SPORTS I HWVS AS. Council at a Glance 2 I Opinion 4 Tritons win I ) Only the lonely ., ' I Letter to the Editor S l. iii .. ·, I! L t. Men's tennis wins I ' ~\ • ~ I t ~. af ~ . '\ '" ...... --I'r',.. J.,.#N;. ....yv, ... \ ..~~,¥N:l.:-, ... •. , \. ; 'i I;, ~ . \it" " ';" 'J""r .J f i:l·~ Hiatus Calendar 11 California Invitational, Sa n Diego radio 94.9 FM is the r I' ~I. Thursday Coupons 12 which was held Feb. r, 14 to Feb. 16. page 20 lone voice of independence. page 7 Classifieds 16 'to THE UCSD ARI)
ucs DIEGO Thursday, February 20, 2003 VOLUME 108, [ L'F I1f SEJ leads Worker Doctors protest dog labs Appreciation Week Med school students vivisect, euthanize dog
Group circulate petitIOn advocating By GAELLE FAU RE United tates, \~hlch \\a~ published Associate News Editor In the I ovember 2002 ISSUC of living w ge ordinanc in an Diego American .\\edlcllle, 95 pcrcent of Protesters against the UC D schools don't kill Jnllluis In their chool of ,\1edicllle's use of dog labs pharmacolo!,'Y cour,es, Jnd 2 per gathered outside of the Ba IC cent don't k!ll anllnab III physlOlo SCience Bwldmg on Feb. 19, "lule b'Y. At most In~U ruUO!lS, Jl:cordlllf( freshman srudents Inside VlVlsccted to Hansen, the labs haH! bccn dogs in a half-day lab that ends in the replaced with computer slInula euthanizing of the animals. A total of nons. 24 dogs were ordered this yea r. "The best medical school, 111 Speakers i neluded Lawrence the cou ntry - 1 larvard, Stanford, I lansen, a professor of pathology Yale , Columbia - don't kill and neurosciences at the chool of dogs," Ilarrison Jill. "Why Medicine, and ancy r lamson, a should we'" pathologist at the Scripp lemorial Han en and I lam on formed Ilospltal m Chula Vista . Both doc Doctor agalll~t Dog LJbs and ~tan tors have been act1ve in the effort to Tyler Huffl CuordlOn ed a peooon that ha~ over I )Olg end the use of UC D's dog labs for DoctO(s orders: Drs. NallC( Hamson narures. Accordmg to their \\eb over five yea rs, conducong urveys and Larry Hansen lead the lab protest Site, the peonon mcludes 34 mem of medlcllle schools nationwide. bers of the UC D faculty, 13 School "We tried for five years to go options, but we hope that thiS pub of .\Iedicme graduate~, 10 UCSD through the appropriate commit hcity will calISe the school to thlllk resident fellows ,1I1d repre,cntauvcs Tyler Huff/GuorrflOn tees," Ilansen ald. "\ e didn't thiS over agall1." of 12 hospitals In San Diego counry Pissing nod: Students for Economic Justice thank campus workers on library want to resort to public pressure According to Hansen's survey of Walk; the group's posters served to 'put a face to the problem' of wage laborers. until we had exhausted other all 12 5 medical schools in the See DOGS, Page 7 By LINDA CHEU effort by the end of the week. Staff Writer The unions II1voh-ed in the wceklong campaign are the Students for Economic Justice Association of rudent Employees, U .S. plurality and UIllOllS in San Diego are hon American Federation of Teachers, Police's bike drive oring bOlh SD and an Dlcgo Univer ity Profe sional and voting system cOlJlmunity workers on Library 'lcchmcal Employees, Coalition of \Valk dUring the fir st annual University Employees, and the benefits children Worker's AppreCiation ,,,rec k from America n Federation of State, criticized by Feb. I H through 1 1. The event l, County and Murucl pal Employe~. Pri n r refurbi h abandon d prolJloters arc encouraging ~ tu The ordinancc being pushed SF author dents to sign p c uti o n~ th at wlil be by the' Vorker's Awareness ' Veek UC D bicycle for needy chi ldr n !,T) \en to the CII coullcil III hopes o;'f(a ni 7ers will create a sc t wage 01CITJ tlll g a ll\'lng wage ordln.lIlcc for all workers SEJ and the ritici m c me By MELISSA BANIQUED fOi ,III \\orkers III thc CO Il1IllUnlt y. unions argue th,H thc wages of Staff Writer Proll1oter h'l\ e \et a gOJ I of gath while A. mull ering I O,U()() slg l1.ltur c~ for thc s('~ WORKERS. Page 8 lecti n r t rm By tran~pornng 79 abandoned bicycles to the Ri chard J . By THOMAS NEELEY Donova n Correcuonal Facill[\' In Otay .\Iesa, the UCSD Poli ce Associate News Editor DepJrtment and the DOllovan orrectlOIul Facility havc been Students must now .\r b'1l1n~ that votes 111 S. clec- gl\·.ng b.1ck to the' CO llllllUlllty 110m do not cnureh ,lifecr out C()llle~, au thor Stcven ·11111, dUring a ~mcc winter break of the 2001 report all MeATs t,llk Oil Feb. I ,advocated 1ll00lify chool ye'IL IIlg the .5. voong ~ telll , both to At the prison, IIlmates refur bi sh thc bikes by stripping thelll opcn Illore opp()rtullluc~ for third P Hey to b gin April 2003; parties and to promOte in reased for u able parts, re,IS cmbllllg the Rachel A. GarCla/CuordlOn voter parocipation. parts and rep.li nong the bikes. Ride on: Abandoned bKycies are From there, the pn on tli~tnbute AAMC adopts 'full disclo ure' 11111, who recently authored stored behind the UCSD police station "Fixmg Flccuons: Th~ failure of the newly renovated bicycl e to we work with someonc who can By DANA WE ST can stili be Withheld. Amenca' winner-take-all politics," an Diego-area nonprofit orgJIlJ zauons that donatc them to local give something bJck to the com Senior Staff Writer "The change at hand i~ ignif ~poke to an audience 111 Center ICa nt, but only for certain popu 11.111 of about 50 pcople during hiS needy children. mUllity and help less fortun,ttc The American ASSOCiation of iJtions," said Albert hen, excc book slgnll1g, whl h was sponsored hief of Police rville KlI1g people?'" King sa id. "We dOIl·t said he anticipates contributing to get that man y chances herc Jt the Medical Colleges ha~ cha nged the utive director of graduate pro by the Campus Greens at C D. way students report their Mctlical grams at Kaplan, a company "The voting system that you've the program once a quarter. "The thought was, "Vhy don't Sec BI KES. Page 7 College Adll1i~sion ' Ics t scores to offeri ng exa lll preparation ser chosen to u e has a lot to do With the lIledlcal ~chools they are vice~ . "\ e've alwa ys aid th.1l who ge~ elected, who SIts at the appl yi ng to. Beginni ng with thc yO Il shouldn 't withhold a score fcet of policy making, has a lot 10 pnl 2003 teM , all scores will - you should do it oncc and do do with how campaigns arc con SURF automatically he reported to II nght." dueted, how much money It costs WEATHER SPOKEN mcdlcal schoob, and students Will Chen ~ald that many sllldent to run a c.lmp,lIgn - all thc~e -l' • REPORT no longer h,lve the oplion of III the P,lQ h,lvc u~cd their first thlllp arc drJIll.1t1cally affccted b , " '. ~ , ~ 'The best medical wllhholdlllg thelll. Me T CX,lItl as J sort of practice voting s),;rcllIs," he ~ald . '~r I • Feb. 20 The AAA1C Web ,lte tl·S t, knowlllg that they could S)'!> hoofs in the Illlcr the current Hltmg Feb. 20 Feb. 21 "'uxl rwv c1c\crlbcs thc d1.lnge In score alway~ Withhold that score and tem, whi ch Is famill,lr to mo~t H65 l49 H 71 t49 country ... Vvlnd "d'~, } 10 4 h rcporung J S ,I move to "lull dl' u'c ti1 Clr next eXJIl1 score for thclr AlI1cn e ln .. , th e candul.nc \\ ho don't S 1N14106h C~.tllllllce\ ,lppilr.llIoll , now ~ Iud c nts wdlnn! earll'> the largest pcn:ent,lgc of the "..}J.r ... ,1.4 do,ule, wherc In le,t -:1 . ... kill dogs. 11 Ill!; hl\lOry, r.Hher Ih,lII J speufic IlJve that lu,nIrY. vOle ,1 plur ailly and not lle ce~ 'Jr -:l r -"> j , '>,t Feb. 21 ,ct of score" Will he reported." "Ah,olutcly ~ tudenl\ ~h()uld II )' ,I 1tI ,I)onty - wlm thc clectloll. - NarKy Hamson. Vvlnd N 10 NE Score, frolll tCAT tC'>lS !,Ik en Feb. 21 Feb. 21 ""nd"d\<~ 2ft btfnre the Api'll 200 I t e~ lIn g d,ltc See MCAT. Page 8 '~e VOTING, Page 8 H 71 lSI H 7Ol~ ~= S IINISl0 7 Z NEW ' THE UCSD GUARDIAN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2003 THURSDAY, FEBRUA RY ZO, Z003 THE UCSD GUARDIAN NEW~ BRIEFLY ETCETERA ••• Muslim youths urged to speak up Michigan lawyers MSA's American Muslim Week launched file brief in AA case UC Santa Cruz alumnus to Local scholars to present By CHRlmNE PAl University maintains race i serve as alumni regent research on San Diego Contributing Writer The Muslim Student Associati n necessary for student diver ity UC Santa Cruz graduate Gary Novack Outstanding scholars who have received presented a lecrure by Dr. jeffrey was selected to serve as one of two alum grants from the UCSD CiVIC Collaborative will Lang on Feh. 18 regarding the disil By TOMISLAV LADIKA datcs of different raCial ba ck ni members to on the UC Board of Regents present summanes of their current research lusionment of American Muslim M;ch;gan Daily (U . Michigan) ground in an attempt to crcate J by the Alumni ASSOCIation CounCil on Feb. on the San Diego region at the collabora you th and how it should be resolved. signifi cant nlmonty population. 