Sun God Safety Foremost Concern

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www.ucsdguardian.org Thursday, January 24, 2008 The Student Voice Since 1967 APPOINTMENT Committee: Sun God Safety Foremost Concern By Charles Nguyen PUTS MARSHALL Senior Staff Writer During committee meetings aimed at re-evaluat- ing both the Sun God festival’s specific operations COUNCIL AT ODDS and broader purposes, administrators and campus programmers are prioritizing student safety issues that could mark a swath of changes to the daylong event WITH PROVOST and the evening concert itself. The annual festival is a massive financial and logistical undertaking that attracts tens of thousands Havis defends makeup of to campus with its nighttime concert, and costs nearly new search committee, $250,000 in security, technical staff and artist book- ing fees. but concedes to inclusion In the first meeting of the planning committee of additional student rep. charged with discussing and possibly implementing changes to the event, members focused on parking By Sam Huang and transportation issues. Transportation and Parking Contributing Writer Services officials gave an initial approval to proposals to shut down Hopkins Parking Structure during the After several Thurgood Marshall concert, using the site as a temporary entrance to College councilmembers criticized RIMAC field. Brian Ross, assistant director of campus Marshall Provost Allan Havis for events for the University Events Office, said that the WILL PARSON/GUARDIAN FILE allegedly cutting corners in choos- solution was reached in a large-scale effort to empha- Last year’s Sun God concert posed many structural and safety problems for organizers, who are currently investigating ways to streamline the event. ing the search committee to replace size safety at the concert. an outgoing dean, Havis authorized “The committee wanted to do something other God from a day of rowdy unruliness to one of com- bers, council programmers, UEO officials and UCSD a student subcommittee last week than debrief past errors,” he said, referencing problems munity building and campus relationships. Numerous administrators, was commissioned to pick through that will appoint a third undergradu- of overcrowding, which instigated disorderly activ- complaints about the event’s linkage to alcohol were the subcommittee’s proposals to determine which ate representative to the contentious ity at last year’s event. “We want to highlight specific raised in an in-depth report released last quarter. ones it should implement. selection panel. plans of action, like opening the parking structure so The report listed a barrage of grievances from Several councilmembers have voiced concerns One week after Marshall Dean of we don’t have thousands of students pouring down every campus department regarding the concert’s over the report’s breadth, especially the plausibility Student Affairs Ashanti Hands left Ridge Walk to get into the concert.” impacts on UCSD. Several subcommittees, dubbed of massive changes such as barring all students unaf- UCSD on Jan. 11, Havis met with a The committee’s next meeting will concentrate on “steering” bodies, were commissioned to discuss the filiated with UCSD from the concert and scheduling group of TMCC members to justify issues of advertising and marketing, Ross said, which report’s recommendations. The planning committee, his selection of the two student rep- UEO hopes will help shift students’ perceptions of Sun whose membership is composed of A.S. councilmem- See SUN GOD, page 3 resentatives on the search committee that will field candidates to replace her. The councilmembers accused Havis of bypassing standard application and interview processes with his selection, saying that excluding NEW POLICY the student body from the process University House Gets Stay of Demolition was detrimental to the committee’s LOCAL NEWS purpose. Bringing Down the House Havis responded by greenlighting Pressure from state senators convinces COULD PUT an additional subcommittee that will UC President Robert C. Dynes elect a third student representative UC regents to defer vote to raze JAN. 2004 asks for a structural and seismic to the selection board, which con- historic La Jolla chancellor’s house. assessment of the property. CAP ON ‘W’ sists primarily of staff and faculty from the six colleges. By Danielle Warren University House is placed on the National Register of Historic The two students on the cur- Staff Writer NOV. 2007 Places, delaying its demolition. rent search committee are TMCC MARK USE Chair Lana Blank and Marshall UCSD officials’ plans to demolish the historic UC Regents defer a vote on senior Prince Ghuman, an intern University House were once again interrupted Jan. 14 JAN. 2008 leveling house after receiving By Justin Gutierrez at the dean’s office. While some after state legislators and other advocacy organizations letters from two state senators. Staff Writer councilmembers said they antici- submitted last-minute letters of opposition. SOURCE: UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS pated Blank’s appointment due to Since it was deemed uninhabitable in 2004, the uni- An Academic Senate committee is her council position, they expressed versity and several local parties, including historians and Courtney Coyle, an attorney representing one of the asking for campus input on revisions concern over the addition of various American Indian groups, have clashed over what tribal entities concerned about the project, faults the to UCSD’s current course-withdraw- Ghuman, who was chosen after a to do with the structure and surrounding property. university for poor communication with the community al policy, which members hope to Marshall dean recommended him Campus officials believed the wait would finally end since the project began. change so that students are allowed to for the position. last week, when the UC Board of Regents was scheduled “There have definitely been some deficiencies in the withdraw from a class only once. “We wanted a person of the to adopt its reduced-scope construction plan during the process,” Coyle said. “It was only in the last couple of The Committee on Educational Marshall students at large so that Jan. 15-17 meetings at UCLA. months that any substantive outreach or progress was Policy — the body heading the revi- they could represent the student UCSD’s reduced-scope plan included reusing, when made with the tribal communities.” sion — began discussing the current perspective,” said Kyle Samia, A.S. feasible, structural elements of the original adobe house, However, Executive Director of University course-withdrawal policy more than Council Marshall senator. “For including remnants of the walls, ironwork and tiles. The Communications Dolores Davies said the university has three months ago. Members analyzed Prince Ghuman to work in the stu- plan also included an extensive historical archival record. made every effort to keep communication open with all different policies from other UC cam- dent dean’s office and to get this However, letters from Sen. Denise Moreno Ducheny constituencies. puses, such as a stricter one at UC privilege is unfair. Just because he and Sen. Christine Kehoe, asking for the matter to be “We have been and will continue to be responsive and Irvine, which requires a formal peti- works in the dean’s office doesn’t deferred until more discussion takes place, forced the have an open dialogue with all members of the commu- tion when requesting a withdrawal make him more invested in Marshall regents to postpone actions on the item. nity,” Davies said in an email. from a class after the add/drop period College than any one of the other “I became involved because local tribes, the La Jolla UCSD is now proposing that UC President Robert C. has passed. Marshall chairs.” Historic Society and members of the community let me Dynes, among other officials, meet with the interested Currently, UCSD does not The council was initially con- know they had concerns about a historic site being razed,” parties to discuss the situation and formulate a project that require any petition to withdraw cerned because such committee Kehoe said. will be mutually beneficial to all involved, Coyle said. from a course, and a student can use appointments are usually done in Ducheny said she became concerned when it appeared “The goal should be that options could come back TritonLink to drop a class repeatedly a more democratic manner, Blank that UCSD had ended negotiations with the local groups. to the regents not for action but for their consideration for an indefinite number of academic said. “UC officials also appear to have cut short discussions for thinking about at the March regents meeting in San quarters. The unguarded accessibility “We were frustrated because nor- with tribal entities and may not have completed consulta- Francisco,” she said. of this option has consistently frus- mally appointments go through a tions that could result in feasible project changes to satisfy The house, added to the National Register of Historic trated professors, said physics profes- both tribal and university needs,” Ducheny said in a Jan. See MARSHALL, page 7 11 letter. See HOUSE, page 7 See POLICY, page 3

