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A GOOD YEAR Student reps are PENNY FOR THE discussing a bid to barter down the Loft’s controversial student-fee proposal. LOFTarely a year after the A.S. Council declined to sponsor a By AAngelangela CChenhen student-fee referendum to fund the Loft — Price Center AssociateAssociate NewsNews EditorEditor East’s year-old multipurpose venue — some councilmem- B bers are reconsidering the request but discussing a pos- sible effort to lower the proposed fee, which has climbed to $4.91. The A.S. Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and ? chair of the University Centers Advisory Board Jordan Taylor, a member of the A.S. special committee currently discussing the proposed referendum, said councilmembers are working to deter- mine an appropriate Loft fee using enrollment numbers. Based on recent figures provided by the Office of the Registrar, the commit- tee suggested redistributing the fee from the originally proposed $4.91 for undergraduates to $4.47 for undergraduates and $3.82 for graduate students. See LOFTpage 3 PHILIP RHIE/GUARDIAN

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By Yelena Akopian “One thing I know is that Senior Staff Writer in the past, Cal State was very lenient in admitting students Grappling with a $564 mil- who hadn’t completed all of lion budget shortfall, the their course work or liberal arts California State University sys- requirements,” Reed said. “I tem announced plans Tuesday believe those students are going to cut enrollment by 40,000 stu- to be turned away.” dents over the next two years. According to the Contra “Denying students access to Costa Times, the campuses will the California State University cut enrollment by adhering more is just about the worst thing I strictly to CSU policy on aca- can do during a recession,” demic dismissal of students who Chancellor Charles B. Reed said. aren’t performing well, while “But we have to provide a quality potentially eliminating winter higher education to students, and and spring admission for the we cannot educate more students 2010-11 academic year. with less.” “The state funds a finite The university system number of [students],” Cal Poly Since opening in Fall Quarter 2008, the Loft received 266,152 applications spokesman Tim Lynch told the has hosted a wide variety of events, from punk this year, a 53-percent increase Contra Costa Times. “If the uni- concerts to wine tastings. During the 2009 from last year. CSU officials versity exceeds that number, it presidential innaguaration, students gathered attribute most of the increased incurs the entire cost of edu- to watch President Barack Obama be sworn demand to students hoping to cation for those additional stu- ERIK JEPSEN/GUARDIAN transfer from community col- dents. Yes, those additional stu- into office. Recently, indie/hip hop troupe lege, who had to wait to apply in dents will pay fees, but those Why? drew a packed house on Oct. 22. The men’s water-polo team rose from a hit-and-miss season to slam-dunk their final regular-season game of 2009, which they played against Santa Clara University. The win will play as a key factor in the fall after spring enrollment determining the team’s seed in the upcoming Western Water-Polo Championships, beginning Nov. 20. was cancelled last year. See CSUpage 3

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Affairs after 25 years of service. faculties, which we can’t do right now.” “I think that UCSD needs to figure Beginning his career at UCSD Drake also established a fund- out how to be great without relying on as a professor of political science, raising campaign designed to create state funding,” he said. “We’re getting Drake became director of the Latin- student scholarships, which received down to the bone here, and it’s going American studies program before a $530,000 grant in the year 2000 to hurt. But we have to get through being promoted to the position of to support graduate students work- this, and we have to move on. I think dean of the division of social sciences ing in the social sciences. The grant the notion of shared sacrifice is true. in 1994. Drake served in the position was the single largest gift UCSD had Everybody is suffering.” for 12 years before being appointed to yet received in its campaign to raise He expressed concerns about the the position of vice chancellor in 2006. money for graduate support. university in the coming years. Drake said his goal as vice chancel- The retiring vice chancellor has “I’m very worried about UCSD for lor was to preserve the academic core also been involved in efforts to make the next year or so,” Drake said, “But of the university, which he described the new furlough program for faculty I am optimistic in the long run. It will as a fusion of world-class research and less onerous: He played an instrumen- survive, and we will thrive.” internationally renowned education. tal part in the creation of the Joint Chancellor Marye Anne Fox has In 1998, Drake became a key Senate-Administration Task Force on launched a national search to find a member of the International Studies Budget Reconciliation. replacement for Drake, who will be Advisory Committee, which created Drake said he is concerned about leaving the university Oct. 1, 2010. the international-studies department the rate at which student fees are and the seven majors that fall under it. increasing. Readers can contact Tanja Fijalkowski In 2004, as dean of social sciences, he “If the state reduces the amount of at [email protected]. ;\]LMV\7^MZ[QOP\+WVKMZV[,ZQ^M +;=;MMS[7]\ &DUPHO0W5DQFK &RVWD9HUGH ,MJI\MWV:M^Q^ML4WN\.MM:MY]M[\ 5QTTQWVQV 'HO0DU+LJKODQGV ▶ LOFT, from page 1 how money is being spent, we can say (DVWJDWH Loft Director Martin Wollesen that those funds can’t be filled.” :M[\WZML.]VL[ 5DQFKR%HUQDUGR presented a similar referendum to The Loft is currently financed by a ▶ CSU, from page 1 6FULSSV0LUDPDU the council during Winter Quarter combination of one-time funds from fees cover only a slice of the overall  &RQYR\ 2009, but councilmembers voted to the Student Affairs Office, student cost of education. The bottom line exclude the Loft fee — then proposed registration fees and external sources is that if we did not cap enrollment, at $2.62 per student per quarter — of revenue such as profits from venue we would end up diluting everyone’s from the A.S. activity-fee referendum, rental and ticket sales. education.” after determining that the Loft did According to Associate Vice The CSU system has 23 campuses not exhibit enough need compared to Chancellor of Student Affairs Ed across California. The system currently other items on the ballot. Spriggs, the Loft’s current