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CAMPUS RESEARCH BANG FOR YOUR BUCK University Seeks to Eliminate Carbon Emissions The Deep Decarbonization Initiative will offer courses and seminars to spread awareness about sustainable practices.

ILLUSTRATION BY APRIL GAU BY Lisa Chik SENIOR staff Writer TO OUR COMMUTING COMMUNITY, WITH LOVE: EMCEE Dale Kelly Bankhead addressed students and journalists at a news conference calling on Darrel Issa (R-49) to UCSD launched the THE GUARDIAN HAS withdraw his endorsement of Donald Trump. Photo by Christian Duarte//UCSD Guardian interdisciplinary, campus-wide Deep TRANSPORTATION, DINING AND Decarbonization Initiative in an effort to eliminate carbon emissions, NAPPING TIPS AND TRICKS UC SYSTEM announced UC News Center FOR OUR OFF CAMPUS TRITON on Oct. 13. The movement emphasizes COMMUNITY Students and Service Workers an innovative and collaborative approach by incorporating science, LIFESTYLE, PAGE 8 technology, social organization and politics to generate economically Protest UC Employee Layofs feasible ideas. The goal is simplified TRANSPORTATION By Tina butoiu by the campaign’s tagline, “Getting S CARCITY OF S SPOTS Senior Staff Writer to zero carbon emissions in the OPINION, PAGE 4 pproximately 40 UCSD students and service place at UCSD. In regard to why the UCSD workers were real world.” Deep decarbonization refers to the workers marched in protest to the Chancellor’s laid of, Salcedo said administrators told AFSCME it was process of moving to a global energy complex this past Tuesday against the recently because of budget issues. WARRIORS GROUND economy that emits almost no carbon Aannounced layofs at the UC Irvine Medical Center. UC “Today was a statewide day of action; all UC campuses into the atmosphere, according to UC Training at rimac arena Irvine will be laying of 175 workers, 68 of whom are and medical centers attempted delegation to speak with SPORTS, Page 12 San Diego News Center. The current members of the American Federation of State, County the chancellor or CEO,” Salcedo said. “Workers and global energy economy relies on the and Municipal Employees. students came together to deliver the message that we’re combustion of fossil fuels that eject Esteban Salcedo, service representative and organizer sticking with our fellow co-workers at UC Irvine who carbon dioxide, which contributes to FORECAST from the local 3299 branch of AFSCME and 2012 UCSD were recently laid of, and also to say we’re not going take climate change. Scientists have noted alumnus, stated to the UCSD Guardian said they held the layofs here at UCSD, because they just announced that a correlation between accumulation protest at 9:00 a.m. because this was when most workers four workers are going to be laid of from the bookstore. of carbon dioxide and an increase in would be available to protest. UC Irvine held a whole-day Teir fnal day will be December 9th. It’s just letting them global temperatures. event from 11:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. know that students and workers are together against George Tynan, associate dean at THURSDAY FRIDAY Salcedo also said that the UC Irvine Medical Center layofs.” the Jacobs School of Engineering and professor of mechanical and aerospace H 95 L 63 H 93 L 63 made approximately $40 million in profts last year Protesters, however, were not allowed to enter and but that, in spite of this, workers are still being laid of. speak with administrators. Students who attended engineering, noted the difficulty of In addition to protesting the layofs at UC Irvine, the the protest, including the Executive Director of the reducing carbon levels that a growing students marched to speak out against the layofs taking Student Organized Voter Access Committee Liam fossil fuel-reliant population produces. “There’s clearly a recognition that SATURDAY SUNDAY See PROTEST, page 3 the world economy needs to move H 88 L 63 H 84 L 63 toward low-carbon and zero-carbon energy sources,” Tynan told UC San GEISEL Diego News Center. “I don’t think there’s any debate about that. … we VERBATIM have to meet the demands of humanity Teaching + Learning Commons Ofcially Opens — to meet the energy demands of 9 or 10 billion human beings — and we A.S. COUNCIL SHOULD Students and faculty attended the ribbon cutting ceremony held on the first floor of Geisel library. have to do so in a way that doesn’t emit BE RAISING SOME OF carbon at a rate that’s unacceptable.” THE FUNDS FOR THEIR By Lauren holt other programs for each group. The “They have to own us As part of the initiative, UCSD “PERSONAL EXPENSES” News Editor goals of the facility include gathering emotionally...intellectually... with INSTEAD” OF DIGGING INTO data to examine the state of teaching their resources, so this Teaching and offers new grants and courses to THE BUDGET JUST BECAUSE The new Teaching + Learning and learning at UCSD and assisting Learning Commons is just one step further research and awareness of IT IS BIG ENOUGH TO Commons officially opened on educators in becoming more effective. at stepping up our commitment to topics such as nuclear power, fusion SATISFY THEIR NEEDS.” Monday morning at a ribbon cutting During his remarks at the ribbon undergraduate education, stepping up energy and the financial costs of a ceremony attended by Chancellor cutting ceremony, Chancellor our commitment to undergraduates greener world, according to The San - Guardian Editorial Board Pradeep Khosla, University Librarian Khosla noted that the university has in general and making sure that Diego Union-Tribune. Additionally, Brian Schoettlaender and several historically been concerned with undergraduate education is at least research seminars, which began on COLUMN TITLE HERE other university administrators. research, its reputation and recruiting on par [with], if not [better than] Sept. 28, are open to faculty members, OPINION, PAGE 4 Located on the lower floor in the great faculty, and asserted that it … graduate education and research,” northwest corner of Geisel Library, should have focused on improving Khosla stated. other scholars and advanced students. the Teaching + Learning Commons undergraduate resources as well. Many at the ceremony attributed Some affiliated research centers provides students and faculty with “Going forward, [UCSD] cannot the Teaching + Learning Commons include the Center for Aerosol Impacts resources to become more engaged in just be focused on masters and PhDs to Executive Vice Chancellor Suresh on Climate and the Environment, INSIDE their respective roles. and research because as time goes Subramani, who explained to the Laboratory on International Law Among the services provided by on…[undergraduates] are the young Guardian that the idea to create the and Regulation, Solar Resource the Teaching + Learning Commons men and women who are going to Commons stemmed from his desire Assessment & Forecasting Laboratory SCITECH ...... 2 are syllabus guidance and faculty make a big impact out there, and they to expand the reach of the Center and the Solar Integration Laboratory. A.S. BUDGET ...... 4 development for educators, writing have to own a piece of us,” Khosla said for Teaching Development to all School of Global Policy and Strategy consultations for graduate students, However, Khosla declared, the campus educators. professor David G. Victor described the WEEKEND ...... 6 course-specific active learning Teaching + Learning Commons is “We had a Center for SUDOKU ...... 10 support for teaching assistants, a demonstration of the university’s Teaching Development, and that importance of diverse organizations HALL OF FAME ...... 12 tutoring and supplemental instruction intention to increase its dedication for undergraduate students and many to undergraduates. See COMMONS, page 3 See INITIATIVE, page 3 2 THE UCSD GUARDIAN | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2016 | WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG NEWS