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UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008 THE UCSD GUARDIAN NEWS 3 Mental Health, Budget Issues Among Rue: Sun God Operations Revision Could Councilmembers’ Chief Concerns Have Reached ‘Tipping Point’ Be Instated by ice Chancellor of Student Affairs campus mental health services. ▶ SUN GOD, from page 1 Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Spring Quarter Penny Rue was the guest of Rue prefaced her response by it earlier in the year; the latter pro- Penny Rue said that she hoped to see honor at last night’s A.S. Council observing that, unlike the situation posal was made by the Student Policy role of nonaffiliates in Sun God’s prob- ▶ POLICY, from page 1 Vmeeting. Despite some initial liveliness at most other college campuses, stu- & Judicial Affairs department to ensure lems reduced. She said she acknowl- sor and CEP Chair Kim Griest. on Rue’s part, the soggy weather out- dents here are diagnosed with anxiety that cases of student discipline could be edges both the challenge of implement- “There are a small group of stu- side foreshadowed the serious conversa- more frequently than with depression. acted on by the quarter’s end. ing the report’s every proposal and the dents who will repeatedly retake a tion between Rue and councilmembers According to Rue, anxiety responds At this week’s A.S. Council meeting, fact that the concert was reaching a class, which is to the disadvantage about new budgetary concerns and the well to a “mind-body approach,” so Sixth College Senator John Cressey said “tipping point.” of other students,” Griest said. “They state of UCSD’s mental health services. UCSD would benefit from the creation that the council could not support the “A lot of college celebrations have leave a lot of empty seats in class- Rue joined the meeting in a fashion of a wellness center that is currently in costs of implementing all of the report’s seen a trajectory similar to Sun God,” es which would have been filled by uncharacteristic of most administrators, the early planning stages. recommendations. Thurgood Marshall Rue said. “It starts as a home-grown students who are willing to see the wearing a bejeweled crown seemingly Rue explained her theory of a “tri- College Council Chair Lana Blank event and develops to a point where its course through.” drawn straight from the props bin of a age plan” for treating students in which said that while she found the report infrastructure is overwhelmed. But we The revised policy would allow a Disney movie set. they begin at the to be impressively thorough, some of believe it can be reined in.” student to withdraw from a course “I come to you peer advisor and the proposed changes are “very dras- Rue added that many simple only once. The next attempt at the today as the very guidance counselor tic.” Former council President Harry changes, such as not placing exits and class would have to be taken full-term recent winner of New level before meeting Khanna publicly voiced his specific entrances in close proximity, would for a letter grade. the office spirit with psychologists, qualms over changing the concert date, streamline event operations and ensure Although the revision could take contest for Spirit Business based on severity of which he said would make attendance basic safety. However, she specifically effect as early as Spring Quarter 2008, Week,” she said to Michael Bowlus their mental health problematic for alumni. took issue with the large presence of the CEP agreed that the policy should applause, before [email protected] afflictions. UEO Director Martin Wollesen plainclothes officers during Sun God, not be retroactive, and previous setting the crown All Campus said the report’s most extensive pro- but said that the police department withdrawal marks taken in a course aside for the rest of the meeting. Senator Meghan Clair was the first to posals, such as the date-change, are had flexibility in how it executed its should not count against a student She first courted a question from challenge Rue’s mental health philoso- suggestions for the future and not nec- safety measures. until the revision is enacted. Associate Vice President of Academic phy, saying that a month long waiting list essarily bound to this year’s concert, “Sun God is about pride, and “Students can take any number of Affairs Long Pham about UCSD’s plan to see a psychologist was unacceptable. which celebrated its 25th anniversary how it draws in students,” Rue said. courses and receive as many “W’s” in to respond to a proposed $400-million Rue considered Clair’s suggestion of last year. He added that changing the “Unfortunately the number of students them as they want, as long as they do so funding cut to the UC system. an “open door” psychologist in earnest date of this year’s event would adverse- who have near-death, abusive experi- before the policy revision takes place,” Pham raised the regents’ sugges- but said that funding constraints would ly impact other departments that have ences is scary. So this committee will said A.S. Associate Vice President of tion to cap enrollment as a means of prevent it from becoming a reality. already planned around it. have to find that balance — how do we Academic Affairs Long Pham, the preventing an increase in expenditures. Arts and Humanities Senator “The report is a black-and-white have a safe Sun God that doesn’t invade senate’s student representative. Rue played down the impact of a cap on Samantha Peterson also questioned example of Sun God’s complexity, and the student’s experience?” Before any revision takes place, undergraduates, saying that UCSD was Rue about the overwhelmed men- how it’s inextricably tied to every single A.S. Assistant Vice President of the CEP will send a brief overview already approaching its growth poten- tal health services at UCSD. Peterson facet of student life and a multitude of Programming Kevin Highland also said of the proposed change via e-mail tial in that area and would instead focus recounted a personal experience about campus nodes,” Wollesen said of the that the committee would have to play to UCSD students, staff and faculty, on growing its higher-paying graduate the difficulty of seeking help at UCSD, document, the first ever to delve into a delicate balancing act when deciding allowing two to four weeks for com- student population. a quest that ultimately resulted in a one- concerns raised over the concert. “We which proposals to implement. ments. Earl Warren College Senator week hospital stay. want to systematically grapple with the “While everyone would like to “When the policy takes effect will Kenneth Wong asked about how the “There’s no reason that service issues highlighted in the report, and have their way, the administration we depend on how long the comment budget cuts could affect student life, shouldn’t be available to us,” she said. “I use it as a jumping-off point to mold have worked with are well aware of process takes,” Griest said. and Rue seemed confident in allaying spent an entire quarter trying to get an future Sun God events.” the trade-offs that will occur with the The policy revision will first be fears about a downturn in state fund- appointment, and it got more and more Officials said the committee’s para- implementation of some recommen- brought up to the Academic Senate, ing. urgent. It’s a ridiculous mess of bureau- mount concern is preserving safety. dations,” he said. “I feel that they are which will decide whether to imple- “If we’re adept, it will really not be cracy over there.” Last year’s concert saw a spike in the more often than not willing to accept a ment the change. The proposed that obvious to students,” she said. “We Amid this council’s most poignant total number of arrests and citations, compromise if it contributes positively change would then be presented for can delay filling vacancies … there can moment so far, Rue offered to speak with many of the instances related to to the campus as a whole.” campus review. be a lot of savings that way.” with Peterson individually about solv- alcohol, illegal substances and nonaffil- Sixth College Senator John Cressey ing UCSD’s deficiency in mental health iates; the report found that 44 percent Readers can contact Charles Nguyen Readers can contact Justin Gutierrez changed the subject to improving on- services. of arrests were nonaffiliates. at [email protected]. at [email protected]. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008 THE UCSD GUARDIAN NEWS 7 Third Student Rep. to Judge Groups Dispute �� Narrowed Candidate Pool Cost of House’s �� ▶ MARSHALL, from page 1 by A.S. Associate Vice President group selected of students,” she said. of Student Advocacy Neetu Balram Renovation “There was no application process — will only have a nominal role in ▶ HOUSE, from page 1 or interview conducted. It was not a the ultimate selection process. The Places in November, is situated on

PRICE CENTER �� process that we felt was democratic third student representative, select- a sacred American Indian burial BLOCK since committee selection was made ed by the student subcommittee, is ground dating back to almost 10,000 BUSTERS by the administration and not the only allowed to participate in table BC. students.” discussions after the general search The dispute over what to do with Havis, however, called the deci- committee has reduced its applicant the house has centered on the desire Dan in Real Life sion process routine. pool to three candidates. of historians and American Indian “We’re just following and adher- “I originally didn’t know how groups to preserve the historical and Thu. 1/24 & Sat. 1/26 ing to searches of other colleges,” he input from [the student subcom- cultural resources of the house and said. “It’s the same protocol. There’s mittee] was going to translate to burial grounds. nothing unusual happening.” the general committee,” Blank said. University officials have not Price Center Theatre He defended the current group “There’s no guarantee of what the viewed refurbishing the house as a 6pm & 9pm • $3 against the council’s criticisms, say- third representative says has any feasible option. ing that he is confident in its ability bearing. The fact that they only work “The 2004 Work Group reports to select a qualified dean. with the top three candidates is only the university did show that renova- Friday, 1/25 “Selecting search committee putting power in the hands of the tion would be even cheaper than original committee.” Round Table members for a staff appointment can building a new structure,” Coyle said. Price Center never satisfy all interested,” Havis Havis said he disagreed, contend- “Either they or the donors just didn’t ood•fun said. “But we do feel this is a diverse ing that the third student repre- want to do it. It wasn’t a question of music•f 1:30pm - 4:30pm • FREE group representative of many per- sentative would have “a significant could they do it.” universitycenters.ucsd.edu • 858.822.2068 spectives, and we are encouraged bearing” on the process, despite the The university did consider the about the energy that this search fact that he or she will only par- option, but deemed it very likely that committee is bringing to this proj- ticipate on the last day of the general once a remodel was initiated, addi- ect.” committee’s deliberations. tional structural problems would be However, Samia said Havis “I feel positive that we will have identified and the construction cost neglected to inform Marshall stu- an insightful, wise, comprehensive, could significantly exceed initial esti- dents that Hands would even be diverse search process utilizing and mates, Davies said. leaving. In addition, he said simi- integrating many important compo- LJHS board member Don Schmidt lar appointments are typically made nents and perspectives,” he said. “We said the university’s proposed demo- after the council has been contact- have to do what we have to do as an lition would not be able to prevent ed. institution. It’s hard to replace good damage to remains in the burial “In my personal opinion, the people, but we will do our best to get ground. provost should have told us what another great dean.” All parties expressed optimism was happening, and we would have Despite the newfound compromise, about the outcome of the scheduled been able to appoint a student, but some councilmembers remain wary of dialogue in March. he didn’t do that,” Samia said. “And the exchange’s wider implications. “[UCSD] students really need to because of the fucked-up problems “The provost just doesn’t under- know about [the house],” Schmidt that happened, Marshall Council has stand the process yet,” Samia said. said. “It is part of their heritage. It to be more reactive. He almost over- “It’s just the process that he’s just try- is part of their history. I just hope stepped the normal way the thing ing to learn and be sensitive to. He the university and the regents move is done.” just needs to learn how to interact forward on preserving the house and While the subcommittee’s cre- with students in an administrative the site, and continuing the dialogue ation represents an understanding capacity.” with the greater community.” between Havis and the council, some councilmembers still express Readers can contact Sam Huang at Readers can contact Danielle Warren concern that the body — headed [email protected]. at [email protected].