location enrolls 450,000 students and employs After Wollesen brought the request in Price Center East was originally 48,000 faculty and staff. Last year, the before the council a second time dur- planned as additional space for the university raised student fees by 30 ing Spring Quarter, the council once Alumni Association. percent and implemented furloughs again denied the Loft a place on the “When sufficient funding could for nearly all campus employees. spring ballot, this time due to concerns not be raised from donations to fund “The effect on students is huge,” over a lack of student oversight in that part of the construction, Student Miles Nevin, executive director of the the venue’s operations. A.S. President Affairs stepped in and essentially pur- California Students Association, said. Donna Bean was particularly reluctant chased the space from the campus,” he “What that does is decrease access to to allocate student funds to a facility said, adding that the Student Affairs the system to qualified students, and that did not have students on its board department provided money suffi- that’s the bottom line. More impor- of managers. cient to fund three-quar- tantly, while it’s going to have an $10.99 STAR Wash + Tire Dressing According to Taylor, ters of Loft operations. immediate impact, the greater impact oversight is once again a Twenty-one percent of is that the CSU fuels the state’s econ- Regular $16.99 - Save $6.00 crucial issue in the discus- the Loft’s current operat- omy, and when you’re not educating ([WUDFKDUJHIRUWUXFNVPLQLYDQV 689V sion of this year’s referen- A referendum ing budget is financed by students to become police officers 1RWYDOLGZLWKDQ\RWKHURIIHURUGLVFRXQW dum request. registration fees, includ- and nurses and engineers, we’re not 1RWDYDLODEOHDW &RQYR\ “It’s important to know is essentially ing the salaries of two going to be growing our economy.” Expires 12/31/2009 who would oversee fees “a contract to full-time staffers. Cal State Northridge University and make sure they would better the The venue’s other senior Irene Darbinyan said she was be spent correctly,” he said. sources include funds con- disappointed to hear that fewer stu- “We’re trying to work with students. We tributed by A.S. Concerts dents would have access to the CSU A.S. to determine the best need to make & Events and University system. the guardian setup and review language sure we have Centers, which both allo- “I believe that every applicant of oversight together.” control over cate roughly $30,000 per deserves an equal opportunity for However, A.S. year to the Loft. enrollment,” Darbinyan said. “It is President Utsav Gupta our money.” Wollesen said current truly disappointing to see an increase said discussion of over- sources of funding are not of students seeking to create a better sight language is prema- JORDAY TAYLOR enough to maintain Loft future for themselves be denied the ture at this time. A.S. 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According to street-team state restore a total of $884 million re-approve budgets on a yearly basis. member Desi Kalcheva, this quarter’s in funding, including a request for best view best place to buy liquor In this scenario, if the Loft accrued project is to raise awareness of the the Legislature to fund a projected an excessive amount of debt, the board referendum. 10-percent student-fee increase. could reevaluate the budget and vote “We go to people to educate them “This is a very ambitious budget to redefine student contributions. on why we’re unique and need fund- in these very challenging times,” Reed vote online now at “A referendum is essentially a con- ing,” Kalcheva said. said. “But it is critical that the state tract to better the stuadents,” Taylor The council will vote on referen- legislature and administration realize www.ucsdguardian.org said. “We need to make sure we have dum specifics on Dec. 3. the true fiscal needs to run the CSU.” some control over our money. For example, if the board says we’re not Readers can contact Angela Chen at Readers can contact Yelena Akopian at issue hits stands 11/19/09 happy with how things are going and [email protected]. [email protected]. 4 THE UCSD GUARDIAN THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009 WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG/OPINION WEB 79% No Props to Google for funding wireless internet at 47 airports through POLL WERE YOU Jan. 15 — San Diego International Airport included — making AWARE holiday flight delays a little less horrible. OF THE EXISTING E-MAIL Flops to the Chicago Police Department for arresting 25 middle-- PRIVACY 21% Yes school students at the Perspectives Charter School on Nov. 5 forr POLICY? participating in a cafeteria-wide food fight.. 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A few hours before the vote, an amendment that prohibits federal money from going toward insurance policies that cover abortions was tacked onto the bill — largely a result of pressure from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, who negotiated with top officials in House Speaker REBECCA HWANG/GUARDIAN Nancy Pelosi’s office on Friday, and who made personal appeals to their congressmen and even President Barack Obama. ,ZWX\PM8QKSM\;QOV[NWZI0QOPMZ.TaQVO0WXM Their resistance is rooted in the Catholic conviction that life begins at that’s the fault of those who weren’t to mention they’re already funding the fringe noise of angry students fertilization, and that ending a human out there, not those who made what- a variety of causes less impactful and see Yudof’s name in the news- life — even before birth — is morally )[\PM=+*WIZLWN  ever push they could. (albeit noble) to the future of our paper, but unless they have a child wrong. 