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VOLUME 47, ISSUE 32 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2014 WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG CRIME GRADUATE AFFAIRS LOVE THROUGH THE AGES Police Arrest Suspects in Rady School to Offer Price Center Arson Case Master of Finance BY Aleksandra konstantinovic associate News Editor UCSD’s Rady School of Management introduced a new Master of Finance program for grad- uate students beginning in the 2014– 15 school year. Valentine’s Day isn’t all The 52-unit program comprises fall, winter, spring and summer quar- candy, chocolate and flow- ter, with classes such as Investment ers; The Guardian takes you and Analysis and Advanced Financial through the history of this Risk Management. The program con- cludes with a summer project where popular holiday all the way students are meant to apply their from its Roman(tic) roots education to a project from their own experience or workplace. WEEKEND, PAGE 6 An announcement from the Rady ERIK JEPSEN/GUARDIAN FILE School of Management emphasized UCSD’s ability to provide a unique FAULCONER'S NEW GIG Two UCSD students are under suspicion of setting two fires in Price Center on Dec. 3, the same day the perspective on a finance program. challenges ahead for mayor University Centers Advisory Board announced plans to open a Starbucks in place of Espresso Roma Cafe. “UC San Diego has a rich tra- opinion, Page 4 dition in empirical and theoretical ASSOCIATE News editor econometrics with some of the most BY Mekala neelakantan widely used empirical models devel- oped from the research of UC San TRITON GOALIE GOES PRO CSD students Hoai Vi Holly of Price Center East and West, Diego faculty,” the statement read. JOSH COHEN TRAINS IN PHILLY Thuy Nguyen and Maya leaving shortly thereafter. The “The emphasis on rigorous empirical sports, Page 12 Land were arrested by San two suspects then lit a fire in a data-driven methods differentiates UDiego Police last week for their sus- bathroom on the second floor of the Rady School’s Master of Finance pected involvement with an two inci- Price Center, after OPINION from programs specializing in finan- dents of arson in Price Center which re-entering the Arson is a cial engineering.” FORECAST occurred on Dec. 3. building wearing dangerous and Rady professor of finance Allan Police took Nguyen, 22, into cus- different attire. ultimately ineffective Timmerman also believes UCSD is tody after identifying her in surveil- At the time of form of protest. an ideal campus to provide a Master lance video footage that showed her the fires, police Read the editorial of Finance degree. and a suspect later identified as Land reported that board’s thoughts. “Some of today’s most important entering and leaving Price Center, hundreds of stu- PAGE 4 tools for risk management and fore- THURSDAY suggesting Nguyen’s participation in dents occupied casting of economic time-series were FRIDAY the ignition of two fires. According to the building, although no injuries H 72 L 52 H 70 L 52 developed at UC San Diego and led Police Lieutenant Kevin Mayer, Land, were detected as a result of the to the 2003 Nobel Prize in Economics 21, turned herself in following public fire. However, police evacuated being awarded to UC San Diego fac- release of the footage on YouTube. the building for approximately ulty Robert Engle and Clive Granger,” According to a Feb. 7 report by the Hoai Vi Holly Thuy Nguyen and Maya one hour and 15 minutes while Allan said. “This tradition is reflected San Diego County Crime Stoppers, Land, pictured in a still from Price Center the fires were extinguished. in the Master of Finance program’s saturday SUNday Nguyen and Land lit a fire after enter- surveillance footage released by San San Diego Police Department focus on time-series econometrics, H 68 L 54 H 68 L 54 ing a bathroom on the first levels Diego County Crime Stoppers. members James Johnson and forecasting and risk management.” See ARSON, page 2 See FINANCE, page 3 VERBATIM CAMPUS CALIFORNIA Considering that I’m closer to my MacBook Vietnam War Memorial UCSA Launches Calif. Pro than I am “to most of my best friends Unveiled in Revelle College Prop 13 Reform Campaign and family, I felt betrayed when its hard drive The “May 1970 Peace a peaceful world.” Ph.D. literature student Niall The new initiative, Fund the UC, aims to close tax randomly died during Week 3.” Memorial” pays homage Twohig, along with a group of stu- loopholes and direct more money toward education. to Revelle Plaza’s history dents in Thurgood Marshall College’s -Lauren Koa Dimensions of Culture program BY Andrew Huang Staff Writer in 1978. It effectively froze annual TECHNICALLY SPEAKING as an arena of free speech. wanted to commemorate an important real estate taxation to 1 percent of a OPINION, PAGE 4 part of history that is often forgotten. Almost 50 organizations from property’s assessed value. This value could only increase by a maximum BY justine liang staff writer Spurred by conversations