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plans last week to apply $100,000 B in grants geared toward education programs for unemployed San Diegans amid the current economic

crisis. The grants will allow the first LLUSTRATION 500 San Diegans who apply to take I

free career-seminar classes at the HOTO extension. P ERIC WANG/GUARDIAN According to Ed Abeyta, the Top right: Students at Great Hall celebrate upon the announcement of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama’s victory against UCSD Extension registrar and direc- Republican candidate Sen. John McCain. Top left: As of press time, Obama had taken 349 electoral votes while McCain received 163. Left: tor of student services, the seminars Student activists demonstrate in support of Proposition 4 at Price Center Nov. 4. Bottom: Proposition 8 sparked protest on Library Walk. were designed to instruct students in basic, critical career skills in areas like personal finance, leadership, BY JOYCE YEH • STAFF WRITER networking and business etiquette. ELECTION RECAP Participants will learn about cor- porate politics, salary negotiation, n epic two-year race came to a career changes and creating resumes, close Tuesday evening as students and develop other necessary abilities NATIONALObama 53% such as interviewing. gathered across campus to wit- McCain 46% UCSD Extension began distrib- uting the grants Oct. 30, when the ness Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) offer went into effect; within the open a new chapter in American first five days, 60 grants had been STATEObama 61% RICHARD CHOI/GUARDIAN handed out. history, claiming a landslide victory against Sen. Participants may choose up to McCain 37% three seminars at once, normally JohnA McCain (R-Ariz.) to become the 44th presi- priced at $45 to $75 each, with limited dent of the United States. availability. UCSD Extension spokes- PROPOSITIONS man Henry DeVries said the distri- National exit polls suggest that between 21.6 and 23.9 million vot- 1A YES 7 NO bution of these grants will help the ers between the ages of 18 and 25 participated in the election, com- High-Speed Rail Alternative Energy extension achieve its overall goals. pared to 2.2 million in 2004. The San Diego County Registrar’s Office “We saw that part of our mission estimated that 5,000 ballots were cast at on-campus polling stations. 2 YES 8 YES is helping to train the San Diego Political science professor Thad Kousser said Obama’s age, back- Animal Conﬁ nement Gay Marriage Ban workforce,” he said. “We think it ground and message of change made him more appealing to young 3 YES 9 YES will help people discover jobs that voters than any previous presidential candidate. Hospital Bonds Victims’ Rights are out there that they didn’t know “We see this huge increase in youth registration and turnout about.” because we have this candidate who is clearly different,” he said. 4 NO 10 NO While the UCSD Extension has “[Obama] is closer in age and appeals to the younger demographic. Parental Notiﬁ cation Alternative Fuel never before offered these types of His positions may be similar to others, but he looks different and 5 NO 11 YES grants, the decision to do so comes talks different.” Drug Rehab Redistricting on the heels of a plan to promote Kousser added that the McCain campaign’s use of Facebook 6 NO 12 YES professional education, workforce Police Funding Veterans’ Bonds development and public service in See ELECTION, page 2 JIMMY KAN/GUARDIAN Source: California Secretary of State, as of press time the community. Abeyta also stressed that these seminars will allow participants to enhance their career skills by inter- acting with peers. Protein Discovery Could Reverse Genetic Disorders “During times like these, being able to come together in the class- ing. Previously, only proteins that opposite. Schimke immuno-osseous dyspla- room is one of the key components A new piece of the unwound DNA were known to exist. “It is the first time anyone has sia. Symptoms of the disease include [of the program],” Abeyta said. genetic puzzle gives DNA is a double helix with four observed DNA actively being strokes, congestive heart failure, According to DeVries, the exten- bases in the middle — guanine, cyto- rewound,” UCSD professor of biology kidney failure and premature death sion program’s new efforts to pro- scientists the tools to sine, adenosine and thymine — whose and project supervisor Jim Kadonaga among children. vide aid are meant to combat harsh exercise greater control sequence determines an organism’s said. “Often, it has been presumed that “We assumed that [the new pro- economic conditions — which have genes. The two strands are comple- the strands always find themselves.” tein] had a more mundane function,” left many in the United States strug- over human DNA. mentary to each other, meaning that This DNA zipper binds at the fork, Kadonaga said. “It was actually the gling to make ends meet — and By Christina Homer their bases fit together like puzzle where double-stranded DNA becomes reverse of that. We found that it binds rising unemployment in California Senior Staff Writer pieces. two strands of single-stranded DNA. to the fork and burns up ATP. ATP is and San Diego County. During replication and gene The protein is actually a motor pro- like gasoline for a motor protein. If “We saw that we could help the Two UCSD biologists announced expression, the two strands come tein, which means that it travels along something binds a fork and burns up local economy by making these the discovery of a human protein last apart. This process is often facilitat- the DNA and burns ATP as its fuel ATP, you would assume it is a helicase. grants,” DeVries said. “Our mission week that rewinds single-stranded ed by a protein called DNA helicase, source. Timur, who was doing the experiment, is to have a local impact.” DNA into its normal double-stranded which uses energy stored in the form Scientists working on the project had the brilliant idea that it might be According to the California form, potentially preventing critical of ATP to pull the strands apart. The stumbled across the new function the reverse of a helicase.” genes — such as those responsible newly discovered protein, known as while studying mutations in HARP See GRANTS, page 2 for genetic disorders — from form- HepA-Related Protein, does just the that cause the rare genetic disorder See PROTEIN, page 3