1. tive's fourth annual "San Diego Briefing" on The event is part of the MSA's (U-WlRE) I ARBOR, ".\linonty enrollment Dunng Novac 's first year as an alumni Feb. 20 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. In UCSD Americ~n Muslim week. Mich. - University of Michigan depends on a varlery of thing,," Regent (June 2003 to June 2004), he will Extension Comp1ex Rm. 101. Lang, a professor at the lawyers argued that the use of Knslov said. "\Ne've heen very attend all meetings and partiCipate In polICy The four 10 to 15 minute reports will U lli ve r ~ ity of Kansas, converted to race as an adnus ions factor is clear that we don't have a qUOIa ." diSCUSSions as a Regent designate without include "The Spanish Language Database Isbm in 1982 and has si nce been essential for creating a diverse But Curt Levcy, spokesman voting nghts. In hiS first year, Novack will also Project" by departmenl of lingUistics assistant advocating issues concerning student body, but it does nor sub for the Center for [ndll'ldual serve as treasurer of the Alumni ASSOCIations professor Enc Bakovic; "Globalization, Politics Muslims lil~ng in the United tates, stitute for academiC qualifica Rights, a Washington-based 13\1 of the University of Califomla. and Planning the Future of the San YSidro p~rti cu l arly the Muslim you th com tions, in bnefs filcd with the U.S. firm representmg the plamllffs m In hiS second year, Novac will become a Community" by Ph.D. at the SDSU School of munity. ne of his main concerns is upreme Court on Feb. I . both ca es, saltl CrR's Stati'ollc.ll voting Regent and will also serve as Vice Public Administration and Urban Studies that second -generation Muslims The universiry briefs were analysis proves the law school preslden of he Alumni AsSOCiations of the Lawrence Herzog; "Public Schools and the who arc erious about thei r religion joined hy about 60 amlCU, or accepts mmoriry students With University of Callfomla. Empowerment of Poor Communlttes Across are scarce, and that most of the Rachel A Garcia/Guardian "friend of the court," bnefs from grade point average, 1.2 POIl1IS ovac wtll be the third UCSC alumnus to the U.s.-MexICO Border" by CSUSM assistant Muslims who anend mosque arc 300 national organizations and less than while students. serve on the Board of Regents. HIS prede· professor of mtgratlOn studies Jorge immigrants or foreign students. American way: Muslim-American youths are urged by Dr. Jeffrey Lang to assert their corporations, expected to be filed Krislov said whde several cessors Include Los Angeles Supenor Court Rlquelme; and '1ust Getttng By: The " great majority of Americ~n cultural identity by practlong their faith regularly and lobbying their Interests. by the Feb. 19 deadline, which black students With lower grades Judge Allan Goodman from 1979 to 198 1 Expenence of Temporary Wor ers In San Muslims were born here, and my formity, that which is eternal and that being black and Muslim, living was delayed from a day earlier and [est scores [han pbllHlff and San FranCISCO Bay Area attomey Paul Diego's Economy" by Center on Policy question is: Where are they?" said certain limitations on complete free in America has not been a challenge. due to weather concerns. Barbara Grutter were accepred, Hall from 1991 to 1993. Inlnatives Director of Research Sundan Baru. Lang. "This group, this great major speech. He explained that American "No matter what race you are, University lawyers laid out many white students displaY1ng In additlOn to gradua Ing from UCSC In DISCUSSion WIll follow the presentations. ity of Muslims in America, are values contrast because they involve you're going to face the same types their legal arguments in the uni special talents or diverse charac 1973, Novac also received hiS doctorate from To attend, RSVP to Abe Shragge, coordi nowhere ro be found." individualism and free speech. of problcms," she said . " ne of the versity briefs for the two law terisllcs have also been accepted UC DaVIS In 1977, was an anonallnstltutes of nator of public programs, a (858) 822-3124 ne of the main reasons why the Ilowever, some members of the good things is that once a lot of dif suits, Gmtttr v. Bollillger and ahead of morc academically qual Heal h postdoctoral trainee a UCLA and or e-ma tl oschrogge@ucsdedu. American Muslim youth seems to be audience thought differendy. A few ferent groups come together in the Gratz v. Bollmger, which chal ified students. taught at UC campuses In Santa Cruz, DaVIS, waning is because of its lack of voice, aid that American upbringing and Muslim community, thcre will be a lenge the use of race a a factor Levey said less qualified whire IMne and San Franosco. Bacterium contains Lang sa id . the instilling of American values is lot of support for each other." in the admissions policies of the students are accepted occaSIOnal UCLA to build nanosystems "If you have a patient, you're not not the factor in disillusionment Abukar said that being Muslim is law school, as well as the college ly, but the law school automati organic insecticides going to figure it out unless they among the second generation of not the only factor that causes disil of literature, science and the arts. cally accepts minority students. institute building complain," Lang said. "Thats the Muslim youths, and that their faith lusionment among youths. The court will hear oral argu The racial composition of classes In a discovery that could pave the way for problem ... the community isn't in the religion is the main drive to "Growing up as a tcen, you're ments on the cases April I . admined to the law school has To develop the nanotechnlcal advances the development of an tnexpenSlve and envi complaining." maintain devotion to Islamic culture. going to feel disillusionment any Both briefs state that using held constant at around J3 per hat will dominate sCience and the economy ronmentally safe means of controlling para Lang also stated that Muslim MSA President Ahmad Bailony way," Abukar said. "It's still harder to race as a pi us factor is vi tal to the cent in recent yea rs, he said. In the 21 st century, UCLA IS breaking ground sitiC roundworms, UCSD biologiSts have diS youths born in the United States are sa id, "Here, it's not a matter of cul find your place in society no matter university's goal of achieving a "Race is the one factor that for a new building that will house the covered that Bacillus thuringlensls - a bac bound to have different values. nITC, it's a matter of faith . With any what, especially if you're a tcen." diverse student body, and both allows you to systematica ll y get Califomla NanoSystems Institute. tenum that produces natural protein Insecti "They're as American as apple faith that you are, it's always hard. Some questioned why disillu also present empirical evidence in," Levey said. "If it ounds like The CNSI IS one of Gov Gray DaVIS' four Cides that have been used by organic farm pie," Lang sa id . "A lot of what For me, it's a maner of my own faith, sionment among the Muslim arguing that diversity benefits all a quota , it is a quota." UC Ins I utes for SCience and Innovation to ers for five decades - can also produce slm· A.S. COUNCIL AT A CLANCE America values were incorporated in and thats what keeps me going." American youth scems to be more university students. Many qualificd minorities are expand Califomla's role as the leader In tech ilar natural proteins tha III nematodes. them, and they develop a Western Eleanor Roosevelt College worrisome than the disillUSIOnment "The university ca nnot rejected every year, Krlslov aid, nica l invention. The CNSI will take a mulldls Each year, parasitic roundworms destroy personality." sophomore Don Tran, a among Asian-Americans or Larino achieve meaningful diver iry but the racial composition of oplinary approach 0 developing the infor billions of dollars In crops, cause debilitating What contributes to this imbal Viemamesc-American Muslim, Americans. Bailony said that it's not without considering race or eth each class