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CALL 858.534.3467 TO ADVERTISE ;/<9:+(@(7903 ;/,<*:+.<(9+0(5 5,>: +W]VKQT*aXI[[M[1UXMIKPUMV\[ 0ITT"+WWX[0I^M8IQL7NN5]KPWN,MJ\;QVKM )LLZM[[M[9]M[\QWVWN+WWX,MJ\ ▶ CO-OPS, MYVTWHNL According to Nguyen, a new mas- ing to offer new services. We decided kitchen, dramatically hindering the ter space agreement was decided upon to forgive the debt. We really sup- he council was remarkably sively, before informing everyone in co-ops’ livelihood. in June 2006, and the co-ops were sent port the co-ops. It’s one of the only adept at moving through the the room of their right to refuse to “Until this, co-ops were very con- a $35,408.37 bill for expenses accrued completely student-owned assets on T numerous items on the agen- submit to a search. sistent [in paying their rent],” Nguyen during the lengthy negotiations. campus and a great way for people to da at last night’s meeting, without the Advocate General Chris Rebert said. “It’s not because of being finan- “Since 2006, they’ve paid off a get involved.” usual heavy and circular discussion. motioned to postpone indefinitely cially irresponsible, but because our significant portion of the debt,” Hall The minutes from the first week the impeachments of Ritcherson and existence at this point was being said. “They’ve been paying off debt Readers can contact Yelena Akopian at were revised to excuse All-Campus Social Sciences Senator Nicole Carroll, threatened.” for years when they could be expand- [email protected]. Senator David Ritcherson’s absence, which were approved with surprisingly on the account of an e-mail commu- little discourse. Both senators were in nication error. attendance at the meeting. Transportation and Parking Since the issue of the changes to the +WUUQ\\MM?QTT:IVS;\]LMV\;MZ^QKM[\W4QUQ\,IUIOM Services Director Brian funding process for student organiza- D’Autremont’s presentation on his tions was split last week, the creation ▶ FEES, MYVTWHNL occur in July, will be determined hitting all areas of campus, and the office’s workings was eclipsed by the of the Student Organization Funding since these services are typically the when the university receives its final- reg fees are a part of it,” Spriggs said. 30 or so members Advisory Board first to be cut. ized operating budget in the coming “We have to put the perspective of of the public who was addressed The university’s protocol for months. cutting from one department against joined the coun- in Unfinished dealing with state budget cuts, how- “If the number is big, we might all other priorities.” cilmembers at the 5L^ Business. ever, is to subtract from its three have to reorganize Student Affairs,” The looming 10 percent reduction Price Center East )\ZPULZZ Sixth College funding sources — general state Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student from registration-fee funds would Forum to speak *VUUPL:OPLO Senator John funds, education fees and registra- Affairs Ed Spriggs said. “Make it follow a 5 percent cut to the Student in favor of reliev- Cressey explained tion fees — to limit the impact on more centralized, because right now Affairs Office from last December. JZOPLO \JZKLK\ ing the debt of the ' that he did not rel- any one source. “The department was able to UCSD co-ops. ish the idea of creating a new commit- “Our campus looks at all three absorb [the 5 percent cut], but we lost “Not only have we’ve sacrificed tee of appointees when the senators are funding sources as one pool of funds,” wiggle room and flexibility for future the needs of our workers but we’ve more than capable of undertaking the Bournoutian said. “It’s hard [to pro- The key is to get reductions,” Spriggs said. also ignored the needs of our custom- funding responsibilities. tect student services from these cuts] He added that the department ers,” Physical Sciences Senator Daniel “I feel like its really hard and because everything is an advisory to students to see what “never really recovered” from shaving Nguyen said. kind of unrealistic to expect any- [Chancellor Marye Anne Fox]. But $5 million off its 2003-04 budget. With a decisive 25 votes in favor, one from any student org to under- the key is to get students to see what the impact is and “There’s no area where we’ve got and one abstention, the council wrote stand this funding process to such a the impact is and convey that to the convey that to the any fat,” he said. off the debt. Members of the public degree,” Associate Vice President of chancellor.” The Campus Budget Office will cheered and literally jumped for joy at Academic Affairs Lana Blank said. Bournoutian said student input chancellor.” ultimately decide the allocation of the news. “I don’t think it’s responsible to do — through the 11 student represen- funds from registration fee cuts after Vice President of External Affairs this now with a new council com- tatives on the committee — is crucial ´·.HYV)V\YUV\[PHUJOHPY the university’s operational budget Lisa Chen discussed the D.R.E.A.M. ing in. We’re basically writing a new to funding prioritization, in order to 9LNPZ[YH[PVU-LL(K]PZVY` is finalized, likely focusing on main- Act in relation to the UC system, system and saying now you have to ensure the least damage to programs *VTTP[[LL taining the university’s academic which was followed with a timely yet deal with it.” and events students value the most. function. brief discussion of alcohol policies A Finance Restructuring “At least the ones that are at the “No decisions have been made and ways to thwart crafty undercover Committee was created with the aim lower tier, that — if push comes to there’s not a lot of bureaucracy. It’s yet, but we’re trying to determine how police come Sun God 2009. of reorganizing the finance committee shove and we need to lose it for a cou- not vertical and very spread out.” to best manage expected state-bud- Associate Vice President of Athletic so that it could meet the stipulations ple years — it won’t be catastrophic,” Spriggs cited the overlapping get reductions to mitigate our core Affairs Peter Benesch wondered aloud of the new system of allocating A.S. he said. “It won’t be something that Administrative Services and Student instructional mission,” said Sylvia whether it is a good idea to run away funds; the committee would dissolve students depend on day to day.” Affairs departments in each of the Lepe-Askari, assistant vice chancel- if approached with the unattractive next Wednesday. The committee’s report will be campus’ six colleges as a possible area lor of the campus budget office. “The possibility of being charged with an President Donna Bean gave the finalized in the next two or three of consolidation. campus has to fund state reductions alcohol-related crime. council props for its time-conscious weeks, and will include recommen- He said there have already been with general funds.” “Fleeing is never a good idea,” consensus to dissolve the co-op debt, dations under three scenarios: 5 per- hiring freezes and caps on executive Associate Vice President of Student calling it the “most efficient decision cent, 10 percent and 15 percent cuts. salaries. Readers can contact Kimberly Cheng Advocacy Frank Carroll replied deci- this council has made.” The severity of the cuts, which would “The major budget reduction is at [email protected]. 