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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 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 BY justine liang staff writer Spurred by conversations with DOC around the state have formed a coali- could only increase by a maximum 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

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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 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. attorney or words of support would California or Associated Students. The UCSD Guardian is funded by advertising. Surprise Dessert. The fires were lit the same be addressed. General Editorial: day that the University Centers According to a Feb. 7 Los Angeles us on [email protected] Advisory Board voted 11-4-0 to Times article by Tony Perry, Nguyen News: [email protected] open a Starbucks in Price Center. pleaded not guilty to two counts Opinion: [email protected] Sports: [email protected] The decision to place a Starbucks of arson in a San Diego County Features: [email protected] in Price Center was surrounded Superior Court on Feb. 6. Police Twitter Lifestyle: [email protected] A&E: [email protected] by controversy due to allegations are continuing their investigation in Photo: [email protected] Design: [email protected] that Starbucks violates UCSD’s search of more information. Art: [email protected] University Fair Trade Policy, which “As always, we want to thank Advertising: 858-534-3467 targets coffees, teas, sugars, choco- the public for their support and the [email protected] lates and creams. tips they provide,” Mayer said. “The Fax: 858-534-7035 According to a public Facebook investigation is continuing.” TAG us on Instagram @UCSDGUARDIAN post by Lee Aronson, a member readers can contact #UCSDGUARDIAN at the UCSD Food Cooperative, gabriella fleischman [email protected] police held Nguyen in custody for

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He chose to self-immolate in Revelle dent activism and the history behind Planning staff on the design of the Kuga, VC Internal of Thurgood Marshall Senator Kathleen Maguire Plaza on May 10, 1970 as an antiwar student protest — an often buried or memorial to bring the concept to life. Marshall College, and last year’s directed the difficult question to the message. Although faculty and stu- forgotten history — and so the memo- “I hope that long after the peo- Marshall Senator on behalf of the rati- question master himself by asking, dents have held vigils in Revelle Plaza rial aims to restore the history to the ple who worked on the memorial are fication process of the A.S. Council “How would you, as a student leader, to remember the students who protest- campus space. gone, others will return to the site and bylaw changes. empower students?” She explains how ed, Twohig and the students felt that “Far from being a loner, Winne’s find inspiration in its history and mes- “As a student I love feeling empow- she meets with students during office Winne’s memory fell into disrepute. gesture was linked to countless people sage,” Twohig said. “I hope that they ered and that my voice is being heard,” hours and makes a conscious effort to “Many people for- at UCSD, across the nation and around see a larger shape beyond the indi- Kuga said. “What’s the point of hav- speak to people about the constitution got his anti-war message and the world who desired a peaceful world vidual and collective acts of 1970 — a and an end to warfare,” Twohig said. desire that links student activists across ing college councils new business and about A.S. instead characterized him as a if A.S. is just going to “I haven’t had psychologically troubled loner «The goal is to represent the desire time and across space.” Justine Liang who was disconnected from that Winne and the student activists have a campuswide [email protected] time to empower readers can contact vote.” students because any social movement,” the of stood for — a desire for peace and Justine Liang [email protected] I guess this meet- I’ve been attending supporters of the May 1970 Peace justice.” ing’s theme is “empowerment,” as it councils.” King said. Naturally, chaos was repeated frequently throughout ensued, so council moved on to the the rest of the meeting. Reports of Members. “I’m getting really, really empow- The subsequent two hours con- Nobel Laureate to Teach Part of Rady’s New Masters Program ered by my senator project, so I want sisted of back and forth amendments Finance, from page 1 and an average GMAT score of 683. around San Diego has its own, full- to help share the love with my other to amendments, of which A.S. Advisor ▶ The school was not considered in time business school, though none has senators if they haven’t started their and Daily Operations Manager Another Nobel laureate, Harry Business Week’s annual rankings of been ranked by Business Week. projects yet,” physical sciences Senator Hayley Weddle summed up my feel- Markowitz, will be teaching a portion business schools in 2012. Rady is This year, Rady will be celebrat- Sierra Donaldson said. ings entirely, “You can’t make amend- of the program. primarily a graduate school, though ing the 10th anniversary of hiring its No, not quite the empowerment I ments to amendments … or else it just Rady’s MBA programs cost UCSD undergraduates can earn a founding faculty in 2004. was thinking of. gets too Inception-y.” about $85,000 a year according to business or accounting minor in con- During question time, VP External The back-and-forth amendments readers can contact Business Week, with accepted appli- junction with the business school. Affairs Vanessa Garcia asked, “How do felt like Inception. VP Finance Sean Aleksandra konstantinovic [email protected] cants posting an average GPA of 3.29 Each of the three major universities you perceive our councils react to each O’Neal voiced my own thoughts: “Can other? A. Federal government and the we move the conversation forward state, B. as seven equitable governing and not talk about this amendment for bodies, or C. neither?” three hours?” Proponents of Amendment Hope to Have Ballot Initiative by 2016 I wasn’t the only one who was Maguire then brought up what stu- confused. dents who attended her office hours ▶ Prop 13, from page 1 According to their website, the California’s Master Plan for Higher “Can questions be asked to ques- said in regards to the A.S. Council and UCSA and its allies are pushing for Education and fighting for the “access, tions in question time?” a senator college council