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Brittney Lu Lifestyle Editor SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Christian Duarte Photo Editor Joselynn Ordaz Design Editor Researchers Selectively Kill Tumor Cells Using Brain Cancer Cells Aleya Zenieris Associate Design Editor Kenji Bennett Multimedia Editor Scientists identify liver X receptor agonist which penetrates brain without interfering with normal cells to target gliobastorma cells. Ayat Amin Data Visualization Editor Christina Carlson Art Editors Sophia Huang BY ming-ray Liao in a different fashion. oxysterol production so LXR is classified into those that arrive from Senior staff writer “The tumor cells have developed never activated to suspend the constituent cells of the brain and Sage Schubert Christian Copy Editor a mechanism and effectively acts cholesterol production. those that metastasize from the brain. Researchers at UCSD, UCSD like a parasite for [cells] that do The scientists identified an LXR GBM is the prior, in which the tumor School of Medicine, Ludwig Institute produce cholesterol … [because] it’s agonist, LXR-623, that is able to originates from the brain rather than Page Layout for Cancer Research and Scripps abundant in the brain … and because penetrate the blood-brain barrier spreading from somewhere else, but Joselynn Ordaz, Aleya Zenieris, Quinn Pieper Research Institute, along with [cholesterol is very energy expensive] and kill GBM cells in a cholesterol- LXR-623 has worked against both Copy Reader Heejung Lim, Alicia Ho, Lisa Chik researchers in Los Angeles and Japan, to make,” Mischel told the UCSD dependent manner without affecting types of tumors. Editorial Assistants have exploited the mechanism behind Guardian. “What we found is that normal cells. 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DO YOU TWEET? WE DO! @UCSDGuardian NEWS THE UCSD GUARDIAN | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2016 | WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG 3 Teaching + Learning Commons May Expand AFSCME Will Be Negotiating New Contract with the University