is si milar because the A.S. CouciJ Meeting '22 Commissioner of Athletics Robin mation, biomedical and manufactunng ech diseases In farm animals and pe s, and now ance of Western and Muslim values, a worrisome issue, but that it is an nicity as factors in admissions," pool of applicants rarely changes Feb. 19 agreed. nologles necessary to meet the soen lfic and Infect a quarter of he wond's human pepu· Shelton Lang said, is the way the youth is "The disillusionment doesn't issue fairly new to America. the Gratz brief stated. dramatically. Shelton reported that Triton Tidc will be economIC demands of the new cen ury, WI h la Ion. taught in Amenca. Lang said that come from living in America," he "Right now, Muslims don't have But the briefs argue that the Stanford law professor Paul an emphaS IS on nanotechnology. Soenusts have been IncreaSingly con Items of Immediate coming through Eleanor Rooseve lt College Western seholars are teaching Islam said. U!t's more of the way thc first that rich history, such as the history universiry's admissions policies Brest said the key issue in the Jaw UCLA's new bu il ding Will span an exiSting cemed about parasl c nematodes develop· on Feb. 21. to the youth in America, and generation raises you, and it's in the of Irish immigrants in America. The consider many factors beside race, school case is "whether they are par ng structure, allOWIng for a lar~e labora Ing resistance to the drugs now being used Consideration although knowledgeable about what faith within ourselves." growing pains of adapting into a new and conform to the courts ruling aiming for 13 percent and just John Muir College Sophomore Senator tory fl oor pia e above. The building S pnmary to treat or prevent their infestations. But an they teach, they are bound to be Several first-generation parents environment is just setting in," he in Univtrriry of Califerma Board of disguising it." deSign theme IS to encourage in eractlon, as even larger Impediment to the Widespread Item A Jeremy ogan biased. His solution to this problem of Muslim children attended the lec said. Rtgmu v. BaUt, university gener He said the evidence each ide we ll as 0 rnltlga e acoustic nOise, low~evel use of hose drugs IS heu cos. The UCSD Passrd by conS(l/SUS Cogan announced that the MUir College i attaining "both sides of scholar ture as well. Besides altering the way students al counsel Marvin Kri lov said. presents will have an impact on Council would likc to crcatc a Park.ll1g Strike nOise and VlbrallOns. Facilities 0 be located discovery represents the ftrs time saentlsts The A.S . Council unanimously approved ship" by employing both Muslim "Mainly, if there is any disillu are taught Islam in America, Lang In the Bakke case, the court the decision of justice Sandra Force to take "deCisive action" on studcnt WI hln the bUlldtng Include tnforma ton ech have verified hat B to)(lns can widely affect thc appointment of Joshua Ramirez to the reachers as well as non-Muslim ones. sionment, it comes from the par mentioned other things one can do banned racial quotas but allowed Day O'Conner, whom many nology Infrastructure, tmaglng and spec nematodes. position of academic assistant, effective Feb. parklng iss ues. ogan reportcd that the Lang's reasoning as to how di il ents," said one unidentified Muslim to stop the process of disillusion the use of race in conjunction legal experts consider to be the strike force might organize a group protest of roscopy, In egrated molecular systems, inCU The sCienusts' findings appear In he 20 through May 2. lusionmem forms within the com parent. "The religion starts from ment among youths. He said that with other admissions factors. swing vote in the case . ome sort in the future . bator labs, a data center and Intera Ive March 4 Issue of the Proceedmgs of the munity is the clash of American and horne." focusing on God and the Koran is "We take the BaUe principles Although the LSA pol icy con space. NOliono/ Academy of Soences Item 0 Islamic cultures. When asked if discrimination the major issue, as is allowing higher into account and give some si ders numerous factor , race is Farltd 6-12- 1 Eleanor Roosevelt ollege Frc hma n "The mosque culture and the toward Muslims living in America tolerance among each other. weight to race, but the predomi the only one for which the UI1l enator Max Harrington The . . ouneil rejected the IOIC sub American culture clash, and they are contributed to any di illusionment, MSA is presenting the nant weight is academic," Krislov versity is targeting a et number r [arrington announced that the Voring mittal of an amendment 10 UC D elec lOrn as 10 wluch onc they should one student disagreed. "Dynamics of Islamic Identity in said. "We do a decent job of bal of applicants, Levey said. Michael Foulks AdwertisI"I MInIpr Systems '13 k Force Will hold it;, mock elec tion bylaws bya vote of6-12-1. The amend devote themselves 10," Lang said. "It really depends on one's own America" at 7 p.m. in Center I [all ancing these factOrs ." "They clearly have a figure in tion on Feb. 21 from I p.m. lCJ 4 p.llI. on Mike Martinez Adwertisinc Art Director ment would have elinllnated election cam "Young peoplc arc torn and pulled faith and support urrounding 113 on Feb. 20, and is al 0 holding The LSA policy grants 20 mind," he said . "Thcy're not Library \\ta lk . Elcctlon "candidate," wtll be paign ~pcndmg limIts for A. '. ca ndidate~ and by the intellectual divide." thcm," aid ERC sophomore Anbar "AmeriC'JIl Muslim & U.. Foreign points out of a possible 150 for going to consider their pohcles a Business Auistants slatcs. The amendment was orlglllally Item specific Ice crealll navor;,. The ta~k forct' wdl Josh Crouse Ed'1tar In Chief For example, he sai d that Mahar. Policy" on Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. 111 race, while the law school's policy Emilee Schumer, Shira Stanton Ized 111 old bu mess, but had been wnhdra\\ n a;,k students to vote using the Installt runoff Muslims follow the tradition of con- ER junior Sarah Abukar said Center Hall 101 . gives increased weight to ca ndi- See MICHIGAN. Page Lauren I. Coartney ruMP' Ed'1tors Advertisi"l A55istmt by Vice PreSident Internal and Im ernal voting, the Condoru:t method, apprcll'al VO[ mg and plurality I'ollng to "get feedhack Charlie Tran Kimberly Hopkinson Comllllltce Chair KeVin Iisu because I[ VIO from llIdcnlS on the propo'>ed sy;,tCII1'>, ,lIld Carrie Elizabeth Sklar Copy Editor lated councd bylaws that prohlbllcd rc;uh AcIvertlsInc Account bec:utives IIII~SI()n of prcl'lomly faded legl~latlon, glvell tu dcmonstrate hull' clectl(lll rc~ult~ IIl1ght Evan McLaughlin News Editor Mardin Malik, Ab iga il Milton no ;lgmfic3m change 111 time or ClrCUIl1- differ u,mg the three sr,tclm." Gaelle Faure Associate News Editors Networil Aciministrltor ;tance. The A.S Council had faded an Identl Thomas Neeley True Xiong CJI propmal onJan. 29 Re,'c1le ollege enior cnalOr Am yeshima Claire J, Vannette Opinion Editor Advertisinc Desjzn Ind Uiyout Reports yeshllna reported that ,he I~ lI()r~lllg- on Gu.,dia" Jessica lingel Assoc:iate Opinion Editors NICk Silva l()ordlllJlIng the ,\1J rch -I " , '" on CRF'-J()" Circ.ulation IJlly at CSJ). '."d." ... fill out Daniel watts A.~. ouncil Pr e~ id c nt j enn Brown Nick Archer, Kim Hopkinson, John Healey our survey online. The Anu Kumar Spotts Editor Brown reported that CallfornlJ Senate Chair orinne lIart results will oppeor in R~prewntJtlle~ ')u~an l)avl~ and Bob Fllner Owen Main Associate Sports Editor 711.: UGo CuG-drlr> 6 ~ ~~ «1d It.JYl61> llart encouraged'\ S. 