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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2014
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UC SYSTEM REGENTS APPROVE THE FIVE PERCENT TUITION HIKES
Tuition Set to Rise, Following UC Board of Regents Vote
SAN DIEGO
City Council Passes Water Recycling Program The city hopes the program will generate over 15 million gallons of water per day over the next eight years.
PHOTOS BY MEGAN LEE/GUARDIAN
BY Andrew Huang
Triton men’s water polo looks ahead to hosting and taking on the NCAA Championship Bracket after taking the top spot and another title at the WWPA Tournament over the weekend.
Senior Staff Writer
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ALL IN ORDER
DAVID ROSE KEEPS THE PEACE
TUITION ON THE UP AND UP: At its meeting last week, the University of California Board of Regents voted to approve a tuition plan that could raise fees by up to 5 percent for each of the next five years — assuming the state declines to increase funding to the UC System. Above, students protest the hikes last week. We break down the increaes in FEATURES, page 6. PHOTO BY CORY WONG /GUARDIAN
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Keep a cashbox at hand throughout the entire Thanksgiving weekend and remind your friends and family that they should be less Scrooge-y this holiday season.”
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he UC Board of Regents met from Nov. 18 to 20 and discussed and approved a set of motions and appointments, including the 5-percent annual tuition increase over the next five years. Aside from the tuition increase, the regents allowed, at UC President Napolitano’s request, Dr. Regis B. Kelly to hold a senior management advisor position to Napolitano for innovation and entrepreneurship. Kelly, the current director of the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences at UC San Francisco, will receive an annual base salary of $403,000, which will not come from state funds. According to the UC Regents Committee on Compensation, Kelly will help the University of California capitalize on its research. “The development of these alternative revenue sources has become increasingly important given the current financial realities facing the University,” the Committee’s report stated. “To accomplish these goals, he will bridge academia and commercial industries with entrepreneurial ventures.”
Another appointment made by the UC Regents, also requested by Napolitano, was that of Patrice Knight as AVP Chief Procurement Officer, UC Health, Office of the President. Neither tuition nor state funds will fund Knight’s $410,000 base salary, nor the estimated $61,500 to $102,500 relocation compensation. Prior to her appointment to the position, Knight worked at IBM for more than 30 years, where she held vice president-level positions in Procurement, Global Supply, Supply Chain and Strategic Sourcing. The statement regarding the appointment discussed how Knight’s position would enable the UC Health System to reduce operating costs. “This appointment is a key position for UC Health’s efforts to better control costs and manage the overall enterprise more efficiently. The purchasing activity of UC medical centers amounts to $2.4 billion annually,” the report concluded. “Patrice Knight’s charge will be to develop programs and processes to achieve a target of $150 million in savings over three years.” Five-percent tuition increases were also approved for
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STUDENT LIFE
Students and Alumnus Develop New Earplugs Hush earplugs allow certain sounds to be filtered out and can connect to smartphones. BY Jacky To
Senior staff writer Two current UCSD students, along with a UCSD alumnus, launched a Kickstarter campaign on Nov. 12 to raise $100,000 to begin manufacturing Hush earplugs. The Hush earplug is a “smart” earplug design, which allows its users to choose which sounds they want to block out and which sounds to allow in. The founders of Hush designed the earplugs primarily for people who want to block out noise while they sleep while still being able to hear their alarm clock in the morning. “The vision for Hush is to provide people a way to sleep in the context of the increasingly noisy world around them”, mechanical engineer and UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering alumnus
Daniel “Ewok” Lee said. Users can connect the earplugs wirelessly to their smartphones and use Hush’s app to filter which alarms and alerts they want to allow to wake them up. Users can also choose which noise-maskers they want to hear. At first, when they built the prototype for the Hush earplugs, they ran into a design issue that made it uncomfortable for people to wear the earplugs while sleeping on their side. After many tests and iterations, they eventually developed a design for the earplug to avoid this problem. “Testing and having real people sleep with it for entire nights was insightful to learn how to continuously improve our design,” Lee said. Lee founded Hush with Daniel “Chesong” Lee, Hush’s software engineer, who is attending UCSD parttime, and Daniel Synn, Hush’s designer
and a structural engineer — who is taking a year off from school to dedicate his time to the company. The three cited the noisiness of their college environment as one of the reasons that prompted them to develop the idea for Hush. “I couldn’t use earplugs because I always had this anxiety that I wouldn’t wake up to my alarm clock,” Lee said. “That’s when I thought, ‘Why not just put a speaker on the inside of the earplug so that I could still hear the things I needed?’ Plus, when it sounded, I wouldn’t have to disturb anyone else.” In addition to the negative aspects of their college experience, the three founders explained that their positive experiences at UCSD were also contributing factors to their determination to build their own company. “Hush actually started as a See EARPLUGS, page 3
The San Diego City Council met on Tuesday, Nov. 18 and unanimously approved the Pure Water San Diego program — a 20-year water recycling project expected to purify up to 15 million additional gallons of drinkable water daily by 2023. Under the new program, wastewater would first be sent to an Advanced Water Purification Facility, where it will undergo several purification processes like membrane filtration and advanced oxidation. Afterward, wastewater will be blended with imported water in an environmental buffer — the San Vicente Reservoir, in this case — before finally being sent to a regular drinking water plant for distribution. The reclaimed water would be monitored at all stages of purification. Eventually, the Pure Water program would bypass the natural reservoir, sending water straight to the final treatment plant for direct potable reuse. San Diego is currently using funds from Proposition 50 and Proposition 84 to research additional protective barriers for this DPR method. Although the short-term goal is to provide 15 million gallons per day by 2023, the city’s long-term hope is that more advanced facilities will increase output to 83 million gallons of purified water by 2035, accounting for over one-third of the city’s total supply. The program may eliminate the need for expensive upgrades to the existing Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant, which currently cleans sewage that is pumped into the Pacific Ocean. Pure Water San Diego is funded by a variety of grants with an estimated total price tag of $3.5 billion. The city is currently providing free tours of the advanced treatment plant. According to the City of San Diego Public Utilities Department currently imports up to 85 percent of its water. With recurring droughts and depleted reserves, the city had been working with other organizations to find ways to maximize water usage since 2004. In January 2004, City Council authorized a water-reuse study to comprehensively research all opportunities for recycling water, and a second study was conducted in 2009. The compiled data culminated into the Pure Water San Diego program. A demonstration project at Miramar was also implemented in 2007 to test its feasibility. Operating a study-scale facility, the city found that the process efficiently provided water that met or exceeded all federal and state -safety standards. Since 2008, Orange County has already been using a similar purification process as well. San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer See WATER, page 3
