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Election 2012 | Results

Student Victory

Election Result Party Draws 300 Students

By the numbers

 PROP 30

president

Yes: 53.9% No: 46.1%

Barack Obama: 50% Mitt Romney: 48%

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U.S. Senator

Yes: 39.2% No: 60.8%

Dianne Feinstein: 61.4% Elizabeth Emken: 38.6%

 PROP 32

San Diego City Council

Yes: 43.9% No: 56.1%

Sherri Lightner: 54.18% Ray Ellis: 45.82%

 PROP 33

San Diego Mayor

Yes: 45.4% No: 54.6%

Bob Filner: 51.53% Carl DeMaio: 48.47%

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The political science department’s election night event featured a student panel.

52nd Congressional Office

Yes: 47.2% No: 52.8%

Scott Peters: 50.17% Brian Bilbray: 49.83%

 PROP 35 Yes: 81.1% No: 18.9%

 PROP 38 Yes: 27.2% No: 72.3%

 PROP 36 Yes: 68.6% No: 31.4%

By Heidi Kim Contributing Writer

 PROP 39 Yes: 60.1% No: 39.9%

 PROP 37 Yes: 46.9% No: 53.1%

alifornia voters passed five out of 11 ballot measures on Tuesday, including Proposition 30, which will raise taxes on high-income taxpayers and prevent trigger cuts to education. San Diego voters also chose Bob Filner as the city’s first Democratic mayor in 20 years and Scott Peters as the projected winner of a close congressional election for the 52nd Congressional District.

Proposition 30 will increase taxes on earnings over $250,000 for seven years, and increases California sales tax by one-fourth of a cent for four years. Gov. Jerry Brown campaigned for its passage, which prevents planned budget cuts to education in the 2012–13 fiscal year.

At UCSD’s “Election Night 2012: A Political Party,” an event hosted by the political science department, student leaders spoke about the importance of the election and discussed several of the propositions on the ballot. A.S. President Meggie Le emphasized that, without Proposition 30, the university system would face cuts affecting the

Over 300 students gathered in the Great Hall to watch the presidential election results on election night.

Students who attended the event, billed as “Election Night 2012: A Political Party” and hosted by UCSD’s political science department, watched CBS coverage of President Barack Obama’s re-election after a panel of student leaders discussed the importance of the 2012 election.

The event began at 7:30 p.m. with the student panel — which consisted of A.S. President Meggie Le, Student Organized Voter Access Committee Executive Associate Kyle Heiskala and Guardian Managing Editor Margaret Yau. Le said that UCSD now has one of the highest numbers of registered voters compared to other UC campuses, a large improvement from a few years ago, when UCSD had the lowest numbers of all the UC campuses.

“For so long, we’ve been regarded as socially dead and apathetic,” Le said.

“This year is especially active after having hosted the University of California Student Association Congress, as well as having the USCA president be a UCSD undergrad.”

Le said that 28 percent of voters in California were students, according to election returns.

“Students controlled the last election, so we can do it this year too,” Le said. “We don’t realize the amount of influence we have.”

Student panel members discussed the various changes that would take place in relation to Proposition 30.

“The people of California have voiced that they do prioritize education, and it’s the state’s turn to take action on it now,” Le said.

Heiskala said the total number of

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 PROP 40 Yes: 71.4% No: 28.6%

SOVAC Falsely Accused of Violations A report in the California Review claims the group broke registration protocol.

By Zev Hurwitz News Editor The Student Organized Voter Access Committee at UCSD is not under investigation for committing voter registration violation, despite allegations published in an article from the California Review, a conservative newspaper.

The California Review story which appeared online on Nov. 5, claimed that SOVAC had violated registration protocol initiatives— such as handing out wristbands to newly registered voters—that could be construed as “paying” for votes,

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university and student life, from libraries to student activities.

UCSD played host to eight polling stations, including one in Price Center Ballroom West, one at each college and one in The Village. The off-campus Mesa Apartments also had a polling station.

The opportunity to vote was exciting for some students, and for many it was the first time voting.

“I just turned 18 recently, so it’s my first step to being an adult,” Sixth College freshman Jake Espinueva said.

“And I’m so excited. And then my parents want me to vote”.

Espinueva was not the only student who was eager to vote. “[It is] my civic duty as a citizen to vote, so I went and I studied what I was going to vote for,” Warren College junior Jennifer Protsman said. “We get a lot of rights as citizens, and we have a lot of protected rights, and I feel voting is something that is necessary to uphold what we want. We can’t just sit around and complain about things — if we want change, we have to be the ones to do it.”

Other students were glad to have voted, but acknowledged their lack of information about the different propositions and the different candidates.

“I’ve only paid attention to the presidential campaign — I don’t really know a lot about the other options on the ballot — so I just give a quick glance at the little description, and I

just voted based on that,” Marshall College senior Anthony Chan said.

Mark G. Yudof, the president of the UC system, commended the success of Proposition 30.

“The passage of Proposition 30 represents an opportunity for California and its political leadership to put public higher education back on a pathway toward fiscal stability,” Yudof wrote in a press release. “This is an opportunity of great importance, not only to the University of California and other higher education segments, but also to the state as a whole.”

The UC Board of Regents, which planned to raise tuition mid-year by $2,400 if Proposition 30 failed, also expressed its support.

“I am deeply grateful to all who advocated for Proposition 30,” University of California Chairman of the Board of Regents Sherry Lansing wrote in the Nov. 7 statement. “We will remain steadfast in our determination to preserve the quality, access and public service that have made the

University of California an indispensable resource for the entire state.”

Other measures passed include Proposition 35, which will raise fines for human trafficking violators; Proposition 36, which will modify California’s three-strikes law, Proposition 39, which will tax multistate businesses based on their sales in California and Proposition 40, a referendum affirming the state Senate district boundaries drawn by the Citizens’ Redistricting Commission.

Voters defeated Proposition 38, a rival tax bill to Gov. Brown’s Proposition 30 that aimed to increase income taxes across the board.

Other defeated measures included Proposition 37, which required labels for genetically engineered foods; Proposition 34, which intended to abolish the death penalty in California, Proposition33, which would have allowed auto insurance companies to lower their rates for customers with previous coverage, Proposition 32, which would have let

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corporations and unions contribute to politicians using payroll deductions and Proposition 31, which would have created a two-year budget cycle for the state and reduced annual revenue by $200 million.

San Diego’s congressional election remained contested in the early hours of Wednesday morning, with Port Commissioner Scott Peters maintaining a narrow lead over his opponent, U.S. Representative Brian Bilbray, by just 685 votes. According to NBC San Diego, Bilbray reminded his supporters that the final result could be days away, with 475,000 absentee ballots still to be counted.

In the San Diego mayoral race, Democratic Congressman Bob Filner triumphed over Republican City Councilmember Carl DeMaio to become the 35th mayor of the city. Filner will take office on Dec. 3 and will work with a Democratic majority in the city council.

Additional reporting by Faye Nourollahi.

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CorrectionS

Rather Le wore a costume bearing this quote.