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Matthews: Singer abuses fame, power Horse: Cheating a problem conLlnlted from page I get from a textbook or a computer their request to be provided with an "I killed twO dogs In medical the years they've spent in a cage." "Killing dogs is outside the simulation is the physical experi equal amount of time to present school. and ( practice medicine. but Bmoton has worked with the labs cominued from page 4 Hussein. up inspections in his U.N . presen that professors can so 1ve mainstream by now." Ilansen said. ence of doing this." their views during orientation week. never once have I had to make a for 20 years and has seen the number which he provided evidence of an "The U.N. weapons inspectors tation. "I think that MDs know that it's According to Brumon. it is most "I think there is some pressure tough diagnosis and looked back of dogs used diminish to about one Iraq-al Qaeda link, Matthews must be allowed to do their job Toward the end of his cClllCinwd from page 5 rect answers rather than approach unneccssary, but Ph.D.s tend to be students' first time having to to do the labs, especially UCSD and said, 'If only I killed more tlurd of thc original number. I Ie seems to have paid no attention, thoroughly, and any military undoubtedly heartfelt letter, lem set. While the former can be the process to correct the answers obsessive about their research - respond to the data of a living sub being such a prestigious school." dogs ... • Hansen said. called the labs "modern." nor cared. action should be internationally Matthews says. "1 fear that our attempted in good faith and some themselves. Furthermore. prohi but we physicians practice and see ject. said Solomon Maya, a junior who UCSD pathologist Carla "It's not the lab that other "Is [Husseinl our target agreed upon," the songwriter con true motivation is about oil and what botched, but still be deserv bitions on collaborations seem that it's not tlseful." " In the textbook, srudents will opted out of the labs. "But the most Stayboldt recalled her experience schools have gwen up." Brunton because he is easier to identify cludes. our own flailing economy." I ing of full credit, this writer has yet rather ludicrous if collaboration Dog labs, according to Hansen learn one response to a drug," pressure is from other srudents, not with dog labs 20 yea rs ago. said. "The reason that other schools than the illusive [sic] terrorist assume he is not referring to the to see a science or engineering on homework helps students learn and other speakers. are not uscd for Brunton aid. " But in real life. there really the university. It's their own "That experience was very dif don't do this lab is that. to some network?" Matthews asks. He same economy that is growing at professor who will give full credit more. If verbatim copying is still research. and are repeated each is biological variability, and students choice." ferent from my surgical experience. extent, they've been IOt,midatcd by mu t have missed Bush's recent over 3 percent, where unemploy to a homework assignment that verifiable and discovered under year in the same manner. in the labs see that responses don't Brunton, who said that the lab where we used dogs to learn animal rights movements. lack tate of the Union, in which we ment is dropping and interest puts forth an hon this situation, then l11C dogs, which are purpose always look like textbook responses." was started an hour early so that surgery under sterile technique, resources and also. to some extent, were informed that we have dis Next time "Matthews , or rates are at 4O-year lows - all est, strong effort perhaps the stu bred for experimcntation. are anes For this quarter's first lab. 50 students participating would not and the dogs lived." Stayboldt said. have already lost thiS knowledge." posed of dozens of high-ranking after the collapse of the technolo and yet yields the dents should be thetized and injected with various students out of 120 opted to ski p feel pressure from the protesters, "I didn't realize what we were Protesters of the San Diego al Qaeda operatives all over the any other celebrity for gy sector and 9/11. wrong numerical punished for not dmgs that raise and lower their heart the labs. felt that there was pressure on stu doing was wrong 20 years ago, but community were also present at the globe who had felt "American And as for oil, any suggestion answers. This is by" no means making a good and breathing rates. Five srudents "Test scores don't show any dif dents from both sides. 1 know it's wrong now." protest, including several annnal justice. ~ that matter, wants to that we want to take over Iraq's Now, while that faith effort, and dog observe the processes. all ference at all between the people "This year. the peer pressure The dogs cost $576 each . rights activists who started chanti Challenging those who feel out oil is absurd. Any doubters may be a valuable to say that enforcing because if heavy the while monitoring the data inpuL who have opted out and stayed in," seems to run to the side of opting UCSD started using dogs in 1968. ng. and were asked to be quiet. that the liberation of Iraq is the speak against war in should look back and realize that collaboration is lesson insofar as ~ect~kisnota "This gives students an experi said Anthony Adame, a sophomore out," Brunton said. "Some students but used pound dogs slated for "This is a calm, mainstream, true goal of a war, Matthews goes Iraq , they must do their the U .S. government didn't industry goes, encouraged, inso ence which really cements knowl who opted out. "And that's what also got anti-vivisection literature killing until, according to Brunton , respectable effort," Harrison said. on to write that, "It is certainly monopolize the oil resources those lessons ca n valuable thing. But far as that it helps edge into placc." said professor of you're most worried about as a stu in their mailboxes. and that dis pressure from protesters made the "r t's a very simple Issue that every not to liberate the people ofIraq, hometoork. This is the back when Bush's father, former be taught rather students learn the pharmacology and medicme dent." turbed them." school turn to buying dogs from San Diego citizen has the ability to who suffer under Hussein 's rule, President George H .W. Bush, effectively with that is exactly what material, then gen Lawrence Brunton, who runs the Freshmen are presented with According to Hansen. freshmen private breeders. understand . You don't need to be unless we call killing hundreds of public arena, and coming had easy access to Middle examinations. tle prodding back labs . "The information that is information about the labs during do not yet have the perspective "The school says it's humane an MD to figure this out." thou ands of Iraqis liberation." Eastern oil fields in the early '90s Homework, on the midterms and finals into the proper extracted from the labs is in the orientation. According to Hansen. necessary to decide whether or not because the dogs are anesthetized," The next lab IS scheduled for But of course the American mili across like a joker is no after the Gulf War. Keep in mind other hand. is amount of coll abo coursc textbook. but what you can't opponents of the labs were denicd to attend the labs. I lansen said. "But that discounts all Feh. 26. tary is not planning the death of those are the same fields that meant to provide are JOTI. ... " ration rather than "hundreds of thou and" of Iraqi joke." Hussein torched and U.S. troops incentives for the full conse civilians. stayed after, cleaning up the learning and practicing the materi quences of academic dishonesty Cona-ary to Matthews' belief. mess. al. seems a more sane route. numerous stories have sa-essed Yet it's become glaringly obvi So next time Matthews. or any The problem is that by turning Homework would still be graded Bikes: Abandoned bikes collected by UCSD police, fixed up by prisoners the strenuous bombing campaign ou that the weapon inspectors other celebrity for that matter, in homework that is graded on its with an eye toward good effort that would be aimed at military haven't been able to do their job. wants to speak out against a war in correctness rather than its good rather than correct answers, and continued from page I done at the Bicycle Operations Organizations Stich as t. taking away someone's property, the bike refurbishing program at targets. not civilian ones. and for This became e pecially clear after u-aq. they must do their home faith effort, students have an returned under such a system. of department to reach out to the Officc behind the police station. Vincent de Paul and the Salvation but if it's abandoned, then they Donovan Correcllonal Facility, good reason since collateral dam Powell revealed a not-so-startling work. This i the public arena. and incentive. especially in easier course. since the most helpful part communiry. It's a voice for the uni UCSD police retains ownership of Army don't take bikes in decrepit probably wouldn't appreciate it as while those 10 better condition will age would serve ab olutely no phone conversation between two coming across like a joker is no classes