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THE NEW FACE OF SUN GOD A.S. ELECTIONS 2008 Rue Banks on Students A Debate Without Dispute to Pay for Larger Festival Vice President of Programming Kevin Student affairs rejects Highland, to commission an all-cam- council’s request for pus review of the festival that opened up its operations to critiques from help with security costs, almost every department. The com- which are doubled this plaints were compiled into a 22-page Sun God Planning Report released in year with new festival. October, and programmers have since By Charles Nguyen rebuilt the festival to alleviate worry Senior Staff Writer about botched security and safety mea- sures. The report detailed electronic Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs entrance lines that malfunctioned last Penny Rue turned down a request year and stranded crowds of unruly from student officials to cover extra concertgoers. security expenses for this year’s Sun In past interviews, Rue has said that God Festival, now made a larger the festival was becoming increasingly endeavor after administrators and A.S. unmanageable for student program- councilmembers joined in an effort to mers and event coordinators. remake the concert into a community- “[Sun God started] as a homegrown building event. event and developed to a point where In recent years, programmers its infrastructure is overwhelmed,” she employed contracted security person- said in January. “But we believe it can WILL PARSON/GUARDIAN nel and undercover officers at a $15,000 be reined in.” Sixth College senatorial candidate John Cressey addresses the crowd in Price Center Plaza during the A.S. vice presidential and senatorial debates Tuesday. The vice flat fee. However, concerns over securi- Rue also backed the report’s claims ty management have increased, follow- that the festival had diverged from ing a concert last year that saw a rise in its original community-building ide- the number of event-related arrests and als. Programmers responded by gut- citations. A.S. Programming requested ting the event’s layout and operations, over $17,000 from Student Affairs in establishing a new day-long, carni- Amendment Will Regulate Fee Referenda the hopes of defraying security expen- val-like attraction located on RIMAC ditures that have doubled this year. Field. The new event, hosted this year By Reza Farazmand a set of standards by which to draft have the chance to review multiple, A.S. Vice President of Student Life on May 16, adds a nighttime DJ-hosted Associate News Editor the text of any fee-related referen- explicitly stated facets of a referen- Donna Bean, whose office oversees the dance, booths for both vendors and dum, was designed in part to ensure dum included directly on the bal- programming department, said that student organizations and an area for In a move to establish greater stu- that students voting on such mea- lot and thus better comprehend the nearly one-third of students were too student-produced artwork and films. dent influence over the allocation of sures are provided with all informa- measures proposed before casting intoxicated during the day to make it But hosting the new festival will funds derived from student fees, the tion relevant to the implementation their vote. to the nighttime concert, which last be a significantly costlier undertaking, A.S. Council voted unanimously last of any proposed fee changes. “This amendment kind of aims year featured hip-hop artist T.I. according to Festival Director Garrett week to pass a constitutional amend- Chair of the Registration to get people to really understand Last year’s alarming figures spurred Berg, especially in the near future. ment that places new, more extensive Fee Advisory Committee Garo what’s being included in a ballot Bean, a presidential candidate in this “We truly were depending on regulations on all future campus- Bournoutian, who authored the measure and what they’re actually week’s A.S. elections, and the program- based student fee referenda. amendment’s original draft, said that ming department, headed by Assistant See FESTIVAL, page 7 The amendment, which institutes with these changes, students will now See AMENDMENT, page 7 K-12 Budget Cuts May KENNEDY Affect Higher Education CHOSEN By Peter Feytser Senior Staff Writer Trickle-Down Effect AS GRAD Year K-12 State Funding* Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2004-05 ...... $30.9 billion recently proposed cuts to public 2005-06 ...... $33.1 billion SPEAKER education funding have sent a shock- 2006-07 ...... $41.3 billion wave through K-12 public schools, 2007-08 ...... $41.4 billion By Matthew L’Heureux both forcing principals statewide 2008-09 ...... $39.6 billion† Senior Staff Writer to downsize their staffs and raising *From General Fund statewide concerns about students’ †Proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger The planning committee for this level of preparation for postsecond- SOURCE: CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF FINANCE year’s Senior Celebration recently com- ary work. pleted a six-month search for a speaker, In order to compensate for of Schwarzenegger’s proposal, issuing selecting attorney and environmental a $14.5-billion state deficit, over 900 pink slips since February in activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead Schwarzenegger’s proposal calls for an attempt to curb its budget by $80 the first all-campus graduation in more a 10-percent funding reduction to million. than a decade. nearly all state programs and depart- Additionally, the statewide col- A.S. Biological Sciences Senator ments. The reduction would cut $4 lege preparatory classes — such Emma Sandoe, co-chair of the Senior billion from the amount formerly as Advanced Placement and Celebration Planning Committee, guaranteed by Proposition 98, a International Baccalaureate courses said that Kennedy was an ideal choice number equivalent to approximately — are in danger of elimination, along because of his extensive experience $800 per year for each California with various other extracurricular working with social issues. WILL PARSON/GUARDIAN FILE public school student. programs. “Robert Kennedy has an extensive Security costs for the Sun God Festival will double this year, as programmers plan to substitute the use of The San Diego Unified School undercover officers for uniformed authorities from other universities in a completely remade day-long event. District has already felt the effects See SCHOOLS, page 6 See GRADUATION, page 6

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UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008 THE UCSD GUARDIAN NEWS 3 Council Questions Sports Facilities UCSD Surgeons Perform Nation’s First Scarless Surgery Horgan, who has performed 14 of Schlamadinger said. “I understand Director on RIMAC Annex Issues Medical center patient these minimally invasive surgeries, is the need for these trials to provide ike the pedals on an exercise bike, ticipants to inconclusively confront the has appendix removed also the president of the Minimally patients new information and new the tension at last night’s A.S. definition of “recreation.” Invasive Robotics Association and procedures.” Council meeting rose and fell Associate Vice President of Academic through vagina to advocates a close partnership with bio- According to Schlamadinger, the Lrepeatedly as councilmembers probed Affairs Long Pham bemoaned the use expedite recovery and technology companies to develop the risks of this trial procedure are about an administrator about the merits of the of the fees to build socializing space instruments needed for these advanced the same as the traditional method RIMAC Annex, which broke ground and said that a fee reduction would be a prevent scars, pain. procedures. of appendix removal. For both, the last month and is scheduled to open in wiser use of the funds used to construct By Christina Homer Patients are carefully selected for greatest risk is postoperation infec- about a year. the annex. Senior Staff Writer the procedure so surgeons can get the tions, which have not troubled Sports Facilities Director Don “I view the cafe and the convenience best possible results. Schlamadinger. Chadwick visited the council to “clarify store as being supportive of our mission Surgeons from UCSD Medical “We have a carefully crafted Overall, Schlamadinger is satisfied the process” that led to the facility’s con- to provide healthy, physically-active life- Center were recently the first in the approved protocol that delineates who with the results. She reported her pain struction after the council passed an styles here on campus,” Chadwick said. nation to remove a diseased appendix is a candidate, and who isn’t,” Talamini as a “one-half to one” on the pain scale, amendment last week designed to more “We’ve attended a lot of expos about via a patient’s mouth and a patient’s wrote in an e-mail. “Based upon those which ranges from zero to 10. closely tie the expenditure of student how other health stores are structured. vagina, minimizing scars and pain. criteria, we approach patients in our “I had never had a surgery before, fees on any new facility with a student We plan to have a lot of that kind of In the procedure, Natural Orifice so I wasn’t sure what kind of pain to advisory board. food featured.” Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery, expect,” Schlamadinger said. “My doc- The council’s discussion of the He continued to say that an activ- instruments required to remove dis- tors tell me my recovery has been very amendment last ity room with a eased organs like the appendix and Imagine a day when fast, however.” week was largely rotating schedule gall bladder are passed through a natu- She said her stomach pain abated framed in the con- will also allow for ral orifice, such as the mouth or the surgery requires no after four days and she stopped taking text of the annex, New low-impact exer- vagina. Only a small, two-millimeter painkillers within two days of return- which some coun- Business cise such as yoga, incision is required to insert a camera incisions or just one ing from the hospital. Within six days, cilmembers said answering Pham’s into the abdominal cavity. Schlamadinger returned to work. was a misuse of rec- Michael Bowlus question about Since this type of procedure does tiny incision that is only “I am indeed happy that I had reational fees, since [email protected] the relationship not require a large external incision millimeters in length.” the minimally invasive technique the annex is slated between the annex through the abdomen, patients will because of the speed of the recovery to include a cafe and a convenience and recreation. suffer less postoperative pain and “— Mark A. Talamini, Chair, UCSD and because of the chance to make a store but not workout equipment. Earl Warren College Senator Peter recover faster. Medical Center Department of Surgery difference in medical science,” she said. “It might seem that we didn’t Benesch argued that the annex was not A team of surgeons from the “Lastly, I am happy to have no scars on take time to consider student input,” in keeping with the intent of the refer- UCSD Center for the Future of my stomach, just a tiny incision they Chadwick said last night, with Athletic, endum that created the recreation fee. Surgery — including Director clinics and in the emergency depart- made in my belly button for a two-mil- Recreation and Sports Facility Board “When I pay my bill it says ‘rec fee’ Santiago Horgan and Mark A. ment with this new approach as an limeter camera.” co-Chair Daniel Palay at his side. and that’s building a coffeehouse,” he Talamini, the chair of the department option. An important aspect to this early Talamini is confident that the meth- “We’re here to tell you that that is not said incredulously. “I think it’s a breach of surgery at the medical center — work is that we can easily and quickly od will become increasingly precise. only untrue, [but] it couldn’t be farther of contract. has been performing the technique move to the traditional approach dur- “In the future, the tools that are from the truth.” With rising intensity, he then referred on a trial basis. UCSD’s Institutional ing the operation if necessary.” being developed for this will also be According to Chadwick, when to plans for the facility to include alco- Review Board, which is in charge of In the most recent surgery, sur- useful for removing pieces of tissue RIMAC Arena first opened its doors in hol service. clinical research, has approved this geons removed a diseased appendix from inside organs, rather than remov- 1994, it lacked much of the conference “I don’t see how the beer and wine procedure for a limited number of from Diana Schlamadinger, a third- ing whole large segments of organs,” he room and food service space that was and the coffeehouse fits into this,” he patients through what Talamini calls year doctoral candidate in chemistry at said in an e-mail. called for in the facility’s original plans. said. a “rigorous” process. UCSD, using the N.O.T.E.S. procedure UCSD Medical Center has also The annex, which will incur an estimat- But Palay noted that some of the “Imagine a day when surgery through her vagina. This was an emer- recently performed a first-of-its- ed $8.6 million in construction costs, food service would be contracted out to requires no incisions or just one tiny gency procedure, so Schlamadinger kind appendectomy via the mouth. will rectify the deficiencies, he said. third-party vendors. incision that is only millimeters in had only two hours before surgery The patient, Jeff Scholz, reported a At issue was the use of student recre- “We are building the space,” he said. length,” Talamini said in a statement. to decide whether she should use the “two” on the pain scale the day after ational fees to finance the facility’s con- “We’re not putting the keg in there.” “Scarless, painless techniques are what N.O.T.E.S. procedure. surgery. struction. What ensued after Chadwick’s The debate ended unceremoniously the UCSD Center for the Future of “The surgery appealed to me introduction was nearly two hours of when the council cut off discussion on Surgery is setting the stage for right because the work I do every day relates Readers can contact Christina Homer at semantics warfare, which led the par- the matter to move on with its agenda. this minute. Patients deserve it.” to science research and discovery,” [email protected]. ����������� �����

