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www.ucsdguardian.org Tuesday, January 22, 2008 The Student Voice Since 1967 Two Camps Dispute Preuss Audit’s Validity OFFICIALS By Matthew L’Heureux News Editor WEIGH The audit that recommended an external pro- grammatic review of UCSD’s Preuss School is now being criticized by two opposing parties: a group of PARKING professors who claim the report was biased against the school’s ex-principal and several former employees who allege that it minimized her role in the grade- changing scandal. OPTIONS In a Jan. 15 letter written to Chancellor Marye Anne Fox and Preuss Board of Directors Chair Cecil Admins’ proposal for new Lytle, a group of five UCSD professors questioned the audit’s methodology, saying that the statistical analysis medical center parking of altered grades was flawed because the transcripts examined did not constitute a random sample from structure is met with all of the school’s grades. Investigators from UCSD’s commuter opposition. Audit and Management Advisory Services found that 144 of 190 transcripts they reviewed contained at least By Nimesh Rajakumar one or more errors, 72 percent of which improved the and Connie Shieh affected students’ records. Staff Writers The report’s conclusions were not based on a ran- SANH LUONG/GUARDIAN Students at UCSD’s nationally recognized Preuss School await the results of a second outside investigation into the charter school’s operations. domly selected sample of grades, the letter said, and With enrollment at UCSD project- therefore the auditors could not definitively eliminate Registrar Pearline Khavarian, whom Alvarez said she was being committed against Dr. Alvarez.” ed to increase dramatically over the the possibility that the altered grades were due to terminated in April for changing her daughter’s grade However, Khavarian’s former assistant said grade next few years, the offices of Campus chance. on a transcript. changing was a common practice done with admin- Planning and Transportation & “It is theoretically possible, and easily testable, that Biology professor Terrence Sejnowski, one of the istrators’ full knowledge, and that the grade changes Parking Services have released a joint the actual error rates in the Preuss transcripts may be letter’s authors, said the group first met Alvarez sev- were primarily focused on students in the bottom report aimed at providing solutions for very small, and that the bulk of these errors may be eral years ago while collaborating on a learning center third of their classes. the massive influx of traffic expected random and unintentional,” the letter stated. project. According to Sejnowski, the professors were “These were not random grade changes,” said to accompany campus growth through The professors also questioned the implication of impressed by Alvarez’s integrity, and became con- Julianne Singer, a volunteer who worked in Khavarian’s the year 2013. ex-Principal Doris Alvarez, who resigned on Dec. 18 cerned whether they should continue collaborating office from 2004 to 2006. “They were targeted at The report recommends expand- after the audit concluded that she “likely had knowl- with her after the audit was released. [Advanced Placement] classes. That will tell you what ed use of mass transit, parking eli- edge of and/or directed inappropriate grade changes.” “When we read the audit carefully we could simply was changed and why. When [Alvarez] said this is gibility restrictions and new parking They said most of the evidence of Alvarez’s complic- not make a decision based on it,” Sejnowski said in an structures as solutions to alleviate ity was based on testimony given by former Preuss e-mail. “We became concerned that a grave injustice See AUDIT, page 3 projected traffic problems. The All- Campus Commuter Board, however, has already started a massive campaign to protest the construction of any pro- posed structure, particularly one in the New Campus Construction Goes Greener School of Medicine. The report’s study took into account By Christina Homer The data collected from these parking lot use by students, faculty and Staff Writer weather stations will be used to help staff as well as other sources of cam- reduce the campus’ energy use by pus traffic, including patients seeking UCSD’s 1,200-acre campus: cool allowing the environment to more treatment from UCSD’s health care ocean breezes caress joggers along precisely cool or heat buildings. In services, prospective students and their Torrey Pines, the Eucalyptus forest addition, scientists will attempt to families touring the campus and visi- peppers passing students with shade optimize irrigation methods and tors from the greater San Diego area and Regent’s Lot bakes drivers in its determine how effective solar power coming for sporting events, lectures desert heat. A team of campus sci- would be on campus. and performances. entists will finish a complete weather Another important facet of this The report predicts a campus pop- monitoring project later this year program is the degree to which it ulation increase of 5,300 over the next studying these different microcli- bridges disciplines, with many depart- five years. To accommodate the influx, mates in the hopes of making UCSD ments across the university joining new academic and residential build- more environmentally friendly. forces for this unique project. ings will be constructed on some exist- The Jacobs School of Engineering The new system is part of UCSD’s ing lots during that period, decreasing team is working closely with the participation in the Chicago Climate the number of lots available on campus Environment and Sustainability Exchange, a voluntary U.S. market by the 2012-13 school year. Initiative, the Office of the Vice where members attempt to lower their But the decrease means that in five Chancellor of Business Affairs Steven carbon dioxide footprint by a prede- years, only 4 percent of the parking COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS W. Relyea, Wells Fargo and car com- termined amount over a fixed time. spaces on campus will be vacant dur- pany Johnson Controls to design UCSD will soon install portable rooftop weather stations, which will gather data about the ing peak usage — a full percentage UCSD Energy and Utilities Manager campus’ climate conditions and assist administrators in preserving environmental sustanability. and install up to 30 portable weather John Dilliott said that if UCSD does point below the 5 percent vacancy rate stations on university building roof- not accomplish the required reduc- in a system that will inevitably be associated with the project. that T&PS deems optimal. Previously, tops. The Real-Time Observations for tion in emissions, it will be required adopted in California and the U.S.,” “UCSD’s participation [in the UCSD targeted a 10 percent level, Environmental Sustainability project to purchase credit from the exchange. Dilliot said. CCE] will also allow for student which was recalculated and lowered in will gather data about the campus’ On the other hand, if UCSD achieves In addition to making the cam- involvement in the process, especially light of modern operational efficien- temperature, rainfall, humidity and more reductions than the amount pus more environmentally friendly, in the field of environmental econom- cies and cost-containment goals. wind-speed. stipulated in its quota it can sell cred- professors are using this program as a ics, which will be an exploding field in Proposed construction of a new Eventually, the system will be its back to the system. teaching opportunity to demonstrate the near future and in need of leader- parking structure in the School of completely automatic, with local, low- The process is similar to the “cap how environmental studies can be ship and expertise,” Dilliot said. Medicine would require increasing power computers collecting the data and trade” scheme in place for the applied to the real world. A diverse The campus has invested $50 mil- student fees anywhere between 4.5 from each weather station and wire- European Union, said Dilliott. CCX is team of students, with majors ranging lion to improve its energy usage since percent to 10.2 percent per year, the lessly transmitting that information to currently a pilot program scheduled from environmental engineering and 2001, Relyea said. However, these report said. Annual fee increases have a data server for analysis. to end in 2010, whose goal is to prove mechanical engineering to computer changes are expected to save the uni- never exceeded 5 percent in the past. “The system is unique in that the that this type of system can impact science and political science is work- versity about $10.5 million annually If the plan is approved, the fee data producers — the scientists — global warming. ing on the project. in energy costs. increases could start as early as this work hand-in-hand with data users “UCSD does not anticipate profit- Kleissl said some students have The weather stations are expected coming year and continue until the — UCSD facilities management — to ing from its participation in the pro- been working on the project through to be installed by the end of this 2012-13 school year, the estimated facilitate knowledge transfer and real- gram; our analysis showed that we the Jacobs School, ESI and other local year. date of completion for the struc- world use of the data,” said Jan Kleissl, could break even, thus having no net companies who are supplying fund- ture. mechanical and aerospace engineer- impact to the campus budget but still ing. Some students are also doing Readers can contact Christina Homer at ing professor. allowing UCSD to gain experience internships and independent research [email protected]. See PARKING, page 2