▶ COMMONS, from page 1 “Both spaces that we have [...] ▶ PROTEST, from page 1 “For the frst time ever in San could be an efective means of resolving are similar. They have classroom Diego’s history, students were standing labor disputes across the University. space, and we have classroom space. started off as a TA training place and in solidarity with workers rather “Holding the UC accountable to Services that we have are similar. Barrett, described the reaction of workshop… out of that, through the They have peer advisors. We have administrators as being refective of a than the other way around,” Roberts stronger labor standards and providing CAPE reports, when some faculty peer advisors,” Schottlaender said. systemwide attitude. said. “Traditionally, workers help us more funding for the UCs in general had some deficiency in teaching or “I anticipate, once they get settled in when a tuition hike is proposed and would work to solve these problems, perceived deficiency in teaching, “Te fact that they locked the door and sort of figure out what they’re they would get sent to the Center for when we showed up is the epitome they’re always down for our causes, and also keeping the UCs more doing in the next year or so, that we Teaching Development, almost like of the UC’s treatment of students but we always leave them high and dry accountable for the money that they will begin to use each other’s spaces remedial school,” Subramani stated. when layofs happen...all we can do is do have,” Barrett said. “Te strongest to deliver similar kinds of services.” and the workers that work for them,” “This really ignored the fact that even organize students around [AFSCME] [action] would be an amendment to Getting the Teaching + Learning Barrett told the UCSD Guardian. “I as teachers we are learning from our Commons off the ground will not think [protesting] is more efective because ultimately they know what the California constitution that puts students, and we give out distinguished be without its difficulties, Faculty than doing nothing and I think that the union needs and what demands the Regents more under the scope teaching awards, so I felt why can’t we Director Gabriele Wienhausen they’re going to make.” of the state, but anything, even just take the best teachers and let them taking issues to the people who are explained. Several steps that are part show other faculty what outstanding responsible for them is very important Additionally, Salcedo described pressuring the Regents at a political of the opening process still need to teaching looks like, because none of us for getting things done. I think that how the University’s contract with level, is an efective way of getting be finished. were really taught how to teach.” service workers expires in June 2017, things done.” “This is brand new, and that reacting in the way that they did is Schottlaender told the Guardian means you have to start hiring not necessarily conducive to getting so AFSCME and students will be Morales also described to the that Subramani initially approached people; you have to develop problems solved ... locking doors focusing on negotiating a new contract UCSD Guardian how she is hoping him about placing the Commons programs; you have to find spaces in the upcoming months. to organize more workers’ events on on the eighth floor. However, those and things like that does not create for the programs, so each step is heading the project eventually conversation; it exacerbates the “Now we’re gearing up to bargain campus and establish a worker-student a challenge,” Wienhausen told the decided that the bottom floor problem, and by the administration a new contract with the UC and we’re base. Furthermore, she discussed how Guardian. “Building a team is a contained a much better space, as it is seeing they want to cut cost where prior to Tuesday’s protest, a student challenge, but then [there is] also doing that, they’re showing very little larger with a more continuous floor expanding and finding a space interest in getting problems solved.” they can,” Salcedo said. “Tis is a frm labor conference was held on campus, plan for the facility. for offering all the great stuff we Associated Vice President of instance of what UC’s priorities are. but that the turnout for UCSD students Although the Teaching + Learning are doing.” We’re already seeing it ... we haven’t was low. Commons only recently opened its External Affairs Lauren Roberts Despite these current obstacles, even started bargaining yet and they doors, those involved are already described how her ofce will work Wienhausen’s vision of a successful forming ideas for how to expand the with AFSCME to ensure workers’ want to get rid of workers.” Teaching + Learning Commons is Tina Butoiu [email protected] Commons in the future. needs are met. Barrett said legislative measures a facility in which “all students can Schottlaender predicted that be successful and all faculty feel that due to the numerous similarities they are the best teachers that they in programs and spaces offered by can be.” Geisel Library and the Teaching + Victor: Research Will Improve Our Understanding of Decarbonization Learning Commons, the two facilities may work together in the future to INITIATIVE, from page 1 promotional video. “The initiative’s burning coal or gasoline. The Food & Lauren Holt [email protected] ▶ combine their resources. larger goals are to make progress Fuel for the 21st Century research unit on actual decarbonization, to help is developing sustainable solutions in contributing to the overarching governments and experts understand for renewable-energy production objective of implementing effective what really works.” involving algae. Analysts at Scripps decarbonization systems. The Deep Decarbonization Institution of Oceanography are “UC San Diego has tremendous Initiative is already in the midst of looking at how collected data LIKE US ON technical depth on all aspects of deep making notable advancements. on greenhouse gases can verify decarbonization changes in energy According to UC San Diego News international commitments to cut systems, and we also have phenomenal Center, researchers at the Center for down on emissions. 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Yesterday 9:28 PM Attention Tritons, Transporting Please be advised that there will be no clockwise loop tonight, please redirect to counter. UCSD to a Thanks, Shuttles Better Future Today 4:18 PM Conversions of “S” spots to “B” spots, Who are u with? is it “s spot” frequent relocations of shuttles and girl? I haven’t seen either of u cancellations of the same shuttles have in weeks. I should be able 2 made transportation a trying task in itself. rely on u but i feel that u aren’t In order to change this, the university must take proactice steps to incentivize public committed. Also, that was a transportation and improve student parking. comma splice.

As any student who commutes public transportation instead and designations. gain. The shuttle routes change to campus or merely walks through provide them with rides in SmartCars Students spend hundreds of regularly, bus stops have lines of 40 or a parking lot will notice, UCSD’s around campus. dollars on parking permits every more students and shuttles are being parking and transportation system is Long forgotten by many is the academic year, in addition to the canceled by Transportation Services. at maximum capacity. Last week, the university’s once-cherished Bus Zone cost of tuition and countless other That being said, Transportation UCSD Guardian reported that right program, which provided bus passes fees required to attend UCSD, and Services needs to also focus on before the beginning of the academic to UCSD students and staff free of the fact that many are not able to improving the shuttles and buses, year, UCSD Transportation Services charge for 45 years. The university access the spaces that they pay for is no matter what happens with the EDITORIAL BOARD replaced 32 “S” spots with “B” spots used the money from parking passes, exasperating. The university owes it to Bus Zone program. UCSD’s public in the Revelle College parking lot — a citations and visitor tickets to finance its students to provide the spaces that transportation does nothing to help trend that students have been noticing annual bus passes for faculty and staff, they pay for. with the parking situation because it around campus since last year. In the prompting many university employees By reimplementing the Bus is becoming so inconvenient that it is coming months, students are set to to use public transportation rather Zone program, additionally, the no longer a better option than driving Tina Butoiu lose 900 additional parking spaces around searching for parking. By EDITOR-IN-CHIEF with the closure of Gilman Parking By implementing the Bus fixing the issues with the shuttles and Structure in order to accommodate buses, it is possible that more students Marcus Thuillier the construction of the UCSD Blue Zone program, additionally, and employees will be compelled to MANAGING EDITOR Line Trolley. the university would be putting leave their cars at home. The current While Transportation Services has plan to reduce parking congestion Jacky To

in some cases added new “S” spots “its money where its mouth is is impractical and appears to be a MANAGING EDITOR to compensate for those that they “ patchwork rather than a real solution. when it comes to encouraging replaced with “B” spots, these spots If university administration cares Quinn Pieper