In the Oct. 31 issue, a quote attributed to A.S. President Meggie Le regarding her “only drinking on days ending in ‘day’” should have clarified that Le did not say this directly.

The Guardian corrects all errors brought to the attention of the editors. Corrections can be sent to editor@ucsdguardian.org.

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Wearing Costumes, Council Adjourns San Diego Registrar Says SOVAC is Not Under Investigration Early after Discussing UCAB Fees ▶ SOVAC, from page 1

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uring this week’s A.S. Council meeting, I realized that the Lakers really have to fire Mike Brown — he has made watching the Lakers during these meetings almost unbearable.

SOVAC’s Executive Director Arshya Sharifian came by to dispel rumors stirred up by the California Review that SOVAC committed voter registration fraud. Daniel Song He explained that d9song@ucsd.edu the accusations were baseless and that SOVAC did not register students in exchange for wristbands.

But because of CalRev, SOVAC was inspired to add another character, Free Press Flamingo, to their online monthly comic strip.

“We wanted to preserve the most fundamental aspect of political expression, and that’s voting,” Sharifian said.

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Co-Campus Organizing Director for A.S. External Bruno Huizar came by to express his thanks to the council, especially V.P. External Olamide Noah, for all the efforts made during the election.

A.S. Programmer Analyst Johnny Kent explained to the council the different services he can provide and how council can use and maintain their webpages.

Kent is able to create mailing lists and set up voicemail-to-email technology for dedicated phone lines among other things.

AVP Student Services John Weng informed council that there will be no holiday shuttle this year, but that his office is looking to organize some sort of carpool service for the holiday season.

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and therefore violating voter registration guidelines. It also claimed that the group was under investigation by the county registrar and could be subject to prosecution.

“While efforts to increase the ranks of registered voters can be lauded, SOVAC has been doing so through efforts that violate state and federal election laws and are currently under investigation by the San Diego Registrar of Voters,” former California Review Editor-in-Chief Patrick Todd wrote in the story.

Multiple sources have said that such claims are false and possibly falsified.

On Tuesday, Darius Kemp, a spokesperson for the nine-campus UC Student Association, said that he had spoken with representatives from the California Secretary of State’s office, who said that there was no investigation in progress and that the California Review story relied heavily on falsified information.

“There is no evidence of any investigation involving SOVAC at

UCSD,” Kemp said. “Usually when someone is under investigation, they are the first to know. SOVAC has not received any letter from either the secretary of state or the San Diego Registrar of Voters.”

San Diego Registrar of Voters Deborah Seiler confirmed Tuesday that her office is not investigating SOVAC. “I am unaware of any investigation at UCSD,” Seiler said. “Unless SOVAC members [were] working as poll workers, which to the best of our knowledge, they were not, there isn’t anything to investigate.”

Kemp said that everything that SOVAC did to encourage voter registration, including the wristband initiative, complied with registrar guidelines.

“It’s absolutely OK to hand out incentives while you register voters, as long as you don’t deny the giveaways to people who don’t want to register,” Kemp said. “California Review has an ulterior motive to stop or discredit SOVAC’s efforts to register voters in San Diego.”

SOVAC Executive Associate

Kyle Heiskala affirmed that none of the group’s activities, including the wristband initiative, were violating any rules.

“If we were under investigation, we would have been called and we haven’t been called,” he said. “I would not know why the California Review would specifically target our organization with false information.”

California Review members posted a statement on its website late Monday night stating the SOVAC article had been published without proper fact-checking. As of press time, an updated version of the article has been posted on the website.

California Review Editor-inChief Cody Dunn said that the paper’s editorial board maintains that the content of the story is true.

“We are still in the process of updating the article and gathering our sources,” Dunn said. “We are not going to retract the article. We do believe it is correct.”

Readers can contact Zev Hurwitz at zhurwitz@ucsd.edu.

Mixed Reaction to Presidential Election Results from Students Watching Returns in Great Hall on Tuesday ▶ RETURNS, from page 1

students SOVAC registered in 2012 was over 5,000, a notable improvement from the 4,000 UCSD students who were registered to vote in 2008.

Heiskala said SOVAC looks forward to continuously increasing this number.

“Through voting, students are shaping the way the government will interact with students in the future,” Yau said. “Whatever way you chose to vote, you have a made a difference.”

A brief panel of faculty members followed the student panel.

All presentations ended at 8 p.m. , when the attendees resumed watching

election night results. Updates on election results were broadcast live from CBS on a large screen. Many students were Obama supporters and cheered loudly as the number of electoral votes for Obama increased. Once Ohio’s winning vote was confirmed, the room erupted into applause and cheers, with sudent chanting, “Four more years.”

Political Science professor Thad Kousser said it was no surprise that majority of the students in the room were fervent Obama supporters.

“Students are always more liberal than the rest of society, and Californians are more liberal than everyone,” Kousser said. “But I think

we did see some Ron Paul supporters, some Mitt Romney supporters, and we saw that college students at UCSD are not a political monolith.”

Once presidential results were announced at around 8:15 p.m., Kousser held a quick wrap-up panel and brought the event to an early close.

“There are two ironies that come with the re-election of Obama,” Kousser said. “First, Obama will come to eclipse Bill Clinton as the great modern Democratic president, although Clinton greatly helped Obama’s campaign. Second, California voted democratically for the electoral vote, yet a conservative view is reflected in the

proposition results.”

Le said that students could expect to keep certain government programs protected for the next four years, including funding for higher education, student loan accessibility, and protected healthcare programs.

Obama established permanent reform for federal institutions and plans to help fund higher education for middle- and lower-class families, such as the American Opportunity Tax Credit. “[Obama] also sides with more of the progressive issues,” Le said. “I think that’s something college students are specifically interested in and that’s what we put our heart behind.”

This event marked the fourth time the political science department has held an election night involving the student body. Kousser said that each successive election night event has seen a bigger turnout than the one before it. Students were respectful toward one another’s differing political views by refraining from making negative statements.

“Students have become so engaged here, and this year we didn’t even give anyone extra credit for showing up,” Kousser said.

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OPINION Election Aftermath

When No One Shaves, Everyone is a Winner

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his time of year, men do what we do most effortlessly — we grow facial hair. Just as the first week of No Shave November is coming to an end, your stubble is probably getting itchy. But don’t shave yet.

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Election results, especially the passing of Prop 30, favored students — but we shouldn’t remain complacent in the face of tuition increases.

T Editorial Board Angela Chen

Editor In Chief

Arielle Sallai Margaret Yau

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hanks to the 53.9 percent of California voters who approved the governor’s beloved Proposition 30 on Tuesday, we’ve dodged a bullet. But we’re not out of the woods yet.

Because of this proposition our tuition will not go up this year, which will raise an estimated $6 billion in new revenues to balance the state budget through higher sales and income taxes. Proposition 30 spares us from more fee hikes for the time being, but, if the state government doesn’t work to end cuts to education in the legislature, the trend of tuition increases will continue.

