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VOLUME XLIII, ISSUE XII THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2010 WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG WOMAN’S DEATH IN SUV ELECTION 2010 >RESULTS GOVERNOR RULED AS WEIGHING THE JERRY BROWN HOMICIDE SENATE By Regina Ip RESULTS BARBARA BOXER A  N E CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HEAD TO THE POLLS The San Diego County Medical AND SAY “HASTA LA VISTA” TO SCHWARZENEGGER Examiner’s Office has ruled the death of a female found in a burning SUV to be a case of murder. The body was found in the P701 parking lot next to the UCSD baseball field on Friday, Oct. 29 An autopsy performed on Monday, Nov. 1 determined the cause of her death, but the San Diego Police Department will not disclose details. The identity of PHOTO COURTESY OF the woman has not SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPT. Julio Angela Garcia-Puente been established, but the registered BY JUSTIN KAUKER * CONTRIBUTING WRITER owner of the SUV — who is a female PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY WILLIAM LOTHERINGTON resident of Carlsbad — has been missing PROPOSITIONS since the night of the incident. Republicans painted Washington red tally, Vice President of External Affairs Michael Investigators are trying to locate the on Tuesday, taking control of the House of Lam said. Poll workers estimated that up to 50 19 NO 54% estranged husband of the vehicle owner. Representatives with the largest majority since percent of UCSD votes were provisional. The husband is a 50-year-old man 1947. GOP representatives for Congress won at One of the big draws this election cycle was 20 YES 61% named Julio Angel Garcia-Puente, who is least 60 extra House seats nationwide, includ- Prop. 19, the initiative to legalize marijuana ing two from California. They also gained six for recreational use. The proposition lost with See WOMAN,Êpage 6 21 NO 58% seats in the Senate. only 45 percent of the voters supporting it. For On-campus poll workers said voting went weeks before the election proponents of Prop. smoothly for most of the morning. However, 19 handed out fliers on Library walk — a cam- 22 YES 61% during the afternoon rush, the Price Center paign that continued even as most students fin- UCÊSystemÊ polling location ran out of ballots. They were in ished voting. They were joined alongside oppo- 23 NO 61% short supply due to the many off-campus voters nents of Prop. 23, which would have repealed who showed up at the polling places. the Air Pollution Control Law. Voters rejected 24 NO 58% These voters were forced to cast provisional Prop 23 with 61 percent of the vote. SeeksÊFacultyÊ ballots because they were voting outside their “It’s fun,” said a long-time poll worker Ricky precinct. Provisional ballots must be confirmed Santos. “One of my favorite things is when we 25 YES 55% to prevent voter fraud, so many of the votes cast forÊOnlineÊ at UCSD have not been included in the official See ELECTIONS,Êpage 3 26 YES 53% CourseÊProject 27 NO 59% By Regina Ip A  N E New Media Rules Limit Funding to $450 Per Quarter Students won’t need to worry about rush- ing to lecture halls if they can tune in with the By Angela Chen and Ruba Akel click of a button in the UC system’s new online S S W pilot program. On Nov. 2, the UC system announced Media orgs will now be funded no more than its search for interested faculty members to $450 per quarter, after A.S. Council voted 11-8- take part in a two-year experiment to deter- 2 to pass new media guidelines at its meeting mine if online instruction can be offered at a yesterday night. UC-quality level. In addition to this new funding cap, print “This study of undergraduate online OPINION media within their first year of instruction comes at a time when the uni- Letting go publication will only be given up versity, hemmed in by budget reductions, is of mommy’s to $200 per quarter. Another pro- faced with rising enrollment pressures and hand may vision requires media orgs to raise limited capital funds for facility expansion,” a be the 5 percent of funds from outside University of California Office of the President solution. sources, such as advertising, to statement said. 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Educating Minds and Hearts to Change The World NEWSÊ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2010Ê THE UCSD GUARDIAN 3 CouncilÊArguesÊOverÊBudget,Ê DemocratsÊWinÊ50ÊSeatsÊinÊCaliforniaÊStateÊAssembly ▶ ELECTIONS, from page 1 Sixth College senior Neko Democrats won 50 of the contested Funding,ÊDetainedÊStudentsÊ find out it’s their first [time] voting, Castleberry said she agreed the adver- State Assembly seats and 14 of the especially if they brought their sample tisements were ineffective. She was also State Senate seats. This is nearly twice ith the heat slowly dying Desiree Prevo, as well as AVP ballot. We’ve given them standing ova- distracted by the pressures of exams, a the amount of Republican wins in the down with the set- Diversity Affairs Alyssa Peace , tions before.” concern that kept many students from Assembly, with 26. The Republicans ting sun, A.S. Council emphasized that Council knew the But while the propositions and following the campaign. also won less than half the Democratic beganW its Week 6 meeting. Media bare minimum regarding the inner gubernatorial nominees drew many “If you watch any TV, they are on State Senators with just 6 being elected. orgs gathered around the public workings of S.P.A.C.E.S. programs, students, television ads for candidates there but you don’t learn anything from Along with Jerry Brown’s win as gover- seating area to speak their minds and therefore cannot be in a legiti- had made some unwilling to vote. the campaign ads,” she said. “Because of nor and Barbara Boxer defending her regarding the new media funding mate position to criticize or re- “The candidates were kind of midterms — I have one today — I don’t Senate seat, California became one of protocol that would vote on by structure the funding given to the annoying,” Eleanor Roosevelt College feel like I know as much as I should.” the bluest states in the country. council members. specific programs. senior Ravi Wettasinghe said. “I made a While most of the country turned Numerous media AVP of Local point to not vote for the candidates that to Republican leadership, California Readers can contact Justin Kauker at orgs, including Affairs Matthew had a lot of advertising.” remained heavily Democratic. [email protected]. the California New Vu expressed his Review, Mania Business concern at A.S. Magazine, the RUBA AKEL Council’s desire MQ and the to “microman- [email protected] Koala, said that age their budget Extension Program Adds 300 Online Classes a funding cap of without under- $450 for returning orgs and $200 standing their programs.” Ang reit- By Kirsten Mauro health care, information technology or I am getting my masters for new orgs would not be suf- erated that for council to be fiscally C W green jobs.” through George Washington ficient to cover basic printing and responsible, it must have answers UCSD Extension’s Director of University, and they timed the distribution costs. to their questions before approving The UCSD Extension program has Online Learning Elizabeth Meyer said online discussion and found it was With a short pause on the issue the budget. After a lengthy discus- added over 300 courses to its catalog this the popularity of online courses is equivalent to six hours of talking. In of media, the Finance Committee sion, council voted to table the year, nearly doubling the number of growing due to their convenience. a three-hour lecture course, there is no brought forth the approval of the budget until next week. online classes offered. “Online courses are become more way they’re going to have that much 2010-11 S.P.A.C.E.S. budget. A call And with that conclusion to Extension is a series of courses increasingly accepted as a means for discussion happening.” to table the budget to next week’s yet another budget discussion, taught at and associated with UCSD, education,” Meyer said. Another component of Extension meeting was initiated by Warren A.S. Council transitioned into the though anyone is able to enroll. In the “These are courses that are is the network of 700 advisers who College Senator Kevin Hoang. murky waters of media funding. past three years, the program has seen taught face-to-face but are provide advice to prospective students. His call was collaborated by VP of AVP of Student Org Carli Thomas an 11-percent increase in enrollment, also online; some of [these The Extension classes receive Finance Andrew Ang, who said said guidelines had brought a wide with a two-percent growth in 2010. are] new courses from the feedback via student surveys. The the budget should be tabled since rebuke from media orgs on cam- Classes were also added to expand ground up. In other words, instructor then reads the evaluation numerous fiscal questions were pus, as demonstrated during public the program’s subject diversity, specifi- they have not been taught before, forms and incorporates the students’ left unanswered by the directors of input. Council hashed the issue cally for online classes. and some of them are new to online advice for future courses. Last year, a S.P.A.C.E.S. According to Ang, A.S. in nearly a two-hour discussion, Assistant Dean of the UCSD because we found that more people group of students filed formal griev- Council’s job is to “monitor their with councilmembers expressing Extension Program Henry DeVries wanted to take courses online.” ances against the Digital Arts Program, [S.P.A.C.E.S.] budget, and has to be concern over the lack of funding. said that the recession means graduates There are three variations of claiming inadequacy due to an approved by us.” Council approved the legislation are eager to find further specialization, online classes offered at UCSD unknowledgeable professor. Although A.S. Council has no with minor amendments. leading to higher demand for these Extension: blended, hybrid The issue was taken over by Head power to change the total alloca- A.S. Council passed a resolu- courses. According to him, 85 percent and fully online courses. of Student Services Elizabeth Silva, who tion due to it being in place by a tion calling for the release of stu- of Extension students already have a Blended and hybrid courses offered alternative classes and outside referendum, council nonetheless dent hostages who were detained college degree. rely on both face-to-face and online help to provide the education the stu- has the authority to review the in Iran. With a minor amend- “Enrollment is increasing because instruction and have seen a 10-percent dents felt they had not received. budget. A.S. President Wafa Ben ment to semantics presented by job seekers are unable to find work in increase this year in enrollment, while Meyer said that since this Hassine brought to council’s atten- Engineering Senator Adi Singer, their preferred fields and they’re going fully online courses have expanded by issue was resolved, there have tion that the budget had to be council passed the resolution. back to school to gain experience 38 percent, according to Meyer. been no more complaints about passed as soon as possible in order Ending on a note of global to bridge to areas of higher job demand,” “In some ways, I think some peo- the quality of Extension courses. for S.P.A.C.E.S. to effectively put humanitarianism, the night came DeVries said. “Continuing education ple would say it’s a more engaging their programs on. to an end. certificates are an attractive way to experience, especially the discussion Readers can contact Kirsten Mauro at AVP of Academic Affairs Stay cool, UCSD. transition to employment areas like boards,” Meyer said. “For instance, [email protected].

