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UC Regents Will Consider Annual Tuition Hikes By Meryl Press
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California
UCSA Welcomes Passage of Proposition 47 The ballot measure, which reduces sentences for some offenders, is expected to free up some state money. BY Tina Butoiu
Associate News Editor The founder of the Secret Cookie Service, known to us only as “Agent Snickerdoodle,” hopes to keep the business in the Triton family by passing along control of operations to UCSD students.
“We try to get artists that are up-and-coming,” ASCE Festivals Director Sean Kennedy said in an interview with the UCSD Guardian. “A lot of these artists have stuff that just came out or that they’re planning to release soon.” Hullabaloo headliner Logic, a rapper from Gaithersburg, Maryland has recently grown in popularity. Logic is currently on tour and set to appear on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Nov. 12, two days before performing at UCSD. The rides featured at the festival will include a zipline, the Kamikaze, the Zipper and the Round Up, located in Matthew’s Quad. As one of the prizes available at the Founders Day Celebration, students can win a pass that gains them access to the front
On Nov. 4, Californians voted to pass Proposition 47, which reduces prison sentences for individuals who commit particular nonserious drug and property crimes, by a margin of 58.8 percent to 41.2 percent. The ballot measure’s passage was well-received by University of California Student Association’s leadership which has worked to pass legislation that reallocates funds from the prison system to education since the October 2013 launch of the Invest in Graduation Not Incarceration campaign. The law is expected to generate between $750 million and $1.25 billion within the next five years to fund programs designed to keep offenders out of jail. The UCSA IGNITE campaign aims to reduce state spending on prisons and increase funding for education. The savings from the reduced prison population expected after Proposition 47’s passage will be utilized to fund programs including school truancy prevention programs and mental health and drug treatment programs. A.S. Vice President of External Affairs Allyson Osorio discussed how the proposition supports UCSA goals. “UCSA has worked hard to change the state’s sentencing on drug crimes that often victimizes minority and low-income populations,” Osorio told the UCSD Guardian. “For common sense drug sentencing, we endorse[d] Prop 47.” In addition, Osorio said that, even though the law does not directly affect higher education, the discriminatory nature of the prison system is experienced throughout the UC system. “A lot of the people affected by the prison system aren’t making [it] into the UCs,” said Osorio. “Obviously anything that affects K-12 education affects the UC and vice versa. Low numbers of black and Latino students aren’t reflective of the demographics in California because there [are funds] being funneled into prisons instead of K-12.” The IGNITE campaign was started in October 2013 with the purpose of obtaining funding for the UC system by passing legislation that reduces the amount of money spent on prisons and re-allocating it to education. IGNITE supports several other prison reduction bills including California Assembly Bill 420, a bill aimed at reducing the number of students that go to prison by banning suspensions and expulsions on the
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A five-year plan outlined by University of California President Janet Napolitano accounts for annual increases in tuition of up to 5 percent. Above, Napolitano speaks with UC Campus media in her office in October. Photo by Taylor Sanderson/Guardian.
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he UC Board of Regents will consider a plan at their meeting this November to raise tuition by 5 percent over the next five years. The University of California and state of California have taken different stances in the past several years on how money should be spent by the UC system. Due to these differences, the state has decreased UC funding by one-third of its previous amount, and, in early September, Governor Jerry Brown vetoed $50 million that was to go to deferred maintenance to the UC system. In a Nov. 6 teleconference with reporters, University of California President Janet Napolitano explained to the UCSD Guardian and other news sources that in order to have the ability to maintain student aid, increase in-state enrollment and
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A major problem with the industry might be illegal streaming, but the concept of people feeling entitled to free music is worse, by far. ” - Lauren Koa
Technically Speaking Opinion, PAGE 4
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invest in quality research and education, the fiveyear plan will most likely be necessary. “The state has provided 1.7-[percent] increases to our core budget in the past few years, which doesn’t keep up with uprising costs,” Napolitano said. “If [the state] continues [to fund] at that level, then we’ll look at a 5-percent increase for the next school year, but if the state chooses to put in more [money], then they can buy down that increase.” If the plan passes, then tuition and fees will increase annually by up to 5 percent. Tuition for the 2015–16 academic year would increase by $612, for a total of $12,804 over the span of the entire year — not including room and board. If the state does not increase funding for the entire span of the five-year plan, then tuition will be around $15,000 by the 2019–20 academic year. A press
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Campus
Lineup Announced for Hullabaloo Concert Logic and Eric Hassle lead the list of performers for the Nov. 14 event in Town Square BY Brynna Bolt
staff writer Musical artists Logic and Erik Hassle will headline UCSD’s annual Hullabaloo festival on campus this coming Friday, Nov. 14. The lineup for the fourth annual Hullabaloo festival, which also includes artists Conway, Avery and a UCSD student disc jockey was announced by UCSD Associated Student Concerts and Events on Oct. 5. The festival, part of a multiday Founders Day celebration, will be held in Town Square from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. The Hullabaloos of the past three years have transformed a wellknown part of campus into a venue complete with a dance stage located in Town’s Square, amusement rides
in Matthew’s Quad and festival food and student organizations’ booths throughout. ASCE began the process of creating Hullabaloo’s lineup last June at the end of Spring Quarter 2014. Every year when ASCE considers who to ask to be a part of the festival, the list of potential artists starts off long and is then narrowed down according to budget and availability. The organization then makes a prediction of what will be generally popular music in the near future. Combining this forecast with information on student interest, gathered through an entertainment survey launched annually, ASCE determines which artists to contact. The survey on which next year’s decisions will be based will be made available to UCSD students the week of Hullabaloo 2014.