Our tuition costs will stay the same as last year, thanks to a state government promise of $125 million in funding in exchange for keeping 2012 tuition at the 2011 level. While Proposition 30’s passage gives us some breathing room, California legislators should renew the $125 million promise of stable tuition next year to keep UC tuition affordable and prevent fee increases in the near future.

Gov. Brown gambled with our futures by tying trigger cuts to Proposition 30’s failure. Higher education in California is supposedly a priority, yet our state government is putting it up as collateral for balancing the state budget. Since prison spending now outpaces higher education spending and California is only the fourth-largest funder of the UC system (behind the federal government,

private giving and tuition), it is clear that education is rapidly becoming the state’s trophy wife— nice to admire, but there isn’t necessarily a lot of substance to the relationship.

Fortunately the governor’s plan worked, but the burden of balancing the state’s budget should not fall on the backs of students. The state does not demonstrate a commitment to investing in UC and CSU students when it is willing to alienate thousands of lower-income students to punish anti-tax increase voters.

Gov. Brown formed and pitched Proposition 30 well. The sales tax increase that will take effect next year is relatively modest, and the income tax hikes on individuals making $250,000 and couples making $500,000 or more will only affect a small portion of Californians. The sales tax, even at the new level, will be lower than it was before a previous hike expired July 2011. Though the proposition was well designed, this does not excuse the fact that students would have paid the price had it not passed.

Proposition’s 30 passage marks the first time since 2004 that voters actually supported a tax increase. The governor bullied us into supporting the measure, giving voters an ultimatum by tying $375 million in trigger cuts to the University See Prop, page 10

Offering Online Classes to Non-UC Students Will Benefit Transfer System No one should be surprised that the world’s premier public university wants in on the most pervasive trend in higher education: online learning. In 2010, before the current explosion in online classes, open courseware and numerous flashy start-ups, the UC system created the UC Pilot Instruction program with the hope of offering for-credit online classes. Two years on, the program has finally launched its first classes and is on the brink of opening said classes to non-UC students. If program administrators can get their act together, this would be a welcome move that could be tailored to help our transfer students and address the problem of impacted community college classes.

In many ways, the UC Pilot Instruction program has bucked the trend of online learning. While other universities made their classes available for free online long ago,

albeit without offering credit — for example, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology put its first courses online in 2002 — the UC pilot program is not only late, but lacks cohesion. Within the system’s 10 campuses, UC Irvine has been part of the open courseware trend since 2006, and UC Berkeley recently joined EdX, a high-profile online education collaboration between MIT and Harvard University. Given that many of the UC system’s own campuses have put their efforts elsewhere — and especially in light of the rumor that EdX will start offering course credit — the pilot program needs to publicize itself more effectively to ensure that the various campuses don’t start negotiating online education arrangements of their own.

Not to mention that online learning is so new that it lies at the center of multiple debates about the effectiveness of the teaching strategy

and the “value” of a degree when classes are democratized. Luckily, the UC pilot program avoids the second issue by specifically stating that it is a non-degree program. This is a good idea: Until scholars have a better idea of how comparable education is when delivered online and how such programs affect an institution, UC degrees should still require stringent residency requirements.

That said, online classes, and especially the move toward opening them to non-UC students, could be the solution to an inefficient transfer system. With ceaseless budget cuts, enrollment cuts and increasingly impacted classes, hopeful transfers are often stuck in the community college system for more years than necessary, simply because they are unable to take the basic lower-div requirements necessary to transfer to a UC or CSU campus. Then, once finally at a UC campus, the night-

mare of transferable credit begins, leading to many transfers staying more than the planned-for two years.

The new initiative of opening classes to non-UC students should focus on alleviating this problem by having program developers work specifically to create lower-division classes that fill associate’s degree requirements. Program administrations should sign agreements with our California community colleges to let their UC-bound students take a majority of their requirements online. Not only would this avoid the tricky question of whether taking upper-division UC classes online is the same as having a “UC education,” such a move would go further toward open access and addressing the specific challenges of obtaining a UC education than simply offering classes to the general public.

hump, it’s not that bad. Two years ago a Guardian columnist argued against participating in No Shave November on the grounds that not shaving our faces will lead to not shaving lawns which will surely end in the downfall of society (“When No One Shaves, Everyone Loses”). But I support No Shave November because this month we can embrace our beards without judgment.

In a nutshell, your reasons for shaving this month are bogus. I think the main reason men opt out and shave this month is because they’re not sure how they’ll look with facial hair. But November is the one time of year when we can test our beards. The best part about this is that because it’s a month centered around beard solidarity, everyone else is growing out his beard too. Your beard will likely avoid most criticism by blending in with the rest.

Beard- and bro-haters alike may note that beards aren’t for everyone.

But neither is cliff jumping. Yet if someone were manly enough to cliff jump, you wouldn’t criticize him for looking ridiculous doing it. Same thing with growing a beard. Maybe they’re just not seeing the big picture.

It turns out No Shave November spawned off from Movember, where Mo Bros sport mustaches for the month. The Movember Foundation helps promote the tradition globally to raise money for philanthropic causes aimed at “changing the face of men’s health.” By the way, the Movember Foundation raised $126 million last year alone.

In the last decade Movember morphed into America’s No Shave November, which, because no part of the face is shaved, is more environmentally friendly than Movember.

Any amount of shaving cream or beard trimmings can be toxic to cute oceanic creatures like dolphins and sea lions. By not shaving, you’re almost single-handedly saving planet Earth. This also explains why Greenpeace volunteers on Library Walk have gnarly beards.

The number one biggest critic of No Shave November is the girlfriend.

She does not like your beard. Nor do her friends. And while communication in a relationship is key, facial hair, at least for me, is non-negotiable. Let’s be real, beards are real chill. Though, I should note that your bros will understand if you have to shave for an interview. Sometimes, getting a job trumps being chill.

Personally, my five o’clock shadow is starting to tick past 2 a.m. The only downside is that people I bump into on campus want to talk about how long I’ve gone without trimming. But I can’t complain. I can comfortably sit at the Art of Espresso and look like I’m working on my thesis. And my face is warm while I’m doing it.

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n the bus headed toward Old Town Transit Center last Saturday, I spotted a trio of bros in Hawaiian shirts making leis out of pretzels. The rest of the bus stared at them in disbelief — myself included — yet they seemed unfazed and giddy as they continued to slip the snacks through their twine.

“What are the pretzel leis for?” I finally asked.

“San Diego beer fest,” they replied, in what I like to think was perfect unison.

Turns out, these dudes go to a lot of beer fests together, so they’ve established the traditions of Hawaiian garb and wearable food. (The beer bong had been taken away too many times to bring anymore.) I happened to be on my way to the same place, since I happily accepted a press pass to go try some of San Diego’s finest craft beers at the Brewer’s Guild Festival, the capstone event to the annual San Diego Beer Week, now in its fifth run this year from Nov. 2 to Nov. 11.

