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VOLUMEVOLLUUMEUMMMEE XLII,XXLLIIIII,, ISSUEISSUE XXXVII MONDAY,MONDAY, MARCHMARCHH1 1,1, 20102010 WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORGSDSDGUARRDDIAN.ORG =+4) =+17NNMZ ;]XXWZ\\W 8ZW\M[\MZ[ By Hayley Bisceglia-Martin News Editor
Activists at UC Irvine and UCLA have responded to three race-related incidents at UCSD over the last two weeks, holding demonstrations in sup- port of black students at UCSD. At around 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 24, a group of about 20 UCI students and employees barricaded themselves into the UCI administration building. One hour later, they issued a list of 15 )3(*2:;<+,5;<5065 demands including increased funding ERIKIKK JEPSENEPSEPSEPSSESEN/GUARDIANUUAUARUARDAARDARRRDDIIAIANANAN for the ethnic studies department — a ERIK JEPSEN/GUARDIAN request motivated by the recent events at UCSD. “As evidenced so blatantly at UCSD this past week, black subjects are in an antagonistic position against the insti- tution; this sentiment is reinforced by administration, and creates a safe space for anti-blackness,” they stated in the document. ‘SHUT IT DOWN’ Seventeen students and universi- Angry students take over the ▶ ty employees were cited for unlawful Chancellor’s Complex, awaiting /=-;<+755-6<):A assembly and refusal to disperse, lead- ing to the protest’s breakup at 2:40 p.m. a response to their demand that Students at UCLA held their own the university cease operations. 6WW[MQV/MQ[MT?I[6W\ sit-in on Feb. 26. Led by the Afrikan Student Union of UCLA, about 100 By Angela Chen protesters occupied the office of UCLA News Editor 1V\MVLML)[I
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However, Fox made no mention signed by UC President Mark Yudof Business Assistant the university down, and I believe it According to a letter to the of a campus shutdown, prompting and the other nine UC chancellors — ;PMMHU`/HU Advertising Design and Layout would be difficult for her to do so. I Guardian from the student who hung protesters to pressure her to meet including Fox — that condemned the )YHUKVU*O\,]HU*VVR2PT*VVWLY believe it is our role to do that.” the noose, the incident was “a mind- with the Academic Senate to deter- acts of intolerance at UCSD. Distributors (SHYPJ)LYT\KLa:HS.HSSHNVZ:JV[[/H]YPZPR Campuswide Senator Desiree less act and stupid mistake.” The stu- mine if one was feasible. 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At approximately 2 p.m., the We have a responsibility to speak out YPNO[Z YLZLY]LK ;OL <*:+ .\HYKPHU PZ UV[ YLZWVUZPISL Gupta’s funding freeze last Friday, a MVY[OLYL[\YUVM\UZVSPJP[LKTHU\ZJYPW[ZVYHY[;OL]PL^Z California Law AB 412, passed chancellor said she saw no reason against activities that promote intoler- L_WYLZZLKOLYLPUKVUV[ULJLZZHYPS`YLWYLZLU[[OLVWPU reaction to BSU requests to shut down in August 2009, states that hanging for a shutdown, causing protesters to ance or undermine civil dialogue. As PVUZVM[OL<*:+.\HYKPHU[OL A&PS Marketing & Communications Transportation Services Need a ride to the airport for Spring Break? UCSD students can ride the Holiday Airport Shuttle for FREE. Holiday Airport Shuttles depart from Peterson Hall Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20 and return from San Diego International Airport on Sunday, March 28, 2010. Advance online reservations are required and can be UCSD made at http://yamhill.ucsd.edu/tps/shuttles/. Space is limited, so reserve your seat early. Cosponsored by holiday airport shuttle NEWS MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010 THE UCSD GUARDIAN 3 Bottom ERIK JEPSEN/GUARDIAN CRITICAL MASS Top Left: A week of pro- tests began with students ERIK JEPSEN/GUARDIAN from the UCSD School of Medicine supporting the BSU in the wake of the Feb. 15 “Compton Cookout.” Left: On Wednesday, over 500 students abandoned a teach-in hosted by adminis- trators in favor of a student- organized “counter teach- in.” Bottom: The discovery of a noose in Geisel Library mobilized the BSU to hold an 8 a.m. protest on Friday morning. Students occupied the chancellor’s office as BSU leaders waited for her to address their list of 32 ERIK JEPSEN/GUARDIAN ANDREW OH/GUARDIAN demands. *;=")LUQV1[)^WQLQVO»:MIT)K\QWV¼ ▶ SIT-IN, from page 2 that I know, and people that are being disgraced.” According to the 11-page document In addition, members of the Newman Center responding to the BSU’s original demands, the Catholic Community at UCSD planned to spread university will begin taking steps to create a per- roses in Geisel Library at the site where the noose manent task force to increase diversity aware- had been hung to show support for the BSU. ness on campus and fill the vacant program- “We wanted to put something loving there coordinator position for the African-American instead of something so hateful,” said Anita Studies Minor. (The full text of this document Bradford, a graduate student in the history can be found online at www.battlehate.ucsd.edu/ department. “We wanted to show our support.” docs/implementation_of_demands.pdf.) The BSU plans to mobilize again on March Despite escalating racial tensions on cam- 1 at 10 a.m. on Library Walk, where they will pus, many demonstrators expressed the belief continue to pressure the administration to that the incident has created greater solidarity adhere to their demands. within the UCSD community. Additional reporting by Regina Ip. “I came to the protest because I’m part of this community and this coalition,” Muir College Readers can contact Angela Chen at shchen@ senior Indiana Rogers said. “These are people ucsd.edu. ERIK JEPSEN/GUARDIAN ERIK JEPSEN/GUARDIAN JOHN HANACEK/GUARDIAN 4 THE UCSD GUARDIAN MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010 WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG/OPINION WEB OUT OF CONTEXT POLL WOULD YOU No. SUPPORT 61% I’m most touched by the fact that students REINSTATING who personally felt stereotyped are AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AT Yes. hurting.” THE UC? 34% PENNY RUE 5% [email protected] Out of 104 votes. 7816176+76<)+<<0--,1<7:" Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs I don’t know. “ -,1<7:1)4 +PMKSAW¼ .MIZ[;\I\M[QLM" )/]QLM\W +W]KP;]ZÅVO he prospect of sleeping on a stranger’s floor in a foreign T country raises a number of questions: How many sweaty, unclothed travelers past have grazed this blanket? Should I run and find a hostel before it’s too late? Is it cool to borrow toothpaste? How-to Guru knows firsthand that couch-surfing is a daunting activity. How-to Guru [email protected] That’s why, armed with a summer’s worth of cramped necks and awkward ZACHARY WATSON/GUARDIAN breakfasts, the Guru is here to help. Those first moments on the doorstep before an affirming “wilkommen” or “bienvenidos” present a huge opportunity for self-doubt. 4WWS=X"AW]¼ZM8IZ\WN \PM8ZWJTMU On my first surf, though, before there was any time to reconsider, the door t’s hard to believe the “Compton the studio is known to have been comments don’t have the right to not be silenced, and wouldn’t have that opened and a tall, beaming hipster Cookout” was only two weeks written as a joke prompt by a nonstu- be offended. jurisdiction anyway. They are only came out to hug me. Within five I ago today. Two emotionally dent standerby. Stupid.) Most recent- No, the malicious gut feeling cur- asking for outreach and retention, so minutes, I was offered a joint, a beer charged rallies and teach-ins later — ly, the female student who came rently permeating UCSD cannot be they can exist on campus with the and homemade pizza — I was hooked. snowballed by idiot moves from the forward for leaving a noose in Geisel blamed on three isolated flareups of critical strength that would give them It’s hard to resist a strong German Koala and an anonymous girl with Library claims it was out of clueless ignorance, but on the blank stares a fighting chance to resist — or at least ale, but it’s still important to be a rope — racial tensions on campus negligence; so whether or not she’s they have unveiled and spiteful mur- not feel crushed or attacked — when discriminating. The first rule of have reached epic proportions. just playing dumb, the girl doesn’t murs they have uncorked. Anyone slurs conjuring the violent oppression cautious travel is this: When you Google “UCSD” and seem to be out to get anybody. who still thinks there is no racism at of their ancestors are thrown around TRAVEL Do your research. the first predictive text that comes up Unfortunately, intent does not this school, after witnessing the righ- in the name of freedom. Looking for Read through your is “UCSD