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UCSD Research Leads to Better Understanding of Memory BY Brynna Bolt
staff writer UCSD researchers performed a study to determine the effect that the removal of grid cells within the brain would have on the precise firing patterns of specialized nerve cells, known as place cells. These are located in the hippocampus — a brain structure critical to memory. The study was led by professor of psychiatry and neurosciences Dr. Robert Clark and was published in the medical journal “Cell Reports” on Nov. 6. Grid cells are a group of spatially selective cells found primarily in the medial entorhinal cortex of the brain that create a cognitive representation of a topographical map of the subject’s environment. Clark and his team obtained
their findings by performing their experiments on rats using a microsurgical procedure developed specifically for this experiment. It lesions the MECs of the rats’ brains and destroyed all grid cells and other targeted spatially selective cells. The following behavior of the rats, including their inability to remember the location of a resting platform in a water maze, demonstrated that the removal of grid cells did in fact disrupt place cell precision and stability. However, the rats were still able to perform many other memory and navigational tasks that scientists had previously assumed would be impossible if grid cells were destroyed. “We were able to see that the lesioning of grid cells did disrupt navigational tasks,” Dr. Jena Hales, co-author of the study, told the UCSD Guardian. “But we did not
see disruption of other place tasks, like noting that an object had been moved to a different location.” The firing of place cells was also recorded when rats entered a familiar place, which demonstrated that the ability to recognize locations was not impaired. Overall, the observed behavior, along with the electrical recordings of signals transmitted from the hippocampus of the rats, suggested that place cells had continued to develop and were still active despite the removal of spatially modulated grid cell input to these neurons. According to Dr. Clark, this study was conducted as basic research meant to further the scientific community’s understanding of a process, but the implications could be important for future research that is more relevant to the human condition. “It has been proposed that these same physiological algorithms
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might be used by humans to mentally navigate and then turn thoughts into long-term memory,” Clark told the UCSD Guardian. “By understanding how normal memory works, we have a better chance of understanding and treating memory problems like those associated with Alzheimer’s disease.” Place cells have been recorded in the hippocampus since 1971, but grid cells have only recently been recorded. In 2014, the scientists John O’Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of the cells.
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Friday, Nov. 14 12:40 a.m.: Suspicious Person A possible psych subject was walking westbound down Gilman Drive and screamed obscenities at Community Service Officers. Information only. 8:13 a.m.: Information A UC vehicle was driving recklessly on Hopkins Drive, ignoring construction signs and hitting a flagman with its side mirror. Referred to Parking & Transportation Services. 9:43 p.m.: Excessive Alcohol A female was found passed out on the steps leading to the Croutons restaurant. Transported to hospital. Saturday, Nov. 15 12:39 a.m.: Battery The victim reported being punched in the face by an intoxicated roommate in the Village East. Report taken. 8:55 p.m.: Medical Aid An adult female in the Village East had an allergic reaction to an unknown food. Transported to hospital. Sunday, Nov. 16 2:39 p.m.: Information Geisel Library security asked the subject to leave for taking pictures inside the building. Information only. 6:20 p.m.: Attempted Burglary Two unknown suspects unsuccessfully attempted to enter a locked room in the Economics Building. Report taken. Monday, Nov. 17 6:15 p.m.: Information Two subjects were soliciting books and donations at the La Jolla Del Sol
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apartments. Information only. Tuesday, Nov. 18 3 p.m.: Disturbance The reporting party stated that Thornton medical staff were mistreating her and attempting to kick her out of the hospital. Checks OK. 7:05 p.m.: Injury A young adult male fell off his skateboard near Galbraith Hall and suffered a head injury. Transported to hospital. 8:20 p.m.: Suspicious Person An adult male was stumbling around the Revelle Keeling Apartments draped in a white blanket, possibly under the influence of drugs. Closed by adult citation. Wednesday, Nov. 19 5:48 p.m.: Information An oil spill was reported near the Gilman Parking Office. Referred to Environment, Health & Safety. 11:02 p.m.: Medical Aid A young adult female in the Sixth College Apartments had trouble breathing. Medics responded. Thursday, Nov. 20 12:52 p.m.: Collision A vehicle in Lot 701 stopped in the roadway and backed into another car. Report taken. 6 p.m.: Collision A UC cart crashed into a cement barrier while attempting to avoid a pedestrian. Report taken.
Some Graduate Programs Will Also Experience Fee Increases ▶ TUITION, from page 1
six graduate-professional degree programs, including journalism, leadership education and teacher education at UC Berkeley; public policy at UC Riverside; and technology management at UC Santa Barbara. Additionally, a 20-percent tuition increase for 2015–2016 was approved for the nursing graduateprofessional degree programs. Other budgetary approvals included the allocation of funds for the preliminary plans to build more graduate and professional housing at UCSD’s East Campus. UC San Diego Housing Auxiliary Reserves will fund the necessary $4,871,000. Capital improvements will also include improvements to UC Health System’s Outpatient Pavilion, estimated to cost $140 million which will be taken from external finances, gift funds, hospital reserves and operating leases. In addition, the budget approved
cate for the future. We’re [going to] have to fight for the UC system, and we need to get everyone on board because this is a California issue.” A.S. Vice President of Finance Igor Geyn stated the tuition increase will not affect the A.S. budget. “Tuition and student fees have been kept separate historically for multiple reasons, and I think this will continue into the future as well. Because the A.S. activity fee primarily funds non-academic aspects of the student experience, the A.S. budget will continue to reflect the needs and priorities of the students,” Geyn said. “One thing I could see happening initially is students taking a closer look at where their money is going, including tuition, college fees, A.S. fees, etc., which I think will be great for accountability across the board.”
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Hush Earplugs Originated from a UCSD Undergraduate Course ▶ EARPLUGS, from page 1
school project for an engineering entrepreneurship course, MAE 154, led by Dr. Delson,” Lee said. “Without this course, I wouldn’t have realized how awesome being an entrepreneur is.” Moreover, the founders met and
befriended each other at UCSD, which allowed them to develop the idea for Hush together. “If I hadn’t come to UCSD, I wouldn’t have met my co-founders like I did and have been a part of this awesome company,” Synn said. The three expressed that they are excited for the future of Hush and wish
to continue growing the company for many years to come. “We can’t wait until we see Hush in actual retail channels,” Lee said. “We hope to build out Hush into the long term.”