There are over 60 breweries in the county, meaning that San Diego has

“The late ’90s had a bit of a boom, with quite a few breweries opening. . .[but] it wasn’t really until a few years ago that craft beer really experienced a huge resurgence, completely eclipsing the boom of the ’90s.” the most breweries per capita of any city in America. While many pockets of the country have thriving beer scenes (Oregon and Colorado, for instance), San Diego has made a name for itself as having the most creative and diverse beer scene of the bunch.

Though the scene has grown more and more commercial over the years, with Escondido’s Stone Brewing Company becoming the flagship brewery of southern California, ties to its home brewing roots remain strong. Take Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits, one of the city’s most celebrated breweries. It was founded in 1996 as a spin-off of Home Brew Mart, a store dedicated to the home brewing process. Co-founder and Head Brewer and one-time UCSD student Yuseff Cherney told me more over email.

“When we opened the Home Brew Mart in 1992, there were only a handful of brewpubs operating in San Diego,” he wrote. “The home brewing scene was very strong with clubs like Quaff leading the charge to appreciate

A Different Class of Brew By arielle sallai • managing Editor / Photography by Andrew Oh

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Clinic dig out the synths on seventh studio album.

Tim Heidecker stuns in hip film “The Comedy.”

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Arts & Entertainment For Nerd Culture, It’s Just a Big Bang Bust

“I Am Not A Hipster” brings San Diego’s indie scene to the big screen.

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first watched “The Big Bang Theory” on a 15-hour flight from Hong Kong. In my petulant state, I delighted in the fact that they had stopped playing “What to Expect

The Sound and the Fury Margaret Yau m1yau@ucsd.edu

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By Raquel Calderon • Contributing Writer

he title “I Am Not A Hipster,” though provocative, is deceptive. Many may be expecting a comedy wherein a caricatured protagonist spends the duration of the film futilely denying the label. Others, perhaps, might perceive a tale of the plight and prejudice faced by misunderstood, mustachioed indie-rock lovers. “[The movie] isn’t really about that,” lead producer Ron Najor told the Guardian. “I feel like a lot of people kind of want to hate this movie. The story is really about an artist — or just a person — dealing with his life.”

Director and writer Destin Cretton, Najor himself and many others behind the film hail from San Diego and thus chose to set their semi-fictional film against the backdrop of San Diego’s art and music scene. The plot follows Brook (Dominic Bogart), a musician who, despite his burgeoning notoriety, is in agony following the death of his mother and a recent breakup. Meanwhile, Brook’s abrasive smugness is not enough to keep away his three cheery sisters (Tammy Minoff, Lauren Coleman, Kandis Erickson), his friend/manager Clarke (Alvaro Orlando) or his estranged father (Michael Harris).

“When you go into a movie, and you don’t know what the movie is, I kind of like that... you’re kind of expecting something

else,” Najor said. “What I’m hoping people get out of it is kind of fulfilling.”

In the movie, Brook’s fictional band, the Canines, have achieved indie fame, but for Brook the success is no refuge from his anguish.

“Sometimes when things are tragic and to keep going in your life is kind of hard, one thing that the main character does is he uses music, and for him it’s just very difficult to figure out what that means and sort of what the next step is,” Najor said. “I think everyone has their obstacles and challenges, and that was our main character’s challenge.”

The themes of loss are made all the more striking by the film’s music — a hand-picked soundtrack from rising San Diego indie bands including The Donkeys, Cuckoo Chaos and Jamuel Saxon, available for listening on the film’s website (iamnotahipster.com).

San Diego composer Joel P. Smith wrote the songs that Bogart performs in the film himself, and Najor attests that all the performances were recorded in one take in order to produce a “very real and raw sound.”

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Sweet Sixteen

Steven Spielberg tackles the life and times of the great (non-vampire hunting) emancipator, Abraham Lincoln.

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Army while the underexposed Mary f this year’s “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” didn’t instill you Todd Lincoln (Sally Field) despairs over his safety. Personal with the badassery of and political strife our 16th president, Steven Lincoln intertwine and give the Spielberg’s more convenStarring: Daniel impression of Lincoln’s tional approach might just Day-Lewis, Joseph formidable temperado the trick.

Gordon-Levitt ment in any situation.

“Lincoln” is set dur120 min.

Rated PG-13 He shows compassion ing the final stages of the B and understanding Civil War — more partoward those whom he ticularly, during the passaffects with his policy but also exhibing of the 13th Amendment. An its an unrelenting and stern attitude urgent President Lincoln (Daniel toward his Cabinet.

Day-Lewis) along with his shrewd The supporting cast, who deserved Secretary of State William Seward much more screen time, becomes (David Strathairn) assemble a rowdy indispensable players to what makes trio of lobbyists (James Spader, John the film so poignant. An adamant Hawkes, Tim Blake Nelson) to gain Fernando Wood (Lee Pace) and a revpatronage for these, at the time, “radical” Democrats. The war progresses as erent Thaddeus Stevens (Tommy Lee Jones) become the focal points of the the House begins to sway in favor of rising action — the vote on the 13th amending the Constitution, and durAmendment. Taking place in a crowding these trying times Lincoln is not ed enclosure, the seemingly slow pace only shown as a politician, but as a fatherly figure. Robert Lincoln (Joseph of counting votes becomes tense and agonizing. Filmed with peculiarly Gordon-Levitt) returns home to prorealistic setting, lighting and old-age test for his enlistment in the Union

mannerisms, the film draws you into the 1860s, where the lack of proper ventilation is quite palpable. What becomes so effective in the scene, and the film in its entirety, is how moments of non-action become the ones that are the most riveting.

Where the film falls short is the elevated representation of Lincoln as president. Spielberg is known to venerate historical genres to unrealistic heights, but the cinematography, musical score and stupendous cast greatly override those airs. And of course, historical interpretation and accuracy does affect the viewer.

Spielberg renders Lincoln in a way that the audience may interpret him as a moral advocate of anti-slavery, although, as history knows, Lincoln did away with slavery to preserve the Union and uphold the Constitution — not because of his own moral beliefs.

With the Battle of Wilmington placed anachronistically, most of the finer historical details do go unnoticed to the common viewer, but do not

detract from what is at hand.

Surprisingly, splashes of humor adorn the script as alleviators of tense situations. Senators and representatives deliver witty insults to their opposing peers and our very own Lincoln doles out anecdotes of seemingly un-relatable situations to draw a laugh when it is most needed.

In the end, you are left with a refreshed memory of Lincoln’s history. Lincoln was one of the presidents you remembered most because, well, he was Lincoln. But this isn’t like the pages from your high school history textbook — in the film, Spielberg transforms a historical figure into a historical hero. Memorable performances immerse into what you wish you had learned in class.

When You’re Expecting” and that finally, there was a show about geeks, for geeks. I now know what bad food and a horrifying lack of sleep can do to a person’s judgment, because I was so wrong about “The Big Bang Theory.” It’s not the catchphrases (Bazinga!) that get me, or the show’s descent into “The Sheldon Show.” No, it’s the fact that Chuck Lorre does not know how to write a show about self-professed nerds without utterly bastardizing the culture.