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▶ SCHOOLS, from page 1 work, and the less the chance for plan, which includes 107,000 teach- La Jolla High School Principal success,” Shelburne said. er layoffs, increasing class sizes by Dana Shelburne said the loss of these Shelburne drew parallels between up to 35 percent and eliminating programs would likely have adverse California’s budget crisis and an all music, art and career techni- effects on public school students’ existing budgetary problem in edu- cal education programs. In addition, chances of college admission. cation. layoffs would extend to encompass “Colleges and universities have “Small high schools in rural areas 137,000 bus drivers, janitors, food become extremely competitive, and have dealt with the lack of oppor- service workers, maintenance work- admission is based upon a number tunity for some time, and students ers, nurses and other education sup- of factors, including success [in] rig- who attend those institutions have port professionals. orous coursework,” he said. “If and not yet fully determined a way to Suggested alternatives include when AP courses fall to the wayside, show capacity when course options asking the state to increase state students will have fewer choices, and are so limited,” he said. revenues by closing certain tax loop- the fewer the course choices, the Democratic legislators have holes, increasing fees or raising taxes fewer the opportunities for students voiced opposition to the cuts with in some different manner. to demonstrate mastery of that level the support of school groups such as Schwarzenegger’s proposal of work.” the California Teachers Association, also seeks to suspend and amend Shelburne added that students Education Coalition and Association Proposition 98, a 1988 amendment to who do go on to college might find of California School Administrators, the state constitution that established themselves unprepared for the aca- suggesting alternative methods to a minimal level of funding for public demic rigors of higher education. remedy the shortfall. schools and community colleges. “The less challenging the [high The California School Boards school] curricula, the less prepared Association outlined the statewide Readers can contact Peter Feytser at students will be for university-level ramifications of the “disastrous” [email protected]. Sandoe: Speaker Committed to Environmentalism

▶ GRADUATION, from page 1 ing up to $75,000 to secure a speaker and former Speaker of the House of and impressive commitment to public that would motivate students and draw Representatives Newt Gingrich. service and the environment,” Sandoe publicity for the event. There will be several student musi- said. “We were looking for a speaker “We wanted this inaugural event cal performances following Kennedy’s that could unite the campus under to be appealing enough to compel stu- speech, along with a presentation of issues that we care about. We wanted dents to start an annual tradition to inaugural all-campus awards, fire- a person that could inspire graduating celebrate all UCSD graduating seniors,” works show and reception that Sandoe students while still being relatable.” Sandoe said. described as “a classy Bear Garden.” Kennedy, the son of former U.S. Other media icons were considered At this time, the committee is not Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, for the slot, but many of them fell out of sure whether guests will be allowed to has served as an assistant district attor- the committee’s price range. attend, but Sandoe said she is exploring ney in New York City and as senior “In a dream world Stephen Colbert the issue. Students will be able to obtain attorney for the Natural Resources and Jon Stewart would not cost free tickets to the ceremony at the Price Defense Council, a nonprofit advocacy $200,000 to come to speak for 20 min- Center Box Office. group for environmental protection. utes,” Sandoe said. The ceremony is part of Senior He also founded an organization called Several prominent alumni and San Week, an array of events and activi- the Waterkeeper Alliance, an umbrella Diego residents were also considered ties designed to keep students involved organization for various groups dedi- before the group decided on Kennedy, during the week-long break between cated to water preservation. she said. the end of Spring Quarter classes and Sandoe said Kennedy’s price tag The June 20 ceremony will be the college graduations. — $40,000 plus expenses — fell well UCSD’s first all-campus baccalaureate within the committee’s ideal budget, as since the 1990s, which attracted speak- Readers can contact Matthew its members were considering spend- ers such as former President Bill Clinton L’Heureux at [email protected].

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The student government should students weren’t really consulted ment’s primary functions is to have the ability to say ‘Hey, we’re not and a lot of things that [the admin- ensure that student governing bod- approving your yearly budget for istration] went ahead with on the ies, including the A.S. Council, are this year because it doesn’t mirror RIMAC Annex weren’t things that able to exercise extensive oversight of what students want.’” were included in the original referen- the funds derived from activity fees. The amendment also requires dum of the RIMAC facility,” Murillo Under the terms of the amendment, that all campus facilities funded by said. “By having the advisory boards applicable student governing bodies student facility fees be attended to we’re making sure that the money now have the authority to conduct an by an advisory board whose char- is directly used for the facility and annual review to approve the operat- ter conforms to several institution- the students are consulted about any ing budgets related to these fees. al conditions. Among these is the changes or any other steps that might Bournoutian said that this feature requirement that the advisory board be needed.” of the amendment will ensure that of any facility which draws over 50 In order for the amendment to activity fee usage promptly react to percent of its funding from student be ratified, four out of the six college the fluctuating demands of the stu- fees be chaired by a student repre- councils must approve the change. So dent body. sentative. far, only the Revelle College Council “What these rules indicate now A.S. President Marco Murillo said has brought the amendment up is that these activity fees are still that this aspect of the amendment for consideration, approving it in a going to be up for a yearly budget safeguards students against excessive unanimous vote yesterday. The other review, so we can see that the stu- administrative influence over facili- college councils are expected to vote dent interests and what the students ties funded primarily by student fees. on the constitutional revision at later voted for are still being maintained,” He referred to recent controversy dates. Bournoutian said. “Maybe the stu- that arose over the funding of the dents voted for something, and then new RIMAC Annex as an example of Readers can contact Reza Farazmand 10 years from now when we look at the type of situation that the amend- at [email protected]. Undercover Police Excised from Fest Security ▶ FESTIVAL, from page 1 ties. The change to an upfront policing Murillo added that although this [Student Affairs’] money,” Berg said style will encourage safety but will cost year’s council began with an unexpect- of his rejected proposal. “There is no over $30,000, Berg said. edly large amount of carryover funds, question that the festival will need In her statement to A.S. President it has already slated the monies for increased funding in the future. Even Marco Murillo, Highland and Berg, Rue other uses, including A.S. Safe Ride, if the event doesn’t change at all next said she was “confident that Associate the All-Campus Commuter Board, the year, costs will increase, and we’re Students resources should be able to Women’s Commission and the cam- (858) 740-4675 already beyond our current budget.” cover this increase [in security].” pus’ Bear Gardens. Much of the new costs will pay for Murillo said he was extremely dis- “Administrators missed a great new security measures, Berg said. In appointed with Rue’s response, adding opportunity to show students they past festivals, programmers partnered that students might have to shoulder are supportive of long-standing tradi- with local authorities and the UCSD the festival’s financial load now that tions on campus,” Murillo said. “There Police Department, also employing Student Affairs is not supporting any seems to be a fundamental discrepancy undercover officers to patrol campus. part of the newfound overhead. between the stated goals of the admin- At the January council meeting, Rue “We had hope this year that admin- istration and their actions.” agreed with councilmembers who pro- istration would be willing to fund the The programming department had tested the use of undercover police, added costs of security, since this is the attained $30,000 from the A.S. Council saying that it promoted backwards first year the programming undertakes earlier this quarter. Those funds were enforcement of safety. a new structure to the event,” Murillo meant to add flexibility to a tightened “[Undercover officers] don’t seem said. festival budget, Berg said, which is like the way we want to police our In this week’s elections, students made all the more rigid without sup- students,” Rue said. will be able to complete a survey ques- port from Student Affairs. Programmers plan to replace their tion on the possible uses for higher staff of local undercover officers with activity fees, which includes events like Readers can contact Charles Nguyen uniformed police from other universi- the Sun God Festival. at [email protected]. Props to the budding relationship between students and university workers, which 4 brought them together at UCLA last week for a protest supporting higher wages.