noose,” you know you’ve change the severity of effect — teous reaction of the general populous With the exception of a few hun- spring-break potential host’s profile got a problem. especially when the face ratio of to the pain of the targeted few, with dred students willing to trek out in tips that on www.couchsurfing. don’t involve Interestingly enough, if each of non-black aggressors to the victims no concept of the inequality from support of the BSU at 8 a.m. — or org before contacting the three racist incidents is consid- of their “joke” (who lack the luxury birth between races in our country, at least become more educated on crashing a stranger’s him; a section featuring ered in isolation, it becomes clear of finding it funny, or access to any- should indeed be dragged kicking and apartment? references from people See RACISMpage 5 that a couple ignorant/unfeeling thing near as hurtful in the weapon screaming into the general-education Page 10 who have either hosted individuals with too much time on cabinet of history with which to fight requirements the BSU has proposed. or surfed with the their hands have managed to set our back) is 100 to one. Add a followup When a cornerstone of American member will help you decide whose campus up in flames. shitstorm of Internet commentary society like the black population, sofa is right for you. Though an online Elliot Van Nostrand and his and gleeful side-picking, and it’s whose presence at this university ,+0;690(3)6(9+ testimonial may not be a 100-percent bros copied some Urban Dictionary apparent why the “toxic environ- means exponentially more than its guarantee that you’ll wake up with definitions and tied them to Black ment” at UCSD has become so slimy. sparse percentage, feels so threatened :PTVUL>PSZVU EDITOR IN CHIEF all your limbs and sleepwear intact, History Month — a bad joke that was As we can see, the danger is much as to not be able to enter their own hardcore couch-surfers take their sport not theirs to make, of course, but one larger than this motley crew of fire- library, it becomes all of our problem. (S`ZZH)LYLaUHR pretty seriously, and won’t vouch for they somehow had little idea would starters. There may not be visible Let’s prioritize here. Yes, A.S. 9LaH-HYHaTHUK someone for no reason. appall the students it targeted. Koala protests against the campus-diversi- President Utsav Gupta breached MANAGING EDITORS Just to be safe, hit up several hosts Editor in Chief Kris Gregorian was fying demands of the Black Student the trust of all student publications /H`SL`)PZJLNSPH4HY[PU at once — and never set out without a undoubtedly more aware of the dag- Union, but a thunderous sentiment on campus — not to mention the (UNLSH*OLU backup plan. The last thing you want ger he was throwing on Student-Run can be heard across Facebook content-neutral principles of the First NEWS EDITORS is to find yourself alone in a foreign Television, but his clan has a long threads and cafeteria whispers: The Amendment — by pulling media-org ;YL]VY*V_ city with nowhere to crash. So even if history of exploiting the right to hate 20,000 students not marching in funding in the name of cutting off OPINION EDITOR all your couch-surfing prospects fall speech, and it was only timing that solidarity with the BSU are jumping the Koala. And believe us, he will get The UCSD Guardian is published twice a week at the University of California at San Diego. Contents © through — which is highly unlikely — gave one self-important idealogue to the defensive conclusion that black what’s coming to him. But it’s impor- 2010. Views expressed herein represent the majority it never hurts to have a hostel in mind. vote of the editorial board and are not necessarily this power to do real harm. (In addi- students’ demands are too dramatic, tant to separate that issue from the those of the UC Board of Regents, the ASUCSD or Once you’ve finally taken the tion, the cardboard scrap reading or that this is a simple issue of free social justice the BSU is requesting; the members of the Guardian staff. plunge and nestled your jetlagged ass “Compton lynching” later found in speech, and all those hurt by racial they are not asking for anyone else to See GURUpage 5 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR devil’s advocate; I heard (in passing) we feel has repressed us. We want to reality of how people treat each Love it to death. In the light of love, *;=5MUJMZ[+W]TL members of BSU talking about a be free; we want to overcome; we other. This is about human rights the enemy disappears. It is only our 0I^M8TIV\ML6WW[M noose in the library after last nights want to win. But we cannot fight and it’s inextricable from any other own shadows that prevents us from A.S. open forum meeting, which for freedom and peace, because the inconsideration committed by one seeing each other and treating each Dear Editor, ended at 10 p.m. According to news very nature of a fight precludes both person against another. Repression, other as equals. It’s a collective effort I know you’ve received numer- reports, the noose was found mid- freedom and peace — in fact, it per- crime and war are all symbolic of the that must be taken personally; we ous e-mails and calls about the recent night of the same night. How did they petuates the cycle of oppression. It isolation of the psyche, just as com- can only be responsible for our own discovery of the noose, and also word know about it before it happened, necessitates that one party prevails ing together to create a movement emotions and emissions. Keep an on future noose hangings. I know the and why didn’t BSU mention this at over another, and in that scenario, for positive change is symbolic of the open heart. racial tensions at UCSD are running the meeting if they knew about the both sides feel threatened and react connection of the soul. —Gina Tang very high right now, but I refuse to noose in advance? I’m not making an accordingly. Fighting against some- Over the course of history we Student writer, believe that this overt racism exists at unsubstantiated claim here — I even thing merely serves to reinforce have won many battles — only to Office of Student Wellness UCSD, and I’m challenging the exist- saw the same person in the original it. What is called for, then, what keep fighting. This is the human ing thought paradigm that the Black noose photo who was talking about it pounds in our hearts and brings us condition. We are all hurt. We’ve got ▶ The Guardian welcomes letters from its readers. Student Union is being marginalized. at the meeting. flocking together, is a yearning for to stop fighting and start feeling. To All letters must be no longer than 500 words, Its voice is being heard — and excuse —Mindy Kim awareness; a shift in consciousness. truly succeed in making a change, typed, double-spaced and signed with a name and me if I’m wrong — but the noose UCSD alumna, 2008 Suss it out. On what level does we must first cultivate a deeper applicable title. Letters must also contain a phone number. We reserve the right to edit for length and found in Geisel Library on Thursday the issue exist? It is a matter of awareness of the atmosphere we are clarity. Letters may be dropped off at the Guardian night “validates” BSU feelings of being human emotion and how we choose creating … We must infuse ourselves office on the second floor of the Student Center or threatened and gives it a bigger voice. *MNWZM/M\\QVO,MNMV[Q^M to express our feelings? Is this war- with compassion, understanding and e-mailed. Send all letters to: So I wouldn’t rule out the intentional fare, or welfare? acceptance. (This is the only state of The UCSD Guardian A DROP FROM THE INKWELL By Priscilla Lázaro /=-;<+755-6<):A » Look to your left. Look to your right. Chances are, both of those students are getting some sort of financial aid. You could get yours, too! Submit your FAFSA by March 2. UCSD’s school code for FAFSA is 001317. Questions? Visit the Financial Aid Office at fao.ucsd.edu. APPLY BY MARCH 2! www.fafsa.ed.gov 6 THE UCSD GUARDIAN MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010 OPINION 0LNH.HQHDOO\ QUICKTAKES +MV\ZIT.ITT[0QOP;KPWWT 5I[[.QZQVO?WV¼\)\\ZIK\ .]TT;KITM.QZQVOQ[ ;KPWWT,Q[\ZQK\.WZKML\W .ZM[P %DQG Rhode Island school was the he alarming Central High Falls he recent firing of Central Falls A recent picture of upheaval, as T School dropout statistics speak T High School’s 74 teachers was 74 teachers and 19 staff members for themselves. But firing all 93 staff obviously a risky move — but the were fired due to the school’s pitiful members isn’t the solution to rectify- school’s abysmal graduation rate academic performance (its gradu- ing