7YVWZ[V7YLZ)HYHJR6IHTHMVY WSLKNPUN[V[V\NOLUHJHKLTPJZ[HUKHYKZ PUMHPSPUNZJOVVSZHUKWYV]PKL[OLT^P[O TVYLM\UKPUN[VTLL[YLX\PYLTLU[Z +76<)+<<0--,1<7: )Ta[[I*MZMbVIS -SVWZ[V(:*V\UJPSMVYUV[PTWLHJOPUN [email protected] OPINION *HTW\Z^PKL:LUH[VY+H]PK9P[JOLYZVU HUK:VJPHS:JPLUJLZ:LUH[VY5PJVSL *HYYVSSKLZWP[L[OLPYWVVYH[[LUKHUJL <0=:;,)A)8:14 ! EDITORIALS 4QOP\MVAW]Z );+W]VKQT,WM[:QOP\Ja\PM+WWX[=VSQVS[\PM0W[M *WWS4WIL ey A.S. Council, good job! At last night’s meeting, H councilmembers voted to 8]\8WMQV overwhelmingly approve a $35,408.37 allocation to UCSD’s four student- run co-ops. The funding — which AW]Z8WKSM\ was taken from the council’s mandate reserves — will cover co-op debt ook, I love books. Absolutely owed to the council, accrued years love ’em all. As a sophomore, I ago during their controversial master L rejected all hope of future pros- space agreement negotiations with perity by trading in my human biology the university. This much-needed major for literatures in English. And, as support comes from a council that the zeitgeist would have it, I’ll be doing has remained largely uninvolved in that reading not on pages, but on an the co-ops’ treacherous dealings with electronic screen. the university. The Che Cafe, Groundwork Books, the General Store Co-op and (Z[OL7HNL the Food Co-op are student-run non- profits, providing an array of valuable 3VHKZ resources to students. As part of their :HYHOKL*YLZJLUaV self-sustaining, campus-improve- ),5/634GUARDIAN ZKLJYLZJ'\JZKLK\ ment mission, the co-ops value lower prices over profit and funnel any the student body from any impact here at UCSD. As completely student- nance and respect and support for But don’t start lamenting the end revenue back into the Student Center this might have had on student org run entities, the co-ops provide an these crucial campus entities. of civilization, or the inevitable world community by hosting events and funding. Instead, the council exhibited essential contrast to Price Center’s electronics industry domination just improving their in-shop lounge spac- sophisticated discretion, choosing to corporate aura, while advocating for yet. Revolutionary technologies have es for students. Because of this ideol- redirect money from its reserves to student rights and providing a free- already changed the way we listen ogy, making up a years-old $35,000 finally put this mess to rest. spirited, progressive-minded campus ,+0;690(3)6(9+ to music, communicate and access debt (the validity of which is pretty The co-ops are an excellent niche for students. 4H[[OL^4J(YKSL information. Come on, our parents nebulous) would pose a devastating resource — and not just for the But it wasn’t just this edito- EDITOR IN CHIEF were sure the freaking Internet was and unrealistic burden. Student Center community and the rial board that took notice of the /HKSL`4LUKVaH going to phase out all human com- Absorbing this debt by dipping hundreds of undergraduates, grad council’s resourcefulness: “That was :PTVUL>PSZVU munication until they started using into mandate reserves is a pragmat- students, staff and faculty who visit probably the most efficient deci- MANAGING EDITORS Urbandictionary.com to figure out ic solution to the unfair position in them daily. Sure, Groundwork’s cheap sion we’ve made all year,” outgoing 9LaH-HYHaTHUK what the hell we were talking about. which current co-oppers have been books, the Food Co-op’s cheap and A.S. President Donna Bean said as NEWS EDITOR It’s not so surprising that some techies have decided it’s time we stopped placed, and councilmembers should healthy lunch options, the General she thanked the council for coming (S`ZZH)LYLaUHR be applauded for their reasonable and Store’s awesome lounge (complete together to address this issue. OPINION EDITOR cutting down trees in the interest of swift action. By not using money from with old-school arcade games) and Councilmembers deserve praise The UCSD Guardian is published twice a week at looking cool while reading “War and the University of California at San Diego. Contents © the student organizations unallocat- the Che’s all-age concerts are awe- for the careful but prompt way they 2007. Views expressed herein represent the majority Peace” on the shuttle. ed fund, as was originally proposed, some, but you don’t have to visit the handled this request, and we’re vote of the editorial board and are not necessarily Remember when portable mp3 those of the UC Board of Regents, the ASUCSD or councilmembers shielded the rest of co-ops to benefit from their presence ecstatic to see both effective gover- the members of the Guardian staff. players first showed up? Everyone thought the music industry was crazy to believe we would pay for, or even to need access, thousands of songs at any given moment. A few years 1\¼[ The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the opinions of the UCSD Guardian, the University of California or Associated Students. ;/<9:+(@(7903 ;/,<*:+.<(9+0(5 6705065 A DROP FROM THE INKWELL By Priscilla Lázaro ;\]LMV\.ZQMVLTa:]TMJWWS6MMLML \W+TIZQNa:M[QLMV\[¼:QOP\[ ▶ RES. LIFE, MYVTWHNL Students must be made aware that in which case the parcel is actu- they’re not required to allow RSOs ally the student’s misconduct report. access to their room or suite, and Such reports include a description that the best move is typically to step of what the RSO who caught Johnny outside with an RSO to civilly discuss Keg-lover observed. whatever the issue appears to be. But before the individual report Realistically, when an RSO is delivered to Johnny, he knows announces his presence, students nothing of the kinds of charges he are going to be intimidated — which stands to face, or the consequences is why it’s so important that they of those charges. know how the process works before In fact, once the report is deliv- that knock on the door even occurs. ered, accompa- Other, even small- nied by a brochure er steps, such as called “Essential Students must be composing a stan- Information dard e-mail to send Pertaining to made aware that to accused stu- an Allegation of dents rather than Non-Academic they’re not required a preposterous Misconduct,” parcel notification, Johnny’s only to allow RSOs access would increase the made aware of transparency of the a list of possible to their room or write-up process. outcomes of his suite. Small steps like alleged miscon- these to optimize duct, ranging from transparency could a warning to sus- go a long way in pension; but there’s no specification improving student attitudes toward whatsoever of which outcome might this disciplinary — sorry, “educa- fit his crime. tional” — process. And being that -:MILMZ[/ZMI\NWZ4Iba8MWXTM-V^QZWVUMV\ In order for the write-up pro- the goal of the whole nonacademic cess to actually be educational in misconduct process is education, ▶ LOADS, MYVTWHNL we can talk about it in the car at At your exact location. To a flat device practice, residence life offices must it seems only fair for residence life (see: Earth Week). the nearest drive-thru restaurant, as the (exact) size of an unopened DVD do just that: educate. Freshmen are offices to fully inform students. Killing fewer trees definitely long as we stop at the B-of-A ATM case that weighs only around twice as likely to be confused by the legalistic An