CONTACT THE EDITOR Flops to a national study by community college [email protected] leaders, which found that their systems are ill- prepared the student exodus from higher-cost institutions like the University of California. THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008 EDITORIALS Sun God Saga to Stretch the Student Dollar Live Life Better he bigger, better Sun God tation with stories of incapacitated by Changing Festival will cost more. And drunks, riotous crowds at entrances now that administrators and overzealous undercover offi- Thave turned away students’ appeals cers. Genders, Kind Of for financial support, it will cost us To re-establish order this year, a lot more. For a deal that seemed programmers plan to employ a less ’m sure some of you have heard by now too good to true (a bigger, better invasive strategy that utilizes uni- that an Oregon man by the name of festival at no extra cost?!), the other formed officers from other colleges. Thomas Beatie is pregnant. shoe has dropped. The hopeful result: a more accom- IAlthough those of you who don’t know Suspension of disbelief would modating, work-with-you security about Beatie and his story might be scratch- help swallow this year’s Sun God presence that better accents the new ing your heads, let me just say now that, saga easier. After sloppy manage- festival’s community ideals. The yes, there’s a catch. Beatie was born biologi- ment of last year’s festival painfully catch: it costs twice as much. cally female, but underwent sexual reassign- exposed the fact that it had out- Programmers sought as much ment procedures — including testosterone grown its infrastructure, adminis- support as possible from nearly replacement therapy and chest reconstruc- trators and students alike united every campus party available. First tion surgery — many years ago, and is now to remake the 25-year-old event. grabbing $30,000 from the A.S. legally recognized as a male. What emerged from the exhaustive Council in March (the original ILLUSTRATIONS BY ADAM PELTIER/GUARDIAN review process was a completely request was heavily tapered down new festival, reorganized in basic after heated debate over adding to the site of creative readjustment. Slowly but surely, programmers Word Up layout and curatorial flavor. the event’s already gigantic coffer), Matthew McArdle The festival would officially then, logically, advancing to Vice have leaned on UEO for impor- bring students into the fold, involv- Chancellor of Student Affairs Penny tant staff needs. The new position [email protected] ing them in any number of stu- Rue’s doorstep for a helping hand. of A.S./UEO Event Coordinator, EDITORIAL BOARD He met and fell in love with his wife, dent-run organization booths or art It is shameful to see administra- recently filled by Olivia Tomisia, Nancy, in Hawaii, and she became part of the displays. Finally, the foundations tors on the sidelines in such a heavy embodies a link between the UEO Charles Nguyen reason he chose to undergo the procedure, of community so sorely lacking at student-interest issue; it is plain A.S. Programming Office. The job’s EDITOR IN CHIEF largely because same-sex marriages are illegal UCSD would be fused into the cam- insulting that they are one of the salary was paid for by the a surpris- in most of the country. pus’ largest event. few noncontributing parties in the ingly large council carry-forward. Matthew McArdle But after trying to start a family, the A.S. programmers even went a new festival. True, programming’s The A.S. Council is rightly, and Hadley Mendoza couple found out Nancy was infertile, step further to preserve community $17,000 request may have overshot cautiously, preparing its infrastruc- MANAGING EDITORS so Thomas — who retained his female interests by overhauling their secu- the definition of a “contributing ture to handle the bigger, better genitalia — temporarily stopped his hor- rity tactics. The undercover offi- party,” but it could have served as Sun God. It is pouring more funds, The UCSD Guardian is published twice a mone therapy, located a sperm donor and cers of past Sun Gods have been a a small token for Rue to signify a more staff and more effort into its week at the University of California at San recruited a team of doctors to help him get truly aversive force; their presence more collaborative campus pres- beloved campus event. Diego. Contents © 2007. Views expressed pregnant. And it worked. His due date is in herein represent the majority vote of the edito- at last year’s festival was one part, ence. But the council is admittedly early July. albeit a large one, of the explo- As a party pitching in impor- tapped out. And to see Rue offer rial board and are not necessarily those of the UC Board of Regents, the ASUCSD or the I have to give a brother credit for stepping sive cocktail that ultimately trashed tant work in the new festival, the no olive branch speaks ill of future outside the box. Although let me be the first programming’s management repu- University Events Office has been student relations. to acknowledge that the parents are ventur- ing into uncharted territory, and the kid will definitely have a few rough spots growing up, stories like Beatie’s should inspire people Warning: This Ballot Box Could Cost You Money to challenge traditional preconceived gender roles. s students sign on to cast vey all the more frightening. If This past weekend, I did just that. I, a bona their TritonLink votes in we register our opinion as to how fide male, transformed into a tried-and-true the A.S. Council elections to use higher activity fees, how lesbian for almost three days in Palm Springs Athis week, they will also be answer- extensive will our control of those at a massive gathering known as Dinah Shore ing two survey questions. funds be? Weekend, aka the premier nationwide les- But be wary, Tritons. What As it stands, students are left in bian party event. It was glorious. smells and looks like a survey the dark for much of referendum My transformation didn’t become official on the usage of higher activity expenditures. Councilmembers’ until we got to our hotel, which was literally fees is being talked about as an requests to track the use, or even crawling with women of all varieties (read: inevitable fee referendum. And by planned use, of last year’s athletics lipstick to Amazonian). I camped on the the looks of the recently needy referendum have turned up empty. floor of a sardine-packed room with 12 council, made even more so by Meanwhile, flap over the RIMAC amazingly cool chicks, who were surprised to Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Annex has forced councilmem- see me yet immediately and unconditionally Penny Rue’s unwillingness to lend bers to ask for a right they should welcoming. financial aid for the new Sun God have always had: the right to know And then the madness began. I never Festival, students are facing the where their money is going. knew lesbians were so hardcore: naked flip- herculean task of funding the If a larger festival does end up cup tournaments in the hallway (not even entirety of yet another faltering costing students more activity-fee joking), dancing until the wee hours of the student-interest issue. money, elements from the A.S. morning, putting French fries in a passed- We saw the exact same maneu- Council’s recent amendment must can specifically determine what dents soon have to shoulder other out bull’s pockets (best thing ever, Morgan), ver from administrators unfold last accompany it. Without illuminat- money should be spent on, while slumping nodes of campus such as charging whiskey before noon and sneaking year, when they forced students to ing the procedures behind refer- the amendment ensures that the mental health and campus park- into the $80 White Party with nothing more swoop in to save a sickly athletics endum funds, students will end up money goes to those areas. ing? than chewing gum and unadulterated deter- department with a fee referen- with another muddled debacle on It’s a sad revelation to know The prospect of seeing any mination. dum. This year, protest erupted their hands. that students will undoubtedly see glimpse of financial danger part- So let me say to all you ladies, thanks concerning student oversight of Students paying more fees this year’s survey manifest itself in nered with a student fee referen- for the memories. After having so much RIMAC Annex, a facility funded need to know where those fees are a future referendum. The bleed- dum is not only scary — it’s costly. fun with my sisters this weekend, I wouldn’t by student fees. being spent. Together, the survey ing of students for funds must And administrators need to realize think twice about becoming a lesbian again. Students lack fundamental con- questions and amendment makes stop here, or else we could see any that this is a cost to students who And to everyone else out there who hasn’t trol over their referendum monies, referendum structure more flex- number of student-related issues are already facing rises in college tried stepping out of their comfort zones, do a fact that makes this week’s sur- ible. With the survey, students needing student funds. Will stu- registration fees. it. You won’t be sorry. With Premature Alert, Police Give Rare Nod to Public Trust By Matthew L’Heureux them to decide for themselves how Department informed them that a to police work: the public. Instead about Dang’s threats was not meant Senior Staff Writer to proceed. Some students came man named Thai Thanh Dang had of believing that knowledge of the to be released to the public because to school that particular day; oth- made threats against an unspeci- threats would cause uproar within the vague nature of the statements ON-CAMPUS — Six years ago, a ers chose not to, but everyone was fied San Diego college campus. Even the campus community, King real- could have caused widespread anxi- local high school district was faced informed of the potential danger though he could not be certain that ized that 20,000-plus pairs of eyes ety. While Washington’s concerns with a frightening dilemma: Should and free to weigh the pros and cons the threats were directed at UCSD, have the potential to do more than certainly have merit, it is important officials publicly announce that of sending their children to campus. Chief of Police Orville King decided merely stare at their reflections to recall that members of the pub- an anonymous source had made Thankfully, no incident took place it would be in students’ best interests in the Geisel Library mirrors. By lic share the police’s investment in threats to attack students at one of — but when adeptly handled, a sit- to keep watch for Dang, especially opting to treat students as adults keeping their communities safe, and its schools, or would the knowledge uation that could have otherwise on a campus where it is often all too capable of assisting the officers often provide crucial information only incite a post-Columbine panic? incited panic ended with no mass easy to blend in with the crowd. charged with monitoring their safe- to assist law enforcement in appre- Ultimately, San Diego Unified hysteria and no casualties. King’s admirable decision, which ty, the department made the odds of hending suspects. High School District administrators Officials at the UCSD Police reflected a surprising trust in the Dang’s eventual apprehension much Just last week, police in erred on the side of caution, let- Department found themselves in maturity and alertness of UCSD more likely. Bakersfield, Calif., apprehended ting parents and students know key a similar predicament on April students, pursued an often-unde- SDPD Lt. Sylvester Washington details about the threat and allowing 4, when the San Diego Sheriff’s rutilized resource when it comes told the Guardian that information See POLICE, page 5