are often located in relatively obscure staff and faculty to ride public about actually providing parking for OPINION EDITOR locations, such as along Expedition students by convincing faculty and Way near the Scripps Institution of transportation to free up staff to use public transit, they should Maria Sebas “ Oceanography or in a parking lot spaces, making it an extremely “ should restore the Bus Zone program NEWS EDITOR across from the Salk Institute. This intelligent decision by helping program so parking on campus comes at a time when “A” spots are becomes a less attractive option for Lauren Holt being added, despite the average UCSD administration meeting commuters. ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR availability of “A” spots per garage While it would cost the university outnumbering that of “S” spots. On environmental goals it claims a significant amount of money to Oliver Kelton top of this, students who commute to to meet. fund the Bus Zone program, UCSD FEATURES EDITOR campus by car must resort to extreme Parking and Transportation was able measures to find parking spaces, to finance the yearly bus passes for 45 Sam Velasquez ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR such as arriving hours before their than commuting to campus by university would be putting its money years prior. With the revenue from first class or purchasing “B” passes car. In November 2014, however, where its mouth is when it comes parking passes, citations and visitor Nathan Walker from graduate students. Alternatively, Chancellor Khosla allowed for the to encouraging staff and faculty to tickets, the office could once again OPINION EDITORIAL ASSISTANT some students park their cars in time- cancellation of the Bus Zone program ride public transportation to free up pay for the program. The goal of the limited spots off campus like La Jolla in a bid to save money. By bringing spaces. All in all, it would serve as university should not be to collect Dev Jain Shores Drive and return two hours back the Bus Zone program, many an extremely intelligent decision by as much money as possible from the SPORTS EDITOR later to resume the search for parking. university workers would return to helping UCSD administration to meet various fees students pay. Instead, the With such a severe lack of on-campus riding public transportation as they the environmental goals it claims to university should strive to provide parking for undergraduates, had before the program’s end. This surpass. As it stands, there are no good services that improve the one would expect the campus would, in turn, decrease demand for incentives for university employees education and lives of all who attend. administration to have a concrete “A” and “B” parking permits, which to use MTS. If anything, the current In reinstating the Bus Zone program, The UCSD Guardian is published twice a week at the policy in place to resolve this issue. would allow the parking office to state of UCSD transportation is such the parking officials would do just University of California at San Diego. Contents © The most that the administration that, reducing the demand for “A” 2015. Views expressed herein represent the majority increase the number of “S” spots, or that workers are unlikely to subject vote of the editorial board and are not necessarily those is willing to do, however, is simply at the very least return those that have themselves to riding buses and and “B” parking spaces and providing of the UC Board of Regents, the ASUCSD or the members of the Guardian staff. “encourage” staff and faculty to use been painted over to their original shuttles without some sort of financial more “S” spots. OPINION THE UCSD GUARDIAN | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2016 | WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG 5 With Transparency, A.S. Council Makes Sound LIKE US ON Decision in Yearly Budget Each year, Associated Students estimated 42 percent of UC students Juarez also stressed that more money FACEBOOK faces the difficult task of dividing that are food-insecure, according leads to more accountability, with a budget a several millions of to the UC Office of the President. meeting attendance now being dollars, all of which the student The New York Times’ Collegiate closely monitored and financially body procures through the Student Readership Program, which certainly incentivised, a measure all of us at the Activity Fee. Despite a clean and benefits campus, costs students $5,775 Guardian can only applaud. transparent process conducted by a year, and must be advertised more Everything, however, is not all A.S. Council and A.S. President on its first year back on campus. pink and rosy. We don’t think all Daniel Juarez when establishing the A.S. Council also allocated funds students would approve of one- budget, there are items that deserve to impactful programs that receive fifth of their student fees going to to be analyzed further. little to no recognition. The Triton the Office of Concerts and Events For the first time in several — nearly three-fourths of years, A.S. Council came out of which is allocated toward Sun their budget meeting declaring God alone. We don’t find it a surplus of over $6,000 out A.S. Council should appropriate, either, that the of the $5,171,256 that the be raising some of student fees cover the travels

Student Activity Fee puts at the funds for their of the President and the A.S. their disposition. We applaud ““ Retreat, regardless of whether

Council’s decision to disclose “personal expenses,” or not it successfully develops the full version of its budget, leaders. It is also questionable and we would like to remind instead of digging “ that student fees should pay for all readers that although the into the budget just “ salaries of University Center sums mentioned can seem employees, which amount to preposterous, all come down to because it is large almost $700,000, even if those a few pennies per person. enough to satisfy employees provide services A.S. Council rightly directly to students. allocated money to different their needs. We understand it is a entities that feed directly strenuous task to deal with back into the student body. allocating such a sum of money, The budget pledges $36,000 to A.S. Lobby Corp, for one, was pledged but the students have a voice in the Safe Rides, in a continuing effort to $3,000. Although many students could process and should be interested in insure all students get home safely. think that a group lobbying for UCSD knowing where their money goes to. $3,000 were pledged to the Student seems superfluous, President Juarez One last point of contention: maybe Organized Voter Access Committee assures it helps show our voter power A.S. Council should be raising some (SOVAC), which attempts to help all to force both the state and the UC of the funds for their “personal eligible students sign up to vote. Juarez system to take notice and advocate for expenses,” instead of digging into the said that for the first time, UCSD led students. Another item of contention budget just because it is large enough all UC campuses in the total number on the budget was the doubling of to satisfy their needs. However, of students registered to vote, proof the senator’s stipends, which Juarez overall, we think our student facebook.com/ucsdguardian of the effectiveness of such programs. justified by saying it encourages government made sound choices The Council also dedicated $34,200 to people from low incomes to apply and deserve praise for conducting a the Food Pantry, looking to help the to student government positions. transparent process. A&E EDITOR // SAM VELAZQUEZ [email protected] WEEKEND LIFESTYLE EDITOR // BRITTNEY LU [email protected]

