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iolent protests broke out at a California State University Board of Trustees meeting on Nov. 16 when the Board approved a 9-percent tuition increase for the 2012-13 academic year. Police stopped protesters, both students and local “Occupy Long Beach” activists, as they attempted to gain entrance to the meeting held at the Cal State Office of the Chancellor in Long Beach. Tuition at the 23 Cal State campuses will increase by $498 per academic year, bringing the cost to nearly $6,000 annually. In an open letter, Cal State Chancellor Charles Reed called the decision to raise tuition “difficult,” and noted that the university would seek other sources of revenue, including an increased enrollment of 5 percent — or around 20,000 students. “The Cal State’s budget was cut
$650 million this year, and we face the real prospect of another $100-million reduction in a few weeks,” Reed wrote in the letter. “We have few options left, and increasing tuition is one of our most difficult choices.” Amid clashes with Cal State police, protesters broke the glass building entrance and four people were arrested. The chancellor’s office estimated that the total damage to the building would cost around $30,000. “Protesting peacefully and with purpose can be effective,” Reed said. “But demonstrations that turn disruptive and result in damage and injury are intolerable. The disrespect shown by several protesters was inexcusable.” Two days later, the California Faculty Association, a union comprised of professors and lecturers at Cal State campuses, staged a one-day strike in opposition to the trustees’ spending decisions. Reed urged students and faculty to avoid walking out on verbal discussion with trustees. “We continue to urge our faculty union to bargain at the table,” Reed said. “Strikes and related activities are a costly distraction.” A Nov. 17 Los Angeles Times article
Davis Alum Sues University Over Alleged AEPi Hazing By ZEV HURWITZ Staff Writer A former UC Davis student filed a lawsuit against the school on Nov. 4, claiming he was hazed and sexually abused by a fraternity in 2008. Ryan Clifford — who eventually withdrew from his classes in response to the hazing — stated that the university failed to protect him from being hazed as a pledge of the Chi Delta chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi. Clifford claims that he was singled out for hazing because he was one of the only non-Jewish pledges at the time. AEPi is traditionally a fraternity aimed at recruiting Jewish members although, according to Jacob Silverman — UCSD AEPi chapter’s former vice president and current Jewish Community Chair — the fraternity is not Jewish-exclusive. See HAZING, page 3
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By Michael Chang Staff Writer Julio Angel Garcia-Puente has pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of his wife Lorena Gonzalez. Gonzalez’s body was found in a burning car at a UCSD parking lot near Voigt Drive on Oct. 29, 2010. According to San Diego 10 News, prosecutors J ulio G arcia -P uente allege that GarciaPuente, then 50, murdered Gonzalez during the end of October. Garcia-Puente told police that he pushed Gonzalez and she hit her head on furniture and died. Gonzalez’s car was found in the UCSD parking lot around 9:20 p.m. Firefighters discovered the victim’s body after extinguishing the flames; an autopsy determined that she was a victim of homicide, as two of Gonzalez’s teeth were found in her throat and her neck was fractured.
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THANKSGIVING VICTORY The UCSD Women’s Basketball team won its annual Thanksgiving Classic on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25-26, beating CSU San Marcos and Fort Lewis. SEE MORE ON PAGE 12. BRIAN YIP/G uardian
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UCSD ▶“Merchants of Doubt,” co-written by UCSD history professor Naomi Oreskes with historian Erik Conway, received the History of Science Society’s Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize for best general audience book in the category “history of science.” ▶ Chancellor Marye Anne Fox joined Bridgepoint Education’s Board of Directors last week. Bridgepoint Education is a San Diego-based company that specializes in online classes. Chancellor Fox also is on the Board of Trustees at Dartmouth College, Board of Directors for software company Red Hat Inc. and Board of Directors for chemical company W.R. Grace & Co. ▶ The Jacobs School of Engineering will offer a new course called “iTunes 101: A Survey of Information Technology” starting Winter Quarter 2012. Professor George Papen will teach the course. which will use iTunes to understand how information is generated, received and stored.
▶Authorities discovered nine tons of marijuana inside a tractor-trailer at the Otay Mesa crossing on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Seven men from San Diego and Tijuana were charged on Friday, Nov. 25 in U.S. Federal Court for drug smuggling. According to officials, the marijuana was estimated to be worth $13 million. ▶ Torrey Pines High School graduate Stephanie Bryson was named a Rhodes Scholar last week. Bryson, who double majored in German and international studies, is the first Rhodes Scholar from CSU Long Beach and the third from San Diego. Bryson is currently pursuing her master’s degree at Georgetown University. ▶Prince Harry was reportedly seen shopping at Fashion Valley Mall on Black Friday. ▶Alan Buckley, 19, was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 26 after attempting to rob an Encinitas Rite-Aid of Oxycontin.