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New Program Will Improve Quality and Safety of Ocean Water ▶ WATER, from page 1
— ANDREW HUANG Senior Staff Writer
the UCSD Health System’s acquisition of a regional imaging company and its expansion of its existing joint venture to include liver transplants. The specifics of the acquisition have not yet been released to the public. In response to the systemwide tuition hikes approved at the meeting, UCSD students held two protests last week. The first was a sit-in protest on Tuesday, Nov. 18, the day before the Regents’ Committee on Long Range Planning approved the tuition increase, and the following protest was a call-in and email-in protest on Friday, Nov. 21 after the full board of regents approved the hike on Nov. 20. UC Student Association University Affairs Chair and A.S. Vice President of External Affairs Allyson Osorio said students could possibly stop the hike. “Any student knows the UC system needs more funding and we can possibly stop this hike,” Osorio said. “Students will have to step in and advo-
and many other environmental groups endorsed Pure Water San Diego as a much-needed effort to reduce water waste and the city’s dependence on outside regions for clean water. They made efforts to dispel the negative,
“toilet-to-tap” image commonly associated with such technology. “For our community to continue to prosper, it will take truly integrated water management and infrastructure approaches,” San Diego Coastkeeper waterkeeper Matt O’Malley said in a Nov. 13 press release. “The Pure
Water program is exactly this type of approach, dealing with ocean -water quality improvement while also providing a locally controlled drinking -water supply.”
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This holiday season, college students should be mindful of where they choose to spend their money.
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lobalization has changed the way the international economy works. These days, how money is spent in the first world influences politics in countries abroad more than is known. In many cases, if the goods are imported and cheap, it’s bad news for the exporting country. The garment industry is notorious for the exploitation and mistreatment of workers. Corporate chains deliberately outsource their factories to countries with lax labor laws. A good example is Bangladesh, where brands such as Wal-Mart, JC Penny, H&M and Gap have factories set up, according to progressive news site CommonDreams. The working conditions in the factories are brutal, and Bangladesh’s factories are infamous for lethal fires. According to Clean Clothes Campaign, more than 500 Bangladeshi workers have died in garment factory fires since 2006. Something students don’t realize is that college-logo apparel is mostly made in sweatshops like Bangladesh’s. It may be hard to believe that a group of students can completely alter the practices of these established industries, but the best way for young adults to positively and significantly influence countries abroad is through paying attention to what they buy. This is the idea of voting with your
money, and it should be taken more seriously. Like Bangladesh, there’s college apparel being made in the sweatshops in the Dominican Republic, according to the United Students Against Sweatshops. However, in early 2013, students collectively joined with workers in Dominican Republic to pressure brands in the region to create better working conditions. The result is a living wage factory known as Alta Gracia. A living wage means factory workers have decent hours, safe working conditions and better pay. Because of the improved wages, many workers can now afford to take out loans for new businesses or start a college savings account for their kids, thus contributing to their local economy. Best of all, this Alta Gracia gear is already available at the UCSD bookstore for relatively cheap prices. Then there is the food industry. Take the Chiquita company, which is one of four companies selling bananas globally. While supplying Americans their bananas, they’ve also supplied $1.7 million in payments to the United Auto-Defense Forces of Colombia between the years of 1997 and 2004, according to their own records. The AUC is the umbrella rebel group responsible for countless human rights violations committed during Colombia’s 50-year armed
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A RECENT RULING BY THE 9TH U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS HAS OPENED THE DOORS TO A POSSIBLE CONCEALED CARRY POLICY FOR FIREARMS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
San Diegans Should Not Fear New Policy and Have a Right to Self-Defense
An Open Carry Policy Would Hold Individuals More Responsible for Firearms
Legally Allowing Concealed Guns Raises Questions for Public Safety
It is unacceptable that law-abiding San Diegans of sound mind and good moral character are chained to the sheriff ’s discretion in obtaining a concealed carry permit. Self-defense, as decided by a 9th Circuit panel, should be the only reason relevant. UCSD students have no need to worry about guns on campus. California law prohibits weapons at universities unless a person with a concealed carry permit gets written permission from the university’s president, an improbable scenario. Citing FBI crime statistics, economist John Lott argues that concealed carry laws decrease the murder, rape, and aggravated assault rates. Lott also updated his data after finding that despite having the worst recession in over half a century, 2010 had the lowest crime rate in decades. Furthermore, an increase in crime in San Diego is about as likely as the UC regents cutting tuition. Murder rates are at their lowest in 40 years — a trend that began with a steep decline in crime since the early ‘90s. Interestingly enough, Lott observed that this coincided with expansion of gun rights at the state level. And yet, despite reality, people seek to undermine not just San Diegans, but all Americans’ Second Amendment rights. Perhaps they should heed the words of John Adams as he ensured a fair trial for British soldiers derided for defending themselves in a conflict they would have most certainly been killed in had they not been armed. “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes … they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”
Previously in San Diego, carrying concealed guns required a good cause for authorization, such as a specific, identifiable threat to a person. This is no longer the case since the law was weakened by a split 9th U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals decision. Now the rather ambiguous need for self-defense can serve as justification to apply for a concealed gun permit. There still needs to be carefully placed restrictions on the handling and distribution of firearms, despite allowing more people to apply for gun permits. Since the ruling of the panel, it is unclear how many requests for gun permits will be granted. Around 10 percent of requests for gun permits are denied, according to the San Diego Sheriff ’s Department. An open carry law would be the best policy. UCLA professor Adam Winkler, a gun-law expert, said, “If you don’t want many guns on the street, the answer is open carry.” If a gun handler is not comfortable visibly displaying their firearm to the city, San Diego shouldn’t be comfortable equipping that person with a pistol. People deserve transparency and honest communication with regard to potential risks. The San Diego Association of Governments found that 72 percent of gang-related crime in San Diego correlated with gun use. An open carry policy is an important way to combat this. Being visibly equipped with a gun attracts a bit more attention than most people care for. This would ensure that people who carry guns in public are willing to take complete responsibility. The Second Amendment may guarantee the right to bear arms, but it doesn’t justify the concealment of all weapons from public awareness.
Carrying guns, even concealed ones, only increases the risk of someone pulling one out and transforming a benign incident into a tragic homicide. Today, fewer Americans think that guns provide the best form of self-defense. The Law Center to Reduce Gun Violence cited an April 2010 poll, which found that 57 percent of registered voters across the United States feel less safe after learning that concealed guns may lawfully be carried in public. Attorney Chuck Michel, who represented the plaintiffs challenging San Diego›s gun restrictions, said, “No longer will criminals have the security of knowing that their victims are defenseless in public.” However, the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research conducted a survey of incarcerated felons and found that 75 percent of those interrogated reported carrying a gun while committing a crime because “there’s always a chance my victim would be armed.” Chances are that minor confrontations will also escalate more quickly if the opposite sides have guns instead of fists at their disposal. In November 2009, a study by the American Journal of Public Health found that someone carrying a gun for selfdefense was 4.5 times more likely to be shot during an assault compared to a victim without a gun. Allowing concealed guns in public spaces also raises the obvious question of public safety: Is it now enforced by the citizen or by trained professionals, such as the police? Letting people carry concealed guns raises more questions than it answers and is in no way a guarantee for a reduced threat to public safety.