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Chapman University is accredited by and is a member of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Props to Nebraska voters for joining California, Washington and Michigan in 4 banning the consideration of race as a factor in university admissions. CONTACT THE EDITOR Flops to campus polling-place organizers, [email protected] for failing to provide ample ballots to the Why Not Here? Lounge, which ran out and OPINION had to rely on foreign-language ballots. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2008 EDITORIALS Watch Nearby Surge Toward Equality Sullied by Blow to Gay Rights Props, They he 2008 election saw a huge BEN HOLM/GUARDIAN national shift to the left: The Senate is only a few blue seats Taway from a Democratic superma- Could Be jority, and the Obama camp, under substantially liberal ideals, cut itself a heaping portion of the electoral pie. Here Soon Most of California’s propositions were met with a similarly left-wing fter a months-long wait, being reaction — an initiative requiring bombarded daily by poll fluc- minors to get parental permission tuations and learning more before receiving abortions was Aabout Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s (lack rejected by voters and a call for of) qualifications than we could’ve ever the humane expansion of farm-ani- wanted (but even I have to admit, mal cage space was overwhelmingly she is kind of hot), Americans finally passed. It seems, however, that even stepped up to the plate on Tuesday though we can potentially damage and elected Democratic candidate Sen. California’s egg industry so that Barack Obama of Illinois president, our poor chickens can turn around ending nearly a decade of Republican in their cages, we can’t even con- rule at the White House and launching sider those who make up the large homosexual population of our state human enough to grant them the in an amendment to the state con- presidency who, a century ago, would dom to marry whomever they love, right to legally marry. stitution that not only violates the have been essentially unable to vote and Proposition 8 will be nothing Word The gay-marriage debate has age-old separation of church and because of his skin color. more than a sloppy mark on our Up been in and out of the public dis- state but also manages to contradict This shocking move from one constitution, as foolish and fleeting Matthew McArdle course for quite some time now; just every other freedom-of-choice ideal of the Union’s most progressive as Prohibition. [email protected] last May, the California Supreme so largely supported this season, regions — during a time when the Court overturned the former ban Proposition 8 officially defines mar- rest of United States is making such our country in a vastly new direction so that hundreds of couples could riage as the union between one man a dramatic push for equality — is a — both in the domestic and foreign- tie the knot. Of course, this set the and one woman. blatant step backward in our path EDITORIAL BOARD affairs arenas. churches into a rage, because their When President-elect Barack toward building a perfect nation Matthew McArdle Thank whoever it is up there that sacred tradition was apparently Obama took the California and for all. EDITOR IN CHIEF he won, because our economy — most being trodden upon by some other United States popular vote this In 2000, a similar measure Hadley Mendoza specifically, our financial sector — is societal species (of course, to prove Tuesday, there was a hope in the air passed by a 23 percent margin. Less Simone Wilson in shambles of epic proportion, Social this, they’ve conveniently selected we haven’t felt for years. America has than a decade later, Proposition 8 MANAGING EDITORS Security in on the brink of collapse, only the parts of the Bible condemn- taken an epic step forward not only passed by a much narrower 5 per- Reza Farazmand we continue to lose Americans sol- NEWS EDITOR ing same-sex love, ignoring all sorts in finally admitting and looking to cent. The supporters of this hateful diers in Iraq and Afghanistan, domes- The UCSD Guardian is published twice a week at the of other out-dated philosophies change the failures of a conserva- measure best look around — times University of California at San Diego. Views expressed tic health-care policy is in desperate herein represent the majority vote of the editorial board championed in the pages of text tive administration like George W. are changing. Within our lifetimes, and are not necessarily those of the UC Board of need of an overhaul and the rest of surrounding this decree). And now, Bush’s, but in electing someone to the all adults will rightly enjoy the free- Regents, ASUCSD or members of the Guardian staff. the world really doesn’t like us. And while Obama definitely isn’t some sort of magic elixir for every problem we face, his ideas are certainly different from the bushel of crap our current California Should Take Note: Higher Education Is Worth the Cost president has been spewing, and pretty igher education officials initiatives, including rejecting a pro- new $19-million arts facility for New (student fees continue to increase much anything is better than what around the country are posal in Massachusetts that would Mexico State University. Voters in year after year while state support is we’re doing now, right? ecstatic following Tuesday’s have eliminated that state income Arkansas and Maryland approved dropping), Californians should learn But while the country was focusing electionH results, and not just because tax and in turn dealt a crippling lottery measures whose profits will from citizens of other states and take so hard on the presidential race — President-elect Barack Obama has blow to the state’s education sector, help bolster education programs, and education matters into their own learning vocabulary terms like swing plans to reform student-loan pro- which relies heavily on income taxes Montana voters said yes to property- hands next time the ballot comes state, troopergate, bailout plan and Joe grams, establish a tuition tax credit for support. In New Mexico, vot- tax levies to support the University around, conducting and bankrolling the Plumber — and being reminded in exchange for service, offer new ers approved two bonds with major of Montana. higher-education initiatives. Maybe just what it is that the Electoral College investments in research and expand implications for higher education: With the University of California, then California colleges wouldn’t be does, it was the statewide races that science and technology programs. Bond C, which delegates $40.5 mil- California State University and constantly pleading for funding and slipped largely under the radar, attract- Voters nationwide made clear lion to universities for health facili- California Community College sys- students and administrators could ing far less attention despite the fact their support for higher-education ties, and Bond D, which supports a tem in such dire need of assistance breathe a little easier. that several of them dealt with issues that have far-reaching implications. I’m not talking about the House and Senate races, either, even though LETTERS TO THE EDITOR so many Democrats prevailed, some even wresting control from once sary refinement and revision. Activity Fee since 1985. The previous address this issue if we are to survive unquestionably reliable Republican Editorial Misunderstands 2. Doing its best to ensure the increases that were referenced, espe- as a species without causing immense strongholds such as North Carolina Reasons for Council’s Delay well-being of students, the council cially noting the $7 last year that went human suffering. Estimates suggest and Colorado — an incredible tran- wanted to take measures such as directly to S.P.A.C.E.S, are not part of that it would take a mere $30-40 sition of power that will definitely Dear Editor, visiting college councils and various the A.S. operating budget. billion per year to provide contracep- bolster Obama’s policy plans. I’m I am writing