CALIFORNIA ▶ A woman who pepper sprayed video game shoppers at a southern California Walmart on Black Friday turned herself in to authorities Friday night. The Los Angeles Police Department is interviewing 20 victims to investigate the situation before filing charges against the woman. ▶ Brandon McInerney, 17, pleaded guilty on Monday, Nov. 21 to the second-degree murder of 15-year-old Larry King at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard. McInerney, who was 14 at the time of the shooting, will face 21 years in prison. ▶ The UC Board of Regents will meet Monday via teleconference from UC campuses in Los Angeles, Merced, Davis and Mission Bay. The Regents will vote on Yudof ’s proposal to ask the state for more funding. ▶ A new state law beginning next year, the Kindergarten Readiness Act, will move the cutoff date for new kindergartners from December to September. The law will also require districts to create a new grade level for children with fall birthdays but who do not make the cutoff date.
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LIGHTS & SIRENS Thursday, Nov. 17 8:28 a.m.: Information A driver was yelling and cursing at the intersection of Garnet Avenue and Olney Street. Information only. 1:32 p.m.: Citizen contact The reporter received a “suspicious email” at Vaughn Hall. Checks OK. 7:31 p.m.: Citizen contact Someone at North Mesa Apartments received “suspicious voicemail messages.” Information only. 10:01 p.m.: Noise disturbance Loud talking and electric guitar playing caused a disturbance at Asia Hall. Will cooperate. Friday, Nov. 18 12:04 a.m.: Medical aid A young female was having a seizure at Lot 705. Transported to hospital. 12:25 a.m.: Drunk in public The subject was intoxicated but “OK.” Checks OK. 9:13 p.m.: Medical aid The subject at La Jolla Del Sol Apartments had a panic attack. Transported to hospital. 10:06 p.m.: Citizen contact Someone in Lot 504 was “urinating in public.” Information only. Saturday, Nov. 19 1:13 a.m.: Citizen contact An RA at The Village Building 1 smelled marijuana. Unable to locate. 1:49 a.m.: Disturbance There was a “possible fraternity hazing” taking place in Lot 401. Field interview administered. 2:09 a.m.: Noise disturbance Residents at Muir Apartments were disturbed by a “loud bass.” Quiet on arrival. 2:56 a.m.: Welfare check There was a “possible ill subject” at Village East 1. Checks OK. 9:33 p.m.: Information A “hip hop concert” was held at Porters Pub. Information only.
11:16 p.m.: Alcohol contact Someone at Muir Apartments consumed excessive amounts of alcohol. Transported to hospital. Sunday, Nov. 20 12:32 a.m.: Disturbance A fight, “unknown if physical or verbal,” broke out at The Village Building 1. Checks OK. 1:50 a.m.: Noise disturbance There was a disturbing amount of “loud talking and laughing” at Mesa Verde Hall. Quiet on arrival. 8:10 a.m.: Welfare check There was a man lying on the ground by Scripps Memorial Hospital. Field interview administered. 4:01 p.m.: Disturbance A subject at Thornton Hospital refused to leave. Field interview administered. 8:52 p.m.: Suspicious circumstances The reporter saw some possibly illegal paraphernalia at The Village Building 8. Unable to locate. Monday, Nov. 21 10:50 a.m.: Disturbance A bus rider was yelling at a bus driver at Mandeville Center. Checks OK. 11:14 a.m.: Citizen contact The International Center received a “suspicious note.” Field interview administered. 11:24 a.m.: Abandoned vehicle An abandoned vehicle was found by the intersection of Eucalyptus Grove Lane and Gilman Drive. Referred to other agency - Parking. 2:26 p.m.: Vandalism The Student Services Center got vandalized with graffiti. Referred to other agency. —Compiled by Sarah Kang Staff Writer
▶ HOMICIDE, from page 1
Mexican law enforcement arrested Garcia-Puente on Nov. 5, 2010 in the Otay neighborhood of Tijuana. He was subsequently turned over at the San Ysidro point of entry to the San Diego Police Department in connection to the murder of the 38-year-old Gonzalez. At a preliminary hearing on March 30, 2011, medical evidence revealed that Gonzalez’s neck had been broken at three different points, indicating that she had suffered a strike to the face and died from strangulation. The autopsy also showed that Gonzalez had suffered blunt-force trauma in the abdomen and the back
of her neck. According to the “Man Pleads Guilty,” published Nov. 18 by NBC San Diego, Garcia-Puente told investigators that his wife’s death was an accident. He said that he had confronted Gonzalez after suspecting her of having an affair. He confronted her, pushing her and causing fatal damage. Garcia-Puente said that, at this point, he began to panic, and decided to wrap her body in a blanket, which he put in a car that he then set on fire. Deputy District Attorney Nicole Rooney told NBC San Diego that Gonzalez’s pastor knew the couple was having marital problems. According to Rooney, the victim’s
family agreed to the plea agreement. “They felt comfortable with this being labeled an intentional killing,” Rooney said. The San Diego Police Department, not the UCSD police, was given control over the case because it involved a suspected homicide. Garcia-Puente is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 20. He will receive anywhere from 16 years and four months to life in prison. Had Garcia-Puente been found convicted by verdict of a jury or judge instead of pleading guilty, he could have received 25 years to life in prison. Readers can contact Michael Chang at mac005@ucsd.edu.