conflict — “They [A.S.] never changed hands. This means that a ballot initiative in 2016 to amend affordability and quality of UC educa- remarked. Robert’s Rules indicated are buttholes. Whose voice are you they are still paying the same 1975 tax Proposition 13. They seek to remove tion,” in accordance with its mission that it was fine. representing, other than your own?” levels as when the proposition first the cap on commercial property taxes statement. Along with Fund the UC, Social Sciences Senator Colin King Strong language aside, she makes passed. Due to this alleged loophole, to restore the $6 million of funding its other projects include IGNITE, turned the questions of questions into a point. the state is losing out on at least $6 back into California and the educa- Fossil Free UC and Proposition 30 something more philosophical. “What “I could spend all of my term to billion in tax revenue every year. tion system. Since 2011, they have campaigns. do you think is the difference between have A.S. spend money on a naked On its official Fund the UC web- called on all UC students to organize A.S. VP External Affairs and student empowerment and student rave,” Maguire said. page, UCSA said that the effects in support of Fund the UC. Efforts USCA Board of Directors member leader empowerment?” Hold on there. Naked rave? What? of Proposition 13 exacerbates include educational sessions and a Vanessa Garcia could not be reached Really, they were going for empow- “Even though there was a lot of California’s economic crisis and nega- postcard campaign at UCSD to raise for comment. erment after Kuga’s first introduction time put into something doesn’t mean tively impacts the UC campuses as awareness for reforms. readers can contact of it — yet all this empowerment they it’s good,” Maguire finished before she budget cuts and tripled tuition rates The UCSA, founded in 1968, andrew huang [email protected] spoke of goes back to the conflict was called out for being germane. take their toll on students. has dedicated itself to upholding 4 The UCSD GUARDIAN | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2014 | www.ucsdguardian.org

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s everyone’s midterm hell weeks continue, I’m going to warn you now that you Abetter back up your files or pay up. Because these days, losing every- thing on your hard drive will not only break your heart and piggy bank — it will also make you lose your mind. Considering that I’m closer to my MacBook Pro than I am to most of my best friends and family, I felt betrayed when its hard drive randomly died during Week 3. I was so depressed that no amount of red velvet Sprinkles cupcakes would have made me feel better. According to Dave from the Fashion Valley Apple Store, a hard drive failure could have been caused by anything; moving my laptop while it was powered on, putting my laptop in a backpack or basically everything that you’re supposed to be able to do with a laptop, can kill a hard drive. The shitty piece of metal that stores basically everything in your life rely on two highly sensitive, constantly spinning little “heads” Fighting Fire that read and write data onto the drive. If these heads become mis- aligned or dislodged from any heat or tiny vibration at any point while Dissatisfied students should look to one of the many safe avenues of protest to using your laptop, it’s pretty much voice their displeasure with university policies and changes. time to cry. I don’t know what I raged about more: The fact that I lost all the photos and documents from the ILLUSTRATION BY JESSICA CHEE past two years of my life or the fact that after only two years of use, I had to pay big money to fix it. The ur campus may seem a bit sleepy, but setting fire to Price Center is certainly not the way to wake it up. Genius Bar charges a ridiculous Police have arrested the suspects behind last December’s arson case — two UCSD students who may have $180 for replacement and installa- been protesting University Center Advisory Board’s decision to replace the fair trade Espresso Roma with a tion of the same type of mediocre Starbucks.O But regardless of their motives, the suspects’ actions were in the wrong direction completely. hard drive. Even the Geek Squad Now, we’re all for liberating the student voice and advocating free speech on campus, but arson is pretty far counter at Best Buy charges $50 removed from the average picket sign protest on Library Walk. The suspects started two fires in two different Price just for installing a replacement Center restrooms and endangered hundreds of students, faculty and staff. Fortunately, none of the hundreds of stu- (which you still need to buy your- dents in Price Center were harmed and both fires were quickly extinguished. self), a job that requires not much We can’t help but take issue with both the crime and its purported motive. It doesn’t take a rocket physicist (or more than 10 minutes and access to any educated university student) to know that setting a fire in a crowded place could injure or even kill people. That a screwdriver. See arson, page 5 Dave recommended a more reliable replacement in the form of a solid-state drive that performs faster and is less susceptible to damage or failure, but costs around five times the price per gigabyte of storage. Since I was desperate Faulconer Must Bridge City’s Partisan Divide and definitely could not handle the stress from another crappy hard evin Faulconer cruised to a city hall whose mayoral job is Gov. Jerry Brown declared a drive failure, I reluctantly agreed, victory in Tuesday’s elec- “non-partisan” while the city coun- drought in California and San Editorial Board bought that ridiculously expensive tion to elect a new full-time cil is controlled by Democrats. Just Diego is not immune to the lack little box and bullied my boyfriend mayorK for the city of San Diego, saying the words “Bob” and “Filner” of rainfall or water. Mayor-elect Laira Martin into installing it for me. and with Faulconer came a sense next to each other invokes negative Faulconer will need to prioritize Editor In Chief I’m happy that I’m no longer of resolution to the whole mayor feelings about local leadership as addressing the water shortages as Zev Hurwitz watching a sad screen of “dead- revolving-door game. the former congressman’s short stint soon as he takes office because Managing Editor hard-drive” gray, but if I had put my With the councilman’s win over as mayor was marred by scandal water is a necessity for all San thousands of photos and important his city council colleague