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Through and state. heftier tuition bill (or resist handing jawed governor With a these efforts we might come that The USCCB wields this ridiculous aise your hand if you’re as it off to their parents). slightly much closer to convincing those who upper hand thanks to voting clout of would find it in 68 million Catholics in the U.S., as burnt out on being angry Sure, the protests have been his heart to social- have the power to make a difference R about the impending student- enough to scare UC President Mark ist move that access to public higher educa- well as the fervent political activism fee increases as we are. The picket G. Yudof into the depths of his office, fund higher toward more tion is worthy of their support. of its members — who are regularly signs, teach-ins, heartbreaking anec- spitting out lionhearted letters to education if he government- Unfortunately, at this point, in contact with lawmakers — upon dotal forums, commissions on the avoid facing the pissed-off students controlled by targeting Yudof and the dead- whom they don’t hesitate to rain future — all gallant efforts toward and staff stomping around his cam- had some more tax revenue, spirited regents, we’re attempting input. Recently, the group distributed change — seem to be riling a stag- puses. We also seem to have scared leg room to it would to beat down a bolted gate with an fliers to every parish in the nation nant sort of heat. Nobody can take him into propping up a mighty fine ration the just take a insufficient army. Maybe they’re just asking churchgoers to pray for abor- another financial hit in this economy, financial-aid plan (though who bank account. few simpler not being creative enough in the tion restrictions and contact repre- and the UC Board of Regents has no knows, maybe that grand gesture “marches on search for alternative funding — or sentatives, encouraging them to push goddamn idea what to do about it. flowed from the sheer kindness of Sacramento” are too wussy to try and push around for bills in their favor. We’re trying our hardest to avoid his Blue and Gold heart). The fact — as Yudof so heroically put it — to the millions in graduate research — The amendment’s very real inclu- a defeatist attitude, and, ultimately, that the UCSD financial aid depart- cure the rise in student fees. May’s but the fact is, the leaders of the UC sion transcends the often theoreti- we would like to commend the ment has already sent 2009-10 statewide ballot measures, under system have not found a solution to cal church-state separation debate. protestors. The Sept. 24 walkout, grant recipients its updated Winter the protection of 1B, attempted to maintain the quality of the university Should it become law, the measure though conducted with a not-so- Quarter allocations to accommo- preserve as much emergency funding without additional support from stu- would likely force insurers (87 community-building ruthlessness date the fee increase — a paranoid for education as possible. In the end, dent fees. So let’s stop complaining percent of which currently cover and somewhat meager turnout effort to qualm pre-decision fears or it was California voters who trashed and find it ourselves. abortions) to drop abortions from compared to Berkeley, was UCSD’s outrage — is a clear indication that it. We need to make these voters see their plans in order to meet the new biggest rebel-rouser since the Prop. 8 the regents already have their minds how important an affordable educa- health-care market. fiasco: a refreshing shot of outcry we made up. tion is to their personal and public The final bill reveals the discon- could all care about. It is indeed necessary to show future. certing influence our country’s reli- But it doesn’t come the regents that there will always be A.S. President Utsav Gupta has gious leaders have over their govern- WEB POLL as much surprise that a pack of watchdogs on their every discussed a possible effort to lobby ,+0;690(3)6(9+ ment. Bishops now have even more Do you think the walkouts ended :PTVUL>PSZVU proof that they can be a dominating fee-hike move. But student leaders hold an the San Diego community for its EDITOR IN CHIEF force in politics — a disturbing pros- protests have there. Principally, even greater responsibility: to find support of the UC cause. However, pect that threatens the separation of influenced we’re all students, not ways of making a real change. It’s a there are no signs of interest so far (S`ZZH)LYLaUHR executive professional protes- much more daunting and unstable from his External Affairs counter- 9LaH-HYHaTHUK church and state. decisions? tors — even those task — and requires breaking away parts in jumping on the initiative. If MANAGING EDITORS So — despite considerable biparti- designated to protest from the standard march down any of the A.S. budget or manpower san support — the USCCB’s heavy ;YL]VY*V_ behind-the-scenes lobbying and by student councils and orgs have an Library Walk — but we’ve got to was allotted to letting Californians OPINION EDITOR outside life to deal with. So, thank grassroots organization left the bill target the only real source of fund- know the dire situation we’re in, we The UCSD Guardian is published twice a week at you for trying. It’s easy for ignorant, ing left in this devastating statewide might finally be making some head- the University of California at San Diego. Contents © tainted by religious doctrine. And 2009. Views expressed herein represent the majority cynical passersby and newspaper crisis: Californians. Lord knows way in an affordable future, where it vote of the editorial board and are not necessarily suddenly, thanks to some influential shrews to dismiss a protest as too those of the UC Board of Regents, the ASUCSD or they’re all broke too, but taxes aren’t counts. the members of the Guardian staff. small to accomplish anything, but anywhere near a historical high. Not Non-UC-affiliated citizens hear See ASSEMBLY page 5 OPINION THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009 THE UCSD GUARDIAN 5 ON THE LINE By Christina Aushana LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 7QT

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CONCERTPREVIEW INTERVIEW Next Summer’s JONATHAN PIERCE & JACOB GRAHAM Pilgrimage to GET REAL ON THE E-MAIL Guardian: Besides your most noticeable Comic Mecca influences, what weird or obscure bands ’m having a really hard time per- are you guys really into? Any super popu- suading people like you that I’m a lar songs from this year that you loved? rums: genius. It’s surprising how much Drums:BY CHRIS Drums: I’m not sure which are the more I Dike every other year effort it takes to convince people of noticeable ones. We’re into a lot of bands Lthis millenium, 2009 has seen its KOKIOUSIS something so obvious. But I think I’ve from Scotland (the Orchids, Orange genres progressively diverging ASSOCIATE finally found a way. It’s gonna take Juice). Also, a lot of great bands from the and converging into tasty lo-fi HIATUS some time, a little investment and a lit- Northwest or early ’90s in general (Cool mush and sheeny hi-fi shine. It EDITOR tle trust, but it’s the only sure-fire way must get exhausting for bloggers, Not Rays, Mission of Burma). Songs from this Not to get you to believe. All I need is for ygyyear? “Tonight,” by the Smith Westerns. searching for the latest-greatest you to keep in mind that, in the sum- G: To be honest, I had to look uup the lyrics group to gift their stamp of mer of 2010, Scott Pilgrim is gonna be to your song, “Let’s GoGo Surfing,” approval. Tapes ’n Tapes, Voxtrot, a