as-yet unnamed committee, gets filed under “sustainability.” In on our way. And after our conversa- much as a double-double burger, even language of the Student Conduct under Vice Chancellor of Student fact, they might even build a mon- tion, I’m sure we’ll both need a drink animal-style. Code; resident deans should post Affairs Penny Rue, will soon be ument to the Kindle at our new or two, which we can pick up at the Unfortunately, like most new tech- clear, user-friendly descriptions of entirely rewriting the Student Sustainability Center. drive-thru liquor store. nologies, e-readers currently come the write-up process in individual Conduct Code to increase its clar- And at a time when newspa- But I get it — you’d rather not go to with a hefty price tag. Not only will the freshman suites each year; that way, ity and accessibility over the next pers and publishing companies are the library and hear 5-year-olds whin- Kindle set you back a few hundred, but there would be a clear, omnipresent 18 months. either collapsing like condemned ing about borrowing the latest Disney new releases often clock in at around reminder of what exactly students But the efforts shouldn’t stop buildings or cutting staff like it’s installment. Plus, the Fashion Valley $10. Considering that you’re paying for can expect if they’re unfortunate there — if this process is to become the apocalypse, Kindle and the like Barnes & Noble employees are creepy, a digital copy that can’t even be trans- enough to be written up. Residence truly educational, residence life can achieve the impossible: increase and don’t even get me started on Geisel ferred, much less resold after you read life offices could also instruct the offices must do more to ensure that both access to written works and Library. I feel for you. it, that seems a little steep. Here’s my RAs to hold quarterly suite meetings students know their rights. American reading levels. But get this: Kindle loads reading idea: Steal the T-Mobile MyFaves plan explaining this very process, and the Digression: We, as a culture, are material, ranging from classic novels rights that students have throughout Readers can contact Trevor Cox at lazy. If you want to debate this, to newspapers, in seconds. To you. See PAGEpage 6 each of its stages. [email protected]. 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But we see that this actually cover all of the costs for facul- As a proud graduate of UCSD whom struggle through school work- accounts for only 39 percent of all ty research work throughout the aca- ▶ PAGE, MYVTWHNL (class of 2008), and a current M.Ed ing two jobs to make ends meet in this unrestricted funds spent by the uni- demic year as well as undergraduate and let readers share e-books they’ve student at this school, I was not able economy. Make more scholarships for versity last year! plus graduate educational programs. downloaded with their closest fam- to vote in the recent A.S. election, groups who are underrepresented in It also said, “A payment for a When I disaggregate that bundle of ily and friends. That means everyone and I wanted a chance to be heard. the UCSD student population. Put surgery in a UC hospital can’t be expenses, it turns out that undergrad- will want their own e-reader once its I understand from my undergradu- money back into the tutoring and redirected to fund graduate students.” uate student fees now cover the full price drops, and siblings won’t try and ate roommates that there is a move- outreach programs that have been cut That is a half-truth. There is a sur- per-student cost for the UC system to kill one another when the next Harry ment afoot to start an undergraduate over the last several years. plus income from the UC medical provide undergraduate education. So Potter-esque series arrives. football team at UCSD, with possible In short, I urge you, the A.S. enterprises, amounting to around $1 the reduction in state funding is really If the price isn’t a problem, but funding coming from the undergrad- Council, and the whole school to find billion a year, which is distributed a cutback in the faculty’s research pro- you’re not into Kindle’s paperback uate pocketbook. I write to express my something better to do with our time, to faculty in the medical schools as gram. That is a lamentable loss, but it novel-size screen, another option disapproval of such an idea at UCSD. our money and our reputation than to “bonus pay.” A portion of that money is totally unjustified to dump that cost beckons. A company called Plastic We have always been a rigorous throw it into expensive uniforms and could be redirected to other press- onto undergraduate students. These Logic has invented something just academic school, with little time for stadiums. Thank you for your time ing academic needs in these times same facts also eradicate the justifica- for newspaper readers, though it such extravagant sports as football. We and your effort in serving UCSD. of budget stringency: That would tion for Yudof’s claim that the state has functions with all the same reading have very good sports teams (water — Bonnie Wagner be called shared sacrifice. Mark G. failed to provide funds for “enrollment material as smaller screen e-readers. polo, soccer) that make better use of Graduate Student Yudof and the regents have authority growth,” since the student fees cover Instead of a relatively thick, unbend- our time and money than the money- to implement such a strategy. all of that cost. able screen, the company has intro- sink that is a college football program. The sheet also denied that salaries This letter is an excerpt of one that duced a printer-paper-sized sheet of In addition, many UCSD students are <*)\KNL[+VJ\TLU[9PML being given to UC senior managers I sent to Yudof. To view the full ver- plastic that is larger, yet still portable. quite proud of the reputation we have >P[O4PZSLHKPUN0UMV affected the increase in student fees, sion, visit UniversityProbe.org. Also, in a statement that makes me in the city and the state for being because management salaries repre- — Charles Schwartz want to purchase the e-reader the sec- focused on the more important things Dear Editor, sent less than 1 percent of the total Professor Emeritus of Physics, ond it comes out, the company claims in life. We look down on schools like I’m writing to address a docu- payroll at the UC system. the nifty device is strong enough to San Diego State University for valuing ment titled, “The UC Budget: Myths In previous papers, I have demon- withstand “getting hit by a shoe.” Guardian sports and fraternities over academic & Facts,” recently posted on the UC strated that there is a much larger con- ▶ The welcomes letters from its Hello, other companies? I want readers. All letters must be no longer than 500 rigor and action in the world. To add a Office of the President’s Web site. stellation of management bureaucracy words, typed, double-spaced and signed with everything described in these terms. football team to UCSD would cheapen Many of the misstatements in throughout the UC system, which has a name and applicable title. Letters must also What, exactly, can I hit your product our image and put unnecessary finan- that document are things that I have grown over the past decade and is now contain a phone number. We