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A DROP FROM THE INKWELL By Priscilla Lazaro LETTERS TO THE EDITOR spirited and a greater embarrass- Cheap Tactics in Drive to ment to our village than any pres- Boycott Mexican Tourism ence of poor people. She is clearly an affluent woman Dear Editor, who has no clue about the hardships I am a Mexican citizen studying of homelessness. She might try to for my Ph.D. at UCSD. I want to sleep on one of those benches for a express my concern for the publica- month to see how great a treat they tion of the flyer “Boycott Mexico” by are. Or perhaps try to listen to the Americans United to Halt Tourism story of a homeless person’s life. in Mexico in the Guardian’s March The problem is not loitering, but 31 issue. the presence of poverty and home- First, I acknowledge the liberty of lessness in our country. The pres- speech in this country and the lib- ence of poor people is a reminder erty that any U.S. citizen has to spend that all is not well in the United their money on whatever they want. States. However, I want to state that the It is time San Diego (includ- AUHTM flyer manipulates informa- ing La Jolla) considers an outstand- tion, presents personal opinions and ing program like Bowery Residents’ lies, giving no proof of any statement Committee, which has been suc- and promoting cultural stereotypes cessful in New York City and many and racial intolerance. other cities. The program provides Recall that legal segregation exist- homeless people with decent hous- ed in the United States until 1970. It ing, a support system, counseling is the responsibility of the Guardian and, most of all, hope. What a radi- to verify the information that is pub- cal idea! lished in it. — Tanja Winter — Marco A. Escobar La Jolla Resident UCSD Graduate Student

Patrol Your Own Neighborhood, No Badge Needed ▶ The Guardian welcomes letters Close-Minded Locals Need from its readers. All letters must be no ▶ POLICE, from page 4 While that figure may not seem threat scenario panned out, as Dang to Empathize with Homeless longer than 500 words, typed, double- a convicted murderer who had spaced and signed with a name and astonishing over a 20-year period, was arrested in his home city of applicable title. Letters must also escaped from a Pennsylvania pris- that is still almost 1,000 murderers, Sacramento a few days later for Dear Editor, contain a phone number. We reserve on in November 2007. Despite a robbers and rapists no longer on the an alleged probation violation. Esther Viti’s bench sitting is the right to edit for length and clarity. nationwide search for the fugitive streets — certainly a more palatable However, the situation has taught shameful evidence of her arrogance Letters may be dropped off at the that included FBI agents, the man statistic than it would have been UCSD a valuable lesson: All of its and ignorance. Those benches may Guardian office on the second floor of was not discovered until a passerby prior to the public’s involvement. members, not just the police depart- have been donated, but they are the Student Center or e-mailed. Send all letters to: overheard him bragging about being And true, seeing the low-budget ment, are vital parts of keeping the public space for everyone to use. featured on the television show re-enactments of grisly crimes may community safe. The more people I recommend that Viti buy her- The UCSD Guardian “America’s Most Wanted.” inspire anxiety and fear in some who take part in this enterprise, the self a one-way bus ticket to New Opinion Editor Even AMW, despite suffering viewers, but it also promotes crucial better. Mexico. Her nasty La Jolla bench- 9500 Gilman Dr. 0316 La Jolla, CA 92093-0316 from the unfortunate reality-show vigilance at times when the police sitting campaign to keep out home- stigma, has led to the capture of 997 can’t be everywhere. Readers can contact Matthew less people is unbelievably mean e-mail: fugitives since it premiered in 1988. Fortunately, neither campus L’Heureux at [email protected]. [email protected]

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Otaku Heaven: A Spring Jaunt Through Tokyo’s Electric Town

apan is a wild and strange place, Tokyo on the exterior of the nine-story build- are dressed up as anime maids. They talk in particular. Just two weeks ago my ing greeted us as we walked into a store with mouse-pitched voices and act just J good friend Philip (our main Critical showcasing the future of American technol- like those annoyingly bright-eyed girls in Hit! columnist) and I flew from Los Angeles ogy, three years from now. Cameras, print- many an otaku’s fantasy. We walked into across the Pacific to celebrate our spring ers, watches, laptops; there were gadgets the cafe to check it out but were surprised break in gamer-nerd Mecca. Although the in all directions, perfectly organized and to see a line two floors up a stairwell to get country as a whole embraces gaming as a screaming to be played with. The Battle Critical Hit! a table; apparently sexy maids are a big deal pastime for subway commutes and after- Hymn of the Republic (“Glory, glory hal- in Japan. We were too hungry to wait, so school arcade showdowns, Tokyo acts as lelujah!”) looped over the store speakers, CHRIS KOKIOUSIS we took off looking for a place with tasty the central hub of electric excess — and all traditional song lyrics replaced with [email protected] desserts. that is where our story takes place. What a catchy Japanese arrangement that con- As Phil and I sat on an apartment stoop, follows is a search for the holy grail of gam- stantly repeated the words “Yodobashi” and each of us with a portable ice-cream crepe ing, the Japanese Dream and the legendary “Akihabara.” like greedy children and handed our yen in hand (delicious, and oh-so-trendy among Pokemon of lore. Giddy with excitement, we rode the to the cashier, bowing in gratitude. Three kids), we pondered the cultural wonders we After getting escalator round and round until we finally hours in Yodobashi was enough; there was had just seen. The cherry blossoms were soaked in a stepped onto the sixth floor, the otaku floor. more weirdness to be had outside. blooming, there were no clouds in the sky, torrential An Xbox 360 display looked neglected in the Our backpacks bulged with nerdy pur- and our week of nerding out had only just downpour corner, its screens turned off and gathering chases as we walked down the busy side- begun. trying to dust. Instead, a small group of teenagers walk toward the local Club Sega, a six-floor visit the gathered around the PS3 to try the newly arcade carrying everything from tricked- I m p e r i a l released Ryu ga Gotoku out Virtua Fighter Palace, we Kenzan (coming to 5 machines to d e c i d e d America as Yakuza 3), age-old 2D clas- to cut our an RPG/fighting epic sics. I bought an sightseeing set in the Edo period. ice cream and short and At the other end of the We had dishonored our watched Phil move some- spectrum, Nintendo country, so we left — get his ass hand- where drier, DS and Wii nongames ed to him in a preferably had aisles to them- but not before spending match of Virtua indoors. I selves. I glanced at Tennis; in under s u g g e s t e d the odd box-art and a few bills on crane two minutes he we take the found a game for wine had lost three metro to connoisseurs, some games with ridiculously consecutive sets Akihabara, language learning cute prizes.” to an unknown a district in software, a calligra- “ (presumably Tokyo also phy game (#1 on the Japanese) com- known by the name Electric Town, where charts that week) and, petitor some- otaku (Japanese for uber-geeks) frolic in of course, Wii Fit in all its gimmicky glory. where in the arcade. We had dishon- HIE droves. These nerdy kids and man-chil- Next, we passed through large areas of ored our country, so we left — but not R

