement rang through the idiosyncratic nature of councilmembers through the years.
▶ outfitters, from page 1 an email. “These items are, of course, depreciated over the terms of their estimated lives, which for most of our hardware is over three years.” Triton Outfitters opened at the first Bear Garden of Spring Quarter this year and continued in weeks four through seven, during which it sold Sun God Festival merchandise. The store sold out of its Sun God apparel and had to re-order many of its other merchandise by the end of the quarter. “Since Triton Outfitters became the exclusive retailer of Sun God Merchandise, we were able to more than quadruple the profits from last year with lower costs and much higher revenue,” McEuen said. Although the fiscal year is not yet over, the store brought in approximately over $11,000 in profit this quarter. McEuen deemed the store a success as it brought profit and was
popular among students. “Students seemed to take a great liking to the store and brought it into their fold of daily campus life seemlessly,” McEuen said. Partnering with A.S. Graphics Studio, which bears no extra costs, the A.S. store developed a causes line that donates proceeds to non-profit organizations. “I think for right now, we have three shirts that target different nonprofit organizations,” Ang said. “We have one for the events in Japan, where all the proceeds will go to helping an organization for the events in Japan.” The store will operate for four weeks every quarter next year. Currently, there are no plans for developing Triton Outfitters into a permanent space. “Triton Outfitters will start to become a main fixture of the campus next year as we plan to be open for
business at least four weeks a quarter.” Ang will not be involved in Triton Outfitters next school year, but said that this year’s goals of developing more merchandise, increasing revenue, increasing student organization involvement and increasing availability will carry on into next year. “When I was in office, the focus was to really get the student orgs involved in this and make this A.S. store really be out there for the students,” Ang said. “And also to one day maybe develop a plan where we can become an on-campus store and really develop a marketing plan to really outreach to the student body.” The store also launched a website, to.ucsd.edu, which is still under construction but will allow students to shop online. Readers can contact Sarah Kang at sak019@ucsd.edu.
Academic Senate Resolution Overwhelmingly Passed by 24-4 ▶ FREEDOM, from page 1 which means he can disclose information to law and government agencies about his place of work with reasonable cause. “The dean’s astonishing attacks on me as a State of California Whistleblower raise grave legal issues,” Biernacki said. According to Schneewind, Elmer wrote the letter with approval from faculty and administration above him, and with the assistance of lawyers that work for UCSD. “That all did not bode well for the future of academic freedom at the university,” Schneewind said. Academic Senate Chair Frank Powell drafted a resolution denouncing the dean’s actions, which passed 25-4 at the May 24 meeting, according to the San Diego Union Tribune.
Biernacki claims he has not spoken to Professor B since 2006 and has decreased his visibility within the department in light of this situation to maintain his duties as a professor. “The dean’s so-called harassment charge [toward Professor B] centers only on a meticulously researched publication of mine,” Biernacki said. “The dean never cited to me an objectionable passage.” The publication — originally sent to Duke University Press in June 2009 — was also included in Biernacki’s request to be considered for a promotion which requires publishing a second book. Biernacki was forced to withdraw his personnel file and retract his submission for promotion in light of the manuscript. Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Suresh Subramani
announced at the May 24 Academic Senate meeting that Biernacki is now able to publish his manuscript. “We deeply regret that statements made by [Dean Elman] have led to questions about the administration’s commitment to academic freedom rights,” Subramani and Powell said in a statement. Schneewind has since suggested that administrators be required to take a seminar on academic freedom — similar to the sexual harassment seminars that are already required by the university. Professor B’s identity has not been released, therefore he/she could not be reached for comment. Elman could not be reached for comment. Powell refused to comment. Readers can contact Laira Martin at lairamartin@ucsd.edu.
Editorial Board listed may satisfy the requirement on paper, it’s important to remember the root of this proposal: irrefutable evidence that our campus is not nearly welcoming enough to minority students. So though the courses
“Growing Diversity”
May 10, 2010
“No Amount of Hocus Pocus Will Make These Problems Disappear”
Ricci Luyties
women’s volleyball coach
“Triton Season Ends in San Bernardino”
Nov. 22, 2010
We wanted some feedback as to whether they were interested in us or not. Obviously, they were more interested in Hawaii than they were in us.”
Earl Edwards
athletic director
Big West to UCSD: “Not Now, Thank You”
Jan. 3, 2011
we performed at an even level with the No. 7 team in the country for quite a bit of that game.”
Chris Carlson
men’s basketball coach
Oct. 14, 2010
it seemed like all was forgotten; the big question on everybody’s mind wasn’t whether Sacramento would hear our plea, it was whether we’d be able to cinch Ludacris for Sun God (if only, Drake. If only). While the cost of education is still a headline issue, without a major catalyst, it looks like this time around few students will have much to say.
The Year in
“Statement Games”
Jan. 18, 2011
One spring break later,
Oct. 10, 2010
But make no mistake :
This is no case of faculty members relieving students of a quarter’s worth of all-nighters for the almighty sake of relaxation. These are budget cuts at their most pervasive, affecting about one in every six students on campus. “Lightening the Load”
March 3, 2011
The UC system’s first duty is ostensibly to serve as many qualified state residents as possible. Increasing non-resident rates, while keeping overall acceptance rates stable, means less offers to those who may not have other options for higher education.
“Opening the Floodgates”
April 20, 2011
prices and near nonexistent parking, expensive startup costs and an overpriced dining plan are just a few of the drawbacks an on-campus Greek row would carry with it.
Exorbitant parking
“Gone Greek”
May 11, 2011
it seems that there is little to gain from joining the pack. Health insurance fees are mandated for all UC students. On principle, an increase in this sector — especially for less coverage — is little different than an increase in tuition.
Ceviche ($12 — also from the “Shared Temptations” category) was pleasant, though hardly the “culinary LSD” the menu touted: The heavy-handed acidity and chunks of bland seafood in the dish were more akin to culinary Ambien.
The “Off the Hook”
LEISURE
“Without the Spotlight, It’s Just Another Flyer”
Andrew Whitworth “Restaurant Review: Eden”
Feb. 28, 2011
Nike Shocks, Saucony Progrid Stabil CS2. Like state-of-the-art battle gear, the names of modern running shoes guide beginners and marathoners alike through the combat zone that is a running trail.
Asics Gel Evolution,
Zoë Sophos “Running Wild”
Feb. 28, 2011
means keeping an open mind about watching hordes of drunk SDSU students spend the equivalent of a small developing country’s GDP on plastic cups brimming with Bud Light. And, consequently spewing garlic fries across the bleachers. And then sitting in their mess for two hours (if it’s a good night for the Padres).”
