Better D Ornas and Gardens a Revellecollege Publication - University of California,San Diego

Better D ornas and Gardens A RevelleCollege Publication - University of California,San Diego

RogerRevelle’s CeremoniesSet BirthdayBash to for PriceCenter Whenscheduling their Spring cLasse.,, CelebrateCollege somestudents have noticed that theia lectureis beingheld in "PC Aud." Founder’s80th That’sright, the Price Center is finally Dr. Roger Revellecelebrates his ready...Well, prettymuch. While eightiethbirthday this year on March7, classeswill be heldthere starting April 4 anda trulygala affair awaits him on the andsome of theservices will be openin plazaon Friday,March 10. Fromnoon April,much of the Centerwill not be to 1 p.m.,all Revelle students, faculty, completeuntil later in thequarter and staff,and distinguished guests are invit- duringthe Summer. ed to comeshare in the revelry.The~" At noonon April17, a "softopening" willbe freecake and ice cream for all is plannedfor the PriceCenter. Tours guests,music by Dr.Revelle’s favorite, willbe givenand a hugeballoon relca~ RaggleTaggle, singing telegrams, and willmark the opening.Far morespec- manysurprises. Prominent guests will tacular,however, will be the ribbon- be on handto congratulateDr. Revell,- cuttingceremony on April21. Students on his manyaccomplishments and dedi. Roger Revelle at last andstaff will be able to sign the Center’, caredservice to thecommunity. year’s birthday party. Guestbook, a studentart projecto~! whicheveryone can leavetheir mark, a timecapsule, and a rafflefor a tripto Eu- rope. The actual ribbon cutting Revelle ceremonyis plannedso thatscissors will be passedout to everyoneto simultane- Talent Show ouslycut the ribbon, signifying that the PriceCenter belongs to everyone;Stu- dents,Staff, Faculty, and visitors alike. 8 p.m.Friday, March 3 The ceremonywill be followedby a re- ceptionwith cake and punch.The fes- RevelleCafeteria tivitieswill go intothe night, as the M~r Delswill give a concertand keep the excitementof the day rockinginto the night. Openingfestivities will continue, as on April22 theCenter will host the Fin;t AnnualAS CharityBall. The center wi I alsohost movie premiers in its Dolb/ Stereotheater, and in May willbe the siteof freeconcerts in thecourtyarcL Alsoin Maywill be theopenings of th~ new bookstoreand the new pub,Round The Royal Lichtenstein Circus TablePizza. Performed Monday on the plaza to a packed crowd. The event UniversityCenter Board chair Evan was sponsored by the U.C.~.D. Weisenfeldtalks about his involvement Inside"Contestwinners ,EvanWeisenfeld Office of Religious Affairs. in the planningof the PriceCenter. " Academy AWams Ski Vacation -- v_ Pleasesee page 3. Commentary Perspective Opinion Commentary Per spective Opinion Commentary Perspective Opinion Evan WeisenfeldPlans To Love or Better Dorms and Pickingthe Oscars Blindfolded GardensContest Results Price Center Love Not By AimeeNielsea By Todd Thorsen byBrian Lawonda The openingof thePrke Center this Whatis love?Webster’s Dictionary By KevinT. Kelly Best Actress:A fieldof newc~men, whyI’II pick Contest Springwill be oneof thegreatest events defineslove as "A strongcomplex emo- I usuallylike going to seemovies, but veterans,andperennial nomineet. OeenaDavis (2:1) Firstprize winm~ Gilbert and Chris in thejungle they call home. Their room ofthis year, if notall of UCSD’s Idstory. tionof feelinginspired by something,as I neverseem to getaround to it until MerylStreep makes what must be her FrancesMcDounund (5:1) actuallyhas two themes; the jungle half is filled with hanging plants, jungle posters, For Revellestudent Evan Weisenfeld. a personor quality,causing one to ap- summertime.So when1 wantedto pick fiftiethappearance. I know I’m tired of MichellePfeiffer (I0: I) a fishtank,and a tmpiealbendswead. Separated by a