FOCUS SPORTS INSIDE WEATHER Usurped Blockheads ...... 2 Up in Smoke Lights and Sirens ...... 3 Jan. 22 Jan. 23 New management leaves future hazy for UC- Men’s volleyball upset Division I defending Letter to the Editor ...... 5 H 60 L 41 H 61 L 45 affiliated nuclear weapons lab. national champions UC Irvine on Jan. 19. Column ...... 6 page 6 page 12 Classifieds ...... 10 Jan. 24 Jan. 25 Crossword ...... 10 H 55 L 43 H 60 L 45 2 NEWS THE UCSD GUARDIAN TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008

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Charles Nguyen Editor in Chief

Matthew McArdle Managing Editors Hadley Mendoza Serena Renner Nicole Teixeira Copy Editors Teresa Wu Matthew L’Heureux News Editor Jesse Alm Associate News Editors Kimberly Cheng Reza Farazmand Hadley Mendoza Opinion Editor Marissa Blunschi Associate Opinion Editor Rael Enteen Sports Editor Danai Leininger Associate Sports Editor Alyssa Bereznak Focus Editor Report Considers Impact of Katie Corotto Associate Focus Editors Serena Renner Chris Kokiousis Associate Hiatus Editors Parking Restrictions, Fee Hikes GUARDIAN ONLINE Chris Mertan Sonia Minden Will Parson Photo Editor ▶ PARKING, from page 1 campus parking spots were found www.ucsdguardian.org Erik Jepsen Associate Photo Editor In addition to the possible student- to be vacant during peak hours last fee increases, permit prices would September. Richard Choi Design Editor increase anywhere from 19 to 63 per- “Look at the Hopkins Parking HIATUS OPINION Wendy Shieu Associate Design Editor cent. For example, a monthly student structure — there is a whole floor of V Christina Aushana Art Editor parking pass that currently costs $61 spaces that isn’t used at all,” Zertuche Blog: The Mixtape Web Poll: Should UCSD Page Layout Emily Ku, Sonia Minden, Kent Ngo, Michael Wu, could cost as much as $100 by 2013. said. “That’s what’s going to happen Hot tracks reviewed weekly. reopen the Preuss School Kathleen Yip The report notes a concern that to the new parking structure, I guar- Copy Readers This week: cuts from Jay-Z, audit? Allie Cuerdo, Rochelle Emert, Ashley Erickson, Christine the large fee increases could discour- antee it.” Ma, Najwa Mayer, Elizabeth Reynders, Anita Vergis age permit sales, which could in turn The campus carpooling rate has Chamillionaire and the Wu Available online now! transform the proposed parking struc- increased from 58 percent to 66 per- Tang Clan. Anna Gandolfi General Manager ture into a financial sinkhole. cent since 2001, while rideshares and Available online now! Mike Martinez Advertising Manager ACCB President Jerrod Zertuche buses have also become more popular James Durbin Advertising Art Director said the example of parking structures and reliable alternatives for commut- Michael Neill Network Administrator built at San Diego State University in ing to campus. Advertising Representatives 2006 provides a convincing example A planned Regional Transit Pass Julia Peterson, Ching Young FOCUS SPORTS Business Assistants of why a new parking structure should would allow UCSD affiliates to ride all Charissa Ginn, Maggie Leung not be built at UCSD. public transportation services through- Slideshow: How Things Work Schedules & Standings: Advertising Design and Layout Parking permit costs were increased out San Diego County, coupling with The director of UCSD’s Coming Soon! Nick Alesi, Jennifer Chan, George Chen to help fund the construction of the an expected boost in public transpor- Distributors Nuclear Magnetic Simrun Dhugga, Charissa Ginn, parking structures at SDSU. However, tation in the next decade. Scott Havrisik, Danai Leininger Resonance Resource Lab Marketing and Promotion the increase deterred students from The report found that placing a Dara Bu, Jennifer Snow, Lisa Tat, Jennifer Wu buying permits, and the combina- parking restriction on all freshmen explains the research con- All Available on The UCSD Guardian is published Mondays and tion of this funding shortage and the would free up as many as 1,000 spaces, Guardian Web! Thursdays during the academic year by UCSD students ducted in the campus facil- and for the UCSD community. Reproduction of this increased construction staff costs though such restrictions have never newspaper in any form, whether in whole or in part, ity dubbed the “Bubble.”  without permission is strictly prohibited. © 2008, all caused the university’s parking fund to before been necessary. A few hundred ClassiClassifiedsfieds rights reserved. The UCSD Guardian is not responsible fall into a deficit. more spaces could be opened up with Available online now! for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or art. The views  expressed herein do not necessarily represent the opin- ACCB students fear that a simi- the help of a proposed policy that Story Comments ions of the UCSD Guardian, the University of California lar situation would result if UCSD encourages bicycling and other non- or Associated Students. The UCSD Guardian is funded  Archives solely by advertising. What kind? were to approve a similar parking motorized transportation. General Editorial: 858-534-6580 structure, and are heavily campaign- If all these plans are implement- [email protected] ing against the proposal. The group ed, as many as 4,300 spaces — more News: 858-534-5226, [email protected] Focus: 858-534-5226, [email protected] said that numerous parking spots are spots than a proposed structure Hiatus: 858-534-6583, [email protected] Opinion: 858-534-6582, [email protected] still available on campus and that the could offer — would be opened up CORRECTIONS Sports: 858-534-6582, [email protected] pursuit of alternative forms of trans- for parking. Photo: 858-534-6582, [email protected] portation is more likely to achieve Over the next few weeks, T&PS Advertising: 858-534-3467 A news article published on Jan. 17 titled “Warren Proposes GE [email protected] administrators’ desired goals. will be holding open forums on the Changes to Create College Identity” incorrectly identified Alex Miller Fax: 858-534-7691 The report estimated that a com- matter, and a nine-person committe bination of transportation alternatives of administrators, students and faculty as chair of the Warren College Student Council. In fact, Miller is the and parking eligibility restrictions will vote on the proposed structure in chair of the Warren College Concert Commission. The UCSD Guardian would be the most cost-effective way early February. 9500 Gilman Drive, 0316 of eliminating the need for almost The Guardian corrects all errors brought to the attention of the editors. La Jolla, CA 92093-0316 4,000 additional parking spaces. 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parking.ucsd.edu UCSD Word on the Street Auxiliary & Plant Services Marketing & Web Communications Concerned about future access to campus? Attend an open forum to learn more about possible solutions to UCSD's future transportation needs and share your feedback. Faculty forum Jan. 23, 1 – 2:30 p.m. Price Center, Ballroom A Staff forum Jan. 24, 1 – 2:30 p.m. Price Center, San Francisco/Santa Cruz Room Student forum Jan. 28, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Price Center, Ballroom A TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008 THE UCSD GUARDIAN NEWS 3 LIGHTS & SIRENS Letter, Insider: Campus Should Reopen Audit Friday, Jan. 11 4:22 p.m.: Restraining order ▶ AUDIT, from page 1 was still considered credible because it testified in the audit, said he had no 3:23 p.m.: Smoke check ▶ A white male in his early 20s with a human error, nothing about this was was corroborated by Singer and other concern about the way in which his ▶ A strange smell was detected com- shaved head and large build, leaning human error.” parties. Singer disputed this claim, say- interview was conducted. ing from the Chancellor’s Complex on against the Mandeville Hall staircase, Singer said she and Khavarian were ing that Khavarian was used as a scape- “[The auditors] were very profes- Library Walk. Checks OK. claimed that he had been “sent there to asked to replace grades — in what goat by Alvarez, whom she once consid- sional and asked very good questions, 8:10 p.m.: Group disturbance find a T-shirt.” is referred to as the school’s internal ered a close family friend. much more of the open-ended type,” ▶ Six to 10 people walking toward Che grade suppression policy — after the “Not only would Pearline not have Campbell said. “They were deliberate Cafe from Sheila and Hughes Potiker Wednesday, Jan. 16 student had retaken a course he or changed the grades, but she never would and prepared to let the teacher do most Theater were reported as throwing 2:14 a.m.: Suicide attempt she had failed. However, Singer said have admitted to doing it,” Singer said. of the talking.” bottles and repeatedly yelling at cars. ▶ A male standing outside Thornton she was alarmed by the high number According to Singer, there was a Singer said any flaws in the audit’s Hospital was reported as threatening of grade changes she was requested to specific protocol in place regarding the conclusions were due to a lack of coop- Saturday, Jan. 12 to cut his wrists. perform, especially when the second grades of Khavarian’s two children, so eration by specific Preuss employees, 11:20 a.m.: Water leak 10:26 a.m.: Vehicle burglary course was not equivalent in difficulty that she would never be accused of tam- whom she said went to great lengths ▶ A water fountain was found leaking ▶ A pair of binoculars and $235 in cash to the first. pering with their transcripts. Former to keep pertinent evidence from the on to the first floor of the Engineering were stolen from a vehicle in Lot 017. For example, Singer said Alvarez told head counselor Carol Sobek — who was investigators. The auditors noted they building. Report after pursuit. Khavarian and former teacher Jennifer also implicated in the audit as having could not find any original Scantron 9:19 p.m.: Welfare check 11:31 a.m.: Noise disturbance Howard that failing grades from a 2006 likely knowledge of the grade changes grade entry forms for a majority of ▶ A woman and her two children were ▶ A dog on Library Walk was extreme- AP European History class were not — would pull the Khavarian children’s the affected transcripts, but could not potentially threatened by her restrained ly agitated by a service animal at the equivalent to grades earned in a subse- report cards and enter the grades into determine the cause of their disappear- 26-year-old black or Latino boyfriend. Border Patrol booth. quent six-week summer school course, their transcripts herself. ance. While Alvarez said the records Unable to locate. 