Going to College Night
Margaret Yau “San Diego Padres’ College Night: Hit or Miss”
May 9, 2011
But if you’ve got the dough to blow — and any real pimp would — then do it big in Little Italy, where quaint coffee shops and eateries are more likely to be dorky college-kid friendly — at least until your backhand builds up a little muscle.”
Neda Salamat “Housing Guide: Downtown”
But with the preliminary information ,
“UC-Wide Healthcare: Too Soon to Jump SHIP”
March 3 2011
TTV is also contracting out film coverage to university departments and sponsors, and charging a pretty penny for the privilege…It’s nice to know there’s at least one university org that’s making bank.
“An Offer You Can’t Refuse”
Sept. 30, 2010
While some details remain too murky to make definitive judgments, the closure of Saier’s lab comes at the expense of both students and campus research. So much for all that safe, quality education.
“Locked Out” Feb. 10, 2011 to stifle others’ free speech; even at their most dastardly, the Koala never did anything that depraved.
This is using free speech
“These Decoys Won’t Slip Under the Radar”
Oct. 28, 2010
April 25, 2011
history also left its mark in the form of fortresses. Though many were destroyed, and the most worthwhile stops (Himeji or Matsumoto Castle) are a fair trek from Tokyo, these beautiful restorations are worth coughing up the dough for a rail pass. As at every other Japanese monument, you’ll have to ditch your shoes when you get inside the door, but enduring the steep wooden stairs in bare feet makes the view at the top that much more spectacular.”
Japan’s medieval
Hayley Bisceglia-Martin “Travel Guide: Japan”
Mar. 7, 2011
this place sounds like a marijuana dispensary. Located 20 minutes away in downtown San Diego, Hash House a go go is every stoner’s dream: the portions are giant, the recipes are unique and the food is just plain amazing.
There’s a reason
Naomi Sweo “Restaurant Guide: Hash House a go go”
May 23, 2011
of magic — and the very real presence of gravity — UCSD now has its very own Quidditch Club.
Despite the lack
Zoë Sophos “Quidditch Club: Potter Fanatics Take On Gravity”
Jan. 18, 2011
Any rituals? Yeah, I like to make sure I stretch — touch my toes, limber up, do a few push-ups. No,
I don’t fucking do any of that.
Feraz Ozel
“Its all in the Timing: Feraz Ozel”
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eight-hour meeting, however, we have $349,000 unaccounted for and an A.S. President who doesn’t appear to understand how the budget works. As if to add insult to injury, it looks like most of our student representatives still don’t know what’s going on. Instead of your run- of-the-mill
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but I’m happy with the whole season. Overall — getting to the tournament, winning a match — it’s satisfying, but it still leaves an emptiness inside that’s hard to get rid of.”
SPORTS
FROM THE
it’s a little disappointing,
Contemporary Art in La Jolla is a gold mine of sculptures and paintings. Here are a couple criticisms to get you started: The noncommittal “This has lots of colors” becomes “I really like the narrative here,” while “Does this represent something?” turns into “This represents the war in Iraq.” If all else fails, just stare intently at the art, nodding your head in agreement as if it were giving you directions to the nearest vegan shoe store. The museum of
Ren Ebel
“Best of San Diego: Best Place
to Feign Hipsterdom”
Nov. 15, 2010
For archaeologists, our most precious commodities are time and space. We have to be able to measure time accurately to look at cultural evolution. How do we do that? We use highprecision carbon dating.
Thomas Levy “Iron Men ”
Nov. 29, 2010
for some people in writing, but none of that is actually writing - it’s the agony around writing, which every writer has.
There’s so much pain
Aimee Bender “A New Chapter”
Feb. 28, 2011
and recent media attention has also put the Brain Library in the spotlight. One particular reason for all the attention is Dr. Annese’s April 20 interview in Bloomberg Businessweek, a business and finance publication that boldly claimed that Dr. Annese “wants Donald Trump’s brain.”
High-profile donors
Mina Nilchian “On The Brain ”
May 2, 2011
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we need a ‘Save UC’ campaign right now. My son will contribute $100,000 now. Let’s get a campaign going. This is serious!”
George M. Marcus
I’m sorry for sexually assaulting you. I am a horrible person for what I did for [sic] you. I tried to rape you, and I thank you every day for not letting me do that to you.
Personality Columns
UC Regent
“Regents Discuss Effects of State Budget Cuts and New Admissions Process”
Jan. 20, 2011
followed all of these tips and, short of stealing Hermione’s purse from Harry Potter 7, there is just no way to cram in Dad’s UCSD snow globe.
Let’s say you’ve
How to Guru: “For the Plane Trip Home, Ditch the Extra Shoes”
I was watching people twice my size running a marathon. And trust me, there’s nothing more motivating that watching slow motion recaps of fat folds flapping in the LA breeze.
Before I knew it,
UC Student Regent 2010-11
Feb. 24, 2011
About five people participated in a one-minute pillow fight on Library Walk to protest budget cuts.
Cheryl Hori A Change of Pace
photo highlight: “Pillow fight for Rights,”
J ane R ho /G uardian
“Ignore the Midnight Munchies, Veg Out Instead”
Oct. 10, 2010
Jan. 18, 2011
LAIRA MARTIN “Not Impeached, Council Preps for Divestment”
April 14, 2011
disrespect in this room,” Peregretti said. “This is too much. I see the line of segregation and it’s disgusting — it’s not respectful.”
There’s a lot of
REBECCA HORWITZ “Council Approves J-Board Members and UCSA Budget”
May 5, 2011
AVP of college affairs Leonard Bobbitt lifted councilmembers’ spirits in the end by demonstrating his ability to lick his neck.
REBECCA HORWITZ “Muslim Students Victimized, CLICS May Close Forever”
Feb. 10, 2011
A.S. COLUMN
NEW BUSINESS
Lynne Swerhone encouraged councilmembers to speak up in session, which she does not shy away from due to what she calls her “gigantic testicles.”
Muir college senator
But their free pancake day only involved a short stack, and being the hungry Americans that we were, we didn’t just want three measly pancakes for brunch. We wanted sides — more specifically, bacon.
don’t know Wiz, he’s what Kid Cudi would be after a year of intensive therapy (or a shitload of ecstasy). Wiz’s motto: Everything goes down easier with a bag of Mary Jane, a harem of hoes and a catchy melody.