this letter to student organizations to hold dis- One final clarification — the tion worldwide, and this amount will talking about statewide propositions, address a few concerns and clarify cussions about how the referendum council now holds its meetings in decrease with time due to research measures and initiatives, which many a few issues brought up in the edi- would directly affect them. Gauging the Price Center East Forum and not and more efficient production. This times deal with hot-button issues, torial: “Enough Excuses, Get Our the response of the council and stu- the Price Center Ballroom, as noted small sum would allow women every- oftentimes propose ridiculous con- Referendum Together,” published on dent organizations is not only vital in “Lax Council Can’t Afford This where to choose family size and plan cepts that are rightfully struck down Oct. 23. to running a successful referendum, Experiment.” for their families’ futures. or upheld by voters and sometimes The editorial gives a laundry list but it would be irresponsible to do —Emily Chi It is sufficient to bring our sky- shock the nation with their outcomes of reasons for postponing the vote, otherwise. A.S. All-Campus Senator, rocketing population into decline. (notable examples being Oregon’s even going so far as to suggest the 3. With the addition of the Director of Public Relations for the It will give women everywhere 1994 Ballot Measure 16, which legal- apathy of the A.S. Council. Quite the Sustainability Resource Center to Office of the President the freedom of choice. Without it, no ized physician-assisted suicide for ter- opposite — it is in fact’s the council’s the referendum, the council did not woman is free. It is imperative for the minally ill patients, and California’s invested interest in the referendum comply with University of California future of the planet. 1996 Proposition 215, which legalized and its effects on the student body Office of the President policy Open Letter to President- — Milton H. Saier Jr. marijuana use as treatment for certain as a whole that has resulted in the Section 82.00, as “the referendum Elect Barack Obama Professor of Biology, UCSD medical ailments). carefully calculated and completely process shall not be accessible to Both of these propositions were appropriate postponement. a Registered Campus Organization Dear Sen. Obama, ▶ The Guardian welcomes letters from its groundbreaking and led other states To further clarify the delay, I will or any student group other than a I wish to express my pleasure with readers. All letters must be no longer than to follow suit; many states have since enumerate a few specific reasons. student government.” The SRC was the way you have conducted your 500 words, typed, double-spaced and signed passed medical marijuana laws, the 1. The referendum must be just presented to the council this campaign and look forward to having with a name and applicable title. Letters most recent being Michigan, where approved by Vice Chancellor of quarter and time was needed for the you as our president. In my opinion, must also contain a phone number. We voters approved medical cannabis Student Affairs Penny Rue before council to assess whether or not the there is one principal problem facing reserve the right to edit for length and clarity. this year. Washington state voters this it can be put to a student vote. SRC should be included in the refer- mankind: human overpopulation. It Letters may be dropped off at the Guardian year also approved an initiative simi- UCSD is the only UC campus that endum (the decision was yes), find a is at the crux of all of the world’s office on the second floor of the Student lar to their southern neighbor’s Ballot requires this approval, as other UC place to put it in the A.S. infrastruc- secondary problems, be they social, Center or e-mailed. Send all letters to: Measure 16. campuses have committees with ture and draft up a charter. political, environmental or economic The UCSD Guardian It’s important for voters in all states student majorities that specifically To also address Daniel Watt’s letter, — all are exasperated by overpopula- Opinion Editor to pay attention to such propositions deal with referenda. Rue initially did published Oct. 27, I would once again tion. We need to support the United 9500 Gilman Dr. 0316 because it’s not uncommon for them not approve of the the referendum, like to reiterate that there has not Nations Population Fund and other La Jolla, CA 92093-0316 which naturally resulted in neces- been an increase to the A.S. Campus nongovernmental organizations that [email protected] See WORD, page 5

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THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN By Niven Wilson

For California Columnist, Massachusetts Trumps Arkansas

▶ WORD, from page 4 implications. demonstrate national solidarity, we to cause a shockwave that reverberates In Colorado, voters rejected a should note measures such as that through the rest of the country, leading proposal that would have defined a of Arkansas’ Initiative 1, which bans to similar propositions in other states. human life at conception, and voters gay couples from adopting children, And after some of this year’s ballot in South Dakota rejected an initiative and Massachusetts’ Question 2, measures, voters across the country that would have prohibited abortion which decriminalizes marijuana pos- would be unwise to write off the results in all cases except rape, incest and session. Both measures passed with without seriously thinking about the when the mother’s life was in danger. comfortable margins, and undoubt- consequences of the outcomes and In California, voters did not approve a edly those issues will spread to other whether they should expect a simi- proposition that would have required states. (Personally, I think the people lar proposition arising in their states parental notification for minors seek- of Arkansas are absolutely ridiculous sometime in the future. ing an abortion. Such results tell us as while Massachusetts voters rock.) Major issues this year included gay a nation that abortion rights remain So while you rejoice in Obama’s marriage, rights of the unborn, suspen- of fundamental concern, with notori- victory, be careful not to lose sight of sion of the income tax and affirmative ously blue states like California in step other issues snaking their way across action, all of which produced interest- with purple states like Colorado and America. That way, if they ever appear ing results that demand us as indi- red states like South Dakota. on your state’s ballot, you’ll be pre- viduals to critically think about their But in addition to issues that pared to make an informed decision.

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www.CaliforniaWestern.edu 6 GO FIGURE 210,403 CONTACT THE EDITOR David Harvey ▶ Number of votes won in Washington, D.C. [email protected] by President-elect Barack Obama out of FOCUS 225,224, garnering him 93 percent of the THE STUDENT OUTLOOK popular vote. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2008 etting connected GETTINGWeb entrepreneurs launch CONNE program at UCSD that compiles online information about their academic future into a one-stop hub.