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For more information contact: �� Props to the UCSD men’s basketball team for holding down its home court with a 4 7-0 record at RIMAC Arena, in addition to a 6-2 conference mark. CONTACT THE EDITOR Hadley Mendoza Flops to the Motion Picture Association [email protected] of America for accusing college students of doing 44 percent of file sharing, when OPINION other estimates put them at 15 percent. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008 EDITORIALS Journalist Programming Shouldn’t Drown in Open Floodgates Helps Season he first of many Sun God proclaimed a “tied at the hip” partner- Planning Committee meetings ship with council programming, which is a sign of things to come; gives them much-needed authority to Bright-Eyed Twhether that’s good or bad for students rebuff complaints from administra- will be up to A.S. councilmembers. tive departments used to strong-arm Specifically, the council’s program- student voices. ming department will decide what to Programmers, UEO and Rue are Columnist do with the Sun God 2008 Planning correct in admitting the near unman- Report, 22 pages worth of inextricably ageable nature of this era’s Sun God. It t’s a good thing that I don’t really muddied content. It will be a heady is a colossal undertaking that reared its like money. As a budding col- task, as that content is as effusive as it ugliest angles last year, when entrance lege writer, if I were to pursue Iany plans of becoming a profes- is broad — every campus department lines collapsed, ticketing operations had its say, and those voices range from imploded and the number of arrests sional journalist, my future would intense complaints to light grievances. shot upward. The problems in 2007 not exactly guarantee a six-figure The filter to be used in prioritizing heralded a perfect time to re-evaluate salary and a cushy 401(k). the flurry of proposals is safety, coun- the festival, though it has opened the cil programmers say. It is the extent floodgates to on-campus departments, to which basic safety bows to basic allowing them to throw every stick and ILLUSTRATIONS BY MICHAEL CAPPARELLI/GUARDIAN Seasoned entertainment that is most at question; stone at UCSD’s defining event. a stronger officer presence encourages Because of the report’s depth and attempt at changing the overall image to Taste safety (and is undoubtedly supported breadth, the programming department of Sun God. But that image should Jake Blanc by the campus police department), but must be wary of its own boundar- be self-evolving and self-perpetuating, does it ruin Sun God’s free-spirited ies and powers: What boundaries will not a product of UEO, programmers [email protected] ambience? This is where negotiation, it set to festival changes, and what and administrators. EDITORIAL BOARD As the Internet continues to bartering and back-and-forth dialogues power does it have to snub depart- Though there are problems that flourish, offering the average person will be key in preserving students’ love ments that believe their changes require some form of committee atten- Charles Nguyen EDITOR IN CHIEF access to information that 20 years of their treasured daylong event. should take priority? The answers vary. tion, and soon. The rising profile of ago was available only via magazines So far, the negotiating parties Councilmembers love to voice pro- nonaffiliates at the concert is causing Matthew McArdle and daily newspapers, the future of appear to have sturdy heads on their gramming’s autonomy over its events, multiple roadblocks. While completely Hadley Mendoza print media is in question. MANAGING EDITORS shoulders. Vice Chancellor of Student but administrators have muscled past restricting nonaffiliate access to the Last week I had the great oppor- Affairs Penny Rue took a much-appre- that “Students have rights!” argument concert is extreme, it may be the only Matthew L’Heureux tunity to have lunch with Evan ciated stance against undercover offi- before. Baseline issues such as safety way to ward off the shockingly violent NEWS EDITOR Thomas, the managing editor of cers during this week’s A.S. Council can give administrators a possible tool behavior of kids that have no concern Newsweek, and was able to pick meeting, supporting councilmembers’ to regulate Sun God’s basic operations for a campus that is not theirs. The UCSD Guardian is published twice a week at the University of California at San his brain on the upcoming presi- sentiment that uniformed officers — changing the date of the festival, for So as the committee meetings Diego. Contents © 2007. Views expressed dential election, the current state of would make Sun God safer, while example, is an unconscionable pro- progress, only time will tell what our herein represent the majority vote of the editorial board and are not necessarily those of American politics and, most appli- plain-clothed officers lead to a back- posal. Yet another concern is the pro- children’s Sun God will look like — the UC Board of Regents, the ASUCSD or cable to me, his thoughts and advice ward route of enforcement. Officials gramming department’s approach to hopefully just as fun, just as commu- the members of the Guardian staff. to the next generation of journal- from the University Events Office have marketing and advertising, part of its nity-oriented and just as wild. ists. Speaking to a crowd of a few hundred people the night before in Price Center Ballroom, Thomas Second Audit Would Help Ensure Preuss’ Integrity addressed the issue of declining subscription rates for his magazine t’s not often that the views of two light of testimony by former registrar’s and the dynamic role that online opposing groups share significant assistant Julianne Singer — that the news outlets have played. crossover, let alone converge on a grade changes themselves were not He spoke to the fact that online pointI salient to both parties. haphazard, and mostly targeted toward advertising is much cheaper than it However, such is the case following Advanced Placement class grades. is through print media, which has the audit of UCSD’s Preuss School, The group’s argument seems cen- caused Newsweek to see many of its where both allies and detractors of ex- tered around the possibility that the traditional sponsors pull the plug. principal Doris Alvarez are advocating changes amounted to chance error, According to a report of the State of a second, more exhaustive look into although powerful evidence presented the News Media, the three biggest the charter school’s high-profile grade by Singer and others suggests this is newsweeklies — Time, Newsweek change scandal. little more than wishful thinking. Even and U.S. News & World Report With so much at stake — includ- if no other Preuss grades are found to — lost a combined one million sub- ing the future of the school’s students, be inaccurate, it would not lessen the scribers over the last 15 years. which hinges upon the school’s reputa- severity of the situation as a whole, or As one of the top men at tion — it’s difficult to construct a con- make the administration’s proactive Newsweek, Thomas seemed a bit vincing argument as to why adminis- response any less of a necessity. dejected when discussing the bleak trators should not commission addi- Nonetheless, UCSD’s recent com- future of print media and the trou- tional investigations into the matter. mitment to administrative transpar- bles it poses for his publication. But Based on overwhelming evi- ency at Preuss is reason enough why as an accomplished journalist, he dence collected by campus auditors, the school should consider granting are the ones that survive rigorous peer priate steps toward resolution and will not bear the burden of journal- it’s unlikely that any further statistical the professors’ request. review, and an issue so hotly contested closure. ism’s future — he will be long retired analysis — a method advocated by five The campus will be unable to could only benefit from an ultimate Allowing other parties to exam- by the time technology finally twists UCSD professors — will do much to recover from the scandal so long as consensus about what happened and ine the evidence and reach their own the knife into print media. minimize the impact of the 427 grades any questions are left unanswered, and what should be done to remedy the conclusions — be they statisticians So between forkfuls of my spin- found to be altered. While they are cor- advocating further analysis should not problem. or members of the Academic Senate ach salad and mango cheesecake, rect in stating that the analyzed grades pose any risk if the audit is as sound By having the school’s operations — would only demonstrate UCSD’s I made a point to ask him what he did not constitute a random sample of as university officials claim. In the investigated by an external consult- renewed push for enhanced account- all marks at the school, it appears — in scientific community, the best theories ing firm, UCSD is making appro- ability. See TASTE, page 5 Marshall Provost Rejects Council’s Comments in Appointment Decision between Thurgood Marshall College away for the holidays, and appointed tration quickly enough. Though that her presence and input were not Havis bypasses the Council and Provost Allan Havis Marshall senior Prince Ghuman and councilmembers said Blank’s important. standard application looks to be just another instance in a TMCC chair Lana Blank to the com- appointment was expected, they Samia and Blank both took long list of administrative neglect. were upset with the other appointee. offense to this, saying that it is not process, selecting But perhaps this attitude from Ghuman, who was chosen without up to the administrators to decide representatives without the administration is really a tool to the council’s knowledge or input, which meetings are important for gouge the social responsibility out of Perhaps this [uncaring] was selected simply based on his students to attend. And they’re right; student input. students. work in a Marshall dean’s office. Havis has already stepped extensive- UCSD undergrads are notorious- attitude from the Trouble erupted as Havis refused ly on the toes of UCSD’s most active By Silhan Jin ly apathetic, and it’s only reasonable to recognize his error; meanwhile, students — he isn’t even pretending Staff Writer for administrators — like Havis — to administration is really Ghuman remained missing in to care about their opinions. undercut the importance of their action. “It’s one thing to schedule SIX COLLEGES — For over 30 involvement. a tool to gouge the The disagreement escalated when [a meeting] when I have work or years, Thurgood Marshall College’s So when Ashanti Hands, social responsibility Marshall administrators refused to student government,” Blank said motto has been “to develop students Marshall’s dean of student affairs, reschedule the search committee’s in an e-mail. “But when I have as scholars and citizens.” This stems resigned last quarter, Havis thought “out of students.” first meeting because of a conflict class [it] seems completely unfair. from the college’s philosophy, which little of student input when he cre- in Blank’s schedule. According to Administrators can change their cal- seeks to foster not only students’ ated a search committee to find her Marshall Senator Kyle Samia — an endars and move meetings but my academic excellence but also social replacement. mittee without a proper application outspoken advocate of TMCC — job is to be a student and I cannot responsibility. He chartered the group over win- and interview process. Havis told Blank that the first meet- However, the recent conflict ter break — when most students were TMCC couldn’t express its frus- ing wasn’t vital, further implying See APPOINTEES, page 6 THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008 THE UCSD GUARDIAN OPINION 5 Excessively High Activity Fees Unstable Future Weeds Out Wishy-Washy Writers Put Strain on Strapped Students ▶ TASTE, from page 4 careers, but they were safe knowing standing in society as teachers — thought I, as a starry-eyed, optimis- they held a basic monopoly on very noble yet underpaid — a more By Aleks Savovic ing activity fees required only for tic college student, should do about news, and that if they worked hard informed American public will be Contributing Writer students who actually benefit from any urges to join the journalism enough they could eventually earn created. My mother has been a pub- their merits. workforce. Being careful to avoid a decent living. lic school teacher for almost 30 years UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA With education fees increasing turning me off to the career, he With less job security, aspiring now, and my father apparently took — Recently, Gov. Arnold seemingly by the day, the boon of chuckled slightly to himself before writers are now forced to follow Thomas’ advice decades before it Schwarzenegger proposed a bud- an activity fee lost its persuasion giving me some advice that seemed Thomas’ seemingly vague, but very was ever given, dedicating his life to get that would long ago. stressed and cautious. working as a journalist and political severely limit While in the “Find yourself a small newspaper activist covering grassroots social state funding for beginning of their that will allow you to write what justice movements. the University With education fees academic careers you are passionate about; make sure Writers of previous Although both are unbelievably of California. students may have it’s something that you really care smart and capable people, my par- Lawmakers increasing seemingly found the pros- about,” he said. generations were never ents chose to follow their hearts in Sacramento, by the day, the boon of pect of using the That’s it? Here’s one of the most and took on careers that directly who admit that school’s resources celebrated journalists in the entire assured lucrative careers, made the world a better place. My the state’s deficit an activity fee lost its attractive, educa- nation, and he tells me essentially but they were safe parents will be proud of me no mat- has increased to tion’s heightened the same thing that my kindergarten ter what I choose to do, but I feel a about $14 bil- persuasion long ago.” cost has mitigated teacher told me when I told her that knowing they held a basic lot better knowing that being a part lion, have said those prior ben- I wanted to be a pro baseball player: of a new generation of journalists that state spend- efits. Follow your heart. “monopoly on news.” would serve a truly positive role in ing on academia needs“ to change in Toward the end of every quar- I don’t know if I was expecting the world. order to prevent even more fiscal ter, students notice that the bill him to offer some piece of sage wis- Maybe Thomas was just giving irresponsibility. for the upcoming quarter includes dom that would show me how to crucial, advice and should only me a cliche answer, and maybe he Unfortunately, with projected standard expenses such as regis- be a successful journalist, but I had venture into the field of journal- was just blowing me off to hurry state cuts to the UC system hover- tration fees, books and parking. If hoped that any advice from such ism if it is truly what their hearts on to a more important meeting ing near $300 million, the viability not waived, there is also a fee for a prominent writer would contain tell them. — or maybe his advice actually was of offering the current variety and student health insurance. something a little more concrete. Taking the chance of major sincere. quality of academic programs in But then, from the abyss of After the lunch was over, I kept financial gain out of the profession Nobody is in a better place to the future is now in question. But monetary figures, there emerges a thinking about what he had said will create a pure breed of writers understand the magnitude of the the cut in state support also means set of fees that would appear quite about the perils of print media who are writing only because they threat to print media and jour- that student fees will inevitably bal- distinctive within the context of a as well as his advice to me as a honestly believe that a virtuous and nalism than he is, and maybe he loon once again. learning environment. journalist, and I realized that the dedicated media is a fundamental just wants to make sure that his This is precisely why university I’m talking about RUCCI: rec- two things are perfectly inter- component of a working democ- beloved profession is continued by leaders should start showing that twined. 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Furthermore, identification card, which would Students Must RUCCI covers the necessary With costs rising, it is now students who indicate that they allow only those students to use upkeep expenses for UCSD recre- imperative that administrators con- will never participate in fee-based RIMAC — similar to the Parking ational facilities and entertainment sider sending RUCCI out to pas- extracurricular events should not and Transportation Services sticker Give to Receive programs. ture, with the intended effort to be required to pay for RUCCI. allowing students to travel within APPOINTEES, from page 4 But should students who never continue making UCSD education Only then can validation come a set radius of UCSD. This kind of ▶ utilize these entities be obligated uniquely afford- to an efficient implementation would be simple change my class schedules.” to pay up? For some, attending able relative to solution to the and effective. But then again, from an adminis- a free-to-UCSD-students Kanye this university’s subjective prob- Additionally, students who trative point of view this may appear West concert really isn’t a priority. academic repu- Activity fees should lem of activ- waive their activity fees could pur- as a further example of students’ So should these students still be tation. ity fees coupled chase tickets for a specific event indifference. required to pony up their monetary Admittedly, only be paid by with increased they wish attend at the nonaffili- Luckily, after a long debate, Havis resources just to remain on the the activity education fees. ate rate. This way students are in and TMCC finally reached a com- UCSD roster? fees mentioned students who Besides, the control of their activity spending promise. They decided to add a sep- Budget wise, the state is facing only amount to magnitude of and the university will still take in arate search committee, predicated red almost across the board. And 15 percent of acknowledge that they students opting revenue for its services. on the idea that it would provide a with the current fluid condition of the big kahuna not to pay for But whatever the program may fresh perspective to the views of the the national economy, California’s — the education will participate in these fees is like- be, the point is to minimize the existing committee. fiscal problems stand only to wors- fee. The abil- UCSD activities.” ly to be small, adverse effect that activity fees may The only downside is that this en before they improve. ity to afford a “ as the major- have on talented, yet financially new committee will not have voting Yet, within the context of rising couple hundred ity of students strapped, current and prospective powers, and will be able to only offer living costs, a looming national dollars may be would probably UC students. recommendations. recession projected at better-than- less of an issue for some students realize that they would utilize the California is as diverse finan- Though the council attempted even odds and now an increase than for others. But, ultimately, the recreational facilities at least once cially per capita as it is with respect to convince the administration of in UC student fees, it appears as concerns of the latter set of stu- weekly. In short, students who do to individual talent. It would be a the importance of voting power for though the educational margin- dents are just as important as those wish to work out at RIMAC need shame for a university to impede the new committee, Havis wouldn’t alization of middle- and lower- of the former. to know that they will be paying for the budding talent by heighten- compromise further. income Americans is expanding. Note that the idea is not to their caloric-reduction plan. ing the importance of financial Last year, a similar situa- In essence, people pay enough simply shut down RIMAC Arena, As for those more keen upon the ability. tion occurred during a review of merely to live properly in California, to stop the yearly Sun God festival Cobb-Douglas function, they’ll be Marshall’s Dimension of Culture and it brings the population no or to limit cash for star bands to happier knowing they are not pay- Readers can contact Aleks Savovic at writing program, when the council comfort knowing that its offspring play at UCSD. No, the real premise ing for an investment they’ll never [email protected]. wanted student participation in an important curriculum committee. The council’s request was rejected, however, and students were instead offered a spot on a separate committee without voting rights. These two instances, in addition to the dearth of Warren College Student Council involvement in the recent general education require- ment changes, are unfortunate exam- ples of administrative disregard. However, blame for the lack of communication also falls on students. Out of UCSD’s approximately 22,000 undergrads, only a small minority is active through student councils and organizations. Additionally, voter turnout for issues like referenda and student representatives — which directly affect students — is relatively low. To administrators, this implies student apathy, prompting them to disregard the few students who actually take an active interest in school government. As students see that they must stand up and force UCSD administrators to take their opinions seri- ously — the way TMCC members are attempting — they are pushed to develop into responsible citizens. So is there a method to what appears to be administrative mad- ness? Involved students can only hope. Unfortunately, the average student does not have the time or the resources to keep themselves updat- CENTER FOR STUDENT INVOLVEMENT ed on new and upcoming policies