Neda Salamat “Not So Lonely Stoner Has Little Swag For All That Hash”
March 31, 2011
Cue the inevitable scenic montages of Julia Roberts eating, Julia Roberts meditating, Julia Roberts putting on fat pants, Julia Roberts riding a bike, Julia Roberts falling in love with Javier Bardem (not fair) and — lest you forget — Julia Roberts discovering her purpose in life — which is, apparently, writing about being a rich white bitch.”
Arielle Sallai, “Worst Film: Eat Pray Love” Anti-Oscars
March 3, 2011
He probed very deeply as to what it felt like to be a stutterer — what it actually physically felt like, what the muscles felt like. The bones lock up, [you get] that sinking feeling in your stomach. He really wanted to know viscerally what it was all about. And emotionally what it was all about — the sense of isolation, the sense of frustration, the sense of not being able to have a voice to make yourself heard. And he absorbed all of this. After days he had that stutter down — it was incredible.
David Seidler
Free for All
Sometimes, It’s Go Free or Go Home
March 25, 2011
parents were as uninvolved as Jon and Kate Gosselin, the two would have dated for a few weeks until Juliet realized that Romeo was a total tool.
If Romeo and Juliet’s
Madeline Mann
Status Update: Its Complicated-
Hollywood can’t write Rom-Coms as well as you,
it seems a little delusional: Knowing a girl for just a few weeks and then declaring her your big sister sounds borderline-psychotic a la “Kate’s Addiction.” But, it’s fun and it’s nice to have a “sister” who doesn’t tattle to Mom and Dad. I know,
Madeline Mann
“Like a family, sister’s all in the luck of the draw”,
March 10, 2011
“A Golden Voice”
Jan. 27, 2011
of my best friends in the game. We’ve known each other for a few years, it’s always nice touring with your friends. There’s going to be a lot of weed-alige there, I’m sure [at their Sun God appearances, and on their tour]. Around, in the atmosphere.”
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what the color of your bra is, where you put your purse or who your favorite cartoon character is. And for the love of God, please don’t invite me to your virtual Facebook sit-ins demanding world peace. Slacktivism has got to go.
I don’t care
Big Sean “Sun God issue”
April 12, 2011
Ren Ebel “Gnomeo must die”
Feb. 10, 2011
Trevor Cox At Wit’s End
“Capitalism, Smog, the Sea: Los Angeles, I’m Yours”
Feb. 7, 2011
with the Kardashians” tits and ass (Coco) rolled into “Hogan Knows Best”-esque gruff grit (Ice-T) dashed with the same “The Simple Life” absurdity that will keep us wondering how our protagonists have managed to stay out of jail — or upright (Ice-T and Coco’s tits, respectively.) It’s “Keeping up
Neda Salamat Pop and Circumstance
“This Summer: Milk, T and a Whole Lotta Cocoa-Puffs”
April 28, 2011
It’s not that “HIMYM” isn’t good — I just wish the producers would shut up already and finish the damn story.
Margaret Yau Jumping the Shark
“Don’t Suit Up, There Will Be No Wedding”
March 31, 2011
Imagine a scene: One chiseled reality star — the master of ceremonies — looms above the crowd of a dance tent shouting, “Bein’ a guido is a way of life!” while you, self-obsessed student, in the midst of your Popov binge, gyrate amongst the sweaty masses, ignoring the hilarity of who is actually at the root of it all because irony doesn’t exist when you’re drunk and “Jersey Shore” makes complete, total and undeniable sense.
Saad Asad
Arielle Sallai Dodging the Horizon
The Slacker’s Revolution
“Plan: Get Raunchy”
to celebrate the memory of the deceased than to lug a bagful of sweets down to a bonfire? Call me old-fashioned, but that sounds a lot more enticing than holding a stranger’s hair while dropping some “He’s Just Not That Into You” (or your animal ears) wisdom in an airtight I-House bathroom.” What better way
biggest disappoints comes during the film’s conclusion, when (spoiler!) we are woefully deprived of the double-suicide bloodbath promised by Shakespeare’s original.
Eighteen hours in, I’d found myself in Santa Monica, Coffee Bean cup in one hand, Fred Segal shopping bag in the other. I’d long since realized the urgent need for a new hairstyle when someone asked me what brand my shoes were. I told him, none too bashfully, that people don’t just ask questions like that at UCSD, that that kind of thing was stupid and shallow and didn’t matter. (Then: ‘Ted Baker.’)”
Politics as Usual
Feb. 17, 2011
In fact, these soul-less trolls are so unfunny that the
Oct. 28, 2010
Life in Letters
Screenwriter, the king’s speech
wiz is like one
“Men’s team unable to catch a break this weekend
Margaret Yau
Nov. 7, 2010
For those who
Liam Rose The Rose Parade
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The tritons are not as talent-laden as these other teams, and have sometimes struggled in the final third of the pitch after good build-up play. But they have been difficult to break down even for the league’s best attackers, and their ability to give every team a tough game kept their season alive.
Dec. 2, 2010
Jesse Cheng
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THE YEAR IN
Trevor Cox
Sept. 23, 2010
For a long time I held on to the precocious idea that, before my twenties, I would write my magnum opus or discover my hidden talent for the didgeridoo, perform at Carnegie Hall and become world famous overnight. But forever gone is that window of opportunity to stake my claim at being a child prodigy and, in its place, I’ve been ringing in the new decade with wake-up calls from reality. Please, life, leave a message.”
Cox in Translation
“Trick or Triste? Beating the Halloween Blues”
Nov. 1, 2010
to ourselves that we are a big deal — even if we are actually more of a moderate deal — we will look bigger and better to others.
As we prove
Nicholas Howe Left, Center Tackle
“The Big West said no, so now what?”
May 19, 2011
Leila Haghighat Less Matter, More Art
“Wake Up: Child Stardom Is Not So Black and White”
Feb. 3, 2011
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I’ve been proud of our effort. Its tough night in and night out in this league. Going forward, we have to take care of those things that we can control: making free throws, blocking out. And some of it is just learning how to win, which we’re going to do.”
Chris Carlson
men’s basketball coach
“Tritons Finish Disappointing Season”
Feb. 28. 2011
to say I wasn’t disappointed, because clearly I was,” Edwards said. “But we realized that it might be the case with the odd numbering and the addition of Hawaii. But our plan is to continue to do our homework and look into what it’s going to take to move to Division I.” I’m not going
we did what we had to do to make sure that everything was left out on the field once the final whistle blew.”