this educational nightmare. proves it was also a necessary one. ation rate is a meager 48 percent). The school’s problem runs deeper When less than half the class is even The mass firing was a response to a than its faculty. With 63 percent of graduating, it’s a surefire indicator failed reform attempt at Central Falls students qualifying for free lunches that a school must be reformed. High School, ironically titled “The and 41 percent living in poverty, In this case, the faculty dismissals Turnaround Plan.” students are dropping out work full were, in fact, the final option after But with a sizable chunk of stu- time. multiple failed attempts at reform, dents siding with the teachers, it’s The district is placing undue including a request from the state doubtful any of them will react well to blame on the easiest scapegoat: to increase the faculty’s workload being taught by a whole new crop of teachers. Because when teens are (which the teachers’ union vehe- vulnerable hires. The negative media dropping out of school to work full mently denied). If one’s job calls attention can’t be sending a good ral- time, even the most inspiring educa- for overtime but the worker fails to lying message to potential applicants, tors can’t keep them in their seats. perform, someone else who values either: “Want job security? Keep New employees will likely have the position more deserves to come looking.” The school’s frigid location, less experience in the classroom, and in — and that’s exactly the case for massive dropout rate and dwindling even less experience in a classroom Central Falls High School. resources make it a less-than-stellar in which one in two students don’t In light of today’s economy, place to work to say the least. have hopes of crossing the stage. when — regardless of lousy pay Punishing and rewarding teach- Instead of skimming the surface or demanding hours — it’s more ers on a merit basis may seem a of the issue, the district should be necessary than ever to cling to a 0LNH.HQHDOO\RI'HWKNORNDQG)UDQN=DSSD novel idea, but when it translates into working toward a more comprehen- job, there’s sure to be a gaggle of huge firings, it discourages others sive solution that takes into account resume-bearers in the principal’s from entering the field of education the difficult lifestyle of the school’s office ready to snatch up whatever 6SHFLDO*XHVWV altogether — or, at the very least, to students. The district must make position they can. The employed not bother sending an application to greater efforts to encourage and — and that includes the teachers at 6$LO Central Falls High School. Applicants stress the importance of an educa- Central Falls High School — must might as well save their time and tion — not remove those who may be doing cartwheels to keep that apply to a school on the other side of have been the only positive role paycheck coming back, whether town, where the graduation and turn- models in students’ lives. they like it or not. )ULGD\0DUFKSP over rates aren’t so dismal and con- flict is relegated to the football field. —Cheryl Hori —Kelsey Marrujo 7KH/RIW Associate Opinion Editor Senior Staff Writer —Neda Salamat Staff Writer $GYDQFH 3XEOLF7LFNHWVDYDLODEOHYLD7LFNHW0DVWHU 3$<&ZLWK8&6'6WXGHQW,' READ UCSD READ UCSD READ UCSD READ UCSD READ UCSD READREAD UCSD UCSDREAD UCSD READ UCSD theloft.ucsd.edu READ UCSD READEVERY MONDAYUCSD ANDREAD THURSDAY UCSD READ UCSD OPINION MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010 THE UCSD GUARDIAN 7 Take advantage of UC San Diego Extension’s Complimentary Enrollment! 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Information +ZMLQ\+W;QOVMZ B 12:28 a.m.: Trespass Skin Care only. ▶ CREDIT, from page 1 ANY SERVICE ▶ A student reported a strange male 7:08 p.m.: Recovered stolen vehicle the act is a step toward much-needed :DONLQV:HOFRPH2SHQ'D\VD:HHN on her balcony at Bates hall. Gone on ▶ A student spotted his car, which "iÊL}Ê>Û>>Li credit-card reform. ÜÜÜ°LÀ>â>ÃV>Ài°V arrival. was stolen last month, in Hopkins Cedana said the act prohibits credit- 2:42 a.m.: Discharging a firearm Parking Structure. card companies from offering gifts to 1/ ÊUÊ >Ê> ▶ Two gunshots were fired around students under 21 for opening up credit- {x{xÊ >Ê>Ê6>}iÊ À Monday, Feb. 22 XBYJOHrCSB[JMJBOXBYJOH 12:35 a.m. near Goldberg Hall. card accounts, preventing exploitation. CPEZCSPO[JOHrGBDJBMTrNBTTBHF 858.909.0250 Unable to locate. 1:40 a.m.: Citizen contact “CitiBank or other companies would 8:03 a.m.: Grand theft ▶ An unknown number of individu- visit campus and say, ‘Hey, if you open ▶ A loss-prevention agent at the als were reported as throwing eggs a credit card we’ll give you a T-shirt or UCSD Bookstore requested to meet at a campus security officer’s vehicle pizza,’” Cendana said. with an officer to give a report on from the second floor of the Village In addition, credit-card companies “one that got away” with $103 head- apartments. Unable to locate. can no longer send students under 21 Prints phones. Report taken. 10:25 p.m.: Injury pre-screened credit cards. Previously, ▶ A 21-year-old male broke his leg credit-card companies could issue ready- 4 Saturday, Feb. 20 while playing a game of soccer at to-use cards to potential clients by mail, 12:27 a.m.: Illegal parking Expires 4/30/10 22 RIMAC Field. eliminating the application process. ▶ A party bus was blocking traffic in 12:51 p.m.: Animal call According to Cendana, pre-screened the middle of the road by Lot 207. ▶ A student reported “thousands of cards take advantage of students because 1:25 a.m.: Noise disturbance bees” on the south side of the Calit2 students are less familiar with the system ▶ A student on the fourth floor building. and more likely to accept without being of Tioga Hall reported “sounds aware of the details. like furniture moving” were com- Tuesday, Feb. 24 “We found that a lot of companies ing from the fifth floor. Quiet on 11:42 a.m.: Vandalism have also been doing targeted mailings Whatever happens arrival. ▶ An unknown party spray-painted to lots of students, and it ends up being at Regents stays 1:17 p.m.: Vehicle disturbance “Stop racism” in blue paint on the overwhelming,” Cendana said. “We feel at Regents... ▶ Six people engaged in a verbal pillars outside York Hall. Information that there could potentially be other argument over a game at RIMAC only. ways to fund schooling before taking out Field. Checks OK. credit cards.” 10:58 p.m.: Suspicious person Wednesday, Feb. 25 The final restriction requires that ▶ Two 50-year-old females were 12:19 a.m.: Possession of marijuana customers under 21 have a co-signer reported as sleeping outside the ▶ An anonymous student in the Sixth — typically a parent — when opening a Cross-Cultural Center. Field inter- College apartments reported that the new credit line, unless they have proof view administered. smoke from a neighboring apart- of adequate income. This is meant to ment was “strong enough to hurt her protect students from recklessly spend- Sunday, Feb. 21 eyes.” ing themselves into debt. 12:24 a.m.: Explosion 11:26 a.m.: Suspicious package “I do think it’s a good step,” Revelle ▶ Two dry-ice bombs, one unexplod- ▶ Officers investigated a “fuming College freshman Joanna Lee said. “It ed, were found by the Residential substance” in a box at the stairwell of will help students be more responsible Life Office in Sixth College. Report the Natural Sciences Building, which and less carefree. 