UCSD Guardian 10/16/2017

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Gov. Brown Signs Bill Protecting UC Immigrants The bill offers a sense of security for immigrant students, faculty, and workers across the UC, CSU, and community college systems.

BY ARMONIE MENDEZ

EDITORIAL ASSISTant ILLUSTRATION BY DAVID JUAREZ

This week, crack down on the job search, or, if you’re in the mood to see what the stars say, check out the first installment of our horoscope column, and explore cultural identity with Tales of a Philippine Life.

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PUERTO RICO

Measuring Lives in money OPINION, Page 4

WOMEN'S SOCCER Tritons Win in 2OT sports, Page 16

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VERBATIM “For those in the United States who do not have the fortune of getting a living donor, a long and uncertain future of dialysis and deteriorating health often lies ahead. The organ shortage we have is self-inflicted, and thus solvable.”

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Alt-Right Group Hangs Controversial Banners By kevin pichinte staff writer

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dentity Evropa, a white supremacist “altright” group, hung two controversial banners from the roof of Price Center last week. This is not the first time the group has posted signs, stickers, or vandalized property on campus, and while students bring this to the attention of faculty and UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla, the group continues to post on school property.

The two banners hung from the roof of the Price Center and Bookstore on Oct. 2. One of the signs read, “No Amnesty! End DACA!” and the other read, “Carry on, Citizen, THERE IS NO BANNER HERE.” Both banners violated UCSD’s campus posting policies and were removed once they were seen by campus faculty.

In a statement forwarded to the UCSD Guardian by NBC 7, Interim Senior Director of Strategic Communications Laura Margoni announced that the university is looking into the banners.

“The incident is currently under investigation,” Margoni said. “These actions are hurtful to many and counter to UC San Diego’s values and Principles of Community. We encourage students, faculty, and staff to report incidents such as these so that they can be immediately investigated by the appropriate campus authorities.”

However, a graduate student, who wishes to remain anonymous due to past harassment, told the Guardian he has reached out to the police,

Interim Director of the Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination Carol Rogers, and Khosla, but not much has been done.

“Almost a year ago, in September of 2016, I contacted the OPHD regarding racist vandalism that had occurred across campus. A white supremacist group, Identity Evropa, had put racist and fascist stickers on light poles, walls, announcement boards, etc., in a circuit stretching from Warren Lecture Hall up to the Sun God statue,” the student said in an email to Khosla.

“The group involved in the UCSD vandalism, Identity Evropa, and its leader Nathan Damigo were intimately involved in organizing the terrorism in Charlottesville,” the student continued. “When you had an actual opportunity to make the smallest effort to tackle fascist organizing on campus, your administration did nothing, despite evidence of a crime, despite the history of right-wing intimidation on this campus, and despite the danger that fascist and white supremacist groups pose to our faculty, staff and students.”

However, as the student kept on bringing up this issue, the response from Rogers was “the first amendment protects some speech that we may find offensive.”

In response to the Price Center postings, UCSD and UC Santa Barbara Alumni decided to take matters into their own hands by walking around campus with a sign saying “Eat S---

See IDENTITY EVROPA, page 3

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UCSD Pays Transfer Students to Move Off Campus HDH hopes to resolve overcrowding issues and move other transfer students into the Village.

BY KEVIN PICHINTE

STAFF WRITER UC San Diego is offering money to students who wish to cancel their housing contract and move offcampus in an attempt to remedy a massive gap in on-campus housing availability and the number of transfer students who planned to live on-campus.

UCSD accepted too many transfer students for the 2017–2018

academic year, causing hundreds of transfer students to live in offcampus housing that was meant to be demolished while the university resolves the issue.

The University sent out an email Sunday informing students who wish to cancel their housing contracts of an opportunity UCSD is offering: a one-time incentive of up to $4,500 dollars if accepted by Oct. 20 and moved out by Oct. 27, or $4,000 if canceled after Oct. 20.

“Dear Student, with more students needing housing than available space on campus, we are offering to ‘buy’ space from students currently living with us on campus this school year,” according to Housing Dining Hospitality.

“We’re writing to offer you a very special one-time incentive package of $4,000 or $4,500.”

If students take the money, it See TRANSFER HOUSING, page 3

Governor Jerry Brown signed earlier this month a bill that would protect the interest and rights of immigrant students seeking to attain higher education. The legislation not only applies to students attending University of California schools, but also California State Institutions as well as community colleges.

The legislation passed regards the actions that are to be taken by the designated California institution in the case that an immigration officer were to step on campus to execute a “federal immigration order”. “...advise all students, faculty, and staff to notify the office of the chancellor or president, or his or her designee, as soon as possible, if he or she is advised that an immigration officer, as defined, is expected to enter, or has entered, the campus to execute a federal immigration order,” stated the bill on the California legislature website.

While the legislation is mainly geared towards immigrant students, it also protects the interests of UC San Diego staff and faculty.

“The bill would add to the Donahoe Higher Education Act provisions that would require the Trustees of the California State University, the governing boards of community college districts, and independent institutions of higher education that are qualifying institutions for purposes of the Cal Grant Program, and would request the regents, to the fullest extent consistent with state and federal law, to: refrain from disclosing personal information concerning students, faculty, and staff, except under specified circumstances,” stated the bill.

In the case that a student, faculty, or staff member has already been detained by an officer, it is the duty of the institution to then reach out to that person’s emergency contact to notify them of their detainment as a result of them federal immigration order.

If under the circumstances that an undocumented student is detained or deported or in any other matter that prevents them from attending their appropriate university or institution, then their attending college would make reasonable efforts to aid and support them so that they may later return. “...the college or university shall make all reasonable efforts to assist the student in retaining any eligibility for financial aid, fellowship stipends, exemption from See IMMIGRATION, page 3

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Local Organization Holds Healthcare Rally in Front of Club Med The demonstration was intended to gain the attention of Congressman Darrell Issa, who called for healthcare funding cuts.

BY LORENZA ESPINOZA

CONTRIBUTING WRITER Members of the SoCal Healthcare Coalition and their supporters rallied for healthcare in front of Club Med on Thursday. The marchers held dozens of posters provided by SCHCC with statements in favor of affordable health care, including “Healthcare NOT Wealthcare,” “Protect Our Kids,” “Issa Step Up!” and wore T-shirts reading “Health Care Voter” to keep the rally’s message direct and simple.

The purpose of the demonstration was to reach out to U.S. Representative

Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) who represents UC San Diego and other parts of San Diego. The marchers wanted to make Issa aware of what their stance is regarding President Trump’s executive order to push Americans into “junk” insurance plans and cut funds for healthcare, which was officially announced that same morning.

In response to Issa’s proposition to cut funding for healthcare by up to $74 billion, one of the questions the marchers wanted to ask was how people will be able to secure their financial futures if healthcare is not made to be affordable.

Eric Dean, a Navy veteran, shared his story with the UCSD Guardian of a time when he was attacked on the street by a group of men and needed to get five stitches for his eye injury, but the cost of those five stitches almost left him bankrupt. Dean emphasized how his situation is something that could have happened to anyone; it is not always something that people can control, and the violence of strangers in the world should not affect his financial future to the point of bankruptcy.

The spokespeople at the rally stated that the decision against affordable

healthcare was cause for “emergency action,” because the executive order

by Trump is something that affects people’s healthcare nationwide.

They noted that they are demanding protection for their healthcare and wanted to organize an event that could bring people together to show that they are concerned about their healthcare.

The rally lasted approximately one hour and was peaceful throughout.

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editorial assistant UC San Diego’s Hillel organization has had a longstanding battle with La Jolla residents regarding their proposal of the construction of a formal Hillel center to support UCSD’s Jewish student population.