he typical college student can log With the anticipation of launching Veechi. on to Facebook to receive notice of com — a Web site independent from the T a friend’s forgotten birthday, nomi- Facebook application — by Spring Quarter, nate Stephen Colbert for president and the site’s UCSD campus representative Travis exchange electronic bumper stickers to Lowe began searching for a partner to assist display on a profile page. Now, using the site in facilitating career and internship the Veechi application on Facebook, information into their available services. students from UCSD, UC Berkeley “When I walked into [the Career Services and UC Davis can also search for Center], the response was warm and interest- instructor ratings, reviews and grade ed, so we decided to move forward with UCSD g distributions at their colleges. first,” Lowe said. “The reason we decided to Veechi Corporation launched start the discussion here was that it would give its beta Facebook application on us a background in how we would work with Oct. 26 to gain recognition and get other campuses in the future.” feedback. Less than a week later, Located in Silicon Valley, the company Veechi had amassed over 1,000 users is the brainchild of Shafi, who met Lowe at and has continued to grow steadi- Diablo Community College before they trans- ly. Additionally, the corporation has ferred to separate universities. As the chief been in talks with with the UCSD Career persuasion officer, Shafi gears Veechi to adapt Services Center for its first partnership. to its target users; he promotes and recruits Joining the many college success tools for the company. available to provide students with access to Veechi’s goal is to help students conquer academic resources online, Veechi compiles college. The name itself originated from a supplements provided by programs such as Greek advertisement that caught Shafi’s eye RateMyProfessors.com, PostYourTest.com and when he visited New York City. The slogan UCSD’s Course and Professor Evaluations, of the advertisement was “Veni, Vidi, Vici,” which can all be obtained instantaneously the illustrious Latin phrase uttered by Julius CHRISTINA A USHANA /GUARDIAN with a few clicks of the mouse. Caesar that translates to “I came, I saw, I con- “We are leveraging the power of Facebook quered.” The Veechi team plays on that phrase and [harnessing] that power of the social net- by embellishing the Facebook application with By Gloria Wu • Contributing Writer work to the advantage of the students,” Veechi BY GLORIA WU founder Abraham Shafi said. See VEECHI, page 7 CELEBRATING By Allie Cuerdo DEMOCRACY IN SITESEEN Whisknladle Senior Staff Writer eet the one restaurant worth blowing your mately seals the deal. The understated-yet- THE NATION’S paycheck on. It’s a gastronomical explo- classy patio setup gains points for its scaled- M sion, a dedicated-to-freshness haven of back touches: the single hanging lightbulbs, the hearty, down-to earth dishes epitomizing multi- wrought-iron woven chairs, the heated over- cultural Californian cuisine. Unlike often-over- head lamps. Earthy tones, simple white plating CAPITAL priced, blandish La Jolla fare, it is 100 percent and new full-bar seating brings its amenities worth its upscaled prices. to a 360. Along with the impeccable service fter midnight in the United States capital, Whisknladle (pronounced wisk-en-lay-del) — waiters don’t pester you every moment, when most of the nation was glued to their redefines “fresh” — literally. When owner Arturo but fade in and out appropriately — there A televisions and the Nov. 5 early morning Kassel and executive chef Ryan Johnston took can be no possible rating but 10 out of 10 for editions of the Washington Post were hitting the over in 2006, they changed the originally named ambiance. racks, I found myself, a Republican, in a cheering “Fresh Seafood Restaurant” to “Fresh[er],” reflect- Despite La Jolla prices in the range of mob of Democrats. ing their emphasis on serving only fresh, organic $31 to $50 for a three-course meal — with Strangers met in the streets like old friends, ingredients. Last January, the duo decided to appetizers ($8 to $18), entrees ($16 to $30) hugging, clapping and crying together. If Oprah remodel the eatery again to better match their and dessert ($10) — Whisknladle proves hadn’t been at Grant Park in Chicago she could philosophy: “You get out of the pot, what you put its worth with local organic ingredients, have been leaning on someone next to me. A into the pot.” thoughtful homestyle cooking and a taste- Kassel and Johnston weren’t kidding. They take ful, cozy atmosphere. back-to-basics to the extreme, using only garden- fresh ingredients from three local organic farms. Whisknladle Elephant in From baking bread and smoking pork to churn- 1044 Wall Street ing ice cream and making mustard, Whisknladle La Jolla, CA 92037 the Room chefs craft a multilayered tasting experience akin (858) 551-7575 Katie Corotto to home-cooked food from a master chef — e.g. if [email protected] Wolfgang Puck was your mom. And if the celeb- rity chef, like Kassel and Johnston, served only celebration of success poured out from D.C. bars, microbrews, hand-picked all wines (most under crowded the Washington streets and rallied in $60) and hand-built a four-foot by four-foot front of the White House. The future of the next cedar-lined meat-curing room. four years had finally been decided with the elec- This custom method of preparation is reflected tion of Barack Obama. in the balanced, tapas-style menu, which changes UCDC students, usually off work on due to Kassel and Johnston’s “commitment to stay Tuesdays for our research seminar, filed out of seasonal and cook on a whim.” The four-person- the classroom on Election Day either headed to worthy cutting board, a selection of savory house the streets to gauge the reaction of the city as the cured meats and flaky, nutty cheeses is a must- polls came in or to the Mayflower Hotel, where have. A trio of butternut squash ravioli feels sur- the Democratic National Committee was hold- prisingly hearty, filled with creamy yellow squash ing its election night party. The Obama sup- and topped with smoky roasted chestnuts and porters — nearly everyone in the room — wore sage. The slow-cooked lamb osso bucco almost their buttons and T-shirts, excited and feverish melts off the bone, accented with rich coco beans in anticipation. The few Sen. John McCain (R- and colorful mustard greens. Each bite is compli- Ariz.) supporters, weary of the insults they’d mented by a sip of lemon-and-cucumber flavored been bearing, gathered together to make a trip water, and Whisknladle’s fresh-baked French- /GUARDIAN to the liquor store; they’d be drinking early. style bread is always abundant. JEPSEN BY ERIK It’s Whisknladle’s attention to detail that ulti- PHOTOS See ELEPHANT, page 7 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2008 THE UCSD GUARDIAN FOCUS 7 Web Site Plans Future of Networking at UCSD Dancing to Obama’s Tune of ▶ VEECHI, from page 6 lic by UCSD and relies on its users Services Center. a Roman theme. At the top of the to keep it updated. The existing Veechi’s reputation currently Pending Change: ‘Yes We Can’ Web page, a small piece of Roman information is sparse, because the relies mostly on word of mouth and trivia is highlighted and changes corporation is relying on resources Facebook invitations, but the team ▶ ELEPHANT, from page 6 funneling the crowd in and around every time the user refreshes the already available for its users, some- is working on buzz advertisements I went