2:13 p.m.: Unknown trouble but then apparently told Khavarian to Khavarian has been unable to prove were kept in a locked storage facility ▶ A female at Pepper Canyon Hall was replace the grades anyway. her innocence because her access to and monitored by a staff member she Sunday, Jan. 13 reported as calling for help, but unable “When we protested, we were told grade reporting software and her UCSD declined to identify, Singer said the key 4:17 a.m.: Welfare check to communicate what was wrong. these orders came from the top,” Singer e-mail account were revoked the same code to enter the room was available to ▶ A female at the Thurgood Marshall 6:13 p.m.: Welfare check said. “This was not a secretive, surrepti- day Alvarez terminated her, Singer said. many Preuss employees. College apartments who had been ▶ A white female wearing a blue hooded tious process. Everyone knew what I Khavarian declined an interview at the “Everyone had access,” she said. “I drinking was reported as semi-con- sweatshirt and shorts was seen crying was doing. I was shocked this was so advice of her lawyer. even went in several times. It was cer- scious and breathing. Checks OK. on a bench outside of the Engineering casual.” In addition, both Alvarez and the tainly not private.” 6:27 p.m.: Citizen contact building. In one instance in 2005, Singer said group of professors attacked the audi- The university can determine ▶ A male on Regents Road returning Alvarez watched over her shoulder as tors for what they called potentially administrators’ culpability with greater from a business trip reported that his Thursday, Jan. 17 she replaced grades with ones from “leading questions” that could have led certainty by taking a closer look at wife and child were missing. 1:35 a.m.: Suspicious person other courses. employees to falsely accuse Alvarez of where those records could have gone, ▶ A black male wearing a red sweat- However, Alvarez has repeatedly wrongdoing. Singer said. Monday, Jan. 14 shirt and baggy sweatpants was seen denied any knowledge of grade changes, “My question is how did they ask “The audit and its conclusions 8:47 a.m.: Medical aid at Great Hall. arguing that it would violate the school’s questions of people?” Alvarez said were too limited due to the evidence ▶ A student at Europe Hall reported 2:31 p.m.: Report of grand theft educational mission of preparing its shortly after the audit’s release. “If you that was not made available to them,” that her roommate had been “throw- ▶ Eight rowing machines and an students to succeed in college. ask a question in a particular way, you’ll she said. ing up all night” and was partly con- unknown number of ergometers Khavarian’s termination was made get a particular answer.” The letter asked Fox and Lytle to scious. were stolen from the Spanos Athletic official in April, and Howard’s contract Singer, however, defended the reopen and further investigate the audit, 11:42 a.m.: Burglary Training Facility. was not renewed in June. Howard is auditors’ professionalism and the way while Singer is currently advocating for ▶ A 20-year-old Latino male, wear- 3:18 p.m.: Assist other agency currently pursuing legal action against in which the interviews were con- an additional investigation to be con- ing a red hat and basketball shorts, ▶ The San Diego Police Department the university and has refused multiple ducted. ducted by the UCSD Academic Senate. was reported as coming through the was asked to assist a possibly stranded requests for comment. “The men in the auditing depart- Vice Chancellor of Resource window of a John Muir College apart- hang glider at the Torrey Pines Drive The auditors found that Preuss ment worked very hard,” she said. “For Management and Planning Gary C. ment. Gliderport. administrators need to develop an [Alvarez] to go about impugning their Matthews is currently interviewing out- 7:06 p.m.: Stolen property internal grade suppression policy mir- work is unconscionable. They did an side consulting firms to perform an Tuesday, Jan. 15 ▶ A white male was seen riding a sto- roring that of the San Diego Unified excellent job, and while I have quibbles external examination of the school’s 2:29 p.m.: Preserve the peace len chrome Mongoose bicycle toward School District, which co-charters the with some of their findings, they went operating procedures, as recommended ▶ A female needed protection from Main Gym. school with UCSD. to exhaustive lengths.” by the auditors. a restrained male who needed to The audit report also stated that Former Preuss School government “retrieve his belongings” from her — Compiled by Sonia Minden Khavarian admitted to changing her teacher Greg Campbell, who taught Readers can contact Matthew L’Heureux Regents Road residence. Senior Staff Writer daughter’s grade, but that her testimony during the 2003-04 school year and at [email protected]. ���� � atthe University Centers

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However, if a UCSD has brought with it renewed reduction has occurred, the institu- Your Steering efforts to continue the university’s tion can sell or bank those credits. aggressive attempts to conserve This resembles the EU’s incredibly energy and further develop the cam- effective “cap and trade” scheme, Wheel pus’ reputation as a leader in reduc- which may also be used by the ing carbon-dioxide emissions and state to comply with the recently maintaining a clean, green campus. passed Global Warming Solutions t’s no secret that our world is However, in addition to protect- Act, which requires California to going to end one day. Even if ing the environment, the universi- reduce its global warming emissions our planet never faces a cosmic ty’s latest efforts are giving it a head to 1990 levels by 2020. naturalI disaster and the Bible is wrong start in what is becoming an impor- According to John Dilliott, about Jesus coming back to destroy the tant global sustainability operation. UCSD Energy and Utilities man- sinners, after x-billion years, the sun UCSD’s latest endeavor in its fight ager, joining the climate exchange will use up its hydrogen supply and against global warming and green- will provide the university with eventually die, swallowing our puny house gas emissions is its decision useful experience in a system that planet in the process and destroying to become the first university on will almost certainly be adopted in human civilization as we know it. the West Coast to join the Chicago California, and the rest of the United Climate Exchange, or CCX, North States, in the impending future. America’s only voluntary trading Moreover, Dilliot believes that Each of these efforts has contrib- system to reduce greenhouse-gas UCSD’s involvement will also allow uted to sustainability and efficient emissions. students to take an active role in the energy use and everything done to Word With public awareness growing process, particularly in the field of lower emissions and save energy Up over the looming threats of pollu- environmental economics, which is helps reduce the negative impact on Matthew McArdle tion and climate change, the time predicted to become increasingly the environment. All of these efforts [email protected] has come for U.S. corporations and important in the coming years. improve the campus’ ability to posi- institutions to prioritize sustainabil- UCSD is planning to lower tively influence other universities Just ask the History Channel, which ity and emissions reduction. UCSD on-campus emissions through and corporations. loves to air Armageddon-day specials is making a wise investment by various methods, notably by tar- “Because we’ve become much on topics originating from possibilities tackling this issue early and joining geting commuter behavior, one of more energy efficient and generate as real as extinction-level (read: dino- the climate exchange. The European the biggest sources of GHG emis- most of our own power, our campus style) asteroid collisions to the ridicu- Union has already made it manda- sions. Currently, Transportation and can now sell surplus greenhouse lous prophecies of 16th-century French tory for its largest institutions to Parking Services hopes to further gas credits on an open market,” mystic and apothecary Nostradamus. abide