— JORDAN UTLEY-THOMSON Staff Writer
— CASSIA POLLOCK Contributing Writer
— MARCUS THUILLIER Contributing Writer
hanksgiving is coming up, and we know there’s nothing worse than a holiday that forces you to eat sweet potato casserole and endure suffocation in the form of hugs and sloppy kisses from grandma. Make your life easier and follow these steps to make sure you can survive this upcoming holiday in one piece. The most obvious solution is to skip the holiday altogether. Tell your parents that you have a day-long midterm on Thursday that you cannot miss and convince them that the academic calendar is always wrong. If this excuse doesn’t fly past mom’s radar, miss your flight on purpose to spend the least amount of time at home as possible. If you’re flying home, book your SuperShuttle to the airport way too late or conveniently “forget” to do so at all. Make sure to completely over-pack for the weekend and hold up airport security checkpoints by forgetting you have liquids in your bags and electronics in your pockets. You’ll receive bonus points if you can’t get home on time for Thanksgiving dinner at all and are forced to give thanks at a Hudson News newsstand. If you’re a freshman or a recent transfer, you probably already know that trying to do long distance with that special someone from high school just isn’t working out. Skip the Thanksgiving “talk” with your soon-to-be-ex completely by ignoring all their calls, texts, IMs and desperate Snapchats to get your attention. Save time and energy on the break-up and find someone on Tindr or Yik Yak and cheat on your significant other before you both get home. Make sure to post the details about the affair on your social media. If you’re short on time, pull a Catfish and make someone up. Photoshop yourself into pictures with Kim Kardashian or Ryan Gosling and make sure to post these images on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to avoid meeting up with your S.O. at all. Properly dress for every family occasion by leaving your pants at home. If your family is celebrating with a fancy dinner, show up disheveled in your favorite fuzzy bathrobe. Make sure that you and your outfit are noticed by loudly and sporadically mentioning how many loans you took out to go to school and how many more you’ll need to take out when tuition increases. Keep a cashbox at hand throughout the entire weekend and remind your family and friends that they should be less Scrooge-y this holiday season. Nosy aunts and uncles will likely want to bore you with questions about who you’re dating and how work or school is going, so create and print out handout copies of a personal FAQ to avoid wasting your breath. Successfully deflect all conversations or even speaking to family members by refusing to answer questions already addressed on your sheet. With any luck, you’ll break free of your family’s love and respect and be smooth sailing the entire way back to UCSD next weekend.
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WORLDFRONT WINDOW By David Juarez
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Students Should Rally to Change Higher Ed
Making Informed Purchases Can Have a Positive Impact on Global Markets ▶ DOLLAR, from page 4
conflict. The fight between the AUC and the Colombian government is not only destabilizing overall, but it is also specifically hurtful to the banana workers in the fields. According to the National Union School, between 1991 and 2006, the conflict resulted in 668 unionist deaths from one main banana union alone. Those unions benefit workers by giving them more rights that keep them from being exploited. As farfetched as it may sound, buying a Chiquita banana in America indirectly funds the fight against the Colombian government and exploits the very workers that picked those bananas. In the case of the bananas, buying locally provides a way for students to
not invest their money in the Colombian conflict while still getting their fruit. For one, students are keeping capital away from Chiquita and the AUC. Secondly, buying local means money stays in the community. The New Economics Foundation, an independent British economic think tank, found that twice as much money stays in the community when residents buy locally. The broad impact of a single purchase is a direct result of globalization. Although sometimes harmful, there is a positive side to this. It’s a hierarchical system with consumers at the top, followed by corporations with workers underneath. The money starts with the consumers and flows down to the workers, meaning that ultimately, the consumers have the power.
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The fact of the matter is that consumer dollars already vote. Whenever something is purchased, the money goes towards influencing some system somewhere. Students should start thinking about the economies they are funding through the items they buy. Ten dollars spent on clothes can either go towards funding a sweatshop or funding a living wage factory. Either way, the consumer gets their goods, but where their money went makes a huge difference. Every time someone buys something, they are supporting and voting for a system, and it’s about time students become informed voters.
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Dear Editor: The passage of the “Long-Term Stability Plan for Tuition and Financial Aid” by the UC Board of Regents marks another milestone in the almost four-decade long transformation of the UC system. Concocted behind closed doors without any transparency or consultation with the most affected groups, this latest move by the regents is symptomatic of what one scholar has called neoliberalism’s penchant for allowing corporate-state leaders to decide both the questions and the answers surrounding key areas of public concern. As a political gambler, UC President Napolitano showed herself to be skillful. First, she called the bluff of Gov. Jerry Brown and won. Then, the courageous students who had opposed Napolitano’s plan in effect were enlisted by the UC system to lobby the governor for more funding. In the blink of an eye, the students had become allies of Napolitano against whom they had protested only hours before. Suddenly, students were expected to sell the University of California to Sacramento — the task that UC bureaucrats have failed to do since the financial crisis began. Moving forward, students must be alert to the trap of privatizing neoliberal logic. Despite the vote last Thursday, Brown is not the opposite of Napolitano, but rather her ideological partner. Neither is committed to restoring the land grant and public character of the UC system. Neither is aware of conditions on the ground at each campus and how they affect students who are being forced to pay more for less. At the same time, dysfunction throughout the entire system has produced distrust between
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campuses and the President’s office, between faculty senates and an increasingly bloated corps of administrators and between students and the entire system. The so-called “Stability Plan” means stability for privileged power brokers at each campus and more instability for working-class students and their families. UCOP’s paternalistic claim that “now families can better budget their money” is offensive. Here we are not far from the colonial master who tells his subjects: “This is going to hurt but it will be good for you.” The fact that Chancellor Khosla echoed the claim in his letter to the campus is at best disappointing. At UCSD, no one who is paying attention believes the public relations slogan “student-centered campus.” Students face larger classes, ad hoc and uncoordinated academic support services, a fragmented and ineffectual “diversity” infrastructure, an overworked and demoralized staff and a campus climate that continues to be hostile for students from historically excluded communities. As we return in January from the holiday breaks, students will have to connect with those who are seeking to change the entire context for higher education. Rather than simply reacting to the tuition hikes, they will have to organize to amend or repeal Proposition 13. They will have to oppose the calls for a speedup to graduation forcing students to graduate in four years — three years in Gov. Brown’s recent proposal. Students and their allies will have to imagine ways in which higher education in California is more than vocational tracking and a cash cow for those seeking to maintain a broken system. — Jorge Mariscal Professor, Literature Dept.