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University Announces Finished York Hall Renovation Project BY jacky to
staff writer UCSD announced the completion of a $6.5 million renovation and expansion of four undergraduate teaching laboratories in York Hall on Oct 30. Officials hope that the renovations will prompt increased enrollment in impacted chemistry and biology laboratory courses and consequently make it easier for students to graduate in four years. Dean of the Division of Physical Sciences Mark Thiemens told the UCSD Guardian that two of the renovated labs will allow 240 additional undergraduates annually to enroll in chemistry courses. One of the labs will be used to teach CHEM 143A: Organic Chemistry Laboratory, and the other will be used to teach CHEM
7LM: Introductory Chemistry Laboratory, a new course catered to chemistry majors. However, UCSD News Center reported in an Oct. 30 release that the two renovated chemistry labs will provide an additional 675 annual enrollments in general chemistry and organic chemistry courses. Thiemens feels that the lab renovations are critical for students as they will allow more students lab opportunities as well as enhance their experiences in the labs. “Prior to the renovation, several of these labs were not in working order,” Thiemens said. “These labs now have a modern layout and a feel that is both more conducive to learning, safer and overall a more attractive space for our students.” Dean of the Division of Biological Sciences William McGinnis told the Guardian that the renovated biology labs will allow the biology
department to teach a lower division biology lab course — the first in a long time — an addition that McGinnis thinks is very important. “Since bio[logy] is a very experimental science, it is crucially important to teach the hands-on experimental side of the discipline as early as possible in an undergraduate’s education,” McGinnis said. According to UCSD News Center, the course will be able to accommodate 1,440 students annually. Additionally, the fourth lab will provide an additional 648 annual enrollments in the Division of Biological Sciences’ most impacted course — biochemical techniques. McGinnis stated that because of the lab renovations, as well as a recent faculty increase, the various biology majors are no longer impacted. Executive Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Suresh Subramani
explained to the Guardian how else the renovations would impact students and their ability to graduate on time. “The ability to offer more laboratory sections allows us to accommodate students who might otherwise have been waitlisted, leading to improved graduation rates and a greater opportunity for a research experience,” Subramani said. “All this is driven by part of the major goal of our strategic plan to be studentcentric.” In addition to the new enrollment spaces, the renovations also allowed UCSD to produce a new lab preparation room for the staff that supports CHEM 143A: two new equipment rooms for the new labs and adjustable lab benches for students with disabilities.
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Lights & Sirens Friday, Oct. 31 3 a.m.: Drunk in Public An adult male was causing a disturbance and refusing to leave in the Village East 1. Transported to hospital for excessive alcohol and other injuries. 11:43 p.m.: Person Down A passing motorist reported that a male in a costume was lying down on the sidewalk. Unable to locate. Saturday, Nov. 1 1:10 a.m.: Person Down A Residential Security Officer reported a female passed out on a bench next to The Village Market. Transported to hospital for detox. 8:01 p.m.: Disturbance A group of males was skateboarding and almost running into people at the Biology building. Unable to locate. Sunday, Nov. 2 8:43 a.m.: Medical Aid An unconscious and unresponsive toddler was possibly suffering a negative reaction to medication. Transported to hospital. 6:18 p.m.: Citizen Flagdown The reporting group saw a possible transient with a child who didn’t appear to be homeless. The suspect took off after the group called out. Information only. Monday, Nov. 3 12:14 a.m.: Water Leak A Community Service Officer reported a broken water pipe that was spraying water into the air in
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Warren College. Information only. 12:51 p.m.: Suspicious Person An adult male was harassing people in a Geisel Library bathroom. Field interview administered. Tuesday, Nov. 4 5 a.m.: Citizen Contact A female subject reported that a cab driver went out of her way to charge more money and grabbed the subject when she refused to pay. Report taken. 9 p.m.: Indecent Exposure An adult male asked for directions at a bus stop and exposed his genitals to the reporting party. Report taken. Wednesday, Nov. 5 4:52 p.m.: Suspicious Person A possible burglar was on the UCTR rooftop and looked into exhaust vents for entry points. Unable to locate. 10:34 p.m.: Medical Aid A female subject in Africa Hall experienced bad chest and back pain, along with numbness in her extremities. Transported to hospital. Thursday, Nov. 6 7:29 a.m.: Smoke Check Facilities Management extinguished a fire inside a trash can near Center Hall. Information only. 5 p.m.: Petty Theft An ID card holder was stolen from Roger’s Place, resulting in a $15 loss. Online report taken. — Andrew Huang Senior Staff Writer
UC President Attributes Upcoming Fee Hikes to State Funding Cuts ▶ Fees, from page 1
release that was sent to the Guardian from the Office of the President explained the logistics of the plan, which will allow the university to enroll at least 5,000 more California students over the span of the five years. It will also allow the current financial aid program to continue, improve the student-faculty ratio and boost graduation rates by decreasing the time it takes to receive a degree. When asked during a Nov. 6 conference with reporters whether the tuition increase will make it harder to recruit students, UC Executive Vice President-Chief Financial Officer Nathan Brostrom explained that the UC system’s run counters the national trend, which has been increasing costs in higher education. “In the three years where we have frozen tuition, we kept it flat,” Brostrom said. “We’re talking about a $600 increase that would only be paid
by 30 percent of our students. We’re at an amazing value for California and its students, so I don’t think we’d lose demand.” Questions regarding money that was to be allocated from Brown’s Proposition 30 that passed in 2012, which increased sales tax rates on all taxpayers and was expected to provide the UC system with funding were brought up during Napolitano’s teleconference as well. “There hasn’t been the kind of Prop. 30 distribution revenues that was expected to the university,” Napolitano said. “We get an eye drop of the Prop. 30 money, and if there was a thought that Prop. 30 would suffice to maintain the values and requests of the University of Californians, that hasn’t proven to be the case.” The University of California Student Association released a press release on Nov. 6 stating its disapproval of the tuition increase for rea-
sons such as a lack of stability that the plan provides, that students are being held hostage for the future of their education and the lack of communication between UCOP and the students of UCSA. “Instead of using students as political pawns, the UC and Regents should consider partnering with students on a meaningful level to advocate to the state for more funding,” UCSA leaders said in the release. “The UCSA Board of Directors will continue discussion around the proposed tuition plan to unite and mobilize students across the state to advocate for an accessible, affordable and quality UC education.” When asked if there is potential for a rollback on tuition, Napolitano stated that it is unlikely, unless the state increases its contributions.