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This money comes from a spe- ciate dean and the students who work Thomas said. “But having money roll forÊCluesÊBasedÊ quickly,” Vice President of Finance and cial $1,000 fund set aside by Thomas on the journal year-round to make this over from one quarter to another opens Resources Andrew Ang said. “We want for the new sponsorship program, possible,” she said. “To see a reactionary up a whole can of worms for other orgs onÊtheÊOwnerÊof Ê the media orgs to be self-sustaining, which is meant to encourage papers measure of $450 total per media org that would give us no accountability for not 100-percent dependent on A.S. to seek support in the form of advisers. per quarter is very disheartening, and it how these orgs are using that funding.” They need to learn to sustain them- Ang said colleges and departments can does not seem to be achieving the aims Elman then suggested a cap of $900 BurningÊVehicle selves and can’t be babied by A.S.” sponsor more than one paper. that it’s intended, so I ask that those of dollars for the full year, but Thomas One amendment to the origi- Media org representatives — some you who can vote tonight to ask your- said that higher caps would mean that ▶ WOMAN, from page 1 nal legislation proposed earlier this of which have requested $3,000 per self what you’re voting on.” some orgs could not be funded. 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 170 week allows media orgs to petition quarter in the past — claimed the caps During discussion of the legisla- “As a council we prioritized student pounds. for money from the annual operat- will cripple their publications. tion, Campuswide Senator Elizabeth org programming over media during Garcia-Puente is currently ing funds, in addition to the allo- During the public input period at Elman proposed several amendments the budget meeting,” she said. unemployed and does not have cated $450. This operating fund sets the Nov. 3 meeting, MQ Editor in Chief to the original version, all of which California Review Editor in Chief a known vehicle or permanent aside $500 per year for all student Patrick Reischl said it was upsetting failed. One amendment suggested Alec Weisman praised the amendment address. He has been known to orgs, although being awarded the full that media orgs were not involved in lowering the fundraising threshold that allows media orgs to access operat- frequent the cities of Carlsbad and amount is not guaranteed, Ang said. creating the new guidelines. — the amount orgs must raise from ing funds, but said the media guidelines San Marcos. “Media operations have never “If we’re looking for an actual solu- outside sources to qualify for A.S. were still unfair. “We are not 100 percent sure applied for operating funding, but tion so we don’t have to revisit media funding —from 25 percent to 15 per- “I’d like to work with student media about the identification and that’s do have the opportunity to do so,” funding every year, it’d be nice if we cent or 0 percent. to push for more transparency,” he said. why we have not released the Associate Vice President of Student could get a committee that could talk Elman also suggested changing the Thomas said she would revisit the person’s name,” San Diego Police Orgs Carli Thomas said. “It’ll provide to media orgs, know what it’s like, and quarterly stipend to a yearly stipend. caps in the spring and adjust caps for Lieutenant Kevin Rooney said. “If up to $500 added to the quarterly get some realistic solutions that will last This would change the funding system 2011-12 according to the carryover, or the registered owner of the car s t ip e n d .” us a long time,” Reischl said. to an annual system where media orgs the money left at the end of the year. is who we think it is, we have Another funding change is that Saltman Quarterly media specialist are given an annual set of money and not established any connection papers which receive sponsorship from Katie Frehafer said the cap would have then determine how to use it. Readers can contact Angela Chen at between her and the university or a department or college are eligible for far-reaching consequences. Thomas said this was unfeasible. [email protected] or Ruba Akel at the hospital on that block.” up to $200 per quarter in extra alloca- “I’m speaking for myself, the asso- “I’d love to do yearly funding,” [email protected]. Detectives have been staying in contact with the family of the vehicle owner since her disappearance. “Keep in mind the victim is FirstÊ25ÊOnlineÊCoursesÊTaughtÊinÊJanuaryÊ2012ÊforÊPilotÊProgramÊ not positively identified,” Rooney said. “Our crime lab will examine ▶ ONLINE, from page 1 er Christopher Edley at a Regents They will be subject to the standard vide input on the online learning familial DNA from a family Commission on the Future. meeting in July. The formula will be Academic Senate approval process by environment, course structure and member to compare to the DNA “[The UC Commission on the multi-media and web-based, using an advisory panel of UC administra- evaluation process. that was extracted at the autopsy Future] has explored ways the uni- video, audio-over slides, animations, tors and Academic Senate members. “The challenge for these partici- in an attempt to match that from a versity can best serve California while white boards and social networking Currently, about 1,200 online pants will include trying to identify family point of view to determine at the same time maintaining access, websites. courses are available through UC what are key ingredients of ‘UC qual- if, in fact, it’s the person who’s [the] quality and affordability in an era Discussions will include online Extension programs. A total of 55,229 ity’ and what measurements should registered owner of the car.” of reduced resources,” the statement chat rooms, discussion boards, desk- students are enrolled in these online be used to gauge how much students The police department has said. top webinars and video conferences. courses. learn in a course,” the statement said. released a photograph of Garcia- In the pilot project, 25 courses will Students will be tested in the same In the faculty search, members At the end of the planning phase, Puente and shared it with police be taught, at most. UCOP is raising manner — with midterms, papers and from the 10 campuses are invited to requests for full proposals will be departments in North County. external funds to support the pro- finals — in a secure online environ- submit letters of intent by Dec. 13 issued in March 2011 and the sub- Anyone with information gram which will require a professor, ment with proctors and software. detailing which course they want to mission deadline will be April 2011. is asked to contact the lead course designer and education tech- The first test courses are scheduled develop and teach. An interdisciplin- The committee will begin the imple- investigating and reporting agency, nologist to develop courses. to begin by January 2012. All courses ary committee will review faculty let- mentation phase, where faculty and San Diego Police Department The online courses will have the will be taught at least once before the ters of intent and make recommenda- project staff will develop, start and Homicide Unit, at (619) 531-2293. same academic standards, UC fac- project ends in December 2012. tions to UCOP about which proposals evaluate the online courses. ulty members and graduate student The pilot project courses empha- to plan and implement. Readers can contact Regina Ip at instructors as physical classes, accord- size classes that are experiencing During the planning phase, the Readers can contact Regina Ip at [email protected]. ing to UCOP senior policy advis- the heaviest demand systemwide. faculty chosen to participate will pro- [email protected]. NEWSÊ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2010Ê THE UCSD GUARDIAN 7