with DOC around the state have formed a coali- students in discussions five years ear- tion to actively campaign for reform- of 2 percent a year until the property Revelle College recently unveiled lier, Twohig and a few others wanted ing California’s Proposition 13. These changes ownership. At that point, a a memorial next to the Revelle Plaza to have a memorial in the former reforms would bring an additional $6 new base-assessed value would be INSIDE fountain that honors student activ- free speech area in Revelle to remem- billion in commercial taxes to ease assigned, which generally increases ism for peace. The May 1970 Peace ber the histories of activism from the the UC system’s budget deficit. The through the years. The measure was New Business ................. 3 Memorial features a semicircle plaque 1960–70s. The plaque memorializes movement is currently spearhead- intended to lower strain and unpre- Play review ..................... 8 with a constellation of lights, a coral the events of May 1970 and the unrest ed by the University of California dictability for homeowners. tree and a bench — to provide a site among the UCSD student population Student Association, a campus-wide However, according to the UCSA, Film review ..................... 9 of remembrance for the campus pro- and the rest of the nation due to the advocacy and student governance major companies like Wal-Mart and Sudoku ......................... 11 tests for peace. The inscription on the Vietnam War. group. Chevron have heavily exploited the law because they have technically Sports ........................... 12 plaque reads, “For George Winne Jr., One voice among the protests dur- Proposition 13 is known official- the student activists of May 1970 and ly as the People’s Initiative to Limit See PROP 13, page 3 all those who continue the struggle for See MEMORIAL, page 3 Property Taxation and was passed 2 THE UCSD GUARDIAN | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2014 | WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG NEWS FLEETING THOUGHTS By Irene Chiang Laira Martin Editor in Chief Zev Hurwitz Managing Editor Allie Kiekhofer Deputy Managing Editor Gabriella Fleischman Aleksandra Konstantinovic Associate News Editors Mekala Neelakantan Lauren Koa Opinion Editor Kelvin Noronha Associate Opinion Editor Rachel Uda Sports Editor John Story Associate Sports Editors Brandon Yu Stacey Chien Features Editor RAinY FRIDAYS By Eunice Ho Sydney Reck Associate Features Editor Vincent Pham Lifestyle Editor Jacqueline Kim A&E Editor Brian Monroe Photo Editor Taylor Sanderson Associate Photo Editor Zoë McCracken Design Editor Jenny Park Art Editor Jeffrey Lau Associate Art Editor Rachel Huang Associate Copy Editors Claire Yee Philip Jia Web Editor Madeline Mann Training & Development Dorothy Van Social Media Coordinator Page Layout Dorothy Van, Flavia Salvadori, Tao Tao, Natalia Herret, Nguyen Pleads Not Guilty to Arson Charge Dorothy Lee, Joselynn Ordaz Copy Readers CORRECTION Clara Chao, Rosina Garcia, Susan Shamoon ▶ ARSON, from page 1 72 hours. In the Jan. 29 issue of the Editorial Assistants “This evening we arrived at home Emily Bender, Rita Eritsland, Andrew Huang, Morgan Jong, Guardian, a news article about Lieutenant Kevin Mayer were among and found that a search warrant had Soumya Kurnool, Shelby Newallis, Alwin Szeto, Jonah Yonker graffiti hall incorrectly stated those heading the investigation. been executed on our apartment that the new graffiti hall event Business Manager “The Metro Arson Strike Team during the day,” Aronson wrote in Emily Ku would take place on Feb. 16. worked very closely with UCSD to the post. “During the arraignment, Advertising Director The graffiti hall event will actu- Noelle Batema solve this arson case,” Mayer said. the prosecutor made several refer- ally take place on Feb. 26 in Los Angeles Times reporter Tony ences to Vi as an activist, and during Advertising Design front of Main Gym. Alfredo H. Vilano, Jr. Perry told the Guardian that police the search they seized several books A.S. Graphic Studio believe Nguyen and Land started associated with ‘the left.’” The UCSD Guardian is published Mondays and The Guardian corrects all errors Thursdays during the academic year by UCSD students the fires in protest of new devel- Aronson asked for help finding and for the UCSD community. Reproduction of this brought to the attention of the edi- opments in Price Center regard- legal representation for Nguyen and newspaper in any form, whether in whole or in part, tors. Corrections can be sent to edi- without permission is strictly prohibited. © 2014, all ing a new Starbucks branch that announced that only messages con- rights reserved. The UCSD Guardian is not responsible FOLLOW for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or art. The [email protected]. views expressed herein do not necessarily represent will replace the fair trade Espresso taining information about a defense the opinions of the UCSD Guardian, the University of Roma Cafe.