FILM REVIEW

The Accountant

Directed by Gavin O’Connor Starring Ben Afeck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons Release Date October 14, 2016 D Rating R PHOTO COURTESY OF WARNER BROS

A mass of tired tropes and a poorly-researched portrayal of autism, “Te Accountant” palls.

h e Accountant” is, in theater-goer. numerous unsavory organizations and of justice — so, to compensate, he couldn’t manage much more depth, or many ways, a passably The protagonist, Christian catches the eye of a particular Treasury introduces mad-eyed merc Brax (Jon much more respect — and this extends enjoyable film. It Wolff (Ben Affleck, coasting on his agent, Raymond King (J. K. Simmons, Bernthal). The resulting mess is a to his neurotypical characters, all of “Tfeatures competent and reasonably naturally inexpressive physiognomy) blatantly phoning in his performance), hash of various interests ping-ponging which only barely manage to scrape famous actors, a well-wound plot and is a savant, a man at a distance from who enlists the unwilling help of about, with the central dilemma both the barrel concerning dimensions. all the clockwork cinematography of a the world. The viewer is familiarized underling Marybeth Medina (Cynthia unbalanced and carelessly resolved by A film need not be a perfect very professional, very well-conducted with Chris’ struggles through a series Addai-Robinson). In a better film, the film’s end. representation of humanity at its most office affair. That would be enough to of flashbacks, the frame story for a lengthy game of cat-and-mouse Ultimately, what breaks “The infallible, nor didactic in any fashion. warrant a few stars, if “The Accountant” his current life. The tale begins at a would commence, but here the agents Accountant” is its slavish adherence to However, fidelity is integral to creation was an inoffensively milquetoast doctor’s home, where young Chris has serve only as window-dressing to cliche and refusal to portray a person — one doesn’t claim the capital of the action-thriller. It is not. Instead, director been brought for interactive therapy. underscore Chris’ innate worldliness who is autistic as a person at all. Chris United States is Sacramento, unless Gavin O’Connor has made something His mother is optimistic — his father, and daredevil cool. He’s even got the is a tragedy, an alien to be viewed with explicitly constructing an alternate wholly more virulent, even insidious: less so. What follows would be, in a government on his case, and they’re in either sympathy or awe by viewers. world. Thus, it is equally ridiculous to a film constructed upon the cynical remotely realistic film, deeply harmful way over their heads! He’s given all the key symptoms to cue see a feature so haphazardly researched exploitation of pervasive stereotypes, a for an autistic child: Chris is pulled There’s a girl, of course, Dana the audience in on the game, as though and foolishly done. Sensitive perpetuation of public anxiety around from the sessions, as his tight-wound Cummings (Anna Kendrick, who O’Connor briefly looked through the material ought to be handled with autism-spectrum disorders. military father takes issue with what endows her cardboard character DSM-V and underlined all headings thoughtfulness and care rather than As such, “The Accountant” he sees as pansy feel-good pandering. with traces of personality), though and buzzwords under “autism.” How ignorant populism. transcends its own banality to become We are treated to snapshots of a life the scripted romance doesn’t follow might audience members on the a moral and ethical transgression. replete with brutal training scenes, through in quite the expected fashion. spectrum feel about such a tawdry, This is a movie that actively panders sojourns to foreign lands and dead- There’s a villain, too, because O’Connor trite portrayal? It certainly bears to misconception. It is the cinematic eyed Affleck acting. wants to have his cake and eat it. He considering, seeing as Chris is one of equivalent of the anti-vaxxer Naturally, this all culminates into wishes for the audience to sympathize their few on-screen representations. movement, albeit delivered with Chris becoming a mathematical with both the agents and Chris, a Instead, he’s treated as an oh-so-sad — Alicia Lepler less reactionary terror and coated whiz-cum-ninja accountant. He nuanced conflict between the alienated ultra-warrior, at odds with the world Staff Writer with a heap of sugar for the nervous amasses cash by cooking the books for loner and the well-meaning enforcers and himself. It’s a pity O’Connor