largeboolccase, the second chairof theUniversity Center Board, it weciate,delight in, and crave the posses. who willwin the Oscarsthis year, It her,and A Cry in theDark certainl:, JoanCusack (25:1) ludfis decoratedin modern art. willbe theclimax of histhree-year in- signof theobject and to pleaseor pro- wasn’talways easy. The only big- wasn’ta box officesmash, so I don’t SigourneyWeaver (30:.1) Secondplace room of SteveKmnger and MarkEalbanis is verystrange. Upon volvementwith the project.Plans for motethe welfare of thatobject." nominationmovies that I saw wereBig thinkshe’ll be the pick.Glenn Clos~ entryto theroom through hanging beads, your attention is immediately drawn to the thecenter go backfive years, but Evan What does this mean? Can this and A FishCalled Wanda. Then I won. alsoreturns, this time for Dangerous BestDirector: Dkecto~ rarely get the hangingskull and nets suspended from the ceiling. has beeninstrumental in the project definitionof love be appliedto thecon- dered,do youhave to seethe movies to L/asons.Non-biographical historical creditthey deserve for reallypulling Thirdplace finisher Chau Nguyen sits in hispeaceful room, complete with stereo sincebefore the ~roundbreaking. ceptionsoflove that are held by thestu- know who will win? Of coursenot. filmsrarely do well,so counther out, everythingtogether. Barry Levinson andrefrigerator withplenty of munchies’~o eat while enjoying the ocean view. Now,as AS officerand chair of th.." ibleamounts of timeand dedication. "I dentsof UCSD?To find this out, I Eventhough the winnersare pickedby too.Melanie Oriffith (Working Girl) is may ridethe coattails of successwith UniversityCenter Board, Evan work~ can’t tell you how many timesI’ve askedsome studentshow they would theirpeers, we canall guess who is go. up againstthe same problems that face Ralnman,getting credit for other’s indi- withnine other dedicated students who missedclass because of meetingsand definethe word"love". A few of the. ing to win. You don’thave to know Tom Hanks.The two actresses that will vidualtalents. Alan Parker could do the wereappointed from various student as- thingsthat just had to getdone." responsesI received were "That babe in muchabout something to praiseor ptm be battlingit out for top honors are Jodie samething with Mississippi Burning. sociationsand all five colleges to make But,as in mostthings, all the time and Discovery"and "Thathunk in Chal. it;Just like I’m sure the Ayatollah didn’t Fosterfor The Accusedand Sigoumey CharlesCrichtm could suqxise with A decisionsabout the policies, finances, dedicationpay off whenEvan sees the lenger."Is thislove or lust?According readThe Satanic Verses. I justhope 1 Weaver for Gorillasin the Mist. FishCalled Wanda, but faces opposition andother aspects of thePrice Center. projectcoming together. He is veryex- toWebster, this is love--at least partially. don’tend my writingcareer like Rush- Foster’sunglamourous pomayal inan fromsrious-minded oscar purists. Rela- Evnn’sposition is unique in that he isthe citedabout the list of events scheduled to Lovecan includethe cravingof the die.But anyway,without further ado unglamourousfilm will both help and tivelyunknown (at least to me)Mike Ni- onlyelected member of theboard and, as commemoratethe grandopening next poueasionof an object,but it alsoin- hereare my picksfor the 1989 Academy hurther. Signumey Weaver is the safer chols(Working Girl) might as wellhay. such,acts as the representative fromthe quart~.But most of all,Evan is exci~l clucksthe desire for a personto carefor Awards. bet.Odds are: notbeen nominated at allMartin, Scot. studentbody. Evan tries haxd to keep aboutbringing the collegestogether the personthat he or she craves.Do SigourneyWeaver (3:2) ceseprobably deserves this oscar more communicationsbetween the planningthroughthe Price Center. It