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WEB Yes. OUT PropsOF toCONTEXT San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors for requiring kids meals POLL meet certain nutritional standards before being sold with toys. SHOULD 77% I’m Canadian, and therefore I do not belong in this MEDIA ORGS No. paper.” RECEIVE 23% MORE Flops to Google for giving about 700,000 potentialJONATHAN voters the KAY FUNDING? wrong polling location for Tuesday’s election. Out of 245 votes COLUMNIST, THE CANADIAN NATIONAL POST OPINICONTACT THE EDITOR: [email protected] “ Online Dating: For More This is Your Cue to Fly the Coop Than Just the New Funding Guidelines Force Media Orgs to Leave the Nest for Full Desperate Control of Funds. few weeks ago, as I sat with fter being at the beck and call of A.S. media orgs. Expecting the publications to fall on the my friend watching the Food Council for the past two years, it’s sword for A.S. Council’s past and present mistakes is Network at 4 a.m., it seemed time for media orgs to fly the coop unfair. Athat every commercial break includ- Aand stand on their own two feet. Last year, the But what’s done is done and, as Ang touts his ed an eHarmony or Match.com com- orgs fell victim to a council that froze their funding favorite buzz words of “fiscally responsible,” money mercial. Of course Match.com would despite them having done (mostly) nothing wrong. can’t come from nowhere. This turn of events might assume that if I was watching the They were then welcomed back with open arms be just the catalyst the media orgs need to break free Food Network at 4 a.m., I was single. and rewarded with an exorbitant allowance for their from A.S. Council and control their own money. A trouble. Now broke, councilmembers have passed recurring complaint among the media orgs is that new media funding guidelines that turn the student the council decides how to allocate, but supposedly A Change of publications out again. These media orgs need to doesn’t how to run a media org, or know the differ- stop putting the existence of their publications in ence between the cheapest newsprint and glossiest Pace the hands of people who don’t know what InDesign magazine paper. CHERYL HORI is, and eliminate the uncertainty of relying on the A referendum would put power in the hands of [email protected] whims of a fickle VP Finance and Resources. the media orgs. Instead of giving our fickle govern- Last Spring Quarter, mental mastheads the discretion to Sadly, it was right. And the com- council a passed a $60,000 Instead of giving our fund media orgs whatever portion of mercials repeatedly reminded me media budget for the year. that $2 million they see fit, students that one in five relationships start As the dust of the Compton fickle governmental would pay fees into an account des- online and couples in 17 percent of Cookout and the media fund- ignated just for the media orgs — an marriages in the past three years met ing freeze was still settling, mastheads the account council couldn’t touch. A online. Between the delirium of 4 VP of Finance and Resources media org board — filled with mem- a.m., Guy Fieri and the biracial cou- Andrew Ang — who was discretion to fund bers that know just what goes into ple who were “matched in Oct. 2004,” burned earlier after trying that 12-page black-and-white labor of my friend and I jokingly decided to to impose new “guidelines” media orgs whatever love — would be in charge of allocat- make online dating profiles. that smacked of censorship — ing among themselves. The media org But after learning that one month allocated funds based on that portion of that $2 editors who deal with these questions of eHarmony costs more than my number, liberally gifting some firsthand are far more qualified to phone bill, we turned to its free of the higher-end publications million they see fit, pronounce judgement on a magazine’s alternative, OKCupid. as much as $3,400 to last requested budget than a council with a The first step was to decide them through Fall Quarter. students would pay limited knowledge of printing costs and how best to showcase myself to the At the first sign of budget Photoshop. world of potential mates (aka what cuts, the $60,000 was slashed fees into an account Passing the referendum won’t be an I should put on my profile). Here, I down to $38,000 — a serious designated just for easy feat — the sponsors will be just found myself in a dark place that felt problem, considering Ang had another in the long string of depart- EDITORIALÊBOARD disgustingly similar to the world of already dished out $26,000 for the media orgs. ments and orgs coming to council with college apps. I never thought I’d have Fall Quarter. Now, new guide- outstretched hands (yes, Loft, we’re AngelaÊChen to fill out another “Self-Summary,” lines cap funding for each looking at you). But provided the ref- EDITOR IN CHIEF “What I’m really Good At” or “What org at $450 per org per quarter, striking a hard blow erendum passes, this means no more fear of media HayleyÊBisceglia-Martin I’m Doing With My Life” ever again. for our publications who are used to, as Ang put it, freeze, or unsympathetic financial controllers. No MANAGING EDITOR I thought wrong. “being babied by A.S.” more council protests over the importance of free ReginaÊIp After dutifully putting in what I This cripples the orgs. Whereas even the cheapest speech and how publications compare to tradition or ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR thought to be creative responses, the of productions — the Public Policy Journal at UCSD cultural events. The referendum would provide media CherylÊHori site bombarded me with even more — received $800 this quarter, all media orgs will have orgs with a set funds that wouldn’t vanish due to dis- OPINION EDITOR questions to increase “match percent- to make due with $450 a quarter through Spring organized or confused budgeting. ages.” Some were relevant, asking if The UCSD Guardian is published twice a week at Quarter 2011. The guidelines also stipulate that in But at most, a referendum will only go into effect the University of California at San Diego. Contents I was okay with my significant other order to qualify for this funding, the media orgs must next year and doesn’t provide any short-term answers © 2010. Views expressed herein represent the majority vote of the editorial board and are not spending a lot of time with exes (not start looking to outside sources for money. And else- for how an org used to $3,000 in funding will limp by necessarily those of the UC Board of Regents, the really) but others were less so: “Do where — meaning fiscal independence via a pool of with (up to) $450. But it’ll be a start. ASUCSD or the members of the Guardian staff. you believe in dinosaurs?” (um, yes). money just for media orgs — is the answer. When media orgs aren’t a priority, continuing to Then it was time to decide which We get it. Council is between a rock and a hard depend on mommy-and-daddy council for an allow- photo to upload, and here I realized place, and a cap on spending isn’t a bad plan in itself. ance every quarter will constrict funds and create that everything I’d just done was Last year, councilmembers made it rain for No. 15 headaches. If media orgs have the courage to stand on useless. Who cares who I wrote? We magazine by allocating $9,000 to the production of their own two feet, and the luck to get a referendum all know it all depends on the photo. a single issue — and though we love artistic displays passed by the students come April, the A.S. Council’s Sun God photos? Nah, I don’t want of food on naked bodies as much as the next person, training wheels will fall away in favor of a much to come off like a crazed partier. $9,000 really is overkill. more stable ride. Family photos? Yeah, right. Too bor- Still, council shouldn’t have cut the budget so dras- ing. I finally decided on a picture of tically to begin with. The council has nearly free reign me and a friend, and (after cropping when it comes to allocating their $2 million a year. her out) hit “Upload.” But while Sun God Festival’s $500,000 budget remains I started off by filtering through mostly untouched, the student publications are forced (read: blocking) the creepy 40-year- to limp along a budget that wouldn’t sustain even the olds, the creepy cat guy that pokes cheapest of them. Associate Vice President of Student his dead gecko every couple of Orgs Carli Thomas even said that the council priori- weeks and the overall creeps. I found tizes programming over media orgs. that it’s a lot easier to reject people The council knew what it was doing when it took online. And hey, that Chris* guy $22,000 from the media funding allocations last is cute and doesn’t off any weirdo week. By the time the budget hit the table, the money alarms. for Fall Quarter had already been handed off to the After the sifting through the ini- tial weirdos, I was surprised to find that most of the guys weren’t social outcasts, or awkward pariahs, but regular dudes that were either new to the area or tired of the party scene — and who could blame them? Meeting new people is hard. But online dating isn’t all that different from meeting someone at a party. You go on there to get away from the requisite awkward mingling, but it turns out online dating is just as shallow — in fact, online, appearances count more. You don’t have the opportunity to dazzle people with your in-person wit, so that profile pic better be well-lit and from a good angle. And with that said, you can assume that everyone’s about 33-percent hotter in their pro- file picture than in real life.