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IGNITE Campaign Looking to Secure Additional UCOP Funding ▶ Prop. 47, from page 1
basis of “willful defiance.” Furthermore, the campaign is looking to attain $10 million of
unrestricted funds from the University of California Office of the President to appropriate to student recruitment and retention centers at underprivileged high schools
in order provide students with the resources necessary to pursue higher education.
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ASCE Director Hopes to See Annual Hullabaloo Festival Grow ▶ Festival, from page 1
of the line for any one ride during a one-hour time slot of their choosing. ASCE is similarly responsible for UCSD’s annual Sun God Festival, one of the most prominent events of the school year. While Sun God is a more established
event in the number of students who attend and the notoriety of the artists that appear, ASCE Associated Vice President Seraphin Raya explained that he would like to see Hullabaloo grow as well. “The amount of detail put into the production focused on creating ambience is phenomenal,” Raya told the Guardian. “It’s different
from Sun God Festival and from the old Fall Festival in that everything ties together to create an experience.” “The music, lights, smells and rides all come together,” Raya added.
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No Rush Zone BY JORDAN UTLEY-THOMSON CONTIRBUTING WRITER
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Universities should take a firm stance against hazing in social bodies to prevent horrific incidents that jeopardize student health and safety.
hree weeks ago, Cal State Northridge put its foot down on the Greek system after anonymous allegations that fraternity Pi Kappa Alpha was hazing its pledges. Already overwhelmed by the hazing and death of a student in a separate fraternity four months ago, the university froze pledge activity for the remainder of the fall semester, suspended Pi Kappa Alpha and prohibited Spring 2015 recruitment. While it’s unfair that so few caused so many to go punished, this isn’t just somebody else’s problem, and the university rightfully took action. Hazing should not be tolerated, and aggressive action is necessary to ensure such incidents never occur again. And the association between hazing and the Greek community undermines the character of Greek life as a whole by creating an environment of intimidation and fear. If a message to all communities is not sent, this will continue on and on. More would-be brothers and sisters will go on to be harassed, embarrassed and — God forbid — killed. The death of a pledge is an extremely rare event, but a single death is still one too many. For Betty and Joseph Serrato, this unlikely horror became a reality when they lost their son, a student at Cal State Northridge, who passed away over the summer when Pi Kappa Phi forced their pledges on a hike without adequate water or sleep. And while there’s the kind of hazing that doesn’t kill, they are still violations of basic human decency. What takes the cake in terms of outlandish and inexcusable behavior is when Pi Kappa Alpha at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville inserted rubber tubes into its pledges’ rectums in order to bypass the filtering of their livers and heighten the speed and level of alcohol entering their bloodstreams. One student who was taken to a hospital was found to have a blood-alcohol content so high that he could have died.
These acts are not even exclusive to the South; hazing can and has happened here. The UCSD Guardian covered allegations of hazing concerning fraternities such as Pi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Nu in 2007 and 2008. Some examples include blindfolded pledges being forced to drink hard liquor, getting tied up with both rope and tape and having to walk in a circle while holding another man’s genitalia. This may seem like a long time ago, but such events were only known because of a leak by a former pledge. One can only wonder if the lapse in time is the result of increased pressure to shut out hazing or a greater effort to prevent transparency. And most infamously at UCSD, Pi Kappa Alpha had also been the masterminds behind the infamous Compton Cookout, a 2010 offcampus event intended for partygoers to portray African-Americans as unlearned, uninhibited and indigent. Needless to say, this got exactly the kind of backlash one would expect from bigotry. See PLEDGES, page 5
ILLUSTRATION BY ALICE HSIEH
Quick Takes
the walt disney animation studios recently announced an upcoming 2016 project featuring a new young princess of pacific islander descent.