reserve the right with before it breaks? to edit for length and clarity. Letters may be cial strain on the undergraduates. pointed out before in my writing and estimated to waste some $600 mil- dropped off at the Guardian office on the second Regardless of whether you think If, after demanding a hefty ath- speaking to top officials of this uni- lion per year. The Senior Management floor of the Student Center or e-mailed. Send the e-readers currently available are letics referendum two years ago, the versity, though my critiques have been Group, which is discussed here, is just all letters to: the answer, the question of the future athletics program has extra money to ignored. Here are the worst examples: the tip of that iceberg. The UCSD Guardian of printing needs to be addressed. Opinion Editor spend, let it be put back into things The fact sheet said, “UC’s budget They said the primary reason stu- 9500 Gilman Dr. 0316 Barnes & Noble won’t do itself, or us, that really matter at the school. Let is made up of many different fund dent fees rise is related to the decline La Jolla, CA 92093-0316 any good by burying its head in the us improve the sports that are already sources, but most of them are restrict- in the state’s funding for per-student e-mail: sand; neither will Hearst Newspapers. thriving and respected at UCSD. Let ed to specific uses and cannot be used education at the UC system. [email protected] If this means adopting the e-reader business model and selling their own tailored versions, they better get on it and adapt — or risk being left behind. WRITE WHERE IT MATTERS In the meantime, I’ll be snuggled up on my couch with this morning’s Times, last week’s Economist and the APPLICATIONS ONLINE AT final chapters of “The Idiot” — all WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG for less than last month’s cable bill. The Kindle even saves my page for 0PINION me. Score. ;/<9:+(@(7903 ;/,<*:+.<(9+0(5 5,>: =+?WZSMZ+WV\ZIK\[?WV¼\;PQMTL)OIQV[\.]ZTW]OP[ ▶ CUTS, MYVTWHNL “We feel the cuts need to come from cial challenges, we must acknowledge lors, president and academic senates where there is a budget, but we don’t that the university’s greatest asset — be defined to accurately determine the hear talk about [Yudof’s] salary being its human capital — comprises a sig- necessity and extent of furloughs and frozen or any cuts about his wages nificant amount of its budget,” he said. salary reductions at each campus. being cut at all.” “More than 70 percent of our core bud- Factors to be considered would Posadas added that Yudof has not get is devoted to faculty and employee include the maintenance of medical considered that any cuts to under- salary and benefits.” center operations, the costs of preserv- represented worker salaries or the pos- According to UC spokesman Paul ing public safety, honoring existing sibility of mandatory furloughs to all Schwartz, further analysis will deter- union contracts and following govern- workers would compromise the com- mine which employees will be impact- mental regulations. munal aspect of the university. ed by the cuts. He added that Yudof’s “Only when we have in place these “It’s going to affect the campus plan is not definite and represents one decision-making processes should we community because we won’t be able possible option for the university. move forward with the actions neces- to provide quality work to faculty and “[We] shouldn’t assume it’s going to sary to respond to our changing fiscal staff,” he said. “We don’t see President happen — it may not, but the president situation,” Yudof said. Yudof addressing real issues, like how wants to be prepared in case we think The proposal follows the regents’ students and communities will be we need to move in this direction,” decision earlier this year to freeze the affected by these furloughs and layoffs.” Schwartz said. “It certainly would be salaries of 300 top UC executives after Currently, the university’s payroll, looked upon as a last resort, as we’re the state cut $115 million in funding which includes over 170,000 full- undertaking a broad range of measure- from the UC system. UC officials proj- time and part-time faculty and staff, ments to try to cope with the state ect that the deficit will climb to $450 amounts to roughly $9 billion annually funding shortfall.” million within the next two years due — not including medical and retire- Posadas said workers are prepared to the rising operational costs. ment benefits. to fight against any threats of salary According to Julian Posadas, exec- Although roughly 60,000 (35 per- cuts or furloughs, should the plan be utive vice president of the American cent) of those employees are protected favored by the regents next month. Federation of State, County and by labor contracts that cannot be mod- “I think that our workers — low- Municipal Employees Local 3299, ified without union approval, the uni- wage workers and any other workers which represents service workers uni- versity still has the authority to imple- on campus, particularly those that don’t versitywide, top university executives ment furloughs and layoffs on these have contracts, like clerical workers and have compromised little compared to workers. Yudof concedes that while thousands of technical workers — need union workers, who — despite their UC employees are an indispensable to know that we do have a voice and recent contract renewals — are still part of the university, budgetary woes we will be stepping up and holding UC paid below the state average. can no longer sustain previous UC accountable,” Posadas said. “We hear cuts, but these cuts do spending, making cuts to employee not affect high executives and the UC salaries necessary. 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The on-campus time making enemies. series features full-length plays and staged readings from students in the W Granted, much of the hate “Picked” MFA Playwriting Program, a synergistic effort of the entire UCSD Theatre mail and evil eyes are fired out of mis- DIRECTED BY LORI PETERMANN and Dance Department. interpretation: No, we do not hate the WRITTEN BY STEPHANIE TIMM During the week leading up to showtime, the student playwrights Grove, just its paternal neglect; Yes, and directors were caught in a final frenzy of production meetings we understand the Koala must cater and rehearsals. They come from all disciplines — from neuroscience to engineering and classical singing — but what unites them is a mutual to a horny, immature demographic, appreciation for the visceral gusto of live theater. As “Clementine” just selfishly wish it would cater to us playwright Krista Knight puts it: “When something is cool onstage it hits instead; No, we do not want the A.S. you in the gut. I don’t get that very often when I go to the movies. I don’t candidates to die a slow, painful death, get that very often when I go to the theater, but when I do? Man. When just hold them to a standard of legitima- it’s good, it’s good.” Straighter Than Narrow SIMONE ELECTRA WILSON “Refraction” [email protected] DIRECTED BY JEFF WIENCKOWSKI WRITTEN BY RONALD MCCANTS cy that should be demanded of anyone looking to take on that kind of respon- long way from “Trollmole,” the 20-pager he wrote in first grade, sibility. And salary. And parking spot. engineering