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DRAWING FIRE By Johan De La Torre LETTER TO THE EDITOR four being minimum to create an org. 80 Media Orgs Brought And no, SAAC absolutely had no part in this. Sure, I used the list- Council Problems to Light serv to find out if people were down Dear Editor, (to which they declined), but by no Recently, I have come under much means was this some secretive plan attention and scrutiny from those who orchestrated by SAAC. It’s unfortunate heard of my involvement in being a that it seems I cannot act as an indi- principal member in 80 new media vidual independent of my ties with organizations. I would like to take this other organizations. Sorry, California opportunity to explain some things. Review! I know you got excited when My opinion of the Koala is no you thought you intercepted a “leaked secret. I look forward to the day they e-mail.” I hate to break your hearts, no longer receive student funding. but that e-mail was very public. The main purpose of this plan for me Let’s face it: Koala fan or not, the (I will not speak for everyone who system is broken. Council knows that was involved in creating and joining now. At least some important discus- the orgs, although the Oct. 28 article sions have begun and there’s less, if any, by the Guardian described this as my room for abuse in the future. If any- “brainchild”) was to take the argu- thing, you all should be thanking us. ments of “viewpoint neutrality” that With that said, there is no longer we all heard so much of last year and a need to continue with the 80 some- show how that model can be abused thing media organizations. Not that it — whether by the Koala or by new even matters since we only had three “illegitimate” orgs. It was interesting people, I plan to withdraw my name to see the complete roundabout from (painstakingly one by one) from the individuals who argued for viewpoint media organizations. There is no need neutrality one year, then wanted to for a “hostage situation” now that define “legitimacy” the next. progress is sure to take place. If all 80-something orgs were to — Cody Marshall With Photoshop, You Can Put Your Best Face Forward receive funding, it would be abusing a Junior, Sixth College CHANGE fromÊpageÊ4 After awkward introductions, it and — no matter how embarrass- broken system. Would I be happy with ▶ ▶ The Guardian welcomes letters from its readers. To test just how much looks turns out that we had a lot in com- ing — give a friend their number, that? No. It defeats the purpose of call- All letters must be no longer than 500 words, matter online, I created two identi- mon. just in case. ing the system out in the first place. typed, double-spaced and signed with a name and Aside from a certain A.S. sena- Online dating isn’t for every- Had we received funding, I would applicable title. Letters must also contain a phone cal profiles with two very different number. We reserve the right to edit for length and pictures of me. Unsurprisingly, the tor stealing his attention for an one, but in the end, most members have lost all hope for the world. clarity. Letters may be dropped off at the Guardian frumpier profile’s inbox was left hour-long engineering chat, I’d say are normal people trying to find The overreaction by some was office on the second floor of the Student Center or bare, while the “cuter” profile was the night was a success. someone. unfortunate, (130-pound A.S. e-mailed. Send all letters to: bombarded with messages. Every month, 20 million people And because finding a date members getting shoved, front page The UCSD Guardian date online, but though everyone at UCSD that doesn’t only speak Guardian articles, getting bashed by Opinion Editor And for some bizarre reason, 9500 Gilman Dr. 0316 guys think that posting multiple seems to know someone who science or reek of bro is next to California Review) especially since we La Jolla, CA 92093-0316 found their “someone” online, impossible, online dating is a only had three people take part, with shirtless pictures of their abs — e-mail: [email protected] without their faces — is the key to online daters are stigmatized as viable option to weed out the less reeling in a girl. Think again, boys. chumps who can’t get a date on than desirable suitors. So anyway, there was Chris. their own. I don’t think I’ll snag my dream With Halloween right around the If anything, for some, online man on OKCupid anytime soon, corner, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to dating is more a booty call rou- but the site did reaffirm the cliche: invite him to a costume party. lette wheel than a retreat of social There are literally thousands of And if he turned out to be a rejects. And no matter how obvi- other fish in the sea. If one doesn’t OPINION creep, it wouldn’t be too difficult to ous it seems, always meet “friends” work out, there are hundreds of WRITE WHERE IT MATTERS. LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD. disappear into the masses. you’ve met online in a public place, others a click away.

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Expect Lemon, CONCERTPREVIEW Not Cosmos s a female attending a competitive FILTHY FUNK university, it’s hard not to fanta- A size about living the “Desperate Housewives” dream post- graduation: fabulous shoes, a high-stakes career (or perfect family) and a model boyfriend. AND FAST FOOD Unfortunately, not everyone is Carrie Bradshaw — a fact made humorously evident on NBC’s “30 Rock.” ERIC FREDERIC OF OAKLAND’S WALLPAPER TALKS POP The Scripted SATIRE, HIS ALTER EGO AND THE CURSE OF AUTOTUNE Life even comes out in his song titles, like “I Got Soul, I’m So Wasted” and SARAH ROBINSON BY REN EBEL • STAFF WRITER “Doodoo Face” (the title track of his latest LP). His remix of Jay-Z’s [email protected] “Death Of Autotune” douses the rapper’s all-too-serious attack on super- t’s a Bay Area thing.” That’s the extent of what most out-of-towners ficiality in schmaltzy synthesizer and — you guessed it — autotune. But For this reason, “30 Rock” should be at this year’s San Francisco Treasure Island Festival have heard about the comedy never subtracts from the music; Wallpaper’s half-winking a show on more women’s radars. Sure, I Wallpaper — the Oakland-based, over-the-top party-funk duo. Maybe parody only makes the throwback grooves that much more irresistible. there’s no fist-pumping guidos, snarky that’s because their performance is so difficult to describe: a Justin Frederic took time off from his current tour to talk to The Guardian vampires or musically gifted high school Timberlake doppelganger for a singer, some serious grooves with influ- about his past, his future and the funky good times to be had at students, and the actors are neither ences ranging from the ‘70s to today, a goddamn six-piece African per- Wallpaper’s upcoming performance in San Diego. young nor Hollywood-beautiful. Yet cussion ensemble and — most elusive in the age of indie rock — a whole in its four years on the air the comedy lot of white people dancing. has accumulated a stack of awards and The first noticeable characteristic of Wallpaper mastermind Eric INTERVIEW high-profile guest stars that would make Frederic is his sense of humor. And with his track record, why not? It your head spin, so the cast must be doing The Guardian: Could you give us an idea of what Wallpaper is? something right. Eric Frederic: Wallpaper began as a sort of pop satire that eventually It was partly my urge to solve this evolved into the thing it was mocking. It’s influenced by everything mystery appeal that got me to watch “30 from ‘70s funk to ‘80s pop to ‘90s gangster rap, and the band Rock.” But the major reason I tuned in is fronted by Ricky Reed — a living, breathing, sexing party was because I was told the main char- machine. acter was exactly like me in 15 years. G: Ricky Reed, your alter ego? Naturally I was excited to follow the life EF: That’s correct. of a beautiful, successful blonde with G: Is there a collaboration between sparkling wit and charm. the split personalities, or is it more of a My ego met quite a blow, however, Jekyll-Hyde situation? as did my post-grad ideal. Instead of a EF: Ricky, he’s a dude — not me. I bombshell, “30 Rock” features a frizzy- graduated with a degree in music com- haired, collared shirt- and cardigan- position from UC Berkeley. I am a super wearing Liz Lemon (played by Tina Fey), music nerd, really into the composition head writer of a fictional NBC program and theory of music. That’s definitely similar to SNL. Liz works tirelessly to not Ricky Reed. He’s more keep her writers and actors from run- of a lazy, womanizing ning the show into the ground, while weirdo — with a managing her own life as a late thirty- good sense of humor something, unmarried woman in New — who comes in York City. Her job is thankless and her and does all the love life a wreck, but Liz has a spark that vocals. drives her to do better and try harder, G: Wallpaper and I respect that. So although her life seems to have a isn’t perfect, and mine won’t be either, it’s pretty religious nice to see it’s not all bad. local following. I did, however, purchase a hair Would you say straightener before Netflix finished buff- Wallpaper is a ering episode two. Bay Area