promisesto thesestudents care about these people BestActor: Tight competition this year, JodieFoster (3:1) thananyone else for his daring undertak- boardand all of thestudents, via its own be a wonderfulopportunity for Revelle, thatthey lust after?. To this question, I witha varietyof roles.Tom Hanks (Big) GlennClose (10:1) ing(aren’t all of hisfilms daring?) publicationand through student media, whichhas oftenled the Universityin receivedsome responses like "No, not willcertainly not win, because comic ac- MerylStreep (15:1) TheLast Temptation of Christ.He is an to getfeedback and to giveout informa- programmingwith events on the Plaza. really"and others like "Yesh, I’d risk tor’salmost never win. Max VonSydow MelanieGriffith (25:1) academyoutsider, though, and due to the tionon the progress ofthe Center. "Now,"says Evan, "Revelle needs to ex- my lifefor her."The formertype of can’twin becausePelle the Conqueror controversialnature of thepicture, may As Evancomes to theend of histerra pand to do programmingthrough th,~" responsedisgusts me. Somepeople out wasan unknownpicture. Oscar perenni- SupportingActor: Most of theseactor.~ beleft off this year’s "winners list." The as UCBchair this June, he saysit has center."Designed to be thenew hub of thereare about as emotionalas a fish. al GeneHackman (Mississippi Burning) are "Nobodies" to the average surprisesare been a great experience."It has theUniversity, thePrice Center promise~ Thelatter type of responseis a little and EdwardJames Olmos (Standand moviege.er.Kevin Kline is themost not- BarryLeviuson (3:1) preparedmefor all kind of differentjobs to be themuch needed central gathering drastic,but it seems to meetthe criteria Deliver)both starred in high-profile,top- ablein A FishCalled Wanda, but as a MartinScorcese (4:1) andhas taught me a lotabout leadership placeof UCSD,or, as Evan likesto tobe classified aslove. icalpictures, and both deserve Oscars, comicactor will fare poorly in thepol- AlanParker (5:1) and people."But Evanwarns futtw~ thinkof it, "Theliving room of the Anotherquestion that I askedwm especiallyAlamos. (Okay, I confess, ling.Alee Guiness is the sentimental CharlesCrichton (10:1) hopefulchairs that the job means incred- campus." "Howdo youknow if thelove that yoa didsee about half of Standand Deliver, pickin LittleDorri f. He is, perhaps, MikeNichols (20:1) havefor ~- personis mutual?"The molt on video,when my parentsrented it.’ nearingthe endof his career,and may commonresponse to thisquestion was However,everyone knows that Dustin garnerthis Oscar as a kindof "lifetime Best Picture: A grab-bagof the thatthe little things play an importart Hoffman,no strangerto theOscars but achievement"award. MartinLandau year’sfinest films, and almost any on.- Wdl0m JuanBacalski parti,a a relationship.No,the most corn- not heardfrom in quitea while,ha~ (Tucker)may alsogenerate support in oth thesecould walk away with top ArthurOu n-tonresponse was not expensive gifts scoredbig points for his portrayal ofat: theAcademy for hislong-time service. honors.The onlyone you cancount out AimeeWtelsea from Neimann-Marcus(Although I’m idiotsavant in Raimnan.This is a com- RiverPhoenix (Running on Empty)and is WorkingGirl. Dangerous Liasons anJ ~ Aun~pkt surethey couldn’t harm a relationship),binationof thetype of actorin thetype Dean Stockwell(Married w the Mob) The AccidentalTourist are virtuzl AshleeTanimoto butlittle things like flowers and letters. of rolethat always garners the Oscar. areboth little-known actors from liul: longshots.The bestpicture this year Todd~ Therewas one moreresponse I re- Betthe House. The odds are: knownmovies. For this reason, I’ll give musthave social value. In this light, it’s Brian Lawwda ceivedto the question"How would you DastinHoffmnn (Even money) MartinLandau (3:1) a toss.upbetween Rainman and