PHOTO COURTESY OF IFC Te newest season of “Poor Decisions” features an all-star cast of great comedians TV REVIEW behaving their absolute worst. f you are moving overseas for six about domestic terrorism is a touchy personalities of Cross and his fellow months, leaving a giant tub of subject for audiences on both sides of “Arrested Development” co-star Will raw tuna on your kitchen floor is the Atlantic. The show’s jokes about Arnett tend to dominate the show’s Iprobably not such a hot idea. truck bombs, terror plots and auto- best scenes and generally outshine Ditto for moving overseas to sell a erotic asphyxiation may turn some their British counterparts. They inject radioactive energy drink direct from viewers off, but what makes the show an Americanized slapstick sensibility North Korea or using a military- very watchable — and ultimately great into the show and throw a cog into grade helicopter to drop sand all over — is that there is never a real sense the traditional British comedy London in a failed publicity stunt. of danger or suspense, no real risk of formula, making the show much more Poor decisions indeed are made by innocent people getting hurt. watchable for American audiences. In Todd Margaret, the titular character Fans of the cult American this season specifically, the addition of this British/American crossover sitcom “Arrested Development” will of Jon Hamm (“Mad Men”) and Jack comedy. When he leaves his feline immediately see the close similarity McBrayer (“30 Rock”) accentuates this best friend at home and heads across with Cross’ character from that show, contrast even more. the pond to start what he thinks is Dr. Tobias Fünke. Cross played the David Cross is not a great actor. a new beginning, the stage is set for jean short-loving, tender-hearted There may be some debate as to steady doses of absurdity and laugh- double entendre-machine for five whether he is even a good one. But like out-loud moments. seasons (and counting) on network many comedians-turned-actors, he has “The Increasingly Poor Decisions of television and Netflix. The fact that incredible comic timing and delivery Todd Margaret” is an incredibly bold, he can find two successful vehicles for that perfectly fit many of the roles dark comedy that dares to take on risky what is essentially the same character he chooses to take on. Cross got his subject matter. David Cross plays a is a major win for him. Even fellow start in political standup, specifically the increasingly lovable loser — something he has made comic actors with wider appeal, such as standup lampooning the average red- a career out of — working a menial Michael Richards (“Seinfeld’s” Cosmo state American. It’s interesting that he poor decisions of temp job who suddenly finds himself Kramer) and Matt LeBlanc (“Friends’” embraces this stereotype to a high shipped off overseas to head an entire Joey Tribiani), have completely failed degree in his latest role, playing an sales division in England, peddling to achieve such heights. American with no cultural awareness a drink that may be more toxic than Many Americans aren’t particularly or political correctness of any sort. your average Red Bull. Todd Margaret fond of British comedies, which can “The Increasingly Poor Decisions of quickly finds himself embroiled in the often feature dry and offbeat humor Todd Margaret” shows that comedies career of a local chef, suicide pacts at that is outside their comfort zone. Our can be great by not trying to reject Created by David Cross the Houses of Parliament and a terror cousins overseas would probably point stereotypes but fully embracing them. Starring David Cross, Will Arnett, Sharon Hogan, Blake Harrison cell operating around the corner out to many Americans’ lack of cultural Runs Full Season Available on Netfix b+ of a convenience store. While many sophistication (or even cultural modern comedies try to be offensive to awareness at all, but more on that — Spike Hemans advance the comedic elements, joking later). However, the large and brash Contributing Writer THE UCSD GUARDIAN | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2016 | WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG 7

PHOTO COURTESY OF A24 FILM REVIEW Moonlight An intimate portrayal of a troubled man’s struggles with society speaks volumes with few words.

t is difficult to make a film about story. As time slowly drags on, the a topic that is deeply personal, colors soak in and the heavy weight even more so to do it well. of Chiron’s character sets deep into I“Moonlight” is centered around a the audience’s subconscious. challenging narrative that is usually The title “Moonlight” comes from passed over in favor of lighter material. the play that the film is based on, Despite the propensity of modern alluded to during a piece of dialogue: media to present stereotypic or “In moonlight, black boys look blue.” outdated depictions of drug addiction, It is no coincidence, then, that as homosexuality and African-American Juan was nicknamed Blue as a kid, life, Jenkins is able to expertly address Chiron is constantly called Black by these important topics. He does so in a his friend Kevin. These nicknames are way that allows any audience member something Juan rejects, telling Chiron to empathize with the struggles of each that no one else can tell him who character and relate Chiron’s search for he is. This resonates through Chiron’s identity to their own lives. interactions with his mother and “Moonlight” has a unique plot Kevin, the only two other characters but is conventionally structured. Its who appear in all three arcs of his life. progression resembles “Boyhood” “Moonlight” is heartbreaking, in that it chronologically follows beautiful and poignant, but the word the story of a man at specific ages that best describes it is nuanced. The where significant development occurs. sound and cinematography work Divided into three parts, the film details together to establish the piece in time the life of a homosexual black man and create unforgettable moments, coming to terms with himself while such as whenever Chiron returns to the struggling to comprehend the chaotic beach where he learned how to swim. Directed by Barry Jenkins world around him. The first act shows Shots are carefully framed to visually Chiron (“Shy-rone”) as an eight-year- depict the isolation that is forced upon Starring Mahershala Ali, Alex R. Hibbert, Ashton Sanders old growing up in Miami. His mother Chiron in every stage of his life. Words Release Date October 21, 2016 A is struggling with drug addiction, and are not needed to feel his loneliness as Rating R we see him run to Juan, who — in a children, then later teenagers, run past display of poetic irony — is a drug without acknowledging his still figure. dealer. We then return to Chiron as a Jenkins’ contemporary inspirations are Laxton gives the point of view more removing any extraneous detail and there is a struggle to find oneself or bullied 16-year-old, when increasingly easily apparent but justified in their personality, as if the viewer is actively only providing us with the moments feel accepted by a judgmental society. violent events derail his life. The final presence. The long, moving steadicam observing what occurs. Combine this that matter, every second of his piece act comes back to him as a full-grown shots may seem familiar to fans of with the shallow depth of field, use of becomes tense, filled with weight and adult, played by Trevante Rhodes. Emmanuel Lubezki, one of today’s anamorphic lenses and filmic color, importance. Even though the story Focused in what it portrays, this last most distinguished cinematographers, and “Moonlight” becomes cinematic of Chiron is a singular one told in part consists of only five scenes. This but where Lubezki’s camera moves tension at its finest. a modern and insightful way, how — Kenji Bennett allows each interaction, set piece and more omnisciently through a scene Jenkins expertly targets and Chiron feels is something universally Contributing Writer cut to play into the significance of the in his films, cinematographer James discusses the issues he wants to. By relatable, reminiscent of whenever