where copying is more dif of written homework for many versity. as well. Ito bel working bicyclcs that arc not claimed after condition. which many of the bikes much as a kid would." go toward other programs. purpo e in affecting the hearties Iraqi offiCial conspiring to muck joke. ficult to spot, to pursue the cor- students is to see exactly what together to make a difference." the reqUired 90 days. are. I Iapple said. The deparrment's As of yet, no one has com In the past. the UCSDPD has mistakes they made in the first UCSD police department col "We're not there to grab bike collection of about 100 abandoned plained or come to claim their auctioned off abandoned bikes. place. lects bicycles from around campus and get rid of them." said officer hicycles includes many that are bikes after they have been given where the bikes sold for about $10 Thi is by no mcans to say that that appear to be abandoned and is ran llapple. "We do everything we rusry or have flat tires and other away. Happle pointed out that to $20. They found. however. that enforcing correct work is not a required to hold them for a 90-day can to return them ." broken or missing pans. The bicycles are often left by interna people were just refurbishin g the valuable thing. But that IS exactly period. which department officIals King also emphasized this point. inmates at the correctional facility tional srudents who have left. bikes on theIr own and selling them what midterm, and findls are for. say they often exceed . During that "Our first priOrity IS getting the easily fix up these bikes and make Others are in such bad condition off for profit. and if [hc TAs could be bothered I11lle. officers attempt to contact bi kes back to their original own them usablc for children. that they are no longer u able. "We want to make sure the to do It and the departments could the owners of the bIkes so the), can ers," he aid . "That sounds like a mct idea." About 100 abandoned bikes bikes are given to children Jnd Help us compile our afford it. perhap., the hetter route claim their propert),. ThIS process Campus beautification and aid Earl Warren College sopho were found in January, and about organi zations where they are bcing would be three 10\\ -stress I made conSlderahlr easIer if the "freei ng lip the arca" frolllunsight more and blcvcle-nder Perlita another 25 have been found so far used." Happle said. midrcnm (or more appropriately, found bIkes are regIstered with the ly 11Icycles IS another goal of the Perez. " ollle people might not thIS month. ome of the more Bener bicycles that arc worth quiz7Cs) in a quarter rather than stare of California. which can be prolect. KJIlg smd. appreciate It because it' like they're decrepit bike will be donated to 5500 or more \VlII sull be auctioned. READER'S one high-stress one. If depart ments were willing to invest the CHOICE LIST resources. thc best way around the You can turn this survey into our office, problem would be a two-step process: a first turn-tn. where upstairs in the Student Center. 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TIlE U D GUARDIAN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY ZO , lOO The brooding ·OId School' I side • Interpol shows us Voting: Mock election to be held Feb. 21 Workers: Campus workers IbMler n l.' l!""oL'S 10 comes to the best of pub romt J ~ continued from page I ter~ in thc United States 111 2003 ." Some members of the task "It's very sImple." Hill ald. "It·s The usc of a proportional repre force. including Eleanor Roosevelt honored on Library Walk Canes learning ralmdllr / 2 aI 0 vcry pn mltlve." sentation system would also theo College Freshman Senator and continued {rom page I they owe us." la us film rrl.' l m's /J Iltil. who worked on mslltutmg retJcalll' allow for increased repre Task Force hair Max I Yarrington. UC workers right now are not Signs with the portraits of ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT see page 10 see page 14 Instant runoff \'ot1l1g m . an entation of third parttes. such as were present in the audicnce. adequate to support families duc UCSD workers. particularly those FrancIsco. argued 111 favor of the Green Party and Libertarian The task force is cxamining l) to the rising costs of living. who arc sccn by the organizers to be TJIURSDAY, FEBRUARY ZO, Z003 implcmeming 1I1stam runoff voong Party. In government. Currently. three prospective voting systems: Campaigners for the living underappreciated and underpaid. at the statc and local level . the proportional represcntation lOstant runoff voting; Condorcet wage ordinance cite that over 12 line the grass off of library walk this Instant nmoff voting seeks to systcm IS used in most European voting, a pairwise method in which percent of residents in San Diego. wcck. "Ths puts a face to the prob cIect candidates by creating a sim democracle • a well as in Israel and the voters' preferences of ca ndi the majority of which arc lem." sa id Eleanor Roosevelt ple ma)Orley. by allowing the voters dates are evaluated as one-an-one Japan. employed, live below the poverty College junior Renee Ma3S. to rank the candidates in order of In a proportional repre enta races between pairs. with the win line. The average living wage in The five-day cvent opened with preference. If no candidate rccelves tion. legIslative seats are deter ner determined by r311king; and San Diego is $11.64 an hour. but a rally and fearured a film about 3 prima facie majOrity. an Instant mined by the respective percentage 111 approval voting, which voters organizers say the ci,~1 rightS and runoff occurs. 111 which the prefer earned by each political party. At its make a "yes" or "no" vote for all that many who labor movement. ence vote are tallied to dctermmc mo.t basic and unaltered form, a the candidates running for a si ngle work in San The organizers \\ hich candidatc is preferred by the poIiocal part)' fieldmg candidates office. with the mo~t "yes" votes Diego only earn are also tabling on ma)onl)' of voters. for a legislature that cam 60 per winning. minimwn wage. Library Walk. "If you take the sa me ,·otes [m a cent of the vote in a proportional Harrington said that despite Right now. UC wants students offering informa pi ura II l)' system] and put them representation sy tem is entitled to looking at new systems. the task wages among " tion for curious through di fferent voting ystcms. 60 percent of the available cats. force might just as well decide to w believe that we those who work in passersby while [you WIll] come up with complctely Hill linked democracies that recommend keeping the current the UC system want fees raised to also allowing different results." he ald."j mean. have hIgher voter turnout than the system. ranks 49th out of community mem think about it. It sounds k.md of United tate to their usc of pro "The rea on why wc're even ~- I. - " 50 compared to Tf~ more money. bers to send candy arbitrary. " pomonaI representation sy tcms looking at it in the first place is wages earned by grams to workers. Hill cited Franklin Elementary and instant runoff voting. because we do feel that the system workers at univer -Art Daly, This partlcular chool in Berkeler. Calif.• whIch "All these things are being dra can be improved. because we don't sities in other Union of ProfesSIOnal and campaign will use instant runoff voting to elect maocally affected by this winner think it's good for democracy that states. living wage Technical Employees conclude With a its student body president. as proof take-all system. which is basically omebody can be elected with such proponents said. rally and march at of the instant runoff voting system's I th century democracy technolo a low percentage of the vote." he The only state that earns a lower noon on Feb. 26. simplicity. gy." he said. "I think it's important said. "We don't feel that [the cur wage is Mississippi. Although the "This is good and very kind. It IIill went on to describe what to under tand that our svstem i rent voting system) actually shows numbers may appear higher than is a friendly idea. They are under breaking down." . he called low repre entation rate the true preference of the voters." some other universities. the high standing us." said Lorna Obrcro, of women and mlllonoes in the Iltll' appearance coincided with Harrington said that any cost of living in California causes a housing services worker. about government. both of whJch he said the A .. Ad Hoc Task Force on changes would not take effect until UC schools to receive its low rank. Worker's Apprcciation Week. were respectively at about 14 per Voting Systems' testS of three pro after the spring 2003 .5. elections. As a response to thiS. workers The campaign encouragcs Stu cent 111 the House of posed new voting systems on cam "If everything goes well. this question why thc uni versi ty dents to respect workers on calll Represcntuoves. I Iill saId that WIth pus. A target of about 150 5nldentS election \\ ill be the last elecoon receives 5 percent in grants. but pus and acknowledge whal they a proporoonal representaoon sys will have an opportunity to sample u ing the current system." he said. only spends 1.5 percent of it ro do. The e include tho e who tem, these groups would be more the proposed voting systcms vIa \Nithm Cali forma. the studenl pay its employees. work in the Pnce Center. houslllg Station champions musical diversity, reflecnve of the larger populaoon. 