When it really counted,
Shelby Wong
Richard Bernacki Sociology Professor
“Hawaiian Heroics”
Nov. 15, 2010
our back is against the wall and every possession seems enormous. This team, for whatever reason, likes to make it interesting. Chico’s a great team and I knew that if they hit a couple threes and got some momentum things could change in a hurry. But what can I say about the fact that we just kept playing. This whole weekend was about just finding a way.
we’re in crunch time,
women’s basketball coach
“Finding a Way to Win”
Feb. 14, 2011
took the program to the next level, and took it to a national status. These guys are going to be incredibly disappointed in the short term but as time goes on they’ll realize just how special they are and how much they did for this program.
Their senior class
we get to come back tomorrow and get after it and really at this point, everyone’s going to be playing their best, so let’s just toss it up and see what happens.” We’re just excited
Michael Lam Vice president of External Affairs
“Campus Fails to Mobilize for March 2 Day of Action” Rick Firtel and I have never gotten along. There’s been this quiet animosity. Second, I’m 69. I’ve been told by other faculty that as soon as you turn 65, they tend to act in ways that will [make you] want to retire. I have no intention of retiring.
MIlton Saier Biology Professor
women’s basketball couch
“Biology Prof. Milton Saier Protests Lab Closure”
Dan O’Brien baseball coach
“Tritons Crash Out of NCAA Tournament”
May 23, 2011
even sunk in yet that we won the national championship. It’s a crazy feeling unreal. It still hasn’t
March 3, 2011
Feb. 10, 2011
to us that they sold out this quickly. We all knew that this would be popular and it would sell out faster than last year, but I think we didn’t expect it to be so quick. It’s Pretty Surprising
Jenn De Fazio
Oliver Zhang
softball player
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May 31, 2011
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Biochemistry Professor
“Chem. prof. Apologizes for Website with racial slur”
May 26, 2011
While the Big West did not accept UCSD at this time, it does not mean that the opportunity to join the Big West has closed. We are still considering a referendum to advance UCSD to Division I, and are continuing to discuss options.
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May 16, 2011
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May 9, 2011
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The only real
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2011 Senior Sendoff liam rose sports editor
This year, I operated under the idea that every issue had to be as good as it could be. Athletics are relatively low-key on campus, and I felt any mistake on my part could be detrimental. I wanted Triton athletics to represented in the most professional way possible, in hopes that anyone that cared even a little could get an idea of what was going on. Simply, I cared a lot about what went to print. Because of this, I made life difficult at times for quite a few of you, especially for Angela, Hayley, Trevor and Regina. I apologize to all of you. I stand by the end product, but there were times I felt bad about how stubborn I was. Again, I wanted the section to be as good as it could be, and I hope you can understand that and it can take a bit of the edge off our disagreements. To the sports writers, I owe much more than a giant thank you. You guys cared about what you did, and worked hard to get it right. We operated smoothly as a section, and I think you all should be proud of your work. PK, I really appreciate your enthusiasm. I understand I was pretty demanding all year, but you were always willing to work with me and learn a bit about what we were working on. You seem to have been born without the ability to complain, and I loved working with you. Melody, you are driven and so much more talented than you give yourself credit for, but mostly you are just a wonderful person. Laira, I’m glad you came on. The Guardian needs someone normal. Charlotte, you have so much positivity, and its great to have you around. It’s a thing. John and Andrew, thanks for bringing fun to the Guardian. You
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I ’m the girl in the back of the classroom that rarely talked to anyone. I came into college with only one goal: Make it out alive (with a degree in hand). I was the girl who RateMyProfessored the hell out of everything; I asked peers which professors were easy, which classes were easy; I emailed my professors before the quarter started, asking them for the syllabus (to see if there were any long papers); I dropped MUS4 when I realized the professor actually wanted me to learn about music theory. (Who takes lower-div music classes to learn that shit?) I’m the easy girl — and I don’t mean that in the promiscuous way, sorry fellas. I wanted to beat the system, to stick it to the Man, to get a degree with as little effort as possible. Some of y’all out there know what I mean, holla! This may come as a surprise from the self-professed “easy girl,” but yes, I’m graduating in three years. No, not three years from now, three years total. I wanted it to be easy, but more so, I wanted to get out. Are you guys familiar with the term “suspension of disbelief?” I’d say “Merriam Webster defines it as…” but let’s be real here. Wikipedia defines it as when the viewer has to ignore reality to temporarily accept whatever the filmmaker, writer, whoever, wants to represent as reality for the sake of being entertained, within the scope of the novel/film. Well, that’s what I did when I entered the classroom. I have a firm belief in learning, in making real connections with people, in real, life-changing experiences. Yet when I entered the classroom, I suspended my
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For me, the cure-all for the widespread pandemic known as apathy that supposedly runs on this campus is being in the Guardian. I’d never thought I’d call a place that faintly smells of crap Asian food as home or find a group of weirdos I could call my friends forever, as a wise teenybopper might say. In the time I’ve spent here, I’ve learned more about UCSD than any regular student really cares for and spoke with so many driven people that keep this campus going. Despite slaving away in a teeny office at ungodly hours and probably taking off at least 10 years from my life span, I have no regrets. This organization has taught me something I will never learn elsewhere — the resilience to stay patient and tolerant of others (through breathing techniques and listening to cool jazz, “Little Wonders” and “Shanghai Tan”) and the ability to point out the feces of male cattle. Before Fall Quarter, I was devastated that the incoming news associate would be leaving for greater things. I swalSee IP, page 7
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you. You are composed and that’s all you really need to stay strong. Keep the news section foxy. Rebecca and Nikki: You gals are both sweethearts and have so much ahead of you! Margaret: You’ve got the ambition, now keep calm and carry on! Becky: What a fireball — you are a magician with any canvas. Andrew and John: You guys are a powerhouse, reppin’ the coolest section yet. Department of visuals is totes awesome. Melody: You’re such a hard-working person. Don’t forget to schedule some time for yourself and the Guardian too. PK: You’re so nice. Thanks for manning design with Melody! Liam: You are UCSD Athletic’s biggest cheerleader and we need more people like you. Other than that, what an egghead. Rachel: Keep the Dougie goin’ in the G office. Arielle: You’re the chillest cat I know. Neda: You will always be the prom queen in my heart. Ren: I believe your loud, crazy side will come out one day. Mina: You are the only brown-haired girl that I ever liked a little. Naomi: Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Monica: Keep some ibuprofen handy! Maddy: I’ve yet to see you materialize Taylor Swift. Brandon and Annie: You two make up the best marketing team this paper has ever had! Emily, you are the savior that has risen the Guardian from the depths of purgatory. Angela: You are a goddess dressed to kill. If the Greeks were still into creating deities, you’d be called Angela the Masterful. Just because you are an absolute beast at leading a herd of earnest student journalists in the face of Goliath. One day, you’ll rule the world with the clicks of your wisdom tooth. Trevor: You are super adorbs. I will miss your persnickety remarks. I won’t forget the late-night carne asada therapy sessions that we shared as one — Trangelina forever! But I have high hopes for y’all. I’m already proud of how everyone has taken charge in a time of need. I’m excited to see what you all will do next.