big fuckingfuckin deal. And when this hap- becausese for a minute I tthoughtthought Crystal Stilts — does anyone care pens, just rremember:e I called it first. the chorchorusrus about them anymore? Sadly, the So whawhatt is Scott Pilgrim, and why Drums, a Brooklyn four-piece Deadd (via Florida) headlining the Loft Deadlike, and are they worth your $5? “Down by the Water” pairsairs on Sunday, is the latest of those Imagine and Joy Division Jonathan Pierce’s “If theyy stop bright-eyed flashes in the pan. frolicking in the summer sun (as loving you/ I won’t stop loving Well, maybe it’s still hard to say. best ’80s mopers can), starring in you” croons with uncannyny bass Critical Hit! They’ve only released one six-song their very own campy ’50s beach- murmurs and splash-reverbverb beats. EP and their debut record doesn’t party movie montage. Standout So if you’re looking for some PHILIPPHILIP RHIERHI [email protected]@ucsd even have a proper release date cut “Let’s Go Surfing” maintains a honed post-punk this Sunday,unday, See DRUMS, yet — though you wouldn’t know dark double-speed bassline with you’re guaranteed a qualityality (if page 7 it by the surging hype-meter. Alas, syncopated whistling and hand- abbreviated) show with potenpoten-- does itit mattermatt so much? Let’s see. To such is the fickle nature of Internet claps, reveling in its catchiness. It’s tial surprises — namely,y, some begin,begin, ScottScott Pilgrim is the greatest popularity. Keep in mind that the an artfully constructed machine unheard cuts expected for ththee fuckingfucking thingthin to happen to comics and Strokes went to Europe with three designed for insta-pleasure, and LP and hype-worthy liveve energy.energy. print memediadia for many, many years. The songs and became overnight inter- will make for a sweat-soaked live Who knows? Their endlessless oout-ut- lastlast time suchsu an overwhelming phe- national playboys with Is This It. set. On the more morose end of bursts of sun and sadnessss cocoulduld nomenon eenveloped our tiny lives was So what do these dudes sound the spectrum, however, EP-ender be the perfect recipe forr UCSD. whenwhen XX-Men-Me hit the big screen and CHRISTINA AUSHANA/GUARDIAN WatchmenWatchmen madem it to Time Magazine’s listli of f the h 10100 best novels of all time. FILMREVIEW But don’t make the mistake of believing Scott Pilgrim has some lofty druthers philosophical or existential meaning. It’s more like the embodiment of our HIATUS PICKS THE WEEK’S BEST BETS TOKEN APOCA-DRAMA generation — ours being the young twentysomethings raised on Mario, “GENTLEMEN BRONCOS” Pokemon and Nintendo with both a HILLCREST CINEMA lust and fear for life, aimlessly search- NOV. 13 / $10 SLIPS THROUGH CRACKS ing for purpose and direction without Remember the low-budget comedy from 2004 that got you By Jenna Brogan it’s also clear that very little was which somehow correlates with an inkling of what it might be. This to sport a “Vote For Pedro” T-shirt and had you asking, “Do the Associate Hiatus Editor spent on the feeble cause of a the Mayan doomsday predic- comic is made for us, by us, to speak chickens have large talons?” Turns out, cult hero Jared Hess casting call or halfway-decent tion for December 21, 2012. for us. It’s the closest thing we will ever — the same man who brought Napoleon to life — is back as a brand new geek. Meet Benjamin, a homeschooler whose ow long does it take screenwriter. While Adrian breaks the have to an all-encompassing identity. story is ripped off by a fantasy author (Jemaine Clement, “The to destroy the world? Within the first few min- news to the U.S. president OK, so I’m being a bit hyperbolic, Flight of the Conchords”) and turned into a horrendous film. H According to director utes, we meet Adrian (Chiwetel (Danny Glover), we are intro- but I maintain that Pilgrim is repre- Expect the same offbeat humor and elongated speech that Roland Emmerich, a yawn- Ejiofor), a paranoid geologist duced to Jackson (a brooding sentative of our generation (at least made its ancestor a household name. (JB) inducing two hours and 40 who has uncovered what he John Cusack), failed author in terms of alternative pop culture). minutes. That’s right: The brave believes to be the first sign of the and father whose struggle to The comic depicts everyday problems soul who stamped his name on end of the world. Get ready for a reconnect with his eternally without sacrificing any of the cultural ELEMENTS OF HIP HOP: “Independence Day” and “The solid slew of panicked “My God! disappointed children is drawn MASTERS OF CEREMONY memes it’s wrapped in. For instance, Day After Tomorrow” is back to I thought we’d have more time!” out painfully to the end credits. what would you do before meeting an THE LOFT cleanse the planet all over again cries, and — of course — the With a nagging ex (Amanda ex? You save at a save point! Or, what’s NOV.12 / PAY AS YOU CAN — this time, with $250 million unforgettable “This is a suicide Peet) ready to nail him for his the one thing stopping you from enter- Tonight, the streets run right through the Loft for UCSD’s first- worth of gleaming vengeance. mission!” inadequacies and her new man ing someone’s heart? The password! ever emcee freestyle battle. The competition promises major While it’s clear that the lump After some more ingenious for competition, the last thing campus cred to the student contestant who comes out on You can look at everything objec- top. Holding down the beats is student deejay Mawkus, while sum went in to some outrageous one-liners and a mouthful of Jackson needs is a cataclysmic tively and disregard your dilemmas B-Boy crew BodyRock and senior Matt Tan will also perform. special effects — including indecipherable pseudo-scien- emergency to worry about — but as the mere stuff of whining, but, in Arrive early to catch the urban art show set to splatter the Loft’s the collapse of the Vatican, a tific mumbo jumbo, we come Cusack has never been too lucky. actuality, your problems are much walls from 6 p.m. and on. Don’t miss out on a chance to see squashed White House and hun- to a shaky semi-understanding It’s not long before earth- our beloved Price Center lounge transform into the back alleys more severe than anyone else’s. The of Oakland — and if you’re brave enough, you may just find dreds of crumbling skyscrapers that the earth is going to shit quakes spider-web the nation, real trouble in life is emotional bag- yourself challenging the champion and gaining mad respect that all too closely resemble because of something called and civilization as we know it among UCSD’s small but fierce hip-hop faction. (JS) the Twin “crust dis- See HIT, page 8 Towers — placement,” See 2012, page 