100 k set up on Library Walk from governments at Stanford University. hUC wantS students to believc and dinmg service. and lah Icch "Some people try and balk al the I p.m . to 4 p.m . on Feb. 21. California Insntute of Technology that we want fees raised to make niclans. They are often over Idea of usmg race in this way. or Following the sample e1ectlon. thc and UC Berkeley use some form of more money." said Art Daly. who looked and SOlllCtilllcs seen ,IS challenges Clear Channel uslllg gender In tlus way. but the fact task force WIll meet to re\1C\\ the a ranking system. t UC Davis. works 111 media ervices and is a illvisible. orgal1lzers contend. of the maner is that it's already belllg results and make ItS final determl ASUCD IS also mulling over pro member of UTPE. "That's the "The university wouldn't flille maintains that thc station' But listen to the tation becau e used now," Hill saId. "Race still mat- nanon. posed change to itS vOling system. By EDWU last thing we want. \ Ve wa11l the oon WIthout the h'c1p of all univer Senior Staff Writer "integnty" i Intact. any extended you love music." money that UC already has that sity employees." 1aa~ said. amount of Itstening to the ~tation F.\1 94.9 is also striving to urn your radio dial to 94.9 makes one realize that many of the make local musIc a large part of It FM onc of these days. and ongs played arc hardly three years agenda .•\like Halloran. thc after Tyou'lI get a feeling this sta old. except dUring the lunchtlme noon DJ. pOInted out that stres - MeAT: All test scores to be submitted tion has 3 bit of 3 bone to pick. ·SO. hour. mg local musIC taste IS part of Michigan: O'~onner "AmI-corporate and IlHISICJlly "IThe music industryl has a fighllng Influence frum natlon con Ctn [rum />«1;< I TII13 UA!d dlJt Ihe change> 111 ,core r~pOl un" Junior \\ 'on~ a((rees \\Ith dIver e." the sound bites proc\a1ll1 tcndency to hop onto Ihe next WIde marketers. and 111 particular. prJullc," Chen ~ald "Bul Ihe) K.l Ir,1 • . will make much of J difference 111 betwecn ongs. where other sta big thing. They'lI say. 'That a tendency to export mUSical taste ~hould practice on a practice ICSI. thought to be swing vote the WJr LC~[) \1eW appltcant'. "I don't [hmk It Illakc~ too much tiom would normally put a cheesy soulld IS very popular - let's run froll1 Lo~ Angeles. nIH the real thlllg." "It '~ to of not gmng afteLl u.,much a difference." \ Vong ;Jld. collunued from page J verslty place, too much wClght 1110110 with their c.1I sign. Look at out Jnd sign a bunch of hands " .lt1 Diego doe, nOt want to be Chen'~ concerns for ~tudent' alll to al ,III." Re'll1k ~~Id " \\'c u .. ually "Becau~e ,ome ,>cllool, \\ ,ce failure If lhey don't have a cmical 011 racc. Kn,lm 'JHI Ihc IU.,l1ces the logo on their T·shlrts and Web that sound Itke that band.' And LA. ThIS market does not want to who plan on tabng the .\1C.\T look al [apphl'ant,] most reccnl JII of I'our .corcs. Jnd e' ·en ,I }OU rna of celltst .'. need to allo\l ''''olile deference to site. and you start to thmk they that kills any growth ometime~. havc anything to do with Lo more than o nce are echoecl bl' Earl s(.:or(!~.n de)/1't rour score. the dJte ~e1ea;e Brest ~ald the court lIlay over the Jcadcl1l1c IIhl1lUlJOn\ )udg havc an agcnd.t: It is an upraised and burics some really great Angeles; It can't stand the whole \\'a rren College JunIOr . Juhn (hhcr L'C~D pre-medical that I'OU tOok it \\111 ~ how up on the "1I turn the LSA polic}' because It menl.°' fist colored in red and black grab music. The emphasis isn't on cut LA VI be about stuff. It 's a lot more .\ lorn.,on dent, feci differently about Ihe F\'cn If you dId badly. if tran~cnpt. allocJtes a ,pecific value to raCIal '1 he IJw .chool brief 31,0 bing a radIO lOwer. recalling the ting-edge music. it's on this homegrown and homespun than ":--;()\\ there\ definiteh more change;. Rc\cIlc Ce;lIege )unlor you IJke It d!{JII1 , med ~chooIs like compo"uon. Jddres,es the 'peclJI ,lttelllion upraised fist .Is~ociatcd with the homogcl1Izcd sound." jl,1ichaels that." 11.t1loran ,aid between ta k JHe~.,url on the tc~ da)"," '\ul Kalra
Sphinxian Trans Am to rock The Casbah '80s dance party to hit ucscltheatre & dance Trio brings an enigmatic live show steeped in hip-hop, rock, pop By CLINTON HAYCRAn Porter's Pub this Friday Contributing Writer DJs and Vinylphiles Club presents 'Tai nted ~ II post-rock ~ Progrc s~ I\'e rock: Imlic rock: ElecrronIca) Love' with music from a bygone era I Retro- '70sl' Os rock- Genre ciasslficaoom seem to be a waste of By DEENA Al SHAn. The '80s remind many of their breath thc~e days, espeCially when Contributing Writer childhood - It's the ;l1ll~IC yOIl trytng to c1a.<.slfy ']rans Am, a rrio would always hear pla}'lI1g on the out of \\'a~lunglOn, 0 C. SInCC h, the '80s. \\'ho doesn't lo"e radio when you were grow1I1g up. 1995, thetr ,elf-tilled debut m thcy lhal era' ft wa a time whell The beats make It eJ~y to d,lI1cC to hJ\c conunualh redefined them' A,\-\Iehae! J acbon was (reb and no maller what the I}'rtc~ lIIay ~c"'e~, tJkmg 0;1 different mU'lcal lively) 110rmal -looklll, big hair and be, the IlIIISIC cOllles JCross as pcr~()nJS \\ Ith J ,cme of humor Jnd aCid-washed Jean. were "111" and, happy and upbeat. Overall, It's an stvle of course, the musIc was great. 0 enjoyable genre '1:llnted Love 'I'or those unfdlllllldr with olle can deny that Ihe '80's pro will feature '80s music, as well .IS Trans Am, thclr laleSt alhum, duced some of the best musIc trance and techno rCIIII"es of It. In Itght-heartedly 11llcd "-1 An (Thrtll around - New Order, The Cure, addition, there will he the fJmiliar Jockey Rccords), may very well be . Culture Club, Depechc Mode; the dance genre including house, the best onc [() mn off With, since liSl goes on and on. Eighties musIc techno, happy hardcore and elec It I'> their most palalable for the provides oille of the best dance tro, among others. typical mUSIc consumer. rrom the around, and every- But music IS oilly part of the gales, Tram Am was an Instru one should expert eqUJlIon. Along menul act, bUi that, along With ence II at least with the d.lI1clI1g, other things aboul the .band, has once. T:llnted Love there will a Iso be a certamly changed. Trans Am IS a is the party that costllme party - a rerrmpccuve band of sorts, since It the DJs and Feather your hair chance for e\'cry looks hack at and draws from all " Vinylphdes lub one to bUM out lhe that I good about the past 30 and dust off the Photo Courtesy of http;!t-w.lxolf7WClsh.rom will be hosting al supe r tight nllnl 's, year of mUSIC, all the while the Slage at lacy gloves With no looking Weird: Trans Am pose dUring one of their previOUS IncarnatIOns, which Elton John glasses t:xpres~ing It With a unique Hyle. Porter's Pub on fingers, and pile went along With a prelllOUS sound Catch th Ir sounds Feb. 21 at The Casbah. They have a tastefully selec(]ve Feb. 21. you know you have lhe hai r spra y on memory and will slice up a erving "TA" is baSIcally an '80 pop Am mall1talnS Its own. For those who till your haIr s land~ of rock that will force the listener album, although the ambient and In a band based on changing don'r know, the DJs hidden in the back of 5 feet tall. So don't mature content to confront any biases they might rocking Instrumental JalTIS, remi - It up, some thmgs remain the and Vinylphiles thll1k lookll1g like a L 0 V E IS BLIND ••• have about '80s pop, electronjc ruscent of their fir t aJbums, are sallie' Trans Am's vOice IS best Club was created as your closet. fool Will go in "am www.margaretcho.com mUSIC, '90.s hip-hop, '70s gUllar sull wedged into the crac . The expressed by It Ilve shows, a resource for those - prizes Will be TWO SHOWS: rock or wherever Trans Am band IS pictured Inside the sleeve which are a slghl and sou nd nor on campus in lerest- awarded to those decides to go next. wearing all-white clothing and to be missed. The bottom line is cd 111 electronic musi c and the With the best costumes. Gift ccrufi FRIDAY MAY 23 7:30PM &1 0:00PM Each Trans Am album has ueen gold chams (son of a cros) that Trans Am rocks, and San forms of ex pres Ion that come with ca tes and old '80s Vinyl WIll be a departure from the lasl, and between ' Sync and P. Dlddy) Diego will get yet another It. The members deejay for other among the prizes. their latest IS no excepoon. The mdlcaung that tillS IS a parody of chance to Witness these three events and organizations on cam o feather your hair and dust off COPLEY SYMPHONY HALL electroruc element 111 Trans Am, pop music. 