band? Sharing the spotlight with Fey is Alec EF: I thought Baldwin, who I always thought of as the we were for creepiest of the Baldwin brothers, until a long time, I saw him in the role of Jack Donaghy. because that’s His wit is as dry as it is cynical, and his where I grew delivery is flawless, providing a perfect foil for Liz’s own brand of laughably See WALLPAPER, page 9 awkward comedy. The two first meet in the pilot, and after an initial clash of per- sonalities, begin to develop a relationship that’s based in the work environment, though it becomes much more personal FILMREVIEW over time. For awhile, the show seemed to toy with the idea of Liz and Jack as a potential romance, but the addition of various other love interests for each (like Carol, the airline pilot, who reveals Matt A Little Past Damon to be a closet comedic genius) prove much more entertaining. Good thing too, as neither Lack nor Jiz is much of a couple nickname. It Its Due Date seems Jack and Liz will never be more than freakishly codependent friends, but By Neda Salamat that’s okay, because too much relation- A  H E ship drama and we wind up with “Grey’s Anatomy.” The world only needs one of n “The Hangover,” Todd Philips couples unlikely those. Or better yet, none at all. scenarios, people and drugs in Sin City, lending the By the time Thursday night rolls I movie an unpolished charm absent from clumsy around, I’m pretty burnt out. We all kid-brother attempt “Due Date.” It’s the ‘09 hit recy- know that nasty Thursday evening feel- cled, a “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” rehash, with ing, and just about everyone could use a only glimmers of either’s intricacy or precise timing, a good laugh before tackling Friday classes. reminder that the best thoughtless slapstick comedy is, So girls, turn away from your “Sex and in fact, rarely thoughtless. the City” box set for a second and set Dressed to the nines, manic-perfectionist father- Due Date your sights on a more realistic funny- to-be Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) is stressin’ STARRING ROBERT DOWNEY JR, ZACH lady to distract you from midterms. — his baby drops in less than a week and he’s hundreds GALIFIANAKIS & JAMIE FOXX Samantha may be getting laid more, but DIRECTED BY TODD PHILLIPS of miles away. En route to the airport, Peter collides RATED R Liz Lemon can take Alec Baldwin down, with the physical manifestation of a train wreck — 1:40 and that is way cooler. C+ See DATE, page 10 HIATUSÊ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2010Ê THE UCSD GUARDIANÊ9

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SEZIO PRESENTS : FOUR DAY WEEKEND FEATURING THE DODOS, AVI BUFFALO, DOMINANT LEGS & THE TREE RING SUSHI ART / NOV 4 - NOV 7, 7 P.M. / $50 VIP PASS, $10 FOR EACH SHOW Starting on Thursday, Nov 4, Sezio is hosting a four-day weekend of top-notch indie-rock at Sushi Art in downtown San Diego. Each night pairs an up-and-coming West Coast band with a burgeoning local artist. The best night of the weekend features Cuckoo Chaos with psychedelic folk outfit The Dodos. (AS)

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW LA PALOMA THEATRE / NOV 5, 11:59 P.M. / $9 Before Halloween is buried too deep in the dust of your drunken memories (and the tunes from that “Glee” episode fade from your brain), get your drag queen on at the midnight showing of the 1975 cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at La Paloma Theatre in downtown Encinitas. If you haven’t lost your Rocky V-card yet, though, expect some public mockery by the hardcore fans. Some tips for the noobs: Know your Frank-N-Furter from your Riff Raff and bring the necessary props — toast, rice and toilet paper. (AS) Megamind STARRING WILL FARRELL, BRAD PITT, TINA FEY & JONAH HILL NOSAJ THING & TORO Y MOI DIRECTED BY TOM MCGRATH THE LOFT / NOV 10, 8:30 P.M. / $12 RATED PG Electronic music heavyweights from both coasts — Los Angeles’ 1:36 B- instrumental hip hopper Nosaj Thing and South Carolina bedroom recorder Toro y Moi — will be bringing their bass and synth shows to the Loft next Wednesday. Opening for the co-headliners will be Jogger — L.A. natives with a schizophrenic flair for switching between Ratatat beats and metal madness. Expect trippy visual shows to match the dense rhythms of the artists, making this a hump-day event you surely can’t miss. (AS) One Track Mind exit strategy Blue-faced Cartoon Falls Behind With Attempts At Kiddy Humor. By Alex Pakzad THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS KOTA EZAWA THE JILL AND egamind” is your typical story — the fluke, Megamind destroys the dapper my frequent kidnapping card?”). LECTURE JULIA SHOW hero and antihero live parallel child- Metro Man and finds himself faced with The plot’s overall effect is surprising — VISUAL ARTS FACILITY THE LOFT hoods, grow up to become each a dilemma: an excess of free time. Feeling grown-ups will get a kick out of a storyline NOV 4, 7 P.M. NOV 6, 7 P.M. & 9 P.M. M FREE $15 other’s arch nemeses and wage war for blue, he sets out to create a new super- that turns the typical good vs. evil para- control of a generic urban center (in this hero from Ritchi’s doting cameraman, Hal digm inside out, but tykes might be left in JULIAN LAGE DUCHESS case, the aptly named Metro City.) But the (Jonah Hill), triggering a revolving door of the dust. Characters each have their turn THE LOFT CHE CAFE movie doesn’t suffer much from its ho-hum heroism where every character gets a turn playing villain, and though “Megamind” NOV 4, 8 P.M. NOV 6, 7:30 P.M. premise — the flick’s class-A cast and clean- to play the good guy. delivers its happily ever after, the youngest $5 $5 cut animation lend it a winning charm that From his dramatic Dracula-esque cos- moviegoers might lose track of who they BLACKOUT PARTY SALT powers through the dopey premise and tume fixings and spandex to his unapolo- should cheer for. PORTER’S PUB PRICE CENTER THEATER occasional plot pitfalls. getically badass landing strip of facial hair, But “Megamind” isn’t completely devoid NOV 5, 9 P.M. NOV 6, 8 P.M. We’re introduced to the film’s lead- the chief villain’s character design emanates of kiddy charm. Child geeks will rejoice $5 $3 ing men: the dashing, dimpled and evil, but it’s Farrell who breathes personal- — the sci-fi gadgets in this flick may be THE DEADLY NEW WRITING coiffed Metro Man (Brad Pitt), who fre- ity into this powder-blue criminal. Farrell’s numerous, and structurally improbable SYNDROME SERIES WITH quently thwarts the clumsily inept villain, performance is heroic; he cackles in a tense, (what the hell is a dehydration gun?), but THE LOFT MONICA YOUN Megamind (Will Farrell). Megamind’s plans pompous accent that contrasts nicely to they add to the film’s novelty. NOV 5, 9 P.M. VISUAL ARTS FACILITY usually consist of ill-conceived schemes, Pitt’s suave drawl. Likewise, Fey’s talent is The film’s animation mixes with the $5 NOV 10, 4:30 P.M. which rarely achieve anything more than equally well placed as the sharp and sar- script’s quirky personalities to create an FREE pissing off kidnap victim and local reporter castic Ritchi, who lampoons the overdone Roxanne Ritchi (Tina Fey). Then, as a comic book formula (“Can someone stamp See MEGAMIND page 11

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Elvis Costello ▶ WALLPAPER, fromÊpageÊ8 trol of muscle function? I called my mom saying, ‘Oh shit. 7 EF: Right. Funk players, gospel play- This guy’s doing exactly what I’m National Ransom up and that’s the scene I know and ers, blues — when it’s something doing. He’s using autotune, and this love. But the first time we played in HEAR MUSIC real nasty you’ll see them yank that is going to be huge.’ And of course, it 10 Philly, we were surprised to get that face. That very special face. Doodoo is fucking huge. But to tell the truth, same vibe. People were just really face. I don’t use it at all anymore. engaged and dancing in this let-it- G: But in addition to the retro funk G: So you’re going in a new direc- all-hang-loose atmosphere. Then vibes, there’s a lot of autotune on tion with the next album? See WALLPAPER, page 9 New Wave Icon Kidnaps Old School Melodies the same thing starting popping the album, which a lot of artists like EF: Well [with] everything I do, I try unk, new wave and horn-rimmed the album is spent indulging the song- up in San Diego and then in, like, to push what I’ve done even further. glasses: That’s how we know writer’s obscure musical obsessions. “A Springfield, Missouri — anywhere While a lot of Doodoo Face was over P Elvis Costello. But since the ‘90s, Voice In The Dark” gives us Costello that people were able to be open the top, musically it was very mini- Costello has been experimenting with as a crooner out of the days of Tin Pan and honest with themselves and get mal, very arranged. Now I feel like more styles than we can keep up with Alley. At one moment we hear Bing down. If you thought it my patience for subtlety has worn and his newest album, National Ransom, Crosby-esque deep trembles backed by G: New York too. I know you gained was over the top thin. Everything I’m doing now is is no exception. light and quick violins, and in the next some notoriety for your remix of “ just meaner, louder, nastier — if you Costello and producer