Impressionable, Young Audiences Need to See Body Diversity in their Heroines
Disney Will Likely Misrepresent Another Culture in Upcoming Project
Disney princesses are one of the main reasons why the doll-making industry still flourishes and why little girls want to grow up to be princesses. With Moana, Disney will introduce its first-ever Polynesian-inspired princess into the pristine category of animated characters. Putting Moana in the same ranks as Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel and Rapunzel is a refreshing new route for the animation studio, showing us that Disney will now have more characters from underrepresented social or ethnic groups. Having ethnic diversity on screen, especially in animated features, is imperative as the targeted audience, toddlers and impressionable kids, are quick to take these works of pure fiction as something more — an alternate reality. Put in simpler words, the fact that seven out of the 11 current Disney princesses are of predominantly white descent gives ample room for people and kids of all other races to be alienated and overlooked. But Disney has done a wonderful job at trying to remedy that disparity by creating multiple princesses with backstories from minority cultures. A poll conducted by The Escapist, a popular online forum, shows that ethnically diverse princesses like Jasmine and Mulan are way popular, sweeping 20.7 percent and 40.1 percent of the vote respectively as opposed to classics like Snow White and Cinderella, both of which stand at a mere 0.8 percent each. That said, Disney has shown that they have a commitment to diversity and cultural equality by taking this risk time and time again. In the long run, Disney will be able to continue to tap the potential of this approach, helping to not only boost sales, but also make animated movies that stand out from those of their competitors.
A Huffington Post blogger notes that Princess Anna from Disney’s “Frozen” has eyes larger than her wrist. Disney, however, tries to make up for these bodily discrepancies by creating ethnically and culturally diverse princesses. Its newest creation, Moana, a Pacific Islander, can be added to the ranks of other non-white princesses such as Mulan and Pocahontas. Although these heroines have different skin colors, that color is the only difference among them. Disney attempts to promote diversity, but they need to go beyond skin color in order to truly create a diverse group of heroines. All of the Disney princesses possess the same physical features: an unnaturally slim waist; slender neck; huge, round eyes; a delicate nose; and an overall “pretty” look. The male characters, however, are all clearly distinguishable from each other, regardless of skin color. When discussing why female characters have similar animations, head “Frozen” animator Lino DiSalvo stated that “animating female characters are [sic] really, really difficult ‘cause … you have to keep them pretty.” But women are more than just “pretty” and Disney should be realistic by better portraying heroines for its young, impressionable audience. Additionally, audiences will notice that the females who deviate from the normal princess body type are the villains, such as Ursula from “The Little Mermaid,” for example. Disney is not promoting a positive image for women with curvier bodies if they are the villains of each film. Although viewers will be able to identify with and look up to these brave characters, there is still something that is missing from the so-called diversity that Disney is trying to advocate until the company can improve visibility for different bodies.
In the company’s few attempts to create more diverse princesses, Disney has always ended up fudging up history and culturally appropriating the characters; unfortunately, this will likely continue with the introduction of its new character Moana, the Pacific Islander princess. Disney’s “Pocahontas” portrays the Native American society as very oppressive to the protagonist Pocahontas; the entire society is presented with only one-dimensional cultural lens. Pocahontas’ tribe is shaped by broad, racial stereotypes, only to later suggest that European or American characteristics and moral ideas actually do mirror values of Native American culture. Also plagued with historical inaccuracies, several of the scenes in the movie were completely modified to fit a Disney audience, while Pocahontas’ real age of 10 years old was overlooked so she could romantically interact with John Smith. And this again, was completely historically inaccurate. Disney even pushed the whitewashing of culture further in “Mulan,” with how they clung onto Chinese symbols, dragons and pandas to represent the culture. Additionally, its idea of racial differences is presented only by the choice in color. Between the good and bad guys, Mulan and her peers are portrayed with a clear, light skin while villains are portrayed with dark, ashy gray complexions. With Disney’s announcement of the first Pacific Islander princess in the Disney universe, one can only wonder how much whitewashing she will go through. Pacific Islander is a broad term. And with Disney’s track record, Moana will likely end up being just another whitewashed, misrepresentation of culture.
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— MARCUS THUILLIER Contributing Writer
“Moana” Will Add More Diversity to Disney’s List of Animated Characters
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he polarized responses are always atypical for anything Taylor Swift says or does; you either hate her guts for being a boy loving pop-diva or you love her for all her awkward dancing and catloving antics. The same held true when she removed all of her music off Spotify and other streaming services last week. Though I have to admit my own disappointment that I’ll now have to dig out my now-years-old copies of her physical albums, Taylor brings up a completely valid point that continues to be overlooked by the harsh criticism and personal attacks made against her. In all seriousness: When was the last time anyone actually stood up for allowing people to work for free? A major problem with the industry may be illegal streaming, but the concept of people feeling entitled to free music is worse, by far. San Francisco is raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour, but there are artists and musicians being paid much less than that for everything that goes into each album. What many of us actually don’t know about Spotify, the free music subscription service that young college students like you and me have grown to love, is that its model is extremely flawed and in need of so much improvement. Spotify claims that 70 percent of revenue goes to artists, but even if this is true, the payouts for the artists are pathetic — a fraction of one single cent per play. These numbers might scrap up and amount to something for the artists who chart the top lists, but for most, this is not the case. Curbing music piracy is almost an impossible obstacle to tackle now considering that online streaming is 41 percent of Americans’ choice for music, and I’m not naive enough to believe that anything Taylor Swift can do will actually solve it. I’m pretty sure that the music industry has suffered from some sort of music piracy since the days of the mixed tape. The introduction of file sharing programs and websites has caused the number of both physical and online albums purchased to consistently drop every year, so it is unsurprising that artists could feel pressured to put their music on Spotify and offer their work for pennies as opposed to nothing. Whenever we choose to download music from third parties illegally, we know what we’re doing is in the darker gray areas of wrong and even then, it’s a personal choice whenever we choose do it. But by demanding artists’ albums to be available to us for free on Spotify, we are supporting the selfish idea that we are legally entitled to the fruit of other individuals’ work and that we should not have to pay for it. Artists may not be able to stop music piracy, but they shouldn’t have to stand by subscription services that believe paying artists means that a song is worth less than a penny. For now, Taylor Swift may be the first artist to get flak for not offering her albums on Spotify, but she very well, might just be following a new trend that Queen Bey and The Beatles set before her.