to work late that afternoon, — but not close to — the driveway to page. To draw people in, the team thing it hopes to change with pro- as well. deciding to stay at the MSNBC studios the president’s front door. The snipers has developed a ranking system for spective partnerships. Lowe and Shafi met with the until every poll closed. But it was worth seemed to multiply in the minutes that each time a user writes a review or “I think this could be a poten- UCSD Career Advisor Directors on forgoing the early bar-time festivities to I greedily snapped pictures, but there invites friends to join the applica- tially unique social platform that Nov. 5 to discuss how they could get updates through the flurry of news was no tension between the crowds and tion. The user will then be given will be very positive for students,” utilize the Career Services Center’s wires and NBC staff e-mails. When the the police. I watched a group of men electronic Denarii, or Roman cur- Associate Director of the UCSD resources. wire came through that Obama was get overfriendly in their celebration, rency, which will eventually accu- Career Services Center Craig Once Lowe and Shafi have gen- the 44th president of the United States, pushing and prodding the rest of the mulate. The amount of Denarii a Schmidt said after an initial meeting erated enough users and informa- the information was listed as “hot” and crowd, and I hurriedly moved out of the user has will determine status in with Shafi. “There’s a lot of potential tion, they will begin implementing embargoed by the network until the way expecting fists. When a few police the Veechi community, which ranks there to assist students in providing the next step in their plan: provid- appropriate release time; I immediately officers arrived on the scene moments from citizen to emperor. Surprises ing employment opportunities for called my mom, my roommates and a later, they exited their vehicles and after are promised for those at the top college students. They plan to use few friends from back home. As each brief hesitation began hollering right ranks. Veechi to help students make career person reported the outcome to which- alongside the revelers. GETTING CONNE However, students are less pre- By the end of the decisions by choosing classes that ever bar, club or party they were attend- As the minutes wore on and Obama’s occupied with their Veechi status could best prepare students for their ing, I could hear cheers. speech came to a close, a crowd that and more concerned with retrieving year, we hope to desired career and then help them I tried to leave the studio around had once been 50 became 5,000, pep- reviews about courses and instruc- reach the entirety of find appropriate employers. Veechi 11:30 p.m. to join my friends for pered with teens and elderly; blacks and tors. will help place students in intern- Obama’s victory speech at Hawk ’n’ whites; high-ranking suited officials and “I don’t like the [ranking] sys- college systems in ships or extracurricular activities Dove, a local bar on Capitol Hill, but my average Joes in T-shirts. News stations, tem but I guess it helps that it has that will assist them in making the producer was convinced that none of with bright lights and boom sticks, cap- both reviews and grade distribu- California, barring most of their college years. Students the interns should walk back and after tured the entire event for the world to tions,” Revelle College freshman would be able to contact employ- having my arm twisted, I was driven see; most of the reporters were foreign. Kailin Duan said. “[Veechi] is pretty “private schools.” ers through their Facebook applica- home in a black town car reserved The world was watching and the crowd much the same as PickAProf.com. I tion, while employers could seek for NBC’s big wigs. While the driver loved it as they yelled and pumped their don’t think it’s completely necessary — Travis Lowe, UCSD campus students from a separate account scrutinized me in the rearview mirror fists for the cameras. Eventually, one to use, since it gets its information representative for Veechi.com. on the Veechi homepage; currently, — trying to determine if I was related to man started to sing “Na na na na, na na from other sources.” this page only operates as a front an anchor or sleeping with one of them na na, hey, hey, hey, good-bye!” and the Veechi provides the names of the that directs traffic to the Facebook — I watched the crowds outside in the entire crowd serenaded President Bush toughest and easiest instructors on key resources.” application. streets chanting, cheering and honking until the lights of the White House were campus, including the grade ranges Veechi plans to launch its pro- This is where their partnership all the way to the White House. By the finally extinguished. given by each instructor. Moreover, gram at every UC and California with Career Services Centers on time I reached Pennsylvania Avenue it At the back of the park, cars slowed students can add reviews and rat- State University campus this winter. various college campuses will play was so packed with people and vehicles so that both driver and passengers could ings of courses that they have taken “By the end of the year, we hope a key role. However, at this point that I had no choice but to walk. roll down their windows and shout in in the past and view other students’ to reach the entirety of college sys- the UCSD Career Services directors In front of the White House, my approval, earning high-fives from cou- opinions on courses they are inter- tems in California, barring private say that it is premature to determine plans changed again. A small crowd rageous crowd members who stole into ested in taking in the future. The schools,” Lowe said. Shafi expects whether the center will partner with outside the gates, holding Obama signs, the intersection. It was as if each person application also helps students find that Veechi will continue to expand Veechi. yelled for President George W. Bush to in the car, or on the sidewalk, or in the and get to know their classmates. nationally and then internationally “At this point it’s too early to have start packing. “If you need help, Bushie, crosswalk, were personally responsible Currently, the beta application is as long as the application remains any other kind of proclamation, let me know, because you’ve got to for bringing about change. Even I, a performing its most basic functions: relevant among college students. but we certainly want to encourage go!” one woman shouted through the skeptic fiercely loyal to McCain, real- it is providing students with an aid At the moment, Lowe said them,” Schmidt said. “They have metal bars. A flood of people, marching ized that there’s something to say about to plot their academic courses. The Veechi is biding its time and wait- struck us as very creative and have directly from the DNC party down the a bombardment of car horns synchro- Veechi team is focusing primarily ing to receive results from the three definite possibilities.” street, made their way into the area. nizing with the crowd’s cheer, “Yes we on marketing strategies to spread schools. He has been the driv- Anticipating a large crowd, secu- can,” and so I did what felt right — I the word across campuses. Veechi ing force behind the negotiations Readers can contact Gloria Wu at rity fences had been erected to section danced along with the beat of the song uses information already made pub- between Veechi and the Career [email protected]. off Lafayette Park and the main gate, the masses were singing.