T Bone instant Costello’s familiar nasal drone “Combination Pizza Hut and Taco before, now it is thought it was over the top before, Burnett fuse nearly every traditional takes over. Bell” from Brooklyn’s Das Racist — so over the top now it’s so over the top that it’s fuck- American genre, from blues in songs Costello’s voice wavers from deep, a runaway hit last summer. How’d that it’s fucking ing under the bottom. like “My Lovely Jezebel” and rockabilly heart-wrenching tones to upbeat coun- you get involved with that? under the bottom. G: I’m really looking forward to it. in country-rock track “I Lost You” to try staccatos in “A Slow Drag With EF: Well I know [Himanshu Suri Anything else you’d like to share crooner melodies in “A Voice In The Josephine,” which gives us one of the and Victor Vazquez] from Das ERIC FREDERIC with UCSD? Dark.” It would sound like authentic songwriter’s many character sketches of Racist. They’re awesome. I heard EF: San Diego is one of the best Americana if it weren’t for, you know, a woman facing betrayal. In essence, WALLPAPER that song about two years ago and FRONTMAN places for our shows. The crowd is that British accent. the whole album is a collection of such I knew it was an amazing song and always excited and young and just Title track “National Ransom,” along vintage odes, offering a taste of heart- that I had to remix it. It took a few Jay-Z are starting to question the really getting down. If you want to with the album’s cover — which features ache from a distant time. months for the remix to catch on validity of. What draws you to it? mingle and meet members of the a well-dressed Wall Street wolf toting National Ransom is a real culmina- after that. The funny thing about EF: When I started Wallpaper it opposite sex, or really get into some a suitcase of burning money — is as tion of Elvis Costello’s 30-plus years of them is their other stuff is so incred- was all satire. Back then, autotune loud, live music, you need to roll strong a piece of social commentary as performance and artistry, but unlike ible — they’re so much better than was known mostly in the music out. I know we need to come to when Costello criticized former Prime his Attractions’ glory days, the album that one stray song. industry as the ‘Cher Effect’ because UCSD. I don’t know if we’re in your Minister Margaret Thatcher’s adminis- is more of a time-traveling journey G: Where’d the title for your latest she used it in “Believe.” I wanted my guys’ radar, but we’d love to get in it. tration in 1989. Both Costello’s cover through American musical history. album, Doodoo Face, come from? voice to sound as mechanical and G: Our Sun God Festival in spring, art and lyrics are a barefaced critique Nonetheless, fans of rock ’n’ roll’s begin- EF: If you Google image search removed from the song as possible, maybe? of the economic situation that we dug nings certainly won’t be able to pass it someone like James Brown or Bootsy so we cranked it up on the songs EF: Shit, we’ll even do some house ourselves into. Plus, the rollicking rock up. Collins playing live, you’ll find them and I thought, “Wow, this sounds shows, we don’t care. Put in a good track — with the addition of ex-Attrac- But here’s fair warning: Don’t go making this face that’s all scrunched so cool and it gets my point across.” word for us — we want to get all up tions bandmate Steve Nieve’s organ — expecting “Pump It Up.” The horn- up like they just smelled a little I totally thought I was going to be in UCSD’s butt. almost feels like an early Costello hit. rimmed glasses may still be there, but doodoo. It’s the face you make when the guy who breaks this thing, you But there aren’t many more the new wave sure ain’t. something is just super duper funky. know? Of course, that is not what Wallpaper will be at the Casbah on throwbacks to Elvis Costello and the — Kelly Hill Unbelievably funky, even. happened. I remember the first time November 7. $12 in advance, $15 at Attractions’ classics. The majority of C W G: To the point where you lose con- I heard that E-40 song on the radio, the door. 10ÊTHE UCSD GUARDIANÊ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2010Ê HIATUS Placeholder For “Hangover 2” Weighed Down By Old Cliches ALBUMREVIEW Good Charlotte 4 Cardiology CAPITOL 10 Pop-Punkers Embrace Teen Heart n latest project there is one unexpected Cardiology, pop-punk (though not necessarily I group Good Charlotte good) surprise. The track devotes an entire album to harkens to Swift yet again, the inner workings of the with country-rock guitars, heart. But after hearing saccharine vocals and 15 tracks worth of lyrics prom-worthy lyrics about like “this feeling’s legit” “making the most of every and “she sounds like sex moment.” on the radio,” it’s doubt- The structure of the ful whether the band has album includes an intro- emotional sides of their duction, interlude and personas at all. conclusion, meant to tie With few exceptions the tracks together and (like on throwback track make the album seem “Silver Screen Romance”), more meaningful than it Good Charlotte’s lyrics actually is. The introduc- up/arrested/shot Peter. After so many minutes of this, the car move on from the usual tion makes little to no ▶ DATE, fromÊpageÊ8 begins to collapse in on itself, and despite Galifianakis’ inher- faux-punk lines about the sense, and lyrically tries to Hollywood-hopeful Ethan Tremblay (Zach Galifianakis) and ent charm, begins to feel claustrophobically minuscule to both agony of youth and the explain the mystery, tech- his French bulldog. In true Murphy’s Law fashion, the two Peter and the audience. The need to escape, by any means nec- power of material wealth. nology and ancient history find themselves seated beside each other on a flight back to essary, becomes overwhelming. Every song on the album of cardiology — whatever Los Angeles and (much to Peter’s escalating dismay) wind up It’s a shame; pairing the tense, explosive Downey and loose- is about love, yet not one that means. The conclu- on the airport’s no-fly list. After glossing over a series of logic cannon Galifianakis should be the perfect balance of the bit- reveals anything especially sion is perhaps the most missteps, Peter — out of options, money and quickly losing ter and ludicrous. Galifianakis is all hippy gauche and belly profound on the overused annoying of all — a nearly time — accepts Ethan’s offer to carpool cross-country. A host flab — touting a butt-faced masturbating pug and a coffee can subject. three-minute hymn-like of unlikely shenanigans ensue, mostly brought on by Ethan’s full of his father’s ashes, while frequently complaining about Cardiology essentially expansion of the intro, aggravated levels of idiocy, as the triad race to the City of his faux-glaucoma. The actor’s well-reprised performance as a contains masculine, tat- complete with realistic Angels. bearded, fumbling savant has never been so overwhelmingly tooed versions of T-Swift’s heart sound effects. Unfortunately, Philip’s latest suffers from an inferiority loud — or bearded. It’s a wonder Downey’s persona survived at whiny pop songs, thinly Despite such bombas- complex, ironically brought by the director’s own voracious all. Saddled with Ethan’s considerable weight, the actor could masked by the nasally tic experiments, Good unwillingness to stray from a once-winning formula. It’s not have easily crumbled under his partner’s far more dynamic voice of Joel Madden and Charlotte falls into the that “Due Date” is intrinsically unpleasant to watch — the and colorful personality. Instead, Downey keeps stride, white- an abundant sprinkle of mainstream pitfall of argumentative banter between the movie’s leading men is, for lipped, flying into red rages with remarkable rigidity, spitting stale, amateur guitar solos. singing about love and the most part, successful in its haphazard humor. Ethan’s insults curses and frequently (as is the case when traveling alongside Although some tunes have romance without actu- are mostly unpracticed and accidental, while Peter’s have a pre- Ethan) blood. catchy choruses, nothing ally saying much at all. meditated bite — highlighting the characters’ stark differences. The joke is on Philips. While Downey and Galifianakis stands out like the rebel- Cardiology just tries — and But without Las Vegas’ lights and wild nights, incredible escape largely unscathed from the gambit — if not better for lious mall-punk anthem fails — to disguise it in the scenarios lose believability, and Ethan’s overly characterized it — the director’s unwillingness to change his formula doesn’t “Lifestyles of the Rich and form of a concept record. one-man dumbass variety hour shackles the film. His escalat- allow the men’s personalities to fit into the film’s much-needed Famous” did. — Revathy ing asinine behavior is responsible for a totaled Subaru, an sense of urgency. Their cross-country destination is lost in With the addition Sampath-Kumar accidental trip to the Mexican border and a disgusted/beaten crude attempts at last-ditch humor. of “Standing Ovation,” C W HIATUSÊ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2010Ê THE UCSD GUARDIANÊ11 ALBUMREVIEWS Heroes & Villains Matt and Kim ▶ MEGAMIND fromÊpageÊ9 5 aesthetic that glows, snaps and shines with