Democrat and stubbornness to work with the Diegans and not a partisan issue. Allie Kiekhofer documents on my computer onto an David Alvarez, the Republican tourism industry, among others. Additionally, Faulconer will Deputy Managing Editor external drive, or even my DropBox Faulconer is set to become the We’re concerned that willing- have his feet wet this summer when Lauren Koa account, the disaster would have felt fourth person to serve as mayor ness to work with members who San Diegans will go to the polls to Opinion Editor less intense. In that situation, I’d still within the past 16 months. Now, disagree with him may not one vote on two referenda this June. have to pay for a replacement, but I America’s finest city has an oppor- of Faulconer’s stronger attributes. One proposition would reset talks Kelvin Noronha Associate Opinion Editor would have been less overwhelmed tunity to finally settle down and With the current San Diego City on the Barrio Logan industrial about completing upcoming assign- work toward resolving the Barrio Council split 5–4 in favor of rezoning, and the other concerns a Mekala Neelakantan ments and happily accepted pity Logan debate, saving the Chargers, Democrats (Faulconer will likely be linkage fee tax on new businesses Associate News Editor chocolate from my friends. creating jobs for UCSD alumni and replaced by a GOP member), the that pays for affordable housing Aleksandra Konstantinovic Computer companies probably cleaning up La Jolla’s smelly bird new mayor will need to be able to units. Watching Faulconer as he Associate News Editor should just use better hard drives poop problem. bridge the partisan divide in order responds to big city issues that to begin with, but take it from me: Faulconer told a crowd of his to make progress and get legislation divide voters and constituents will Gabriella Fleischman Instead of crying the night before supporters Tuesday night that party passed while in office. paint a real picture of what this Associate News Editor your next paper is due, make it a politics shouldn’t define this city’s If Faulconer is as dedicated mayor is all about. point to back up your files. Save The UCSD Guardian is published twice a week at the operations, and reminded them “it’s to bipartisanship as he says he is, The UCSD Guardian wishes University of California at San Diego. Contents © yourself the unnecessary stress, 2014. Views expressed herein represent the majority about us being San Diegans.” then the city will be able to fluidly Faulconer luck with his new digs vote of the editorial board and are not necessarily those have a happy Valentine’s Day and That mantra will be critical for a address the pressing issues that 2014 and that he’ll stay true to his goals of the UC Board of Regents, the ASUCSD or the don’t ruin good chocolate with members of the Guardian staff. city weary of weak leadership from and beyond will bring to San Diego. for office. wasted tears. OPINION The UCSD GUARDIAN | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2014 | www.ucsdguardian.org 5 halcyon days By Christie Yi Campus Conflicts Can Be Resolved Through Peaceful Student Protest

▶ arson, from page 4 their disposal, it’s quite ridiculous this was likely over something as that any student would essentially trivial as a coffee shop only leaves throw away their career and future us shaking our heads. The fair in such an incendiary act. trade movement that campaigned Even with all these possibili- against Starbucks wants better ties in place, some of the campus’ wages for the coffee workers in anti-establishment enclave may South America and elsewhere, find a way to point fingers at the but we can’t imagine that burn- administration and complain that ing down a building full of UCSD the “institutionalized” nature of the students does much to further that protest process doesn’t allow for agenda. Apparently, the suspects expression. However, we suggest (who seemed to have planned this that those pining for a Berkeley- incident out) did not stop to think style rebellion environment should, about the safety of their fellow stu- to be frank, grow up. Rather than dents or the staff who would have trying to “fight the machine” or set to extinguish the fires. fire to campus, it might be prudent It’s certainly a shame that UCSD for these people so bent on chang- students decided to go to such ing the world to attend lecture inexcusable lengths because they every once in a while and possibly may very well have discredited the even get a job. A UC education entire “anti-Starbucks” movement doesn’t come cheap — that money on campus. Individuals who have shouldn’t be wasted on an abstract worked hard on fair trade policy and irresponsible form of protest. efforts and advocated their cause Instead, the students should reasonably will forever be associat- have taken a look at past protests ed with the irresponsible girls who on campus that have worked. For tried to set fire to Price Center. We example, despite being blatantly recognize that this was an isolated insulted and offended by the rac- case that should not be representa- ism of the 2010 Compton Cookout, tive of the entire group, but the the Black Student Union took the event will inevitably be associated appropriate steps to ensure that with fair trade fighters in future African-American students are bet- conversations. ter and more accurately represented If the incident truly was meant at our school. Instead of resorting to spark a protest, it’s also puzzling to anarchy, the Black Student Union that the suspects found it necessary worked well with university admin- to resort to crime to spread their istrators to meet their needs. This message. There is no shortage of cooperation culminated in the open- options on campus for students to ing of the Black Student Resource express their dissatisfaction with Center in the Student Center in the administrative policies and the like spring of 2013. — for example, students can author The moral of the story is that if resolutions, stage high profile pro- a student feels particularly affront- EMAIL [email protected] TO GET YOUR OPINIONS PUBLISHED IN tests on Library Walk and maybe ed by a university decision, there even write a letter to the editor at are far better ways for them to vent the UCSD Guardian. (A.S. Council their feelings and start catalyzing regularly reads us.) With so many change. And most importantly: Just THE GUARDIAN. potential avenues of influence at don’t set fire to stuff. It’s a felony. Earn your credential and master’s degree in education at Azusa Pacific.