Gavin Newsom Advised CSU Chancellor to Consider Other Funding Options ▶ CSU, from page 1
noted that California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Cal State trustee, had asked the rest of the board to reexamine the tuition hike at a meeting next month. Newsom compared Cal State’s budget situation to that of the University of California, noting that UC President Mark G. Yudof had
elected not to raise tuition in an effort to encourage more funding from state government. “We should send a strong message and reject this,” Newsom said. “That will get a strong reaction in Sacramento.” Earlier this month, Yudof announced he would seek alternative sources of income to help offset
the UC system’s $650-million budget cut. Tuition at the 10 UC campuses rose 11 percent this past July following an 8-percent increase in November 2010 and a 32-percent increase in November 2009. Readers can contact Zev Hurwitz at zhurwitz@ucsd.edu.
Davis Chancellor: We Will Not Tolerate Abusive Behavior Toward Students ▶ HAZING, from page 1
“There is no national or international policy that says that brothers of Alpha Epsilon Pi need to be Jewish,” Silverman said. “As our Jewish Community Chair, I find it reprehensible on the part of the people that were administering the treatment to [Clifford] and I think that the vast majority or the brothers at our chapter would agree.” According to a Nov. 11 article in the Sacramento Bee, Clifford claimed that he was forced to consume exces-
sive amounts of alcohol, do drugs and strip naked. He also said he was touched inappropriately by members of the fraternity during a mandatory retreat in October 2008. Clifford said he reported the incidents multiple times to UCD officials, but the department did not take action. UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi released a statement on Nov. 10 emphasizing that the university prohibited all forms of hazing. Katehi said the university will take appropriate actions should allegations of harassment be found to not have been
properly investigated or handled. “If hazing occurred at this fraternity, we will take appropriate sanctions,” she wrote. “UC Davis will not tolerate abusive behavior toward its students.” AEPi’s national website states that the fraternity outlaws hazing and new members must pledge not to allow themselves to be hazed. Clifford has not made any public comment on the lawsuit or his allegations. Readers can contact Zev Hurwitz at zhurwitz@ucsd.edu.
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Yudof ‘s call to review Occupy police tactics may be a well intentioned move, but the officials leading the examination may not yield the results student protestors hope to see.
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swiftly as major felonies makes it unclear whether his report will sufficiently condemn the actions of UC Davis police officers, given Bratton’s staunch support of aggressive police vigilance. In response to the summer 2011 London riots, Prime Minister David Cameron flew Bratton over to advise the government how to react. Bratton announced his belief that the ‘criminal element’ needed to fear the police more, a feat made possible through more aggressive arrests. If this is any indication of the tone of his report, the UC system may very well end up in a more draconian police policy rooted in fear. According to UCI professor Mark Levine, Yudof hired this man without the opinions of any UC faculty — a number of whom would be much more capable experts than Bratton. Additionally, Yudof appointed UC General Counsel Charles Robinson and UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Christopher Edley Jr. to lead an examination of police protocol across all UC campuses. This will include visits to campuses to talk to students and faculty along with consultation with experts. See Police, page 5
UCSD installed the “Fallen Star” art piece as the newesst contribution to the Stuart Art Collection. The project depicts a crashed house and cost $1.3 million.
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he “Fallen Star,” the latest piece of art in UCSD’s Stuart Collection, consists of a small house and garden that sits atop the Jacobs School of Engineering building. Despite the criticism that the art piece has received due to its partial funding by taxpayer dollars, it should be embraced in the same manner as the Stonehenge, the snake path and numerous other permanent outdoor sculptures on campus. The Stuart Art Collection is a valuable part of USCD’s identity. For instance, the Sun God statue, the Stuart Collection’s first work, has become a symbol of UCSD culture, with its inclusion in UCSD brochures and most notably, with the annual Sun God Festival that began in 1983. The Guardian also proudly uses the Sun God as its logo. Since 1982, the collection has brought internationally acclaimed artists to design distinct, site-specific works. Sculptures such as the Warren Bear, the “Vices and Virtues” lights and the front entrance of Geisel Library are incorporated into the landscape of the campus. The Stuart Collection gives UCSD students, staff, faculty, the San Diego community and campus visitors from around the world a chance to admire unique, clever art pieces made specifically for UCSD Of course, neither the Fallen Star nor any of the other sculptures on campus are cheap. The Falling Star cost $1.3 million, $90,000 of which came from the National Endowment for the Arts. But the Stuart Collection relies on taxpayer dollars as well as the financial support of many organizations, foundations and individuals. The criticism of art pieces for their partial funding by taxpayer dollars not only is unfair to the artists who made them — who generally lack control over where the money for their art comes from — but also is a loss to the Stuart Collection itself, an important part of UCSD’s identity.
allen Star is the 18th and latest entry into the site-specific sculptures that are sprinkled throughout the UCSD campus, collectively known as the Stuart Collection. While this piece of art may add culture to the campus, it serves as a public billboard for wasteful government spending to those who are unfamiliar with how the project was funded. Designed by famed artist Do Ho Suh, “Fallen Star” is a remarkably complex engineering feat and costly piece — approximately $1.3 million. The revenue for this project was funded almost wholly through private donations and a $90,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, paid for by taxpayers. In an article by the San Diego 10 News, several UCSD students even stated that this was not the best use of money. This piece unknowingly reinforces the image of a governmentspending monster that is quickly spiraling out of control. This project is being installed at an unfortunate time. Due to a state budget shortfall of $13 billion dollars over the next 18 months, UC tuition has hit a record high of $13,200 per student, and academic shutdowns like the closing of CLICs library are especially hitting hard. While the money being used to fund this project cannot be used anywhere else, it makes little difference to some people, like the San Diego Tax Fighters, who believe that the government needs to focus on things more important than art. UCSD needs to either be more transparent and vocal about how things are funded or wait for more economic friendly times to install such a superfluous and, from a financial standpoint, easily critiqued endeavor.