Sidewalks effort, which helps to realize improbabilities like large-scale explosions and armies of pygmy FADER 10 robots. And while even a kid’s action flick neces- sitates a degree of violence, “Megamind” rarely Energetic Brooklyn Duo Recreates Old Hipster Party Playlist, and We’re Not Dancing surpasses mischief and slapstick. Dreamworks really did try to make this endeavor as whole- very indie-dance party playlist from this moment forth should In fact, the only reason to buy this album would be to add it to your some as possible — characters even avoid the consist of Brooklyn duo Matt and Kim. The New Yorkers have pro- playlist of songs for doing mundane activities that need a little more dreaded “d” word: die. E duced the ultimate toe-tapping, rump-shaking music in their third effervescence. Or if you feel like listening to 35 minutes of hyper key- For those of us who don’t need a booster album release, Sidewalks. But if you’re not planning on using it as the boarding and the same recurring construction of vocals and uninspired seat, there are enough funnies littered through- soundtrack to a night of liquored-up getting down, you might wonder choruses (for this, check out “Where You’re Coming From”). The clap- out to keep you upright. There’s a surprising if you’ve been listening to the same song for the whole damn album. ping of hands and beating of drums are merely used as tools to distract number of references that youngsters will While the duo originally burst on the indie scene with the success the listeners from realizing that these are almost identical to the previ- completely miss out on, including allusions to of “Daylight” from previous album Grand, keyboardist Matt Johnson ous and following songs. President Barack Obama. Sadly, the film’s jokes and drummer Kim Schifino’s over-enthusiastic vocals fall short of This album, and more specifically fun dance songs like “Wires” and grow sparse as the action builds. drawing equal hype this time around. “Red Paint,” will become a part of our guilty-pleasure music category. Had “Megamind” been with blessed with Sidewalks doesn’t contain thought-provoking lyrics or meaningful If the overly sugarcoated and syrupy songs are played enough, expect unrestricted reign — rather than being boxed chorus lines. Nonetheless, piano-laced singalong numbers like first sin- cavities and the feeling you had when you sat around the Kumbaya by the limitations of a children’s film — the gle “Cameras” and opening track “Block After Block” make up a little campfire in sixth grade. tipping point between good and evil would for the lack of depth, even with shallow lyrics like, “Eat when you’re — Paige Pitcock have served as interesting societal commen- hungry and sleep when you’re slipping.” C W tary. Instead, the film remains a trite, though humorous, venture. And, thankfully, with two SNL alums in the driver’s seat, we somehow pull through. Diplo 4 Blow Your Head Vol. 1: Diplo Presents Dubstep MAD DECENT 10 Dubstep Movement Gets Dumbed Down For Mainstream Audiences By Famed DJ

ith Blow Your Head Vol.1: Diplo Presents Dubstep, DJ Diplo is dubstep producer Borgore, starts off serenely before exploding into a caught red-handed trying to make a quick buck off the growing filthy orgy of searing bass-lines that veers dangerously close to ran- W popularity of the electronic dance music phenomenon. dom noise. Aside from attempting to promote his brand, Diplo’s goal here was After the two collaborations, the album merely compiles an to introduce his dubstep-illiterate fans to a new style while taking an assortment of older dubstep tracks and does some halfhearted abbreviated crack at it himself. With the exception of a couple new remixes. The deejay focuses on the less grimy aspects of the genre; Diplo collaborations, most notably with an equally guilty Lil Jon, the the tracks generally feature more vocals than might be found on a album is nothing more than a collection of some of the more main- typical dubstep album. The songs feel less like dubstep and more like stream-friendly classics from the genre. your basic club anthems. DJ Diplo is clearly trying to water down Diplo somewhat redeems himself with the Lil Jon collaboration the genre for the masses and promote his own brand with minimum “U Don’t Like Me.” The track pours on enough earthshaking bass effort, to the consternation of diehard aficionados everywhere already lines to get your whole body vibrating, while Lil Jon’s patented rav- taking issue with the track listing. You’re better off exploring the ings make it seem like you’ve never left the Top 40 for the under- genre for free on Pandora. ground. — Imran Manji The second collaboration, titled “Sunset” and put together with S S W

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Your future never looked brighter. 14 THE UCSD GUARDIANÊ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2010Ê SPORTS AnniversariesÊforÊUCSDÕsÊTopÊTeams ▶ WATER POLO, fromÊpageÊ15 “You get an immediate feel at some of the in the fourth quarter. other schools,” Wylie said. “You get the feeling “We had to really play until the last second,” that it’s a business; you’re a number and that’s it. Wylie said. “They started to fall apart and feel That was different at UCSD. They took the time to desperate. Still, they had a couple of opportunities get to know us and it’s just a completely different to tie the game and go ahead, so we really had to feel. That’s an atmosphere that starts with Denny keep playing.” [Harper] and ends with Denny. When I was cap- UCSD held on for the victory, and with it, tain, he stayed out of it. If there were big issues he became the first Division-II squad to reach would get involved, but anything small, he wasn’t the NCAA Championship match. Though the interested in it.” Tritons would lose that game to UCLA, the win The team has stayed close, and many of the against USC became representative of UCSD’s players still play together in the Sunset San Diego transformation into a top-level program. Jason Water Polo Club, which Harper also coaches. Boettner and Jonathan Samuels joined Wylie on “We go to tournaments together and we play the Division-I All-American team that year, and polo,” Wylie said. “Obviously it’s not as competi- were the only players given the honors from a tive, but that’s helped us stay in touch.” Division-II school. Wylie and several of his teammates choose Readers can contact Liam Rose at lfrose@ucsd. UCSD despite offers from the big-name schools. edu. Turnovers,ÊMistakesÊCanÊTakeÊAnyÊTeamÊDown HOWE, fromÊpageÊ15 PHOTO COURTESY UCSD ATHLETICS ▶ Sanders scooped it and went 25 yards the other similar stats. The Chargers are 3-5 while the way. Later in the second quarter, Rivers’ back- The 1991 UCSD Women’s Water Polo team beat UC Davis 6-5 for the USA Water Polo title in a match held at Canyonview Pool. The team was in the middle of back-to-back-back titles in 1990, 1991 and 1992. Patriots — not in the top five of offensive or wards pass was left on the ground — a present defensive categories — nevertheless look their like manna from heaven — and the Pats took best since their dominance in 2007 at 6-1. it down the field for a field goal. The Chargers It’s not for lack of talent that the Chargers fail tried to come back from behind, outscoring the time and again. At certain points in their games, Pats 17-3 in the fourth quarter, but they were there are brilliant plays with Mike Tolbert or already so far behind from their horrible turn- Antonio Gates making beautiful catches, and overs in the first half it didn’t make a difference. WORK FOR the offensive line giving Philip Rivers years Last week, the Bolts finally got another win to pass the ball. But after those brilliant plays against the Titans. Why? Sure, they held the ball there comes disaster after disaster, giving the for 15 more minutes and 60 more total yards Chargers opponents an eight differential in of offense, but the real reason is that they only turnovers so far this year — the worst ratio in had one turnover and managed to limit that the league — along with the most fumbles at 12. turnover’s damage. That’s why good old coach Norv Turner has Forcing turnovers and capitalizing on them THE imposed a “no turnovers” credo. makes a team great, and if the Chargers can “If you have a guy that touches the ball 30 stop handing the ball to the other team and times, he’s not allowed to fumble the football,” start getting some of what they’ve been giving he said. “That’s it.” out, they still have a wisp of a hope of a dream Turner wants the Chargers to be a great for this coming post-season. For every San team, and if they’re going to pull it off they need Diego Charger fan’s cardiac health, I hope the GUARDIAN to get their heads back in the game. Chargers can play to the whistle, not fumble, Two weeks ago, rookie receiver Richard and become the team their offensive and defen- APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG Goodman caught a ball and fell down to the sive stats say they can be. The only thing they ground where “[he] could have sworn [he] was seem to be missing is what any high school touched,” and he put the ball on the ground. football player can do: Fight like hell and hold The trouble is, he wasn’t, and the Pats’ James on to the ball.