For non-viewers, “The Big Bang Theory” is a character-centric sitcom that follows the nerdy happenings of three physicists (Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kunal Nayyar), one engineer (Simon Helberg) and their hot neighbor (Kaley Cuoco). Though the leads are presumably doing crucial research in CalTech, the show spends a minimal amount of time in the lab and a whole lot of time in the comic book store. Because that’s what nerds do.

What is so utterly pedestrian about the show, and what critics have long hated, is that “The Big Bang Theory” is basically the public perception of nerds. Each of the four main characters are more socially inept than the next: While Leonard thankfully functional, Howard is a creepy momma’s boy, Raj is an accented foreigner who can’t talk to women unless drunk, and Sheldon is essentially an asexual.

The main issue with the show is that in terms of geek culture, the show overextends itself. Go to any Con and look around — the anime fans are not in any way like the Browncoats, the Trekkies are doing their own thing.

I’ve been to Comic-Con twice, and I can tell you that I have still never read manga (pronounced with a long “a”). Take Sheldon and Leonard’s apartment as an example. What the set designers think the room screams (look at these huge nerds!), screams a ThinkGeek.com advertisement to everybody else. “Hmm,” you can practically hear them thinking. “What do nerds like?” Clearly, the consensus was molecular structures, Green Lantern memorabilia and Rubik’s Cubes. “Ha ha,” laughs Middle America. “I have seen these items before and identify with how they frame nerd culture.”

To compare, let’s look at a winning example of a nerd show, written by geek goddess Felicia Day, “The Guild.”

The show plays off of Day’s real-life obsession: MMORPG games like the World of Warcraft. The characters, though they follow archetypes, are fully fleshed out and more importantly, realistic. Clara is a middle-aged mother who often ignores her children for raids, and Tink is an Asian “mean girl” who loves video games but scoffs at the debilitating awkwardness of her guild. Additionally, “The Guild” focuses episodes on realistic problems, like trying to get free internet connection as a frugal gamer.

Of course, I should mention that “The Guild” is an online-only show, while “The Big Bang Theory” is five seasons deep on a Big Five channel.

Maybe in the future, we will have a television show that accurately captures a segment of geek, is widely viewed and not produced by Chuck Lorre, but I’m not holding my breath.

LIFESTYLE Jesus, Jail Time and the Three Day Rule

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how frustrating it could be. I like meeting guys organically; it feels like more of an achievement to have met someone outside of the safety of my laptop. And I learned that whether I met someone online or otherwise, I still did not like the three-day rule.

Two weeks ago I went to a Major Lazer concert with a bunch of friends. We had an absolutely amazing time and despite the loud music, huge crowd and my dilated eyeballs, I was able to meet someone. Jason* and I danced a bit, talked, exchanged numbers and went out on a date the following weekend. We got gelato in downtown La Jolla, walked around, made fun of the ridiculous art galleries and had a great goodnight kiss. He wasn’t my usual type (I don’t even really know what that is), but he was funny, handsome and polite. There was also the added bonus that he had absolutely no See Modern love, page 11

▶ Beer from page 5 of a boom, with quite a few breweries opening. . .[but] it wasn’t really until a few years ago that craft beer really experienced a huge resurgence, completely eclipsing the boom of the ’90s.”

Ballast Point still maintains a specialty brewery at its original Home Brew Mart location, which “allows us to be very experimental with our beers and keep true to our roots as craft brewers,” Cherney said.

This dedication to home brewing culture is prevalent among nearly all the breweries in town — a fact made startlingly clear to me as soon as I walked into the Brewer’s Guild Festival at the Broadway Pier on Saturday Nov. 2. Faced with a crowd of hundreds of beer lovers and rows of colorful tents stocked with kegs, I felt more than a little out of my element. I’m from Livermore, Calif., a small town in the outer East Bay

Area, known for being home to over 40 wineries and more than 5,000 acres of vineyards. I love beer, but I was raised on vino.

So after filling my complimentary tasting glass with Ballast Point’s rum barrel-aged “Victory at Sea” Imperial Porter, I was tempted to swirl and smell. Inspired by Cherney’s declaration, “I can’t wait for the day that we can fill our barrels with beer after we age our spirits,” this brew was made by aging Ballast Point Three Sheets Rum in a barrel for two years, filling it with Ballast Point’s limited edition Imperial Porter “Victory at Sea” and then aging it for two more years.

Ballsat Point emptied the barrel in June, but to continue the experiment, they refilled it with more of their Three Sheets Rum, two years from now they’ll make 200 bottles.

It’s this kind of taste for experimentation that makes San Diego breweries so unique. I tried a number of odd flavors throughout the day,

including a peanut butter cup porter from Karl Strauss, a coffee stout from Coronado Brewing Co. and a special version of Ballast Point’s Smoke Screen, a smoked Helles, that was infused with jalapeños. The latter was a fun experiment, but I’d rather not have my hops be so fiery. My personal favorite was a medium-bodied IPA with an easy-to-drink touch of pine, courtesy of Green Flash Brewing Co. While the crowd at the event was mostly of the over-30 variety, (sorry) college students shouldn’t fear the craft beer. While the brewers encourage patrons to sip ale like wine, there’s no need to dissect the notes. Liking the beer seemed to be enough for everyone in attendance — not to mention the excellent food pairings supplied by Craft & Commerce (meat ball sliders), Hamilton’s Tavern (spicy beer cheese soup), Swieners (sausage, of course) and more.

If anything, the craft beer scene is putting San Diego on the map,

even at an international level. Just this week three San Diego breweries won top awards at the inaugural Brussels Beer Challenge in Belgium.

Stone Brewing Co. and Green Flash Brewing Co. earned gold medals for their beers, while Ballast Point received a bronze. All three bested breweries from more traditional beer locales such as Germany, the United Kingdom and the host country, Belgium. Such successes recall the 1976 wine competition termed the “Judgment of Paris,” when California wine defeated French wine in a blind taste test. Perhaps, then, San Diego is now the Napa of beer.

If that’s the case, then Beer Week is just like Disneyland for the drunk. “[It] gives all of our brewers the opportunity to interact, shake hands, talk their craft and bask in the adoration of the true beer fans,” Cherney said. “Consumer recognition goes a long way in reaffirming your goals to make the best beer in the world.”

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ter and bond with fellow runners.

Sign-up is not required, and the event is always free.

The runs originally began at the Movin Shoes location in Mission Beach but relocated along with the store to their current starting point in Pacific Beach. The weekly runs have built a loyal following, and as a result, a community of devotees has sprung up around Movin Shoes.

The weekly runs have been going on for more than 20 years.

But the Wednesday night events are more than just an hour or so of running. The group encourages people to invest in their running routines by allowing them to meet like-minded individuals for some quality time while exercising. A few times a year, if a sizable group shows up, the group may get pizza afterward as well, so you can retox after your detox.

ften, the best way to maintain an exercise routine is to make it something to look forward. One way to do that is by adding a social element. Movin Shoes Wednesday runs encourae weekly workouts.