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Hazing Incidents Overshadow the Good in the Greek Community ▶ PLEDGES, from page 4
While Pi Kappa Alpha does come up a lot, everyone else should not be left off the hook. Greek life serves as a whipping boy with regard to how hazing —with no mention of any charitable efforts — is overly emphasized in the media, but it can easily happen on any intercollegiate sports team. It can happen in the marching band, one of UCSD’s many multicultural clubs and even in religious clubs. This is why a message needs to be sent. As long as any social body thinks it can get away with hazing, these incidents will continue to occur. In this regard, Cal State Northridge did the right thing by temporarily suspending all pledge programs and
future recruitment. This is, of course, a major disappointment for everyone else involved that is law-abiding and responsible. The Greek community does a lot of good in terms of character building and philanthropy. Many of these organizations devote a large amount of time and resources toward truly making a difference in people’s lives. Whether it’s by helping the downtrodden or ensuring that each brother and sister gets the best out of their four years of college, it’s no surprise that college graduation rates are 20 percent higher among those who involve themselves in Greek life. There might even be some correlation with success, considering that 85 percent of Fortune 500
executives wore Greek letters at one point, not to mention the many presidents and congressmen who have done the same. Though CSU Northridge’s act may be seen as an unfair punishment, Greeks should see this temporary ban as a step in the right direction. This shows a noble goal of eliminating the creeps from the Greek system while promoting only those with integrity and virtue. Greeks unfairly continue to struggle with negative stereotypes, and only a firm stance against hazing and derogatory behavior can ensure that only virtuous individuals can represent their chapters in their universities and the real world.
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LA JOLLA INSTITUTE ALLERGY RESEARCH STUDY (Volunteers from Japan)
Have you lived in JAPAN?
Did you get HAY FEVER? Do you suffer from ALLERGIES? We are looking for people that have allergies such as stuffy nose, watery eyes, sneezing, or asthma. We are also looking for healthy, non-allergic volunteers. You must have lived in Japan for at least 5 years. The focus of this research study is to learn how seasonal pollens from Japan induce allergies. We hope to better understand how the immune system causes allergies and why non-allergic people don’t get sick. If eligible, generally in good health, 18-65 years of age, and have lived in Japan for at least 5 years, you will be asked to provide a blood donation (similar to what is provided at a blood bank). You will be compensated $100 for your time and trouble.
Contact our study coordinator at (858) 752-6979 or email (study@lji.org), and mention the Sette-Allergy study to find out more information.
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BLOOD DONOR ALLERGY RESEARCH STUDY: Do you get hay fever? Do you suffer from: runny/stuffy nose, watery/itchy eyes, congestion, sneezing, sinus pressure?
Do you experience allergies that are induced by a change in the season? We are looking for allergic individuals to donate blood to help us study how seasonal pollens such as weeds, grasses, or trees induce allergies. The focus of our research is to better understand how your immune system may cause allergies. If eligible, generally in good health, and 18-65 years of age, you will be asked to provide a blood donation (similar to what is provided at a blood bank) and compensated $100 for your time and trouble.
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The Legacy of Agent Snickerdoodle The founder of The Secret Cookie Service talks about his experiences running the notorious dessert delivery network and his plans for its future.
Written by Kyle Somers // Senior Staff Writer Photos by Andrew Oh
Now a staple of late-night snack sources on campus, The Secret Cookie Service is facing a pivotal year in its business prospects. Most notably, an upcoming mobile application near the end of its development will simplify the ordering process, and the trajectory of the business may change as its leadership may soon be in the hands of UCSD students. The Secret Cookie Service has been offering a nighttime cookie delivery service to students at UCSD and to the San Diego community since its conception in fall 2011. The company founder, ex-UCSD graduate student, Agent Snickerdoodle, who asked that his real name not be used, expressed that, though he cares for The Secret Cookie Service “like his baby,” he is getting ready to move on in his entrepreneurial career. But rather than pass it on to a business professional, he is considering leaving it to the students of UCSD to run. “It’s a business that is meant to be run, operated and — I think — owned by students,” Agent Snickerdoodle explained. “I’d like to license it to a business fraternity or Revelle College or a group that could get a lot out of running it — probably a business fraternity. I think it’s a great entrepreneurial teaching tool for running a small business.” Though exploring new prospects, Agent Snickerdoodle is excited about streamlining The Secret Cookie Service, especially with the new app, which is slated to be released in mid-November. Instead of the sometimes slow or confusing process of ordering by text messages, the app is expected to make ordering intuitive and more efficient. “It’ll make things faster from the business end, and from the customer standpoint you’ll be able to go on, see what cookie flavors are available that day, order as soon as possible or order for later if you want,” Snickerdoodle said. “It’s going to be much easier than looking up everything online then sending a text.” When The Secret Cookie Service started in fall 2011, there wasn’t enough revenue to facilitate this kind of growth and expansion. Given the difficulty of
starting a small food business with “razor thin” profit margins as Snickerdoodle put it, it could be considered surprising that the business didn’t fail in the beginning. He told the UCSD Guardian that the reason for The Secret Cookie Service’s success was mainly the quality of the product and that as the only fulltime employee in the beginning, he was able to give the business a good name with his enthusiastic attitude. “I realized it would be hard to hire people as enthusiastic I was,” Snickerdoodle added. “Ultimately, though, I did end up hiring kick-ass people, and that’s why we succeeded after the first year.” Success didn’t come easily to The Secret Cookie Service, though, and they faced several major obstacles. For instance, in spring 2012, a student that Snickerdoodle had previously dated started The Busty Bakery, a short-lived cookie delivery business that mimicked The Secret Cookie Service. Agent Snickerdoodle also tried setting up a cookie stand this summer, but in his own words, the attempt “failed miserably.” From this, he learned to focus on delivery rather than a physical store. Over the course of the last three years, The Secret Cookie Service has expanded from one full-time employee to 10. Snickerdoodle feels that the experience — not the money — has been the most important commodity he’s gained in this expansion. “Three years ago, I wouldn’t even be able to apply anywhere or get someone to work on a project with me,” Snickerdoodle said. “Now, because of this, I’m seen as legitimate and hard-working.” Snickerdoodle also hopes to set the professional skills he honed while selling cookies to a greater test. “I want to work for a kind of company that solves energy or water crises,” Snickerdoodle said. “Cookies are great, but I’d love to do something more meaningful than cookies.”