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T S BONUS! while many are simply disinterested. Attend any workshop and to complete a Princeton Review But responsible on-campus citi- WINTER 2008 PASSPORT information card and you will zenship doesn’t always have to start be entered into a drawing and end with bureaucracy. It also for a FREE COURSE! includes the simple act of participat- ing in school activities, or voting in A.S. Council elections. On UCSD’s apathetic campus, LEADERSHIP1/9 Identifying Prejudice at UCSD students need to work hand-in-hand 1/15 Personality Styles & Group Dynamics with administrators in order to have Maximize your Potential! their opinions considered. University The Passport to Leadership is a series of workshops 1/19 American Pie: Civil Rights Movement leaders have a long history of stub- designed to enhance your skills and 1/23 Dealing with Roommates born disinterest in student input maximize your leadership potential. 1/29 Hazing - Where To Draw The Line — the situation with Havis is no Look for the Passport workshop brochure 1/29 The West vs. The Rest: exception — but if students are ever on the 3rd floor of the Price Center Beyond U.S. vs. Them going to get their voices heard, they need to tone down the complaining or visit http://passport.ucsd.edu 1/31 16 Squares: Discover Your Greatest Values for workshop details. and start working toward a mutual 2/6 Exploring Social Identities understanding. Administrators are Workshops vary each quarter 2/7 Beer Goggles and Condoms: Alcohol IQ never going to respect student sug- so there are many opportunities gestions when they know they can to get involved throughout the year! 2/9 Winter EXCEL Conference 2/11 Know Thyself: Profile Your Personality get away with ignoring them. You catch more flies with honey 2/13 Getting to Know You: Creating Community than you do with vinegar, and stu- It’s FREE and 2/15 Make Change Happen - The Student Voice dents need to take the hint: If they open to 2/19 Public Speaking...Yes You Can! want to catch the attention of admin- EVERY student! 2/19 Sustainability in the 21st Century istrators, they need to get involved. 2/26 Becoming Culturally Competent - Possible? Until then, the administration’s attitude will not change. 3/4 The Art of Small Talk For more information visit http://passport.ucsd.edu or the Center for Student Involvement on the 3rd floor of the Price Center. Readers can contact Silhan Jin at [email protected]. THE BEST SONGS IN HIATUS 8 boss THIS WEEK CONTACT THE EDITORS ditties Chris Kokiousis, Chris Mertan, Sonia Minden The Mars Volta Super Furry Animals • “Aberinkulo” • “Into the Night” [email protected] hiatus �� • “Ilyena” • “Run Away” THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008 WAYNE’S QUICK LEAK SMELLS STALE By Andres Reyes Staff Writer