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Now that colonial and civil wars have subsided, travelers can enjoy a relatively peaceful journey, but visitors are cautioned to avoid some northern regions and villages still affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army. But overall, the people of Uganda are very friendly to foreigners, and travel is remarkably affordable. Because its market revolves around agriculture, Uganda provides for a wide array of landscape photo ops — backdropped by the rug- ged peaks of Mount Kadam, tropical forest canopies, vast plains and the placid Lake Victoria. Nothing in Uganda overshadows the beauty of its people. A proud, tribal nation, the wide-eyed energy of its residents is worth the visit alone. The depth of life’s challenges and victories can be found in the faces of the people of Uganda: They are poor in wealth but rich in spirit, family and love of life. In Uganda, every turn is a picture. But photographers should be reminded that it’s both important and courte- ous to ask before taking pho- tos of villagers, since many photos by erik jepsen are uneasy around a camera. — ERIK JEPSEN photography editor TAKE A HIKE IN summer nce your classical tropical locales get old and spring break O you need a break from Hawaii or Mexico, think a little farther south. I’m talking about Jamaica — the tropical paradise JAMAICA where every smiling face is excited to make you a Alaska member of the laid-back island family. Make like a tourist and hit Jamaica’s Mystic Mountain — rainforest adventure park — where you can hop on a bobsled and pretend like you’re in “Cool Runnings.” To reach the attraction, you get to ride an aerial tram through the Jamaican rainforest and glimpse the gorgeous Montego Bay. After walking through an outdoor Usain Bolt tribute museum, for only $20 you can get two tickets to ride — alone or with a partner — down a bobsled course through the rainforest. After you’ve climbed into your own bobsled, you control the speed as you plunge down the twists and turns of the 3,280-foot track. If you’re still riding an adrenaline high, f you’re sick of La Jolla sand and sun and looking the park also offers a canopy zip-line tour through the I for a change in scenery, consider Denali National jungle. Harnessed to a steel cord, you’ll have the oppor- Park in Alaska. Stay at a hostel just outside the tunity to literally fly across the top of rainforest. Buying park, where fellow explorers are aplenty. Believe me: an overpriced souvenir photo, of course, is a must. You’ll appreciate the company while heading off into a Jamaica’s nightlife is filled with pulsating dancehall wilderness filled with real-life grizzly bears and wolves and reggae clubs in all corners of the island. Unlike by the motherload, helping ensure your trip doesn’t LA clubs where you wait in line like cattle ready to be end like Christopher McCandless’ journey “Into the herded inside, Jamaican clubs are an open and welcom- Wild.” ing to everyone. The sunset-colored walls are packed am The park is open late May to mid-September, with locals and vacationers ready to let loose. because summer is really the only time to visit. The We all know that Jamaica is famous for more than six-million-acre stakeout has just one road: a dirt just its gorgeous beaches, exotic rainforests and thriv- path cleared specifically for the park’s buses. Since ing nightlife. It’s also the home of Bob Marley. and a Denali has few hiking trails, you should grab a bus population that shares his love for a certain little green SPRING BREAK ticket and head down the road on a brief driving herb. It’s a must to tour Marley’s home and sample tour. Take in the reds and greens of the tundra and some of the local horticulture. the abundant snowy peaks or ask the driver to let All in all, check your inhibitions at baggage claim. + you off to hike for a few hours. Once you’ve exhaust- The country is known for partying like there’s no ed yourself meandering the untouched wilderness, tomorrow, and there’s no reason not to take advantage SUMMER 2010 make your way back to the road and grab the next of that. J — CHERYL HORI continued on page 13 associate opinion editor THAILAND spring break fter spendingLas this quarter confined in the suffocatinglyVegas sterile walls of Geisel summer A Library, spring break on the vomit-lined streets of Las Vegas is exactly what every repressed UCSD student needs to blow off finals like a rock star. Whether cheering on busty strippers at the Kitty Kat Lounge, taunting children pool- side while six drinks deep, gambling away student loan money at the slot machines or stumbling into the Flamingo with a head full of acid in an attempt to channel Hunter S. Thompson, there’s no place like Vegas to bring out the freak in all of us. The grueling five hour drive from San Diego is well worth the brightly lit moment you descend upon the Strip. Roll down your windows to let the arid desert heat blast your skin and sit back, mesmerized by the bright neon letters that will have your head spinning long after the ecstasy has left your spinal cord. Be prepared to make it rain, even if it is a shallow downpour. Other than gazing in awe at the Fountains of Bellagio and pretending you’re from the cast of “Ocean’s Eleven,” cheap entertainment is hard to come by in a city of big spenders. But spring break isn’t the time to be worrying about such trivial matters — you’ve passed the whole quarter eating Ramen noodles and choking down Popov, so don’t hesitate to throw $40 on the Bellagio Buffet or stuff a couple Lincolns down Cheri’s thong. Go ahead, indulge. Hot-box your car in Barstow, throw up on the Nike statue and shake hink of a magical place. One where you step outside and a mango smoothie is pushed your ass both on and off the dance floor. Just be careful not to crouch down too low — a into your hand. Where a whiskey and coke comes $2 by the bucket, and counterfeit bad case of crabs is one souvenir you don’t want to take home. T — YELENA AKOPIAN designer clothing paves the streets. You, my friend, are entering a tropical slice of college-student paradise called Thailand. senior staff writer Cheap beverages and sweet threads aren’t the only charms of Southeast Asia’s backpacking Mecca. Thailand’s got everything you could ask from an exotic tropical climate: luscious green jungles, long glistening beaches and enough ancient monuments to make a historian jizz his cargo pants. Here’s a guide for those who’d like to spend a month or two meandering these hot spring break a Jolla Shores is an eyeful, but it’s got and sweaty lands with purpose to explore and propensity to party. nothing on the beaches of St. Thomas — a star member of First, fly into Bangkok. Check into a hotel just off infamous tourist hotspot Khoa San Road. L the Virgin Islands, off the eastern edge of Puerto Rico. Think (But not on it — it’s expensive. Don’t pay more than about $13 per night for a hostel.) A night shell-strewn white sand that melts into a bath of warm turquoise out should start at a bar a block or two from the flurry — your dollar will go farther in a place water, a hammock tied between two gently swaying palm trees and where menus aren’t written in English and bartenders don’t have to be polite. the occasional wandering iguana. Spend about a week in Bangkok, half-drunk and blabbering. Shake out all of your embar- For a clean, quiet sandscape with outstanding snorkeling right rassing American tendencies. There’s no place more supportive of your wildest Southeast offshore, hit up Sapphire Beach. Or, nestled in a sheltered cove on Asian fantasies than the country’s capital — just ask the stars of the city’s infamous ping-pong the other side of the island, Magens Bay is great for tanning, swim- shows. You’ll get an answer in the form of a vagina-propelled dart. ming and picnicking. When it comes to transportation, know what you want before you step into a tuk-tuk car- Really though — I can’t say it enough: Every inch of the shoreline riage. While on the prowl for a ride, an eager English-speaking local gave me three tips to help Virgin continued on page 12 Islands continued on page 12 THOMAS S T. summer Puerto Rico spring break et’s face it: Your liver can’t tell the difference L between spring break and the week following your last midterm. But you can. Which leaves no excuse for spending the former Jagerbombing yourself barfless in Costa Verde. “Flights to Puerto Rico” should already be in your search bar. Out of all the islands eyedropped throughout the Caribbean, Puerto Rico stands out not only as the port of call for Captain Morgan, but the land mass that popularized reggaeton’s bass-heavy blend of Jamaican rhythm bloated with salsa and cumbia. In the capital city of San Juan — where most visitors spend their time after sundown — the slender, cobblestoned streets are packed with open-air nightclubs and patio bars, arched doorways and dome awnings. The legal drinking age in Puerto Rico is, conve- continued on page 12 AU PAIRIN’ IT ENFrance t’st’’s thethhe oldestollded st sstorytooryy iinn the book: You’re a travel-buggin’ I college student, with big dreams and an empty wallet. When it comes to convincing your parents that a three- month trip to Europe could double as a fiscally responsible DUBAI spring break choice, however, it helps if you can spin it as a summer job — which is where the term “au pair” comes into play. An au pair is a live-in nanny. And though it’s an effective n recent years, the overbuilt city of Dubai has way to get overseas, make no mistake: Even the most patient I redefined the idea of opulence. Wealthy beyond person in the world will be praying for some alone time belief from its convenient location atop a bubbling after a month of sharing space, no matter how cute the little pot o’ oil, the average family income in Dubai exceeds French toddlers are. $180,000 per year. It’s all worth it, though, when