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Behind the UC Tuition Hikes In light of the UC Board of Regents’ decision to raise tuition for five years, the UCSD Guardian breaks down what the tuition increases actually mean for the average student. Written by Teiko Yakobson // Photos by Cory Wong
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ust when it felt like the dark age of perpetual tuition hikes and uncertainty was finally stalled for good, the University of California Office of the President swooped in and dropped a proposal to increase tuition up to 5 percent for the next five years. This means that tuition could cost as much as $612 more next year and $3,372 more by 2019. The UC Board of Regents, in a 14–7 vote, approved the proposal this past Thursday, ending the three-year tuition freeze that had only just begun to buffer the burden of ever-increasing debt for college students. With various government and UC leaders pointing fingers at each other to take cuts to foster the essential budget increases, one can only imagine where the students — whom many voices are calling “hostages” in the situation — are being left under all of the crossfire. For many, the future does not look bright. Optimism was gone from the speeches of several student leaders who urged against the proposal at the start of the UC Regents board meeting on Tuesday afternoon. Caitlin Quinn, External Affairs Vice President of UC Berkeley’s A.S. Council, chastised the board for giving students only two weeks to digest the possibility of tuition increase and to raise awareness until the board’s final vote. She added that A.S. representatives were “left out of the conversation” and, thus, unable to provide essential communication between their peers and UCOP. “You all are probably going to say that students would never like a tuition increase,” Quinn said. “And while that’s probably true, we like being blindsided even less.” Graduate students will also face several challenges due to the tuition increase: UC Berkeley’s Graduate Assembly External Vice President Iman Sylvain pointed out that graduate students do not receive the same financial aid as undergraduates and will have to continue taking out more student loans. Higher tuition will also increase the cost of teaching assistants — more so for those who lack California residency and pay non-residential supplemental tuition — so competition for TA positions will escalate while international graduate students could potentially be rendered too expensive to hire. “This limits our diversity and our ability to hire and recruit the best and brightest scholars the world has to offer,” Sylvain said. As for undergraduates, Louise Cabansay, Student Union Assembly External Vice Chair of UC Santa Cruz, expressed concerns over the growing number of students forced to drop out of school when finding they are unable to cover the full cost of quarterly fees. Those who do manage to find enough funds to make it to graduation are exiting the University of California with larger and larger amounts of debt.
While UC President Janet Napolitano’s tuition increase plan has brought anxiety to students, staff and government officials alike, there are some other issues that the plan does meet and address in the interest of students. For example, if tuition is not increased, the UC system would be tempted to allocate a higher number of prospective admission spots to out-of-state students, who pay higher tuition, instead of California residents to cover the budget gap. Napolitano assured in her opening remarks on Wednesday’s UC Regents meeting that this not the goal of the UC system, and by increasing tuition, she aspires to extend enrollment of native Californian students by at least 5,000 spots. “This fall, applications to UC appear to be running at a record pace — again,” Napolitano said. “UC has long stood as a beacon of hope for young Californians. This plan ensures UC will stay that way.” Other targets of the plan include expanding the variety and amount of coursework offered, hiring more faculty for smaller class sizes and reducing the amount of time needed to reach graduation. In terms of financial aid, Napolitano told the board that the proposal will allow the UC system to “continue our robust return-to-aid policy” by ensuring that one-third of tuition dollars be given back to students as aid money. “This plan will allow UC to continue its national leadership on financial aid,” Napolitano said. “At a university where 42 percent of our more than 180,000 undergraduates come from low-income families, further strengthening our vigorous financial aid program is paramount.” Despite its promises, the tuition increase is still being met with opposition from not only students but also government officials, as Gov. Jerry Brown was one of several regents to vote against the plan. Brown has advocated other strategies to bring down costs while improving the education experience for students, such as getting students to graduate in three years by offering a wide base of online classes and allowing students to receive academic credit for work and military experience. “Let’s look at alternative pathways, alternative designs,” Brown said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times. “This is not Wall Street. This is University of California, and we ought to be different.” The state had originally promised to increase funding for the UC system by 4 percent if tuition remained frozen at its current number, but after last week’s UC Regents vote, this is no longer the case. In January, the 2015–16 state budget should be proposed and only time will tell what sort of future will be carved out for students.
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contributing writer Newly appointed UCSD Police Chief David Rose has something on his resume that few people in his position can claim: a diploma from the school he is sworn to protect. Initially intending to follow his parents into the medical field, Rose is a Triton who graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in political
science in 1994 instead. However, his path to a career in law enforcement began long before graduation. “I started as a [Community Service Officer] here when I was a student,” Rose said. “I really enjoyed serving the community. Public service was my ideal. I started as a student dispatcher and then thought, ‘Well, I might as well be a police officer.’” After graduating from the police academy, Rose ended up right back
where he started, now as a full-time officer with the UCSD Police Department. After more than 30 years of slowly rising through the ranks, from CSO to full-fledged police officer with certificates for completing several programs at the FBI National Academy, Rose was promoted to his current position as the man in charge on campus, overseeing a department with over 60 full-time staff members. With such a long tenure on cam-
pus, Rose has been a part of a wide variety of different events, ranging from the Sun God Festival to hosting the Dalai Lama. He specifically recalls Bill Clinton’s 1997 visit to campus as the commencement speaker. “When Clinton spoke as sitting president, there was an incidence of not-so-nice fliers posted around campus and we were actually able to get that cleaned up,” Rose said. “It was a great feat of teamwork behind-
the-scenes, from residential security officers who responded to the street sweepers who came out early, that really showcased what makes our department unique.” When asked what else has changed in the last few decades, Rose brings up a viewpoint one wouldn’t normally expect from a professional peacekeeper. See ROSE, page 8
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“We used to do eight to 10 concerts a year here and I’d like to see that come back,” Rose said. “It’s more work for our cops, but I think it’s more opportunities for students to have fun.” When Rose sat down with the UCSD Guardian, he was eager to remind people that the police are here to help the students and staff. “I still remember what it’s like to be a student here,” Rose said. “We aren’t the ‘fun police’ trying to stop people from having a good time. We just want people to be safe.” His current pet project is reviving the Community Service Officer program that had first enticed him to pursue a career in law enforcement. For now, that means trying to increase the number of students in the program, which currently boasts around 60 active-paid student members. “The year before I started working there, it was called ‘Joe’s Escort Service’ and it was run by a group of frat guys who saw a need in the community to provide a service that no one was providing,” Rose said. “Also probably a good opportunity to meet girls. And so the university went, ‘I think it’s a good idea, but I
think we should be the ones providing it’ and so they asked the police department to start the current system and it took off from there.” In terms of other pressing campus safety issues, Rose identifies bike theft as a common but preventable problem. Rose’s biggest advice for protecting your property is to know your bike’s serial number. He says the department is able to recover a decent amount of stolen bikes but it’s very difficult to prove the bike is stolen without the serial number for evidence. “Bike thefts are always on people’s minds and we got hit relatively hard this fall,” Rose said, when asked about which campus safety issues are currently taking precedence. “It’s important that if you see something, say something. I know we’re stealing that from New York, but it really is true. The students and staff provide a lot more eyes and ears than our cops possibly can, and if something doesn’t look right, it probably isn’t.” He also shed light on the police department’s efforts toward preventing sexual assault. “You always hear the statistic that 20 percent of college women will experience an incident involving sexual assault during their college career, and it’s true,” Rose said. “It’s
actually probably an underreported statistic, but I think we’ll see a rise in reports as we’re able to get more and more information out there. Our department has always been very proactive regarding this issue and we’re working closely with a number of awareness groups, specifically Nancy Wahlig’s [Sexual Assault & Violence Prevention Resource Center], on campus to help move closer to eradicating this problem.” With so much experience making sure the campus runs smoothly and safely, Rose seems content with his new position and longtime home and appears eager to be a big part of the police department’s future. “You’re on the ocean,” Rose said. “You’ve got brilliant people surrounding you. It keeps you young. I’m grateful for the opportunity. It’s something I’ve aspired to I wouldn’t say all of my career, but as I became sergeant and then lieutenant, I saw it as a possibility. We have great cops and great personnel here, so my goal is to support them and get them the resources they need.”