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here are a handful of characters you’re bound to meet of bulky A-list celebrities. These guys will be the starring roles sight of apartment buildings and start seeing cars speeding down in your life. You’ve got the best friend, the annoying between your on-campus and off-campus commutes, as they multiple lanes. That might provide some explanation for the 150 roommate, the hot TA and maybe — somewhere consistently pick up and bring back a mass of sleepy apartment- drivers’ slightly more docile natures: They get some stress out by Tdown the line — even the evil mother-in-law. I am far from dwellers as early as 6 a.m. until as late as midnight. punching it on the highway. getting acquainted with a real monster-in-law, but I’ve recently Here’s the catch: this midnight deadline is not definite. If the encountered some people who closely fit the bill. If you too are bus ends its route 15 minutes prior to Cinderella’s dreaded time Quick Hints and Tips: a commuter, you may have had the honor of meeting new bus of night, it will not circle back for another round just to pick you t If you can’t sprint to the bus stop in hopes of beating the drivers multiple times a day. As if public transportation wasn’t up from the ball at 12:01 A.M. Sorry Cindy. end-of-class crowd fast enough, brace yourself for an already a new and scary addition to my novel commuter lifestyle. And another thing: The 201 and 202 drivers tend to be feisty. approximate 20-minute delay. Thankfully, the U-Pass gives you VIP access to more routes than You would think that after a four-hour lab in which I work with t Take the time to walk at least one stop upstream of the needed. Not that I’ve been officially diagnosed, but I’d like to dangerous chemicals, I would be in the clear for unpredictable route. So far, it’s been a near guarantee for me to get think that I have mild number dyslexia to blame for my horrible species. Put your personal protective equipment back on, because home one or two buses faster. bus-riding skills. There’s a 202 and a 101, but also a 201. Then, you’re about to encounter some more volatile specimens. The t Learn to judge crowd sizes in bus units. If the people- there’s a 3 and a 10, but also a 30. See what I mean? So, it might be 201 and 202 bus drivers aren’t mean, per se, but they may be count is more than four buses-worth, take a quick helpful to know what you’re getting yourself into before you step more short-tempered because they have more to deal with. catnap in Geisel. You’ll be more likely to catch a non- aboard these big rigs. The following is a collection of personal bus It’s one thing to help with hauling and locking multiple bikes claustrophobic bus during the off-times. experiences, neatly compiled for your convenience: onto the racks during the hotter La Jolla days, but it’s a whole t Proper bus etiquette calls for standees to take off Route 101: This is your alternative to the jam-packed 200 new challenge to have to deal with hordes of rude, stubborn, backpacks. I found that the two biggest enemies of bus series. After a temporary one-year shutdown of the popular sweaty students. efficient bus flow are passenger loading and ID searching. Westfield UTC bus stop (due to construction), we’ve been seeing Route 150 Express: Don’t be fooled by the slow crawl of the 150. To speed things along, I suggest you have your ID at the a little less of the ol’ blue Breeze, especially since fewer come It may take a while to trudge up the hill before picking you up, but ready while waiting. around every hour. The 101 drivers tend to take after the model this massive transportation contraption flies up to 70 mph on the t Be courteous and aware of your surroundings — it of the bus: quiet and easygoing. freeway. If you’re in no mood to peruse some historical artifacts wouldn’t hurt to keep an earbud out. Who knows — Route 202 and Route 201-Superloop: Here you have your in Old Town after school on a Wednesday, I highly suggest you maybe then you’ll notice that you ride the same bus as Dependables, like the soft side of Sylvester Stallone and his army avoid the 150 Express. Before you know it, you will start losing that ever-elusive hot TA.

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Sleepy Students: Where to Nap on Campus By Tara Nejad // Staf Writer

s a commuter, it can take campus with a designated resting anywhere from 10 minutes space. Students are welcome to over an hour to get home to come take naps on the large Afrom campus. This may leave you beanbags available and are also Photo by Esra Elhendy // UCSD Guardian asking the important question: offered free tea and water. “How can I take my much-needed Spot number four: grass lawns. naps?” Not to worry! There are For those of you who enjoy many places around campus that resting under the sun, there are you can use as ideal napping many lush, green patches of locations. grass that are great for napping Spot number one: the six college throughout UCSD. To name a Commuter Lounges. few, there are grass lawns between Each college provides its Price Center and Library Walk, in commuters with a comfortable front of Cafe Ventanas in Eleanor space to study, relax, eat and Roosevelt College and in front of even sleep. The lounges are Galbraith Hall in Revelle Plaza. Photo by Hannah Oh // UCSD Guardian open to everyone and often Spot number five: second floor have both tables and couches of Price Center. available for use. Above the madness of the food Spot number two: Geisel court in Price Center, there are Library. some great couches to rest on on Central to most places on the second floor. The couches line campus, Geisel is a great place the edges of both PC East and to close your eyes during breaks West, but a hotspot for resting between classes. The upper floors is between The Zone and the are known to be silent and can Multicultural Center, because the facilitate great sleep while the foot traffic is limited and there are bottom floors have a wide variety very cozy couches. of comfortable chairs dispersed While they may not be as between the different areas of comfortable as your bed, check out Geisel East and West. some of these napping spots the Spot number three: The Zone. next time you find yourself sleepy The Zone is the only place on on campus!