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f you’re one of the few familiar with Ras_G The funky Rastafarian already has plans for a THIS WEEK’S and the Afrikan Space Program, you’ll know to follow-up on Flying Lotus’ gargantuan Brainfeeder ON-CAMPUS EVENTS exit strategy I expect the unexpected from Ghetto Sci-Fi, his Records, tentatively titled Brotha From Anotha first official LP. With snap-crackle-popping and Planet, promising even more ethereal swerves. jazz-inspired feedback, the urban scientist knocks Clearly, Ras is here, and people are listening. As if his JEOPARDY SIGNAL HILL & THE “HOUSE BUNNY” BISHOP ALLEN skulls open with new dimensions of beats and sonic old 10- and 12-inchers and EPs were practice jam CHALLENGE LITTLEST VIKINGS Price Center Theater The Loft experimentation. sessions, Sci-Fi sees him ready for the playing field. Engineering Building KSDT Nov. 8, 6 p.m. & 8 p.m. Nov. 10, 8 p.m. Operating out of Space Base 2031 — his extrater- As the Martian himself explains, “Some say sky’s the Nov. 6, 11 a.m. Nov. 7, 4 p.m. $3 FREE restrial beat fortress in the heart of South Central, limit, but I say that space is the limit ... With this FREE FREE L.A. — Ras’ flow feels like a 3 a.m. blunt: hazy and record I reached to the sky, so with my next record I a little off. Building on a handful of earlier record- seek the endless void.” The Afrikan Space Program KSDT DANCE PARTY JOHN SHELDON KENNY ENG XANADU ings, Sci-Fi showcases a stylistic range unseen in is in full blast — tell an Earthling near you. The Loft Porter’s Pub Espresso Roma La Jolla Playhouse past works, orchestratng a stream-of-consciousness Ras_G & the Afrikan Space Program will play Nov. 7, 8 p.m. Nov. 7, 12 p.m. Nov. 10, 8 p.m. Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m. beat journey — from spaced-out lo-fi to straight-up live at the Echoplex in Los Angeles on Nov. 7. FREE FREE FREE $39 headbangers, to plain old weird and wonderful noise. No two tracks are alike, and Ras_G moves seamlessly — Andres Reyes through his time-suspended otherworld. Staff Writer THURSDAY,NOVEMBER 6, 2008 THE UCSD GUARDIAN HIATUS 7 HORNY SLAPSTICK DUO CATERS Theater Mimics Life Mimics ‘Synecdoche’ ▶ SYNECDOCHE, from page 6 at the Academy Awards two years ago, it seemed that TO NEW BATCH OF COLLEGE KIDS recognition. maybe there was something more to acting than mere- Kaufman has a penchant for tabling our assump- ly mimicking emotive expressions. As a film filled with tions of reality, and “Synecdoche” certainly peels well-loved celebrities portraying unadorned Juilliard the wallpaper around us with a razor quill. Ambling versions of themselves, one of “Synecdoche”’s most along the sidewalk outside the theater warehouse, endearing profundities is its tribute to an actor’s divine Cotard mentions his affection for the production title ability to reflect a universal humanity. “Simulacrum.” Although brief and seemingly uneces- Employing a tone not unlike that of magical sary, the philosophical allusion is one of the director’s realism, Kaufman’s work exudes a mature style and many keyholes into his greater vision. aesthetic creativity lacking in modern American Drawing on the postmodern ideas of Jean cinema’s infatuation with blockbusters and placat- ART AS REALITY Baudrillard, Cotard attempts to mimic reality so insis- ing comedies. Although many audiences will prefer Role Models

NIVERSAL tantly that his theatrical replica of New York eventually his surrealist escapades and kitsch tales of love lost replaces the city itself — a contemporary fetish our (“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”), there’s Starring Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Paul Rudd & Sean William Scott generation perpetuates with MMORPGs, reality TV something to be said for a film that novelly confronts Directed by David Wain and practically every other form of media. As Cotard one of humanity’s timeless tragedies, in which we’re Rated R boxes himself within a staged imitation of life, he all passing strangers with a desire to leave our mark eventually finds himself in a storyboard of actors who on the world.

COURTESY OF U know what he’ll do before he even does it — a reality Yet, as Kaufman proves with Emersonian slant, more realistic than the outside world. perhaps there is something to embrace besides our- By Amanda Martinek ties include battling himself and mak- After hearing Forest Whitaker’s acceptance speech selves — or the selves we assume to be our own. Contributing Writer ing out with imaginary elves. Wheeler, the typical “Animal House” goof, gets COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL isfits Danny (Paul Rudd) and paired with the adorable Ronnie (Bobb’e Wheeler (Sean William Scott) have J. Thompson), a young, troublesome M quite possibly the easiest job in the class clown who’s determined to get rid world: they visit schools and tell kids to of his previous slew of do-gooder big “Just say ‘No’ to drugs,” forcing them to brothers. down copious amounts of their nucle- Fanning the eccentricity, Sturdy ar horse-piss Minotaur Energy Drink, Wings is run by ex-blow aficionado Gayle instead. Sweeny (Jane Lynch), whose experience “Wet Hot American Summer” direc- in delivering awkward sexual daggers tor David Wain’s “Role Models” trims of awkward sexual comments, as dem- down on cult humor to crowd-please onstrated in 2005’s “The 40-Year-Old the mainstream, but remains savvy Virgin,” comes in handy. She promptly enough to make formulaic fart humor asserts that she’s not here to service wholly enjoyable. His sex-obsessed duo the community — she’s here to “service nosedive into fantastically crude slap- these young boys.” stick after Danny quenches a couple “Models” draws a lot of its laughs Do It Yourself: The Office-Supply Cumbia Beat piss-packs too many, crashing their with a typical arsenal of post-“American novelty company car in a faux-DUI Pie” absurdity, peppered with the occa- ▶ CUMBIA, from page 6 flushed little face. Right there, along that coiled silver bender. The young men are dealt an sional Judd-Apatow aside. Witty joust- class freestyle competition between the most ambitious spine — as the MCs dove in, adam’s-apple drumsets ultimatum: 30 days in the state pen ings, tasteless quips and ever the sly MCs of the bunch (who had apparently found some free right behind them — I witnessed the most simple, or 150 hours of community service at sexual innuendo follow a well-perfo- time between air-conditioning cram sessions). With even most beautiful of all Latin beats: the unrelenting trot Sturdy Wings, a local altruistic men- rated pattern, generally one-upping more agility than it took to kick their soccer ball around of cumbia’s clean-then-filthy, nasty-then-nice plunk- toring program for kids who certainly lowbrow college humor like “Scary the school basketball court — and more darty grace than chicka, plunk-chicka, wrist flicking its pen-strument to need it. Movie 4” by triggering the never-stat- I’ve seen in any rapper’s flow, anywhere, before or since climb up and pummel down the metal rungs, recalling Turns out a couple of sex-crazed isfied pleasure centers of horny teens — these kids blew this sour critic’s standards right out of every Mexican beater I’d ever passed with its windows dropouts don’t make the best mentors. everywhere. the water. Granted, the Spanish language provides almost down and every summer I’d spent at my dad’s construc- Danny is paired with Augie (Christopher Though its actors inevitably fulfill limitless opportunity for rhyme considering practically tion site with the radio on blow-out. Mintz-Plasse), better known as McLovin’ their self-stereotypes — Paul Rudd is any verb can be conjugated to sound like another, but Leading up to this moment, a self-satisfying exploita- from “Superbad,” who is once again the jerk, Sean William Scott the goof-off their shit was ridiculous by any measure. tion of the least thought-requiring dance music on Earth typecast as every high school’s awkward and Christopher Mintz-Plasse the uber- A scattering of “producers” had gathered between — that royal reggaeton — had apparently left my Hiatus- roller-backpack kid. Living as a life-size dweeb — “Models” still throws around the competitors, some breathing into hollowed fists cranny craving something that made me grit and wince avatar of his Dungeons and Dragons’ enough pop-culture references and droll for a simple beatbox, but one in particular standing at a little. Fortunately, the same oversized, underseatbelted warrior character the mythic land of wisecracks to have us rooting for its anti- attention with a metal-spiral notebook, a single plas- Zanthia, Augie’s extracurricular activi- heros until the sidesplitting finish. tic pen poised above and the devil’s grin all over his See NARROW, page 9