However, San Diego City Council has finally approved the project, allowing the long-awaited center to start construction.

The center, first proposed almost seventeen years ago, would reside in a vacant lot in the corner of La Jolla Village Drive and Torrey Pines Road.

Residents in the area where quite opposed to the idea, as they argued it would only bring more traffic and get rid of parking spaces that are much needed.

While some residents are also advocates for the Hillel, many of them dislike the project because of its destined location, arguing that the

center would seem more justified in a commercial location rather than a residential area.

The proposed center would be 6,500 square feet and include one two-story building, two one-story buildings, a courtyard, as well as twenty-seven parking spaces for cars and additional parking for bicycles.

The project in total would cost UCSD Hillel almost 15 million dollars, although, 8.5 million has already been raised; 5 million coming from

La Jolla resident and philanthropist Joseph “Chickie” Glickman. The Hillel will also be named after Glickman, providing an outlet of activities and support to UCSD’s Jewish students.

Currently, there is no set date of completion for the Hillel center but fundraising will soon begin to reach the 15 million dollars needed.

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Nazis” and expressed how they felt about the situation.

“We had already been planning to make this Eat S--- Nazi banner so that we could fly it on a kite, but when the incident happened, we kicked it into high gear to finish making the banner that day in order to respond,” UCSD Alumni William Johnson said. “I was hoping that the current students would be inspired to act on this, like we acted against racism and the Compton Cookout.” “[Identity Evropa] actively advocates for a policy of ethnic cleansing. This is a dangerous

ideology that should not go unchecked by the general population, and the fact that so many were oblivious to the fact that white nationalists conducted an action on campus is really troubling.”

Along with the controversial banners, a picture of Nate Parker, an African American musician coming to campus, was defaced with Nicolas Custous’ sculpture of Julius Caesar, possibly by Identity Europa.

▶ IMMIGRATION, from page 1

nonresident tuition fees, funding for research or other educational projects, housing stipends or services, or other benefits he or she has been awarded or received, and permit the student to be reenrolled if and when the student is able to return to the college or university. It is the intent of the Legislature that, in implementing

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Some Transfers Find the Incentive Insufficient ▶ TRANSFER HOUSING, from page 1

needs to be taken into account when filing their 2017 tax return and/ or 2019–2020 Free Application for Federal Student Aid/Dream Act application and when updating housing status on the 2017–2018 FAFSA application.

Eleanor Roosevelt College senior Martin Velikov told the UCSD Guardian that moving off-campus is not the best option because it costs more than the incentive being offered.

“I want to move off-campus but I feel like the incentive is not good enough. First, the money is taxed and I would have to put a security deposit and a place off-campus would need to be furnished,” Velikov said. “The parking situation on campus is messed up as well, and if I don’t find a place near a bus stop to get onto campus, I will be late to class.”

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College senior Zack Vass said that his brother prefers living off-campus and took the money instead.

“My brother was bummed out about living off-campus instead of The Village. However, he said it offered a better social experience with fewer restrictions,” Vass said.

“Since [the transfers’] off-campus housing was temporary, housing gave him an ultimatum to take a spot in North America Hall or the $4,500 incentive. He took the money.”

Students deciding to move offcampus can check the housing portal starting Oct. 10 and HDH is offering assistance in searching for a place and moving.

UCSD hopes to have the students in on-campus housing no later than Nov. 1.

this paragraph, California colleges and universities make reasonable and good-faith efforts to provide for a seamless transition in a student’s reenrollment and reacquisition of campus services and supports,” stated the bill.

With rise of immigration policies the bill also states that institutions should designate certain staff members as point of references for such cases so that they may be of

aid when there are aforementioned occurrences on college campuses.

Staff members appointed to these positions are to withhold from disclosing information unless permitted by the state and federal education privacy law.

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LIQUIDATING PUERTO RICO

BY ADRIANA BARRIOS // SENIOR STAFF WRITER ILLUSTATION BY YOUTUBE.COM Shortly after Maria had finished her warpath through the United States territory of Puerto Rico, CNN ran an article with the headline “More Americans Live in Puerto Rico than in 21 States (and other things to know).” It was aimed at informing the U.S. population about this small island that a significant portion of the population don’t know is a U.S. colony. The piece simply gave statistics of how Puerto Rico would stack up if they were granted statehood. At the end of the piece, readers are briefly reminded that this colony of citizens had just been devastated by a hurricane. By framing this piece as a list of reasons why the U.S. mainland should care about Puerto Rico, it dehumanizes the people of the island. Instead of asking people to care about Puerto Rico simply because they suffered a great tragedy, the article implies that one should care because the island has a high gross domestic product and millions of citizens.

At its core, this is a two-fold problem: On the one hand it is the emphasis on productivity or output as a determinant of human worth, and on the other, it is that this perspective has been applied disproportionately to people of color.

The fact that this rhetoric works makes CNN’s article not a piece written with profound lack of empathy but rather with the societal climate in mind. The fastest way in which we are able to convince the rich to help the less fortunate — in times of crisis, often the less fortunate are people of color in the so-called “Third World” — is to tell them how much money they are saving and what these people are worth.

In the case of Puerto Rico, CNN had the task of convincing a country that recently elected a racist xenophobe that these brown people from the Caribbean are American citizens who are worth something. It is a racist line of thought to justify helping people of color by seeing them as dollar signs, and although it is a subset of a larger social pathology, it is people of color that it hurts the most.

Racist may sound jarring at first glance but the matter of race relations is one of the principal reasons that Puerto Rico has not become a state, despite its numerous attempts to join the union throughout the years. One of the reasons getting aid to Puerto Rico has been delayed in the

first place is the many convoluted stipulations that dictate its relationship to the national government, stipulations that have not only made this time of tragedy harder to cope with but have also left its economy in shambles. The current occupant of the oval office recently brought up Puerto Rico’s debt, saying he might have to forgive the island’s dues in order for them to recover, the implication here being that in a time when a third of the population doesn’t have clean water, people would be thinking about Puerto Rico’s debt crisis. It seems insensitive and therefore in character with the man’s usual commentary, but it also furthers the point that as far as the U.S. government is concerned, Puerto Rico is just numbers, no matter what these people may be facing.

“DACA Deportations Could Cost US Economy more than $400 billion,” this time listing the main economic reasons we should continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and protect its recipients — not because it is the morally correct thing but because of how much money the country would lose if they left.

Toxic as this ideology is, it is one that we have allowed to happen by letting numbers and dollar signs rule our life. One of the biggest measures of people’s success is their net worth, with publications like Forbes and the Wall Street Journal releasing list after list that ranks people by how much money they are worth. When measuring the progress that so-called “developing countries” are making, we usually utilize GDP increases. Neither of these measures are inherently bad; we live in a capitalist society where economic development and success are imperative to this system. The problem here is in creating a culture where we see the economic success as the sole measure of a person, as the sole worth of a society.

To be fair, some numbers do matter.

For example, Puerto Rico has been without power for three weeks, and only 10,000 respondents have been sent to help the 3.5 million U.S. citizens suffering in Puerto Rico. The numbers that matter most are those that have yet to be disclosed. The Federal Emergency Management Agency refuses to release an updated death toll, freezing the number in the 40s, a number most experts argue is not realistic. They also deleted from their website the most updated statistics on the percentage of the island without running water and electricity. The story of Puerto Rico is represented by numbers unseen because that is how the government and its people have always treated the island: America’s biggest “out of sight, out of mind.” That, however, needs to change because, although they may be out of sight, these are real American citizens dying on American soil and no amount of Benjamins will be able to bring them back.

“The story of Puerto Rico is represented by numbers unseen because that is how the government and its people have always treated the island: America’s biggest ‘out of sight, out of mind.’”