beliefs to get to the goal: to get the A, to get through the class period and to get out alive. All my thoughts were kept in my head, and didn’t become class discussion fodder. When I stepped in that classroom, I went zombie: talked to few, sat in the back corner, never answered questions for fear of being wrong (or not being caught up with the material), and left when the proverbial bell rang. Oh, yeah, when the professor stopped talking — no bells in college. One class, one assignment and one person changed that for me, and I’m sorry it happened so late in the game. I met my now-friend Kyle who’s my academic opposite: he goes to every one of his professors’ office hours every week, he takes classes he doesn’t even need to take and he has this zest for college. At first I mocked him, and then, I started to envy him. He is truly inspired by learning. And then I got this assignment, a creative one… This assignment that actually challenged me, that actually inspired me, and I wrote 12 pages the day before it was due in like six hours. But see, the dif-
ference was, it was only meant to be eight pages. For the girl that always did the eight-page minimum on those “eight-to-10 page” MMW assignments, this was a big deal. I was, for the first time, truly inspired by an assignment. And I got my first 100 percent. Now, all you bio and engineering majors out there probably don’t even remember what getting a 100 percent looks like. I certainly didn’t. I looked down at that paper and seriously thought, “100? Out of what?” But it changed things for me. It made me remember why I loved learning in the first place, and what college was supposed to actually be about. Even though it was a 100 percent, it wasn’t about the grade. It was that I was truly inspired by an assignment, and my teacher recognized it. I made a connection with my teacher without even going to her office hours; I connected with the learning process, and I grew because of it. I haven’t written a creative thing since eighth grade (seven years of writer’s block, three months of therapy and yet like what, 50 analytical essays throughout college?) and this assignment actually had me writing creatively again. It made me remember how
much I loved it, and has me considering becoming an author and writing a novel. (Remember the name guys, Naomi Sweo, you might see it in Barnes and Noble one day. Or wait— illegally downloaded onto your Kindles, I mean.) Anyway, from the previously “easy girl,” I want to leave you with only this one piece of advice, the most important thing I learned in college. Or actually, relearned. For all you kids who wanted to be astronauts, superheroes and doctors, listen well: Leave behind all the Scantrons, leave behind all the tests, leave behind all the papers, leave behind all the labs, all the memories of the 8 a.m. classes, leave behind all the all-nighters, leave behind all the stuff you hated about college and remember this one important thing: Go away from this with that sense of inspiration. Have a surf shop, start a charity, become an accountant, whatever. Find what you love, find what inspires you, and chase it. Do it. Don’t just go through life to make it out alive. “I HAVE A DREAM!” And now I’m going to follow it. I hope to see some of you there with me along the way.
▶ Rose, from page 7 are also exceptional photographers. Also, thank you to Nolan and Brian, who did excellent work this year even though I was pretty demanding. Photos are the best part of sports journalism. Regina, I’m sorry for teasing you so much. You made production so much better for me on so many days, because you really are hilarious. Becky, you are absolutely crazy. Thanks for making me laugh every time you come in. Arielle, I’ve always had a lot of respect for you for
doing almost everything in your section. Good luck next year, and I hope you get along well with Rachel. Neda, sometimes you seem like a mess, but you always manage to pull your section together and produce something awesome. Rachel, I’m so glad you’re here. I knew early on that I wanted you to take over next year, and I have complete confidence in you and I’m excited to see what you produce. Hayley and Trevor, thank you for working your way through so many sports articles, and trying your best
every time you had to edit one. Finally, Angela, your work ethic knows no bounds. You worked so hard for us, and had to put up with all of our problems (especially mine) at the same time. I could tell you a million times that I appreciate your time and effort, and it would still be less than you deserve. I wish you all the best next year, and I’ll be sure to write angry letters and purchase full-page ads when I can. Best, Liam
▶ IP, from page 7
lowed a lump of despair and manned the news ship with my hopeful head held high. Soon, Nisha and Laira flew in and helped me pulled the reins. It was at that moment that I confidently knew the section would be set for a lifetime of greatness. The last issue I worked on this quarter wasn’t as joyous as I thought it’d be. It was confusing for my brain to undo the daily routine I had for more than two years and embody an uneasy sense of boredom. The symptoms were clear — I was going through Guardian withdrawal and it was exquisitely bittersweet. And so, here are my goodbyes. To all the news writers: I’m probably labeled as the number one spammer in your inbox. Thank you for putting up with all my email pleas. Without you all, I wouldn’t have been able to churn through all 60 issues. Laira: I don’t know how I would’ve survive without ▶ SWEO, from page 7
Tamara Schroeder O-Chem-OMG! What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. You made lifelong buddies. LAX, Scripps and UCSD prepared you well. You should be proud, we are. On to the next adventure!