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UCSD now awaits the national championships, where it will host the country’s best Division-I teams at the Canyonview Aquatics Center
pool. However, the Tritons will first host Brown University on Saturday, Nov. 29 in a play-in game that will serve as the final obstacle to the NCAAs finals bracket tournament. If UCSD advances, the blue and gold
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rest of the game. It was junior guard Hunter Walker who sealed the victory for the Tritons. Overall, he had a stellar, well-rounded game, finishing with 12 points, four rebounds six assists and two steals in only 24 minutes of play. With two seconds remaining in the game, Walker drew a foul and sank a free throw to give his squad the threepoint lead and ultimately the win. ”Anytime you can win on the road, its important,” Olen said. “Especially
against good teams, being a younger group winning some close games early in the year is encouraging and hopefully it will pay off later in the year.” The Tritons have a tough schedule to start off the season with its first seven games on the road. They travel to Denver, Colorado next week for a set of back-to-back games against Colorado School of Mines and Fort Lewis starting on Friday, Nov. 28.
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contributing writer The UCSD swim and dive team hosted the A3 Performance International for the sixth consecutive year at the East Los Angeles College Swim Stadium this past Thursday through Saturday. Going up against a slew of Division-I teams, both squads saw success as the men’s team grabbed second place with 1246.5 points and the women took sixth with 543 points. The highlight of the meet for the Tritons came from sophomore Michael Cohn, who won his 200yard backstroke event, grabbing first in the preliminaries with a time of 1:47.18 and earning a new best UCSD time. Cohn swam over a second faster in the final with a time of 1:46.04, falling just .14 seconds outside of being UCSD’s first swimmer this season to earn an automatic NCAA qualifier. Other highlights saw the men take the 200-medley relay with a seasonbest 1:30.09. The time set by the medley team of senior Sean Malley, junior AJ Zavala, freshman Kevin Wylder and junior anchor Cole Heale made the NCAA B-cut. The women’s 200-medley team, consisting of sophomores Austine Lee and Jaimie Bryan, senior Jaclyn Amog and junior co-captain Colleen Daley managed to place sixth with a season-best time of 1:44.40.
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“I think we stepped it up. Everyone is having a lot of fun and getting behind each other and cheering. I’m really proud,” Daley said. In the final of the men’s-100 freestyle, 200-medley winner Heale picked up fourth place at 45.54. In the women’s-200 breaststroke, Bryan’s 2.17.37 time and senior Eva Chen’s personal record of 2.17.93 gave UCSD fifth and sixth place, respectively. UCSD saw success on both sides in the 1,650-freestyle mile. For the women, freshman Stephanie Sin took an impressive fifth place (17:03.15) in her first time competing in the event. On the men’s side, sophomore Sasha Mitrushina took third place with 15:43.69. Both swimmers earned NCAA-consideration. In the 400-free relay, UCSD once again saw success on both sides, with both men and women garnering season-best times. The women’s team of Daley, sophomores Catherine Woo
and Natalie Tang and freshman anchor Angie Phetbenjakul took seventh with a time of 3:27.16. The men’s relay team, consisting of sophomore Julian Jacobs and seniors Jack Galvan, Malley and Heale, turned in a mark of 3:01.70 to take third place, earning UCSD another pair of NCAA B-cuts. “I think we did a good job,” interim men’s head coach Daniel Perdew said. “They’ve had a lot of energy this week and they brought that today. It’s a long meet, and there’s a lot of swimming.” UCSD swimmers have one competition left in the calendar year as half the team travels across San Diego to compete, women only, against both the San Diego State University Air Force and University of the Incarnate Word at 2 p.m. at the Aztec Aquaplex on Monday, Dec. 29.
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guard Aubree Callen led the Falcons with 22 points. On Saturday, Tritons had another good start against Western Washington, as they led 15–9 after 7 minutes of play. The Vikings answered with a 10–0 run to set the tone for a wild game full of point streaks. Immediately after, the Tritons rebuffed with a 12–0 run to regain a 27–19 advantage. However, the Vikings fought back to within 2 points and trailed 31–29 at halftime. “I think that every team is looking for more consistency,” VanDerveer told the UCSD Guardian. “We still have a lot of new players, and for some of them it is the first time they play together.” The two teams traded baskets and leads after the break. With 6:02 left in the game, UCSD jumped to the biggest lead of the game, 63–54, after a layup by senior center Dana Webster. With 1:13 left, the Tritons led with a 72–65 score. The Vikings started to inch closer, with their senior guard Jenni White hitting a three-pointer and sophomore guard Taylor Peacocke making a pair of free-throws. After Shokoor turned it over on the next possession, White hit a stunning clutch jump shot to tie
the game at 72 with 28 seconds left in regulation. UCSD scored the first basket in overtime but could not maintain its lead. Down 77-80 with time running out, UCSD tossed up three consecutive three-pointers on its final possession but failed to convert, resulting in the bitter defeat. “It is a game that we should have won in regulation,” VanDerveer said. “We did everything well, had the lead. In overtime, we just missed a couple of shots and could not get the win. We played two very good teams and our team competed.” Seto had 22 points and Shokoor contributed with a game-high 14 rebounds to go with eight points. Sophomore guard Haley Anderson and senior forward McKennan Bertsch shot 14 and 12 points, respectively. With the pair of road losses, the Tritons are now 1–2 overall on the season. UCSD will next host the 2014 UCSD Thanksgiving Classic on Nov. 28 and Nov. 29 at RIMAC Arena. The Tritons will face Academy of Art University on Friday, Nov. 28 at 5 p.m. and Azusa Pacific University on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 3 p.m.