by contracts regulating GHG reduce the number of single-occu- said Steven W. Relyea, UCSD Vice I watched a program this week- emissions, and it’s not unlikely that pancy vehicles traveling to campus Chancellor of Business Affairs. CHRISTINA AUSHANA/GUARDIAN end detailing apocalyptic scenarios for the United States will soon follow by negotiating with local agencies “This not only shows our commit- research university and the power which mankind should prepare. Among suit. to develop a regional transit pass for ment to green practices and reduc- to promote awareness of these prob- them were super-massive volcanic erup- The CCX employs an innova- UCSD, which would provide stu- ing our carbon footprint, but also lems, UCSD has become a leader in tions, asteroid collisions (obviously), tive marketing approach in the fight dents, staff and faculty with unlim- our commitment to employing identifying innovative solutions for worldwide nuclear war, uncontrollable against global warming. It works ited access to public transportation innovative, leading-edge technol- global warming. With the help of pandemics and — President George much like a typical market, but the throughout San Diego County. ogy.” CCX, UCSD’s reputation will con- W. Bush’s favorite scientific evidence to commodities traded are fossil fuel- In addition to the T&PS initia- UCSD has a history of iden- tinue to grow and the campus will refute — irreversible global warming based greenhouse gases such as car- tives to reduce emissions, several tifying the problems of climate gain the power to become an influ- (insert rising sea levels here). bon dioxide, which is a major con- other departments on campus are change, beginning long ago with ential example for other universities And that’s all fine and dandy. To tributor to global warming. When a working to lower greenhouse gases. Charles Keeling’s research at Scripps and corporations in California and be honest, I’ve already planned for company or institution joins CCX, it The Facilities Management depart- Institution of Oceanography, which nationwide. those situations, should they happen to signs a contract to reduce emissions ment, which works on recycling confirmed the rise of atmospheric occur. In fact, I think everyone would by a fixed amount over a certain time habits and environmentally friendly carbon dioxide and global warming. Readers can contact Marissa Blunschi do the same thing: get drunk and run period. Every year, those emissions renovations, is just one example. Now, with its reputation as a major at [email protected]. around like crazy people. I mean, really, what else would you do if you knew an asteroid the size of Nebraska was about to smash into Earth? And consider how people Research University Neglects Humanities-Minded Undergrads would react if a Rage-esque epidemic swept the planet or a multiple-megaton By Alex Ahmed College junior and theater major Possibilities are the cornerstones Chemistry Department Financial nuclear warhead was going to hit their Contributing Writer who has auditioned for the Winter of a college education, and students Manager Shanley Miller said that neighborhood in T-minus 12 minutes. and Fall Quarter undergraduate should dictate their learning envi- although there is no direct cor- Although it’s true that our planet ACADEMICS — UCSD is primarily productions. ronment, not vice versa. The under- relation between grant money and faces threats of cosmic proportions, I reputable for its stellar track record Rubiano added that most theater graduate population deserves more undergraduate education, there is think more attention should be paid in science, which has grown tre- undergrads ultimately want “more options. Each student pays the same certainly an indirect benefit, which to here-and-now problems that are mendously since its founding less opportunities to thrive under highly tuition (or more if out-of-state), and is magnified given the sheer amount actually solvable. Where’s the two-hour than 50 years ago. But there is evi- educated individuals.” while individual educations are not of money involved. History Channel special about ending 5 dence to suggest that the science These individuals host two or usually comparable in content, they Evidently, the funds that go spe- p.m. traffic gridlock on La Jolla Village departments have developed with- three major shows per quarter must be comparable in terms of cifically to the sciences, the fac- Drive? And what about an educational out commensurate growth in the almost entirely with graduate stu- available opportunities. ulty that the money attracts and the program on the Discovery Channel arts, overshadowing them. dents; if an undergrad gains a role, This disparity is apparent not just arts’ reliance on state funds results about using your blinker properly? There are 147 theater majors it is minimal at best. This is logical in the theater department; biology, in lopsided growth between the (Come on people, the blinker makes at UCSD, comprising less than 1 from the perspective of the depart- chemistry and physics have 74, 58 departments. UCSD’s prominence that annoying clicking sound for a rea- percent of the total undergradu- ment, which wants to put on the best and 53 tenured professors, respec- in biology and other scientific fields son — how the hell do you not realize ate population of 22,048. Many of show possible, but it is not so logical tively, while theater and dance, visu- should not go unmentioned, but the you left it on?) these students feel neglected by a from the viewpoint of students. al arts and literature have 18, 19 and university, as well as its undergradu- Seriously, I don’t really care about department that grants most of its Last quarter, the undergraduate 37, respectively. ates, should be mindful of the fields being engulfed Pompeii-style by magma major performance opportunities to production was changed to a the- “We get nothing,” said Nancy of study that generous grants sel- from some undiscovered volcano. I just graduate students. ater movement piece, a dance-based Mah, a visual arts department man- dom cover, which are consequently want people to learn how to merge Once per quarter, the theater production, thereby robbing actors agement service officer. “Being a funded much less liberally. correctly, because then I could actually department faculty stages a pro- of another precious chance. Put the research institution, a lot of money The discrepancy can be repre- move more than five feet per hour on duction solely for undergraduate facts together, and you get a very goes to science. We might get a big- sented in many ways, and the rea- the I-5 freeway during rush hour. students. These shows provide a unappealing department for under- ger share of state funds, but we have sons for it are innumerable, includ- Common roadway dilemmas favorable environment and expo- grads. no external funding source, such as ing inherent factors like the school’s such as incompetent lane-changers sure strikingly close to real-world In stark contrast, UCSD’s biol- grants.” location, reputation and the cir- (you gotta want it, people) are among experience. Students audition, make ogy department has an incredible Grants constitute 37 percent of cumstances of its founding. But the the most complex problems facing the cast and perform under the amount of appeal due to its high the school’s operating revenue, more situation is alterable. humanity today, yet for some reason direction of experienced instruc- rankings — second in the nation than tuition and state funds com- As Rubiano suggested, “I hope the History Channel always foolishly tors, unfettered by financial limita- in neuroscience and biotech — and bined. that the students could find an excludes them from its end-of-the- tions. In these shows, they receive links to the prominent local biotech According to UCSD’s 2007 arrangement, in the form of petition world lists. attention that would otherwise only sector. Although the department’s Annual Financial Report, the cam- perhaps, that we could present to Unless cable television shapes up be given to them in a major pro- worldwide recognition has little pus received $507.7 million in the the department.” Steps like this can and addresses real-life apocalyptic sce- duction. The problem: chances are bearing on the lives of new students, form of grants that directly con- be taken by undergraduates, and narios like traffic congestion, we’re all limited. the distinction greatly increases its tributed to either the health sci- their collective voices can directly going to end up rotting in our cars at the “A majority of undergrad stu- appeal. Add that to pressure from ences ($389.3 million) or Scripps benefit arts majors as well as give all Rock Bottom intersection. I can only dents I have encountered in theater peers, who have a 22-percent chance Institution of Oceanography ($118.3 students more variety in what they pray that humanity realizes that idiotic feel somewhat neglected in the sense of being biology majors themselves, million). This constitutes about 70 can achieve as undergraduates. drivers are destroying the planet with of having the chance to interact with and already the average student feels percent of the school’s total grant traffic jams before it’s too late, because faculty on a main stage production,” a significant draw toward the sci- revenue. The rest was reserved for Readers can contact Alex Ahmed at that asteroid is still a long way off. said Daniel Rubiano, a John Muir ences. the benefit of the “general campus.” [email protected].