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I. Introduction II. Virile and Venereal, PART 1 Lupercalia: the ancient, Roman version of Valentine’s Day. The fertility feast was also celebrated around Feb. 14; We associate the however, everyone would be drunk and naked (perhaps word “Valentine” with pink hearts the unlinked connection to the past and present of and passionate love, but its Latin root, “valens,” Valentine’s Day). Rather than the cliche candy hearts and actually means strength. We also imagine that Valentine’s red roses, men showed their love by whipping women Day originated from Saint Valentine, a third-century priest with the hide of slain animals. Usually a goat would be who coincidentally died on Feb. 14, but it actually stems from sacrificed, and then their skin would be dipped in blood an even more ancient Roman fertility feast. Saint Valentine did before it was used. Women would line up in droves to get exist and was not just the patron of love but also the patron of beaten, thinking that a hunk of blood-soaked goatskin beekeeping, fainting, plague and epilepsy. However, the holiday that would make them more fertile. In addition, couples sexed we see so iconically loving now has always been swathed in red: blood it up in a whole different way: The names of single ladies from sacrificed goats and dogs, blood from the “ceremonial” whipping would be placed into an urn, and bachelors would draw of women to increase fertility and the blood from the decapitated out their “lucky” girl. Lucky, of course, meaning spending heads of martyred saints. the next year copulating with each other. V FOR VALENTINE’S DAY

V. Veiled & Vicious, PART 2 Saint Valentine, who lived during Emperor Claudius II’s reign in Rome, is the one we allegedly name the holiday after. Valentine was a third-century, Christian priest who married people despite Claudius’ ban on marriage (the ban being enacted so that men were not distracted with distant lovers during military campaigns). He was beaten with clubs and stones, and finally decapitated, on Feb. 14 for allegedly aiding Christians in Rome. But it was before his death that he had written a letter to the jailer’s daughter, whom he befriended and possibly loved. The letter was signed “from your Valentine,” thus writing the first Valentine card in history. Weekend The UCSD GUARDIAN | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2014 | www.ucsdguardian.org 7 III. Virile and Venereal, PART 2 Apparently, Lupercalia was so romantic that France and England were struck with the same idea during the Middle Ages. Not the women-beating part, just the drawing a name out of the hat (thank God). The men erred on the charming side and would draw a heart on his sleeve, indicating his commitment to a particular love interest for the year. This is a possibility of where the notion of “wearing your heart on your sleeve” came from. However, if a man was displeased with a woman’s dancing and cooking skill and left her, she would isolate herself for a week before banding together with all the other spurned women to burn the drawn names (the women were then called “Valentines”). IV. Veiled & Vicious, part 1 The ancient Roman’s Lupercalia feast gave us the holiday’s theme of fertility — in which we romanticized into love, but they could have also been responsible for the naming. Saint Valentine’s perceived influence on the holiday is actually very vague, especially since there have been at least three figures identified with this name. In addition, there are many different stories and legends on how these fabled men have come to influence the holiday. Other than nomenclature and ordained sainthood, the only thing these men shared was their violent ends. Medieval miracle plays would depict Bishop Valentine of Terni brutally beaten, blood-splattered and then decapitated before angels took him away. That sounds like love. Numbers by the $4.52 The average amount pet owners Romance spent on their pets on Valentine’s Day in 2012. The number of people who expect or are planning a Valentine’s Day The per person average estimated The unit amount $130.97 marriage proposal. amount that people will spend on of Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day. 145 M cards purchased. The total spending that will be The approximate 6 Million $18.6 B reached by Valentine’s Day. number of cards 151 M exchanged each The percentage of Valentine’s Day. men and women who say sex is an 224 million The estimated 85% important part of number of roses grown for Valentine’s Day. Varieties of Valentine’s Day. Hallmark’s available Valentine’s $1.9 billion -- The amount Day greeting cards. 1,400 Average number of people will spend on flowers. 11,000 children conceived each Valentine’s Day

29% 1.2 to 1 51% 64% Ratio of single men in their 20s to 36% single women in their 20s The The The The percentage of people who will percentage percentage percentage of type a romantic text message. .33 to 1 of people of men who women who Ratio of single men 65 and older to who buy red buy flowers buy flowers single women 65 and older roses for this for Valentine’s for Valentine’s holiday. Day. Day. VI. Venerated & Veering, PART 1 Martyrdom was more common back in the day, and the Catholic Church honored them by creating St. Valentine’s Day. Later, Pope VII. Venerated & VeerinG, PART 2 Gelasius I thought of combining its celebration with Lupercalia to “Christianize” the pagan ritual. Plus, they were on the same day. In When Hallmark caught wind of creating Valentine’s Day cards in the Catholic version, people had clothes on, but everyone was still 1913, the