major Ronald McCant’s “Refraction” unravels the more OK, so we also get wildly bitter up serious yarns of sexuality and racial relations. here, hacking away at an unread, dead- AThe tale begins after the death of a homosexual black youth at the hands of broke rag on fucked-up computers that Rico, a Latino teenager. Compelled to reveal Rico’s murderous motives, a counselor smell like Hi Thai. Especially when — *6<9;,:@6-4(55@96;,5),9. at the Texas Youth Commission tries drawing it out of him with therapy, and in The story of a magical land racked by wartime horrors, “Picked will be performed live at the this grueling process, uncovers the besmirched past and violence of his own family. thanks our hilarious newspaper neigh- Mandeville Weiss Forum Theater on April 15, 18, 21, 22 and 23 at 8 p.m. bors down the way — we can’t even “I tried to be inspired by what is American, what is ours,” McCant said, gestur- get into the second-story bathroom, ing charismatically. “And I think what is ours is our family structures, our way of three hours and pussy-ass Rockstars life, and our communities — which are extensions of our families.” past deadline. Thus, oftentimes taking His own family history, in fact, provided him with a scaffold of inspiration, the critic’s cap a little — way — too both for the new play and his playwriting career from the get-go. “My focus is seriously. storytelling,” he said. “I grew up in a household where that’s what we’d do — tell Case in point: the Loft. I personally stories all the time.” have developed a sinister, death-wish- McCant also infuses a passion for engineering into his theatrics. Amid produc- ing undersneer throughout previews “Obscura” ing children’s television shows, teaching at high schools and interning, he maintains for concerts at the Loft that trap-doors DIRECTED BY TOM DUGDALE an engineer’s mechanistic outlook: “I love technology, and I’m trying to bridge every complement I do manage to WRITTEN BY JENNIFER BARCLAY a gap between technology and storytelling,” he said. One of his many pastimes, squeak out. Too sterile. Corporate working on his Web site Bettyit.com, explores the Internet as a storytelling vehicle. decor. Cafeteria seating. Over-eclectic er espresso’s getting cold. But the everyday scattering of cigarette Still, McCant finds that the power to “milk a metaphor” can’t be found outside (yikes — that must have been a long butts and chatter of passersby have always been enough to fuel the theater. “I see it best as a place for healing, a place to observe things like a Jennifer Barclay. scientist. ... If the theater was just for theater people, then what good would it be?” night). Since basically every concert “Refraction” will be performed live at the Mandell Weiss Forum Studio on worth previewing is held at the Loft H“Obscura,” the grad student’s latest play, channels transatlantic voyeur- April 16, 17, 22, 23 and 24 at 8 p.m. now, I’m of course even more bitter ism — the stuff of indulgent Parisian cafe-goers — into a poetic and unlikely about having to cater to a single venue, romance between two neighbors sharing an insomniac apartment build- and do everything within my name- ing. Sure, the quaint of cobblestone pavements along the Champs-Elysées calling powers to avoid becoming your soon yield to the uncomfortable grubbiness of everyday life, but Barclay’s everyday brochure-blurb noodle. enchanting fairytale retains the dreaminess of a land far, far away. Which essentially makes me no “I’ve lived in a lot of apartments,” Barclay said, resting her head in her better than a 2-year-old who wants her palm. “And I was very fascinated by the duplicity between how intimate it is teddy bear to be missing an eye before and how alien it is to live smack up right next to somebody.” In fact, just the she’s bothered to drag it along the other night, a neighbor’s food scraps funneled up through her sink. “Clementine sidewalk a block or two. It’s right time It’s within the collaboration and artistic vision of director Tom Dugdale and the Cyber Ducks” I Frisbeed some long-deserved props that “Obscura’’ will rightly project itself onto the set, as a voyeuristic con- to that ArtPower!-born venue-ling sciousness of less than polite personal habits. DIRECTED BY ADAM ARIAN down in the scary airport part of Price During dress rehearsal, actors parade onto the stage through the aisles — WRITTEN BY KRISTA KNIGHT Center. Because I mean, compared to the distance between makeshift apartment and audience instantly vanishing those old Mandeville quintet snores, — while natural lighting dispenses the room.The play is a three-ring circus, rista Knight is never short of words — they adorn her hands like this shit is ebonics. challenging our ability to follow multiple events as they unfold simultane- temporary tattoos, decorate her fridge and animate the to-do list of her And what I mean to say is: Sorry, ously. personalized Google start page. Loft. I fucking love you. “It’s like watching four different televisions at once,” Dugdale explained. K“It’s like I’m expecting to be called up for script duty at any minute and need to Wow. So seeing as I’m being so gosh- “We see all the apartments all the time. There are no blackouts. Everything be armed with play ideas at the ready,” Knight says. darn mature all of a sudden, I’d like to continues.” In a testament to her fascination with language, “Clementine and the Cyber ask the same of the other butt of my Barclay said she was inspired to become a playwright after experiencing Ducks” dabbles with the lyrics of its namesake. Revamping the practically canon- almost-fifth-year fury: the A.S. Council, the “complete transportation” and suspension of disbelief that theatrical ized western folk ballad, “Clementine” welds the mid-1800s gold rush with 1990s and specifically A.S. Programming performance can provide its audience. “Where you come out of a play, Silicon Valley. But despite its dark examination of the American frontier’s transfor- (soon to be known as A.S. Concerts and you feel your head is just spinning and you’re just reeling, and you mation, the play maintains a buoyant spirit — in the frivolity of its bar fights, loose and Events, praise be Allah). feel like you’ve been to a completely different universe,” she said, “and you women and steam-punk chorus of deviant ducks. As long as I’m sucking enemy toes somehow, even if it’s in an inarticulate way, feel like you’ve been changed.” Main character Brian, a young computer programmer, opens the play with a “Obscura” will be performed live at the Mandell Weiss Forum Theater on recount of last night’s bar-scapade: He met a girl, Clementine — straight from 1849. here, I should say that Garrett Berg April 17, 18, 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. and the gang really stepped up to the With her crippled father in tow, Clementine has traveled out west to strike it rich, Sun God plate this year. We may not only to discover it a contemporary dot-com bubble. The ensuing romance between get day stages and uncontested slip ’n’ Brian and Clementine careens into a modern day, get-rich-quick scheme: to start slides just yet — savin’ all that for 2010, up an Internet search engine. But to fund the operation, Clementine and Brian get right, Gupta? — but N.E.R.D. and Girl into the bad habit of