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With this knowledge, the 49ers could rise from the ashes and Denver could hold its head high once more. The San Diego Chargers wouldn’t be going on television making excuses for their team, saying, “It’s something to build on,” as Chargers safety Eric Weddle did last weekend. By now football fans are think- ing about all the variables that could go into making a great team, and how you get to stand on top of the heap of broken opponents and say, TRITONS GET KEY WIN OVER CMS “I am the very best.” You could be thinking that the key element is a great quarterback, a decisive run- ning back that makes the hard yards, Despite some sloppy play, the men’s water polo team ended a two-match or a linebacker that makes all the right stops and really punishes the losing streak with a 11-6 win over Clairemont-Mudd-Scripps opponent. Or you could be thinking more broadly about a great defense By Hanna Rahimi • S W working together, or an offense that P B B Y is completely in sync. But you would be wrong. In the NFL, almost every athlete is a freak. They are bigger, stronger and he men’s water polo team earned an 11-6 win over at the level of our competition. I hate to say it like that, but that’s faster than any average person you WWPA opponent Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on really what happened.” may hope to meet. They know their Tuesday, getting the victory despite the visiting squad’s The second half saw a rally with no successes on either side game, have lived and breathed it for Tcomeback attempt. The win moved the No. 12 Tritons to 11-10 until Donohoe sunk a long shot into the corner of the goal. years; each one is the utmost tenth this season. CMS rallied, however, and scored three straight to cut the of one percent, the extreme elite. Senior Ryan Allred, junior Graham Saber and senior Bryce Triton lead to 8-6 going into the final period. Certainly there are differences that Madsen scored two goals apiece, and the Tritons led the entire “[The team] got into kind of an odd funk, and I don’t really make some better and some average, game, all the way to the win. think that there was really ever any feeling like we might lose,” but a team of average players beats The Tritons jumped out to a quick lead with a goal by fresh- Harper said. “But it’s that time of year when they need to feel the team with a single star because man utility Dane Sequiera in the first 20 seconds of play, fol- good about how they are playing.” they are all within a standard devia- lowed by two more goals from Madsen and Allred to make the Despite their temperamental play, the Tritons secured the tion of ridiculous, out-of-this-world score 3-0 with nearly six minutes still to play in the first period. win in the fourth quarter by scoring three goals, and junior athletically skilled and gifted. CMS found the net, but was swiftly answered by goals from goalie David Morton shut out the Stags for the remainder of Mistakes are what set a great team Allred and Saber and the scoreboard read 5-1 for the start of the game. apart from a good team, at any level the second quarter. “I think this was a wake-up call,” Donohoe said. “We of sport. In the NFL, mistakes are The Tritons slowed down their scoring pace in the second definitely didn’t play as well as we needed to. Tomorrow will few and far between. As an offense or quarter, as the Stags opened the quarter with two quick goals. be a good day of practice and also Thursday going into Friday’s defense, the main objective is to force “They [UCSD] lost interest and I think they got mentally game. UCI’s going to be a lot better than this team was. If we the other team to make mistakes and tweaked,” head coach Denny Harper said. play like that, we’re going to get blown out, so we definitely need limit your own. If you can capitalize With 4:30 left on the clock, Allred made a good steal and to ratchet things up and play a lot better than we did today.” on the other team’s mistakes and also gained possession for the Tritons. The team passed the ball The Tritons look forward to two more season matches limit your own mistakes, or limit how down the pool and thanks to an assist from Sequeira, Madsen before the WWPA Championships against No. 5 UC Irvine this much the other team benefits from brought the lead back to 6-3 for the Tritons. However, the Friday at 6 p.m. and No. 19 Pomona-Pitzer Sunday at 12 p.m. your mistakes, you will be great. Tritons’ play grew sloppy after the strong start. Both games will be held at home at Canyonview Pool. Mistakes are the reason the “[The game was] definitely lackadaisical,” sophomore utility Chargers lead the NFL in total offense Brian Donohoe said. “We came out strong and went up pretty and total defense, but their record easily and then I think we just got lazy and started playing down Readers can contact Hanna Rahimi at [email protected]. sucks compared to other teams with

See HOWE,Êpage 14 AÊLookÊBack:Ê1991ÊWomenÕsÊWaterÊPoloÊandÊ2000ÊMenÕsÊWaterÊPolo By Liam Rose the team members had ever played team member’s own vehicles — were everybody having all their families “They have the history; they have the S  E water polo before coming to UCSD, the norm, and there usually wasn’t there — which was probably half of scholarships; they have the name. It and those six had never played on enough money for comfortable travel the people packing into Canyonview never really came down to talent in 1991 Women’s Water Polo a women’s team. Co-Captain Christy conditions. Pool — it was like a Hollywood end- our close losses against teams like Cal Parker, for example, came to be on the “We used to have five or six girls ing,” Larson said. “It couldn’t have been or USC. It came down to the fact that UCSD formed its first women’s swim team but ended up a four-time to a hotel room to save money,” Larson any more perfect.” in the fourth quarter, we weren’t sure water polo team in 1985, a full 16 years All-American in water polo. said. “But I think that’s why we’re all of ourselves. There was an intimida- before the NCAA made it an offi- “There wasn’t even girls high still so close. We spent a lot of time 2000 Men’s Water Polo tion factor.” cial sport for the 2001 season. During school water polo yet, so we all played together, and not always in the best of Early in the year, however, the this period, the program had tremen- on boys teams,” co-captain Kristen circumstances.” When UCSD jumped from Tritons pulled off an upset against then dous success under head coach Denny Larson (now Kristen Ruby) said. “It In the final, the Tritons overcame Division III to Division II for the 2000 top-ranked Cal, a stunning victory that Harper, winning five USA Water Polo was not easy. So when we showed up to an early two-goal deficit to beat UC season, one team that didn’t have to would set the tone for the season. championships. This year is the 20th college and it was okay to go to class in Davis 6-5. Brenda Reiton and Jamie worry about stiffer competition was UCSD advanced to the final four of anniversary of the 1991 title, which your sweats and with wet hair and no Dailey joined Parker and Larson on men’s water polo. This was because the NCAA tournament, entering with was the second of three straight for the one looked at you funny for being an the All-American team, as UCSD they already played against the nation’s a stellar 20-8 record, but was forced to program. athlete, that was really huge.” beat the Aggies in the final for the best teams. Competing at the same play against title-favorites in USC. Despite the success, women’s water But being on the team meant a lot second straight year. 1991’s final was level as these teams, however, was The game was tight throughout, polo at the time was just developing of sacrifice, with the athletic depart- held at UCSD rather than at Brown another matter. and the Tritons held a slim 9-8 lead late as a sport which presented interesting ment’s budget much smaller than it is University, as in the previous year. “It’s very clear who the normal challenges for the team. Only six of today. Long car trips — often in the “To have it in San Diego, with winners are,” captain Justin Wylie said. See WATER POLO,Êpage 14