you consider the perks. However, though Dubai was recently noted for For one thing, you’re living in the foreign country of your being one of the fastest-growing cities in the world, choice for free. Being American, you’re often asked to teach overbuilding and debt have left the city in a new state small children English, which means you can learn as much of uncertainty — that’s where you come in. — or as little — of the language as you like. Either way, you’re Shop in the world’s largest mall, trek out on a desert getting a complete summer immersion — one that many pay safari or stare at the city atop Berj Khalifa, the world’s thousands of dollars to have. tallest building. Explore man-made islands in the shape The tricky part is finding a family that fits. Speaking a of palm trees, tour an underwater hotel with sharks, foreign language — even just a little — helps immeasurably go skydiving, snowboard indoors or live in your own in your application. Also, saying you love football — that’s skyscraper. Why not? In Dubai, anything is possible. soccer, to us heathen Americans — is like an international The economy is all “on sale,” but bring your credit card passport, provided you don’t get too choosy with your teams — Dubai is still as expensive as it is excessive. (a vocal Manchester United supporter may very well get Because the city is bustling with construction, bank- passed up by a Chelsea family). ing and technological prospects, you’ll tend to meet Once you’ve selected and applied to favorite country, international businessmen more than locals. Dubai the easiest way to find a family is through a Web site like itself has two sides: the super rich and the super poor. www.aupairworld.com. You can post your info — in two As a result, much of the city has been proofed to keep languages, if you want to be fancy — and look up potential the masses at a distance, and access is difficult. You’ll be families’ profiles according to the number of kids they surprised by the lack of public beaches and the enor- have, where they live and how long they want you. The mous entry fees required to enter most common areas. only downside is that you will occasionally get e-mails Plus, due to the extreme climate, Dubai doesn’t really from a “nice single father and business man” who is offer- encourage pedestrians to walk the streets — there are ing you an exorbitant weekly allowance if you’ll only send very few sidewalks. him a copy of your passport. Of course, for a photographer, Dubai is an archi- The nifty part is that, through such technological advents tectural dreamland. Beautiful buildings are everywhere as Facebook, you don’t actually have to fork out the £70 that you look. Bottom line: Dubai sets the standard for the Web site demands before they hand over a family’s con- excess, so if you’re looking for the next best thing to tact information. Get a name, then Google it: chances are Disneyland, this is the place to be. — ERIK JEPSEN continued on page 13 photography editor ERIK JEPSEN/GUARDIAN 12 THE UCSD GUARDIAN MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010 TRAVEL summer n the Amazon, dipping your hand in Remember that you’re going to be crammed into of caiman crocs glow the same red as an alarm I the river is an act of faith that it won’t a blind with these three or four people waiting clock — but every tour makes a point of viewing The Amazonget chewed off — and snakes aren’t just for macaws to gather, so make friends early. the macaw parrots, all of them as brightly colored extremely poisonous, but can be up to 14 feet The first walk into the Amazon will be a as skittles. Make sure your camera has a good long. If you’re up for a walk on the wild side, shock: Under the thin tree canopy, the Amazon zoom for the macaws, because you won’t get there’s no better place to be. looks like the kind of trail you’d jog back in the much closer than a football field. Choose from a weekend getaway camp at US, more brown than green, not like the verdant Once you’ve gotten over the fact that every- Lake Sandoval snf the four-hours-from-civili- wonderland you’d find in Costa Rica. thing in the Amazon seems to be horribly zation, only-three-hours-worth-of-antivenom Let your inner eight-year-old loose for the dangerous and aggressive, give yourself a real lodges deeper along the Madre de Dios River. bugs, like metallic blue morpho butterflies and gift: Walk the first few minutes into the rainfor- Lodges like Sandoval straddle the line bullet ants (not as poisonous as the snakes, but est without a guide. Idiotic? Hell yes, but when between adventure and getaway, rooming dozens after 24 hours of pain, you might wish they you’re in the Amazon and you own that moment of tourists with a bar and TVs — but you didn’t were). Anything larger than that tends to hide yourself, not sharing it with anyone else — well, fly all the way to Peru so you could sit around itself pretty well — don’t be amazed if the only that’s simply priceless. and play Bullshit with other Americans: Plunk mammals you see are walking-meal capybaras, — MATTHEW PECOT your ass in a motorboat and speed downriver. lapping at the water in the twilight as the eyes associate hiatus editor @ THAILAND, from page 11 clean break from the boozy spring- dose of natural scenery. The village @ ST. THOMAS, from page 11 me get around the city: 1) Tell your break crowd. I recommend the latter has few enough stoplights that you is tropical perfection, ripe for sailing, driver exactly where you want to go; — heading to the North will help you can count them on one hand, sur- surfing, kayaking, windsurfing, snor- 2) tell him how much you’re willing to wiggle from the Southern Thailand’s rounded by hot springs and warm, keling, scuba diving, fishing or just pay (don’t be afraid to “negotiate”) and Cancun-like spell, and get to know the flowing waterfalls. Usually, I’d recom- relaxing on the shore, taking swigs of 3) tell him you don’t want to go shop- country for its people and history. mend you stay at a hostel, but when the spectacular view. ping. Though you may, in fact, want to For your first history lesson, stop visiting Pai, one must irrefutably stay And what would the Caribbean be peruse a marketplace or two, my third at Sukhothai, a tiny village in the at the Darling Viewpoint Inn. Though without rum? Whether served com- point is imperative to avoiding a long lower North known for its acres of slightly infested with bugs, this elevat- plimentary as you step off the plane or and uncomfortable conversation with ancient ruins. Embrace the commu- ed bungalow hotel has the best view in a mixed drink as you lounge pool- must be visited at least once. For a a Nepalese tailor. It doesn’t matter how nity’s relaxed way of life: Rent a bike of the city and the friendliest host in side, don’t miss the warm ‘n’ fuzziest true taste of Caribbean flair, stop at many “sexy beers” he gives you, it’s not to tour the national parks in the area. town — a cheerful native who goes by side of Caribbean culture, free to be the open-air bazaar on the corner worth spending time and money on a While basking in the peaceful out- the name of, you guessed it, Darling. enjoyed by everyone 18 and over. of the city and barter for everything custom-fitted pinstriped suit. doors, keep your eyes out for Bhuddas Oddly enough, she’ll call you Cruzan Rum, distilled on the island, is from shells to printed sarongs to When the full moon approaches scattered between lakes and trees. Darling, too, and load you in the known to be one of the best brands in haircuts. The Pirate Museum on and you’ve had your share of fear and Depending on how much time back of her truck for a trip to the the world, and comes in flavors rang- top of the hill pays tribute to the loathing in Khao San, head south to you’ve got left, you can either con- hot spring, where you’ll boil corn ing from coconut to raspberry. Caribbean’s swashbuckling past, Thailand’s tropical islands. Skip the tinue to another tiny village or head and bath in candelight. When you’ve After a full day at the beach, while offering spectacular views of bar-girl haven of Phuket and make to Chiang Mai, the biggest city in the flown the nest, you can spend your a popular St. Thomas hangout is the cruise-ship harbor and the city. your way toward Koh Phangan. Every North and a proverbial middle finger free time drinking mushroom shakes Duffy’s Love Shack, located right A few remnants of Danish colo- full moon, travelers gather to partake to Bangkok’s smelly sprawl of noise (yes, the special kind) and listening to across the street from the St. John nization in the 1600s linger on the in the word’s biggest beach party. and commerce. Chiang