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ollowing Congress’ 2003 decision to reopen bidding for the management of three Department of Energy weapons labs previously managed by the University of California, the UC Board of Regents voted to form limited liability corporations with several other F companies and submit bids for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory — a decision 87-year-old Herbert York, LLNL’s first director and UCSD’s first chancellor, called a “dumb idea.” The new arrangement between the D.O.E. weapons labs and the UC system was decided in 2003, after each lab was marred by allega- tions of mismanagement earlier in the year. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory discovered accounting irregularities, and Los Alamos National Laboratory underwent an entire managerial overhaul and was accused of making improper payments. Following the scandals, the D.O.E. and Congress decided to open the bidding process for the labs. “It may work out; I just don’t know,” York said. “But right now I’m not at all optimistic about the new arrangement … a limited arrange- ment, from my perspective, is … totally unnecessary, and based on a lot of ideas about [UC] management that weren’t correct.” Though the UC Regents won the bid to continue managing LBNL in 2005, they voted to form private limited liability corporations with WILL PARSON/GUARDIAN other companies in order to bid for LANL and LLNL. Los Alamos National Security, formed by the UC system, Bechtel, BWX Technologies and Washington Group International, won the LANL contract in 2005. Similarly, Lawrence Livermore National Security, formed by the same companies and including technology giant Battelle, won the LLNL contract in 2007. Through my By N But not everyone is pleased with the change. icole “Salaries are changing, many of the top-level people will come out with much higher sala- Teix ries,” York said. “But a majority of the people don’t like it because of the way it affects Lens ei pensions, health care, relationships, perceptions about intellectual freedom. People ra Will Parson • S feel more confident in the University of California than they do in the Bechtel [email protected] en Corporation, that’s all. So there’s no doubt that the people at the laborato- io ries want it the way it was.” he only thing I knew about the trip before setting sail r St Although LLNS spokesperson Lynda Seaver claims the lab’s was that I ought to dress in layers because it gets cold af salary structure remains the same, and choices of pension out on the open ocean. A week before shoving off, I f packages are substantially equivalent to those offered Thad showed up late to the meeting in which the organizers of W under the UC system, the lab suffered from a series the Oceanids’ and International Club’s annual trip brief par- ri of layoffs starting in December, shortly after the ticipants on the natural history of the Gray Whale. I already te r changeover from UC system to LLC. About 500 knew enough from a marine biology class to know the species employees have been let go so far, and, accord- spends August in Alaska to feed and January in Baja to mate ing to the goals LLNL Director George Miller or give birth, passing by San Diego along the way. So after set at an all-hands meeting with employ- showing up at the meeting to find everyone else gone, my two ees, he would like another 10 percent questions for the organizers were where to sign up and if very to leave the lab. The changeover has large cameras were allowed on the boat. reportedly resulted in $130 million A half-hour before leaving dry land, I was cursing Mission in increased costs. Bay for making my vessel so obscure. I drove past the boat “Until mid-December three times, missing it in the stretches of masts and sails that [2007], the Laboratory, like all line the artificial harbor. With the scheduled departure time other national laboratories, just a few minutes away, I took a guess as to where I ought to be, parked my car and was relieved to find half the group still See MANAGEMENT, page 8 waiting to board. Our boat, the New Seaforth, was a decent size — big enough to comfortably hold the 130 or so people I had heard the crew count off. The number of seats was fewer than travel- ers, though. The railing, I imagined, was low enough for my center of gravity to allow me to flip over the side should a rogue wave come along. I walked the perimeter looking for anything interesting, and I was satisfied to find I had the larg- est lens of anyone with a camera. The real stragglers showed up with not a minute to spare, communicating via cell phone to friends on board in order to make sure the boat would not leave without them. It made for reunions that would have been touching, had I not been anxiously ready to get on with the whale watching. My impa- tience subsided as we passed the jetty and I felt the cool wind of the Pacific. The sea was too choppy for pictures through a long lens, so I used a wide angle to work the boat, picking out foreigners pouring over cell phones and other attendees that were poorly dressed for maritime activities. The impression I got was of a floating city bus, and with some enthusiastic watchers dressed to the hilt, they had the appearance of homeless people. When we had been out on the open water for maybe half an hour and already seen a small group of common dolphins, I was worried that the ride would not smooth out enough for me to be able to use my trusty telephoto. The captain’s voice came on over external speakers, advising us to just bend over the rail should we need to throw up. I was thankful that I didn’t get seasick, although I was still careful. Looking through a camera can amplify the feeling of the world slosh- ing around beneath your feet and make even the strongest stomachs turn. Sure enough, a friend of mine who by chance had taken the same boat could not take any pictures for want of Dramamine. It was a great relief when the boat slowed down once we

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CHRISTINA AUSHANA/GUARDIAN TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008 THE UCSD GUARDIAN FOCUS 7 Fandom Unites Inventive Fiction Buffs is ‘Rule 34: if it exists, there is a porn for FoxKids. With the help of the it’ but now it’s like ‘if it exists, there is a “I don’t know what it is about fan- media, fiction fandom for it.’” doms,” she said. “But they pique my Tice also reads fan fiction that is interests through various means like transcends reality related to Harry Potter — a common style, story, characters and sheer cre- activity within a fandom. Fan fiction ativity.” through the magical is literature written by amateur writers While many people close a book world of fandom. about characters from their favorite or see a show or movie they like and movies, books, television shows and move on, fandomers are unable to put By Vanessa Do games. This breed of fan club is very something they like to rest, Tice said, Senior Staff Writer popular on the Internet with over 100 translating to looking it up online, Web sites focused on just Harry Potter then reading summaries, interviews, When Sixth College junior Ginny fan fiction alone. reviews, then eventually fan fiction. Tice first stepped foot in University Eleanor Roosevelt College fresh- Like many others, Yang reads and of Westminster’s Cavendish Campus man Justine Yang participates in writes fan fiction because she likes in London, she was struck with fas- Transformers fandom and dabbles in to express her creativity through this cination. Not only were robe-clad various others. As one of the officers medium and find people with similar wizards and witches interacting with of Darkstar, a science fiction and gam- interests. non-magical folk, there were even a ing club at UCSD that was formed in “What I like about fandoms is that few Arithmancy and Divination classes 1978, Yang said fandoms come from I don’t feel like the only freak in this being held and a game of Quidditch the popular culture of TV and video world,” she said. “I can talk freely with underway. games that children are exposed to at people who have the same interests as Tice is part of an Internet subcul- a young age me that I can’t with ‘normal’ people, ture called fandom — a group of fans For Yang, that TV