holiday would never be the same with industrial-level drunk, and love and fertility were still abounded. During the same time, production of the iconic cards. Normans celebrated a similar-sounding holiday, which could have been responsible for the confusion: Galatin’s (meaning “lover of women”) Day. The transition from fertility and martyrdom to love is further sped VIII. Conclusion up because of Chaucer (14th century) and Shakespeare (17th century). These men romanticized and sugarcoated it, popularizing and If you have a significant other on Valentine’s Day, think altering the meaning of Valentine’s Day throughout Europe. about how love has conquered all; no more beating women Chaucer, in his “The Parliament of Foules,” mentioned and beheading saints — only the overdone Hallmark cards that “Seynt Valentyne’s Day” is “Whan every foul and chocolates and roses. If you are single, consider your- cometh ther to choose his mate.” Similarly, self saved from this bloody holiday and its turbulent his- Shakespeare said in “Hamlet” that: “To- tory. If you side on one side or the other, or just ambivalent morrow is Saint Valentine’s day / All in the to it all, Valentine’s day is just around the corner and on a morning betime, / And I a maid at your three day weekend. Maybe it is just a little special. window, / To be your Valentine.”

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In her efforts to turn her life around, she finds as the action dissolves into a bewildering and herself squatting in the suburbs with Gary (Carlo abruptly violent conclusion that takes Crystal’s play review BETHANY Alban), a paranoid conspiracy theorist with a moral ambiguity perhaps a step too far. penchant for swinging planks at intruders. Though bogged down by a clumsy script, With a sitcom-style premise like that, the staging in “Bethany” is very effective “Bethany” fails to really address the issue of the — light and sound are highlights of the Directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch housing crisis (it becomes confusing whether production that accurately manipulate the this was the play’s intent at all) and instead atmosphere of key scenes. Noteworthy men- Written by Laura Marks detours into an alternately dark and jarringly tion goes to sound staging during scene tran-

P HO T O US E D W IT H RMISSI N FR M HE LD GL B ATR E Cast Jennifer Ferrin, Carlo Alban, blithe tale of the frightening depths to which sitions, in which the music blasting through DeAnna Driscoll, Amanda Naughton, Crystal is willing to go to survive. Because overpowering surround sound fades to tinny, of this focus, Crystal is the only character in-store pop as we cut from the house to the James Shanklin, Sylvia M’Lafi Thompson who enjoys fully fleshed-out development; the Saturn dealership. Runs Jan. 25 to Feb. 23 rest of the cast are criminally underutilized, Overall, however, small moments when Location The Old Globe Theatre and Marks doesn’t quite know what to do individual pieces of the production shine aren’t with them. Gary, in particular, suffers from enough to gloss over the play’s jarring prob- ive years ago, Laura Marks lost her job superficial writing, becoming an expendable, lems. That the story strays from its own prem- in the financial sector to the recession. “fight-the-Man” caricature. Meanwhile, James ise and offers no insight on the housing crisis Naturally, she turned to her lifelong Shanklin’s Charlie, a questionable motivational only adds confusion to a plot that already suf- Fpassion for theater to alleviate the stresses of speaker, is entertainingly sleazy until the char- fers from a relatively short, hour-and-a-half unemployment, a transition that culminated in acter takes a repulsive turn in the latter half of running time. Cuts made from the original the play “Bethany.” the play. Off-Broadway version scrap crucial context Inspired by post-layoff anxieties, “Bethany” One-dimensional characters aside, the that help justify Crystal’s actions, - is a complicated drama that attempts to tackle play is partially salvaged by Ferrin’s powerful ly creating an unsympathetic heroine whose the still-sensitive topic of the 2007 housing portrayal of Crystal’s escalating desperation; actions leave the audience disoriented and crisis but has difficulty grounding itself in real- Ferrin is consistently strong until the final few unpleasantly bewildered. ity. The story centers around Crystal (Jennifer scenes, when she (and the play) begins to lose Ferrin of AMC’s “Hell on Wheels”), a Saturn credibility with the audience. In the last quar- saleswoman, and her struggle to regain her ter of the play, the task of suspending the audi- — Rachel Huang footing after losing her home to the recession. ence’s disbelief is made increasingly impossible senior staff writer AYAD AKHTAR