HARDCORE vs. Lil Wayne ■ The Leak CASUAL = CASH MONEY

il Wayne has been accurate portrayal of what Lil Wayne seems GAMING FTW something of a to be right now: all over the place, unfo- L feature slut this cused, rapping like a maniac and slightly past year, appearing on boring. The most exciting track is easily “I’m find it surprising that a gaming column for the tracks with almost every Me,” where Wayne does what Wayne does Guardian has yet to exist — the gaming industry mainstream rapper in hip- best: rap about himself, how much weed is one of the fastest growing markets in the world. hop, as well as releasing he smokes and how he makes much more Though I don’t consider myself an expert in the I countless mixtapes (includ- money than you — and it sounds pretty field by any means, I thought it necessary that I some- ing the highly entertaining damn fun. how contribute as someone passionate and willing to Da Drought 3) easily adding Too bad he can’t keep the same spirit write about my favorite hobby. I didn’t start this col- up to several albums’ worth of material. going for the rest of the EP. “Love Me or Hate umn to play nice to gamers, or to attract more people Still, he has yet to drop his highly antici- Me” and “Talkin’ ‘Bout It” are some of the to gaming; the purpose is to discuss aspects of gaming pated sixth solo album, The Carter III. most boring Weezy tracks in recent mem- culture that deserve to be noticed. For example, crappy So in comes The Leak, a puzzling ory, as WF Baby phones in his verses over over-hyped releases will get bashed and under-hyped EP released December last year to mediocre beats. “Kush” is a fun little track, gems will be praised. For this intro- very little fanfare or promotion. but it’s nothing noteworthy or extraordinary, ductory article, I specifically want to The Leak is supposed to be a especially considering the standards Wayne address two main types of gamers: mini-compilation of Lil Wayne has set for himself. “Gossip,” the track Lil the hardcore and the casual. As a songs that serves as a precur- Wayne debuted at the B.E.T. awards this disclaimer (the only disclaimer you’ll sor for his upcoming album. past year, is pretty ridiculous. The track runs ever get), I’m a cynical gamer with Critical Hit! The only thing is, a leak is around how much Wayne has done for hip- strong opinions, so take what I say supposed to create a buzz; hop, yet how little he has been appreciated, with a grain of salt. PHILIP RHIE an interest in the artist’s which is particularly hard to believe — espe- Everyone has their own image of [email protected] project, and in order for that cially since Wayne has been on the cover of the typical hardcore gamer, but I per- to happen you would need to magazines, every remix in the past year and sonally don’t have any problems with leak quality material (or at least pretty much lauded from all circles. World of Warcraft players, or those entertaining in some form or fashion). The Leak is a joke, the material is sub par cosplay types at every anime convention that look like No one in Lil Wayne’s camp seemed to and its timing is odd. More puzzling still: cracked-out Halloween kids. The problem lies with remember that last bit. Who the hell is going to buy a crappy five- the competitive gamers. See, unlike their role-play- Instead, what we’re left with is a pretty song EP nowadays anyway? ing counterparts, these assholes suck the fun out of games. I don’t join Halo matches to get insta-killed for the two seconds I get to step on the map. I play these games online so I can enjoy that familiar single-player experience with other people — hence the term “multiplayer.” But multiplayer just doesn’t fucking work; there’s no reliable difficulty scaling. Ideally, the matchmaking system implemented in every console game is supposed to bypass this problem, but it’s almost always broken and it doesn’t apply to online PC gaming. Ultimately, I’m left to play matches against people with way too much time on their hands. Though I should put the blame on inconsistent matchmaking, Hey Mr. Mixtape, Take Your Mic I blame every hardcore gamer for being so damned good. Fuck you all. On the other end of the spectrum lie casual gamers, the people too pretentious to admit that they play By Charles Nguyen SENIOR STAFF WRITER games. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen someone HOW LIL WAYNE pull out Brain Age on the DS and claim that they’re not playing a game, but rather enjoying a “brain-enhancing PUT HIS STAMP ON experience.” If you’re holding a mobile gaming device with a gaming cartridge inserted into it, you’re play- TRACK STACKS ing a fucking videogame. This faction is too ignorant PHOTOS COURTESY OF CASH MONEY to understand what makes a game a game, and to make matters worse, they can’t discern good games from great ones. I’ve seen people at game conventions ith James Brown long gone, the title of “hardest work- waiting in lines longer than the reproductive organs of ing man in showbiz” might as well be passed on horses to play Wii Sports. Wii Sports isn’t even a game; — and who’s a better candidate for that crown than Lil it’s a tech demo. I guess I’m more afraid than angry at W Wayne, mixtape master and urban poet extraordinaire? these casual gamers for what they represent, which is Traditionalists might cry blasphemy, but here’s a few facts to set the potential future of the industry. If big-name devel- ya’ll straight: opers start making titles continually geared toward the Weezy hasn’t had a solo album release in two years, but has casual gamer, will we lose our epic blockbusters? With musical canon as long as his Cadillac. the rise of games like Wii Fit, a glorified jazzercise mat COURTESY OF TRIBE.NET He’s gotten every critic riding with him, from Washington Post that’s currently the most popular title in Japan, I sure as pundits to MTV’s “hip hop brain trust.” hell don’t want to find myself five years from now “play- By producing track after track, and then some more, Lil Wayne’s ing” Pilates with Mario as my instructor, as pictured. career has diffused across hip-hop’s often cluttered landscape. Despite my problems and concerns with these two While most rappers only give us the means to bob and weave, gamer types, I can’t be completely cynical and claim Weezy’s effusive lyricism has a more imagistic moving power, plop- that they are both detrimental to gaming. If anything, ping us on his street corner one second, in New Orleans’ trashed the hardcore and casual gamer provide the founda- ghettos the next, then throwing us toward Capitol Hill the second tions on which the medium can grow. I’m glad that after that. some people love games enough to want to play them Best thing about Lil Wayne is, the man picked a new, previously like a part-time job, and I’m glad that more and more underutilized way of maximizing his rep: mixtapes. In the last year, people are gradually becoming interested in games, Lil Wayne single-handedly boosted the mixtape game, making whatever form they may come in. As long as people appearances on a roof-high stack of tracks while spitting out some are willing to enjoy the pastime for what it is, then our diamond-studded ones of his own. industry will have no choice but to prosper. So I say, So while we all hunker down for Tha Carter III (which, judging rock on, gamers, rock the fuck on. from The Leak, could very well burn his career hard), here’s a look COURTESY OF GAMETAP at the best tracks from Weezy’s most acclaimed mixtapes of the past two years: Dedication 2 and Da Drought 3.

See MIXTAPES, page 9 THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008 THE UCSD GUARDIAN HIATUS 9 Gritty Streetside Copycat Takes Classics into Custody ▶ MIXTAPE, from page 8 Da Drought 3 1. Seat Down Low: Wayne starts this cut with his trade- mark sideways humility, first proclaiming T.I.’s standing as his brother and “the king,” and then going on to crown himself as “the best rapper alive.” Rap’s cutthroat charac- ters need a lesson from Wayne, who knows tearing down peers doesn’t mean shit toward advancing your career. Backed by those Mannie Fresh’s beats that hearken divin- ity and trumpets that open clouds, Wayne rides heavy on the track that made T.I.’s King one of 2006’s best solo efforts.

2. Get High, Rule Tha World: Reaching far back into ’90s classics, Weezy turns Nas’ pairing with Lauryn Hill’s “If I Ruled the World” on its head. Wayne’s lyricism gets gritty (“I been shot two times/ Just wipe that off”) as often as it gets ridiculous (“And I never miss a game, no Shaq O’neal/ More like Brett Favre”). Shout-outs to Favre and put-downs to Shaq always make for a winner.

3. N.O. Nigga: Any chance to see Young Jeezy’s romp redone is welcomed. And of course, as the prime example of the listener’s rapper, Lil Wayne is happy to oblige, slamming the song with the type of grunting rap that will have any head bouncing. His metaphorical side kicks in with a sweet declarative line: women share him like oxygen.

4. Put Some Keys on It: Wayne wrecks Rich Boy’s ’Lac by way of Polow Da Don’s addictive beat production and a barrage of pop culture references. Only this creatively conscious rapper can put Michael Jordan, Tonya Harding, Norbit and Orbitz shoulder-to-shoulder in one, outstretched breath. And it’s Wayne’s undeniable musicality that makes us love every strung-out verse.

5. Don’t Stop Won’t Stop: Let’s face it — Young Gunz were undeserving of the original pop-tastic beat. Wayne recoups the shame by partnering with the silky Nikki Menaj, whose flow is just as smooth when she’s repping her fine-ness as when she’s calling herself Hermione. And yes, that means there’s a Harry Potter shout-out. Dedication 2

1. Canon (AMG Remix): An all-star list converges on this cut, which blasts off with a hailstorm of Weezy spitfire. Freeway washes the song over with more of his hall- mark yelling, which fits perfectly in this fervent, wildly executed song. There isn’t rapping in this head-pounding ditty — the mic flails around before it smashes like glass against the concrete.

2. Riding with the AK: Wayne preserves the Southern swagger of the Purple Ribbon All-Stars, whose “Kryptonite” thudded many a rear-view, bumped many a woofer and lifted many a trunk. Currency and Mac Maine bookend the song, but Weezy chokes the middle with speedy verve, professing the best gun- toting love since Tupac rapped about making a girlfriend out of his piece.