show was whatever the hell ‘normal’ means.” who share the same interest or activ- Godzilla, which prompted As a way to showcase many people’s ity in a specific work of fiction. The her to write a 42-page popular culture obsessions, Fanfiction. appeal of this fantasy world led Tice story and surf every net, a Web site where fans can to London, where she attended Sectus, other show on share, read and review stories, a renowned convention dedicated to lists fan fictions categories Harry Potter. from more than 250 books, “It was my first convention and my first trip to Europe, which probably ate See FANDOM, page 8 up all the money I earned that sum- mer,” she said. “However, getting to see all the places mentioned in the books, and more important- ly, getting to meet a lot of cool people with similar interests was very surreal.” Although fandoms began in the late ’60s and early ’70s with the start of fanzines and the TV show Star Trek, the use of the Internet has expanded their popularity. “Suddenly, anyone obsessed with something obscure or not so obscure, or with a certain paring or type of fiction could generally find a group of people with sim- ilar interests,” Tice said. “The general joke of the Internet now LARS INGELMAN/GUARDIAN 8 FOCUS THE UCSD GUARDIAN TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008 University Involvement is Rough Waters Require a Steady Hand ▶ LENS, from page 6 had come across a whale. A young Unnecessary, York Says Japanese man was the first to spot it, ▶ MANAGEMENT, from page 6 York also believes that the UC sys- shouting what I presume might mean, faced some uncertainty due to the lack tem primarily chose to continue its “I see a whale and am quite excited of an approved budget,” said Seaver. relationship with the weapons labs about it!” The group rushed to the “We also are undergoing some work- based on the long-standing history right rail of the boat, making her tilt force restructuring, which will include between them. slightly to that side. Despite the crush a voluntary buyout.” “The natural thing is to continue of onlookers and the boat’s jarring The layoffs, combined with the the path unless there’s a good reason rhythm, I shot a few frames of what change in management, may have also not to. It’s the way people are, people was probably a male gray whale as its affected LLNL’s ability to attract and behave. It’s just inertia and familiarity, tail lifted out of the water, signifying keep new researchers. According to and I would say also, that’s what the that it had taken enough breaths and Hugh Gusterson, a nuclear weapons staff would like.” was headed back down to the depths. analyst quoted in Betsy Mason’s Dec. In their decision to maintain Its distance from the boat was so great 9 article in the Contra Costa Times, relations with the labs, the regents that even though its body could have “Almost everyone I ever interviewed have also ignored demands from been 45 feet long, its flukes were only a at Livermore or Los Alamos National activist groups such as the Coalition small black mark in my photographs. Laboratory told me that it was very to Demilitarize the UC, which seeks But it was what I came for, and even WILL PARSON/GUARDIAN important to them to say they work for to end the university-lab relation- though the whale was only visible for Two spectators withstand shaky waters and survey the sea in anticipation of sighting the gray whale, dolphins and other marine wildlife during a seasonal whale-watching expedition in Mission Bay. the University of California, not just a ship on the grounds that an institu- a few seconds, I had gotten my shot bomb factory. There’s prestige in it.” tion of higher education should not and was satisfied. I wondered what overboard. account of the soreness in my legs and York agreed, saying that many sci- be associated with the development the journey could possibly mean to For the moment, I wasn’t bothered feet from keeping myself steady for entists see the UC system as a superior of nuclear weapons. the other people on the boat, with no by the human intrusion into the natu- hours on end. I licked my lips, felt my employer. “There’s something to that,” York photo to take and only a memory to ral environment that brought these salty sunburned skin and tried to pat “That changes day to day and year said. “It is something outside the bring back to the harbor. animals together, and passed the time down my wind-blown hair. I was tired. to year, but by and large, the University normal purposes of a higher educa- I looked at my cell phone to see by taking pictures of the unnatural It was all worth it, though, even just of California is regarded, by new young tion institution, and it does divert what time it was. We still had an hour trio. for those few moments when I saw the scientists coming out of school, as a attention from other things. [If] I out at sea. A sea lion was tagging along We saw a couple more whales that tail of a whale. great place to work for,” York said. were king, or something like that, with the boat, making turns under the afternoon, but for me the magic was Anonymous LLNL employees have I would cut it off … that’s been my hull and coming up on either side. lost after the first sighting; I didn’t get 8 For this writer’s column page, visit been posting their criticisms of the position at least for the last 10 years, With it were a pelican and a cormo- any good photos of the later whales www.ucsdguardian.org. new changes on the blog, “LLNL: The since the end of the Cold War. rant, waiting for a few morsels to fall anyway. When we made land I took True Story” since early December, and, But once you leave the university, according to Mason’s article, the num- nobody cares — it doesn’t make any ber of scientists and engineers leaving difference at all.” LLNL has increased continuously, from Ultimately, York maintained, the Creativity Flows for Fantasy Fanatics 141 in 2002 to 278 in 2007. UC system’s reduced involvement Questions also linger as to why the in lab management will not have ▶ FANDOM, from page 7 ‘ooh, yay, someone who won’t edge and Optimus Prime,” Yang said. “A regents voted to remain part of the labs’ any great effect. movies, authors, and videogames, slowly away from me if I start talking handful of my friends are similarly managerial companies at all, given their “I think it’s a step in the wrong ranging from the more popular about such-and-such pairing or alter- interested in one or two of my fan- poor track record in 2003 and a distinct direction, done for the wrong rea- “Harry Potter” or “Lord of the Rings,” nate universes or something.” doms, but they’re not as devoted or lack of sizable benefits. sons, but it doesn’t make much dif- to “Of Mice and Men.” Yang said that although many of obsessive as I am. That’s what sets me “The main benefit we’ve gotten for ference,” he said. “The new manage- While there are millions of fans her friends know that she is interested apart; I sometimes overreact to cer- all these many years is a very small fee, ment is competent, and the people on the Internet, whenever Eleanor in fandoms, she tries to express her tain things, like crappy, poorly writ- which we’ve then used for other pur- who are already there will make Roosevelt College freshman Charlotte obsession minimally to avoid alien- ten fan fiction. That’s the main differ- poses relating to international security,” the transition and it’ll be basically Harland finds out that a friend of hers ating them. Although some people ence between me and them — I have York said. “However, it’s a rather small smooth. It may have some glitches dabbles in fandom, she said it is like don’t understand the lives of fando- too much of an emotional attachment benefit. I mean, the laboratories have … but this will all pass.” an automatic fellowship. mers, their intense fascination with to these fandoms.” several billion dollars and that’s a few “I was actually surprised to find fiction is what makes them different. tens of million. So we’re talking about 1 Readers can contact Nicole Teixeira at that a bunch of my suitemates are fan “It doesn’t help that my dorm Readers can contact Vanessa Do at percent or something like that.” [email protected]. fiction junkies, too,” she said. “It’s like keys include keychains of Bumblebee [email protected].