The group runs take place every Wednesday night at 6 p.m., just as the name suggests. The group sets out from the Movin Shoes store in Pacific Beach on a route that is approximately five-and-a-half miles long, and it is open to athletes of all skill levels. The terrain varies, but is, for the most, part paved and flat, save for one gentle incline near a bridge on the route. The uninitiated need not fear starting a new, difficult routine, but seasoned runners will still find what they need.

The length of time the runs require is wholly dependent on individual skill level, and there is time to ban-

Just Because Jesus Waited Three Days Doesn’t Mean He Should ▶ Modern love from page 7 affiliation with UCSD. And in the three days that followed I didn’t really worry about him texting me because I was pretty sure he would.

By the fourth day of radio silence, I had given up and decided to let myself feel shitty about it for a few hours and move on. But as I was listening to some Alanis Morissette while straightening my hair (standard girl stuff), I got a text. “Hey what’s up? Sorry I haven’t texted you. The last couple of days

have been sort of eventful haha.” I know it’s not very feminist of me, but this validation relieved me. It wasn’t so much about Jason himself, it was more about the satisfaction of being wanted. He ended up having a pretty legitimate reason for not calling... something about being arrested for public intoxication.

(Spoiler alert: I don’t end up with this guy.) But despite his criminal record, going on a second date became less important to me now that it was on the horizon. I had essentially got what I had wanted:

validation.

I believe it was Barney Stinson of “How I Met Your Mother” who said, “We wait three days to call a woman back because that’s how long Jesus wants us to wait. True story.”

Well, we all know Barney Stinson is a sleezebag so why are normal guys (i.e. Ted) taking advice from him anyway? I can’t speak for all women but I can speak for most of the women I know when I say that the three-day rule is complete bullshit.

It’s a convention designed to make women feel antsy, self conscious

and dependent on men for 72 whole hours. Men choose not to call the very next day because they don’t want to seem too eager, but I’ll let you in on a little secret: Women want men to be eager. Maybe not the clingy type of eager, but they want to be wanted. And as long as you don’t profess your love for them on the first date, there’s nothing too eager about calling the next day. That is, unless, you have a good excuse like, I don’t know, being in jail. *Names have been changed.

HAVE A DRINK ON US

REd Headed slut The Guardian asked Nino, a bartender from The Hole in Point Loma, to recommend a drink that is fun and simple to make.

This is his choice.

This lightly fruity drink is a well-known hit among college students. With its provocative name this cocktail promises an unforgettable night.

Ingredients 2 parts Jägermeister 1 part peach schnapps 1 part cranberry juice Shake ingredients and strain. Or, give it a splash of Coke and call it a Lindsay Lohan.

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Art-rockers Clinic psych up their sound.

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n their self-produced seventh studio album, Liverpoolbased art-rock outfit Clinic turn up the funk. While 2010’s “Bubblegum” favored the folksy sound of harpsichord and acoustic guitar, “Free Reign” moves in an opposite, synth-laden direction, using sci-fi sound effects to produce a psychedelic trip of an album.

“Free Reign” jams its simple organ and synth riffs throughout, creating a sense of perpetual motion.

In “Seesaw,” rhythmic repetition is countered by lush swells (produced by the melodica, a mini-piano wind instrument) calming us before our launch. Ade Blackburn hums tenderly

into the mic as the mellow, alternating cymbals and organ of “For the Season” continue the deceptively peaceful trance.

Far-off animal cries usher in “King Kong,” where repetitious organ stabs evoke an eerie walk across an alien terrain, punctuated by distant bongo drums, whose corresponding musicians seem to be watching us from a distance.

By the end of the album, it appears all is well and we are chilling in a cafe, enveloped by the jazz stylings of Clinic’s wind instruments in “Sun and the Moon.” The serenity dissipates though, as Blackburn’s voice becomes mufled and the non-musical sound effects tear through the song and, subsequently, our sense of security.

While “Free Reign” is a gratifying surprise, the band’s main elements — electric guitar, wind instruments and throaty vocals — remain intact.

In “Free Reign”, Clinic mixes the usual prescription of indie rock with synth effects and wind instruments, and the result is nothing short of addictive.

— Raquel Calderon Contributing Writer

‘Hipster’ Soundtrack Delivers ▶ Hipster from page 6 goes along with the movie,” Najor said. “When you watch the movie and then go back and listen to the music, it actually makes more sense.”

“Hipster” was swarmed by critical acclaim this year at the Sundance Film Festival and has been making festival rounds across the United States.

Having attended UCSD himself,

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Najor is very excited show the film at Price Center, and he welcomes all who liked the film to check out their Facebook or twitter (@notahipsterfilm). He also encourages visiting the website (iamnotahipster.com) where the Canines’ album is available.

“I Am Not a Hipster” will screen at Price Center Theater tonight, Nov. 8. Doors at 7:30 pm. Free for students; $10 general admission.

The Novocaine Gang

Rick Alverson’s “The Comedy” establishes Tim Heidecker as a great modern actor, while cracking hipsterdom wide open.

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e’re approaching a threshold where the term “hipster” has come to describe so many different off-putting and illdefined characteristics that it’s The Comedy become practiStarring: Tim cally meaningHeidecker, James less — a lazy Murphy cop-out label for 90 min.

Rated R a faceless group Aof bougie snobs who we are familiar with, but who no one seems to identify with. We know that these Twittering, upper class douchebags exist, but who exactly are they?

Swanson (Tim Heidecker), the unlikable Williamsburg 30-something at the center of Rick Alverson’s “The Comedy,” is an almost cartoonish embodiment of all of these traits: entitled, lazy, insufferably bored and completely terrified of sincerity. But “The Comedy” is no gentle parody of any specific cultural subset; it’s an urgent, original and at times shockingly real investigation of an anesthetized generation desperate for feeling. And at this moment, it feels like a wakeup call.

Alverson, who also co-wrote the script, is acutely familiar with modern social interactions (the sarcasm, the endless charade of joke built upon joke). When Swanson meets an attractive girl at work — a dishwashing job he takes out of pure curiosity — they jokingly fire insults at one another as a means of flirtation. It’d almost be endearing if it weren’t for the fact that it’s the only way these characters seem

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capable of communicating.

In the tradition of “Arthur,” “The Comedy” plays as a series of Swanson’s day-to-day mundanities, following his feeble attempts to fight his encroaching ennui by way of ironic public performance and idiotic stunts. He pays a cab driver $400 to let him drive the cab for several minutes.

He poses as a landscaper in order to request that his “guys” swim in their wealthy employer’s pool. He and his friends (played by fellow “Tim and Eric” namesake Eric Wareheim and LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy) fabricate rituals in a public church.

Much of the film’s realism, however, can be attributed to Heidecker’s performance. Fans of Tim & Eric’s Adult Swim sketch show have likely surmised that the comedian is tremendously talented in veering between the slapstick and the very dark (see also: the duo’s short films “The Terrys” and “Father & Son”).