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BLACK CANYON KAYAK AND HOT SPRINGS OUTBACK ADVENTURES RENTAL SHOP (PEPPER CANYON) Back by popular demand! Moving up the river, the valley turns to canyon with walls towering out of the river. Camping on the river next to the Arizona Hot Springs we will be able to soak away the winter cold. We will enjoy a heated waterfall in Goldstrike Canyon, explore a sauna cave, and turn around at the mighty Hoover Dam. This is one of our most awesome trips, and it fills early, so register soon. Pre-trip meeting: Weds, Nov 19 at 6pm at the Outback Rental Shop. Signup online, in person, call 858-534-0684. Early Bird Pricing (Before 10/20): UCSD students $295. Others $335. After 10/20: UCSD students $325. Others $360. This is a UCSD Recreation and Outback Adventures event.
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Staying on campus for Thanksgiving weekend? Worried about food options? No problem! UC San Diego will be offering several options for non-resident students to stay well-fed and participate in holiday traditions over the weekend! Join us for the All-Campus Thanksgiving Feast on November 27th (Tickets on sale for $5 at Cafe Ventanas now) or indulge in a Thanksgiving Grocery Bag ($10 voucher at Res Life Offices). Enjoy good food and give thanks!
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R&R SQUAD - THE ZONE
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Open AA Meeting held at the Zone every Monday from 5:00 PM- 6:00 PM. Questions? Contact the Zone at zone@ucsd.edu
Undergraduates: Come explore the themes of religion, the body and evil through film. Our Fall Film Series kicks off with a screening of The Omen (1976). Upcoming screenings will feature the Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby, Constantine, or Angel Heart. Each film presentation will be followed by an informal discussion about the film and its relation to these three themes. Sponsored by the Department of Literature's Program for the Study of Religion, which focuses on the critical study of religion. Free admission.
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This class will move from one asana (pose) to the next. Each class is a unique sequence of asanas. Classes take on a life of their own with the culmination of collective energy, movement and breath. Lead by FitLife instructor Jennie Olson-Six.
AA CAMPUS MEETING - THE ZONE
FILM SERIES: RELIGION, THE BODY, AND EVIL - PEPPER CANYON HALL, RM 121
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
THANKSGIVING BREAK MEAL OPTIONS CAFE VENTANAS OR RES LIFE OFFICES
BAJA ON HORSEBACK - OUTBACK ADVENTURES RENTAL SHOP (PEPPER CANYON) Put yourself back in the "Old West" where the cattle roamed. We will head to a private ranch in Guadalupe Valley. After instruction in horseback riding, we will ride through shady oak groves, hidden water pools, quiet secluded valleys and vast mountain ranges throughout the 2800 acre ranch. Of course, we will feast on authentic Mexican dishes, and if all that isn't enough to convince you, imagine seeing your friends in chaps! Pre-trip meeting: Weds, Nov 19 at 6pm at the Outback Rental Shop. Signup online, in person, or call 858-534-0684. Early Bird Pricing (before 10/20): UCSD students $295. Others $375. After 10/20: UCSD students $325. Others $400. This event brought to you by UCSD Recreation and Outback Adventures.
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FRESHMAN SEMINAR PROGRAM Check out the Winter Quarter 2015 academic seminar list! The Freshman Seminar Program offers a wide variety of educational topics in a small class format for first-year freshmen. *Get to know your professor *Meet incoming students *The small class size encourages class discussion *Receive one unit of credit on a P/NP basis. Students enroll through WebReg during the freshman enrollment period with regular classes. Seminars are open to first-year freshmen (and first-year freshmen with sophomore standing). Seminars can be a great educational experience and compliment your regular classes! Check out the seminar website for course descriptions, schedules and pre-enrollment instructions for advance standing.
11am ART AND SOUL: MINI WREATH MAKING - THE ZONE Make your own mini wreath to decorate your home! Workshops are free; all supplies and materials provided. Space is limited and is first come, first served.
1pm MEET-UPS: CAREER CONVERSATIONS CROSS-CULTURAL CENTER Informal and fun career chats with a career advisor.
4pm DE-STRESS POWER HOUR: R&R SQUAD AND DE-STRESS WITH BIOFEEDBACK - THE ZONE Come out to the Zone to get a free massage and while you're waiting, measure your stress levels through De-Stress with Biofeedback!
SUN11.30
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WINTER GAMEFEST’S CALL FOR ARTISTS PRICE CENTER Call for artists to be featured at Winter GameFest 2015! Currently accepting any type of art piece or project that incorporates video games and/or technology including, but not limited to: fan art | installations | glitch art | comics | collage | new media | internet art | conceptual design | speculative design | cosplay Email images and a brief description to: WinterGameFest@gmail.com
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ON LIBRARY WALK! CHECK US OUT! M-F: 10am-3pm
5pm THANKSGIVING EXCHANGE PROGRAM VARIOUS LOCATIONS This program is a wonderful opportunity for both international students and host family members to learn more about each othersâ cultures and meet new friends. It is a great way for international students to learn firsthand about American culture, and spend time with an American family. Many students and host families are returning participants each year!