8 2012 STARRING JOHN CUSACK, DANNY GLOVER, exit strategy AMANDA PEET & WOODY HARRELSON THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS DIRECTED BY ROLAND EMMERICH RATED PG-13 02:38 THE WHITE-TIE GEHENNA AFFAIR CHE CAFE PORTER’S PUB NOV. 14, 6 P.M. NOV. 12, 7 P.M. $5 FREE “FUNNY PEOPLE” CALL ME PRICE CENTER THEATER THE BREEZE NOV. 13, 6 P.M. & 9 P.M. ESPRESSO ROMA $3 NOV. 16, 8 P.M. AN ALBATROSS & FREE ALL LEATHER “DISTRICT 9” CHE CAFE PRICE CENTER THEATER NOV. 13, 8 P.M. NOV. 17, 6 P.M. & 9 P.M. $7 $3 ECLIPSE CARTEL THE LOFT PORTER’S PUB NOV. 13, 9 P.M. NOV. 17, 7:30 P.M. PAY AS YOU CAN FREE CLUB SALSA GOOD GUYS TOUR THE LOFT THE LOFT NOV. 14, 9 P.M. NOV. 17, 9 P.M. PAY AS YOU CAN PAY AS YOU CAN HIATUS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009 THE UCSD GUARDIAN7 THEATERREVIEW Brooklyn Bummer-Pop Topdog/Underdog STARRING JOHNNY GILL & BOWMAN WRIGHT Gets a Hot Teen Suntan DIRECTED BY NADINE GEORGE-GRAVES ▶ DRUMS, MYVTWHNL ARTHUR WAGNER THEATRE was “Obama/ I wanna go surfing/ Obama/ I don’t NOV. 9-NOV. 14 care about nothing,” but you’re really singing, “Oh Mama.” I guess I wanted to hear your opinion on how important lyrical content is with your music, whether you invite interpretation or you want to be more straightforward. I almost wanted it to be “Obama.” Like he would care if you went surfing. D: Well, pop music has a tradition of being more straightforward with everything. It’s more about giving to the listener. Nothing “clever” or tricky. G: What’s the worst music It’s a beautiful and fashion trend you’ve noticed since you moved place, despite back to Brooklyn? all the rain. D: Lady Gaga. Everything in G: It seems so many bands Reykjavik looks are coming out of there, it’s stunning, and hard to keep track. But you guys have gotten attention Con Men Break Hearts, Pull Race Card the kids that go in a really short amount of play’s face value. “Topdog” pities a fractured Lincoln from his “topdog” pedestal. to shows give time. What was the music Hustlin’ “Underdogs” African-American family living in a dilapidat- A single bed, sofa and makeshift crate ‘n’ everything to scene like in Florida that Maintain Poker Faces ed inner-city apartment with dreams deferred cardboard dining table cramp the already close a performance convinced you to move (insert ninth-grade “A Raisin in the Sun” essay quarters of the Arthur Wagner Theatre, and that they like. back to New York? to Bitter End. here). But the race card nearly disappears as the suffocation created by this compact set D: There was no music Lincoln and Booth pick up the game of cards, mirrors the ballooning egos of the brothers. scene there. Or rather, By Leila Haghighat and their sibling rivalry rises to the forefront. Bouquets of bare light bulbs hang upside down we were so disconnected from everything at that So much that — though a pre-show “Enjoy the from the ceiling to aggrandize the brothers’ point, we weren’t aware of one. It was the lack of f Mommy and Daddy cursed you and your mothafuckin’ show, mothafuckers” promises financial woes, and their soft glow — under music there that brought us here. sibling with cute-as-a-button names like comedic relief — embroiled argumentation the set design of Sarah Cogan — opens space G: You’ve managed to tour internationally from I Apple or Moses, all bets are on the table over mesmerizing rounds of three-card monte for familial love despite the bickering. one EP, Summertime!, playing a show in Iceland that you are either the unfortunate offspring has wrung the audience’s capacity for attentive- In a play that leans heavily on the acting and a handful in England. What was Iceland like, of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin or the ness dead dry by the three-hour mark. chops of its two-man cast, both Johnny Gill and how’d you get that opportunity? Did you get butt end of a sick, sick joke. In the UCSD After a near-death shooting, Lincoln leaves and Bowman Wright depict characters so much time to explore Reykjavik? theater department’s adaptation of Pulitzer the trade to impersonate Honest Abe for a liv- divergent in personality that when Lincoln D: Iceland was great. We laughed a lot. It’s a Prize-winning “Topdog/ Underdog,” brothers ing: He lets tourists aim phony pistols at his questions, “Is we really blood brothers?” it beautiful place, despite all the rain. Everything in Lincoln and Booth can empathize. The aban- head while he “makes up songs, makes plans.” seems plausible. As Booth, Gill oscillates grace- Reykjavik looks stunning, and the kids that go to doned, 30-something-year-old children of phi- Booth, meanwhile, takes hustling up as a get- fully from the pelvic-thrusting highs of “sexual shows give everything to a performance that they landering parents, Lincoln and Booth are black rich-quick scheme for impressing his lover, release” down to the tear-jerking lows of the like. I’m not sure it even matters who it is, as long men in white America. One works as a Lincoln Grace. Her symbolic absence throughout the demoralizing final scene. Wright’s Lincoln is an as that specific performance does something for impersonator (white face/top hat) at an arcade, play foreshadows the absolution that Lincoln equally nuanced performance, rife with mono- them. while the other aspires to be a street hustler. As and Booth will ultimately face. tone rhyme-bustin’ and repressed anger, which G: You’re playing a few more shows in California they struggle with racism, poverty and the fair- When Booth finally gives in, we root provides a direct foil for Booth’s unrestraint. after the Loft date, but what’s the next step for the er sex, the motif of a three-card monte reveals for him. After all, con man is surely a step As Lincoln and Booth bash and thrash each Drums? How is progress on the first , and the brothers’ illusions of personal identity. up from department-store thief. But when other, they initiate a cycle in which, ultimately, when can we expect to hear it? “Lean in close and watch me close, watch Lincoln loses his job to a wax dummy, he the winner is unclear. Under the direction of D: We are looking to release the album early next me close now,” Booth repeats while practicing finds himself drawn back into the thug life. Nadine George-Graves, however, this produc- year. It’s essentially all done; written and recorded. his card trick. With this invitation, playwright Booth instantly adopts a competitive hostil- tion certainly emerges a dog on top. So watch We have some loose ends to tie up but we’re excit- Suzan-Lori Parks coaxes us to challenge the ity toward his elder brother, vying to topple it. And watch it close now. ed to release it. We’re set to tour, globally, through the fall of next year.