Puerto Rico’s statehood aside, these arguments present a deeper flaw with our society overall because this isn’t the first time articles attempting to garner support resort to why people are deserving of help. The business of making sure people don’t die from a lack of clean water and shelter should not be ruled by cost-benefit graphs.

That is not to say that the U.S. should be donating half of its budget to aiding every crisis faced in world, but that the measure of whether or not aid should be given isn’t an analysis of people’s economic worth. The American public doesn’t feel the same, a fact that CNBC demonstrated when they published a similar article, titled

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

BY JONAH NAOUM // PRESIDENT OF UCSD YOUNG AMERICANS FOR LIBERTY My name is Jonah Naoum and I am the UC San Diego Chapter President for Young Americans for Liberty. Our group is dedicated to advocating for liberty, free markets, limited government, and the Constitution.

On Friday, Oct. 6, we were tabling with a free speech ball on Library Walk, exercising our First Amendment right to free speech through YAL’s National Fight for Free Speech campaign. We passed out pocket Constitutions, spoke to students and gave everyone the opportunity to write on our free speech ball.

Let me be very clear: We do NOT condone any markings of encouraging rape, antiimmigrant slogans, supremacy, or the like.

I can assure you that as a son of Iraqi immigrants I am very well aware of discrimination and do not condone any anti-immigrant slogans. However, everyone does have the right to free speech as guaranteed by the First Amendment; I acknowledge that right.

Members of YAL and the Leadership Institute had seen the student sign our petition and leave his e-mail, associating him with Groundwork Books. The student wrote “Sic semper tyrannis” on the beachball, which is often meant as “thus always to tyrants”, an abbreviated version of “Sic semper evello mortem tyrannis” (“Thus always I bring death to tyrants”).

While this did seem a little frightening at first that the student possibly implied death or harm to us, the student and YAL could both agree that tyrants are awful and freedom is best.

Until further evidence surfaces, it is impossible to conclude exactly happened in the

bookstore. I will not engage in a “he-said, she-said” battle. I will however, purport that it is important for all journalists writing this story to maintain their commitment to ethical reporting.The student in question was handcuffed, questioned, searched, and subsequently let go; the Campus Reform article provides evidentiary support for this assertion.

My final comments to the student and members of the UCSD Left: I am friends with some of you and I hope this does not strain relations between us or our two groups. I disagree with communism and socialism, however I am giving you free and complete reign over the platform, which is the free speech ball, to write whatever you’d like, as a symbol to illustrate our First Amendment rights.

I encourage you to come to our meetings, to talk to us, and let us try to better understand each other. I am neither furious nor angry, but simply disappointed. It is not our fault that some individuals chose to write things we disagree with on our free speech ball.

Yet, reacting in a violent manner is always wrong. Under no circumstances is violence acceptable.

If you disagree with something, please engage in dialogue rather than violent tactics.

This battle of ideas should not be fought with pocket knives, but with a pen and paper.

In Liberty, Jonah Galeb Naoum

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I’M NOT KIDDING, SELL YOUR KIDNEY Kidneys toil away on a daily basis regulating everything from blood pressure to pH and excreting one’s bodily wastes and toxins. In spite of all the work that kidneys do, a majority of the population can survive perfectly fine with just one.

This should be great news for the over 100,000 people in the United States who are waiting for a kidney transplant.

However, the National Kidney Foundation states that 13 people die everyday waiting for a kidney transplant. A majority of this deficit in kidneys comes from the 1984 National Organ Transplant Act, a well-meaning piece of legislation that established a national organmatching registry and prohibited the sale of organs. The penalty for any parties caught doing so is a fine that can cost up to $50,000, up to five years of imprisonment, or both.

As a society, we have deemed

it perfectly legal for a person to sell their eggs or sperm. Yet when it comes to kidneys, people are expected to donate their vital organs solely out of pure altruism. In fact, in America, donors are expected to shoulder all their travel and caretaker costs and the four to six weeks taken off of work to recover: an unfeasible financial obligation for most. Instead, a regulated market for kidneys needs to be legalized so kidneys can be freely bought and sold.

A year of dialysis costs approximately $88,000, which is about the same cost as a kidney transplant. If Medicare, which covers the costs of dialysis for a patient of any age for an unspecified number of years, simply reallocated its funds from paying for years of dialysis to paying for individual transplants, thousands of lives and large amounts of money would be

saved. A government-run system would also prevent the rich from monopolizing the kidney market by simply bidding up prices.

Many people worry that opening kidneys up to the capitalistic system

especially poor people, take risks for money all the time” that are statistically far more dangerous than donating a kidney, like “accepting money for being a policeman or miner or soldier.” Of course, the

“For those in the United States who do not have the fortune of getting a living donor, a long and uncertain future of dialysis and deteriorating health often lies ahead.” of supply and demand would disproportionately lead the poor to sell their organs. Frankly, it probably would. However, a piece in the New York Times argues that “people,

interests of potential living organ donors should be protected through processes such as interviews to make sure that individuals are making completely independent,

informed decisions, payment for all medical and nonmedical related expenses, and follow-up health care.

Countries, including Saudi Arabia, Israel, Singapore, and the United Kingdom with similar programs have seen a direct correlation between such compensation and a rise in donations.

It’s easy for people to become sentimental over major societal shifts when their own lives are not at stake. For those in the United States who do not have the fortune of getting a living donor, a long and uncertain future of dialysis and deteriorating health often lies ahead. The organ shortage we have is self-inflicted, and thus solvable.

Controversial or not, the legalization of kidney sales is a step that needs to be taken in order to save real lives.

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Professor Adrian Borsa: Atypical Academia

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by Jade Wong // Contributing Writer

Adrian Borsa, an associate earth sciences professor at Scripps Institute of Oceanography, describes his unusual journey to finally discovering what he wanted to do with his life, and the importance of being open to change.

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he sky is blanketed with fog as class lets out of Center Hall. Amid the traffic of students hurrying to their next destinations, Professor Adrian Borsa and I scout for a place to sit down and talk. As we do so, a student from his earth sciences class, in which Borsa lectured on the impact of ocean temperatures on climates around the globe, approaches him and inquires about the climate of San Diego.

Professor Borsa promptly explains that San Diego has a Mediterranean climate, noting the peculiarities of its weather, like the thick fog rolling in above us despite it being June. But perhaps years ago, before he had even considered a career in the earth sciences, Borsa couldn’t have answered this student’s question so thoroughly, let alone given an entire lecture on such a topic.

Born in Los Angeles to a Hungarian father and Croatian mother, Borsa and his family briefly lived in Columbus, Indiana before settling in San Diego. Borsa later earned his bachelor’s degree in government from Harvard University and his master’s degree in international relations from UC San Diego.

“I thought I was going to have a career that involved international business or international relations,” Borsa recalled.

“My focus was on Japan because at the time Japan was ascendant and pretty much everyone … was saying that Japan was going to overtake the United States in 10 years’ time. It was the country to study, so I did.”

Borsa studied the Japanese language and later went on to work at a Japanese company for several years — a period of his life he remembers as “unusual.”

“I was working at a very large Japanese company both in Japan and in the U.S., and it was quite bureaucratic.

There’s not a lot of room for independence or independent action when you’re within that kind of an organization.”

Eventually, Borsa decided to leave his position at the company in Japan.

“The most straightforward way I can put it is that I just got bored,” he explained when asked what led him to his decision.

Borsa then found work at a startup company founded by Alex Kane, one of his former professors at UCSD. After working there for a year, however, he was ready to move on again.

“I thought I was going to get an economics Ph.D., took one week of economics classes and realized that I just could not focus. So then I asked myself, ‘What do I really want to do?’”