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The Man Behind the Books Brian Schottlaender discusses his role as the University Librarian and changes he hopes to bring about in the campus library system. Written By Soo Yun Park // Contributing Writer Photo Used With Permission From UCSD Library
Winner of the Melvil Dewey Medal in 2010, the Audrey Geisel University Librarian Brian Schottlaender is an innovator of ideas who looks to provide the best for UCSD students and faculty. He has plans to transfer all physical resources into a digital space and to build a coffee shop inside the library by Fall Quarter 2015. Schottlaender has worked hard with his staff to make great resources available to students and faculty with the overall theme of keeping it safe and open for as long as possible. Geisel Library formed its first Library Student Advisory Council this year in order to get a full sense of what students would like to see in the library. According to the council, the two main needs of the students are longer hours and coffee available inside the library. Providing longer hours was possible through the opening of the 24/5 Study Commons located on the main floor in the East Wing, which includes more than 500 seats. “I have security guards who make sweeps through the [Geisel Library] building ... just to give me a sense of how many people are here, and apparently 300 to 400 kids are here at 3 or 4 o’clock in the morning. That’s amazing,” Schottlaender said. Currently, Schottlaender is also in the process of planning a coffee shop which will be available during late hours. He hopes to open it by Fall Quarter 2015. “So we’ve been talking to a couple of people on campus who are kind of in the coffee shop business about possibilities, and I think we’re zeroing in on a possibility,” he said. “We’d prefer to work with a local coffee vendor, rather than a national chain. We would prefer to have as much Fair Trade coffee and tea as we can get.” Growing up in Germany where his father worked for the American government in military bases, Schottlaender visited the base libraries where, as a passionate reader, he could borrow countless books and other forms of media. “ I have this very vivid memory of going to these military base libraries and not only checking out books because I was a really avid reader, but they had really cool record collections as well,” Schottlaender said. “And I can remember [that] the first Bob Dylan record I ever heard was from a military base library, and I think it was that exposure ... to those libraries that really made me think about becoming a librarian.” Schottlaender, a collector himself, is personally involved in the Herman Baca archives, which document the Chicano labor movement, and the archive for New Poetry.
“I’m kind of personally interested in [the archive for New Poetry] because I’m a collector myself and I really like modern literature, and that’s where the modern literature lives,” Schottlaender said. He has also worked at the California Digital Library, UCLA, the University of Arizona and Indiana University, but has decided to come back to UCSD for a second five-year term. Schottlaender says that the reason he has stayed is the innovation of UCSD and how technologically advanced the campus is. “This campus has an unbelievable amount of technology resources, and so we have really been able to capitalize on those [and] the San Diego Supercomputer Center, [and] we have Calit2 here,” Schottlaender said. New projects capitalizing on the advanced technology UCSD possesses are also underway. Schottlaender talked about installing a visualization wall in the library, which would allow students to picture all kinds of scientific data physically. For example, the wall could visualize data sent by astrophysicists studying the Big Bang — data which would otherwise look like dots meaning absolutely nothing to most people. Schottlaender also wishes to develop digital media laboratories that would allow students to create digital media and have specialists present to help them do it. With around four million archival resources available in the library, Schottlaender wishes that students would make more use of the library’s resources. “So some of that’s on us [librarians], in the sense that we got to make sure you know it … and then some of it is on you, in the sense that you want to want to use that kind of material. It’s really cool stuff,” Schottlaender said. Schottlaender believes “general information tools” like Google and Wikipedia fail to provide the same rich quality of information that primary research material — like cassette recordings of poetry — does. Geisel Library’s special collections contain an impressive amount of primary research material, including work that has never been and most likely never will be published. “It’s kind of a cliche, but I believe it, to say that libraries are essential to the learning experience,” Schottlaender said. “We know because there have been a lot of studies done ... that the first place students go to when they’re looking for information is Google … and then often, the second thing is Wikipedia ... But both of those things are just jumpingoff points.”