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With this, the Tritons Conference OVerall Les:. than a week after the 'Triton's suc Although the Tritons are on a winger Tom FIOre cored his first try o f the the team will host Western New Mexico and cessful 2-0 road trip to Arizona, they again hot streak, they still need to A1liant International on Feb. 21 ; W L W L T eason to end the day with UCSO up 36- pi c k e d faced Arizona tate and the nl\'ersity of improve on their "mental tough 12. up its new play begins at 9 a.lll. and 2 p.m. at UC Davis 4 0 11 2 0 Arizona at home. UCSO women's rugby ness and physical execution of their the NorthView Tennis Courts. played a doubleheader on Feb. 15, and by the ult was good to get back to wi nning, and prid e and CSU Dominguez Hills 3 6 1 1 end of the day, had chnched the league title think ou r guys were aware of tha t," aid joy, the UCSO coach Eric Ta keuchi . " ext week will ut\vi ns," two CSU Bakersfield 3 1 11 5 0 and ~Iaranteed its right to compete at the be a big chall enge for us in Cal Poly I an brand new CSU Stanislaus 5 3 6 7 0 2003 OIVl,ion I j aoonal . In the first game, a 35-0 rout of ASU, Luis ObISpo]' but I thi nk our guys wi ll be va ngu ard /ly Track: Lots of success for UCSD 3 3 7 4 0 ready." ing juniors, the the Triton forward pack set thc pace and CSU San Bernardino 3 3 5 11 0 mtenSity of the game. UCSO head coach UC 0 travel to an L uis O bispo to take staple boat of UCSD track at its first meet Hoova mith later commented on th e on the Mu ta ngs on Feb. 12. college sailing. San Francisco State 3 5 4 11 0 Importance of a good forward game; the T hese are the COl1l1nl4ed from page 2 0 back in action, running against Sonoma State 2 6 2 11 0 BADMINTON first new Santa Barbara, at Riverside at 9 C al Poly Pomona and the forwards reall}, determllle who win the Chico State game, but the back determine by how boats for the a. m. University of La Verne on Feb. 22 0 4 8 5 0 much. Early on, it wa apparent that the T he UC 0 ba dminton team h eld its team in five This weekend has the Tritons in Pomona, Calif., at 9 a.m. forwa rds had come to play an aggres ive, 15th An n ual Sun God Badminton years and have Baseball hard-hitting gam e. T he A U pack could do Tournament Feb. I S through Feb. 16. With bee n much Ir ttle to compete wi th C D 's rucks, stiff compet ition from schools like U C awaited. Conference Overall cru ms and tenacious Ir neouts. Irvine, t anford and UCLA, the T ritons UCSD sailing now W L - W L T prevailed and won for the second con ecu look forward to its Roo kie forward Emily O gata had an e pe CSU Stanislaus 3 6 4 1 cially Strong kicking gam e, h elping the tive year and their 10th overall. next competition, T rito ns advance down the fi eld with long On the women's side, Caroline Chen took whi ch will come this UCSD 3 5 5 0 second in 0 women~ singles, Grace Cheung weekend at UC Irvine. penalty kicks. The backs, who dominated last Sonoma State 2 1 10 3 1 week's play, took advantage of key opportuni took first in C women's doubles, Oede Davis WOMEN'S ULTIMATE took second in open women's doubles, CSU Dominguez Hills 2 1 5 3 0 ties to widen the lead. Sophomore TIki WRESTLING H ayes consistently broke through the Riyouko Lim took second in open women's The UCSO ultimate Frisbee women's divi Grand Canyon 2 2 9 3 0 singles,joAnn Lin took second in C women's Despite several mild performances and sion hosted 16 teams from all over the United defense, scoring four tries on the day. As a CSU Los Angeles 2 2 3 4 0 team , the forwards and backs combined in doubles, Stephanie Obayashi took second in canceled tournamentli at the stan of the sea Sates and Canada as pan of the annual unyielding defense that afforded ASU no o mixed doubles and second in C women's son, UCSD wrestling has finally emerged as President's Day tournament this past weekend. CSU San Bemardino 2. 6 2 0 a team to be reckoned with after its strong Competition highlights included UCSD chance to score. doubles, and Amanda Wong won first in 0 UC Davis 2 3 0 mixed doubles and first in 0 women' dou showing at the San jose SllIte Dual Meet pulling out a comeback win against University 3 Agai nst the W ildcats, the Tritons Chico State sh owed no signs of fatigu e and never let up. bles. Championships. of British Columbia, with the Tritons making 1 3 8 4 0 T he back line was much stronger in the In the men's competi tion , Scon Bering In the first match against San jose State, an 8-0 run to overcome a 7 -3 deficit. The play Cal Poly Pomona 1 3 2 9 0 took second in D men's doubles, Phil Branon U C 0 quickly gathered points when its on Feb. 16 was also highlighted by strong wins second game, evidenced by the final score San Francisco State 0 0 3 1 1 of 53-0. took second in C men's doubles, and Chhay wre tiers expertly dismantled itli opponentli. in UCSD's first two games over Oregon and U CSO will be hosting its bracket of the Taing took first in C men's singles ~n d sec Brent Mori got a pin in the IH-pound UC Sana Cruz, though a loss to UC Davis national championships for the first time in ond in C men's doubles. weight class at the 5:30 mark, as did Quiche finished out the day. Men's basketball The snongest performance of the tourna Roura in the I 57-pound class at 3:27. The quarterfinal game on Feb. 17 was school history. This stands to give the Triton Conference Overall wo m en the homefield advantage at the com ment came from UCSO's own Oara Walsh, UCSD wrestler Eric Smith also won against the Tritons' regional rival, petition in mid-April. Last year, the Tritons who took fir t in open mixed doubles, first in with a technical pin, 16-0, and Kyle Colorado. After losing to it twice last season, W L W L open women's doubles and first in open Klienschmidt wrestled to a ma jor decision UCSD was determined to win, and with the were defeated only by No. I-ranked Air CSU San Bemardino 15 1 17 4 Force. women's singles. win of 14-5. At this point, UCSO and Sj U use of a grea t zone defense, pulled out a 9-8 U p next for the Tritons will be a match were tied 21 -21 , with only a few heavy victory. Unfortunately, after a long game Cuordon file photo CSU Bake rsfield 11 5 16 5 MEN'S RUGBY against UCLA and UC Santa Barbara at weight competitions remaining. against Colorado, UCSD was no match for Winding up: UCSD track and field came Into its first meet looking for expenence UeLA on March foll owed by the This was tough for UCSO, since many Sanford in the semifinals, losing 14-5. Cal Poly Pomona 11 5 15 6 8, and (dme out With a solid start to the season. UCSD men's rugby improved itli league Badminton National Championships to be of its heavy wrestlers were out on injuries. The Tritons' success was due in large Sonoma State 11 5 14 7 record to 2-3 with a 36- 12 win over Long held at UCSD from April 18 through Apnl However, if the Tritons succeeded in get part to the play of the rookies, notably CSU Stanislaus 9 7 14 9 Beach SllIte on Feb. 1s . 