Mai’s known lady men sing in the Pai cafes. Ferry Dock. If you’re with a group, island, including huge stone sugar Arrive a couple days early, order some for its giant artisan markets and close After that, it’s up to you. Either order the Shark Tank: A 64 oz. fish- mills hidden in lush undergrowth whiskey buckets from a stand labeled proximity to jungles and waterfalls. wander from village to village in bowl filled with rum and liquers. and the historic main city’s cobble- “Brad Pitt Love Me Long Time” and Perfect your curry-making skills with search of something cool, head back For a taste of traditional Caribbean stone streets, on which you must get out before the onslaught of rav- a cheap cooking class, or go luxuri- to Bangkok or take a rickety old boat cuisine — like fried plantains, jerk stick to the left side of the road. ers ruins your fun — the difference ous for a full-body massage from an into Laos. But don’t leave without at chicken or an oatmeal dish called St. Thomas is only a 30-minute between 10,000 drunks on the beach institution of the blind (their extra- least one night of too much rice whis- fungi — dine out at Fungi’s on the flight from Florida, and since it’s and 25,000 drunks is intolerable. sensitive touch gives them an edge). key and grasshoppers — you’ll never Beach. On Saturday night, be sure to technically part of the United States, After a string of parties in Koh Consider a two-day trip to Pai find a drunk, nor insect, so delectable. visit Iggie’s for all-you-can-eat crab no passport is needed. 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(Skype that can happen, mostly because Just make sure to have a back-up interviews are invaluable, even if they give you a chance to explore the plan in the likely event that you come they’re a little awkward, and mostly world you’ve thrown yourself into. across some bears or caribou. Denali involve waving at cute four-year-olds Get your family’s advice on some is all open wilderness — our country’s that don’t quite understand who the must-see attractions and then set off least-developed national park, posi- face on the computer is.) Once you’re for the unknown, armed with a map tively brimming with unique flora there, just say ‘Yes’ to everything, and and some rudimentary subject-verb and fauna. Alaska’s summertime sun- you’re practically guaranteed a good knowledge. Have conversations with light starts early in the morning and time. If a French passerby offers you random locals, sit at a cafe, ask people lasts for 19 hours, so there’ll be plenty “muscadet” or a Londoner proposes a for directions to museums you’ve of time to get back out of the park, trip to a gay bar, go for it (just don’t try apparently walked past 20 times drop your stuff off at your hostel and the margaritas — that seems to be an already — you have the whole sum- head over to the nearest bar to com- Americas-only concept). mer to figure out the basics, and you pare adventures. You’ll be nothing Once you’ve arrived, your first shouldn’t pass up a croissant-munch- less than a first-class badass for brav- challenge is to earn the adoration of ing football-watching moment of it. ing the great beyond. CRUISE DOWN TO Mexico your kids. Disney is a universal pass- — HAYLEY BISCEGLIA-MARTIN — AYELET BITTON f you’re searching for an all-inclusive break that won’t involve port to said adoration. Use it early; use news editor senior staff writer I much thought or travel time, look no further than the port of San Diego. Taking a three- to five-day Carnival Cruise to Mexico will make all dreams of cheap boozing, random hookups and constant spring break grubbing come true. osta Rica is renowned for its lazy pace, winding beach- There’s no time like the present to take advantage of an economy es and dependable surf. Compared to neighboring that’s gone to shit. After you sell last quarter’s textbooks, you can hop C Central American destinations it’s known for its stabil- on a Carnival Cruise ship for as little as $199. ity and tourist-friendly attitude. But with roads that have more Unlike most ocean liners, Carnival Cruises weren’t designed for potholes than tarmac, Costa Rica gives you the best of both COSTA RICA those teetering between retirement and death. With a focus on clients worlds: a pristine resort off the beaten path. 35 and under, Carnival is the only cruise line that allows 18-year-olds Most flights will land you smack-dab in the middle of to drink onboard (in international waters, of course). the congested capital of San Jose, where taxis tear through the streets and locals push grocery carts full of fresh But if you don’t want to fork out $9 for on-board cocktails, Mexico oranges, waiting and ready to be squeezed straight into your cup. Most visitors high-tail it out of San Jose as soon is a good place to buy brand-name alcohol for half of what you’d pay as the plane comes to a stop, but if you give it a chance, the city comes through. Get your souvenir shopping out stateside. As high-school as it sounds, bring extra water bottles to of the way in its curio shops, stacked with beach-themed trinkets. Or, if your goal is to get your bronze on, gear fill with your international purchase — while the cruise line doesn’t up for the chaotic central bus station, and ride a couple hours to either the Pacific or Caribbean coasts. mind you paying through the nose for their drinks, they’re not too The first stop along the Pacific is Jaco, a dirty beach town typically utilized as a weekend getaway from San keen on co-eds getting wasted off the $12 Absolut they bought at a Jose. If you’re willing to put in a little more bus time, however, the beaches get exponentially better. To the north Mexican drugstore. lies Nicoya Peninsula and the surf town of Tamarindo, or the more upscale Moctezuma, which offers day trips Drugs, sex and rock ‘n’ roll aside, the best part of the trip is an to the Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve. If you’re the wildlife type, head south to Manuel Antonio. Mind your bag: utter lack of responsibility or purpose. There’s nothing better than monkeys have been known to unzip backpacks and snag unsuspecting snacks. waking up in the morning and leaving the mess you can’t quite recall The rasta vibe seeps into everything on the Caribbean coast, from coconut drinks to green-, yellow- and red- making to the ship’s cleaning staff while you devour a four-course painted mini-marts. Head over to Lima for an umbrella drink in a hammock and a chance to watch the sun rise breakfast. over the calm, rolling waves. You can also bus up to Tortuguero National Park on the northern Caribbean coast, Technically, you’re supposed to be at least 21 to cruise alone; where a guided night stroll along the beach to find the famous Leatherback turtle will bring you nose to nose however, if you can find someone who is 21 to register with you, you with a beautiful three- to six-foot giant. won’t have a problem getting aboard. — KERRY FUGETT So leave the worry of finding a designated driver on the boarding staff writer platform — you definitely don’t want to miss the boat on this one. — CHERYL HORI associate opinion editor COSTA RICA Think you missed the boat on the HPV vaccine? Think Again If you didn’t get the Gardasil vaccine as part of your childhood immunizations, it’s not too late. Planned Parenthood now offers free or low-cost Gardasil for women who want to significantly reduce their risk of getting HPV, the leading cause of cervical cancer. To make an appointment, call 1-888-743-7526 (PLAN) or visit planned.org. Se Habla Español UCSD La Jolla Village Dr. N Planned Parenthood EW I-5 S Mission Bay Parker Center 4501 Mission Bay Drive, #1C&D San Diego, CA 92109 Garnet Ave. THE UCSD GUARDIAN 14 MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010 CAMPUS CALENDAR Week of 3/1 - 3/7 Monday Mar 1 Thursday Mar 4 CULTURE Chicano Studies Department. Mesa HEALTH The Politics of Choice - Vanessa Queer Talks: What are your Identities? College, H-117-118 / 6:30-9:30pm Weight Management Clinic - Led Foresberg of Planned parenthood San - Come and talk about your multiple RECREATION by a dietitian, a psychologist and a Diego and Riverside will talk about the identities with other LGBT members. Roma Nights: Ryan Knapick - Cafe physician. Meets every Thursday. political agenda behind efforts to take Refreshments provided. LGBT Resource Roma / 8pm / Free Student Health Conference Room #207 away a woman’s right to choose. Muir Center / 5-6:30pm / 3:30pm / Students Free Biology Room 1103 / 5-6:30pm Jarrod Gorbel - Jarrod has a LECTURE deceptively simple melody, warm Cycling for Commuters Workshop RECREATION Soldados: Chicanos in Vietnam - In PC Blockbuster: Twilight Saga— arrangements and a soulful, soaring Series - Come learn about rules, best Person: Author and filmmaker Charley Brothers - Price Center Theater / voice. The Loft / 8pm / $5 Student, ways to get to school, and much more! Trujillo, UCSD Prof. Jorge Mariscal & 6&9pm / Student $3; General $3 PAYC door; $10 Regular Free snacks provided! Price Center Mike Ornelas, Chair of the Mesa College Take the UC San Diego Student West, Sustainability Resource Center Estômago: A gastronomic story - A Satisfaction Survey (Feb. 17-Mar / 3pm simple-minded prisoner with a talent 17) - http://studentsat.ucsd.edu - You H1N1 Vaccination Clinic - FREE to for cooking moves his way up the jail might win one of ten $100 gift cards! all students, faculty & staff for inject cell ranks through his culinary gifts. And they’re good at UCSD Bookstore, Tuesday Mar 2 able or nasal vaccine. Student Health The Loft / 7:30pm / Regular $26 [email protected], Perks, Sunshine Conference Room #225 / 10am-4pm Market, Birch Aquarium at Scripps ART Restructuring Corporations in the Soundclash Royale featuring MC (arrive before 3:30pm) Book & Gift Shop, or North Break M(other)land: works by Lauren 21st Century - Pacific Leadership Mawkus - Knock heads. Rock the Market & Store. 