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▶ W. BASKETBALL, from page 12 “We tried to keep her from touch- the Broncos late in the game. With 22 Two CCAA Opponents point shot to give the Tritons a five- ing the ball because if she gets the ball, seconds left in regulation, Osier made ▶ M. BASKETBALL, from page 12 The Tritons, now at the halfway point lead. UCSD closed out the half she’s probably going to score,” head a lay-up to cut the Broncos’ lead to they’re that wide open, but it was a point of the regular season, have a on a high note with key scores from coach Charity Elliott said. “We played 62-61. The Broncos made good on two good play and it worked out in our chance to tie and even surpass their junior forward Michelle Osier and a good post defense and had good weak- ensuing free throws and the Tritons favor.” 10-win total from last season against three-point basket from senior guard side help.” missed a three-point shot attempt that The Broncos were unable to con- another pair of CCAA opponents this Alexis Mezzetta to take a 34-26 lead UCSD had four players score in would have tied the game, leaving Cal nect on two three-point chances before weekend. UCSD faces San Francisco going into halftime. double figures in the game, with Noud Poly Pomona with a 66-61 win. the buzzer as the Tritons held on for State on Jan. 25 and Cal State Monterey Noud opened up the second half recording 21 points for the Tritons. The Broncos sealed their upset win the close win in front of a season-high Bay on Jan. 26, with both games sched- with another three-pointer to extend Osier had 14 points, Mezzetta scored largely because of their strong start 1,209 fans. uled for 7:30 p.m. tip-off at RIMAC the UCSD lead to double digits. The 13 points and senior center Diahnn to the game that left the Tritons in a Kim again led the Tritons in scoring Arena. Coyotes stormed back, using hot shoot- Futalan added 11 points for the Tritons seven-point hole at halftime. with 12 points, while junior forward ing from the three-point line as well as in her first career start. “For some reason, we played back Shane Poppen had eight points and a Readers can contact Joe Tevelowitz at in the paint to take a 40-39 lead with The win over Cal State San on our heels to start the game,” Elliott game-high eight rebounds. [email protected]. 12:43 left in the game. The Tritons took Bernardino came after a tough loss to said. “We were timid and hesitant and back the lead on free throw shots from Cal Poly Pomona the night before. The that gave [the Broncos] confidence.” Osier, and held on from there, eventu- unranked Broncos came out strong Despite the loss, Osier posted ally extending their lead and finishing against the Tritons, taking an early 10- impressive numbers in the game, lead- UCSD Gets First League with a 68-60 win over the Coyotes. 4 lead. Noud’s three-point shot cut Cal ing the Tritons with 17 points and 19 UCSD handed Cal State San Poly Pomona’s lead to 10-7 with 12:38 rebounds. Bernardino its second conference left in the first half but the Tritons The Tritons will return to action Win With UCI Upset loss, moving to one game behind the started to slip after that. Down 32-22 on Jan. 25 against San Francisco State ▶ VOLLEYBALL, from page 12 “They didn’t play that great and we Coyotes in the CCAA standings. Much with 17 seconds left in the first half of as part of UCSD’s Spirit Night before half of the game. The Bruins tied up didn’t play that great,” he said. “Out of the Coyotes’ success this season can the game, Mezzetta made a three-point hosting Cal State Monterey Bay on the game late and the two teams traded of the three games, we gave ourselves be attributed to the conference’s scor- basket to cut the Broncos’ lead to seven Jan. 26. leads until Houseman and Hardy gave opportunities in two of them and we ing leader, forward Vanessa Wilt, who going into the break. “Anytime we’re at home we need UCSD a 28-26 lead. UCLA responded just weren’t able capitalize. It’s a learn- averages a conference-high 21 points The Tritons started off the scoring to take care of business,” Elliott said. with a four-point run coming out of a ing experience for us.” per game. Although Wilt pulled down in the second half with two straight “Every game so far has been a dogfight, timeout to steal the game. The road doesn’t get any easier for 14 rebounds in the contest, UCSD’s baskets from sophomore forward Erin and I expect the same next weekend.” Game three was very similar, with the Tritons in MPSF play as they’ll fly to defense managed to hold her to just Noonan to cut the Broncos lead to With both of UCSD’s upcoming the teams tied late at 25, but the Bruins Honolulu for a pair of contests against 10 points. four. The Broncos continued their opponents having losing records, the scored five of the next six to take the No. 12 Hawaii on Jan. 23 and Jan. 25, “We don’t have one player on our strong play, holding onto the lead until Tritons will have an opportunity to match. where crowds are expected to reach the team that can stop her once she touch- a pull-up jumper from senior center move up from fourth place in the Ring said he wasn’t very disappoint- thousands, according to Spangler. es the ball,” Noud said. Therefore, the Alexis Gaskin gave the Tritons a 44-43 CCAA standings. ed with the way the team performed at Tritons relied on team defense to con- with 11:54 remaining in the game. UCLA and admitted that it was an off Readers can contact Matt Croskey at tain Wilt and limit her shot attempts, Cal Poly regained the lead with 2:18 Readers can contact Janani Sridharan night for both squads. [email protected]. according to Noud. left, forcing the Tritons to catch up to at [email protected]. FREE

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008 UCSD Upsets Defending D-I Champs By Matt Croskey quite efficient. We closed out games Senior Staff Writer very well. It was really a combination of things that did it, but Phil [Bannan] did MEN’S VOLLEYBALL — It was only a great job of feeding the hot hitters and a matter of time before the UCSD taking advantage of our matchups with men’s volleyball team broke through in shorter blockers on the outside.” conference play. After suffering three Falling behind early in game one, straight losses to ranked opponents, freshman setter Bannan got the Tritons’ the Tritons earned their first victory engines revved up with back-to-back in the tough Mountain Pacific Sports aces to tie the game at 16. The lead Federation on Jan. 19, knocking off opened up to three at 25-22 after an ace Division I defending national cham- by sophomore libero Erik Sierks. The pions UC Irvine 30-25, 30-22, 31-33, Anteaters closed within one, but fresh- 34-32. man middle blocker Gerald Houseman The win marked the program’s first slammed down two kills en route to a victory over the Anteaters since 2004, Triton game one victory. and it couldn’t have come at a better The momentum carried into game time. The Tritons suffered three tough two, with UCSD opening an 18-12 lead losses to open up conference play but and cruising to an eight-point win. were contenders in each game, and Senior outside hitter Russ Hardy wins could have been within reach if a tallied a pair of kills and aces to put the few balls bounced their way. Tritons in position for a three-game Sophomore outside hitter Jason sweep, 26-22. Spangler spoke on the team’s behalf But what has become a theme for about how important the victory was. the Tritons all season proved to be their “We were all excited to finally get Achilles heel yet again, as they squan- that win,” he said. “We gained some dered another late-game lead to give confidence finally seeing just how well the defending champions a comeback WILL PARSON/GUARDIAN FILE we can play when we cut down on our opening. Freshman setter Phil Bannan set the tone for an upset early against No. 7 UC Irvine, notching back-to-back aces in game one en route to a win on Jan. 19. errors. Overall, it was a well-deserved Despite the loss in game three, win.” Spangler was pleased with how quickly and two, jumping out to an early 4-1 Hardy finished with a career-high The win helped heal the wounds Head coach Kevin Ring echoed the team responded. lead. UCSD held onto its three-point 24 kills and didn’t seem to show any from a 30-21, 30-28, 30-26 sweep by Spangler’s comments, saying that his “Having a team come back is some- advantage until UC Irvine went on an signs of rust after his year-long hiatus No. 4 UCLA over the Tritons on Jan. players had come close in previous thing very hard to cope with,” he said. 8-1 run to take a 25-21 lead. studying abroad. 