3. Welcome to the Concrete Jungle: In this cut, Dipset’s youngin’ urbanizes a dinky-dink cowbell beat with those lovable “yeps” and his pervasive fluidity. It’s a fitting lead-in for Wayne, who pours over his take on the streets with a sharpened tongue: “I won’t stop cappin ’til ya wings start flappin’/ And you, you just an angel in the street full of gangstas.”

4. Georgia Bush: What Kanye does, Lil Wayne can always do better. Instead of blabbering like a fool next to a dumb-struck Mike Myers, Wayne chooses the route of song to take stabs at the ignominious Dubya. The New Orleans native’s briskly agile flow meets perfectly with Ray Charles’ suave, making for a hellishly passionate assault of beefs on Bush. Then mid-song, Weezy grabs Tupac’s classic “Ambitions of a Rider” beat and whips up some even fresher Bush bitch-outs. recordings Super Furry Animals ■ Hey Venus! ROUGH TRADE

nveloped by undulating swoons “Run-Away” and jazzy, lo-fi “The Gift — oddly reminiscent of the Beach That Keeps Giving” (a throw-back to E Boys on a spacey, psychedelic trip 2000’s experimental Mwng). But we — it’s easy to understand why the aren’t truly blasted into electric shock appeal of Super Furry Animals has until “Into the Night” turbo-charges endured over a decade of mind-bend- the record with its Turkish twanging ing invention. The nonsensical neon and techno swells of keyboardist Cian album cover of their eighth install- Ciarán. ment, Hey Venus!, is alone a reflection The only stumble in the band’s of the Welsh beasts’ ever-burgeoning audacious strut is the borderline- imagination. Their latest explosion of annoying and largely pointless “Baby sunshine-y doowop and bongo beats Ate My Eightball,” which badgers us is a rainbow spectrum of weird, as if with a stream of high-pitched la-la-las. “AN UNQUALIFIED TRIUMPH.” the awe-inspiring aftermath of some But the elegant “Let the Wolves Howl -Stephen Holden, THE NEW YORK TIMES LSD-incited storm. at the Moon” more than compensates Although the album starkly fluc- for this forgettable slip. “Wolves” is a tuates between tambourine-backed hollow and blues-y waltz to the album’s PERSEPOLIS harmonies and sophisticated piano close. And while its chorus escalates: A FILM BY MARJANE SATRAPI AND VINCENT PARONNAUD grunge, the tunes serve to narrate “For the end/ it comes so soon,” we BASED ON THE ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL BY MARJANE SATRAPI the romance of a rural girl with big- are reminded that, for every Furries city ambitions. “The Gateway Song” finale, there awaits a new pitcher of is a 43-second crack of Brit-bubble- creative juice to be squeezed from the gum, with frontman Gruff Rhys jok- pop powerhouses. CHECK THEATRE NOW DIRECTORIES ingly assuring that it “brings you on OR CALL FOR nicely to the harder stuff.” Indeed, — Sonia Minden PLAYING! SHOWTIMES what follows are the Motown-inspired Associate Hiatus Editor VIEW THE TRAILER AT WWW.PERSEPOLISMOVIE.COM

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t’s hard to back a band that sings about ut your Adderall away, babies, or Mars Volta’s Louis Vuitton and Peter Gabriel unironi- latest effort will give you a motherfucking I cally, but then again, I don’t live in P heart attack. If you’re not down with extensive DJ DEMON Williamsburg, N.Y. The collegiate boys of instrumentals and electronic layering so heavy Vampire Weekend cop traditional South Jesus couldn’t identify half the shit they play, then African style and fit it into a three-minute stay as far away from Mars Volta as you can get. academic pop box. This “world” sound The barrage of intense noise is so mind-numbing- has been branded innovative and cool in a ly thick that you’ll either want to punch a fucking new context, even if it amounts to a half- hole in the wall or do a hit of acid and run naked JANUARY 27 baked, ska-Strokes approach with occa- through Balboa Park. After numerous musician sional djembe beats. turnovers and member deaths, the group’s latest First strike: Ska tends to share a space installment, The Bedlam In Goliath, is a twisting with bagpipe jazz and Christian rap as voyage into the band’s apparent “haunting.” a genre with no redeeming qualities. Totally theme-based, Bedlam relates the tale Thankfully, Vampire Weekend leaves the of the group’s haunted Ouija board, picked up fluttery trumpets behind, but curiously by guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez on a trip to saves the awful chord jangles (see “A- Jerusalem. In addition to providing the guys with Punk”). oodles of lyrics and creative juice, the poltergeist’s Second strike: This album isn’t going overzealous ways apparently led to the flooding your vegas to age gracefully. A few days after the first of several homes and the disappearance of entire listen, its trashy references are still embar- tracks. Bullshit or not, the resulting fiasco of pul- rassing, and the college theme still an over- sating beats mixes electronica, mechanical warble done shtick. What happens when the four and Indian chant into a buffet of sound. JANUARY 30 FEBRUARY 4 grads grow out of their campus fascination? The over-processed feel of Bedlam is at times Can they be sweater-tied scholars forever? delightful, like trying to identify all the indi- Maybe lead singer Ezra Koenig will get a vidual components of a delicious dessert. You teaching degree and write as a professor for dig through awesome guitar riffs, looping insane their second album. lyrics, synthesized bell chimes and the grounding MC CHRIS And strike three: There’s hardly an presence of hectic drums. All that is Mars Volta appropriate listening environment for this is here in abundant experimental shifts, shoving disjointed debut (besides Urban Outfitters more and more shit into every second of every and trust-fund yacht parties). Song parts minute of the album. But unless you’re on speed, often stand jarringly alone, as in new wave- listening to Bedlam in one go is like having musi- y number “One (Blake’s Got a New Face);” cal schizophrenia, the lyrics usually lost in the the band can’t manage to blend afro indie- clamor of Middle Eastern chaos. lite with Walkmen rock bombast, so it Though successful in its avant-garde mess of shuffles between the two awkwardly, sell- rock ‘n’ roll, Bedlam fails to create truly stand- FEBRUARY 5 & 6 ing both short. out tracks. The songs tend to blur unless you FEBRUARY 13 That’s not to say their bookish antics hunker down next to the speakers and Google never pay off: opener “Mansard Roof” the lyrics. Singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala’s voice embraces minimalism well, with sparse can also get pretty high in the register, becom- but effective drum hits, symphonic/tropi- ing a Weird Al Yankovic-like whine. Thankfully, cal keys and mandolin-style guitar strums. Bixler-Zavala reins in his sonic pitch for most of Koenig’s dynamic range and quaint melody the album, and the instruments get to hog the on the track hints at a potential his group spotlight. The take-home message of Bedlam is SANCTITY may or may not have. One thing is cer- not how beautifully crafted anarchy can be, but HORRORPOPS tain: if it weren’t for music blogs, Vampire whether you enjoy the in-your-face-ness of track The Pink Spiders Weekend would’ve spent an extra few after track of kooky RPG lyrics and pandemo- Rocket months in the oven to everyone’s benefit. nium is really up to you. — Chris Kokiousis — Autumn Schuster FEBRUARY 15 Associate Hiatus Editor Senior Staff Writer FEBRUARY 19

Cat Power ■ Jukebox UNIVERSAL THE MYRIAD SCOTTY DON’T oft, dramatic and slow — eran songstress are gritty But the gusto she injects MYSTIC ROOTS BAND Cat Power’s (AKA Chan and moving. She takes the into her country ballads S Marshall) mostly new grandstand out of New York and tunes of idolatry get FEBRUARY 20 FEBRUARY 23 cover-based album slinks up and replaces it with a city lost around the middle and on you like an unexpected that kicks your ass while it end when she tackles James Prince Charming at a dive takes your name, infusing Brown and Dylan. Rather bar. Drink in one hand and the old adage “I want to be a than reinventing the magic of joint in the other, Marshall part of it” with a blush-wor- folk or R&B, she executes the whisper-croons her thick- thy sensuality. verses almost too faithfully, bodied soul version of songs She tackles some old maintaining the heart of the JUPITER by artists like Janis Joplin, material in the form of her tune but dragging the music RISING Billie Holiday and Marshall’s grownup take on “Metal down in her own tragedy- own lyrical crush, Bob Dylan, Heart,” a song originally soaked voice. DAGO BRAVES into your ear. heard on 1998’s Moon Pix, To both a benefit and a But like any true shitty bar this time around pushing a detriment, Marshall immers- hook-up, what starts out as wise intensity into the fragile es herself in the music, slow- novel fun ends up fading with lyrics of yesteryear. ing it all down to toil through FEBRUARY 24 FEBRUARY 28 the first few drops of star- But the best moment another artist’s work in her tling sobriety. Marshall starts of Jukebox happens when own melancholy fashion. By out strong, with a version of Marshall blatantly adores the end of the album, it’s 2/7 AN EVENING WITH 3/7 BAD RELIGION “New York, New York” that Dylan via the only original hard not to mentally check VELVET REVOLVER 3/12 CLUTCH Frank Sinatra would be hard- track on the album, “Song out and head bob as the long 2/8 LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES/ pressed to recognize, setting to Bobby.” It’s a frank admis- journey comes to a close and 3/18 NADA SURF the mood for Jukebox as an sion of balls-out long stand- the music’s lethargy peaks. SI*SE 3/29 THE BLACK KEYS intriguing tweak of classics ing Dylan-love: “Giving you Though a passionate collec- 2/12 UMPHREY’S MCGEE 3/30 LOST 80’S LIVE into full-bodied, countrified my heart was my plan/ I wish tion, Jukebox is a slow-jam 2/16 STYX FEAT: blues numbers as only she I could tell you.” With her parade of hits that soothe 2/21 QUEENSRYCHE DRAMARAMA, can do. paper-thin voice backed by more often than they stimu- 2/22 LED ZEPAGAIN A FLOCK OF Even if Sinatra couldn’t the Dirty Delta Blues, she late. 2/29 TAKE ACTION SEAGULLS pick his song out of her creates a relaxing mix of cov- TOUR FEAT: 3/31 CITIZEN COPE musical lineup, the modifi- ers that diverge from 2000’s — Autumn Schuster EVERY TIME I DIE, 4/5 BIG HEAD TODD cations enacted by the vet- The Covers Record. Senior Staff Writer FROM FIRST TO LAST, AND THE MONSTERS AUGUST BURNS RED 4/7 MINISTRY Visit www.ucsdguardian.org for Web Exclusive content! THE HUMAN ABSTRACT 4/13 SAY ANYTHING

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ERIK JEPSEN/GUARDIAN FILE The men’s swimming and diving teams performed admirably against the Division I Aggies, winning five meets total, including both diving events on Jan. 20.