wrenching money from the helpless geezer. Talk? The Cool Kids? Holy shit. This In this vaudevillian Greek tragedy, the juxtaposition of time periods hints more is good. Not just good in the way T.I. profoundly at the similarities that interested its playwright from the start. and Third Eye Blind were good — like, “The song ‘Clementine’ has always struck me because of the disparity between pop some E and revel in nostalgia this upbeat melody and the song’s internal narrative about this girl’s drowning,” and ridiculousness good — but creepy Knight said. good, like I might even have less fun And it’s this kind of unexpected cohesion that defines Krista’s playwriting career. because I’m hushing the debauchery As an undergraduate at Brown University, she studied neuroscience, motivated by to listen good. (Do note, however, that the “precise ways of describing the known world.” When asked about leaping across I haven’t mentioned Iron and Wine.) disciplines, she says, with the sophistication of a well-versed playwright, “What But earlier this year — in fear their drew me to playwriting was the opportunity to use those same parameters, to create student-fee referendum (to make up unique worlds. Every time I create a play, I create a world.” “Clementine and the Cyber Ducks” will be performed live at the Arthur Wagner See LOFT, page 10 Theater on April 17, 18, 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. ;/<9:+(@(7903 ;/,<*:+.<(9+0(5 /0(;<: Meet at the NEW La Jolla Verizon Wireless Store. Meet members of Switchfoot and your fellow Switchfoot fans. And take advantage of this opportunity to switch to America’s Largest and Most Reliable 3G Network. 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Based on the French graphic novel that made for greedy student orgs and funding creator Marjane Satrapi a New York Times bestseller and oversights) wouldn’t pass, raining on columnist, it follows the boom of religious fundamentalism in the potential awesomeness of Berg’s the ’80s through precocious eyes — before they were draped Sun God before it could come to frui- in floor-length veils, not long after the fall of Iran’s monarchy tion — the A.S. Council did something in the days of disco. (EG) unforgivable. They didn’t let the Loft onto the referendum. Just in case, they defended, students wouldn’t want to shell out $3 without getting some sort Rufus Wainwright of Loft oversight. 9*30./; BELLY UP TAVERN / APRIL 30 / 9 P.M. / $45 Like students know what oversight is. Or have any shadow of it concerning While Rufus Wainwright’s the other $2,800. ecognizable, hauntingly ducet Meanwhile, A.S. Programming still tenor brings happy tears to the uses the space for their own concerts — eyes, the introspective hurt- *6<9;,:@6-( and great things happen. The No Age puppy lyrics it carries are an even greater strength. Dipping show was kick-ass, if kind of short, but it Michael Tang Bechstein’s minimum-wage made one thing clear: We should all be Contributing Writer life story at the Book Barn is into French theatrics, songs in this together. Penny Rue was quoted The Mysteries of Pittsburgh like “Poses” unveil a red-velvet put on hold. as saying the university would never let odgeball” director He’s soon interrupted by cabaret: “All these poses of classical torture/ Ruined my mind the Loft die; however, that might mean Rawson Marshall Starring Jon Foster & Sienna Miller Bellwether’s estranged yet jeal- chancellor brunches and “vine” tastings D Thurber has decided to Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber ous and coincidentally bisexu- like a snake in the orchard.” until we get all pruney and beg for finals throw audiences an earnest Rated R al boyfriend Cleveland Arning Clearly, they haven’t ruined his week. If we want the Loft to continue curveball in his latest com- (Peter Sarsgaard), who kidnaps achingly good looks. (SM) as is, sticking with the “pay as you can” ing-of-age saga shadowing ’80s college grad Bechstein and playfully throws him over the option, it’s time to throw down. Art Bechstein (Jon Foster) as he unclenches rails of an abandoned steel mill — all accom- And paying as you can is really himself from his father’s professional-gangster panied by stilted commentary. “It was there, fucking crazy if you think about it. I’m grip — at least for the summer. Adapted sitting 300 feet above the ground staring at paying $100 to go to Coachella this from the 1988 novel by Pulitzer Prize win- a lunatic, that my summer finally began,” THIS WEEK’S Friday when I could basically enjoy a exit strategy ON-CAMPUS EVENTS ner Michael Chabon, “The Mysteries of rambles Bechstein. free, week-long Coachella five minutes Pittsburgh” means well and warm, but ulti- Bechstein’s childlike, hesitant affection from my last class, any week of the mately fails to conjure up any scrap of road- for Arning predictably evolves into homo- “CHICAGO 10” IN OUR HANDS: ROMA NIGHTS: year (albeit, sans Leonard Cohen. Then trip romanticism. erotic outings, chock full of life lessons. 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In fact, tracks like “Moon and hippie hymns she yowled over a spare set three years ago. Moon” are some of her shaman-songwriting bests, sub- The bones from her chilly debut are still there — hand- limating the animal oneness and PETA-friendly poetics claps, curling horns and chamber-music tribalism — just on Fur and Gold for proverbial mythologies in the ghostly polished with a backup choir and crisp studio techniques. vein of Hopi storytelling. After reviving herself on “Glass” (“I will rise now/ And And yet, as Wordsworthian as she’d like us to believe go about the city”), a pummel of drums runs through lay- she is, Khan’s still willing to throw in a postmodern tribute ers of lithe woodwinds and harpsichord, and Khan’s pitch to “The Karate Kid” without us even noticing (“Daniel”). wanes to porcelain. Instead of relying on a minimalist Melding outback affinities with her Gen-Y upbringings, appeal as in 2006, she shifts between ethereal ornamenta- Two Suns not only holds up the boho cords that caught tion and a somber tenor, pacing her vocals alongside the our ears, but rubs in a spiritual salve. fluid tempo of “Siren’s Song” and the PJ Harvey melody of “Travelling Woman.” — Edwin Gonzalez It’s the same runway off which her Mercury-nominated Associate Hiatus Editor 2008-2009 GUARDIAN GREEN CARD PARTNER The Thermals ■ Now We Can See KILL ROCK STARS he Thermals are the most punk-ass kids you’ll ever meet. progressions and pounds them to lifelessness, as Harris Or at least they think they are. 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With one out, junior The Tritons scored one run in each catcher Kellen Lee started the Triton of the next two innings, giving them a ▶ TRACK, MYVTWHNL rally with a single that sparked the 6-0 advantage, leading to the 9-4 win. “Laiah is running spectacularly,” eight-hit inning. Tanner singled twice Seven Tritons hit for extra bases women’s head coach Darcy Ahner said. for UCSD, scoring once and driving in the game, including Albitz, whose “She’s an incredible competitor and she in two runners, helping UCSD to an triple in the second inning was his first really knows how to stay focused.” 