It was actually the UCSD Career Services Center that enabled Borsa to finally realize what he wanted to do for a living.

“I opened up [the Career Services Center’s] book on graduate programs, went through every single page, and I wrote down all the programs that seemed to be interesting to me: archaeology, geology, atmospheric science,” Borsa told the UCSD Guardian. “So I put all these things together and, at the end, I realized that 80 percent of the topics I’d listed were in the earth sciences, and I realized I had my answer.”

Ever since this pivotal moment in his life, Borsa has steadily worked his way toward conducting his own research. It was no easy task, however, for him to get where he is today. After deciding that he wanted to earn a doctorate in earth sciences, Borsa took two years of undergraduate courses at UCSD, having to take these extra steps due to his lack of experience with science, technology, engineering, and math.

“The MATH 20 sequence, the PHYS 4, the CHEM 10 series … I took all of these classes to prepare myself because I had not had any math or science prior to that,” he recalled with a knowing smile.

More challenges were awaiting Borsa once he enrolled in the doctorate program at Scripps Institute of Oceanography. One such obstacle was the fact

that Borsa was one of only two entering graduate students at Scripps that year.

“So the U.S. economy was on a tear. Everybody was getting incredibly highpaying jobs on Wall Street and elsewhere and not one of the applicants to the geophysics Ph.D. program at Scripps decided to come,” Borsa explained.

Nevertheless, he was encouraged to apply to Scripps months after the admissions deadline by Bernard Minster, a professor at Scripps who he had been volunteering for. Borsa was then accepted along with his classmate, Kerry Key, who is now an associate professor at Columbia University.

While a good portion of his classes were made up of several doctorate candidates, there were a few classes in which Borsa and Key were the only students.

“We had classes where the professor would walk in and say, ‘Okay guys, do you have any questions?’ Kerry and I would look at each other, look at him and say no, then the professor would say, ‘Okay, class dismissed!’ It was terrifying,” he recalled, laughing.

In addition to the pressure brought on by tiny class sizes, Borsa also struggled with his courses since he had only recently decided to study the earth sciences and was not as familiar with the field as his peers were.

“It was, intellectually, the hardest thing I had ever done because I was way out of my depth most of those classes, and it’s a very rigorous program, but somehow I’m here,” he said with a chuckle. “It was not easy, I can tell you. But it was totally worth it.”

After years of intense work, Borsa earned his doctorate and spent the next several years working in scientific management in Pasadena, California and Boulder, Colorado before returning to full-time research at Scripps in 2012.

While he began his research by studying tectonic geodesy (measuring the movement of Earth’s surface to study the forces at work underneath), Borsa soon found himself going in another direction.

“As I was getting into [tectonic geodesy], I stumbled across an unusual signal in the instrument network I was looking at that ended up being the earth’s response to our drought … It was possible using this network to determine how much water had been lost in the drought and where this water was being lost from,” he said. “So that opened up a whole different line of research and that’s what I’m primarily doing now.”

Like the route he took to becoming a scientist, Borsa’s research methodology is also atypical. As he explained how he uses classical geological instruments and techniques to study hydrology, Borsa noted that it is relatively uncommon for scientists to research multiple topics at once.

“Science tends to be pretty conservative so … while the idea of doing interdisciplinary research is really great for marketing, for the individuals themselves it’s fairly difficult to break out of one’s area of specialization.

Everyone’s so busy that you can’t imagine taking on another thing that’s not necessarily in your area.”

Despite the extra effort required for conducting interdisciplinary research, Borsa is grateful to be working at UCSD, having called the university “an exceptional, dynamic institution built on disruption and change.” After reflecting on the twists and turns of his path to finally achieving contentment with his career, Borsa offered some advice for students who may be experiencing the same disillusionment he felt before.

“If you already know what you want to do in life, you are lucky and that’s wonderful and you should pursue that goal to the best of your ability. But more than likely, one doesn’t know … so you have to be open to whatever changes

“If you already know what you want to do in life, you are lucky and that’s wonderful and you should pursue that goal to the best of your ability.”

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just seem to be coming organically, especially the ones where you feel like this is the right thing even though it doesn’t necessarily seem like the path you thought you were going to be on.”

At UCSD in particular, where every student has worked hard to attain some level of academic excellence, there is a culture of settling on a career path as quickly as one can. However, Borsa believes that waiting is an important part of deciding on a career.

“The students here are ... driven individuals who are maybe very goal-oriented, and it can be disconcerting for them when their goals change,” he stated. “Just accepting that and becoming your own person is really, in my mind, the main

purpose of what a university education is all about. Let the discovery process happen and you’ll be in a good place at the end of it.”

As for proof that this slow approach to choosing a career is successful, one needs only to observe the passion with which Borsa lectures his students and discusses his research.

“This is fantastic. This is what I want to do,” he concluded with a warm grin. “I just took a roundabout way of getting here.” jade wong jknowshi@ucsd.edu

Transfer Students at UCSD

by Jade Wong // Contributing Writer

34 percent of UC San Diego’s undergraduates are transfer students hailing from colleges and universities throughout California, the nation, and the world.

They bring to UCSD the unique perspectives fostered by the schools they’ve transferred from, but how much of a difference does previous college experience actually make when it comes to being a student here?

For Ethan, transferring to UCSD this year was more than just the next step in his college career — it was a fresh start.

Reflecting on his time at Santa Monica College, he said, “I spent four years there and a lot of it was just messing around and having fun … Honestly, I really didn’t enjoy my time at community college. I think this is a big step up for me.”

One reason why Ethan was happy to transfer out of SMC was the lack of motivated students there. He felt that students were either trying to transfer out as fast as they could without developing connections with others or neglecting their schoolwork.

“At SMC, it was really easy for me to lose track of where I was going and lose my motivation,” he continued. “Here, people are taking the time to build relationships and connections, and actually Jorge Arana, 4th Year, Warren College, Literatures in English

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As a commuter living in Tijuana, Jorge limited his college and university options to the city of San Diego. After attending San Diego Mesa Community College, Jorge applied to transfer to University of San Diego, SDSU, and UCSD. “There is no reason why I only applied to colleges in San Diego other than not wanting to pay for housing or rent,” he explained. “Commuting across the border for the last twenty years has become routine and quotidian.”

In keeping with his goal to save money, Jorge chose UCSD because the school offered him the most financial aid. Upon arriving here, Jorge wanted to study the classics and specialize in European Medieval and Renaissance Literature, yet over time he decided to change his career path.

“After a quarter at UCSD and working as a

Before Wen transferred to UCSD this year, he spent a week on campus during the summer as part of the OASIS TRIO Student Support Services Program (SSSP). Designed to provide incoming students with community, academic support, and opportunities for campus involvement, the program was crucial in helping him make a smooth transition from Pasadena City College.

Now that the academic year has started, Wen doesn’t have much to complain about. He’s at a university that is “kind of far from home but not too far,” studying a subject he’s so interested in that he’s considering completing his Master’s in International Studies here, and trying out organizations like the Korean American Student Association and the Multi-Asian Student Association.

Yet Wen has had some unpleasant experiences Rebecca Chhay, 4th Year, Muir College, Literatures in English

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streamline towards a goal, so I think it’s a lot better here.”

Now that he’s at UCSD, Ethan appreciates not only the more-driven academic environment, but also the accommodations the university has made specifically for transfer students. All incoming transfers are guaranteed two years of on-campus housing, something that Ethan, who lives in The Village, felt was beneficial to making a smooth transition here.

“On-campus housing lets you get introduced to other transfers who are in the same age group, so you feel like you have connections with other people already and don’t feel like you’re hanging out with people a lot younger than you,” he observed.