dren come in many flavors, ranging from toy models of scantily clad women and giant before spending a few bills on crane HILIP the Godzilla toy collector to the quintes- robots, our eyes distracted with perversion games with ridiculously cute prizes. P OF sential anime hound. However, we were and nerdage. Two aisles were lined only Around the corner from the arcade more interested in the hardcore gamers, with capsule toy vending machines selling we came across an odd phenomenon and upon exiting the subway we decided to encased Nintendo characters and plastic- found only in Japan: the maid cafe.

begin our search at Japan’s version of Best food keychains. Another aisle was dedi- In essence, groups of friends and COURTESY Buy, Yodobashi Camera. cated to hundreds of miniature Pokemon young Japanese couples go to a cozy A giant pair of cartoon eyes painted toys. We grabbed handfuls of merchandise restaurant where all of the waitresses HOTOS P

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University of California-SanDiego - The Guardian - 5” x 8” 10 HIATUS THE UCSD GUARDIAN THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008 THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008 THE UCSD GUARDIAN HIATUS 11 Brazilian Drama Finds Bittersweet Balance ▶ PARENTS, from page 8 their football team. Poetically, the story doesn’t con- know the neighboring children and falls in love with demn these people for their escapism; instead it dem- a nearby waitress, Shlomo begins to make contacts in onstrates how sports unite people. It allows an atypical the political underworld in search of the boy’s parents. community to bond in a way that might otherwise be Though the ensuing odd couple antics are predictable, impossible. Despite their differences, Brazilians and the strange mix of Yiddish and Brazilian, synagogues Hasidics join together to cheer for their team, and find and soccer fields, creates a charming narrative. respite, not just diversion, from the frenzy outside their When the truth of his parents’ exile gets within doors. earshot, the community of Jewish elders work hard to “Year” is a subtle story, and one that’s well told. The shield Mauro from the painful truth that his parents major dramatic tones may rise from politics — Mauro may already be captured, or much worse. They also is orphaned by the country’s dictatorship — but as the shield themselves from the harsh political reality around story is told strictly from a child’s perspective, it’s really them by indulging in their nation’s proudest heritage, just about soccer, and a boy who misses his parents. recordings R.E.M. ■ Accelerate WARNER BROS.

here was a time when R.E.M. was the biggest band and artistically failed attempt is forgiven and forgotten. in the world. Like so many beloved acts, though, The album further gains momentum with “Supernatural T their greatness has since faded, leaving behind only Superserious,” a purposeful quasi-anthem that features fond memories and a few choice singles. The band’s lat- thick, overarching guitar chords and deadpan vocals est effort, however, defies any expectations born from complemented by bassist Mike Mills’ soaring back- this fall from grace, offering a compelling, no-frills ground wail. artistic renewal that harkens to the group’s early days of Accelerate continues to impress with the mesmer- Reagan-era college-rock stardom. izing folk ballad “Until the Day is Done,” and the With Accelerate, R.E.M. makes a graceful return lyrically driven “Hollow Man,” a two-toned number that to the raw, guitar-driven, unfailingly poetic rock that juxtaposes Stipe’s quiet reflection on the loneliness of inspired a young Thom Yorke and drove the world’s monotony with an ironically upbeat chorus. The album’s shoe-gazing emo forbearers to start thinking about only low point may be “Houston,” a tedious, melancholy politics. Whereas the band’s disappointing 2004 release drive that alludes to the likes of “Half a World Away” but Around the Sun settled for uninspired synth-nothing- lacks the coherence and purity that fueled that single. ness and exceedingly overlaid instrumentals, Accelerate This album affirms that R.E.M. has far from lost the represents a reinvented, bare-boned approach to song ability to produce amazing music. Guitarist Peter Buck writing that revels in relentlessly paced guitar riffs still interweaves solid, full-bodied riffs with intensely and down-to-earth folk melodies. Everything between frenetic chord strumming, and Stipe’s lyrics are as Monster and now may as well have never existed, so cryptic and prose-like as ever as he channels the young seamlessly does the band re-engage with the post-punk idealist who made apocalypse seem like an awesome alt-hero ghosts of its past. prospect. Accelerate truly marks the band’s rebirth, and From the moment the distorted guitar chords on is well worth a listen. “Living Well is the Best Revenge” first burst forth and Michael Stipe launches into his signature rapid fire — Reza Farazmand lyric-belting, all memory of the band’s last commercially Senior Staff Writer

M83 ■ Saturdays=Youth MUTE U.S.

nthony Gonzales of shoegazetronic project M83 and emo poetry also make a comeback on the single must have a master plan to slowly evolve into “Graveyard Girl,” proving that sentimental novelties A My Bloody Valentine, because Saturdays=Youth can only be effective so many times before they get shamelessly nabs more from those reverb rockers’ steez ridiculous. than his two past releases ever did. To be fair, Gonzales’ work has always been perfect For example, “Kim & Jessie” evokes such strong deja for nighttime walks with headphones, the buzzing vu that you’d swear it’s a Loveless b-side done by a MBV pads layered so tall that it’s hard not to stop and soak cover band. Everything is in place; the guitar and synth them in. Unfortunately, his new forays into Chemical tones melting into each other to create a pillow of fuzz, Brothers’ trip-hop on “Couleurs” and lethargic build- the percussion pared down to a simple kick/snare setup ups on piano ballad “Too Late” never achieve the same and the somber falling-asleep vocals. emotional potency and come across as worn demos Of course, the sentimental techno suites are still — practice for the “real” record down the line. around, albeit toned down and drawn out in excess But perhaps M83’s prime has already passed and (see closer “Midnight Souls Still Remain”). “Skin of the must be acknowledged as such; deep down we knew Night” adds wispy feminine vocals to the mix, along that nothing could ever top the fiery skate intro to with even bigger drum hits and textured guitar bom- “Fully Flared.” bast, reminiscent of British band Lush but with less mysterious beauty. — Chris Kokiousis M83’s melodramatic vocal snippets about death Associate Hiatus Editor 12 HIATUS THE UCSD GUARDIAN THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008 recordings Tapes ’n Tapes ■ Walk It Off BEGGARS XL RECORDING

f there was anything special about Tapes ’n Tapes debut leaving listeners disconnected. The same can be said of The Loon, it’s that the album was a fine exercise in hom- “George Michael,” which incorporates sharp guitar riffs I age, with the band paying constant tribute to indie greats slicing through prevailing melodies to create a similarly jar- like the Pixies and Pavement. Despite being unoriginal, ring instrumental interlude. the band never failed to be charming, constantly throwing With that said, the album is certainly not without its formulaic but catchy melodies and hooks when we least high points. “La Ruse” is a strong and memorable opener expected it. Unfortunately, given the opportunity to craft that sets the album’s tone, and both “Anvil” and “Lines” a unique sound and identity for its sophomore effort, the never cease to be soothing and sensible after a painful trip only thing the band really manages to do is strip away its through “Demon’s Apple,” a poorly calculated tonal shift charm, leaving only the derivative. that proves only to be boring and arbitrary. To be honest, the album’s not bad; it’s just not all that Still, there aren’t enough memorable tracks to validate good either. The biggest problem with Walk It Off is that the solidarity of the album. While I understand the diffi- the album is manufactured to produce a sound that’s noth- culty of following up a solid debut, the derivative nature of ing really special. Ironically, while the increased production the band never serves a good enough excuse to play Walk It values certainly make the album more polished, they also Off more than once. If you’re itching for new music, neither muddy its sound. For instance, on the track “Headshock,” this album nor this band will help much in scratching it. if the band’s intent was to shock its listeners by adding a sudden instrumental shift, it certainly does the deed. The — Philip Rhie effect, however, only manages to disrupt the song’s flow, Staff Writer