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Grupo La Noche’s Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti, Los Hermanos singer/guitarist Name and The Man Who; not only is Ode to J. Smith their “Es El Amor” and “Lastima” swelled in accordians and teary-eyed Rodrigo Amarante and his girlfriend Binki Shapiro are not half as first record to feature a prominent electric guitar since trumpets — the boys even used air-drawings to underscore the exciting. The trio that is Little Joy replaces their former intense sensu- 1997 debut Good Feeling, but there’s hardly a tambourine heartbreak — and ’90s ass-men Amar Azul sung of the most out-of- ality with chilled-out pool-party tunes — great as background noise to be found. Like so many other Brit-rock bands this year this-world mini-skirted hips they’d ever seen shake to the merengue. but no deeper than the shallow end. (ahem, Coldplay), Travis has remodeled its polite quietude Even if my hips had no natural way of moving like that (especially Little Joy begins with a pair of perfect margaritas: “The Next Time for a new bristling drama and thirst for energy. under three other bodies in the way-way-back), I got the shoulder Around” and “Brand New Start” personify beach-chic with lazy vocals, Any progression from their opiate-lidded musing switchback down to a trade. surf-twang guitars and simple tin-pot drumming. But the album loses should be commended, and Travis’ go at raw, chugging But by far the most-spun party music by our passenger-seat DJ focus fast, distracted into a string of identical sleepy guitars repeatedly rock chords only slightly wobbles in places. The neutered — the roof-pounding Felipe, metalhead by day, king of cumbia by reworked into the same tasteless potato-salad songs. This random scat- “Broken Mirror” is a self-explanatory slow-cooker, but night — could be found in the glorious Dumpster dives of Argentine tering of potholes between head-bopping tracks like “Keep Me In Mind” is soon compensated by “Song To Self,” which starts group Supermerk-2, modern-day pioneers of shantytown cumbia. makes for an awkwardly stilted, uneven pace — enough to give even the out with ethereal organs, plunging into a wonderland What are the chances that the local expert on the most excellent most dedicated fans a little bout of seasickness. of country-fried guitar. “Before You Were Young” high- of trashy dance cuts, something I in another lifetime might have Occasionally, a little focus and practice shine through: “No One’s lights Fran Healy’s lightly wispy, frayed voice in a ballad devoted an entire thesis to, would be my personal babysitter? Better Sake” picks up the party with stop-and-go strumming and reminiscent of an R.E.M. hook, and the upbeat, lilting The Supermerk-2 shout in jokey prehistoric grunts that can’t intentionally random piano chords that trimly avoid discordance. “Last Words” does just fine without the repetitive hi-hat have seen a day of training, mouthing off about the 3 a.m. quest Country-vocal sensibilities hung on the galloping guitars of “How To of a busy drum kit. for more booze, driving a garbage truck (unless there’s some awe- Hang A Warhol” are also refreshingly precise. In the end, Travis’ try at heaviness weighs a tad lop- some metaphor I’m missing here), being super horny and wanting Due to the massive audience behind their main sheen, it’s safe to sided, Healy’s dreamy vibes often clashing with a new- your mom. They throw out all instruments they couldn’t find in assume that Little Joy will be instant indie success — atmospheric, anx- found drum-and-bass booming. At its highest, Smith the local party store, bulging their eyeballs, tweeting on whistles iously-in-love Los Hermanos delivered in slurred-sexy Strokes lyrics and captures a glimmer of old alternative staples, but lows and honking the kazoo until our eardrums develop a case of the bathed in beach party vibes from an LA recording studio — but incon- arrive as nothing more than shoddy Oasis sound-alikes. hiccups, scribbling that waxy mess all over a downbeat — PLUNK- sistent haste threaten disaster. Travis will play live at the Troubadour in Los Angeles chicka — wrapped so close in cymbals and notebook spirals that Little Joy will play live at the House of Blues, San Diego on Dec. 5. on Nov. 11. we’re all but fly-trapped in a web of bungee. 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Winning two games would 21st minute when their forward snuck more than guarantee the team a spot the ball by senior Triton goalkeeper PLAYOFFS in the NCAA Division-II National Jessica McGovern. They would tally the Tournament. One loss and the team will second goal in the final seconds of the By Brent Westcott have to bite its fingernails while it awaits game to secure the win. Senior Staff Writer the 48-team field to be announced. UCSD outshot Cal Poly Pomona 8-7 Despite going winless in three of their but couldn’t figure out the Broncos’ sub- MEN’S SOCCER — The Tritons last four contests, the Tritons secured a stitute goalie, who came into the match hit the road to take on California spot in the California Collegiate Athletic when the starting goalie was injured. Collegiate Athletic Association foes Association Championships with a 0-0 While the performance was substan- Cal State San Bernardino and Cal tie against Cal State San Bernardino on dard for the club, it was understandable Poly Pomona on Oct. 31 and Nov. 2, Oct. 31. as the Tritons were coming off an emo- respectively, earning mixed results, “This past weekend definitely wasn’t tional 0-0 double-overtime tie against losing to San Bernardino 2-1 before our best play, but it also wasn’t our worst,” Cal State San Bernardino. The tie all but thrashing Pomona 4-0. The split deci- senior forward Natasha Belak-Berger locked up a postseason spot for UCSD sion means the squad will finish the said. “The team is up for the matches while eliminating the Coyotes. year with an overall record of 10-6-2 this weekend and we’ll be ready.” The Triton defense turned in its third and a CCAA record of 6-6-2. With 20 UCSD owns the third seed heading consecutive shutout, but this time the conference points, UCSD will finish into the championships, to be held at Triton offense couldn’t get the golden in fourth place in the CCAA South RIMAC Field. The Tritons will face off goal to support the defense. After scor- Division. against second-seeded San Francisco ing 11 times in five games, the UCSD The Tritons looked to extract State Nov. 7, one of only three teams to offense has fallen flat, scoring only once some revenge against a Cal State San defeat the Tritons this season. The win- in the team’s final four matches. Bernardino squad that handed them a ner will move on to face