Despite feeling grateful to be at UCSD, Ethan admits that, as a transfer student, he feels he’s missing out on the typical college experience.

tutor for three years at a private high school, I reconsidered what I wanted to pursue,” he recounted.

“The education studies department at UCSD is a state of the art program. UCSD made it very easy to make this transition in career paths.”

Since transferring, Jorge doesn’t believe his approach to academics has changed, despite UCSD having a more rigorous academic environment.

“You know, I was paying for my community college courses, and I am also having to work and pay for my coursework now as I was before transferring, so one might say I am just as committed to my coursework now as I was before transferring. Your wallet can be a significant incentive.”

While his commitment to his studies hasn’t changed, Jorge feels that UCSD’s commitment to the liberal arts is lacking, and that the university needs

at UCSD due to his status as a transfer student.

“Teachers expect you to know material and information from earlier parts of a class series if you’re a transfer student,” he explained. “It makes it harder to adjust into the later part of the series.”

Wen has also noticed some contrasts in the academic environments of UCSD and Pasadena City College.

“CC was much more laid back. Here, I have the same size workload that I had before, but I have to put in double the effort. It’s because the professors at community college are there to teach you, but the professors here don’t really focus on individuals.

When the class sizes are so big here, you lose that personal touch that you have at CC.” In addition to large class sizes, another issue that Wen has with UCSD’s multitude of students is

Rebecca transferred from the San Diego Community College District knowing two things: she wanted to complete her Bachelor’s degree and she wanted to stay close to home and to her puppy Daisy. UCSD has proven to be the right choice — she’s studying what she loves and finding work as well as volunteer opportunities that she’s passionate about, all while coming home to Daisy after each day.

Rebecca has volunteered at the Women’s Center and the English-in-Action program, been a Muir College Transfer Orientation Leader, and worked as a mentor for the PATH Summer Academy, which “Prepares Accomplished Transfers to the Humanities” from SDCCD. She currently volunteers as a Muir Peer Mentor, works at UCSD’s English Language Institute as a conversation leader, and interns at the Division of Arts and Humanities. “I’m happy with the number of volunteer commitments and jobs I have at UCSD,” she remarked.

While Rebecca is certainly thriving since coming to UCSD, she did encounter some problems upon first arriving here.

“The number of acronyms thrown around here

“I think it would’ve been easier to get involved on campus as a freshman because when you first start school you have big dreams and are surrounded by other freshmen who do too,” he explained, “Once you get a little older, you see the reality. Not to sound depressing, but it’s scarier the closer you get to the real world. You see that once college is over, you have a whole future to worry about.”

Ethan may have ditched his rose-colored glasses since transferring, but it’s for a good cause. He’s more focused on getting his Bachelor’s degree now than ever.

“Now that I’m actually at a university I want to focus on getting out finally,” he reflected. “I don’t want to waste anymore time. Of course, I still want to have fun, but there are times to have fun and times when you should be studying. It’s important to find the distinction between the two.”

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to resolve certain issues that are specific to Arts and Humanities transfers.

“I think UCSD needs to push certain programs a lot more, and market itself as a holistic college, and not purely a STEM oriented campus,” Jorge observed.

“I think there are very little liberal arts classes and professors, and much expansion to be done in this area.”

As for involvement on campus, Jorge remarked, “I was fortunate enough to work very closely in the education sector before transferring, and I think it earned me the experience to become a tutor here. But for those who are having difficulty getting involved, the best way to do so is through your coursework. Talk to your professors and ask for any research opportunities. That is the greatest form of involvement you can experience.”

the lack of adequate parking spaces.

“Basically, if you move your car on a weekday, you won’t be able to find another spot after you leave the parking lot,” he remarked.

Despite feeling that UCSD is overcrowded, Wen is very happy with his decision to transfer here. He noted how easy it is to get involved on campus.

“Clubs on library walk will literally just hand you information during the first few weeks of school. Whether or not you’re able to get involved is really based on your personality — you can’t blame UCSD if you’re not willing to go out of your comfort zone.”

While Wen is still acclimating to the ups and downs of UCSD, there is one thing he knows for certain: “They should really build another parking structure.”

were a bit more difficult to adjust to as a transfer because students taking upper-division courses are expected to know them already. For example, in my first quarter I got an email 20 minutes before one of my classes informing me that the location had been changed from the Literature building to ‘WLH.’ Even though WLH is one building over from LIT, I panicked at first because I had no idea where it was.”

Besides being perplexed over UCSD’s plethora of acronyms, Rebecca also struggled with feeling isolated from UCSD during her first quarter.

“Between being a commuter, working evening hours, and majoring in the humanities at a STEMdominated school I felt disconnected from the campus community,” she explained. “However, during Winter Quarter I was on campus Monday through Friday and I felt like I got a lot more out of that quarter.”

As for now, Rebecca is very content at UCSD, yet she wishes that the university would provide more areas for students to study on campus.

She recounted, “Before SDCCD, I briefly attended Columbia University until deciding it wasn’t right for me. One thing I enjoyed there is

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the number of libraries it had. UCSD had multiple libraries before budget cuts, and I would love to see them try to bring them back now for increased study spaces.”

Over time Rebecca became increasingly connected to the UCSD community, but for transfer students who may be struggling to get involved, her advice is to spend more time on campus.

“I think most transfer students are used to spending the least amount of time on campus, but UCSD is absurdly large and there’s always something to do.”

Rebecca also believes that, while transfer students are often older than other college students, there’s no reason for them to be excluded from the campus community.

“A lot of transfer students come in older than traditional students — for example, I just turned 23 today — and think that there aren’t ways for them to get involved,” she noted. “However, UCSD has just about everything you can think of, from a fathers’ support group to a board game club that meets at the student-run science fiction library. Just spend more time on campus!”

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The Job Hunt Haze

By Brittney Lu // Associate Lifestyle Editor

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ress pants recently purchased with student loans at the new Nordstrom opening? Check. Time spent proofreading — and then paying roommates to proofread — resumes and cover letters? Check. Crippling amount of selfdoubt and fear? Check.

It doesn’t, nay, it shouldn’t have to be this way.

Still, the ever-looming gray cloud that is both the job hunt and the existential crisis that accompanies the most frequently asked and most intensely dreaded question — “what are you doing after college?” — lingers like the morning fog hovering over the Pacific. It creeps in consistently, and hits most potently when alone. But like the blind leading the blind, yours truly is here. Armed with a disclaimer that she too, has no idea what is going on, despite only having approximately eight more months until a more concrete answer must satisfy that question. Apparently, “I’m not too sure, but I still have some time!” doesn’t cut it anymore.

So with that, into the job hunt haze we go.

Like any other adventure, the minimum starting line should at least be defined so that if the end result is still lost in the fog, then at least one can get a feel of where square one is. Practically speaking, if the dream career seems too far gone in the gray, then it doesn’t hurt to know at least what strengths are carried and what traits could use a bit of tweaking. Clearly constructing a base to build off of teaches future postgrads and jobseekers how to market themselves well — flaws and all — and at the very least, enhances self-awareness.

So, the first few steps have been ventured, but perhaps we’re still caught in the clouds. This is where the backpack full of equipment, tools and, potentially, snacks to fuel the process comes into play. While the end goal might not yet be in full view, one should know how to utilize the resources around to help pave the path. On campus, advisers at the Career Center are eager and willing to answer questions, quell fears, brutally (albeit honestly) critique resumes, and sit through the highs and lows of job hunting, grad school applications, and post-June gloom. So if you are in need of finding a job, let them do their job. Online, websites like Port Triton allow users to

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navigate Triton Career Tools and digital resources, like “Find Your True North” — a pdf that personalizes the crusade for employment while capitalizing on strengths, reevaluating weaknesses and mapping out idealistic dreams into realistic goals.