The Kooks ■ Konk ASTRALWERKS

or those who dread the mainstream monotony of MTV snot-infested noses. The song is so beautifully composed that and the like, the Kooks affirm themselves as our guilty we want to hunt down and chastise the vamp who made poor F indie-pop pleasures with their sophomore album, Konk. Pritchard cry such sorrowful words. After topping the charts with infectious hits like “Naïve” Although the last track also reveals the curious impris- and “The Way She Moves” in 2006, the Brighton four-piece onment of a lost love, “Tick of Time” picks a more upbeat tastefully avoided a sophomore slump with cute love ballads acoustic rhythm and the song is sprinkled with a lighthearted in the classic charm of well-tailored — albeit messy-haired tambourine. The track opens up with an informal jam ses- — blokes. sion, Pritchard singing, “Oh honey please, don’t shed no tears/ Although Luke Pritchard’s accent is sometimes incompre- As long as I’m here” before a spurt of laughter in the studio hensibly thick in “Always Where I Need to Be,” the thought of breaks the reverie and promises a cheerier sentiment “One him whispering sweet nothings in our ears like a humming- Last Time.” bird is enough to send ladies “arse over elbow.” With Konk’s epic debut, the bravado of the emotionally “One Last Time” is a delightful, yet sad memoir detailing savvy and ever-so-dashing Kooks helps us comprehend the the potential tragedies of setting your heart at the mercy of complexities of a love lapsed in time. So cheers, mate — these an unrequited love. Coupled with delicate acoustic strum- British rockers will make life a little easier in some of our most ming and Pritchard lamenting, “We were lovers in every way/ vulnerable states. Now I can hardly remember her face,” we can almost plunge into the subterranean darkness of a waning love affair and — Nichole Aquino experience the interminable nights of tear-soaked pillows and Staff Writer

Cloud Cult ■ Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes) REBEL GROUP

ith a cellist, violinist and two visual artists, Cloud meet a triumphantly uplifting orchestral soundscape taking Cult — a Minnesota-based sextet that laces elec- whimsical flight on “Journey of the Featherless.” And while W tronica and folk into its mellow indie vocabulary — ditties like these make for carefree lemonade sipping, the remains stubbornly and beautifully independent. They’ve band’s curious innocence melts away on songs like “The rejected record-exec offers in favor of releasing albums Ghost Inside Our House,” a thoughtful reflection on loss through band-leader Craig Minowa’s own not-for-profit, and growing old. Still, tracks like “Story of the Grandson environmentally friendly label on 100-percent post-con- of Jesus” pick up again, remaining sweetly glass-is-half-full sumer recycled materials. The group’s newest endeavor, (“Do unto yourself as you do unto your neighbor/ It’s not an Feel Good Ghosts, is carefully simple, delicately distilling eye for an eye it’s a favor for a favor”). audible and thematic complexities into a jubilant elixir of Ghosts isn’t flawless — too-easy tracks “May Your human experience that seems able to transform even the Hearts Stay Strong” and “The Will of a Volcano” dance most tenacious sticklers into barefooted kids playing in uncomfortably near to fizzling flavor-of-the-week pop dewy grass. moments — but it is refreshingly honest, rejoicing in the On album starter, “No One Said It Would Be Easy,” spirit of life. So turn up the volume, take off your shoes twinkling music-box melodies, computerized robot beats and let loose. It is springtime, after all. and the cult’s cooing (which quickly shifts to urgent, echo- ing whispers on a throbbing track two, “Everybody Here is — Hadley Mendoza a Cloud”) coalesce. Later, the same peaceful, childlike vocals Senior Staff Writer THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008 THE UCSD GUARDIAN HIATUS 13 recordings Guilty Simpson Cut Copy ■ Ode to the Ghetto ■ In Ghost Colours STONES THROW MODULAR INTERSCOPE

or the past year Guilty Simpson has methodical flow is on point all through orrowing the best elements of ’80s new- appropriate for the latest boy band, is definitely been warning us that his Stones Throw the LP and the production follows suit. wave synth and breeding them with pulsing the first of a few noticeable weak points on the F debut, Ode to the Ghetto, would be His Detroit family is very visible as B guitar riffs and ethereal, crooning vocals, album, but don’t let it deter you from sampling more than just a collection of MC brag- Black Milk and Mr. Porter are featured Australian electronica trio Cut Copy’s sophomore the rest the trio have to offer. gadocio and hard raps; instead it would on almost half the album. Madlib and Oh album, In Ghost Colours, finds a comfortable Rather, Cut Copy is most successful when deliver a more complex and fleshed-out No also have some crazy beats that suit home for itself in that narrowly defined intertidal they focus their energy on either end of the spec- idea of who the rapper is. Usually the Guilty, especially Oh No’s “Footwork.” zone between the electro-rock and club genres, trum, via the synth-heavy beatlines of club tracks response to a rapper claiming to have a The one gripe people are bound to save a few stubborn barnacles that keep you from like “Hearts on Fire” or the propulsive riffage of well-rounded album is extreme skepti- have with the album: the lack of Dilla fully wetting your feet. slower cuts like “Midnight Runner.” The album’s cism, but after a few listens to the LP, beats. There is only one Dilla track on Riding the wave of success from the band’s best song is definitely “Far Away,” an amalga- Guilty proved to be good on his word. the album, but Guilty addressed this issue 2004 release Bright Like Neon Love, which saw lots mation of amped-up dance beats with a catchy Detroit as a whole has been not-so- and mentioned that those tracks will sur- of airtime Down Under, racked up a loyal stateside chorus, while the most disappointing track is quietly running shit in hip-hop for the face in one way or another eventually. clubgoer fan base and spawned enough pulsating “So Haunted,” which starts out as a foot-tapper last few years and Guilty’s LP is in line to Nitpicking aside, the album is banging remixes to keep even the most reluctant hipsters but quickly dissolves once the lyrics (“Satellites, keep that going. The album’s best qual- — simple as that. Guilty is fun as hell to shaking their asses, In Ghost Colours moves away satellites, satellites / Orbiting you and me!”) enter ity is that while Guilty explores different listen to and the album is a doper debut from the safe confines of the band’s previous the picture. themes and topics than what he’s been than most get, and since first impressions synth-heavy midtempo beatlines. Instead, the Although the ooh/ahh factor is distractingly known for in the past, he never seems to are everything in the fickle collective threesome alternate between clubbed-out dance present in many of the tracks on In Ghost Colours, stretch himself too thin. memory of hip-hop, Guilty is sure to anthems perfect for head-pounding ravers and Cut Copy deserve credit for venturing out of He is as comfortable letting you know make a lasting one. Detroit is definitely experimental forays into the softer New Order- their club-beat shell while also giving a few well- how he’d rob you in the aptly titled in the building. esque world of electro-rock. executed nods to their trademark thumping elec- “Robbery,” as he is when he’s speaking Opener “Feel the Love,” with annoyingly sac- tro past. of police brutality in “Pigs” or crazy — Andres Reyes charine oohing and ahhing flanked by repetitive — Matthew McArdle girlfriends in “I Must Love You.” Guilt’s Staff Writer and distorted digitized vocals that seem more Senior Staff Writer