Here, Heidecker’s delivery is subtle, as Swanson’s sincerity forces its way out

of endless maddening farce at every turn. In one scene, Swanson imitates a pre-Civil War slave owner in the presence of his unamused sister-inlaw. The amusing act uncomfortably overstays its welcome before Swanson manages to cough up a sincere question about his incarcerated brother.

The hand-held cinéma vérité style lends itself to the anthropological nature of the film, but it also makes Alverson’s more abstract poetic liberties all the more shocking, as when Swanson’s single pathetic romantic encounter takes a jarring, surreal turn.

But “The Comedy” is most commendable for its careful deconstruction of the hipster mythology, using its Pabst-guzzling, fixie-riding antihero as a microcosm for a much larger cultural phenomenon that has yet to be scrutinized to this degree in contemporary cinema. What’s more is that Alverson actually reaches to provide us with a few compelling answers during the film’s gorgeous final minutes.

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The Pearl Hotel / 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. / $20 Finally, a beer event catered to women, but not excluding gentlemen. In celebration of San Diego Beer Week 2012, The Pearl Hotel is joining forces with its Ocean Beach neighbor, Azucar Bakery, to present delicious brews from Stone Brewing Company. Gals (and guys) can get four craft beers paired with four desserts for a $20 ticket.

Metz Soda Bar / 8:30 p.m. / $10 Watch Pitchfork-approved post-emo hardcore rockers Metz tear apart Soda Bar this Thursday. The band is known for their uproarious live performances, so the concert is sure to be an intense night of thrashy guitar lines and pummeling drums. Cleveland’s Mr. Gnome open.

11/9 A one-of-a-kind dinner event hosted by Firefly Restaurant at The Dana on Mission Bay in celebration of San Diego Beer Week, Brewtopia on the Bay presents San Diego’s finest craft breweries and beers along with gourmet tasting dishes prepared by local prominent chefs. Don’t miss the rare opportunity to interact and speak with the brewmasters themselves.

Save a Life Walk

11 p.m. - 4 a.m. / $30

8 a.m. / $15

UCSD’s Circle K presents their 15th annual Masquerade Ball fundraiser, inviting you to the world of James Bond’s Casino Royale.

For $30 (which includes free transportation), you can sail along the waters of the San Diego harbor in the Inspiration Horn Blower, the largest yacht in Southern California.

Entertainments include music by DVC, casino tables, fortune tellers, karaoke and much more.

All the profit goes to support Pediatric Trauma Program, so enjoy yourself at the ball and help in saving lives of children.

Walk in memory of a loved one to raise awareness of suicide prevention.

Participate to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness and suicide.

The funds raised are to be used in San Diego County.

There will be a special ceremony for Veterans’ Day this year, along with the traditional resource fair, remembrance activities and dove release.

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The Black Light Affair

the loft / 9 p.m. / free Let loose before Veteran’s day weekend at The Black Light Affair, a black light dance at The Loft @ UCSD. The dance is loosely themed around PSY’s surprise K-pop hit “Gangnam Style,” so be sure to anticipate some ridiculous dance moves.

The dance is free for students, and each student is allowed one guest.

7 p.m. / $15

If normal punk rock isn’t pretentious enough for you, check out New Jersey’s Titus Andronicus.

The wide-scope rock band is best known for their 2010 album “The Monitor,” which is a concept album about the Civil War, specifically the ironclad warship U.S.S. Monitor.

If that sounds a little too much, take solace in nobullshit Bay Area hardcore band Ceremony, who will be opening for Titus Andronicus.

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11/13 Festival of Lights

Muir Quad / 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. / free Celebrate Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, with your friends on campus. Come out to take a study break and enjoy fun activities, while eating free samosas and lighting up candles and sky lanterns.

Balboa Park at 6th Ave. & Laurel St. /

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San Diego County Veterans Day Parade

The San Diego Veterans Day Parade Committee has partnered with The Band of Pride Tribute this year to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the “Breaking the Sound Barrier.” The streets of the historic Gaslamp District will come alive when marching bands perform to enthusiastic crowds. Maj. Gen. Chuck Elwood Yeager is scheduled to be on hand to serve as the grand marshal.

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Arthur Wagner Theatre / 8 p.m. / $10 Collaging “King Lear,” “Hamlet,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and many other Shakespeare’s plays, the playwright Bryan Reynolds and composer Michael Hooker conjure up a dramatic stormy night of intricate love and romance. Meet the protagonist Leonold Wallersheim, a twisted misanthropist, and experience his strange world of emotional turmoil.

The Sea & Cake The Casbah / 9 P.m. / $15

Chicago quartet The Sea & Cake have been crafting jazzy, elegant indie rock since 1994. Recently, they released “Runner,” their 10th studio album, which features a sequencerbased, electronic take on their usual breezy fare.

The band are joined by Matthew Friedberger, one half of zany Chicago art-pop duo The Fiery Furnaces.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Prop 30 Isn’t Enough to Stop Tuition Increases ▶ Prop, from page 4 of California and California State systems to the measure’s failure. The cuts would have raised UC tuition by $2,400 in January, but after election results, UC affordability will live on through the spring.

And that’s the sad thing: The governor and his “allies” spent months campaigning, easing voter registration procedures, and pushing support for Proposition 30 (and the failure of civil rights attorney Molly Munger’s competing tax measure in Proposition 38). But Proposition 30 doesn’t mean the end of tuition hikes and budget cuts. By passing Proposi-

tion 30, we only temporarily halted the trend of rising tuition. According to Student Regent Jonathan Stein, we might see another fee increase of around 5 percent in fall 2013 and possibly more in the years to come.

Democrats in the state legislature picked up a few seats on Tuesday night, but not enough to have the two-thirds supermajority needed to pass tax increases in a state where Republicans have historically refused to vote in favor of any tax-raising bill. When he campaigned for the governorship two years ago, Brown promised not to raise taxes without voters’ permission. Tax-raising is left to the voters,

whom without incentive might be disenfranchised in a weak economy.

Therefore, it may have been necessary for Brown to use an ultimatum to get the necessary votes to pass the measure.

Congratulations, Gov. Brown. It took a major campaign of bullying state university and community college into supporting your plan to balance the budget. In hindsight, it worked and at long last the California budget is balanced, but state government will not always be able to gamble with tuition dollars. When the electorate decides to stop playing the governor’s games, the students will pay the price.

Endorsement of Prop 30 was Inaccurate

Bob Filner is the Best Choice for Mayor

Dear Editor, In reference to your “vote yes on Proposition 30” in opinion. You state, “The difference is minimal.”

Are you kidding? Please refer to the lead editorial in today’s Wall Street Journal page A16. Usually the WSJ does not offer opinions on any state propositions, but since Proposition 30 is such a potential disaster for California, they made an exception today. I hope you all CAREFULLY read what the journal has written about it, so you can understand the facts. The WSJ is the most respected business paper in the USA. If Proposition 30 passes, someone who makes a $1 million a year will have to pay $133,000 (13.3 percent) for the “privilege” of living in California — that is on top of the federal taxes. Believe me, no one will be coming to California to start business; it would be much cheaper (and easier) in Arizona or Nevada. Also, many millionaires, their businesses and their money will move out. Please see Illinois and Michigan.