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FILMREVIEW SEX, DRUGS & ROCK ‘N’ DROLL Actually”), “Radio” is a wack-o take discography and dance provide an on the heyday of pirate radio sta- addictive time capsule for all those Pirate Radio tions — a phenomenon inspired by babies of baby boomers who spend STARRING PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN, the British government’s censorship of the better part of life wishing they RHYS IFANS & BILL NIGHY rock ‘n’ roll in the 1960s. In this case, hadn’t missed out on Woodstock and DIRECTED BY RICHARD CURTIS a group of renegade deejays band JFK, the film’s sloppy script often RATED R compromises its flow. 02:15 together on an old ship anchored in the North Sea to broadcast popular In a particularly jolting moment of hits from such subverseive rebels self-awareness, the Count proclaims, as the Who, Jimi Hendrix and the “These are the best years of our lives.” By Gretchen Wegrich Staff Writer Rolling Stones, to name a few. While that may be true, the line feels In addition to an inevitably kick- so out of place within the deejay’s “I lassic rock fans, rejoice: Your ass soundtrack, the film’s small char- don’t give a fuck” anthem that we’re dream film is here. As for every- ma lie in its slew of over-the-top char- bound to wonder what Curtis was C body else, well, you better start acters. Though they’re all probably smoking when he wrote it — and the Stage @ the Pub enjoying flower power and sticking it smashed, the actors seem to be having where we can get some. to the man right about now. so much fun trying to outdo each oth- Though the maritime station Thursday, Nov. 12 But take heed, because nothing er’s personas that it’s impossible not to broadcasts for several years without Door @ 7pm in “Pirate Radio” is taken seriously. get sucked into the shitshow. Dueling reprimand, the evil government even- Considering the plot is driven by deejays Gavin (Rhys Ifans) and the tually finds a way to stop the music. Show @ 7:30pm nothing more than sheer ridiculous- Count (Philip Seymour Hoffman) are (Sorry, Rihanna.) But, like true pirates, Free and open to all UC San Diego students with valid student ID and one guest 18 or older ness, it’s hard to believe that the film particularly fun to watch, each lost the DJs fight the law out of loyalty to universitycenters.ucsd.edu O 858.822.2068 was inspired by true-to-life historical in his own idiosyncrasies as the pair their fans, and adopt a broadcast-or- events. cavort around the ship like the rock- die attitude. Or go to prison, of course. The latest from director Richard stars they idolize. Despite a sparse plot, there is still Curtis (taking a far leap from “Love Though the ’60s decadence, plenty of space for humor, and the actors are chock full of it. But when Curtis falls back on cheap slapstick 648,5(6&$)e648,5(6&$)e rather than allowing the talent to (VSUHVVR%DU‡&RIIHH‡3DVWULHV‡6QDFNV unfold, the close confines of the ship begin to suffocate everyone involved. At times, “Radio” seems a missed opportunity for depth in the story of OPEN LATE Carl (Tom Sturridge) — a wide-eyed 18-year-old who comes of age aboard Friday & Saturday the ship, “Almost Famous” style — more than anything. Without even a 5:30 -10:30pm drop of emotional fanfare, an awk- ward gap is left in . But )XQ‡:DUP‡&R]\6HWWLQJ if you’re only in it for a head-banging 6RIW 0HOORZ0XVLF good time, this one’s for you. /,9(086,& ALBUMREVIEW IURPWLPHWRWLPH Called It! Graphic 4 Epic Hits Theaters s If you’re a musician seeking ne i live playing experience and would like VAGRANT ▶ HIT, MYVTWHNL to perform an acoustic “unplugged” set 10 gage, which is precisely where the Torrey P

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ISSUE HITS STANDS ▶ 2012, MYVTWHNL Ark operation: three mas- Like any other apoca- race bowing in prayer as a THURSDAY, 11.19.09 literally falls through the sive zeppelin-looking ships lypse narrative, you’ve tsunami engulfs the land. cracks. (Cue homeless man designed to carry the feds got the quintessential Essentially, Emmerich’s holding “Repent, the end is (and the rich) to safety. father-son sap, the crazed latest is a compilation of TO ADVERTISE near” sign.) Oops! Did I give away scientist with the answers, every high-grossing disas- Woody Harrelson, as too much? Oh well. After the average Joe who just ter movie you’ve ever seen. CALL 858.534.3467 the archetypal googly- a side-glance at the trailer, happens to know how to But hey, if think you AD DEADLINE IS eyed hippie who knew you can guess this film’s fly a plane, the limo that can handle dude saying, “I it all along, forewarns not exactly groundbreak- can hop crevices, the hand feel like something is pull- FRIDAY, 11.13.09 Jackson about his family’s ing — no pun intended that clutches the edge of ing us apart” to his girl- impending doom if they — given the soaring rates the cliff just in time, the friend just as the ground www.ucsdguardian.org fail to secure a spot on a of second-string actors and dramatic “West Wing” splits at their feet, all the government-funded Noah’s explosions. DC shots, and the human power to you. HIATUS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009 THE UCSD GUARDIAN9