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PC Institute / 8am McNeal will discuss the different West Green Table room / 3-4pm techniques used by the artist and RECREATION the ways in which her work explores DVC: The Jump Off - Round Table pROFESSOR unScRipTEd the effect of popular culture on our Patio / 1-4pm / Free Monday, March 1 perception of Africa. University Art 7pm • The Loft • Free Wednesday Mar 3 Bear Garden - Matthews Quad / Gallery, Mandeville Center / 2pm CAREER Evaluate your relative fitness levels 2-5pm / Free CAREER UCDC Info Session - Live and work - Trained Student Health Advocates Ultimate Guide to Finding a Job in a The Mike Keneally Band - A rock in the nation's capital while earning test your body fat composition, grip Tight Economy - This seminar includes and jazz fusion player, and also an UC credit! Hear about requirements, strength, step test recovery rate, blood the latest info on resume writing, outstanding guitarist, vocalist, deadlines, and the application process. pressure, and resting heart rate. Mon THE pRincESS effective networking techniques, keyboardist, and percussionist. The And THE FROG Career Services Center, Horizon Room / and Wed walk-ins welcome. RIMAC and impactful interviewing practice. Loft / 8:30pm / Student PAYC; Regular Tuesday, March 2 1-2pm / Free Wellness Room / 7-9pm / Students 6 & 9pm • Price Center Theater Career Services Center, Horizon Room $20 $3 Students / $5 General CommunicateUCSD: Healthcare Free / 9am-noon / Free The Che Cafe Presents - Live Bands: Provider Tips - Learn how to express LECTURE LECTURE Lilith Velkor, Scales, The Preteens, The your healthcare concerns and questions USMEX Speaker Series Peter George Lakoff - Prof. Lakoff will speak Beatless. Che Café / 7:30pm / $5 with your provider, and get the most Cowhey: The 2010 Trade Agenda about how to pass the California out of your healthcare visits. PC West and Implications for U.S.-Mexico International Center Lunch - Please Democracy Act! Center Hall 105 / 6pm Red Shoe Room / 3-4pm Relations - Dean Cowhey will draw join us for an Indian meal. The menu CULTURE on his experience serving in the new CommunicateUCSD: It’s fun to will include: chicken tikka masala, rice, REply All Revolutionary Love Series - Come join administration of President Barack disagree: mediating conflict in raita, naan bread, and banana cake. Wednesday, March 3 Obama. Institute of the Americas your life - This workshop will cover International Center Patio / 12-1:30pm 7:30pm • Porter’s Pub • Free us! Each week, matters around activism, identity, wellness, and self-reflection Building / 5pm the pinch-crunch model of conflict / $5 will be discussed. Cross-Cultural Center, RECREATION CCC Library / 12pm Hare Krishna Weekly Lunch - Come to the Student Center for vegetarian Love Your Body Day - Student Health Saturday Mar 6 all-you-can-eat Hare Krishna lunch. 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Due partake in the George Washington Invitational to the high chance of strong waves streaking in early April, the coaches in San Diego sched- across the coast, the men’s and women’s crew uled the annual city championships for this San Diego city championships — which were weekend. Register for this course online scheduled to take place in Mission Bay — will “We usually start the season later, but we ANAR 142, MWF, 12pm, Sec ID678537 be rescheduled later this week. had a great opportunity to go to a big meet,” The UCSD men’s team has won the inaugu- Johnson said. “So the coaches in this area Taught by Professor Ami Mazar, ral race of the season for the past five consecu- scheduled the meet now — but now, we’ll Institute of Archaeology, tive years, and — even with a young cast — was have to work something else, because we will Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel banking on winning it this year too. see them next weekend at the UC San Diego “For the past three of five years, this event Regatta race.” has been canceled or rescheduled for some In light of the cancellation, Johnson said the ANAR 142 The Rise & Fall of Ancient Israel. The reason,” men’s head coach Zach Johnson said. team was able to hold invaluable practice on emergence and consolidation of the state in “This wasn’t a big deal for some of the seniors rowing machines — something they had been ancient Israel is explored by using archaeological on our team who have already seen a few city unable to do yet this season. data, Biblical texts, and anthropological theories. championships canceled.” Despite the delay, the Tritons will get back The social and economic processes responsible The league race was also to be the first of in the water next weekend at the UCSD Regatta for the rise and collapse of ancient Israel are the season for the women, who were hoping to race in Mission Bay. investigated. ANTH 3 is recommended. [Formerly let their young team rack up some experience known as ANRG 150]. Credit not allowed for both Readers can contact Tyler Nelson at tcnelson@ ANRG 150 and ANAR 142. Prerequisites: at the event. Upper-division standing. Both the men’s and women’s teams are filled ucsd.edu. Digging Biblical levels at Tel Rehov, Israel Prof. Amihai Mazar, perhaps Israel’s leading archaeologist, was recently awarded the ;MVQWZ6QOP\?QV-IZV[ Challenge your senses and open your imagination while you explore exotic Vietnam, discover the far-reaching influences of Spain’s Past and Present, or spend five weeks walking in Shakespeare’s World in England. UC Riverside Summer Travel Study Program July 26 to August 28, 2010 Hue, Vietnam ( Madrid, Spain ( London, England Grab your passport and pack your bags! Students earn 8 units of UC credit by taking two classes during the five week program. Check out the website for more information and to download your application today! www.summertravel.ucr.edu SPORTS MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010 THE UCSD GUARDIAN 19 UCSD SCORES ROAD UPSET AT UCLA ;MI[WV-VL[QV,MNMI\ By Jessy Jahangir The third set was closely fought 30-25, 29-31 and 30-23. The loss Staff Writer with 23 ties and six lead changes. dropped the Tritons to 5-12 overall, )OIQV[\0]UJWTL\;\I\M UCSD outhit UCLA .405 to .184; and 2-10 in MPSF, while the Anteaters MEN’S VOLLEYBALL — The No. 14 however, the Bruins still managed improved to 9-9 overall, and 5-8 in By Wesley Cox line with six points, and Hatch, who UCSD men’s volleyball team rolled to make it a difficult set. They were MPSF. Staff Writer went 4-9 from the field with eight into UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion on Feb. narrowly edging past the Tritons UCSD only had nine kills against points, the Tritons could not keep up 24 facing a heavily favored Bruin by one point until UCSD delivered 11 attack errors in the first set. The MEN’S BASKETBALL — The UCSD with the Seawolves. team. three consecutive kills via redshirt second set was unfortunately not men’s basketball team finished its sea- Head coach Chris Carlson says But despite the odds, the Tritons freshman middle blocker Cyrus much better, with the Tritons hitting son on Feb. 26 at its senior night game he is looking to rebuild his team to upset No. 3 UCLA 30-22, 30-25, Kiani, senior setter Phil Bannan and at .077. against Humboldt State University — improve upon the progress made by 30-26, in a three-set stretch on Feb. Davidson, clinching a 27-25 lead. The Tritons improved in the third the final collegiate game for senior this years team. 24. This was the third Triton victory Despite a service error that narrowed set, hitting percentage of .417 and players Jordan Lawley and Tyler But for Lawley and Acevedo, there over the Bruins in the past three years the Triton lead to 27-26, a final push a tally of 24 kills — more than the Acevedo. won’t be a next season. — and in 38 all-time meetings. With from UCSD — including a kill from first two sets combined. Nonetheless, But despite the occasion, the “I tried to hold onto every the win, UCSD improved 5-11 overall, Fritsch and a block by Kiani — gave the Anteaters took a quick 15-9 lead. Tritons were unable to moment,” Lawley said. “I and 2-9 in Mountain Pacific Sports them a match point. A UCLA attack UCSD fought hard to make amends translate emotion into feel blessed that I was Federation, while UCLA dropped 9-7 error gifted UCSD the final point to and narrowed UC Irvine’s lead to execution, and lost 87-79 able to play four years on overall and 8-5 in the MPSF. Prior to finish the set 30-26. 