11-0 lead. of the season. Winning pitcher senior The UCSD 4x400-meter team also “Our offense can catch fire at any Trevor Decker allowed one run over performed well, finishing seventh in $ time,” Albitz said. “All it takes is one per- five innings for his fifth victory. a race that was won by a world-class 3 OFF son to get it going and the entire team The fourth game of the series, team, which included two Olympic joins in. That person has been Josh scheduled for April 12, was cancelled athletes. The relay team of Merrill, Tanner the last month. He has been due to inclement weather. Skorupa, sophomore Deyna Roberson VARSITY HAIRCUT the spark plug our team has needed With the sweep, UCSD (25-8, and junior Anna Lee McGregor earned since opening day. I don’t know where 19-5 CCAA) remains in first place an NCAA automatic qualifying time. we’d be right now without his bat in the in conference with a three-game lead Sophomore Stephanie LeFever won 8855 Villa La Jolla Ste. 401 lineup and his glove at third base.” over Sonoma State University and Cal the long jump, edging out sophomore Scoring in four of the final five State Los Angeles. UCSD will now Jasmine Pickett of Cal Poly San Luis (858) 657-0225 innings, the Tritons plated a season- face fourth-place Cal State Dominguez Obispo to win with a mark of 5.71 high 20 runners, completing the feat in Hills (25-16, 14-10 CCAA) for two meters. The Tritons also had a third- You must present the Guardian Green Card. Expires 08/31/09. a seven-inning game. games at home — where the Tritons place finish from senior Sarah Hendy The crooked numbers continued have a 10-game winning streak — and in the discus, whose mark of 160’11” into the second game of the day as the two on the road. was a personal best and second all- Tritons put up a four-spot in the top “Cal State Dominguez Hills is going time in school history. 2008-2009 GUARDIAN GREEN CARD PARTNER of the first inning in what would be to be a solid CCAA team, much like Sophomore Bre Schofield was the UCSD and Grand Canyon’s final game the rest of our conference,” Imeson distance standout for the Tritons, as of the series. As the first four batters said. “As long as we stick to our game her time of 2:14.73 in the 800-meter in the Triton lineup, Albitz, Imeson, and attack their weaknesses we will run was good for ninth overall and was Kehoe and Cantele all hit safely in the have a good series. Playing at home is a NCAA provisional qualifying mark. opening inning and contributed nine always great. Weather, supportive fans Senior Ashleigh Montgomery finished ULTTHERAZO ULTIMATENE of UCSD’s 13 total hits in the game. and a great field make us very happy 10th in the same race, less than one LASER ADVENTURE “We knew that if we did our job on to be home.” second behind Schofield. offense, we would score runs and take On the men’s side, senior Scott some pressure off our pitching staff,” Readers can contact Janani Sridharan Tsuda won the long jump with a mark Kehoe said. “Our hitters did a great job at [email protected]. of 48’2”, only a half inch short of the school record he already owns. Junior Fred Cook also won for the Tritons $5.50 Baseball vs. GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY in the hammer throw, with a per- sonal best of 170’10”. The mark was the per game TRITONS ANTELOPES eighth best in UCSD history. FRI & SAT PLAYER AB R H RBI PLAYER AB R H RBI Junior Casey Ryan, who set the Albitz, V. ss 4 1 3 0 Bair, T. rf 4 0 2 0 record in the high jump last week, fin- MIDNIGHT-2am Imeson, G. 2b 5 1 2 1 McGregor, T. 2b 4 0 1 0 ished fifth in his event with a mark of Kehoe, E. lf 4 1 1 0 Stockfisch, A. c 3 0 0 0 6’8.75”. The high jump event was won Benton, M. ph 1 0 1 0 Haakenson, S. pr 0 0 0 0 by former Olympian James Nieto. 3PORTS !RENA "OULEVARD s Ayers, J. pr 0 1 0 0 Fox, M. ss 4 0 1 0 Cantele, M. dh 5 0 1 2 Courtland, C. dh 3 0 0 0 Salerno stressed the importance of Saul, K. pr 0 1 0 0 Love, J. ph 1 0 1 0 facing elite competition in order for Gregorich, B. 1b 3 1 1 2 Jacobson, J. 1b 2 0 0 0 the team to achieve its full potential. Geach, N. ph 1 0 1 0 Reischl, B. ph 1 0 0 0 “It’s really critical and something You must present the Guardian Green Card. Expires 08/31/09. Knapp, B. 1b 0 0 0 0 Stanko, J. lf 3 0 0 0 Mort, T. rf 3 0 0 0 Green, J. ph 1 0 0 0 we think is important to our program,” Burke, N. rf 2 0 1 1 Bristyan, J. cf 2 0 0 0 he said. “It’s an opportunity for us to Sedin, R. cf 4 1 2 0 Ford, T. ph 1 0 0 0 redefine what we think we’re capable Powers, D. ph 1 0 0 0 Codling, R. 3b 2 0 0 0 of. The term we use in coaching is 2008-2009 GUARDIAN GREEN CARD PARTNER Fung, C. lf 0 0 0 0 Garcia, P. ph 1 0 0 0 Lee, K. c 4 0 0 0 Collins, C. p 0 0 0 0 ‘taking the lid off,’ where athletes can Robles, J. ph 1 0 0 0 Shelley, C. p 0 0 0 0 see what else is out there and redefine Tanner, J. 3b 4 0 2 1 what they think they can do.” Shibuya, T. p 0 0 0 0 The Tritons compete again on Macfadyen, R. p 0 0 0 0 April 18 at the Long Beach Invitational TOTAL 21 7 15 7 TOTAL 32 0 5 2 before coming home for the Triton PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO Invitational on April 24. Shibuya, T. (W) 8.0 4 0 0 1 10 Collins, C. 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Freshman Brandon year round, fall season is dedicated to Coast College (6:36.04) in third, Santa “From the beginning, we were in SHZ[ JVUMLYLUJL WVZ[ZLHZVU Stevenson and sophomore Armaun building rowers’ technical proficiency Clara University (6:36.75) in fourth a shadow of doubt from the rowing ZWV[5V<*:+^PSSULLK[V Emami teamed up at the No. 2 dou- while improving strength and endur- and Sacramento State (6:37.16) in fifth. community,” Gordon said. “Instead of ^PUP[ZMPUHS[^VTH[JOLZHUK bles spot for an 8-3 win. Sophomore ance so that by the time spring rac- Bringing up the rear was UCLA with a being in the Copley Cup, we were OVWL MVY ZVTL OLSW MYVT [OL Naveen Dixit and freshman Jake ing season rolls around, athletes are time of 6:40.51. in the Cal Cup and we were seeded )Y\PUZ[VLHYUHWSH`VMMILY[O Fellow each won singles matches 6-0, primed — not to mention eager — to “One of the strong points on our behind crews we had already beaten 5V 3VUN )LHJO Z^LW[ [OL 6-0 completing the sweep. show their hard work and finally face team this year that really makes our earlier in the season. We attacked each ;YP[VUZPU[OL[OPYKNHTLVM[OL Later that day, UCSD traveled to their competitors. boats move aggressively is the compet- race with the goal to prove to every- ZLHZVU I\[ <*:+ OHZ ILLU Denver to play Mesa State College. In a sport where all battles take itiveness that we have within our own one, including ourselves, that UCSD WSH`PUN^LSSHZVMSH[LHUKOHZ Once again, it was UCSD’s doubles place on the water, spring races are is a legitimate contender this year and HU YLJVYK H[ OVTL JVT teams that set the tone. At No. 1 the most important selection criteria we plan on doing very well. We basi- WHYLK ^P[O VU [OL YVHK doubles, Negishi and Elliott defeated for the post-season invitation rowing cally wanted to make the Crew Classic We attacked each race ;OL LYZ^VU[OLPYSHZ[[OYLL junior Jordan Chomko and junior championships. committee check themselves and feel JVU[LZ[ZHUK^PSS\UKV\I[LKS` Nick Provenza 8-5. The second and Racing in the San Diego Crew with the goal to prove bashful for doubting us.” IL[OL;YP[VUZ»[V\NOLZ[VWWV third doubles teams won their matches Classic, held