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On to Nationals
No. 6 water polo wins WWPA league title to earn a bid to the 2014 national championships. BY BRANDON YU SPORTS EDITOR // PHOTOS USED WITH PERMISSION FROM UCSD ATHLETICS
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laiming its 17th Western Water Polo Association Championship title, the No. 6 UCSD men’s water polo team cruised to the top of the conference tournament this past weekend with a 15–9 semifinal victory against California Baptist University and a 12–6 finals victory against Loyola Marymount University. With this championship victory, the Tritons earned a ticket into the 2014 National Collegiate Men’s Water Polo Championship, which will be held at home at Canyonview Aquatics Center. The win against LMU also marked UCSD head coach Denny Harper’s 600th career coaching win. “It feels amazing,” senior goalkeeper, co-captain and tournament MVP Cameron Ravanbach told the UCSD Guardian. “We have eight seniors, and it’s just a good way to go out. We still have games coming up, and we’re not done, but it’s an amazing feeling. On Saturday morning, UCSD faced off against the CBU Lancers after securing a first-round bye as the tournament’s No. 1 seed. The Tritons’ offense took no breaks, as four Triton hat tricks kept the Lancers at bay for the victory. However, early on, both squads appeared neck and neck after trading leads in the first frame. A pair of goals from senior utility Matt Michalko and a goal each from fellow senior utilities Josh Stiling and Lukas Syka put the
score at 4–3 after the first quarter. Despite the back-and-forth opening, UCSD asserted its status in the second period with superior play on both ends of the pool. While Ravanbach and the Triton defense shut out the Lancers, UCSD tallied four more scores to close out the half with a 8–3 edge. Michalko found the back of the net for the first Triton hat trick, while Syka, junior utility Chase Cockerill and senior utility Luca De Vivo all tallied a goal each. The second quarter surge was all the Tritons needed, as UCSD would outscore the Lancers 7–6 in the second half. Stiling, Syka and De Vivo would each complete their own hat tricks in the victory. Ravanbach finished with 12 saves on the day. “The thing about Cal Baptist is that they only have four solid guys,” Ravanbach said. “They don’t really go deep into their bench. We knew we were just going to swim them, counter them and put our shots away. Our offense did an amazing job.” In Sunday’s championship match, the Tritons dominated from start to finish. UCSD came out hot, with a pair of opening goals from Cockerill and senior 2M Joe Dietrich and Cockerill. While the Lions responded with a goal of their own, it would be their only score for the rest of the half. UCSD’s defense performed impressively, even barring an LMU goal after a goalie ejection was
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issued to the Tritons. On the offensive end, the Tritons would put six unanswered goals into the cage to close out the half with a dominating 8–1 lead. Amazingly, UCSD would continue to build upon their advantage early in the second half, going up 12–1 in the third quarter after a goal from Syka. The Lions would finally respond with two goals at the end of the quarter and three more in the final frame, but the Triton lead proved too substantial to overcome. “We had the best of both worlds today,” Ravanbach said. “Our offense was on, our defense was phenomenal. It was a really good balance. Everyone did their job.” Dietrich finished the game with a hat trick while Cockerill, Higginson and Syka recorded a pair of goals each. Ravanbach turned in 16 saves in the final match, en route to earning the WWPA Tournament MVP award. “It’s great and I’m grateful, but I’ve got to thank the defense most of all.” Ravanbach said. “They really work on getting the ball in the weaker guys’ hands and forcing the bad shots, which I’m able to easily pull down.” Dietrich, Stiling and Ravanbach all earned a spot on the WWPA All-Tournament First Team, while Syka was named to the Second Team. See M. WATER POLO, page 9
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Tritons Open Season With Road Wins UCSD Falls on the Road UCSD slips past Academy of Art, pulls off upset against No. 19 Cal Poly Pomona. Tritons record two narrow losses at Crossover Classic. BY daniel sung
associate sports editor After being blown out by UC Riverside in its final preseason matchup last weekend, the UCSD men’s basketball team bounced back strong, kicking off its regular season with two impressive road victories. Tritons first pulled off a comeback 72–69 victory against Academy of Art University on Wednesday and escaped with a nailbiting 69–66 upset against No. 19 and conference opponent Cal Poly Pomona on Saturday. In their season opener against Academy of Art University, the Tritons dug an early 11-point hole in the first half. They had a solid half offensively; however, their defensive lapses allowed Academy to hit 63 percent of its attempts. But with balanced team contributions, the Tritons would cut the lead down to only one by halftime. Junior forward Drew Dyer led the way for the Tritons, recording 25 points on 7-10 shooting, six of those attempts coming from the threepoint line, where he remained red hot throughout the game. The Tritons’ determination on the board was one of the underlying factors of the victory. The Tritons outrebounded the Urban Knights 31–24, allowing the Tritons to score 14 second- chance points to Academy’s six. Twelve of those second-chance points
came in the second half. Junior forward Zach McMillan had a team-high six rebounds in the game, while also posting six points and three assists. UCSD took the final lead change at about halfway into the second half after a three-pointer by sophomore guard Jeff Van Dyke, who finished with 11 points off the bench. The team would continue to shoot lights out, making six out of nine three-pointers in the second half. For their California Collegiate Athletic Association opener three days later, the Tritons upset the perennial powerhouse Cal Poly Pomona, a team they have not beaten in the last 12 meetings. Despite the unsuccessful history against Pomona, head coach Eric Olen and his team was determined going in to the game. “For us we have the same mindset every time,” Olen told the UCSD Guardian. “We want to compete on every possession, focused on our job and our execution and be aggressive regardless of who were playing — to be physical and aggressive, try to attack and keep pressure on the other team.” The Tritons displayed a balanced offensive performance, with four of their starters scoring in double digits. The story of the night was UCSDs barrage of three pointers, in which the Tritons made 43 percent of their 30 attempts. Three-point specialist and junior guard Aleks Lipovic had a team-
high five treys for a total of 15 points. “I think experience from this week will help us in [limiting turnovers] because when we do take care of the ball, we’ve been able to execute pretty well in both of the games; we shot good percentages,” Olen remarked. “We got a lot of the shots we wanted and we feel like if we can get the shots that we want, we feel really good about our team scoring points.” Freshman guard George Buaku got the nod to start and did not disappoint; he finished with 11 points and four rebounds, going a perfect 3–3 from beyond the arc. “[Cal Poly Pomona] went with a smaller lineup so we wanted to make sure we were matched up so that we could try and guard them,” Olen said. “George [Buaku] did a great job of being ready to go and made an impact when he got that opportunity.” Again, the Tritons would be able to convert on their second-chance opportunities, scoring 16 second-chance buckets to Pomona’s seven. Despite cooling off from Wednesday’s game, Dyer still managed to score nine points and corralled a team co-high seven rebounds. Zach McMillan also went seven off the glass. UCSD was in the lead for most of the game until halftime, when the score was tied at 34, but the Tritons would regain and hold the lead for the See M. BASKETBALL, page 9
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BY marcus thuillier
staff writer The UCSD women’s basketball team went 0–2 at the West Region Crossover Classic at Western Washington University this past weekend. On Friday, Seattle Pacific University defeated UCSD 71–66 before the Tritons lost to Western Washington 80– 77 in overtime on Saturday. On the opening day, the Tritons battled back and forth with a strong Seattle Pacific squad. UCSD took a 24– 18 lead after redshirt freshman guard Taylor Tanita sank a three-pointer. The shot was one of only three made the whole game, during which the Tritons went a poor 3–19 from beyond the arc. “We had a poor shooting night, but I am not that much concerned about the shooting percentages because we have very good shooters on the team,”
UCSD head coach Heidi VanDerveer said. “What kept us in the game is that we did everything else well, like getting back in transition defense or boxing out.” Despite the advantage, the Falcons answered with an 11–4 run to end the period and take a 37–32 lead into the locker room. The Tritons came back strong after the intermission, consistently fighting to keep the game within reach. With 2:37 left in play, the Tritons battled from behind to tie things up at 60 each. The minor comeback proved insufficient, as Seattle Pacific retook the lead and remained ahead until the end. Senior guard Miranda Seto scored 17 points for UCSD and junior foward Farrah Shokoor added 16 points and 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Seattle Pacific’s senior See W. BASKETBALL, page 9