Maybe at this point, the sun is beginning to cut through the vapor and the end goal is slowly taking shape. There is more focus on what is being aimed for but a little guidance could still be used.

After all, any vision needs a bit of structure.

In the book, “Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life,” Stanford professors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans describe how, once a goal is mapped, the most powerful next step should always be practical and toward people. Networking is key.

This could be where that random phone number from the student in CSE 100 could come into play. Where group project members have the potential to turn into future co-workers. Disclaimer: This is not advice to use people, but rather to remember that connections made in some random lower division class could help come June 2018.

And even if networking for future purposes isn’t a topic of concern, c’mon people, at least make some friends.

Burnett and Evans go one step further and introduce something called the “prototyping interview.” Think of it as Dine-With-a-Prof 2.0. Find mentors, employers, researchers, or anyone who has a job that aligns with the end goal. Offer to buy a cup of coffee and ask for their stories. Now is not the time to be intimidated to initiate.

Those who have been honing their craft for a while now are usually willing to share their experiences, give a nugget or two of wisdom and, if nothing else, brag about their accomplishments. This segues neatly into networking, adds onto experiential cognition, and could provide an opening to a volunteer opportunity, internship or, optimistically, a potential job.

The journey might be long and maybe the end goal is not going to be as near as previously thought. But, remember to extend a little grace and always iron the dress pants.

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Tales of a Philippine Life: A Cultural Battle

By Annika Olives // Lifestyle Editor Last week, I discussed how I thought that my brother and I were incredibly different culturally due to him being raised in America and myself being raised in the Philippines. However, I felt like I failed to mention a very important point. In speaking to my mom after she read my piece, she said that the issue is not as black and white as I made it seem. My brother is not “just American” and I am not “just Filipino.” We are Filipino Americans, adding elements of each culture into our metaphorical identity stews — but finding that balance between the two was difficult at first.

There’s a statue in the middle of Union Square in San Francisco that depicts a woman balancing on a ball, holding a trident and a wreath. I’ve probably passed that statue a hundred times, but only recently did I read the fine print on the base; it’s called the Dewey Monument, which celebrates Admiral George Dewey’s victory in the Battle of Manila Bay. This win paved the way for American occupation in the Philippines just a few months later.

Essentially, the statue celebrates the takeover of the Philippines by the United States.

Growing up, it sometimes felt like I was betraying my own Filipino culture without even knowing. For lunch, sinigang and rice in a silver canteen soon became peanut butter sandwiches.

My accent quickly faded away, replaced with a Californian twang. I bought pretty stationary and, in my large seven-year-old handwriting, scribbled letters to my cousin about eating ice cream with my friends at school and to my grandma, asking her to send things over to us. But as I became more invested in my life in the states, the stationary was pushed to the back of my desk drawer and I stopped responding.

I felt the American seeping into me — into the clothes I wore, into the way I carried myself. I didn’t want the acceptance of my new American identity to be a rejection of my Filipino one, but in order to “fit in,” that’s sometimes what I felt like I had to do. For a while, my identity battled with itself because I didn’t want to choose to define myself with a singular ethnicity. I could not be singularly Filipino or singularly American.

This inconsistency within myself led me to make some choices about who I wanted to be, and I wanted to be both Filipino and American. What I’ve learned over the years is to think of the cultures as complementary instead of contradictory. Just because I am independent doesn’t mean I don’t have strong family ties. Watching American television does not mean I’m betraying The Filipino Channel teleseryes. Bottles of soy sauce and bagoong live comfortably in the refrigerator alongside ketchup and mustard. Technology now makes it easy for me to communicate with family back in Manila — I FaceTime my cousin at least once a week and text my grandma asking for updates.

By allowing the cultures to work in harmony rather than opposition, I was able to find peace within myself and with my identity. To me, identifying as Filipino American means that I’m proud of where I come from, but I’m also proud of where I am.

That, perhaps, is the biggest victory of them all.

Astrology 101: The Stars and How They Affect You

By Natasha Vandamme // Lifestyle Writer Astrology: the study of celestial bodies, their movements, and how that affects humans. It’s a topic many dismiss quickly, but there is more to it than meets the eye. One not only has a sun sign, but a moon sign, an ascendant sign, and even a whole birth chart. Moreover, one has a sign for every planet, each one possessing its own meaning. In this piece, we will be sticking with the main sun sign.

Your sun sign represents your basic personality. Just as the Sun “rules” our galaxy, our sun signs rule our astrological identity. It is incorrectly assumed that our sun sign describes our present selves, but in actuality, it offers insight into who we are destined to become. Adding to that, sun signs also shed light on our life purpose. Everyone possesses different focuses and values that manifest themselves through their sun sign.

Aries, a natural leader, is fearless and brave. Their energy is magnetic and demands attention.

Those of the sign are highly ambitious and very straight to the point.

Taurus is a practical and reliable sign that values stability. The sign’s loyalty and patience are among their best qualities, but be careful not to push a Taurus over their limit!

The mentally gifted and clever sign that is Gemini knows how to think on their feet. They are quick and witty, but the enigmatic twins can’t quite express their emotions effectively.

Cancers are the shy and withdrawn homebodies of the zodiac. Though they can become overemotional, this only shows how genuinely Cancers care for others.

Leos are the ruler of the jungle! As the sign ruled by the Sun, Leos can get a little pompous;

however, they are generous and enjoy giving to those they love often and without prompting.

The consistent and practical Virgo is frequently perceived as cold and emotionless due to its calculating personality. Though deep down they are truly loving, most are not able to see it.

Libras seek peace and harmony. As excellent peacemakers, they can get along with anyone.

Though Libras tend to be indecisive, this could never overshadow their pleasant spirit!

The impressive and independent Scorpio has a fierce emotional energy. This passion can sometimes unreasonably control them, despite its originating from a good and sincere place.

The wanderlust sign that is Sagittarius enjoys broadening their mental horizons and experiencing life. As perfectionists, they can be self-critical and must remember their strengths.

The serious and hard-working Capricorn can accomplish anything. They may have difficulty understanding emotions, but this does not make them any less able, ambitious, and confident!

Aquarius is a humanitarian sign with a strong moral compass, valuing truth. Because of their assertive and strong demeanor, others try to match Aquarius’ level of integrity.

Pisces, closely connected with their emotions, exude compassion and concern. Often neglecting themselves, they should learn that they deserve the same love they give everyone else.

If you think that this is all there is to astrology, you are in for one astrological surprise. Make sure to check back in next week for a breakdown of each of the four elements of the zodiac. Till then, Astro-lovers!

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BOOK REVIEW

Turtles all the way down Book Turtles All the Way Down Author John Green Release Date Oct. 10, 2017

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John Green captivates with his newest young-adult romance novel, a heady mixture of comedy, teenage ennui, and mystery.

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n Oct. 10, renowned youngadult author John Green released his latest novel, “Turtles All the Way Down.” This is the first book Green has written since releasing “The Fault in our Stars” in 2012, yet it still contains his trademark classic banter, quirky details, and quick pace.

Regarding its more realistic protagonist and discussion on anxiety, though, this is an unprecedentedly personal novel.

The story centers on Aza Holmes, a 16-year-old with a fairly ordinary life.

Her mom is a math teacher at her high school in Indianapolis. Her best friend Daisy has bright pink hair and writes Star Wars fan fiction. Aza dreams of going to college, but as the daughter of a single mom, that means finances are a little tight. All of this changes, however, with the announcement of a $100,000 bounty for a missing local millionaire. Daisy and Aza concoct a plot to find the millionaire, claim the reward, and use the money to go to college. During the course of the investigation, Aza reunites with her

childhood friend, Davis. To make things more complicated, Davis happens to be the son of the missing millionaire, adding a personal aspect to Aza’s and Daisy’s investigation. In rekindling the friendship, the two find numerous commonalities in regard to their experiences with loss and complexities of everyday life, allowing them to completely open up to each other.