Missis- definethe word ’love’?" It wasa grunt EdwardJames Alames (10:1) AlecGuiness (4:1) sippiBurning. Flip a coinon thisone. anda shrugof theshoulders. Gene Hackman(15:1) DeanStock-well (10:1) Howver,I’ll give Mississippi Burning Well,Webster did define "love" as be- Max Von Sydow(30:1) RiverPhoenix (15:1) thetop spot,because Rainman could be ingcomplex. Tom Hanks(30:1) KevinKline (16:1) arguedas a virtualone-man show. Mis- sissippiBurning won’t get the actor Os- SupportingActress: Big movies,some cars,so it mayget this one for being the big names,some newcomers. Sigoumey bestall-around film. I’ll give the odds as Weaveradn JoanCusack will split up MississippiBurning (2:1) Ski Dreams the WorkingGirl votes, and Sigoumey Raiuman(3:1) Weaver’shigh odds in Gorillasin the AccidentalTourist (10:1) by RochelleDicker musclework involved, streatching to in- Mistwill only hurt her ftmher in this DangerousLiasons (15:1) ArcticStorms passing through South- creaseflexibility should be a numberone category.Michelle Pfciffer is a WorkingGirl (30:. 1) em Californiatend to ignitethe winter priorityfor all skiers.Each stretch lougshotin DangerousLiasons, and spiritin thoseof us whoare fond of the shouldbe doneabout three times an:! FrancesMcDormand may be the unk- exbikratingsport of snowskiing. With heldfor about thirty seconds at thepoirt nownthat steals the prize for Mississipr, i MaybeI’ll get around to seeingsom,- snow flurriestouching down evena~ of tightness(not psinl) for maximum Burning.The ndds-4m favorite, though of theseover Spring Break. I don’tthink closeas MountSoledad, you can bet benefit.Skiing is a bigh-risksport, bttt is GeenaDavis for TheAccidental Tow- I’llchange my picks,though. Time will thereis plentyof whitestuff from Squaw .youcan greatly decrease your chances c l ~st.Many people thought she deserved tellif I havea futurein Vegas,so until Valley to Snow Summit, thanks to injuryif youspend five to tenminutes the "BestActress" nomination. That% nexttime, I’il see you at themovies. Alaska’slatest giftl Skiing offers many stretchingbeforeswishing orgliding, h benefits,including satisfying the free fewminutes is a smallsacrifice, cousid- II I I IllIll I II HIIIIIIIIM spirit,thrills attcl excitement, funwith exingthe other side of thecoin--sledd/n;; friendsor family,and a I~eakfrom the downthe bill on a slretcherbehind th,.. StretchingBefore Skiing Reduces Injury, Enhances Fun books.The importantadvantages that skipslmll we tendto overlookare the physiologi- The secondway to avoidinjury come+ calbenefits. at theend of theday, when you are tired. Beforeand after Stretchm lungeposition. Crosscountry skiing is perhapsthe The answer?Stop. This may seemsim- Properstretching before skiing can CalfStretch bestform of aerobicexercise, the route pleenough, but many injuries occur after keepyou from spending the rest of your Repeatthe hamstring stretch, but this toa healthyheart and a strongcardiovas. the downbiller’sfamous last words, "I weekendcouped up in thelodge, and the timewith a br,ckwards lunge, sliding the cular system.It also uses musclm c~m deal with one more run." Cross nextsix weeks on crutches. legout behind you. throughoutthe body,including the countryskiiers run the risk of overuse To avoidstrains, it is a goodidea to TrunkStretch shoulders,back, chest, abdomen, but strains(like tend/nitis), when muscles warmup themuscles a littleby walking Linkhands ovor your head and bend to tocks,andlegs. Cross country skiers c~i becomefatigued. At theend of theday, or marchingbefore stretching, eSlxx:ially yoursides from the waist, and hold. bum as many as 600 or even 900 stretchagain. This increases flexibility in coldweather. Pectoral/ShoulderStretch caloriesper hour;, they should start the and alleviatessome post.skiing musci~ Puthand on a poleand stretch out your day witha