on April 4 and 5 at After the day’s results, it is unlikely ULU[[OPZ^LLRLUK<*:+^PSS 8-2, giving the Tritons a 3-0 lead. Mission Bay, the varsity eight boat to everyone that that anyone will doubt the Tritons HSZV MHJL .YHUK *HU`VU H[ UCSD continued its dominance in stole the spotlight with a first-place again this season. Equally impressive OVTL singles, dropping only one set over finish in the grand final, capturing the UCSD is a legitimate was UCSD’s junior varsity eight ‘A’ the six matches. Freshman William Cal Cup. squad, who also seized a first-place McCall had the most convincing win “From day one in October of this contender.” finish competing in the petite final. of the day, beating freshman William season we focused on the big races in Crossing the finish line at 6:28.70, Softball ·1\Z[PU.VYKVU Kellar 6-0, 6-1. Dixit was the only one the spring, including the [San Diego] ´ the Tritons glided ahead of UC Davis at Cal State Dominguez Hills who had to battle, completing the clean Crew Classic,” sophomore Justin ZVWOVTVYL (6:34.27), Santa Clara University April 17 and 18 sweep for UCSD with a hard-fought Gordon said. “Our new training regi- (6:30.04), UCLA (6:40.27) and the *VTPUN VMM H SVZZ [V 7-6, 3-6, 7-1 win over junior Rashad ment over the last six months prepared University of Colorado (6:41.85). *HS:[H[L:HU)LYUHYKPUV[OL Khamis. us to be very competitive this spring program,” senior co-captain Jonathan This weekend, the Tritons are back ;YP[VUZHYLPUMV\Y[OWSHJLHUK “We’ve got two matches left in the and it was validated with our win Lynch said. “In practice, each boat on the water as they take part in the ULLK[VWVZ[H[VWMV\YMPUPZO[V season, and we need to continue the at Crew Classic. … Everyone wants attempts to win everything from the 44th annual regatta in Newport Beach. THRL [OL WVZ[ZLHZVU <*:+ momentum we were able to get in the same thing, to win the [Western warm-up to the cool down. We are UCSD will then shoot for a sixth [YH]LSZ [V MHJL ZLJVUKWSHJL Colorado,” Negishi said. “With the Intercollegiate Rowing Association never satisfied. Every piece, and every straight San Diego City Championship *HS :[H[L +VTPUN\La /PSSZ PU way our team has been playing in Championships]. We trust that the drill throughout practice, we always on April 19 at Mission Bay. P[ZZLJVUK[VSHZ[ZLYPLZVM[OL practice, I expect that we can accom- other eight people in our boat are want to beat each other by more than “Given the results from our previ- YLN\SHYZLHZVU;OL;VYVZOH]L plish that and feel good about going willing to put themselves through hell the last time. Practicing with this men- ous races with USD and OCC, we are UV[MHJLK*HSPMVYUPH*VSSLNPH[L into regionals.” to achieve that. This year we have the tality really allows us to come into race expecting to do very well,” Gordon said. ([OSL[PJ(ZZVJPH[PVUWSH`ZPUJL The Tritons are set to finish the reg- potential to be the most successful day mentally prepped for the challenge “This weekend we have the opportu- 4HYJO^OLU[OL`ZWSP[HZLYPLZ ular season this week as they face two crew UCSD has ever seen and that has we have at hand.” nity to make a strong statement going ^P[O [OL *V`V[LZ ;OL ;YP[VU more matches on the road. On Friday been providing great motivation for The winning varsity eight crew con- into the last couple weeks of training VMMLUZL ^OPJO WYVK\JLK VUL afternoon they will head north to face the team.” sisted of junior Andrew Hilton, senior before our conference championships. Y\UV]LYP[ZSHZ[[^VJVU[LZ[Z Sonoma State University. The road trip Originally told that they weren’t co-captain Ryan Andre, junior Jay Dee Hopefully we send out a clear message ^PSS ULLK [V MPUK P[Z YO`[OT will continue the next day with a tilt competitive enough to be legiti- Morgan, senior Jeff Collett, sophomore that we mean business and everyone HNHPU PU VYKLY [V OHUN VU [V against UC Santa Cruz. mate challengers, the Tritons shat- Kris Grey, freshman Nathan Morgan, else will be racing for second.” MV\Y[OWSHJL tered that judgment once they hit the junior Karam Badran, Gordon and Readers can contact Neil Joshi at water. Shadowing Sacramento State junior coxswain Cameran Biltucci. Readers can contact Brianna Lee at [email protected]. University during the first 500 meters, Rewardingly, the varsity eight [email protected]. Wave House at Mission Beach April 18 Noon - 11PM FLOWBOARDING EATING FREE CONCERT 7PM-11PM Featuring Hidden Anchorage at Fiesta Island April 17-19 All Day WAKEBOARDING Finals April 19 9AM-3PM Event is FREE thealtgames.com HOT CORNER 4IQIP*T]M ;YHJR -PLSK +76<)+<<0--,1<7: 2IVIVQ;ZQLPIZIV BASEBALL — Rain may have can- celled the Tritons’ final game against Grand Canyon University last Saturday but it was UCSD’s lineup that poured on the hits last weekend in Arizona. The No. 6 Tritons outscored the Antelopes 36 runs to nine in the shortened series on April 9 and 10, including a 20-5 bashing in the second match. The Tritons faced little opposi- tion in the bookend games as well, shutting the Antelopes out 7-0 to start the three-game set and closing out the matchup with a 9-4 victory. Following the series, UCSD was UPNEXT CCAA MATCHUP ▶ ▶ Cal State Dominguez Hills April 16 to April 18 ranked No. 1 in the first NCAA Division-II West Regional poll of the season. The Tritons will take that top ranking into conference play April 16 and 17 at home against Cal State Dominguez Hills — ranked sixth in the recent poll — still sitting atop the California Collegiate Athletic Association standings. Wasting no time against the Antelopes, junior shortstop Vance CHING WU/.<(9+0(5 Albitz led off the series with a sin- The Triton lineup has scored five or more runs in its last 14 contests, including a season-high 20 runs in its second game against Grand Canyon last weekend. UCSD returns home to face Cal State Dominguez Hills. gle to right field. With senior second early was a priority.” up with a big two-run double in the ished up the game, pitching a scoreless game starter, redshirt junior Matt baseman Garrett Imeson up to bat, UCSD continued scoring, putting 7-0 win. ninth. Rossman, a sizeable lead to work Albitz stole second, setting the stage up runs in three of the first five innings The Triton offense tallied 15 total “Shibuya is a spectacular pitcher,” with in the second inning alone. The for Imeson’s RBI single to centerfield and taking a 4-0 lead with sophomore hits with Albitz, Imeson, junior out- Imeson said. “He has poise, good stuff, Tritons sent 12 batters to the plate, that gave the Tritons a 1-0 lead. pitcher Tim Shibuya dealing on the fielder Robert Sedin and senior third command and competes. His perfor- scoring nine runs — adding to their “Our offensive approach was to mound. Holding on to their four-run baseman Josh Tanner recording multi- mance on the mound against Grand two scores in the first — and driv- grind the pitching staff out,” Imeson advantage, the Tritons broke the game hit games. Shibuya held the Antelopes Canyon reflects the special type of ing the Antelopes’ starting pitcher out said. “We knew they didn’t have a very open in the top of the ninth with senior to four hits over eight shutout innings pitcher he is.” deep bullpen, so jumping on them first baseman Matt Cantele coming before senior Ryland MacFayden fin- UCSD’s lineup gave its second- See BASEBALLpage 14