Aza struggles with anxiety throughout the novel, oftentimes to the point where she is unable to fully devote attention to what is going on around her. She is not the typical rebellious and confident heroine of John Green’s novels, such as Hazel Lancaster from “The Fault in Our Stars” or Margo from “Paper Towns.” She meets with a therapist on a bi-weekly basis, begins taking Lexapro, and exposes the reader to her nervous ritual of reopening a finger wound only to sanitize it and bandage it again. Aza’s anxiety revolves around a fear of bacteria and contamination, making everyday parts of life such as eating, touching unknown surfaces, and kissing difficult. Readers

may initially feel wary of Green’s use of anxiety as a plot or characterization device, but it is not exploitative. John Green has discussed his own struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety, and the way Aza’s anxiety attacks are written and her subsequent actions are anything but romanticized. Furthermore, she does not miraculously get better — her anxiety is clearly painted as something she will have to learn to live with, and her true friends will stand by her in support. It is not going to magically go away, but there is a message of hope: that Aza will be able to better cope over time.

The book could best improve regarding concrete detail and the overall fast pace of the writing. John Green is known for his rapid-fire speech in his Crash Course videos on YouTube, and quick, witty dialogue between characters. These quirks remain in “Turtles All the Way Down,” and almost imperceptibly increase.

It is understandable why Green turns to these narrative strategies, especially during Aza’s anxiety attacks, but the

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conceit results in only excess detail. More descriptive and detailed scenes, regarding character relationships, allow for readers to be more engaged and understanding of the progression of the story. More background details on the character also further immerse readers. That said, the constant dialogue and action does make for an engaging and addictive read.

“Turtles All the Way Down” has its moments of incredulity, but it always returns to fundamental messages on friendship, mental illness, loss, and love.

The Indianapolis setting and discourse on anxiety make for a profoundly personal novel, as well as a more believable story. Overall, this novel is a worthwhile read for fans of young-adult fiction and John Green’s previous works.

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Staff Writer

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Father John Misty Location The Obeservatory North Park Release Date Oct. 6, 2017

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Hipster-priest and part-time rock musician Father John Misty returns, triumphant and only a little bit sick, to San Diego.

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ather John Misty, the indie folk rock musician, performed at the North Park Observatory on Friday night (Oct. 6). As requested

by Misty himself, I quote, “Joshua Tillman a.k.a. Father John Misty, who is known maybe more [for his on stage rants] than his music, treated the San Diego audience to [an outburst] about having had his picture taken with a cup of hot tea.” After weeks of touring across the nation, FJM fell sick to the flu, the primary reason for the hot tea. After finger-wagging his audience for a few minutes about their carelessness and lack of concern for his cool reputation, he gave the audience what they wanted and decided to cooperate. He proceeded to do different poses holding not one,

but two cups of hot tea on stage.

The opening artist was Weyes Blood, an up-and-coming psychedelic folk singer. After experiencing Weyes Blood’s music in person, I can honestly say I look forward to hearing more from her and her band in the future. As of this year, Josh Tillman has released three albums in his Father John Misty guise. FJM’s first album, “Fear Fun,” came out in April 2012, followed by the “I Love You Honeybear” album in February 2015, and most recently, his “Pure Comedy” album, which was released in January of this year.

The venue was small and intimate; every single person there was captivated by his music for the entire duration of the set. There was a foggy, or shall I say, Misty, ambience due to the fog

machines set up all over the venue.

FJM did not fail to deliver a powerful and truly heartfelt performance. Not only is FJM a lyrical genius, he has an absolutely angelic voice unmatched by any major indie artists today.

I remember feeling a surge of excitement run through me from head to toe as he stepped onto the stage — a tall, majestic giant. The crowd was screaming, as he sauntered to the microphone and sang “Pure Comedy.”

From “Pure Comedy” to “I Love You Honeybear,” FJM’s voice remained graceful, flu or no flu. It is unclear whether the best part of the concert was his sudden outbursts of dance, his spontaneous rants on stage, or the actual music. Nevertheless, he has a way of making each and every member

in the audience feel included and truly a part of the experience. He made eye contact with his fans and talked to us as though we were his friends. FJM’s music is many things: melancholic, romantic, hopeful, satiric, but most of all, utterly raw and real. There’s something to be said about music that can make a person want to cry, laugh, dance, and love all at the same time. FJM is truly a testament to how magical music can be.

Overall, the concert was an unforgettable experience that I truly hope everyone has the opportunity to enjoy at least once in their life.

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Younger Now

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iolins, raw guitar notes, and Dolly Parton, oh my! The inoffensive “Younger Now” can make one think, “Is this that same Miley from the 2013 VMAs?” Bashed for all previous cultural appropriation, Cyrus probably felt that it was time to let go of her crazy lifestyle. Farewell, sweet molly and Mike WiLL Made-It. “Younger Now” seems to be more of a plateau in her sound, but Cyrus incorporates a few successful backto-basics tracks that truly portray her roots.

The first single, “Malibu,” is a standout that incorporates smooth, raw vocals and breezy guitar, a tribute to her love for boyfriend Liam Hemsworth. Cyrus wrote this ode to her beau and their new lives in Malibu, which accentuates the album’s pure and inoffensive nature. Another favorite, “Love Someone,” relies on classic rock influences mixed with a pop chorus. More significantly, the title track introduces the album’s intended theme of change and rebirth. “Even though it’s not who I am, I’m not afraid of who I used to be” she sings as the slogan to her newfound image. However, the intended theme of purity and love is not always met behind all the dominating guitar riffs Cyrus incorporates.

“Rainbowland” sees an appearance from godmother Dolly Parton, yet incorporates

lyrics and instrumentals one might hear at a Disneyland pioneerland ride. Even the appearance of Parton herself can’t save the dullness of this track. “Thinkin’” and “Week Without You” are cringy wannabe pop singles, filled with tacky lyrics and overbearing beats; the only upside to those tracks are the lead onto the next instrumentals “Miss You So Much” and “I Would Die For You,” which rightfully give Cyrus’ refined vocals the focus they deserve. The album did not necessarily fail to deliver Cyrus’ message of rebirth and change, however the album may have missed the mark with unnecessary pop influences that overpower and drain the color from the songs.

The ballad “Inspired” concludes the album with soft instrumentals and lyrics pertaining to her father Billy Ray Cyrus. You can finally get a feel of her melodious voice and raw sentiment that has been missing since the classic “The Climb.” One thing is for sure; Cyrus is eager to leave behind the cultural appropriation gimmick and sink back to her true country roots, but is it worth the attendant lack of dynamism?

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After leading 3-0 in the second half, UCSD narrowly avoided a Humboldt State comeback.

BY Daniel Hernandez

Senior Staff Writer The UC San Diego men’s soccer team traveled up north to Arcata, California to face Humboldt State on Friday in what was supposed to be the first of its two matches in Northern California. However, due to the wildfires near Sonoma State, the Sunday clash against the Seawolves ultimately was cancelled.

With the postseason looming the Tritons want to finish the last stretch of matches strong and go into the California Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament, hosted at UCSD, with momentum. They did just that in their match against Humboldt as they left Arcata as 3–2 victors.