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ppalled by the actions of UC Davis police who pepper-sprayed nonviolent student protestors, UC President Mark Yudof has sought to revise policing protocols by calling an emergency meeting with the chancellors to review police action. Yudof may be doing all he can to address this egregious incident, but his method will likely limit the possibility of substantive change to policing policy. After a recent string of violence by police officers — most notably the pepper spraying incident at UC Davis and the baton incident at Cal — Yudof hired Bill Braton, former LAPD police chief, to review the police action taken during these protests. In 30 days, he will submit his report to a panel of students and faculty who will then suggest revisions to UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi. This long-winded procedure will guarantee that by the time any revision to police protocols will be suggested, the outrage and impact of this police brutality will have fallen out of the public mind. But more importantly, Bratton is known for his zero-tolerance approach to crime. His belief that minor crimes like loitering should be dealt with as
s of last week, I have vowed to never again complain about fixing people’s bad writing. I have found true horror, and it is not the annoyance of repeatedly correcting passive voice to active voice. True horror is the pain of reading through your own terrible writing. It is the despair of slogging through eight years of overly earnest blogs, almost all of which make me roll my eyes so hard I can almost see my brain. For years now I’ve been trying to
hough touted as a privately funded engineering feat, Do Ho Suh’s $1.3 million “Fallen Star” art piece was actually partially subsidized by taxpayers’ dollars to the tune of $90,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant, an organization founded and funded by Congress since 1965. There may be hesitation about the relative importance of government funded art projects considering the countless other problems in the nation, but the NEA is already a established part of our government. Because of its longevity and respect it has earned over its 46 years of existence, a small contribution from them can go a long way. According to the NEA website, only 2 percent of arts support comes directly from federal funds, with less than 1 percent of that coming from NEA. However, this small percentage has a large impact. In a speech by NEA Chairman Dana Gioia, the conclusion of multiple studies has shown that the grants the well-known and established organizations provide for projects have a “multiplying effect.” Once the NEA contributes to an artist endeavor, their funds are usually matched, “generat[ing] 7 to 8 times more money in terms of matching grants, further donations and earned revenue.” Because the NEA is such a respected institute, the money that they do donate legitimizes a project and creates more validation in the eyes of others. By donating just under 7 percent to “Fallen Star”’s total budget, the NEA helped the project achieve its $1.3 million goal. The money the NEA gives has already been allocated to them, and while government funded art support has significantly decreased in the past five years, a little can go a long way in creating a work of art. — Chelsey Davis Staff Writer
consolidate my digital litter — fragmented into sites ranging from gmail to tumblr — into one place, hoping to unify my online presence into a single collection so thorough that it might as well be the real me. It’s a frustrating project, but I have one thing going for me: I’m still alive to do it. This seems like an odd advantage, but when we’re drowning in content and when 370,000 Facebook users die annually, everyone online should think about what happens to our data after death. Sure, there’s the Facebook “memorialize” option, but most of us also have wreaths of other correspondence, some of which we’d rather not see the light of day (see: James Joyce’s dirty love letters), others we’d like to be preserved and made accessible in a bid for immortality. Take the case of Leslie Harpold, a former coworker of mine and popular blogger, who died unexpectedly in 2006. Harpold hadn’t provided instructions on how to execute her digital estate, so her family took down the websites that hosted her work online, cutting a crucial part of her off from her previous admirers. On the flip side, there’s the parents of Justin Ellsworth, a Marine killed in 2004, who sued Yahoo! in order to have access to his email — which likely contained messages never meant for their eyes. We have yet to see a major case over posthumus online privacy rights, but with existing estate laws inapplicable to digital artifacts, it’s only a matter of time before the battle between parents who want to destroy Sarah’s Cabo spring break album, and the classmates who want it saved to remember every facet of their friend. There’s been a few proposed solutions for preservation, from websites offering to host content indefinitely (for a one-time fee) to suggestions that universities take control of digital archives the way they collect rare books. All of these ideas have their kinks (such as the fate of content violating copyright), but the problem of digital afterlife is here to stay, with effects on our browsing habits while we’re still breathing. This public form of living is a form of democratization — now we can access the life of almost anyone, big or small; the Library of Congress even announced last year that it is planning to archive every tweet. But the unprecedented memory of the Internet gives enormous weight to everything we do, eradicating Milan Kundera’s “unbearable lightness of being” and taking away some of the freedom to be stupid now and not be judged after death.