substantialbreakfast and soreneB. QuadricepsStretch arm to your side.Walk forwardwilh should~ plentyof fluidsin orderto Thebeauty of thesurroundings and th~ Beforesnapping into your bindings, yourarm stationary. Hold at thepoint of PORTRAITSN THE--ME OF AIDS replenishthose lest during their workout. excitementof the sport are not slightol bendyour knee back (from standing pc- tightness.Arm can be angledup or Dueto itsfrequent stops, downhill skiing in any way by Inctici~a few minutes sition)and grab the top of yourfoot. down. doesnot offer the nembi~ benefits that worthof preventivemedicine. So nm, Pullthe leg up andslightly back, and Trkeps/ShoulderStretch crosscounlry does, but still involves in- you’reready to grabsome friends an.l hold. Bringbent ann up overyour head and MARCH 28 APRIL 15 tensemuscle work and coordination. takea studybreak. Doesn’t a weeken,! HamstringStretch grabthe elbowwith your other hand. UNIVE~SIIY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO So are you readyto go, or are you? tripright after finala mmui tempting~ Snapon bindingsand slide one leg out Pullthe elbow down and in, behind your Chancesare thatif you arelike most Letyour winter qum1~ daydrea~n get th, in frontof you.Hold the stretchin a head.Hold at the point of tightness. UCSD people,you forgot to stretch.Consider. Ix=tof you.Enjoy all the benefits of ski- (619) 53 /( G ovE) GAmin’: - I I II insthe cold weather and theanmuat of ing,from the outside in. I l_ __11_1111~1...... l__J LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA 9209 3- 03,38 I I I I J I NPB Briefs Accent on Academics Commuter FINALS: Checkyour Winter1989 Scheduleof prohibitlaking the final exam or com- As thequarter draws to a close,NPB i Classes(p.13) fora liating of finaiexam- pletingcourse woA due in thelast week Intramural busyfinalizing plans for Winter 1989’;~ inations.Ifthere is a conflict,orif you of dames.You must receive instructor remainingevents. havethree or morefinals on thesame approval(may be instructorinitiated ia Todayfrom 12-I pJn. on the plaza day,comet each instructor and tryto the caseof an emergoncy)on the "Re- Update therewill be a perfmnmncoby soloist make otherarmngemonla. If you need questto ReceiveGrade Incomplete" EllenLawson, with accompaniment. El- verificationof these problems, contact formprior to thefinal examination. "In len is a staffmember at UCSDand is theProvost’s Office for assistance. "I"grade shall be disregardedin delet- Springquarter is rapidlyapproaching, veryexcited about performing for stu- mininga student’sGPA. An "I" may be dentson theplaza. She has performed at IMPORTANT DATE!! replacedupon completim of the work whichmeans new fun and excitingin- otheron-campus events, such as the March8 is the Finalday to drop requiredby a daleagreed upon with the trammmsports. All intramuralteam Christmasparty at theUCSD bookstore. classeswithout penalty of an "F grade. instructor,butnot later than the last day sign-upsare locatedin the Commuter Thisevent should be differentfrom Thedrop card must be submittedto th,~" of finalsweek of thefollowing quarter. Lounge. someof ourother events, and quite en- Registrar’sOffice before 4:30 pm on thi~ Ifnot replaced bythis dale. the "I" grade Toppingthe list of springsports is the joyable. date.If you are unableto makethi, willlapse into a permanent"W grade. ever-popularCoed Volleyball (3 men/3 ThisFriday, March 3rd, is a perfor- deadline,there is no wayto dropin the. Remember.The instructor has the op- women).This sportis sure to be manceby theband Junction 8. We will daysfollowing - planningahead and tionto approveor disapprovethe request spring"smash’. alsobe havinga Penguin’sYogurt Sale, droppingcourses earlier will avoid lin~; and shouldslate on the formhow and Withthe comingof the baseballsea so saveyour appetites and come join