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competitive home game of the year. “It’s the last absolute home game we have,” senior utility Lukas Syka said. “With all the seniors here and all our parents, it’s just such a big deal to get that win today.” The match opened with a bang with both sides scoring a total of nine goals in only the first quarter. Higginson, Michalko, senior utility Josh Stiling and Syka all recorded goals, as the Tritons trailed 5–4 at the end of the first frame. In the second quarter, the Anteaters extended their lead, scoring two goals to UCSD’s one. The Tritons would continue to play from behind until a comeback surge in the final quarter. After an early fourth-quarter goal from UC Ivrine, UCSD was down 9–7 with just under eight minutes left
in play. However, the Tritons maintained composure and fired back with three unanswered goals to eke out the 10–9 victory. Senior utility Luca De Vivo scored first, followed by clutch goals from Higginson and Syka to take the match. “We don’t really get too emotional,” Syka said. “We have eight seniors on the team and a bunch of guys who really don’t get too high or too low. We just kept grinding, and that’s the key to getting back in the game.” Amazingly, all 10 goals came via seniors on senior night. Senior 2M Joe Dietrich, Syka, De Vivo and Higginson all finished with two goals each, while Stiling and Michalko both recorded one. With the entirety of their regular season in the books, the Tritons will next prepare for playoffs, beginning with the Western Water Polo
Association Championships. After finishing with a perfect 6–0 conference record, UCSD will enter as the No. 1 seed, giving them a firstround bye and automatic entry into the tournament’s semifinals. “These next eight, nine days are just going to be intense training,” Syka said. “We’ll be breaking ourselves down a little more so that we can be in top shape for the weekend.” While the league championship will not begin until Friday, Nov. 21, the Tritons will participate in a pair of noncompetitive exhibition matches in the meantime. UCSD will host Sunset San Diego and Olympic Club on Saturday, Nov. 15. The first match begins at 10 a.m., followed by a 12 p.m. starting time for the second match.
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Grant Jackson would convert on two LMU turnovers to keep the Tritons within one possession. With less than two seconds remaining in the game and down three, UCSD had one final opportunity to tie the game. Van Dyke put up the shot but missed the potential game tying buzzer. Klie made the offensive putback at the buzzer for a final score of 68–67. Forward Jordan Flannery got the nod to start the game and played 19 minutes. The 6-foot-5 inch freshman attempted only two shots in the outing and was unable to convert on either. Freshmen guard George Buaku and Jackson also made their Triton debut, keeping the team in the game down the stretch with a couple clutch buckets. The two combined for 13 points in 15 minutes of play. “We got to put those guys on the court,” Olen said. “A lot of the young
guys are [going] be big parts of what we are doing so they are going to get a lot of experience early. We have so many young guys; they get a lot of reps so it’s a little bit of tria l by fire, trying to put them in positions to be successful. We don’t have the luxury of having them learn behind older guys.” The Tritons play at UC Riverside next Saturday, Nov. 15, for their second and final Division-I exhibition game. UCSD officially starts its season Nov. 22, when the team travels to Cal Poly Pomona to take on the Broncos. The team looks to make a few adjustments before the start of the season. “We’re trying to get the ball moving a little bit better,” Olen said. “Trying to be a bit versatile overall, overall more balanced at who’s getting shots, who’s making plays. It’s more of a group effort and a little adjustment in style of play.”
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ation qualifiers were senior Eva Chen in the 100 breaststroke, who went 1:05.04 for a third-place finish, and sophomore Austine Lee in the 50 free (24.05). The 200 free relay team of sophomore Natalie Tang, freshman Angie Phetbenjakul, Lee and Amog also earned an NCAA B cut with a time of 1:36.86. On the men’s side, junior co-captain Paul Li nabbed first place in the 500 free with a time of 4:36.60. His top-finishing performance was the only UCSD win for the Triton men. “Paul was head-to-head with the top Santa Barbara swimmers, and given the fact that he was coached last year by Matt [Macedo], there was a bit of a rivalry,” Falcon said. “He started to pull ahead at the 400 mark and it was a very exciting finish.” After the tough matchup, the Tri-
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ton swimmers will prepare for the three-day A3 Performance Invitational starting on Thursday, Nov. 20 in Monterey Park. As for the diving squad, the Tritons will head to Red-
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The K/M/H Trio is a newer situation based around the fractured lines of Peter Kuhn (Frank Lowe, Lester Bowie), the deep resonances and hyperactivity of Kyle Motl (Abbey Rader, Blowfly), and the cross current collection of Nathan Hubbard (San Diego stalwart, Rafter, etc). Meanwhile, Keith Kelly is also recognized simply under the band name, Ask Not, a quartet of like-minded musicians, focusing on blending genres and approaches in a democratic model. This group seeks out the slurry-messy places between the 20th and 21st century popular music.
2pm MICHAEL NAVA BOOK TALK -RAZA RESOURCE CENTRO Michael Nava is one of the most important figures in LGBT Latino/a literature. He is hailed as one of the creators of the Chicano mystery genre due to his wildly popular Henry Rios series featuring a gay Chicano protagonist.
7:30pm THE BURIAL AT THEBES - THE MANDELL WEISS FORUM THEATRE Set in a mythic land halfway between ancient Thebes and Washington D.C., this contemporary adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone asks which is more important, the laws of man or the laws of the gods? This production will focus on the intersection of the political and the personal and investigate American culture in a highly theatrical form.