20. ting one pin, they could once again tie the Manish3 Oaryani, Alia Shoettgen and competition. Laura Weiss. Chico State 9 7 12 9 After a somewhat slow starr to the match , UCSO's N ick Serrato toole the ball SAILING It was up to Dave Hall, who wrestles in UCSO will next play at the Stanford Smith: Senior reaches base Grand Canyon 7 9 9 12 off the ba ck of a scrum and drove through the 197 -pound weight class, to get this pin; Invitational in two weeks, when it will poten UC Davis The UCSO sailing team performed at after wrestling to just eight seconds shy of tially get to rematch both UC Davis and 6 10 9 12 the Long Beach defense for the day's first safely in his last 10 at., bat San Francisco State try. Winger Kevin Hannigan added the the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Yacht the time limit, Hall pinned hi s opponent Sanford. 6 10 8 13 Racing-Association North 1&2 competi for the win, tying SjSU overall. However, conversion to put UCSD ahead 7 -0. conrinued from page 10 wa nted to do it the right way. Wc CSU Dominguez Hills 4 12 6 15 tion in Vallejo , Calif., hosted by the the judges determined SJSU was the win UPCOMING EVENTS At the 20- minute mark, UCSD struck riolls, and he showed that th is have a philo ophy tha t putS pres California Maritime Institute this past ner of the tie, since it had fewer forfeits, UCSD 4 12 5 16 twI ce in succession, with flyh31f M ike weeke nd against Cal P oly ure o n the other tcam. We got weekend. although UC 0 matched it equally in vic Feb. 22 CSU Los Angeles M eissner and fullback Todd Gleed both Pomona." back to the basICS, and we therefore 3 13 7 14 UCSO teammates Sean Anderson and tories and pins. Men's Lacros e at UCLA scoring to put U CSD comfortably ahead T he Tritons won three out o f could compete at a h igher level." Heather Martinelli rocked the A fleet, plac Coming off the disappointing loss, the Men's Rugby at Cal Poly SLO 17 -0. After surrendering a forward try to four games this weekend, break UCS D face SU an ing third at North 1 and first at orth 2. Tritons performed in their second match Sailing at UC Irvine (end Feb. 23) Women's basketball the 4gers, UCSO captain Matt jones dove ing their five-game losi ng streak. Bernardino on Feb. 20 and Feb. 2 1 On the other side of the bay, John FranJc, against Utah to claim a third-place finish at the across the line, and with the Hanmgan con "As a team we established a at T riton Ba eba ll tadium, and Conference Overall jordan Meyer, Tori Pinto and Jesse Smith tournament Solid perfonnances against Uuh Feb, 23 version, ended the first half with UCSO in plan," Smitll said. "'I'Ve kn ew what thcn travels to Sa n Bernardino to participated in tanford's second annual included a quick pin by Mori after only 50 sec Women's Rugby vs . UC Santa Barbara at the lead 26-5. we wanted to do and what we had take o n the Coyotes in a dou hle W L W L C ard lila I Clinic. Highlights of the c lrnic onds, and a pin by Kliensdunidt after 4:30. Warren Field T he second half was played mostl y in to do [to win]. [This weekend!. we header on Feb. n. CSU Bakersfield 15 1 20 1 the Long Beach end, with the Tritons included team racing and a rules sernin:lr The wrestling team is still looking for un able to sustain theIr drrves long eno ugh held by an Intercoll egiate Sailing Association more members, especially since its forfeits - Compiled by Anu Kumar CSU Stanislaus 11 5 14 7 judge. ultimately COSt it the win. pom Edllor to get any po ints. H owever, in the 55 th ChiCO State 11 5 13 7 Points: Tyson skips his CSU San Bernardino 10 6 14 7 UC Davis 9 7 13 8 training, but f; lk will watch Sonoma State 8 8 13 8 CAN YOUR WORLD Cal Poly Pomona 8 8 10 11 conl/Ilucd from p
Smith named CCAA Triton track races past competition Player of the Week UCSD participates in first meet of 2003 By MICHAEL SCHOECK Baseball's center fielder Staff Writer earns league honors The Triton men's and women' track and field teams blasted past By COURTNEY FIELD UCS D head coach Dan the competition at Pomona-Pitzer Staff Writer O'Bncn recogl1l7cs Smllh'~ con College All -comers meet on Feb. tribution to the tcam over the 15 i, Claremont, Calif. The meet LJCSD center fielder ,\lm cour.,e of hIS Tn ton career. wa UCSD's first of the 2003 sea ~nlllh ea rned Cahfornla "1\ lall 1\ an ou t ~tand1l1g all son. CollegIate Athletic A~socla\lon around baseball player," O'Bnen Noteworthy tandouts were Ha~cball Pl ayer of the \'\'eck sa Id "J Ie I~ a Icader on thiS team the sprinters, Jumpers and hur honor~ after hl~ oIJd contribu by the way he competes and how dlers, and the many fre shmen who tion 10 the -I f1LOns' three VICto he goes abou t the game." dlstll1gUlshed themselves in thl rlC~ laM wcekend agall1st Cal Thc four-year ~tarllng Out "faIrl y low-key" meet by malong Poly Pomona. fielder also attn butes hIS suc an ImmedIate Impact. Srnllh , a Thurgood Marshall cessful playas a Tnton to cer nsls Talented newcomer Mike College SC l1Ior and management ·tenc~. Cunnll1gham bolstered the team sCIence major, hIt . 779 (7 -for-9) "bunng th e time that I have by winning the 400-meter hurdles with twO doubles and a triple for been at UCSD, I'd like to think and placll1g second 111 the 110 a 1.222 sluggll1g p 'rcentagc, that my play has been fairly con hurdles, as well as leading the seven walks, five runs scored, si tent," he said. "The experi Tritons' 1,600-meter relay team two RBis and five stolen bases. ence and having becn 111 dl ffer to VICtory. J Ie also made em ba eball situation as the Kaylin Siever, a talented fresh eIght putouts years have gone by conunually man on the women 's squad, whIch 111 the outfield makes me feel more comfortable won nll1e even t , placed fi rst in without an 111 the games." the 110 hurdle, and led UC D to error. Snllth definitely appeared to VICtory 111 the I ,600-meter relay . Though be comfortable on Feb. 16 In \Vlth an ImpressIve time of GuardlOn file photo thIS IS the 111 11 .05 , Trevor Takayama sai led Pomona for a 6-3 wIn the first Jumpinl ript in: After a strong showing at the Pomona· PItzer College AII thIrd time that game of the doubleheader. past the OppositIOn 111 the 100 comers Meet on Feb. 15, the Tnton track team WIll travel to La Verne on Feb. 22. Smith has SmIth was a perfect 3-for-3 WIth meters, whde Brian PariSI raced been named Courtesy of UCSD a triple, a walk, a sLOlcn base and out to the lead and captured first pcople to get their Jiners out, and athletes, participated in the non CCM Player Athleucs a run ~co r ed . J n th c second 111 the 800 mcterS with a ume of some of them really stepped up," coring competition over the of thc Week, Matt Smith game, Smith sll1gled and scored 1:56.81. said U SD head coach Tony weekend . he remains UCSD Baseball the game-winnll1g run 111 a four Women 's dl cus su persta r Sara alerno. T he Triton di stan ce sq uad modest and run SIxth II1l11ng 111 whIch SD Allsup dll1ched first WIth a potent The meet gave the coaches and opted ou t of the meet, senSIbly II1si srs that It is hi s team a a surpa sed the Broncos and won 144'8" performance, whde athletes an invaluable opportunity choosing to keep ItS ener!,'Y level whole that makes the UCSD 8-5. mllh went l -for-2 In the Kendra anape also came out on to gauge theIr progres as they high and its legs fresh III antiCIpa program a success. second game of the doublehead top with a Jump of 5'4" 111 the antiCIpate future successes later tion for upcomll1g meets. "While it is always an honor er with twO walks, three runs hIgh Jump. Other notable perfor on 111 the year. The Important March I C to be recognized, there are plen and three steals. lie ha~ reached mances came from J acloe Vu, who With so many strong perfor hamplOll ~h lp s wdl prOVide ry of guys on the team who base safely 111 hl~ la t 10 conse - contributed a Ir t-place fil1lsh 111 mances, the Tritons are all fied U SD, the solc DI VISIon II and deserve recognition," Smith ulive at-bats. the pole vault by c1eanng a height WIth theIr solid Mart. non-scholarship ~ch()() 1 p.lrllclpat sa Id. "Every day, different guys, "Matt IS a clutch player," of II '0", Sandy Schaefer' first m "I was more than pleased, lng, to face off ag'lIll~t It., \I\ter in all aspects of the game, have O'Bnen saId. "H e IS the guy we the 400 meter and 1IIIary MIlls' although there were not tOO many chool , lI1c1u (lIng UC IrvlIlc, stepped up. I would definitely want at the plate 111 clutch sltua- first 111 the 800 meter." among expe tauon ," Salerno ald . UCLA, UC Rlver ~lde and ' have to turn the recogl1llJon others. Ten college programs, mostly around, bade to my teammate ." See SMITH, Page 19 ThIS meet allowed the "new DIvision III , a well as umua hed See TRACK, PIIJ(e 19