s if receiving the crown of a Pulitzer Prize for Drama last year wasn’t play from people who see your work? enough, Ayad Akhtar has found success in his series of works. AA: You know, what I really want to do is create an absorbing experience With a penchant for exploring cultural identities in the Muslim- for the audience. I want them to be engaged on many AAmerican community, the writer of the levels and whatever conversation they have after; I 2012 novel “American Dervish” and the don’t want to convey a particular message. I just want Pulitzer-winning play “Disgraced” has just the audience to experience, as deeply as they can, the debuted his second play, “The Who and “The Who and the story. I don’t think of my stories or my characters as the What,” at the La Jolla Playhouse on What” will be play- exhibitions or items in which the audience comes and Feb. 11. Focusing on women in Muslim- ing at the La Jolla looks. It’s really about leading the audience to a place American culture, the play follows Zarina, of union, if possible. The Muslim-American identity is who clashes with her family when she Playhouse Feb. 11 almost secondary to the universality of it. writes a book about women and Islam, and March 9. creating a rift between traditional family G: In “The Who and the What,” you’re exploring values and contemporary society. Muslim-American culture and intersectionality with gender. What was your inspiration to write about Guardian: What were your inspirations in this topic? writing the play “The Who and the What”? AA: I’m a writer, so I sometimes write about writers, Were there any significant events in your life and [the main character Zarina is] a writer. The issue that influenced the writing? of femininity in Islam is a longstanding theme in all Ayad Akhtar: I’ve always wanted to write ? my work. a story about relationships in the Muslim- BY CHRISTIAN GELLA American community. It came to me as I STAFF WRITER G: How was the reaction to your works in general, from was in a cab; I was looking at the televi- your own community and the outside public? sion, you know the ones in those cabs, and AA: I think it’s complicated; I think some people there was an ad for “Kiss Me Kate,” which appreciate it a lot, and other people feel like they have is based off “The Taming of the Shrew.” some problems with the way I’m going about it. I think I think it’s a great play, but it just doesn’t there’s a lot of complaints amongst people who are not respond to where gender policies are today happy with what I’m doing — that I’m airing dirty amongst certain men and women. I real- laundry. But that’s what writers do: They uncover the ized the gender policies in “The Taming Q&A larger picture of what’s happening in a community. of the Shrew” make perfect sense in the context of the culture that I come from. G: How have you reacted to all this success and attention? AA: It’s a learning curve. It’s nice that people are paying attention now, so I G: A lot of your work deals with Islamic culture, whether it’s identity, religion have the opportunity of doing what I’m doing, but with new scrutiny comes or integration. What kinds of discussions are you looking to create with your new challenges. What I try to stay focused on is becoming a better writer. PHOTO COURTESY OF BOOKREPORTER.com

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Broken Bells successfully deliver danceability on their sophomore album. All those who asked, “What do neat layering, snazzy effects and you get when you cross The Shins and an overall sweet tone. And most together?” had their notably, the music is, well, groovier. question answered in 2010, when Contrary to what the title might Broken Bells — a duo of Danger indicate, “After the Disco” is not a Mouse (the stage name of musician disco record, and its disco influ- and producer Brian Burton) and ences are surprisingly minimal, The Shins frontman with the exception of the Bee Gees- — released their self-titled debut L.P. inspired single “Holding On For “Broken Bells” proved that Mercer’s Life.” But it’s nonetheless far more photo courtesy of ace showbiz and Burton’s unique styles served as danceable than the previous record. perfect complements to each other, Its dark lyrical themes of loneliness with an eclectic yet cohesive mash and heartbreak make it suited for of funky, soulful, psychedelic and a despondent loner with a little Labor Day electronic sounds. boogie left in his shoes after a long With their newest album, night of dancing. And in that sense, “After the Disco,” Broken Bells the album’s title seems apt. offers yet another paradox: The In the album’s title track, Mercer record bounces around musically sings, “After the disco/ All of the Director Jason Reitman offers a paradoxically well-made yet remarkably but flows seamlessly all the same. shine just faded away.” And on colorless film that results in mediocrity. They play up an eerie, futuristic “Control,” he touches on the transi- sci-fi vibe, and feature an upbeat tory nature of life: “Nothing’s per- Directed by Jason Reitman electronic vibe typical of Danger manent in life/ So it’s useless to Mouse’s work in combination with hold on so tight.” So it goes. For the Starring Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Tobey Maguire the resigned ballads evocative of time being, at least, it’s clear Broken rated PG-13 The Shins’ “New Slang.” Bells’ shine hasn’t begun to fade. But Broken Bells also takes release Date Jan. 31 its sound in new directions. The — julian levine vocals stand out in particular, with Contributing Writer he month of January is infa- from the Christmas holiday to the involves a bleeding Brolin coercing mously known as the dump- January rubbish bin, understanding an emotionally frail Winslet into month for Hollywood’s gar- that this film was a losing venture. giving him a ride, and it feels like bageT films, right after Oscar con- “Labor Day” tells the story of a a terrifying setup for a thriller. But tenders are screened and too early depressed mother, Adele (Winslet), engaging scenes in the rest of the for summer blockbusters. “Labor and her son (Griffith), who are held film are sparse. With an experienced Day” was one of the better films to hostage in their own home after director and talented actors with hit theaters in January, but that isn’t they give escaped criminal Frank impressive IMDb resumes, “Labor saying much, given its competition. (Brolin) a