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Yudof and Chancellors are Responsible for Change ▶ Police, from page 4 Afterwards, they will recommend steps to be taken to change police procedures. Intentions aside, the end result may not yield any fruitful progress for police procedures. Admittedly, both Robinson and Edley Jr. are much less aggressive people than Bratton, but because they can only recommend revisions, there is no way to guarantee a change in police practices. All this effort of traveling and meeting experts could come to naught if changes are rejected by Yudof. Ultimately, these changes to UC Davis and the UC system overall are dependent on how Yudof and the chancellors feel about the recommendations. None of the police practices are subject to democratic referendum, but rather it will be up to actors like Yudof and the chancellors to make a decisive change. But Yudof doesn’t need two investigations and reviews to tell him that military grade pepper spray should be
used from 15 feet away. Furthermore, the 9th Circuit Court ruled that police officers must face an immediate threat to use pepper spray. The videos from UC Davis on the other hand, showed police officers pepper spraying a row of students peacefully sitting on the ground in protest. Police are meant to protect and serve, a call to honor that was terribly absent during the protests. It is obvious that police procedures need to be changed. If student calls back down, these investigations will lead to meaningless reforms. Faculty, staff, and students must be united and act vigilant to ensure police are unable to unlawfully suppress free speech on UC campuses. Students have a powerful voice, and it is time Yudof, the chancellors and the police come to this realization. Free speech must prevail and police suppression must end. Readers can contact Saad Asad at sasad@ucsd.edu
Dear Editor, I am a born and raised San Franciscan starting my freshman year at UCSD. Being from the city with some of the toughest recycling and composting laws in the country, I appreciate San Diego’s efforts to regulate waste disposal. However, I do sometimes find myself unconsciously policing my dorm’s trash cans, much to the annoyance of my roommate who tolerates my not-so-subtle “are you sure you should be putting those in the recycling?” One thing that particularly struck me in my change of location was the school’s continued use of polystyrene foam, better known as “Styrofoam.” This one detail reminded me of a larger idea: that recycling and composting represent only the step of waste disposal What should be considered, however, is the source of the problem: the production of materials that cannot be reused. Polystyrene is only one example of many materials that end up in landfills. Americans generate 250 million tons of garbage a year. These numbers could be reduced
if we use materials that can be recycled or composted, especially in a world where there is increasing competition for resources and space to provide for a growing population. There are many alternatives to Styrofoam, such as cardboard and paper. Of course the same can be said for many materials, but being less common than plastic, another enemy of the environment, it would be easier to wean ourselves off of it. I believe that Styrofoam’s disadvantages outweigh its benefits and our discontinued use of the material would be the first of many helpful steps towards becoming a more environmentally friendly and conscientious community. —Camille Lew Freshman, Revelle College ▶ The Guardian welcomes letters from its readers.
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Your car has a face, with headlights like a pair of giant bug eyes and a grill like a Cheshire Cat smile. But there’s something missing: A moustache. Novelty toy dealer Archie McPhee has you covered with the Mustache Jumbo Magnet — a 26-1/2” wide magnetic ‘stache perfect for sticking on the nose of your car or on your refrigerator.
Mustache Poet - $11.95
magneticpoetry.com/product/ mustache-poet Cover your favorite mustache aficionado’s fridge with magnetic poems devoted to whiskers. The kit features over 200 manly words to celebrate the ‘stache lifestyle — whiskey and all. — Arielle Sallai Managing Editor
For the baconvore my first talking bacon - $9.99
tv dad sweater - $64 toddland.bigcartel. com/product/tv-dadsweater This old man sweater has Jello-O pudding pops printed all over it, so you can really break out your inner TV dad, Bill Cosby-style. (AS)
holy water flask - $24
uncommongoods.com/ product/holy-waterflask Piss of mom, dad and your priest with some good old-fashioned sacrilege. Vodka and holy water are one in the same, right? (AS)
giantmicrobes - $9
giantmicrobes.com GIANTmicrobes plushies are stuffed versions of microbes, from amoebas to Mad Cow Disease, and serve as educational references for pre-meds while doubling as studying stress balls. (EP)
bongo drum - $12.99
amzn.com/B000AAPLN6 If you’ve got a friend on the front lines of the Occupy Movement, give them the power to lead the pack with one bangin’ bongo drum. (AS)
thinkgeek.com/interests/giftsunder20/e1d0/ Some kids grow up alongside sing-a-long Elmos. Other, cooler kids, play with “My First Bacons” long before they are weaned onto solids. Standing at almost two feet tall, it’s the perfect present for the friend (or child) who flinches at the words “vegan,” “quinoa” and “soyrizo.”
gummy bacon - $4.99
thinkgeek.com/caffeine/bacon/b97f/ Gross out your meat-hating friends or colleagues by devouring a package of gummy bacon in front of them. It so resembles real raw bacon that you, a baconvore, might even recoil in disgust, but take heart: It’s strawberry flavored.
hand-painted silk bacon scarf$56.99
thinkgeek.com/caffeine/bacon/e64f/ When your pork chop earrings aren’t cutting it, festoon your outfit with a sassy silk bacon scarf. Show what you truly love by wearing what you truly love — and remember, only Lady Gaga can pull off real meat.
typography maps - $24-$30
orangeandpark.com Map-inspired prints featuring San Diego surf spots — designed by local company Orange and Park — are great for the design-savvy surfer. (AS)
bacon lip balm$2.95
mcphee.com/shop/products/Bacon-Lip-Balm.html Lip smackers are so elementary school. We’ve moved on — to bacon. After hours of necking with your holiday love interest, freshen up your chapped lips with the sweet, sweet taste of pork lard.