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oncluding its regular season schedule, the No. 6 UCSD men’s water polo team split its final two games at home this past week, falling 8–4 to No. 4 Cal State Long Beach on Thursday before bouncing back to defeat No. 12 UC Irvine 10–9. The Tritons finish their season with a 13–9 overall record and now await the start of the postseason. The third quarter served as UCSD’s downfall on Thursday night. Cal State Long Beach tallied three goals while shutting out the Tritons in the third frame to ultimately pull away with the match. “I thought we played a great first half,” UCSD head coach Denny Harper told the UCSD Guardian. “We hung in it really well,
but that third period was a bit of a disaster. It started with missing man-up [possessions].” The score was tightly contested in the first two quarters of the match, with both squads trading goals throughout. The 49ers started things off, hitting the cage within the first minute of play. Senior two-meter player Matt Michalko responded for UCSD, setting off a chain of back-and-forth scoring from each side. While the Tritons failed to seize the lead, they consistently kept the 49ers within only a one-goal advantage. At the half, UCSD trailed 4–3, with goals coming from Michalko, sophomore driver Andy Moore and senior utility David Higginson.
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Cal State Long Beach’s strong third quarter turned the tide, as the Tritons failed to overcome a four-goal deficit. Entering the final frame, the 49ers held a 7–3 edge. Each team notched one more score each to bring the blue and gold to an 8–4 loss. “We had some bad decision-making and some people just not seeing the obvious scoring sequence that we could have had,” Harper said. “I think probably the biggest difference was our inability to make 6-on-5s.” On Saturday, prior to the match, eight seniors were honored for senior night, as the Tritons played in what could be their final See m. Soccer, page 11
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Men and Women Fall Against UCSB LMU Escapes with Victory Tritons struggle to keep up with D-I competition but record impressive race times. UCSD pulls ahead early but loses 68–67 in exhibition. BY daniel sung
BY brandon yu
sports editor
associate sports editor
The UCSD swim and dive team failed to keep up this past Friday against NCAA Division I opponent UC Santa Barbara, losing the meet on both the men’s and women’s side. Following the defeat, both Triton squads are at an even 1–1 early on in the season. The men lost 151–103 on the day while the Triton women were defeated with a 156–101 score. The Tritons were also going up against former UCSD men’s head coach Matt Macedo, who joined UCSB this year as an assistant coach. Despite the loss, UCSD still put up a combined seven NCAA consideration qualifying marks. “I’m really, really happy with how we swam,” UCSD women’s head coach Corrie Falcon told the UCSD Athletics Department. “We lost the meet, but we won a few events, and we’re faster than we were last year in this meet in all but two events. It feels like both the men and women are on track.” The Triton freshmen proved their worth for the second meet in a row, standing out among a slew of
The UCSD men’s basketball team kicked off its preseason this past Thursday night in an exhibition game against Division-I opponent Loyola Marymount University. The game went down to the wire as the Lion s erased a 14-point deficit to ultimately win by a narrow 68–67 score. Thursday’s matchup was only the second time the two schools have played against each other, the last time occurring during the 1983 regular season in which the Tritons prevailed 87–82. The men’s team this season is full of new faces after losing its two seniors, James McCann and MacKenzie McCullough. The Tritons have added six freshmen and two transfers in sophomore Jeff Van Dyke and junior Tony Morman. Van Dyke played 24 minutes in his Triton debut, shooting 4–13 from the field for nine points. Head coach Eric Olen is optimistic about the team’s chemistry. “The chemistry is good,” Olen said to the UCSD Guardian. “Everyone has a good attitude, and work ethic is good so that really helps from a chemistry standpoint. It has been a little bit of a
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swimmers in spite of their limited collegiate experience. Freshman Julia Toronczak earned first overall in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:04.84. Toronczak improved her previous best by more than a full second. Freshman Stephanie Sin continued to show exciting potential, finishing first overall in the 1,000-yard freestyle and second in the 500 free. Impressively, Sin’s time of 10:26.84 in her first-ever collegiate 1,000 free was an NCAA
consideration qualifier. “Stephanie led from the first 25 [yards] and pretty much dominated the field,” Falcon said. “With her second [place finish] in the 500 [free], it was a very nice meet for her.” Senior Jaclyn Amog also took the top spot in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 57.36, good for an NCAA consideration qualifier. Among other NCAA considerSee SWIM & DIVE, page 11
learning curve for us with all the new faces. It does take us a little bit longer to develop on the court chemistry, and it’s a little different when seven or eight guys are trying to learn something.” Junior forward Drew Dyer posted a double-double in the opener, finishing the game with a team highs in 20 points and 11 rebounds. He shot an efficient 6–9 from the field while going 5–7 from beyond the arc. With no senior on the team, Dyer is presenting himself as the clear leader of this year’s squad. Sophomore standout Adam Klie contributed 13 points and two steals. After averaging 10 points and four rebounds last season, he is expected to step up and have another stellar season. Despite shooting 42.9 percent to Loyola Marymount’s 55.6 percent in the first half, the Tritons were able to build up a 14-point lead early largely due to their three-point shooting. The Lions, however, fought back to tie the game up at 37 going into intermission. The second half would be a back and forth exchange between the two teams. The Lions took a nine-point lead with a little over two minutes remaining. However, freshman guard See M. BASKETBALL, page 11