ride. This begins as a Day” should’ve been a smarter, more Based on the Joyce Maynard novel potentially interesting home inva- interesting and more insightful film. of the same name, “Labor Day” sion thriller, but after a predict- Unlike Reitman’s past films, was written and directed by Jason able case of Stockholm syndrome, “Labor Day” lacked flair, wit or Reitman, known for his quirky, Adele falls for Frank, and this film anything that would have made this critically acclaimed, artistic com- heads in the direction of a Nicholas drama worthwhile. This film was edies like “Juno,” “Up in the Air” Sparks story and eventually surpass- simply bland and for the most part, and “Thank You for Smoking.” With es it, turning into one of the most very predictable. This film was cer- “Labor Day,” Reitman departs from schmaltzy romance films in a while. tainly not an easy thing to watch. his well-known whimsical style At first, Frank is helpful around the Like its namesake, “Labor Day” is and aims for an intense romantic house, doing chores and cooking a labor to sit through. The almost drama with elements of a coming- delicious food. It quickly becomes two-hour long runtime of “Labor of-age story and a home invasion obvious that Adele is going to need Day” is punishing, and it is difficult thriller. Unfortunately, these excit- him in the bedroom for something not to get restless, especially when ing elements never come to frui- other than changing the sheets or a significant portion of this film tion. Reitman set out to make an washing the windows. This concept involves longing stares and doing Oscar winner, casting top-tier actors would generally lend itself nicely to banal chores. All of these dull and — including Academy Award win- a Lifetime Channel original film. banal moments are filmed well, but ner Kate Winslet and nominee Josh The whole thing was a far-fetched, Jason Reitman isn’t quite able to Brolin — as he hoped to release the ridiculous melodrama. save it. film alongside potential award com- Reitman’s direction and execu- petitors in December. But after poor tion almost saves this film. There — Naftali Burakovsky reception at last year’s film festivals, are a few rather tense, edge-of-your- Contributing Writer Paramount shifted the release away seat moments — the first scene photo courtesy of ace showbiz

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▶ baseball, from page 12 scoring with seven runs on six hits. Golden Eagles pitching errors. Facing a massive deficit mid- With the game nearly tied, both Tritons Fall to No. 8 complementing our pitching with a way through the game, the Tritons teams were anxious heading into little better defense and a little more attempted to rally back in the fifth the final inning but the Golden pressure offensively,” UCSD head inning but only managed to score one Eagles stopped the Tritons’ come- Stanford, Last-Place UOP coach Eric Newman said of the first run. Looking to end the game early, back despite allowing two hits. The two games. Los Angeles scored twice more in the Golden Eagles won the hard fought The team (0–11) is still in search of its first season win. For the final — and most excit- bottom of the fifth to go up 9–1. match 9–8, putting up 12 hits and ing — game of the series, the Tritons But UCSD refused to give up as four errors to the Tritons’ 10 hits and BY Rita Eritsland EDITORIAL ASSISTANT eled to Stockton to face the University traveled north to Los Angeles to bat- they slowly mounted a comeback, single error. of the Pacific with both teams com- tle the Golden Eagles at Reeder Field. picking up a run in the sixth off a The now 3–2 Tritons head back The UCSD men’s volleyball team ing into the match looking for their From the onset, it appeared as if it Golden Eagle error. Triton pitcher home to face conference rival Chico remains winless on the season after first conference victory of the season. would be another low scoring pitch- Cruz held the Golden Eagles score- State in a four-game series beginning falling to Stanford and the University In the first set, the Tritons found ers’ duel, as both teams remained less through the final four innings, on Friday, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. of the Pacific last week. The Tritons themselves with a 17–12 point advan- scoreless and hitless through three giving UCSD time to cut the deficit. readers can contact fell in three sets to No. 8 Stanford tage. The Tigers made a run, but and a half frames. In the sixth, the Tritons picked up an CLAY KAUFMAN [email protected] on Friday, Feb. 7, then watched vic- UCSD closed out the game by a score The Golden Eagles opened up the impressive six runs on two hits amid tory slip away again the following of 25–22 with a kill by redshirt junior night in a four-set match against the and outside hitter Scot Metzger. University of the Pacific. UCSD is In the second set, the Tigers took UCSD Senior Goalkeeper Cohen to Pursue Professional Career now 0–11 overall and 0–10 in the an early lead. UCSD battled back and Mountain Pacific Sport Federation. closed the score to within one point On Friday night, the Tritons at 20–19, but ultimately fell by a score ▶ M. SOCCER, from page 12 finishing up his studies, although situation academically so I can focus could not keep up with conference of 25–21. The third (25–23) and he would be interested in finding a on finishing my senior project and opponent Stanford. The Cardinals fourth (25–23) set played out simi- the experience. Southern California professional or look at various soccer options.” scored the first three points of the larly for the Tritons, leaving