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— Rebooting a franchise is always a dicey move, but “X-Men” producers decided to skirt that issue by using a tried and true method — Mad Men-ing it. Directed by Michael Vaughn (of “Kick Ass” fame), the movie is set during the Cold War — and, of course, goes to great lengths to preserve historical accuracy by blaming the Cuban Missile Crisis on mutants. In addition to setting the film decades before the first “X-Men,” the film replaces most of its characters with a new cast of less featured mutants, among them Mystique, Beast, Banshee and Emma Frost. Of course Professor X (James McAvoy of “Atonement” and “Wanted”) and his frenemy Magneto (Michael Fassbender of “Inglorious Basterds” and “Jane Eyre”) are central components of the film — 2009’s “Wolverine: Origins” proved that leaving these key players out wasn’t the greatest idea, shirtless Hugh Jackman or not. Regardless of which characters you hoped would return, the movie promises enough superhero action to keep anybody entertained (levitating submarine, anyone?). Whether you are a die-hard “X-Men” fan who has dog-eared copies of Ultimate X-Men or someone who doesn’t know the difference between the Pheonix and the Dark Pheonix — head over to theatres and make “X-Men” the first of many franchise reboots that you will undoubtedly view this summer. It may end up being the best one. — Margaret Yau
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— Despite Warner Bros.’ best efforts to Petrificus Totalus, their way out of ending this colossal moneymaker, the “Harry Potter” series is coming to a definitive close this summer. The second half of “Deathly Hallows” picks up where the other left off — with the beloved trio, an excruciating hunt for Horcruxes and Hallows and a final battle at Hogwarts for control over the wizarding world (and thankfully, no more of that goddamn camping trip). It should be an exercise in special effects that puts “Avatar” to shame: blooming sparks of phosphorescent spells and explosions, a monstrous dragon and buckets of ruby red blood. It’s not a summer blockbuster — it’s the summer blockbuster. But after a comfortable decade of well-made movies starring the bespeckled teen hero, facing a reality that includes a yawning expanse of shitty sequel-cinema with charmers like “Transformers: Foxy No More” and “Twilight: Still Sexless” makes that final goodbye to Hogwarts only that much more bitter than sweet. And at that midnight hour, wrapped in a robe while watching the last Lumos! light up and fade from the cinema screen, it’s likely you’ll find yourself wishing for a time-turner of your own — or, at the very least, an encore screening. — Neda Salamat
Bon Iver June 21
— Justin Vernon’s debut, 2008’s For Emma, Forever Ago, is the kind of record that’s indisputably difficult to follow up. On For Emma (which, in case you’ve been ignoring indie folklore for the past few years, was recorded in an empty hunting cabin after a particularly difficult breakup), Vernon combined Spartan production values with the kind of relentlessly emotive songwriting that seems impossible to recreate. However, Vernon has somehow one-upped himself on this year’s Bon Iver, Bon Iver (to be released June 21, available for illegal download whenever, thanks to an accidental leak by iTunes). The most immediately noticeable difference between the two albums is the production. Where For Emma consisted primarily of acoustic guitar, with the occasional touch of percussion, this record is adorned with countless yet tasteful instrumentation (an approach perhaps encouraged by Vernon’s time with Kanye West), from the jukebox slide guitar on “Towers” to “Beth/Rest”’s soft rock electric piano refrain. See IVER, page 11
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Tree of Life July 8
— Legendary writer/director Terrence Mallick ends his six year hiatus with “The Tree of Life” — a multi-generational family epic starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn as a father and son living in the American midwest. And, satiating the film’s already vehement anticipation, Mallick secured the coveted Palm d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival to exaltations of critical praise and countless Oscar nods. The film’s plot, though deliberately ambiguous, follows Jack O’Brian (Penn) as he attempts to reconcile with his aggressive, emotionally hostile father (Pitt). But, as was the case in Mallick’s earlier classics such as “The Thin Red Line,” “Badlands” and “Days of Heaven,” the director’s keen eye for breathtaking cinematography and meandering, poetic dialogue will serve as “The Tree of Life”’s strongest asset. — Ren Ebel
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— With the seemingly endless string of action blockbusters competing for movie-goers’ dollars this summer, your typical ensemble romcom just got a little more refreshing. Crazy, Stupid, Love sports an A-list cast including Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Kevin Bacon and Marisa Tomei. Carell plays Cal, a middle-aged sad-sack dealing with an unexpected divorce from his cheating wife (Moore). He seeks lady help from Jacob (Gosling), a womanizer who vows to get Cal his “manhood” back (via a classy makeover and a whole lot of clubbing),
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— It’s summertime, so like clockwork, there’s a Pixar movie set for release; this time it’s another sequel — the not-really-highly-anticipated “Cars 2.” For once, Pixar may not be poised for Oscar glory by the end of the year (“Cars” lost out to “Happy Feet” for Best Animated Picture in 2006), though a new globe-trotting premise could give the animated franchise new life (and high numbers at the box office). The flick has race-car hero Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and rusty truck buddy Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) departing the small southwest American town of Radiator Springs for the world’s biggest race, set to take place at an undefined East Asian metropolis. But darker scheming is at play, with Mater brought into international espionage, including a James Bond-esque Aston Martin named Finn McMissile (Michael Caine). Though the absence of the “Route 66” culture may make the film feel like a complete departure from the original, the return of McQueen and Mater should keep crowds laughing and provide another Pixar hit. — Liam Rose Senior Staff Writer
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“Radiohead and Philosophy,” “Radiohead and the Resistant Concept Album” and “Radiohead: Stories Behind Every Song.” Books that, I can say with confidence, I will never read. And the fact that there’s more written about this Oxfordshire rock band than there is about several respectable world countries is indicative of a burning question that has kept pale, slightly introverted audiophiles such as myself awake at night: How did five human beings create something as otherworldly and crushingly beautiful as Kid A — Radiohead’s (arguable) masterwork and oft-declared greatest album of the last decade. But as much as Kid A embodies the perfect rock album (remarkably unique, as pretentious as it is stunning, British), and as much I have mulled over its complex splendor, I’ve found myself invariably drawn to another, simpler and (gulp...) altogether better album of the incredibly fertile 2000s. I had no inherent reason to love Boys and Girls in America, the bruised-andboozy cult opus from NY bar band the Hold Steady. And when I first heard it, I didn’t. I was raised by hippie jazz musicians who instilled Coltrane and Scofield, rather than Dylan or Springsteen into my emergent musical subconscious. But after a two-month stint of having Boys and Girls as the only playable CD in my grandmother-inherited PT Cruiser, I slowly became hopelessly devoted to lead man Craig Finn’s unbearably honest, Americana-drenched narratives, and Franz Nicolay’s smiling, Billy Joel key pounding. One night on the I-5, somewhere between campus and my hometown of Vista, Finn’s quivering final lines of Boys and Girls filled me with the startling, you’ll-know-it-when-you-feel-it sense that this is my favorite record. “She was awkward and thoughtful and descending into heaven dripping wet.” Given that Boys and Girls is, musically, just plain incredible, the album’s true timelessness comes in the earnest relationship Finn forms with his audience, leaving us with the unwavering feeling that we’ve known this guy forever. His raspy, occasionally giddy vocals are mixed relatively low, allowing crashing tides of blazing guitar or triumphant horns to wash over the names of people and places in his elaborate stories, forcing us to fill in the blanks. Elsewhere, the familiarity is so relentless, it’s eerie. It took me a few listens to notice the subtlest of passing references to John Darnielle — another cult songwriter to which I am religiously devoted — midway through “Girls Like Status.” “Shit,” you begin to think. “This guy really knows me.” And unlike Kid A, Boys and Girls doesn’t sound like the future. It sounds like Bruce Springsteen, if The Boss was funnier, angrier and about six beers in to a self-penned epic poem about teenage suburbia. Put plainly, it sounds like the present. But it might just be apples and oranges. Radiohead is a band that seems intended for copious exploration, in the same way that, say astronomy is. Listening to Kid A is like staring straight into the night sky — vast, astonishingly beautiful and ultimately unknown. Boys and Girls is turning to your best friend who, over a Styrofoam cooler of cheap alcohol and a hastily prepared joint, clears his throat and begins, “remember when...”