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ERIK JEPSEN/GUARDIAN # Playing their first home game of the season at Canyonview Aquatic Center, the Tritons turned in one of their most impressive games of the 2009 season. Facing the Santa Clara University Broncos, the team rallied dramatically from behind to force an overtime period, where UCSD would clinch a thrilling 14-13 win. "% ! ▶ WATER POLO, MYVTWHNL “It was a different ballgame after that. ball on a Triton counterattack, and utility Lance Curtiss and netting a goal There was a lot more outside shooting. passed to a teammate who was hold-  from the two-meter mark. In the first half, Santa Clara’s two- ing position in front of the cage. After the teams exchanged goals, meter men got the best of us. But The ref blew the whistle and held up   the Broncos took advantage of a lucky in the second half, Peter five fingers —indicating a  deflection, extending their advantage Gresham outplayed them. UCSD penalty shot. to 5-3 with 3:59 left in the half. Santa The kid never gets down Donohoe sank the five- Clara University found the goal again — he’s so positive.” meter shot into the lower   with just under a minute until half- The Tritons wasted corner to send the game We had to  time, extending the Broncos’ lead to a little time getting on the into overtime. game-high three scores. board in the final period “scramble to With renewed momen- However, after some quick ball of regulation. Following pull that one tum, Madsen scored half-   movement from the Tritons, Curtiss a Santa Clara University out. It was a way through the first five-  sank the ball into the corner of the cage kickout on UCSD’s coun- minute overtime period on to bring the score to 6-4. terattack, Harper called great a thrilling Triton six-on- %"  $ UCSD charged out with renewed a timeout to give the comeback, and five opportunity, handing energy in the third quarter: Junior Tritons a full 6-on-5 pos- I’m so thrilled his team the victory. !  !!%  driver Bryce Madsen used an assist session. “Obviously, the team from Curtiss to lob the ball cross-cage Once again, Gresham for our six was very resilient,” Harper on the Tritons’ first possession, cut- came up big, scoring seniors.” said. “It was a tough ball-    ting Santa Clara University’s lead to from the post after a per- game against a very good  one goal. fectly placed pass from DENNY HARPER team, and we had to $  !  junior driver Sean Cruz. HEAD COACH, The game remained close through- WATER POLO scramble to pull that one out the quarter, both teams match- With 6:58 on the clock, out. It was a great come- ing each other goal for goal. With a UCSD got its first lead. back, and I’m so thrilled for 10-9 Bronco advantage and less than The Broncos stormed back, how- our six seniors. And we’re undefeated    one minute to play in the third quar- ever, scoring three straight goals over at home this year, because this is our ter, senior two-meter defender Peter a period of four minutes, taking a real home.” Gresham skipped a shot into the goal 13-11 advantage with 2:33 left in the UCSD will play two exhibition 000/'.()/&-(*&+,-) to tie the match at 10-10. game. games at Canyonview on Nov. 14 — In addition to his score, Gresham’s With just over a minute left, as the against Sunset and the San Francisco 1! "!! " defense played a key role in the Tritons’ hopes of victory dwindled, Olympic Club — as they wait for word Tritons’ success in the match’s second Donohoe took advantage of a man- on their postseason seeding for the % # !"!% half. up situation to net a close shot from WWPA Championships. “We changed to a helping-style directly in front of the goal. *New reservations placed after 11/5/09 on full page, half page and quarter page ads only. Does not include color charge. This Readers can contact Janani Sridharan discount good for any Guardian issue published through 6/1/09, excluding Sun God Issue (5/13/10). Ads must be reserved before defense at halftime, which proved to Still one goal behind, Donohoe 1/4/09. Previously scheduled advertisers who would qualify may call 858-534-3467 for special discount on Guardian online ads. be a significant change,” Harper said. once again found himself with the at [email protected]. WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG/SPORTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009 THE UCSD GUARDIAN 12

LINGO LEXICON HOTCORNER Coxswain: kok-suhn, n. — The member of a racing shell who typi- CHELSEA CARLISLE W. BASKETBALL cally directs the rest of the racers. On a The sophomore guard scored 20 points against Stanford crew team, the coxswain sits at the stern University on Nov. 8. The oppenents — who were ranked of the boat, directly facing the rowers, No. 2 in Division-I and were last year’s national runners- and shouts instructions. ;87:<;+76<)+<<0--,1<7:"[email protected] up — defeated the Tritons 107-55.