us and possibleproblems. The Cashier’.; whenthe "I" is tobe completed. son,look to signup fora Sohballteam on the plazafrom 12-I p.m. If the Officecloses at 3:00pin. If you find (men’s,women’s, and toed).Eight on a weatherholds up, it’s ideal for a noon yourselftoo late to payyour drop fee, Add/DropInformation teamare neededto playso gey,your concerti leavethe card with the registrar and take You willsoon be receivinga cla~, groupof friendstogether and sign up! Interestedin applying to lawschool for careof thefee the next day. If forany confirmationform from the Regisum Thenext "totally tubular" spring sport reasonyou are too sick to fileyour drop nextye:~r or any timedown the road? Thisform will tell you what classes you is toedInnertube Water Polo (4 men, Findout crucial details about the LSAT, card on March8, callthe Provost’shavebeen enrolled in for the spring women).Innertube Water Polo is oneof admissionsWocess, your chances of ac- Officeat 534-3490for help in dropping.quarter.Check this schedule carefully tu the mostpopular intramural sports on ceplance,and the like by talkingto the Youwill not be allowedto dropafter be surethere are no timeconflicts. Also, campus,so signup foryour team as eat- expertsl Representativesfrom March8! checkto seewhat dates and timesyour lyas possible. BAR/BRI,Inc., a bar exam and LSAT finalexaminations willbe heldto becer- Finally,don’t get caughtwith your testpreparation center, will be hereb~ INCOMPLETE GRADES tainthat you havenot inadvertently "fly"down and joina coedBadminton conducta seminarand answeryour The grade"I" may be assignedto a scheduledyourself for several finals on team(2 men/2women). questions.Don’t miss this event, Mon- student’swork when the work is of pass- the sameday. You may add and/ordrop So,remember to signup foryour team day,March 6, from12 to l pm in th~ hagquality, but is incompletefor good classesbeginning finals week winter in theCommuter Lounge as soonas pos- CommuterLounge. cause(illness, for example). The Incom- quarter,and endingMarch 2g, 1989. sible. Also,don’t miss the final NPB event of pleteis intendedfor use whencir- Checkthe scheduleof classesfor de- Alsoin thespring quarter, CAB (Com- thequarter--the Roger Revelle Birthday cumstancesbeyond a student’scontrcl tailedinformation. muterAdvisory Board) will be featuring Bash!How many of yourfriends can say a "PadreNight" for you baseball fans. thatthey’ve met the founder of their col- legeand even shook his hand? Probably I | Mike Gorbacbev not many..,but you can!Help Dr. Re- Q&A:Will the Padres win itall this year? " ,..,.. vellecelebrate his g0th birthday--there ExchangeStudent willbe music,free cake and ice cream, MortonDowney, Jr. FifthCollege and more,so don’tmiss it! Friday, "Da, Padres ochen Big Mouth horrorshow.Big Mac?" March10 from12-1 p.m. on theplaza. Muir Andthat’s it forWinter Quarter noon "Thosecommunist dime-balls programming!Stay tuned for details in don’tstand a chancel" thefirst Spring issue of Revellationsfor SpringQuarter events--we’re working JenniferSecret on thingssuch as the WildAnimal Park Bulimic show,dance groups, a CulturalWeek, s Warren Jack McKeon Funin the SunFair, a FashionShow, a "Like,1 don’tknow. Can I Manager Circus,and a widearray of bandsan J hove anotherchili dog? Uh Third(place) other"standard" events. If there’sany- oh...Excuse me a minute... "Huh?" thingyou’d like to see in particular, (Barf)." pleasecontact Barbara, the NPB Intern, at 534-2519. MAR 1 2 3 Editor: NPB Coaemfeamrias NPB pm~u ~ ~lm "JuamieaS" Lettersto theEditor should be typed, Ltwmnen thephua, mm RPBtrip to see "~tht doublespaced, and delivered to Revella. Coen" tions,c/o the Revelle Dean’s Office, B- forqpfimtim, 021,La Jolla92093. formulemt Orsd q3eakor O.L Fmalimsmmunmd ¯ I I 6 7 8 9 10 11

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