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— While Beyoncé seems to have spent a majority of the past couple years since the 2008 release of I Am … Sasha Fierce flying under the radar and being crazy in love with Jay-Z, the diva has also been developing the sound on her fourth studio album, the aptly titled 4. On her first single, the uptempo “Run the World (Girls),” a raspy Beyoncé shouts about female empowerment, all set over an altered sample of Major Lazer’s “Pon de Floor” (the video, which features a gladiator-couture B with hyena companions, is just as striking as the single itself). When she’s not busy
running the world, the R&B princess croons on the buttery-smooth “1+1” and laments love lost on her second single, the forgettable slow jam “The Best Thing I Never Had.” Impressions are mixed: The disappointing amount of radio airtime doesn’t bode well for Beyoncé or for her fans who were hoping for a club jam to whip their hair to. Her newfound willingness to experiment since parting ways with her father and manager Mathew Knowles and teaming up with the often grandiose producer Kanye West could have the makings of the sweetest dream — or an unfocused nightmare. — Neda Salamat Senior Staff Writer
arcade fire
August 2
— Legendary indie ensemble Arcade Fire follows their critically acclaimed The Suburbs with a reissue of the album that includes two bonus tracks (“Culture War” and David Byrne’s collaboration “Speaking in Tongues”), and the highly anticipated Spike Jonzedirected “Scenes from the Suburbs” — a short film and companion to the band’s Grammy-winning third album. Jonze, who also directed 2009’s decidedly not-for-kids existentialist beauty “Where the Wild Things Are,” highlighted Arcade Fire’s Funeral classic “Wake Up” in his “Wild Things” trailer. His music video for “The Suburbs,” comprised of footage taken straight from the upcoming 30-minute film, depicts scenes of a group of suburban teens who navigate an
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oppressive dystopian landscape on BMX bikes. But, considering his knack for effortlessly dodging cliches (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation), Jonze will undoubtedly turn the film’s focus from the spectacle of masked, gun-wielding officers and patrolling helicopters to its beautiful cinematography and remarkably human characters. — Tanner Cook Staff Writer
Brian Eno
July 5
— Last year, Brian Eno released Small Craft on a Milk Sea — a collection of understated instrumental compositions that infused Eno’s trademark dreamy ambiance with a much-needed sense of edge, though the album failed to reach the sublime heights of the musician’s earlier work. Untamed electric guitar licks brushed up against relentless motorik drumming and blasts of distortion, creating captivating, offbeat waves among Eno’s otherwise serene soundscapes. Eno continues to explore this streak of (slight) dissonance in Drums Between the Bells, in collaboration with poet Rick Holland. In Drums, other vocalists (including Eno himself) recite Holland’s poetry, spoken-word style, over Eno’s expansive electronic compositions. If initial single “Glitch” is any indication, Eno’s planning on revisiting the dense polyrhythms he explored on 1981’s David Byrne collaboration, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. Good news if you plan to spend your summer driving around in your car to futuristic ambient funk grooves while listening to several elderly British men recite postmodern poetry (we know we are). — Andrew Whitworth
Senior Staff Writer
yacht
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— YACHT’s last album, 2009’s See Mystery Lights, was an unexpected hit — a collection of irresistible electro anthems that solidified YACHT’s place as twentiethcentury inheritors of the downbeat dance groove legacy established by Tom Tom Club’s “Genius of Love” and Talking Heads’ “This Must Be the Place.” It’s then a welcome sentiment that the bouncy Portland electro-pop collective is releasing their follow-up, the sci-fi referencing Shangri-La, in the summertime.
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▶ IVER from page 10 Moments like the gently interlocking fingerpicked guitar on “Minnesota, WI,” the psychedelic sound collage underlying “Hinnom, TX” or, memorably, the slightly metal-minded double-kick-drum-and-electricguitar onslaught halfway through “Perth” make Bon Iver, Bon Iver both memorable and endlessly replayable. Vernon’s songwriting is more developed, too. Even if none of these tracks reach the vulnerable heights of “Skinny Love” or “RE: Stacks,” it’s clear that Vernon has a sense of melodic expres-
You can expect the band’s tight disco beats to be more developed and even groovier, like on ShangriLa’s superb lead single “Dystopia (The Earth is On Fire).” On that track, the band’s slick, mantraespousing jams are supplemented by a new willingness to step away from the bare-bones synth blips of Mystery Lights, experimenting with dense textures, vocal harmonies and somewhat darker subject matter. — Andrew Whitworth
Senior Staff Writer
sion that’s unparalleled by his contemporaries. The cathartic quasi-squeals at the end of each of “Michicant”’s verses, for example, sound miles away from For Emma’s relatively conventional melodicism. Vernon’s simple narratives of love-gone-wrong have been replaced by complex, exceptionally literary lyrics. “Break the sailor’s table on your sacrum / fuck the fiercest fables, I’m with Hagen,” reads the bridge on “Tower” — exemplifying the songwriter’s move from standard folk to stream-of-consciousness tableaux. Most importantly, Bon Iver, Bon Iver is a personally rewarding listening experience. Vernon’s lived-in melodies and ornate songwriting have the power to lift you from that cabin in the woods and transport you to strange and absolutely stunning new places, making for what will surely be the most thoughtful (and greatest) album of the summer. — Andrew Whitworth
Senior Staff Writer
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BEST BREAKOUT ATHLETE Annet te Ilg
BEST MOMENT Women’s Soccer
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nnette Ilg spent four years making her name as a leader on the women’s basketball team, and in fact received an honorable mention in last year’s edition of these awards in the Guardian. But when the graduate student aged out, becoming ineligible to play another year with coach Charity Elliott, Ilg made the switch from the court to the pitch, and was invited to join the women’s soccer team. Making a seamless transition, Ilg earned her way into the starting eleven by midseason and eventually became an instrumental piece in the Triton attack. Ilg’s speed off the ball and nose for the goal made her a lethal striker in the Triton’s postseason run. By the end of the season, Ilg led the team in goals and was also named the CCAA newcomer of the year.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Brian Donohoe Nick La Face
Women’s water polo beats Loyola Marmount to make NCAA tournament
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he women’s water polo team went an abysmal 0-14 against ranked opponents during the regular season. Nevertheless, they made it to the conference championship, but had to face No. 8 Loyola Marymount. The winner would take the WWPA title and the automatic berth to the NCAA tournament that came with it. LMU had already beaten UCSD earlier in the season, and the conference championship looked as if it would also go Loyola’s way. The Tritons were down 10-8 early in the fourth quarter, but goals from Jessica Tran and Hanalei Crowell tied the game. The two teams scored a goal apiece to even the score at 11, but goals from Crowell and Katherine Biehle gave the Tritons a 13-11 advantage. UCSD scored six goals in the final stanza — including three from Tran — and pulled away to stun Loyola and win UCSD’s first conference title since 2000.