Clinic ■ Do It! DOMINO

espite their relative mainstream anonymity, British based tones mix with airy, accented vocals, presenting an absolute depar- the same basic framework. Clinic’s chief problem is a frequent Clinic are hardly newcomers to alternative rock with ture from the ubiquitous lyrics that characterize most indie bands. imitation of self; they need to vary their style more and dig into D their fifth album, the emphatically titled Do It!. Building Off-kilter notes from trademark vintage keyboards and organs further, unexplored territory. on the eclectic fusion of disparate genres and sounds that pro- (contributing to their retro sound) initially detract from the fluid- Clinic offers a sound that refrains from the overwhelming duce the group’s current label-defying reputation, Do It! deliv- ity, but their seemingly random insertion eventually subsides into a musical cacophony of contemporary alternative rock, instead ers inscrutably catchy tracks that have prompted widespread dreamy, flowing fluency, a composition of organized chaos. Contrast favoring a calmer and more accessible style. While this origi- critical praise and a modest but passionate cult of listeners. pervades, with tracks smoothly segueing from gritty and thumping nality has rendered widespread success elusive for Clinic, it Incorporating everything from smooth electric guitar riffs to calm and meandering, with the often fast-paced instruments a foil is refreshing for a band to shun the formulaic playbook and and pounding beats to bursts of synthesizer, Do It! is pleasing to the lyrics’ softer tones. attempt to write its own. to the ear, if puzzling to comprehend. The album is tight and concise with 11 tracks clocking in The first track, “Memories,” is a microcosm of the album, oscil- at just over 30 minutes, inflicting only a mild case of musical — Imran Manji lating between a generic guitar riff and an eerie series of chimes. The fatigue that might otherwise result from the repetitive rehash of Contributing Writer THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008 THE UCSD GUARDIAN SPORTS 15 Softball to Face First Place UCSD to Use Losses to Prepare for NCAA Tourney ▶ M. TENNIS, from page 16 the Tritons stumbled in singles, win- bles, UCSD played inspired singles Humboldt State on the Road a team that extended its undefeated ning only one match when sopho- matches and had chances to claim streak to 16 when they beat UCSD 8-1. more Bijan Moallemi’s opponent, Joerg an improbable comeback victory. ▶ SOFTBALL, from page 16 to-back first inning hits from Woofter, “They’re a tough team,” junior Kaz Ekkenga, retired after only two games. Moallemi and Meister cruised to easy members of the dynamic pitching staff junior first baseman Jenni Habib and Negishi said. “Their lineup is full of The Tritons’ tough trip continued victories, cutting the deficit to 2-3. The who have not always been given the May. Freshman outfielder Katrin players that have a complete game when they took on No. 27 Columbus last three matches on court would all go run support that they need, maintain- Gabriel provided a clutch two-out, two- where you can’t attack them anywhere. State University. Entering as the favor- the distance, with two needing a third ing a positive outlook keeps the faith in RBI single up the middle in the bottom It was our first match following a long ite, UCSD lost 5-3, dropping two three- set tiebreak to settle the match. The their offense’s imminent breakthrough. of the second and Maze completed the trip, and we weren’t in a groove as a set singles matches that proved to be Tritons split the two matches that went “As an offense, we go out there early scoring by driving a third inning team yet. I’m just glad we don’t have to the difference. In a heated match at the to final set tiebreaks; Negishi won his every game trying to push as many pitch over the centerfield wall for her see them again.” top singles spot, Frank Suarez outlasted match at No. 4 singles, while Placek lost runs across as possible,” Chastain said. second homer in as many days. Next up for UCSD was Valdosta Moallemi 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, while Brandon a tough one after winning the first set. “When playoffs roll around, we aren’t A series split might not have been State University, the second ranked Low lost 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 at No. 6. Since returning home, UCSD going to change our strategy; we go up optimal, but the weekend’s nail-biting team in Division II. This time around In the second half of the double- has hosted its last two home matches to the plate looking to hit the ball hard games gave UCSD something that a the Tritons handled themselves much header, the Tritons bounced back to of the season. The Tritons’ first was and score runs every inning and as a mere “W” could not: the ability to better, losing 6-3. Steidlmayer resorted win their first and only match of the widely considered the year’s premier pitching staff it’s our job to make those overcome failures and grow as a team. to breaking up his highly successful Jamboree, beating Lindsey Wilson home game, with No. 10 Hawaii Pacific runs hold up.” The weekend intensity will be put to doubles team of seniors Eric Rubens College. UCSD set the tone early, University coming to test the Tritons Game three saw the normally the test when the Tritons next travel and Blake Meister, using Rubens with jumping out to a 3-0 lead with a on the North Courts. UCSD lost 7-2, immaculate Triton defense make two north to play the No. 7 Humboldt State sophomore Alex Placek at the top spot revamped doubles lineup. UCSD won falling behind after losing two doubles crucial errors that led to two unearned Lumberjacks with conference playoffs and pairing Meister with Negishi at matches 8-4, 8-2 and 8-3 at the one, matches, and the Tritons couldn’t catch runs and a heartbreaking 2-1 loss. Ward two weeks further down the road. No. 3. Placek and Rubens put up a two and three spots, respectively. The up in singles, where they lost five of six. again threw a solid complete game, but “As a team I feel we are ready for fight, losing 9-8. Meister and Negishi, Tritons held their own in singles, UCSD’s final home match came a shaky defense and an offense that the postseason,” Woofter said. “We were impressive in taking out Otto winning four of six to clinch a 7-2 against Cal Baptist University on April only provided a first inning RBI single are ready for this weekend against Lenhart and Michael Luech by a 8-3 victory. Rubens, Placek and sopho- 8. After taking an early 2-1 lead after from junior outfielder Allison May Humboldt. It is going to be an exciting margin. more Brandon Low were victorious doubles, the Tritons failed to shut the doomed UCSD. series and our team is working hard to “Coach thought breaking us up in three-set singles matches. door in singles, losing the match 5-4. Sensing the importance of the series prepare for the games. We need to just would be best for the team to try The Tritons’ final match in The Tritons have two regular sea- finale, the Tritons scored in each of the play with confidence and know that we and gain an early edge in doubles,” Alabama came against No. 4 West son games left against Sonoma State first three innings to pace themselves are the top team because that’s when we Meister said. “Those matches are so Florida. The Tritons fell behind early, University and UC Davis before the to a 6-4 win that proved their ability play our best.” crucial in getting some momentum losing all three doubles matches, but West Regional, which starts on May 8. to bounce back from their previously because they happen before singles made things very interesting in sin- disappointing games. UCSD jumped Readers can contact Jake Blanc at play starts.” gles before losing 6-3. Readers can contact Neil Joshi at out to an early lead with back-to-back- [email protected]. After earning a 2-1 edge in doubles, Despite being down 0-3 after dou- [email protected]. Tritons Show Depth in Matches Against Tennis Powerhouses in Alabama ▶ W. TENNIS, from page 16 getting the decisive break of serve in College in the day’s second match. held off Paola Arevalo 6-4, 3-6, (10-8). at the fifth spot. Hawaii Pacific’s Tinka apiece with an upcoming tiebreaker the second set, Dao began playing with UCSD grabbed a 2-1 lead in doubles Since then, the Tritons have con- Mihova managed to come from behind needed to settle the third doubles con- more confidence and left no doubt in but tired in singles to lose the match. tinued their dominance in conference, to defeat Sullens by a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, a test, UCSD lost 9-8 in the rubber match the third set. In their last match on March 29, No. beating Cal State San Bernardino 8-1 match that proved to be the difference. for the second day in a row. After struggling to get anything 18 University of West Florida proved and Sonoma State University 9-0. The UCSD has three matches left in the Instead of hanging their heads after going in losing the first set 6-0 in No. 4 too much for the Tritons, beating them wins extended UCSD’s run of consecu- regular season, two at home, first host- another difficult loss, the Tritons were singles, Fonte fought back in a stirring 7-2. West Florida jumped on UCSD tive wins in conference play to 46. ing Concordia University on April 10, able to flip the script in singles. UCSD reversal of fortune. She won the second early, winning the three doubles match- In their most recent match, UCSD then finishing the season with confer- won two huge matches in third set tie- set 6-2, and then won a back-and-forth es by a combined score of 24-4. took on No. 17 Hawaii Pacific University ence games against Cal Poly Pomona breaks, which turned out to be the dif- tiebreaker 13-11. The clutch victories In singles, Perelman and Tang man- on April 6. The match was a compelling and Cal State Los Angeles. ference. Dao managed to overcome a helped seal the deal on a 5-4 win. aged to give Tritons their two points of one, with the Tritons falling just short huge deficit in beating Vicky Machaud The victory left the Tritons drained the match with victories. Perelman’s 5-4. The two teams split the singles Readers can contact Neil Joshi at 1-6, 6-4, (10-3) in No. 3 singles. After when they played Lindsey Wilson came in a tense three setter where she matches, with the key match coming [email protected]. HOT CORNER 16 Valerie Tang Women’s Tennis CONTACT THE EDITOR The freshman earned California Collegiate Rael Enteen Athletic Association Player of the Week [email protected] SPORTS honors for the week of March 31 to April 6 after going 6-0 in three matches. THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008 UCSD in Second After Series Win TRITON MEN By Rael Enteen man Guido Knudson pitched well but Sports Editor allowed two solo home runs in the third inning and was chased from the mound STRUGGLE WITH BASEBALL — In their penultimate in a disastrous eighth inning after sur- conference road series of the season, rendering an unearned run. UCSD the Tritons looked just like the team ended up allowing four unearned runs TOUGH SCHEDULE that has climbed the rankings to No. en route to the tough 7-0 loss. 12 in the past few weeks in three of the UCSD bounced right back, how- By Neil Joshi games, but was shutout in another to ever, in the nightcap with a 5-2 victory. Staff Writer finish the four-game series with three The Tritons got a stellar performance wins over Cal State Stanislaus on April from sophomore Matt Rossman, who MEN’S TENNIS — With the NCAA 4 through April 6. With the wins, only went five innings but allowed tournament near, the Tritons have pre- UCSD is now 31-8 overall and 15-5 only one earned run in that span pared themselves with a grueling set of in the California Collegiate Athletic and struck out 11 Warriors. Rossman matches down the stretch. Head coach Association, good enough for second picked up the win to improve to 7-2 Eric Steidlmayer expects the challeng- place in the competitive conference. and Noe came in and pitched 1.2 ing set of opponents to help his team In the series opener on April 4, innings to claim the single-season peak in the postseason. senior first baseman Chris Franco led saves record for himself with his ninth “Our team really needs some com- the Tritons to a 9-6 win by going 3-for- of the year. petitive matches to properly under- 5 with two home runs and six RBIs. “It’s more important to me to know stand what kind of effort it takes to The win was UCSD’s eighth straight, that we’re winning games,” I’m getting be successful,” he said. “We’ve made it but the streak was jeopardized as the the ball with the lead. It’s easy to pitch a priority to schedule matches against Tritons found themselves down 6-3 when you have a lead and you only teams in other divisions ... so that our after four innings. However, a four- have to come in for one inning. I really guys will be prepared for the type of run fifth inning gave UCSD the lead wasn’t worried about [the closer role]; quality teams we will see.” and a two-run ninth inning padded it I want to get a national championship. With that in mind, the Tritons have before senior closer Keith Noe came And if in the process I’m getting saves been a busy bunch over the last two in to pitch the bottom of the ninth and and I’m doing what I’m supposed to weeks. It’s been a tough stretch that has earned the save, his eighth of the year, do then that’s fine.” seen the team go 1-6 to fall to 9-10 for tying the single-season school record. After being called upon in back- the year. But in fairness, the stretch has “When Keith takes the mound at to-back days, Noe got a well-deserved featured some truly imposing oppo- the end of the ballgame and we have a rest as the Tritons had no need for nents. Over spring break, the Tritons ERIK JEPSEN/GUARDIAN FILE lead, in all seriousness, everyone feels their closer in a 13-2 blowout win in Junior first baseman Matt Cantele has displayed his power skills throughout the season, jacking six home traveled to Montgomery, Ala. for the like we have a ‘W,’” head coach Dan the series finale on April 6. The teams runs and driving in 33 runs for the No. 12 Tritons, who are now 31-8 overall and 15-5 in league play. Blue/Gray Jamboree. Over a four- O’Brien said. battled for three scoreless innings day stretch from March 26 through The first game of a doubleheader before the Tritons struck in the fourth fourth win of the year and the 20th of league, the Tritons will face two CCAA March 29, UCSD played five match- on April 5 did not go as well, with the with 10 runs on eight hits. his collegiate career, making him only rivals in two series at home over the es, including games against top-five Tritons getting shut out on their way Thanks to his offense, junior start- the seventh Triton in program history next two weekends. UCSD will take schools University of West Florida and to ending a win streak and suffering ing pitcher Trevor Decker had a cush- to reach the milestone. on No. 15 Chico State University Valdosta State University. The road trip only their second road loss of the ion to work with and shined, not even “On paper we were playing the best before hosting first-place and second- also featured a match against National year. Warrior senior pitcher Marquis allowing a hit until the fifth inning. team we’ve played all year and that’s ranked Sonoma State University for Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Fleming went the distance and pitched Decker stayed on the hill for seven when Trevor’s at his best,” O’Brien four games starting on April 18. powerhouse Auburn University at a one-hit gem, walking only one Triton innings and allowed only one run on said. “And I think that says a lot about Montgomery, hosts of the event and while striking out nine. three hits and three walks. With his Trevor.” Readers can contact Rael Enteen at On the other side, UCSD fresh- quality start, Decker picked up his Now sitting in second in their [email protected]. See M. TENNIS, page 15 Tritons En Route to Fifth UCSD Salvages Split With Otters By Jake Blanc Straight Conference Title Associate Sports Editor