26-23. Junior Adrian Guthals’ kill and to the Lumberjacks just the basketball team, and I the match, the Bruins had won eight UCSD hit at a .427 overall attack block, as well as a block by Bannan, two days after a 70-57 loss I tried to hold don’t take it for granted. I of their last 10 matches. average. Fritsch led the Tritons with tied the set at 26-26. After exchang- to Sonoma State. was glad to be able to be As soon as they hit the court, the 16 kills and a .419 hitting average. ing a series of points, Davidson sent The team had high onto every a part of the team.” Tritons took the lead and held on until Davidson contributed 12 kills. Senior consecutive kills to give the Tritons a hopes of sending its “moment ... I Acevedo said that the end of the first set. UCSD hit at outside hitter Jason Spangler also con- 31-29 set victory. senior players, who were don’t take it emotions ran high in .567 with 22 kills, compared to the tributed two service aces, increasing The Anteaters took a quick 4-1 playing their last game in the locker room after Bruins’ 11 kills, and won the set 30-22. his career total to 78 — just two aces lead in the fourth set. The Tritons Triton colors, off with a for granted. Friday’s game. In the second set, there were 12 ties short of tying the all-time record of managed to come back at 13-12 until win. Senior guard Tyler I was glad to “Student athletes and seven lead changes. The Bruins career-aces at UCSD. the Anteaters rallied, scoring seven of Acevedo and sophomore be able to be create bonds that will be took their final lead in the set at “We got off to a great start. We the next nine points to take its lead to center Christian Hatch lifelong,” Acevedo said. 15-14. UCSD fought back with junior played steady, and knew UCLA would 20-14. Unfortunately, this disparity scored a combined 34 a part of the Though Lawley and outside hitter come back,” was too much for the Tritons to close, points, supported by team.” Acevedo must now Joel Davidson’s head coach and the closest UCSD got to victory junior guard Casey Ryan’s move on to lives beyond kill and took Kevin Ring said. was 24-21. Ultimately, the Anteaters eight points off the bench. JORDAN LAWLEY basketball, both players SENIOR GUARD the lead on a “For us, it was took the set 30-23. Senior guard and team said that being a part UCLA setting a really a com- In the first two sets, the Tritons scoring average leader of UCSD Athletics has error. With the plete game. We were hitting below .100. Davidson Jordan Lawley finished with 14 changed their lives in positive ways. score at 25-23, did everything contributed a team-high 19 kills, points. Acevedo said being a student a UCLA service well.” Spangler had 14 kills, Guthals con- The Tritons were within four athlete instilled in him a management error and a kill On Friday tributed seven kills and Fritsch added points of a tie with less than three ethic that transcends just the sport. from senior out- night, the six kills. Bannan contributed 47 assists minutes left, but Humboldt State “[Athletics] gave me more side hitter Frank Tritons trav- and 15 digs. forward Kevin Atkins led the responsibility and time management Fritsch brought eled to Irvine The Tritons return to action on Lumberjacks to a regular season- skills to help me get by with my up UCSD’s lead to square off Friday, March 5, when they travel to ending win by scoring a game-high schoolwork,” Acevedo said. by two points. against No. Palo Alto to face Stanford at 7 p.m. 31 points and pulling down nine The Triton basketball team will A Bruin side 11 UC Irvine. “We didn’t pass well against rebounds. now enter the off-season looking to out, another kill Unfortunately, Irvine,” Ring said. “So we’ll practice On Wednesday, Sonoma State improve on their 2009-10 season. from Fritsch UCSD took too that before we head to Stanford. We took a commanding lead at the end They finished with an 8-17 overall and an ace by long to find know what we need to do in order to of the first half and held onto it for record and 7-15 in the California senior setter Erik its pace in the do well, so we’ll be focusing on that.” the rest of the game. Collegiate Athletic Association. Sierks helped the match and lost Despite a strong performance Tritons take the in four sets to Readers can contact Jessy Jahangir at from sophomore guard Bryce Alvari, Readers can contact Wesley Cox at JOHN HANACEK/GUARDIAN set 30-25. Irvine 30-15, [email protected]. who went 6-6 from the free-throw [email protected]. 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However, Carlisle woke up the Triton offense by scoring FEB. 24 SONOMA STATE 68-52 The Tritons turned in a crushing 86-51 victory over nine straight points in a 19-4 run. UCSD went on to Humboldt State. Sophomore guard Chelsea Carlisle made outscore Humboldt 32-15 for the rest of the half, carrying a FEB. 26 HUMBOLDT STATE 86-51 29 points and seven assists, while junior forward Tiffany commanding 18-point lead into the break. Hunter added 13 points and seven The Tritons opened the second half rebounds. with a 21-9 run and went on to rout the play in the postseason. The victory marked the last regular- Lumberjacks, extending their lead to as UCSD wrapped up the regular season with a 24-3 season game for the Triton seniors — much as 37 points. overall record, including 19-3 in conference play. With forward Erin Noonan, forward Kristen The loss dropped Humboldt to 16- their conference title, the Tritons earned the top seed Cabral, guard Leilani Martin and guard 10 overall and 14-8 in the CCAA. The in the CCAA tournament, and will face No. 8 Cal State Annette Ilg — who were honored Lumberjacks earned the fourth seed in Dominguez Hills on Tuesday. before the game. the CCAA postseason tournament, and Noonan said the Tritons are wary of an upset, after “It meant so much to beat will play against Cal State Monterey Bay falling in the first round of last year’s tournament with a Humboldt, because we got a second in the first round. tough loss to Cal State San Bernardino. chance to show them what we’re made The Tritons walked onto the court “I think these tournament games are more significant to of,” Noonan said. Saturday night having already won a the seniors because these are games we don’t get back, and Thanks to the win, the Tritons share of the title 68-52 against Sonoma there is no next time,” Noonan said. “We don’t get another clinched sole possession of their second State on Feb. 24. Carlisle once again led year. It’s now or never for us, and we’re looking to make it consecutive California Collegiate the way with 11 points and 8 assists, happen.” Athletic Association championship, while 11 of the players racked up points Of the four seniors, Noonan and Ilg have been regular having taken once step closer to the for UCSD. starters for the Tritons, while Martin and Cabral have title with a win over Sonoma State on The Tritons never trailed, en route been frequent contributors from the bench. Coach Elliott Feb. 24. to a comfortable victory. The loss had nothing but glowing praise for her team leaders, and “It was a fantastic night last night dropped Sonoma to 8-13 in league play JOHN HANACEK/GUARDIAN for UCSD women’s basketball,” head and denied the Seawolves a chance to See W. BASKETBALLpage 18 MEN’S BASKETBALL MEN’S VOLLEYBALL MEN’S & WOMEN’S CREW vs. Humboldt State vs. UCLA San Diego City Championships The Tritons suffered a 87-79 loss to the Upset Special: No. 14 UCSD topples No. The annual meet, hosted in Mission Bay, Lumberjacks on Senior Night. 3 UCLA at the Pauley Pavilion. was postponed due to a tsunami warning. Page 19 Page 19 Page 18