bacon dental floss$3.99
thinkgeek.com/caffeine/bacon/e77c/ Dental hygiene is important. But when the holidays hit, it’s hard to remember our dentist’s orders and break out the good old mintflavored floss. So when you have meat on the mind, make sure you keep bacon dental floss at hand. — Margaret Yau Managing Editor
stickygram - $14.99
stickygram.com Those perfectly filtered photos of your friend’s cat can now leave her iPhone, with the help of StickyGram, which turns Instragrams into magnets. (AS)
beer soap - $19
shop.coolmaterial.com Real men smell like beer, even when they aren’t actually drinking it — courtesy of beer-flavored soap, available in the brew of your choice. (AS)
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For the bibliophile out of print clothing - $30
outofprintclothing.com As a last resort, these mildly overpriced T-shirts printed with book covers are available at the bookstore. They don’t have much beyond the usual “classics” selection, but online, the store is expanded to include iPhone cases, coasters and tote bags.
book purses - $30-$50
etsy.com Ever since Natalie Portman sported a clutch made from a copy of Lolita, book purses have become a fashionable accessory for the wealthy and erudite. A simple etsy.com search will turn up dozens of styles and titles, but be warned — the lowest price I saw was about $40, so it might be a better idea to head to a secondhand bookstore, check out some YouTube tutorials and try to make one yourself.
book jewelry - $15-$20
etsy.com I’m guilty of owning Dostoevsky earrings and a bracelet with portraits of my favorite writers — all found on etsy.com. Search “literary jewelry” on the site to find lockets and pins of major authors to your heart’s content. For those who are sick of seeing another pair of Great Gatsby earrings or James Joyce cufflinks, users such as DesignsByAnnette and ArtHistoryNerd do custom requests, so you can intrigue everyone with your Passion According to G.H. locket. You hipster, you.
conceal bookshelf - $10
umbra.com/ustore/product/330638-560.store This “floating” bookshelf is the practical gift for the bibliophile running out of regular shelf space. The shelf
becomes “invisible” once mounted, creating the illusion of a stack of books floating in midair.
postertext book posters $30 postertext.com These posters are made with the text from the book itself (which is
legible), arranged to create a scene from the book; for example, the Crime and Punishment one has a lovely image of Raskolnikov killing the pawn broker with an axe, perfect for sweet dreams. — Angela Chen Editor In Chief
For a younger brother
For the audiophile the beach boys’ smile sessions - $139.99
amzn.com/B004RFYEEC Even more than its polarizing psychedelia, sprawling length and Sgt. Pepper’s-matched innovation, the Beach Boys’ (more accurately, Brian Wilson’s) pinnacle SMiLE is most famous for never being officially released. But now, your favorite introvert has the chance to own an essential piece of rock ‘n’ roll history that’s been lost for almost half a century. If you have a particularly special music nerd in mind, you can opt for the gargantuan SMiLE Sessions box set, which includes the intended 2xLP, singles, unseen photographs, a giant poster and hours of LSD-fueled bonus “outtakes.” The box even doubles as light-up diorama of Frank Holmes’ original cover art, so you can blow your mind without even listening to the damn thing.
mix cd
I took my brother to a Fleet Foxes concert over the summer and ever since then we’ve been trading band recommendations. So if you and your brother have a mutual appreciation for music, make him a mix cd.
cologne
Help your bro impress the ladies with cologne. My brother strongly advises to not go to A&F or Hollister, but to choose a “real man’s cologne to smell like a real man.”
tanks
Share a piece of San Diego beach style by getting a a tank
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top from a local surf shop.
short longboards
If he doesn’t have his license yet, he’ll need a way to get to his friend’s house. Short longboards — slightly shorter than an average skateboard deck — are the perfect gift to help your brother maintain an effortless cool.
snapbacks
You can’t go wrong with a Snapback hat. If he’s a little bit retro or into hip-hop style, he definitely has this on his wishlist. — nicole chan associate news editor
Take advantage of UC San Diego Extension’s UCSD Student Grant Program
(formerly known as Complimentary Enrollment)
Winter Quarter 2012 Dates: November 28 - December 2, 2011
(First-come, first-served, while vouchers last.)
Undergrads - To pick up your vouchers, have your student ID card and go to Extension Student Services Center, Building C.
Graduate and medical students - please contact OGSR and the School of Medicine for their complimentary vouchers.
Choose from these courses and more. Visit extension.ucsd.edu for a complete listing. ARTS * Drawing: Focus on Perception * History of Rock Music * Back to the Future: Playful Photography with Plastic Cameras or Smartphone Cameras * Improv 101 * FOREIGN LANGUAGES *In Review: Spanish I or II * Japanese for Communication I * HUMANITIES & WRITING * Creative Writing I * Copyediting
I * Advanced Feature Writing for Print and Online * DIGITAL ARTS * Digital Media * Web Design: From Static to Interactive * Dreamweaver I * BUSINESS * Project Management Essentials * Introduction to Business * Finance Management * Marketing Via New Media * PUBLIC SERVICE & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
* Introduction to Sustainability * Urban Planning and Development Processes and Functions * Global Volunteer Service * LIFE SCIENCES * Cell and Molecular Biology * Good Laboratory Practices * Genomics Sequencing Technologies * Introduction to Pharmacology * INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY * Introduction to Statistics *
Call (858) 534-3400 or visit Extension Student Services, Building C *Some restrictions apply.