The Tritons could not have gotten off to a better start as they were able to knock in the first goal of the game in the 10th minute courtesy of junior midfielder Kiefer Cooksey. The junior’s first goal of the season made way for a

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dominant first half from the Tritons as Humboldt failed to get anything going in the opening 45 minutes. UCSD head coach John Pascale’s team held a 13–2 shot advantage in the first half, while also attempting ten corner kicks throughout the entire game compared to a grand total of zero for Humboldt in the full 90 minutes. After nearing a second goal on several occasions, the Tritons eventually made it a 2–0 lead in the 43rd minute through a corner kick that found the head of redshirt senior midfielder Danny Glascock, netting his first goal in over two years.

As the teams went to break, it looked like a Triton victory was imminent.

However, in the second half, Humboldt showed some grit to make the contest interesting in the final minutes of the game.

About halfway through the second half in the 65th minute, Cooksey netted his second goal of the game make it a comfortable 3–0 lead, or so it seemed.

One thing about scoring is once you get one, you believe you can get another.

The momentum is crucial. Humboldt in the 79th minute found a bit of belief and notched their first goal of the game.

Five minutes later, the Lumberjacks earned a penalty kick and made it 3–2.

Next thing you know, it is a frantic last five minutes of the game as Humboldt State held all the momentum in an attempt at an incredible comeback.

Fortunately for the Tritons, the score stayed as is for the remaining few minutes and earned all the three points.

The match was a tale of two halves and if there was a bit more time on the clock, who knew what could have been the score. Humboldt State turned it around in the second 45 minutes as they outshot the Tritons 10–3.

Next up, UCSD will travel to San Marcos as they will look to earn another victory against the side as they did earlier in the month. The match against Cal State San Marcos is set for Friday, Oct. 20 with a 3 p.m. kick-off.

Water Polo Takes Another WWPA Victory UCSD maintains its throne on top of the conference.

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Managing Editor UC San Diego cannot be beaten when they play in the Western Water Polo Association this season, and the Tritons moved to 4–0 in conference play with a solid 13–8 win over No. 17 California Baptist on Thursday evening. No. 12 UCSD moves to 7–10 overall and sits pretty atop the WWPA. The Tritons relied on a golden trio of junior utility Kevin Asplund, senior utility Arman Momdzhyan, and freshman utility Connor Turnbow-Lindenstadt, who each scored three goals to earn the win.

They got off to a hot start and made the difference in the first half. At the end of the first quarter, the Tritons were up 5–1 and they added three goals in the second quarter to take an 8–3 lead into halftime. From that point on, UCSD was on cruise control, tying the Lancers in goals in the third and fourth quarter. To complete the scoring, junior utility

Alessandro Valania added two goals and sophomore utilities Skyler Munatones and Noah Carniglia each had one.

UCSD dominated CBU in shots 33–26, and rode a good game by junior keeper Sam Thompson who saved 10 shots and had five steals on the night.

For the Lancers, redshirt junior goalie Matt Miller had 12 saves but could not give CBU the spark needed to come away with a win.

“We are super stoked to win on the road and very pleased to have a great start and establish some separation,” UCSD head coach Denny Harper told the Athletics Department. “It always helps when … three players have hat tricks and a solid game by Sam in goal.”

UC San Diego continues to play away from home on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. at Long Beach State for a non-conference matchup. marcus thuillier mthuilli@ucsd.edu

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Double Overtime Thriller!

UC San Diego stays perfect at 9-0 in California Collegiate Athletic Association play.

by Richard Lu // Sports Editorial Assistant The UC San Diego women’s soccer team defeated Humboldt State 2–1 in a double overtime match on Oct. 13.

With this victory, the Tritons maintain their winning streak and improve to 9–0 in California Collegiate Athletic Association play.

The Lumberjacks got on the scoreboard early in the match courtesy of junior midfielder Alex

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Jenkins; around the 15-minute mark, Jenkins sent a low shot past Triton redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Angelica Ramos for the goal.

Jenkins’ goal was the only slip-up the Triton defense let by. Stifled by the Triton defense, Humboldt State only attempted eight more shots for the remainder of the game, including during both overtimes.

UCSD’s success on defense translated to more possessions on offense. The Tritons attempted 26 shots in total, a far cry from the measly nine taken by Humboldt State. Out of the 26 shots, the Tritons converted on two: a penalty kick and a header.

The first goal came at the 22:09 mark, when a foul by Humboldt

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UC San Diego takes CCAA top spot after Reis Cup victory UC San Diego split its back-to-back matches on Friday and Saturday

State gave Triton redshirt sophomore midfielder Natalie Saddic a penalty kick. Saddic sent the ball into the bottom left of the net to score UCSD’s first goal, bringing the score to 1–1.

Six minutes and 20 seconds into the second overtime, UCSD scored its second goal. At 106:12 gametime, senior midfielder Elisa Martinez received a corner kick on the left side.

BY Madeline Lewis

Contributing Writer UC San Diego vs. Cal Poly Pomona – La Jolla, CA The UC San Diego women’s volleyball team steered clear of any unlucky superstitious activity on Friday, Oct. 13, defeating conference opponent Cal Poly Pomona and protecting the Reis Cup for the second year in a row. The Reis Cup commemorates the life of Triton volleyball alumni, Karen Reis, who passed away in 2012 unexpectedly.

Upon dropping the first set of the night to the Broncos 18–25, UCSD swept the remaining games to finish the match 3–1. This win brought the Tritons to the top of the California Collegiate Athletic Association standings, tied with Sonoma State, with a mighty 8–1 record.

Senior outside hitter Amanda Colla continued her stellar senior year recording a total of 19 points off 17 kills, a solo block, and a service ace, on top of a well-deserved Reis Cup Most Valuable Player award. Colla’s 16 digs secured her another doubledouble, adding to her 11 others for the 2017 season.

UCSD prevailed among a competitive back-and-forth second set to tie up the match and carried the aggressive momentum moving forward. Sophomore middle blocker Jessica Rieble executed on a service ace to capture the set 30–28. Rieble also tallied nine kills, four digs, and four blocks.

The Tritons played their best in the fourth set, computing a .350 attack percentage in a 25–15 set victory. Sophomore outside hitter Jessyca Beksa had an excellent .464 attack percentage with 14 kills in 28 attempts. Junior outside hitter Molly Dalziel added eight kills and 15 digs to wrap-up UCSD’s five-game

Martinez’ corner kick set up junior forward Mary Reilly for a header into the goal at 106:20.

UCSD will face off against Cal State San Marcos on Saturday, Oct. 21. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m.

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UC San Diego vs. Cal State San Bernardino – La Jolla, CA The Tritons dropped their first home match of the year on Saturday, Oct. 14 to CCAA rival Cal State San Bernardino. Although falling to an 8–2 conference record, UC San Diego still remains in control of the South Division.

UCSD kept the point difference under four in all but one set, unfortunately coming up short 1–3 at the end of the night. Colla put on another incredible display, documenting a career-high of 24.5 points from 23 kills, one service ace, and a block assist. She also recorded 14 digs.

A .308 attack percentage in the second set anchored a successful 25–22 UCSD set win, but it was not enough to withstand a powerful 57 kills and 11 team blocks from the Coyotes.

Rieble contributed nine kills, one block solo, and three block assists to accumulate 11.5 points for the Tritons. Beksa followed close behind on the outside with 11 kills and Dalziel totaled nine kills, two assists, and 13 digs. Sophomore libero Alyson Penrose led the team in both digs and assists with 26 and five respectively.

The Coyotes broke the Tritons’ 6–0 record in RIMAC Arena this season by holding higher attack percentages in each set. There were 19 total tie scores and eight total lead changes in which Cal State San Bernardino came out on top this time around.

UC San Diego will take this week to prepare for Sonoma State on Friday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. in Rohnert Park.

madeline lewis

mblewis@ucsd.edu