HONORABLE MENTION:
Men’s Water Polo Baseball
Emily Osga
Women’s Basketball
Softball wins national title Jared Kakur a’s Game-winning Goal Against Chico State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
BEST COACH / MANAGER Softball
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Pat ti Gerckens
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arah Lizotte excelled as soon as she entered UCSD, quickly becoming a key member of the women’s water polo team and helping them finish seventh in the nation. The Riverside, Calif. native was third on the team with 46 goals while also compiling 21 assists. She was awarded the WWPA Player of the Week on April 13, after tallying 12 goals in four games to lead her team to a 3-1 record at the Bronco tournament at Santa Clara. Plus, with star Hanalei Crowell graduating, Lizotte guarantees that the Tritons will be stocked with valuable talent for years to come.
erckens began her softball coaching career at UCSD 19 years ago. In the subsequent seasons, Gerckens accumulated a 440-420 record, though the lackluster record couldn’t convey Gerckens’ talent as a manager. In the Tritons’ championship postseason run this year, Gerckens showed an uncanny knack for picking exactly the right pinch hitter and utilizing the perfect pinch runners. The manager always found a way around the Tritons’ offensive shortcomings — whether calling for the squeeze play or tweaking the batting order — to lead her team to the program’s first ever NCAA Division II title.
HONORABLE MENTION:
HONORABLE MENTION: Brian McManus Br ad KruetzKamp
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Women’s soccer Women’s water polo
Nick Korth James McCann
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BEST MALE ATHLETE Nick Howe
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lready the defending national champion in the javelin throw, Howe retained his title on his first attempt at the national meet. His mark of 231’3” blew away the competition and secured his second straight title — the only two UCSD has on the men’s side in Division II. Howe also competed in the high jump this season, garnering a second-place finish at the conference meet. And Howe’s season is not finished: His throw qualified him for the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in June, where he’ll compete against America’s top throwers in Eugene, Ore.
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BEST FEMALE ATHLETE Camille Gaito
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his season, pitcher Camille Gaito became the winningest pitcher in UCSD history (35-4), making 47 appearances for the Tritons. The junior is without a doubt the best pitcher the school has ever seen, and now with a national title under her belt, she is arguably the best Division II pitcher in the nation. As an NSFCA Division II All-American and the best pitcher in the West region, Gaito threw every inning of every game for the Tritons. Standing just 5’4”, Gaito clearly established herself as the most dominant arm in Division II softball, ending the season with the second lowest ERA in the nation (.75), while also leading her team to their first ever national championship.
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HONORABLE MENTION: Phil Bannan Keith Okasaki Tim Shibuya
HONORABLE MENTION: Lisa Br adley Chelsea Carlisle HanaLei Crowell Alex Henley Stephanie LeFever
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or a team picked to finish fifth in the conference, UCSD softball not only beat the odds, they shattered both records and expectations. This season the UCSD softball team won the regular season championship, going 22-10 (the best record in program history), claimed the top spot in the West region (for the first time in school history) and became the NCAA Division II champions — going 4-0 in the national tournament — to give UCSD its first NCAA title since 2001 and third since joining Division II. The team was full of underclassmen and had very little postseason experience, but the Tritons played like seasoned pros
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and found ways to win tight games. The team also boasts two NFSCA Division II All-Americans in junior pitcher Camille Gaito and senior Kris Lesovsky. Gaito pitched every inning of the NCAA tournament, and allowed just six runs in the 28 innings. UCSD finished the season at 45-13 overall, easily eclipsing the previous program best of 34. The Tritons have found well-earned respect, and will go into the next season ranked No. 1 in the nation.
HONORABLE MENTION: Men’s Tennis Women’s Soccer
Women’s Water Polo
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE
BEST GRADUATING SENIOR KELLY FOGARTY
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ithout a doubt, Fogarty is the fastest woman ever to compete for UCSD. She pocketed both the 100- and 200-meter school records as an underclassman and went on to improve those times dramatically. She became an elite sprinter, and is on the cusp of qualifying for the USA Track & Field Championship Meet. She leaves with personal bests of 11.52 in the 100 and 23.55 in the 200, and was an All-American in both events each of the last two years. What is most impressive is that her times stand far out from any UCSD athlete that came before her, and her records are likely to stand for years to come.
HONORABLE MENTION: Phil Bannan Lisa Br adley
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Mat t Herman
fter taking home his first national title on the first day of the meet, Matt Herman decided he needed another and won a second one two days later. He won the 1000-freestyle with a threesecond cushion on the first day, fighting off some fatigue at the 500 mark. He then came back and won the 1650-freestyle, once again getting off to a strong start and holding off the field. Impressively, Herman was seeded fifth and second in the events coming into the meet, with significant gaps to the top-seeded swimmers. But Herman’s gritty performance saw him walk away with a pair of NCAA titles.
HONORABLE MENTION: Stephanie LeFever At CCAA Championships Camille Gaito At NCAA Tournament
Jessic a Miklaski At NCAA Championships
BEST GAME
fter a rough start to the season, the men’s soccer team went on a six-game unbeaten streak before running into No. 14 Chico State. Following a back-and-forth first half, UCSD went up 1-0 just after the halftime whistle, thanks to a rebound goal off the foot of senior defender and captain Jared Kakura. Chico came alive after going down, and the Tritons had to withstand heavy pressure from the visitors. Chico striker Ferid Celosmanovic leveled the score in the 62nd minute after the Tritons were unable to clear the ball, and the flamboyant player struck again to give the
Wildcats the lead in the 88th minute. The game seemed over for the Tritons, and Chico looked set to walk away as deserved winners. But less than 60 seconds later midfielder David Bakall headed in a cross from defender Cory Wolfram to tie the game at 2-2 and force extra time. In the 100th minute, Kakura found the golden goal after a scramble in the box and sealed a dramatic comeback win.
HONORABLE MENTION: UCSD 58, CSUMB 48 UCSD 1, St. Rose 0 UCSD 2, Chico State 1
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Women’s basketball on Spirit Night Women’s soccer at NC AA Tournament Softball at NC AA Tournament
UCSD 3, Chico State 2 (ET)