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Extracellular Matrix in Development, Aging, and Disease presented by Adam J Engler, PhD. Contact Marcia da Silva: (858) 534-2359, raidivision@ucsd.edu.
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Marco Benevento has been building a nationwide following for some jaw-dropping improvisational skills, a nogenres- barred approach and a globe-trotting touring schedule. Contact UCSD Box Office: (858) 534-8497, artpower@ucsd.edu
Dr. Hallak from Universidad de San Andres will present Lifting the Domestic Veil: The Challenges of Exporting Differentiated Goods Across the Development Divide. Contact Thomas Baranga: (858) 822-2877, tbaranga@ucsd.edu
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FRI12.2 4pm THE STORM- SHEILA AND HUGHES POTIKER THEATRE A young couple, domineering mother, an eccentric scientist, a powerful businessman, and a new-comer all harbor secrets. The intertwining of nature, science, and faith flood the stage in this classic play by one of Russia’s treasured dramatists. Contact UCSD Box Office: (858) 534-8497, artpower@ucsd.edu
8pm POOLSIDE AND THEM JEANS - THE LOFT Break out your Hawaiian shirts and huarache sandals and get ready for a tropical evening of Nu Disco! Take a break from studying! Relax and dance with DJs POOLSIDE and THEM JEANS! These Los Angeles locals have been making names for themselves performing at Steve Aoki's brain-child, PACIFIC FEST, Filter Magazine's CULTURE COLLIDE and even at the acclaimed Electric Daisy Carnival!!! UCSD Student: $10/Regular: $12/Be Lofty Member: FREE
SAT12.3 9:30am BOOK & GIFT SHOP PRE-SEASON SALE Tis the SEASon to shop for great ocean gifts! Aquarium members receive 20% off all merchandise December 3-11. Shop for unique ocean-themed gifts for the holidays, including books, glass paperweights, ornaments, toys, and clothing for adults and kids. Contact Book & Gift Shop: (858) 534-8753, aquariuminfo@ucsd.edu.
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UCSD Women Take Sixth Consecutive Win ▶ womens basketball, from page 12 pointer and Perry dishing to Freidenberg for a layup that put the Tritons in front in the next possession. UCSD never relinquished the lead from there, as points in the paint from Freidenberg propelled the Tritons to a 17-point lead at the end of the half. UCSD vs. Fort Lewis UCSD — ranked No. 8 nationally — faced No. 4 Fort Lewis in the last day of the tournament, shooting an outstanding 61.5 percent in the second half to upset Fort Lewis 80-65. Senior All-American Carlisle led all-scorers with a season high of 29 points. The guard, who was named the tournament MVP, also chipped in eight rebounds. The lead changed hands six times in the opening half, as the game was tight between the two nationally ranked squads. UCSD barely
finished the half on top of Fort Lewis, shooting a paltry 32.3 percent. “We didn’t shoot the ball particularly well early on, but we kept fighting and we really found our stride in the second half,” head coach Charity Elliot said to athletics department officials. “I thought [Chelsea Carlisle] was outstanding tonight and she was really the spark for us.” UCSD extended the lead in the second half as the Triton sharpshooters — Carlisle, Feder and junior guard Emily Osga caught fire — collectively recording 36 of UCSD’s 46 points in the second period. For their performance throughout the tournament, three Tritons were named to the All-Tournament team: Freidenberg, Osga and Carlisle — who was also named the tournament MVP. Readers can contact Rachel Uda at ruda@ucsd. edu.
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Time for UCSD to Make the Move to Division I ▶ DIVISON II, from page 12 that can draw top-class athletes. But unlike other institutions, UCSD may find opposition from an athletically indifferent student body and/or incoming chancellor. After all, UCSD first chose Division III because it felt that the focus should be on the participant. But if we’re I’m of the ‘like a not going to bandage’ approach move up, is there a point in stay- … Somebody’s ing where we are? going to have to UCSD doesn’t pay the $130 fee, generate revenue from the meager and if not us, then crowds we pool the next batch of for a women’s undergraduates. We soccer game might as well get it against Cal State over with now.” San Bernardino. And frankly, our audience won’t expand beyond soccer moms and the pep band unless we’re playing against big-name Division I competition. The thing is, the people who would come to pay and watch don’t distinguish between Division II Cal State San Bernardino and Division III Occidental, so why spend the extra money to compete in Division II? The Division I back-and-forth between the athletics department and the A.S. Council will continue into this school year, but the bottom line is that sooner or later a decision needs to be made. I’m of the “like a bandage” approach. Despite being stood up by the Big West last year, all indicators point to a move to Division I. Somebody’s going to have to pay the $130 fee, and if not us, then the next batch of undergraduates. We might as well get it over with now.