ON DECK NCAA WOMEN’S SOCCER REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS :W_MZ[<]ZV W]\;\ZWVO ROUND 1: NOV. 12, 7 P.M. Despite losing in the first round of the CCAA conference NO. 3 SEATTLE PACIFIC VS. playoffs, the UCSD women’s soccer team will host the 2009 NO. 6 CHICO STATE NCAA West Regionals. The Tritons — whose 14-5-1 record .QZ[\5MM\ earned them a first round bye — will play the winner of By Brianna Lee ROUND 2: NOV. 14, 7 P.M. Nov. 12’s Seattle Pacific vs. Chico State match. UCSD has Senior Staff Writer NO. 2 UCSD VS. faced defending national champion Seattle Pacific three WOMEN’s CREW — The varsity ROUND-ONE WINNER times in the postseason, most recently falling 3-1 in the eight boat opened up its rowing sea- 2008 regionals. After having played each other twice in the son with a second-place finish at the San Diego Fall Classic, held at CCAA playoffs, UCSD and Chico State would meet in the Mission Bay on Nov. 8. The Tritons NCAA postseason for the first time. The Tritons — who have raced local rivals and Division-I qualified for the NCAA Tournament 23 out of the last 24 teams San Diego State University and the University of San Diego at the years — look to earn a spot in the national championship THE DIVISION-II FINAL FOUR WILL BE HELD IN TAMPA, FLA. FROM event, crossing the finish line at 22:41 game for the first time since winning back-to-back national DEC. 3 TO DEC. 5 AT PEPIN STADIUM. just behind the first-place Aztecs, titles from 2000 to 2001. who turned in a time of 19:47. UCSD’s lineup for the Fall Classic consisted of sophomore Lisa Yen at coxswain, senior Jesi Bennett at stroke with seniors Wanda Chin, Summer Austin and Jamie Bigwood; juniors NCAA WEST REGIONAL Denise Kleckner, Courtney Escajeda and Lynn Nguyen and sophomore Brigitte Ngo-Trinh rounding out the Triton eight boat. Starting the season with just three returnees from last year’s varsity eight, the Tritons’ performance at the San Diego Fall Classic was a good sign for the team’s upcoming meets. “Our team is often smaller than the competition, and our goal is to outrow them by being a better team and training smarter,” head coach Pattie Pinkerton said. “This year’s varsity is working very hard at improving, and we are seeing the results on the water. We’ll see the real benefit in the spring when they are more confident with the changes.” Crew has both a fall and spring season on the quarter system, which has both drawbacks and advantages for the coaches and players.

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MEN’S WATER POLO — Playing their first game in Canyonview pool since early September, the No. 11 Tritons closed out their regular season TIMOTHY WONG/GUARDIAN FILE with an afternoon to remember. The women’s cross-country team took seventh place at the 2009 West Regional Championships held in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The men finished Facing off against No. 14 Santa ninth overall. No individual runner placed better than 18th, meaning that UCSD will not send a representative to the NCAA National Championships. Clara University, UCSD junior driver Bryce Madsen scored an overtime goal to earn an exciting come-from-behind 14-13 victory on Nov. 7. “It’s a pretty gray day today, but to SEASON LOST IN SAN FRANCISCO FOG me, it feels like it’s shining,” head coach Denny Harper said after the game. As the final regular-season game A disappointing performance Championships. Association champion Chico State. before the Tritons head to the Western The Tritons showed several outstanding Western Washington University and Seattle Water-Polo Championships from Nov. at regionals cut the 2009 season individual performances, beginning with junior Pacific University joined Alaska Anchorage and 20 to Nov. 22, the win may play as a short; no Tritons will run in the Bre Schofield’s 18th-place finish. Schofield’s time Chico State as qualifiers for the national cham- key factor in seed determinations for of 21:52 in the 6K course was only 18 seconds pionships, which will take place on Nov. 21 in the playoffs. Evansville, Ind. Jessica Pixler of Seattle Pacific NCAA National Championship. behind conference champion Vivien Wadeck of “The game definitely had confer- Cal State Los Angeles, making her the Tritons’ broke the tape with a first-place time of 20:08 ence implications,” Harper said. “Had — over 30 seconds faster than the second-place By Liam Rose top overall finisher of the day. Sophomore Elena we lost, there would have been an Staff Writer runner. Inouye finished 37th overall with a time of argument for us to be the No. 4 seed. On the men’s side, sophomore Jeremy Riley 22:52, besting her 51st-place finish at last year’s Now, we should be No. 2 — and that’s CROSS COUNTRY — led the way for the Tritons with a time of 32:58 Despite a strong per- regional meet. Senior Marie Schaper, soph- a big difference there. No one wants to in the 10K, which earned him a 35th-place fin- formance on Nov. 7 at the NCAA Division- omore Aaryn Kobayashi and junior Brianna play in the [No. 4 vs. No. 5] game to ish. Senior Mike Wright followed close behind II West Regional Championships, the UCSD Alban also finished strong for the team. start the tournament.” in 43rd, coming in at 33:26. Sophomores Alex cross-country team closed its season sooner “The women raced well, but we just weren’t Following a short ceremony honor- Corliss and John Svet and junior Eric Baum than expected. as fast as some of those elite squads out there,” ing UCSD’s six seniors, the game got rounded out the scoring for UCSD’s men — all The Tritons travelled to Golden Gate Park head coach Nate Garcia said. “But I have to underway and the Tritons quickly fell in San Francisco, Calif., to compete against appreciate the effort I saw out there, even when making their first career appearances at the behind. Failing to score in the first regional meet. 25 teams from across the state. The women’s it wasn’t going the way we wanted.” period, the team found itself in a 2-0 Despite a disappointing final score, Garcia team finished seventh while the men’s team Three of the top five individual women hole by the start of the second period. said he saw many positive developments in his took ninth. The race means a disappointing finishers were from the University of Alaska Senior two-meter defender Steven early end to the season, as both squads failed Anchorage’s champion team, which narrow- Donohoe put UCSD on the board to qualify for the NCAA Division-II National ly edged out California Collegiate Athletic See CROSS COUNTRYpage 11 early, taking a pass from sophomore

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