either Sonoma “We’re not worried about these past 3-0 loss at Triton Soccer Field on Sept. State or Cal State Dominguez Hills in four games affecting our performance,” 28. However, the Coyotes struck first the finals. Belak-Berger said. “If nothing else, it as sophomore forward Jose Godinez After entering the CCAA in 2000, will inspire us to want it that much was able to put home a deflected cross the Tritons have dominated the con- more. We had some players out this that landed right in front of him in ference — qualifying for nine straight weekend because of injury but they the match’s 22nd minute. The Tritons CCAA Championships and winning should be ready to go this Friday.” regrouped after the slow start and six of them. To make a legitimate playoff run, the found an equalizer early on in the “Our players are dedicated to the Tritons are going to need scores from second half. In the 55th minute, soph- game and work very hard,” head coach Belak-Berger, who leads all Tritons with omore defender Aaron McDowell Brian McManus said. 11 goals, and senior midfielder Loren played a ball into the box that senior With a chance to clinch the top seed Borenstein, who has four. forward Tony Fernandez volleyed over ERIK JEPSEN/GUARDIAN FILE in the CCAA Championships over the “We’re not going to do anything the keeper for his sixth goal of the sea- The women’s soccer team will need to turn around its offense, which failed to score in the last two weekend, the Tritons battled to another son. Later in the second half, Godinez games of the regular season, if the Tritons want to go far in the CCAA Championships on Nov. 7-9. double-overtime thriller with Cal State See W. SOCCER, page 11 sprang free for a strike after a through ball from Coyote sophomore midfielder Obi Agwu. Godinez’s second goal of the match put the victory out Tritons Ready for CCAA Title Run of reach for the Tritons. ON DECK The conditions in San Bernardino By Robert Ingle made the game tougher on the Staff Writer Tritons. Women’s Soccer “It’s in the middle of the desert and WOMEN’S BASKETBALL — vs. San Francisco State it is always a hard place to play,” senior According to head coach Charity Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. goalkeeper Peter Akman said. “I think Elliot, the key to success for the UCSD In their first game of the we outplayed them, but sometimes the women’s basketball team this season is California Collegiate Athletic dice don’t roll our way.” defense. It’s the same key she introduced Association Championships, the With their postseason hopes gone to last year’s squad, which finished 25- third-seeded Tritons face off with with the loss, the Tritons traveled 10, 14-6 California Collegiate Athletic the second-seeded Gators in their to Cal Poly Pomona to take on the Association with an appearance in second matchup of the season. Broncos at Kellog Field. UCSD net- the NCAA Division-II West Regional The Gators came from behind ted three goals in the first half and Semifinal game. to post a 2-1 victory over UCSD tacked on another in the second half This year, the Tritons look to up in San Francisco on Sept. 12, to rout the Broncos 4-0. Sophomore their intensity on the defensive side of breaking the Tritons’ six-game win midfielder Joe Shah opened the scor- the court. Elliot has made a point of streak over the Gators. UCSD will ing with the first goal of his career stressing ball pressure as a focus for the need to win this match in order to in the 11th minute, heading home a team and has implemented several full- advance to the second round. cross from sophomore defender Josh court presses to utilize this strength. Jackson. Shah was again involved in a “We have a very defensive mind- score in the 18th minute, assisting on a set and we want to be known for our Cross Country goal by sophomore defender Brandon pressure defense,” Elliot said. “Our ball at Division-II West Regional Yee that put the Tritons up 2-0. Junior pressure sets up our defense to be very Nov. 8, 8:45 a.m. midfielder Tony Choi connected on up-tempo, with lots of pressuring and The Triton men are ranked a penalty kick in the 41st minute to trapping, and we still have some things fourth in the region and will have increase the lead. we haven’t put in quite yet.” to place in the top three to make In the second half, Fernandez con- The Triton squad will apply the it to the NCAA Championships tinued his scorching play in the 84th defensive pressure with several famil- while the fifth-ranked women will minute as he connected on a header iar faces, including three-time All- have to place in the top five. for his seventh goal of the season. Conference First-Team senior forward Alaska Anchorage, which swept Fernandez, who tallied five goals in Michelle Osier and returning starters the Triton Classic on Oct. 11 and the final five matches of the season, senior center Alexis Gaskin and junior Chico State University, which was assisted on the play by senior forward Erin Noonan. Accompanying won the CCAA Championships midfielder Ali Shams. the trio in the starting lineup are junior will be two of UCSD’s toughest While the Tritons fell short of the guards Annette Ilg and Leilani Martin, competitors. postseason, Pascale said his first cam- a transfer from Foothill College, who paign as head coach was a successful have the responsibility of keeping the one. opposing teams’ offenses stymied by JOHN HANACEK/GUARDIAN Women’s Volleyball “My goal was to create a winning harassing its guards. Junior forward Erin Noonan dribbles around a defender in the Tritons’ preseason game against Biola vs. Chico State University culture where we take each day seri- Though depth was a concern for University on Nov. 1. Noonan is one of three returning starters for the women’s basketball team this season. Nov. 7, 7 p.m. ously and get the most out of our- the team at the start of the year, several In the Tritons’ last home game selves,” Pascale said. “They did their newcomers and transfer players have now, her goal is simply to give opportu- their defense, creating turnovers that of the season, they will take on best all season and from that stand- put the team in a good place. As a co- nities to the players who can make plays they can expand into fast-break oppor- the tough Wildcats, who are in point I can be happy.” captain, Ilg said she feels that the Tritons happen on their own. tunities. sixth place in the conference Akman said he believes the pro- have already made big strides in coming “We have some players that can “We really want to be able to run standings. The Tritons fell to the gram will be in good hands going together as a team, which was a concern create and we’re trying to put them the other team out of the gym,” Ilg said. Wildcats on the road in five sets forward under Pascale’s leadership. with so many new faces. in positions where they can be most “We’re working on reading screens and on Oct. 3 and will have the diffi- “I think [Pascale] is going to bring “We’ve proven that we can trust effective,” Elliot said. “Our offense has a knowing our teammates in the motion cult task of shutting down Wildcat the best out of his players for years to one another and it can only get better,” long way to go, though you never want offense, but until then we have to be outside hitter Lindsay Macias, come,” Akman said. she said. to be peaking at this time of the season able to fast break.” who had the best overall game in Elliot has also instituted a motion anyway — and we’re not close.” In the CCAA preseason coaches’ the team’s first matchup. Readers can contact Brent Westcott at offense, but said that it will take time for Until the Tritons learn the new [email protected]. the team to understand the system. 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