▶ SWIVE, from page 16 points. won the 100-yard breaststroke for contests, while the women also took “Coming from [Loyola the men with a time of 59.71. The three events of their own. Marymount University], we did men’s team also swept the 400-yard The women’s swimmers showed awesome against USD,” Shimura individual medley, filling all four that the USD Toreros could not said. “We did a total 180 and came top spots. Junior Steven Hardy won keep up with them as they won 12 into this meet with a completely dif- the event with a time of 4:19.42, fol- of the 14 events in the matchup. The ferent mentality.” lowed by junior Kneif Lohse, junior Tritons even took first and second The team traveled to the Schaal Dan Gluvers and freshman Kyle place in several events, including the Aquatics Center in Davis next to Begovich. The men also took first 200-yard freestyle relay. Freshman take on the Aggies. Although the and second in the 400-yard freestyle Anju Shimura and junior Shannon men lost a close match and the relay with a team of sophomore Todd Simonds were the top two finish- Langland, Maryatt and sophomores ers in the 200-yard freestyle, while Greg Goodell and Dan Perdew, with junior Erinn Deters and Simonds a winning time of 3:11.82. placed first and second, respectively, This weekend we On the women’s side, Sims won in the 100-yard freestyle. Deters also two events, the 100-yard butterfly won the 50-yard freestyle with a asserted that we are and the 200-yard butterfly, in 58.68 time of 24.60, while Simonds won the best team in and 2:07.25, respectively. Shimura the 500-yard freestyle in 5:12.98. also won an event for the women Shimura also won her second event, San Diego.” with a leading time of 2:07.04 in the the 200-yard backstroke, in 2:08.65. 200-yard backstroke. Junior Jennifer Sims won both of — Aubrey Panis, Finishing the weekend with her events with a 58.48 in the 100- junior swimmer one win and one loss, the Tritons yard butterfly and a 2:07.78 in the “ only have one more meet to pre- 200-yard butterfly while sophomore pare for the Pacific Collegiate Swim Karla Holman took the 200-yard women lost badly in points, the Conference Championships and individual medley with a time of team won several events, and the NCAA Division II Championships. 2:13.30. divers had a great meet. “This weekend we asserted that The Triton women made amaz- “Davis is a Division I team with we are the best team in San Diego,” ing individual showings, but they scholarships and a full team,” Sims junior Aubrey Panis said. “It was also dominated as a team. They won said. “We just wanted to have a good exciting and we have a lot of motiva- the 400-yard medley relay with a meet as a team and show Davis that tion going into conference champi- powerful combination of Shimura, we are a threat.” onships.” Bohn, Sims and Deters that finished The Tritons swept both the men’s The Tritons’ last home meet will in 3:59.97. one-meter and men’s three-meter be Jan. 26 against UC Irvine and The women divers did just as diving, placing first through fourth Cal Baptist University. After that, well as their swimming counter- in both events with senior Andrew the team will head to Long Beach parts, as the Tritons took second, Skewes winning both events and for the PCSC Championships in third and fourth in the three-meter sophomore Kevin Sullivan, senior February in what will be the Tritons’ diving with sophomore Jennifer Jeff Bryant and senior Aaron Cantu last chance to qualify swimmers and Lappe, senior Amanda Mason and following close behind. The Tritons divers for nationals. sophomore Danielle Niculescu. The also won six other events as a team, Tritons ended the meet against USD three for the women and three for Readers can contact Casey Armstrong �� with a solid victory of over fifty the men. Freshman Brandon Maryatt at [email protected]. �� UNIVERSITY Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics & Biomathematics