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PHOTO BY CHRISTIAN DUARTE /UCSD GUARDIAN The Golden State Warriors Practice At RIMAC Arena By Dev Jain // Sports Editor The Warriors played the Lakers at Valley View Casino Center in a preseason matchup. Their season tips off on October 25th vs the Spurs.

uard Stephen Curry, last Saturday. As expected, guard Klay everything, and he understands it from have: a lot of basketball players who The Warriors’ other superstar, forward Kevin Durant and Thompson, Durant and Curry carried both sides,” Green said. understand the game and have fun Thompson, talked about how playing the Golden State Warriors the scoring load as the trio combined The Golden State Warriors, a playing. [I’m] excited to see what this in the Olympics allowed him to get Greturned to La Jolla for preseason for 55 points in just 57 total minutes of 73-win team, suddenly gained one of season’s going to be about.” ready for the beginning of the NBA practice at RIMAC Arena for the playing time. The Western Conference the best players in the NBA when Durant’s decision was also met season. “It helped a lot, especially second year in a row. The Warriors champions defended a strong lead Durant shocked the sports world, with a lot of scrutiny in the basketball being with Draymond [Green] and arrived in San Diego on Sunday, in the second half, with Thompson, leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder world, as Los Angeles Clippers KD [Durant],” Thompson said. “I Oct. 16, and were preparing for their Durant and Curry standing out as for them. forward Paul Pierce, among others, didn’t have time to work on one part second preseason game against the Los key players. “When you can get shots in the criticized him for going to the team of my game, but I got better by just Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. The Golden State practice session flow of the offense and it takes the that knocked Durant’s Thunder being out there and representing my “It’s just a beautiful city, and it’s finished promptly at noon with 20 pressure off,” Durant stated, when out of the playoffs. Curry asserted country. That was a great experience nice to get to other parts of California,” minutes allowed for media interviews asked about how he would fit into that the team is focused on winning and obviously I want to improve Curry said, happy to be in San Diego. and photos in RIMAC on Monday the Warriors offense. “I’m not good and isn’t paying attention to outside my efficiency every year. The main Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and Tuesday. at dribbling the ball in the crowd or distractions. thing for me is to keep attacking owns a home in nearby Rancho Santa The Warriors will face off against driving the ball when people help; “At the end of the day, he could the rim.” Fe. “I slept in my own bed last night, former Warriors assistant coach then [our opponents] strip the ball, so [not] care less,” Curry said. “We The Warriors begin their NBA and I slept great,” Kerr said. “It’s nice to and current Lakers head coach I have to avoid that stuff.” could [not] care less about whether season on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at home be home, despite the rain. I always love Luke Walton. Curry also commented on how he gets booed, cheered, whatnot. against the San Antonio Spurs. coming back here,” said Kerr. Forward Draymond Green Durant has been fitting in with We’re here to play basketball, and The Warriors’ practice came commented on Walton’s basketball the team. he’s here to have fun and we’re here Readers Can COntact immediately after their 112–107 knowledge. “He’s not too far removed “He’s been great,” Curry said. “H e’s to win games. That’s what we’re Dev Jain dajain@ucsd,edu victory against the Lakers in Las Vegas from the game, so he’ll understand a basketball player and that is what we going to focus on.”

The UCSD Hall of Fame Inductes Four New Members The Class of 2016, J.J Castner, Rick Nowak, Jennifer Watanabe and Pat Weishan, were honored by the Athletics Hall of Fame.

BY Dev Jain and also the best that society can be. Sports Editor J.J. Castner, Rick Nowak, Jennifer Watanabe and Pat Weishan, today Four new members were officially you are being honored and rightly inducted into the UCSD Hall of Fame so. You have sweated, struggled and by the Department of Intercollegiate succeeded. Today, your name is added Athletics at a ceremony Sunday to the others in the Hall of Fame. It morning at the Great Hall. The UCSD will surely act as an inspiration to other Athletics Hall of Fame was created in UCSD students to have their name in 2013 with the intent to distinguish and the Hall of Fame,” UCSD Director of celebrate student-athletes, coaches and Athletics Earl Edwards said. others who have made extraordinary Pitcher Rick Nowak is the Tritons’ contributions to the legacy of all-time leader in single-season UCSD athletics. strikeouts and innings pitched. After J.J. Castner (men’s cross country/ UCSD, Nowak would go on to play track and field, 1992–96), Rick Nowak professionally for the Toronto Blue (baseball, 1986–88), Jennifer Watanabe Jays in Major League Baseball. Nowak (women’s swimming and diving, 1999– talked about how his catcher Bob Natal 03) and Pat Weishan (men’s golf, 1983– was so integral to his success at UCSD, 87) round out the new Class of 2016. saying, “Bobby was the best catcher This is the fourth class inducted into I’d ever thrown to at any level, whom the UCSD Athletic Hall of Fame. I’ve ever played with. He’s a big reason “Sports have an amazing ability PHOTO BY CHRISTIAN DUARTE /UCSD GUARDIAN to show us the best that we can be See HALL OF FAME, page 11