As the journal states, one in five Californians is out of work or working part time because they can’t find full time work, and you want to make it more difficult for current employers or potential employers? The journal called Proposition 30 “insanity.” Please read it.

Dear Editor, “Fighting Bob” Filner is the right choice for Mayor of San Diego.

And Bob has a right to trace his political lineage to Martin Luther King, Jr. Qualcomm started the current fiscal year with a bang, reporting $4.68-billion revenue with $1.4-billion in profits, but one thing mentioned in the Qualcomm report was troubling. It turns out that the United States Attorney’s Office and the Department of Justice has initiated an investigation regarding compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Will the regulators find enough to launch an official indictment?

It’s too early to tell. But that’s precisely the sort of thing Laura Duffy ought to be most concerned with, despite the elevated decorum (or the lacking decorum) of recent political outings. For example, the fundraiser held at Irwin Jacob’s La Jolla house. “Fighting Bob” Filner is the right choice for mayor of San Diego. And Bob has a right to trace his political lineage to Martin Luther King, Jr. He’s the real deal!

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Tritons Begin Season at SDSU Exhibition Tritons Advance to Regional

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By Rachel uda Sports Editor New Tritons Show Promise Against Strong Opposing Teams In front of possibly the largest crowd UCSD has ever played in front of for an exhibition game, the Tritons tipped off against SDSU — last season’s Division I Mountain West champion — this Monday, Nov. 5.

Serving as a warm-up for the preseason, SDSU took the 80–56 win — not an overwhelming margin for a 2011 “sweet 16” team. The Tritons faced the Aztecs on the heels of the CCAA preseason coaches’ poll, in which UCSD was picked to finish 11th in a 12-team conference.

“I don’t really pay a lot of attention to that,” UCSD Head Coach Chris Carlson said. “Obviously it’s more important how you finish, and our goal is to make the postseason.”

At the start, Carlson sent out the five men who will likely serve as the starters for the duration of the season to meet SDSU. The Aztecs took advantage of a Triton squad that was clearly on its heels to take an 11–3 lead within the first four minutes.

UCSD stemmed the bleeding with contributions from junior guards James McCann and MacKenzie McCullough coming off the bench.

Triton guards, senior Tyler McGrath, McCann and, alternately junior Matt Bailey and McCullough, matched up surprisingly well with

the Aztec backcourt. UCSD needed to produce from the perimeter to stay close, as starting guards senior Justin Brue and sophomore Brandon Blanchard went 1-9 and 2-9, respectively, on the night. The only Triton forward to post respectable numbers was freshman Drew Dyer, who went 4-6 in field goal shooting, including 3-4 from behind the arc.

“Our shooting is going to improve,” Carlson said. “I think we took some good shots, and I think typically we’re not going to get 1-for9 from Justin Brue.”

Although the frontcourt was unable to produce, UCSD — eighth in the conference for rebounds last season — showed markedly well on the boards. The Tritons ended the night with 33 rebounds to SDSU’s 35. Improvement on the boards, a clear gap in UCSD’s game last season, is sure to help UCSD in the CCAA, and a number of the Triton newcomers had promising games.

Along with Dyer, UCSD’s top scorer of the night, freshman forward Zach McMillan seems a solid addition.

“The one thing about this group is the effort has been there throughout,” Carlson said. “If we can work on our execution, I think we’re really going to be in good shape.”

The Tritons’ first preseason match is scheduled for this Friday, Nov. 9 against Dixie State College of Utah at the Dixie State Classic.

“We have a very challenging schedule,” Carlson said. “Dixie State is a difficult team to play against, and it’s going to be tough because they’re a pretty talented group.”

UCSD begins conference play on Nov. 24 against CSU San Bernardino on the road.

▶ WOMEN’S SOCCER from page 16 The tournament’s northwest representative, Seattle Pacific, holds something of a monopoly over its conference, the GNAC. Entering Division II just one year after UCSD did in 2000, the Falcons have won the conference title eight times and have only recorded 33 losses.

Seattle Pacific was the tournament runner-up in 2005 and the tournament champion in 2008, when it defeated the Tritons in Regional play to advance to the Final Four. The Falcons have since failed to break out of the West Region, as Seattle Pacific lost to Cal State Los Angeles last season in the second round.

“We’ll be watching the games this Thursday, and from there I think we’ll start planning,” Hernandez said. “We’ll talk later about positioning, who’s dangerous, how to maximize our players and hopefully how to come out on top.”

UCSD is in search of its third national championship. In an

unprecedented showing, the Tritons won back-to-back national titles in their first seasons at the Division II level.

Since 2002, though, the only time the Tritons have been able to advance to the Final Four was in 2010, when UCSD was shut out 4–0 to Grand Valley State. The Tritons have five starters from 2010 on their roster, as well as a number of underclassmen who have proven their worth on the pitch.

“I’m very excited to be playing at home,” Hernandez said. “We usually get a lot of good support during playoffs. Hopefully the right environment and right atmosphere will help us out this weekend.”

UCSD’s first game will be this Saturday, Nov. 10 at 9 p.m. Firstseeded Sonoma State will play its second-round match on Sunday, Nov. 11 against the winner between CCAA member No. 4 Cal Poly Pomona and No. 5 Western Washington.

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Five And Fighting

The UCSD Women’s Soccer team is set to host the NCAA Division II West Regionals.

The second-seeded Tritons’ first game is this Saturday, Nov. 10, UCSD is five games from the NCAA Division II Title.

West Regional Bracket

BY RACHEL UDA SPORTS EDITOR

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last-minute equalizer, a penalty-kick upset and the Tritons’ first conference title in three seasons have propelled UCSD to its 13th program appearance at the NCAA Division II West Regionals.

The Tritons will be hosting the six-team Regional — a precursor to the Final Four held in Evans, Ga. — Nov. 8 —10. UCSD goes in with the second-seed, behind first-seed CCAA opponent Sonoma State, a team the Tritons overcame in the CCAA title match. The No. 3 seed goes to Seattle Pacific University, a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, who will face sixth-seeded Brigham Young University-Hawaii today at Triton Soccer Stadium.

“Obviously we’d like to be first-seed, but I think it worked out for us,” UCSD senior forward captain Gabi Hernandez said. “It’s fine with us, though; we’d rather play two new teams outside of our conference.”

UCSD will take on the winner of the matchup between Seattle Pacific and BYU-Hawaii, two teams that have strong NCAA track records.

BYU-Hawaii’s inaugural season was back in 2006. Since then, the Seasiders have made two tournament appearances. The last time BYUHawaii appeared on the national stage was in 2010, when it fell in the first-round to UCSD, in a close 1–0 loss.

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UCSD go into the West Regionals with the second seed.

The Tritons will face the winner of the first-round match between No. 3 Seattle Pacific and No. 6 BYU-Hawaii.