MASTERS OF SCIENCE PROGRAM IN BIOSTATISTICS WITH TRACKS IN BIOINFORMATICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008 THE UCSD GUARDIAN SPORTS 15 Referendum is a Waste Women’s Rugby Set UPCOMING of Money Without Fans to Start League Play HOME GAMES ▶ ATTENDANCE, from page 16 tion of the almost 3,000 students in the meantime, only a grassroots move- the “Bring UCSD a Football Team!” By Matt Croskey 80-minute grudge match. UCSD was forced to play shorthanded for the bet- W. BASKETBALL ment by UCSD fans can strengthen Facebook group were to attend a Triton Senior Staff Writer te sports programs at UCSD. Considering game once a week, the attendance at r part of the match when two players vs. San Francisco State that students are paying well over $300 home games would skyrocket. CLUB SPORTS — This year’s edition went down with injuries. Despite the The No. 20 Tritons will be a year toward athletics, one would While money from the referendum of the UCSD women’s rugby team is disadvantage, the Tritons played with playing in front of a Spirit Night think they would take a more active does its best Ronald Reagan impres- admittedly a little younger and a little a vengeance but came up short in the crowd at RIMAC Arena and role in on-campus sports. sion, slowly trickling down through smaller than its fellow competitors, but end, losing 15-14. will look to start the festivities More home fans will translate into Triton athletics programs, UCSD stu- that hasn’t held it back. The injuries played a large role in off with a win when they take more wins, which will help build up the dents must take it upon themselves to Competing in what has been con- the heartbreaking defeat, as the Tritons on the Gators. championship tradition, bringing in improve school sports from the bottom sidered the fastest growing women’s spent more time playing defense instead Jan. 25 @ 5:30 p.m. more top recruits and leading to a very up. And if bolstering UCSD sports and sport in the nation, UCSD has helped of trying to advance the ball. bright future for Triton athletics. UCSD spirit is not enough of an incentive, then forge the way for West Coast teams. “If we had had one more person, we M. BASKETBALL can try and lure the best talent to its maybe this is: Each student is paying The sport is profoundly more popular could’ve won,” Wise said. program, but who would want to go this fee regardless of how the teams per- back east, where teams receive more UCSD didn’t let down; the rookies vs. San Francisco State to a school where your hard work and form, so not being active in the Triton funding and have larger squads. helped the Tritons shut down out-of- The Tritons will put their perfect skill aren’t respected or even noticed by sports program means that, essentially, Despite the roadblocks it has faced, state foe Oregon State 39-0 to close day home record of 7-0 on the line the student body? you are wasting your money. the UCSD squad has built a reputation one with a victory and gain momentum when they host the Gators in Lately there has been a growing Without the strong fan support, for itself and now competes against heading into the second day. the second game of the Spirit movement on campus to bring a foot- UCSD teams are merely a few students Division I foes Arizona State and UCLA On the second day, the Tritons Night doubleheader. faced rival UCLA and tournament host ball team back to the school. While it running around a field — regardless of in the SoCal League. Jan. 25 @ 7:30 p.m. Stanford and came away with a split would be great if the university were to how much more money may or may But before league play gets under- decision. UCSD took home a promis- have a football team again after a 40- not be behind them. If the school is ever way, the Tritons traveled to Stanford i Swimming & Diving year hiatus, it is by no means feasible going to have a chance at competing on University on Jan. 19 and 20 to compete ng win against conference rival Bruins in the Stanford Invitational and get one and will look to build off the confidence vs. UC Irvine, Cal Baptist anywhere in the near future. Clinging the same athletic level as the other top- Jan. 26 @ noon. to false hopes of forming a football tier universities that UCSD students final tuneup. As last year’s national run- that came with the victory. team gives those students personal jus- claim to be on par with academically, ner-up, Stanford headlined the 16-team The afternoon match against the Cardinal was a different story. Wise W. Basketball tification for not attending games of then each student must realize their field, which included many other top said that while the Tritons were excited vs. Cal State Monterey Bay the few dedicated teams that the school dynamic potential and put their (refer- teams in the west. to play a team that expects to make the Jan. 26 @ 5:30 p.m. actually has. If even the smallest frac- endum) money where their mouth is. Team president and captain Kim Wise said the team made great strides national tournament, it’s intimidating competing at such a high level and was to play such a great program. M. Basketball proud of the team’s fourth-place finish. “They were one of the best teams vs. Cal State Monterey Bay “Everyone played really well this in the nation last year and have a great Jan. 26 @ 7:30 p.m. weekend and the rookies really stepped program,” she said. “It was a close match vs. Grand Canyon it up,” she said. “We’re a young team but they are just a good team. We really Jan. 29 @ 7:00 p.m. this year, and we lost some key players learned a lot about our team from play- during the matches. Had a few things ing them and we are excited to move M. Volleyball worked the other way, we could’ve into our regular season.” vs. Princeton come away with some more wins.” The Tritons will head east next for Jan. 30 @ 6:00 p.m. UCSD opened up against Chico a friendly match against the University vs. Pepperdine State and the Wildcats downed the of Arizona and a conference match Feb. 1 @ 7:00 p.m. Tritons 10-5, but the results weren’t against Arizona State University. Wise considered official, according to Wise. said the team is confident that they Baseball “Chico was playing its alumni so the can come away with two victories and vs. Western Oregon game didn’t really matter,” Wise said. build some momentum heading into its Feb. 1 @ 2:00 p.m. “It was more of a friendly match and a matchup against UCLA. warm-up.” After the opening match, the Tritons Readers can contact Matt Croskey at Visit www.ucsdtritons.com for full CHRISTINA AUSHANA/GUARDIAN faced UC Berkeley in what grew into an [email protected]. schedules. HOT CORNER 16 Derek Armstrong Men’s Soccer CONTACT THE EDITOR Armstrong coached UCSD for the last 26 years, Rael Enteen winning three D-III national titles and over [email protected] SPORTS 300 games. He retired this season and will be replaced by ex-Stanford assistant Jon Pascale. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008 Cup Competition Foils UCSD Fencers By Jake Blanc North America and were able to see Senior Staff Writer many of the top U.S. fencers fight for the top.” FENCING — UCSD sent a select group NAC consisted of an open- of its top fencers to Atlanta this past ing round of pool play, in which weekend for the 2008 North American each fencer dueled to five touches Cup, where they faced their toughest against six other participants. From competition to date. However, due to the open pool, the qualifying fenc- the meet’s unusual format, the sub- ers then moved into more selec- par results will in no way affect the tive direct elimination rounds. The Tritons’ NCAA standing, because the extremely talented and large field of NAC was an open competition where competition at NAC made passing fencers were represented individually, even the first round of pool play with no points going to any type of very difficult for the Tritons, and team tally. many of UCSD’s fencers were sent to Although the Tritons have par- the sidelines before entering direct ticipated in this format of play before, elimination. most recently at the UCSD-hosted In men’s epee, there were an Bladerunner competition, NAC astounding 281 entrants, and with so posed the unique and unsurpassable many top-notch fencers, tournament challenge of fielding a huge number rules only permitted 75 players to of participants, all of whom were move from pool play to direct elimi- rated extremely high in U.S. Fencing’s nations. Freshman Jed Bassein led qualification ratings. In fencing, the the way for the UCSD epee squad, top three divisions, A, B and C, sig- finishing a relatively respectable nify years of commitment and an 136th. Competing in the junior divi- abundance of talent, with the lower sion of the meet, sophomore Sean divisions, D and E, encompassing Blum placed 88th out of a pool of newer, less experienced fencers. All 187 fencers. On the men’s side, fresh- WILL PARSON/GUARDIAN FILE NAC participants held at least a C man sabrist Zach Jones advanced While many of the Tritons had trouble with more experienced opponents, the fact that most players didn’t advance will not affect UCSD’s NCAA standing. rating. farther than any other Triton in the Senior foilist Emily Lipoma top division of sabre pool play and ized that the negative outcome of the elimination after placing 75th in the get any touches in, she still held her expressed the common sentiment of direct eliminations. meet could be turned into a positive first round of competition to make own. Looking around the room you the team — one of resigned frustra- Since NAC operates separately outing for future team competitions. sure that UCSD women were repre- saw the absolute top clubs, coaches tion — but made a point to focus from the NCAA rankings and stand- “Being in Atlanta helped me real- sented in the latter rounds. and names in the fencing world.” on a silver lining from the trying ings, the meet served as a person- ize that I have a long way to go in “We knew that because of how UCSD will take next week off competition. al challenge for individual fencers, terms of improving myself,” Lee said. many fencers were C-rated and above before heading to the Northwestern “Overall, it was pretty disap- allowing those who did not meet “But that’s good — it gives me some- that we were going to be going up meet on Feb. 2 when NCAA team pointing; actually in every way it their personal expectations to use thing to work toward.” against some of the top competition in competition will begin again. was pretty disappointing,” Lipoma the competition to polish their skills. Although Lee and senior Chelsea the nation,” Lipoma said. “Samantha said. “However, we were exposed to Sophomore foilist Florance Lee, who Ambort did not escape the general [Rojales] had a bout against an actual Readers can contact Jake Blanc at some very good fencing from all over did not advance past pool play, real- pool play, Lipoma made it into direct Olympian, and even though she didn’t [email protected]. Ice Hockey Cruising After Swivers Handle USD but Triton Teams Early Season Problems Struggle With D-I Aggies Need More By Janani Sridharan Bachman’s return to the team is one Fan Support Senior Staff Writer reason why UCSD has had greater suc- cess as of late. Bachman came back to n the eve of Spirit Night, CLUB SPORTS — The UCSD club the team recently after missing the first the year’s most popular cel- ice hockey team is rolling after a slow half of the season. ebration of Triton sports, it start, crushing its last two opponents. “Bachman returned from playing isO essential to take a step back and, The Tritons faced Loyola Marymount junior hockey out east,” Yamashita said. instead of talking about beloved col- University on the road, winning the “He has been one our top-caliber play- legiate athletes, look toward the crucial contest 10-4 on Jan. 18 before dominat- ers since his freshman year.” sixth man of our school sports teams: ing University of the Redlands on Jan. In addition to Bachman’s return, UCSD students. 19 with a 12-3 blowout victory. the team’s younger members have also Aside from the historically popular UCSD currently holds an 8-5 record, become more comfortable playing games throughout the year, like major reaching that mark with a rollercoaster with each other, ironing out kinks that water polo games or the Triton Jam, of an early season. After starting out nagged the team earlier in the season. 2-0, the Tritons ran into problems, par- “Our team chemistry is great and ticularly against San Diego State, losing we’re all comfortable with each other,” to the Aztecs twice early in the season. Lockwood said. “We trust each other Blanc The Tritons also suffered tough losses on the ice and have really bonded.” to UC Davis and UC Irvine, giving the According to Yamashita, there was on Base Tritons a 5-4 record in the first half of confusion early in the season because of Jake Blanc their season before winter break. the players’ and coaches’ limited experi- [email protected] UCSD returned after the break ence working together, which hindered with intensity, posting a 6-5 win over the Tritons in the early games. the majority of the UCSD sporting Northern Arizona University on Jan. 12 “We got a lot of problems and events go unwatched, save for players’ before its two wins last weekend. confusions straightened out and have family members and a select group of “Our game against NAU and past been able to relax and concentrate,” loyal students, usually fellow Triton two games over the weekend are the Yamashita said. athletes. Any athlete can attest to the best hockey that we’ve played,” fresh- While relaxing is important, UCSD boost that a packed house brings to man forward Stephen Lockwood said. is now focusing on the postseason. a game, and few things in life com- In their second game against “Our goals are to get a high seed in pare to the unimaginable feeling that University of Redlands this season, the the playoffs and make [it] into the top comes from clinching a crucial win Tritons posted an easy victory. four teams in our region so that we can and having a throng of fans erupt in “We played well in the game while go to nationals,” Lockwood said. cheers. Although attendance at sport- missing three of our top scorers,” junior UCSD will next face UC Irvine on ing events is up a small margin from captain Ken Yamashita said. Jan. 25. The last time these two teams last year, there are still a horrendously UCSD started out strong against squared off the Tritons took a 7-4 loss large number of empty seats at most LMU, scoring four straight goals before to the Anteaters on Nov. 30 at Irvine. games. The fact that almost 10,000 the Lions could answer back. The UCSD will follow up that game against MIKE CHI/GUARDIAN students showed up at the polls last year Tritons led for the entire game, never Fresno State on Jan. 26. The Tritons beat USD 176-124 on Jan. 18, the seventh straight year the Torero swimmers have lost to UCSD. to pass the sports referendum but some allowing LMU a chance to come back “We have a debt to settle with Irvine,” By Casey Armstrong score of 176-124. To end the week- Triton sporting events don’t even get in the contest. Yamashita said. “It’s definitely a winna- Contributing Writer end, the Triton men and women 10 spectators is ironic, to say the least. “LMU is a Division II team and we ble game. We need to come out strong traveled to UC Davis on Jan. 20 to Why is it that students were willing to beat them,” Yamashita said. “The win and beat them. We also have a debt to SWIMMING & DIVING — This test their skills against the Division I put time and energy toward approving should give us a boost in rankings.” settle with Fresno because of last year’s past weekend was another busy one Aggies. The men’s team was compet- a fee increase but they cannot spare a Junior forward Chris Bachman hard, physical game against that team. for waterbound Tritons. The women itive, but couldn’t come away with a single moment to attend events that are had a team-high four points in We won that game but [Fresno] doesn’t led off the weekend on Jan. 18 with win in the end, losing to the Aggies the direct beneficiaries of their money? the game, including a hat-trick. respect us as a team.” a home meet against the University by a slim margin. The men won five It will take years for the far-reaching Sophomore forwards Kenny of San Diego and came away with a events total, including both diving goals of the referendum to set in, so in McCubbins and Michael Frederick Readers may contact Janani Sridharan dominant victory, winning all but added three points each. at [email protected]. two swimming events with a final See SWIVE, page 14 See ATTENDANCE, page 15