By Neil Joshi The second match of the week SOFTBALL — The Tritons survived Staff Writer featured a showdown with No. 12 the most intense weekend of the sea- Columbus State University on March son on April 4 and 5 against Cal State WOMEN’S TENNIS — Head coach 27. Once again, UCSD had difficulty Monterey Bay, salvaging a split in the Liz LaPlante has said throughout the picking up any momentum and lost four game series. No. 15 UCSD battled season that her team’s incredible depth 6-1; however, the Tritons were much back and forth with the visiting Otters will inevitably make her players stron- more competitive in this one. At No. as tensions grew throughout the series. ger as the season progresses. 1 doubles, freshmen Natalie Varnay All four games saw some form of late- “Having so many options makes and Taskeen Bains got their team going game theatrics or game-changing plays, practice more spirited, and that inten- with a rousing 8-2 win over Columbus including many controversial calls sity will translate to matches,” LaPlante State’s top doubles team Agata Polcyn from the umpiring staff, one of which said. and Lindsay Groenewald. Columbus led to the ejection of head coach Patti The Tritons have topped the rest State responded and tied the match Gerckens in the series finale. of the California Collegiate Athletics with an 8-2 victory at No. 3 doubles. Before the Tritons can look ahead Association for four consecutive years, The No. 2 doubles match, featur- to the postseason, they will have to and with this deep group maturing fast, ing Triton freshmen duo Kimmie Dao first go through California Collegiate it looks almost inevitable that the streak and Valerie Tang taking on Roxana Athletics Association rival and the will be extended for another year. Dondera and Gabriela Vasilescu, was conference’s first-place team Humboldt After starting the season with the match that would break the tie and State University. With such a big series unknown players, LaPlante has would end up deciding the match as looming, it would have been easy for watched her squad evolve into a a whole. Dondera and Vasilescu man- the Tritons to lose focus against the nationally ranked team as the West aged to make the clutch plays to steal Otters, but they were able to keep their Regional approaches. Like the men’s a 9-8 win and give Columbus State an composure and grind out a series split. team, LaPlante led her lady Tritons to important 2-1 early lead before singles “Although we split this weekend Alabama for the Blue/Gray Jamboree play started. Columbus State quickly with [CSUMB], the team was not con- from March 26 to March 29. The com- won four singles matches to clinch the tent with our performance,” freshman petition in the Midwest gave the team tie and the other two matches were shortstop Sarah Woofter said. “We were a much-needed litmus test before the cancelled because the result of the over- expecting to at least win three out of postseason. all match was no longer in doubt. the four games, if not sweep them. As In the Tritons’ opening con- The Tritons demonstrated their a whole we have been struggling with test, they matched up with the hosts, resiliency the next day, bouncing back consistency up at the plate this whole Alabama University at Montgomery. to upset Division-I opponent University season but it has been our tremendous The Tritons lost 9-0, with UCSD’s best of Texas at El Paso by a 5-4 score on defense and pitching that has allowed result coming in singles from No. 6 March 28. After an 8-3 loss by the us to get away with it. This weekend our senior Molly Sullens, who lost 7-5, 6- third doubles team of freshman Dalya defense was not solid and we did not 1. In the other five singles matches, Perelman and senior Justine Ang Fonte, perform the way we have all season.” Alabama Montgomery dropped a mere the Tritons responded by winning the Game one of the series saw UCSD 13 games, demonstrating their strength other two doubles matches, both of follow its typical production of stel- ANDREW RICCI/GUARDIAN which were tense, down-to-the-wire The No. 15 UCSD softball team hosted Cal State Monterey Bay over the weekend and came away as a team. lar starting pitching and timely hitting with a split in the four-game series, remaining in third place in the conference with a record of 13-9. “Having our girls play against a games. Dao and Tang displayed excep- for a 6-0 victory. Senior left-hander team like this is a great experience, tional poise in beating Ximena Fuentes Melissa Ward threw a two-hit shutout give Ward the breathing room that she Cabral handcuffed UCSD for six especially for the younger players who and Megan Pritchard 8-6. for her 13th win and eighth shutout of has often been denied this season. innings before the Tritons were finally have plenty they can improve on,” she The top doubles match was just as the year. For the first five innings, Ward In the nightcap, the Triton bats able to scratch across two runs in the said. “They had to work extremely compelling. Faced with the familiar was clinging to a 1-0 lead provided couldn’t rescue junior starter Lauren bottom of the seventh, but the rally hard for each and everything out there, situation of being knotted at one win by senior third baseman Jenny Maze’s Chastain, who allowed only four bas- fell short. For Chastain, Ward and all and I’m proud of the way they fought, fourth inning solo shot, but the offense erunners all game but took the loss in regardless of the score.” See W. TENNIS, page 15 exploded for five sixth-inning runs to a close 3-2 contest. CSUMB’s Angela See SOFTBALL, page 15 14 CLASSIFIEDS THE UCSD GUARDIAN THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008

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