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Our D-II Limbo: Time for UCSD to Decide
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CSD began competition in collegiate athletics as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics — NCAA’s envious younger brother or inadequate cousin. That was back in 1972, when we were competing against schools like Point Loma and Occidental in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. At the time, UCSD was already an anomaly. For one, we were a public university. Secondly, we dwarfed the other schools in terms
Tritons go 6-0 with two wins at the annual UCSD Thanksgiving Classic, behind big games from senior guard Chelsea Carlisle. BASKETBALL
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of enrollment, and we were only going to get bigger. After a few years of competition, it became apparent that UCSD did not belong in the conference — we were demolishing other schools. And so, we made the jump to the NCAA, where we competed in Division III as an independent. This worked out for a couple years. UCSD was able to book games against most of the former SCIAC schools, but as the school grew (in population and prominence) our teams got better, way better, than the schools we were booking games against. Soon enough we weren’t able to schedule games against these teams who were looking to bolster their own records, making competition as an independent next to impossible. The diaspora continued, and in 2001, UCSD made the move to Division II as part of the California Collegiate Athletics Association. Ten years later, UCSD remains in the CCAA, but has since outgrown the conference — having been consistently named one of the most successful CCAA schools and Division II members for the past five years. But do we still belong in Division II? UCSD has over 12,000 more students in its undergraduate population than the CCAA average, and the highest scores in both the math and verbal components of the SAT. But two things plainly set UCSD apart from CCAA competition. 1. Every other conference member is a California State institution. 2. UCSD is the only Division II school to not offer academic scholarships — and still we outperform our conference members. Citing the compulsory Division I report compiled by the sports department last year before we were jilted by the Big West, the aims of the respective divisions are as follows: Division III: Without dispersing athletic scholarships, the focus is on the participant rather than on entertainment. Division I: The focus is on the intrinsic value of entertainment, and athletic scholarships are to be used as a means to accomplish this. In short, there’s a clear difference between the aims of Division I and Division III, but even our sports department seems a little unclear of the focus of Division II. Should it concentrate on the athletes, entertainment or money? If the focus is on entertainment, why cap the amount of athletic scholarship money given out? If the focus is on participation, why give scholarship money at all? The ambiguity has plagued Division II. For some, Division II is a stepping stone toward the top tier, while others see it as a place for schools without the means or ambition to push up to Division I. UCSD’s problem is that — as it had 10 years ago — the school is finding itself too big a fish in too small a pond. A natural progression calls for UCSD’s eventual move to Division I. We have the facilities, or at least the means to build them. And with a prime oceanside location, we’re certainly a school See division ii, page 11
Tritons Win Annual Thanksgiving Classic By RACHEL UDA * Sports Editor UCSD vs. Cal State San Marcos The Tritons opened up their annual Thanksgiving tournament with a resounding 85-55 win over Cal State San Marcos on Friday, Nov. 25. Triton veterans Lauren Freidenberg and Chelsea Carlisle led UCSD to its fifth straight win of the season. Senior forward Freidenberg scored 14 points for the Tritons, while also picking up eight rebounds for them. Senior guard Carlisle finished with 10 points and eight assists. However, UCSD’s reserves also had a big hand in the win. Sophomore guard Megan Perry scored nine
points coming off the bench, and freshman guard Natalie Luzar —one of six newcomers on the Triton roster — contributed eight points in her seven minutes on the court. The Tritons trailed at the beginning of the first half, as San Marcos’ Gabriell Munsch came out hot, scoring eight of the Cougars’ first 12 points. Down 8-12 at the 13-minute mark, the Tritons brought on sophomore guards Nicole Anderson-Jew and Perry. The two produced immediately, with Anderson-Jew recording an assist for a Carlisle three-
UCSD All-Tournament Selections Junior guard Emily Osga Senior forward Lauren Freidenberg Tournament MVP Senior guard Chelsea Carlisle
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Men’s Water Polo Prepares for Nationals By RACHEL UDA Sports Editor The men’s water polo team is set to advance to the NCAA National Tournament for the first time in five years. The Tritons qualified with the automatic bid after they won the Western Water Polo Association conference tournament with three consecutive wins over Claremont, Santa Clara and No. 11 UC Davis last weekend, Nov. 19. No. 10 UCSD will be joined in the four-team tournament by UCLA, who qualified for the national tournament after upsetting USC 10-9. The winners of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, as well as the winner of the Collegiate Water Polo Association as well as the highest nationally ranked squad will also receive a bid in the national tournament. The semifinal round is scheduled for Dec. 4 at the UC Berkeley campus. The Tritons have yet to capture a national title, but will be making their 11th national tournament appearance.
The bracket is yet to be released, but UCSD will most likely face off against No. 2 UC Berkeley in their opening match. The Tritons have only seen the UC Berkeley once this season, dropping the match to the Bears 8-18 on Oct. 9. However, the loss came during a rough patch for the Tritons, during a stretch in which UCSD lost four consecutive games. UCSD has since rebounded, winning six of its past eight games. The Tritons will enter the tournament riding a wave of momentum after winning the WWPA conference tournament. The Tritons will look to AllConference Tournament MVP, UCSD’s senior goalkeeper David Morton. Morton is currently the UCSD’s record holder for career saves, and is sure to be instrumental in UCSD’s tournament run. UCSD will also depend on the offensive strength of senior driver Graham Saber and juniors John Butler and Brian Donohoe. Readers can contact Rachel Uda at ruda@ucsd.edu.
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