17. UCSD held leads late in games two matches, but that they finally clicked “It can be devastating, but for the first Not to be outdone, the Tritons “Russ has had an impact on this and three but was unable to capitalize against UCI because the Tritons fin- time we didn’t look back. We just kept used a small run to tie the game at 25 team since the beginning,” Ring said. in both instances. ished the plays when they needed to. thinking about the next point and the and the two teams traded points until “He’s gotten better each game in his With nothing positive to dwell on in “We really haven’t been taking next game.” UCSD earned its first match point. The hitting and his legs are getting accus- the opening game, the Tritons showed advantage of our opportunities,” he Despite seeing their late-game lead Anteaters staved off the loss and man- tomed to the everyday jumping. The signs of life in game two, holding a said. “During practice we’ve concen- evaporate in game three, the Tritons aged a game point of its own before improvements are carrying over into three-point lead throughout the better trated on improving our first-swing maintained their mental sharpness and Hardy recorded two kills around a each match and you’re seeing that in percentages and against Irvine we were showed their composure in games one Houseman ace to take the match. his stats.” See VOLLEYBALL, page 11 No. 20 UCSD Splits Tritons Topple Two CCAA Foes the next three-and-a-half minutes and 7:36 was left in the half. Despite being UCSD holds perfect 7-0 retaking the lead at 41-40. But UCSD down 12 and struggling to score, head League Contests record in home games did not back down after Cal State San coach Chris Carlson was able to get the Bernardino’s surge, with Lawlor con- best out of his club to close the half. and moves up to second necting on a three off an assist from UCSD turned the tide by returning the place in league play after senior guard Clint Allard. The Tritons favor on the defensive end, holding the two tough wins. would not trail the rest of the game. Broncos to an over four-and-a-half- While the Coyotes climbed within one minute scor- Jan. 19 • 9-4 overall (6-2 CCAA) By Joe Tevelowitz possession on three occasions during ing drought. Senior Staff Writer the final eight minutes of the half, The Tritons UCSD 76 UCSD came up with big stops and big also found MEN’S BASKETBALL — The Tritons shots. Three-pointers by Lawlor and their offensive CSUSB 65 returned home this weekend and con- sophomore guard Jordan Lawley and rhythm, near- tinued a season-long trend, defeating two lay-ups from Patterson put the ly tripling their output from the first Cal Poly Pomona on Jan. 18, 55-52, and Tritons ahead by as much as 13 enter- 12 minutes during the final seven-and- No. 5 Cal State San Bernardino by a ing the final minute of the upset win. a-half. UCSD closed the half on a 20-4 76-65 final score on Jan. 19 to improve “Coach has been stressing ‘respect run, getting firepower off three-point- their home record to a perfect 7-0. everyone, fear no one,’ and tonight that ers by Husted, Lawley and Kim, and Overall, UCSD now stands at 9-4 and really hit home,” Patterson said. “Down went into the break up 27-23. has improved to 6-2 in the ultra-com- the stretch we just pulled away; killer The Broncos tied the game at 15:29 petitive California Collegiate Athletic instinct kicked in finally.” in the second half as the teams found Association, good enough for a second- UCSD continued to demonstrate its themselves tied on three occasions and place tie in conference standings. improved offense, converting 66.7 per- traded the lead seven times in a seven- The Tritons battled with Cal State cent of its field-goal attempts — 61.1 minute stretch. Husted again stepped San Bernardino throughout most of percent from three-point range — as up in a big way off the bench, nailing the first half with five ties and five they missed only five of 18 shots in back-to-back three-pointers off Lawley MIKE CHI/GUARDIAN lead changes nearly three-quarters of second half. Lawley joined Patterson in passes that helped the Tritons to retake Junior forward Michelle Osier was named the California Collegiate Athletic Association women’s the way through the opening period. scoring double-digits for UCSD with and then extend their lead to four. basketball player of the week, as she averaged 15.5 points and 16.5 rebounds per game on Jan. 18 and 19. However, UCSD closed the half strong, 13 points, while Clint Allard had nine “Coach has a lot of confidence in holding the Coyotes to just one field points, a game-high eight assists and me [and] tells me to shoot the ball,” Tritons remain in fourth place in goal while forcing six turnovers in the four rebounds. Junior guard Kelvin said Husted, who scored 11 points on Tritons fall 66-61 to the California Collegiate Athletic final six minutes of the half. Junior Kim was the leading Triton scorer of a perfect 4-for-4 shooting night. “With Cal Poly Pomona on Association with a conference record forward Darryl Lawlor’s lay-up right the evening with 16 points, converting the shots there, I was just trying to of 5-3 and an overall record of 13-5. before the buzzer gave UCSD an eight- 4-of-5 shots, all from three-point range, do whatever I can do to help us out. Jan. 18 but bounce back After suffering a loss in a close point cushion heading into intermis- while playing with a dislocated thumb. Fortunately they went in at good times with 68-60 win over the game to Cal Poly Pomona, the sion. While Cal State San Bernardino “Our athletic trainer Kevin Messey in the game.” Tritons found themselves in another converted 54.5 percent of their field- did a great job of taking care of me,” Despite having a lead, the game was Coyotes on Jan. 19. close contest against Cal State San goal attempts in the first half, the Kim said. “I did some therapy on it, contested until the final buzzer, with By Janani Sridharan Bernardino. The Coyotes came out Tritons fared even better, with a 61.9 got it taped up, and it felt fine today. I UCSD never building more than a five- Senior Staff Writer swinging, taking a 10-2 lead over the field-goal shooting percentage. thought the tape was going to hinder point advantage. The Broncos had a Tritons three minutes into the game. “We knew this was a great team we me, but during the game I wasn’t think- chance to tie the game at the free-throw WOMEN’S BASKETBALL — The But UCSD battled back and took a were coming up against and we knew ing about it. I’ll be taping my finger line with 2:19 remaining, but Donnelle No. 20 UCSD women’s basketball 15-14 lead on two free throws from it was going to be a total team effort if every game from now on.” Booker connected on only one of two. team returned home from a four- sophomore guard Annette Ilg. we were going to come out victorious,” The Tritons did not find the same Neither team scored again until Lawlor game road trip to mixed results The Tritons and Coyotes went junior guard Alan Husted said. offensive efficiency early on against Cal found Patterson for a wide-open lay-up in two tightly contested games at back and forth for much of the first The second half began like the Poly Pomona on Jan. 18. After opening with 20 seconds remaining. RIMAC Arena. The Tritons split their half, with both teams active on the first ended, this time with junior for- the game with a Lawlor lay-up off of an “I was trying to get open all game games over the weekend, losing the defensive end. With 5:12 left in the ward Henry Patterson’s lay-up opening Allard assist, the Tritons would score and then the most crucial play of the first against Cal Poly Pomona by a first half and UCSD up 20-18, senior UCSD’s scoring and giving the Tritons only five more points during the next game I was wide open,” Patterson said. score of 66-61 on Jan. 18 before post- forward Meaghan Noud hit a three- a double-digit advantage. The Coyotes 12 minutes of the game, going score- “Usually people miss lay-ups when ing a 68-60 victory over Cal State proved their season-long high rank- less for a nearly four-and-a-half-minute San Bernardino on Jan. 19. The See W. BASKETBALL, page 11 ing, putting together a 13-2 run over stretch from the 12-minute mark until See M. BASKETBALL, page 11