UCSD “It was such a good experience semi-professional team to practice Cohen, who is in a pretty good match and trotted out to a 7–1 lead. with their eleventh loss this season. for me,” Cohen said. “Now I know with. Cohen said ideally he’d like to situation to continue on in profes- Good serves forced mistakes from “We won game one and were that I can play with those at that level train with the second teams of MLS sional soccer, would be in good com- the Triton squad, and the Cardinals very competitive in the rest of the and learned what it is that I need to Los Angeles clubs the L.A. Galaxy or pany. Former UCSD centerback Jared capitalized, winning the set 25–14. games, but it was not enough,” Ring work on and what things I can do to Chivas USA. Cohen said he would Kakura, class of 2012, went on to play UCSD took its only lead of the said. “There were a number of plays improve going forward.” also be open to playing with the San with the for a time contest at 3–2 in game two, but throughout the night that were well As a three-year starter for the Diego Flash. and was on trial with MLS team the three straight points gave Stanford within our control to better execute. Tritons, Cohen has used up his four “Staying a fifth year complicates , while David the edge. Triton head coach Kevin As we get better in those moments years of NCAA eligibility, but the bio- my situation a little bit as far as being Bakal, class of 2011 went on to play Ring called for time when UCSD we’ll turn a match like this in our engineering major will continue on able to play professionally,” Cohen for the Los Angeles Blues, a USL Pro was down 10–5, but the team never f av or.” at UCSD for a fifth year to finish his said. “But being at a top school, I defi- Division team. gapped the deficit, falling by a final On a positive note, UCSD degree and work on his senior proj- nitely want to finish my degree. My readers can contact score of 25–16. received great production from its ect. Cohen says he hopes to continue goal is to work really hard in the next brandon yu [email protected] Stanford continued to dominate wing attackers in the two match- training with the UCSD team while two quarters and put myself in a good into the third set and took an early es. Metzger and senior setter Mike 4–1 lead. As the set progressed, Brunsting both had 11 kills, while Stanford delivered from the service senior outside hitter Nick Iorfino line and closed out the match, win- added seven as well. ning the set 25–16. The Tritons return home this “Stanford is one of the more well- weekend with No. 5 USC visiting rounded teams in our conference, Friday, Feb. 14 and No. 3 Pepperdine and they showed it in our match,” University visiting Saturday, Feb. 15. Ring said. “We opened game one Both matches will be played at 7 p.m. passing well and took some good at RIMAC Arena. swings, but Stanford was very good defensively as well as in transition.” readers can contact photo by nOLAN THOMAS/Guardian FILE photo by nOLAN THOMAS/Guardia FILn The following night, UCSD trav- RITA ERITSLAND [email protected]

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enior utility Sarah Lizotte the loss, while Bartow and junior the tournament against Santa Clara broke the UCSD women’s attacker Jolene Guiliana scored one University, goals from Bartow and water polo career all-time goal each. Miller tacked on another Lizotte gave UCSD an early 2–0 Sscoring record at the Annual Triton nine saves in the game, raising her lead. Held to just one goal in the Invitational last weekend where the total on the day to 16. second period, the Broncos cut the Tritons suffered their first losses Lizotte broke the school record Triton lead down to 5–4. Both teams of the season. The No. 6 nationally for career saves in Sunday’s first scored two goals in the third to ranked Tritons went 2–2 at the four- game against Cal State Long Beach, bring the score to 7–6, but UCSD game tournament. bringing her number of total career found the back of the cage four UCSD started quickly against saves to 251. times in the fourth and won the Marist College in the opening Julie Swail, part of UCSD’s game 11–7. game of the Invitational, scoring Inaugural Hall of Fame class, The Tritons will travel across the five in the first quarter. Lizotte and Olympian and former captain of country this weekend for the Bison senior center Melissa Bartow each the U.S. National Water Polo Team, Invitational hosted by Bucknell contributed hat tricks to boost the previously held the record at 245. University, but hope to take the Triton offense early in the match. Lizotte surpassed Swail’s mark with lessons learned from last weekend Sophomore goalie Courtney Miller her second goal in the game. with them. made seven stops which gave the “It’s a tremendous accomplish- “It’s hard to lose one to two goal Tritons the 16–9 advantage. ment,” Lizotte said. “The record has games like the ones we did last The Tritons faced conference been held by Julie Swail, so it’s an weekend and not analyze everything opponents Loyola Marymount in honor to be recognized alongside a that went wrong,” Lizotte said. “We their second game Saturday, losing truly remarkable athlete.” took our losses as kind of a way to 6–7. Both teams exchanged goals Long Beach held the Tritons to improve on the areas we need to throughout, but UCSD held on to one goal in each of the first two work on, and hopefully this week- a 6–5 lead late in the fourth with quarters and was ahead 4–2 at the end is a testament of our progress.” under a minute to play. LMU capi- intermission. UCSD answered after UCSD will face Bucknell at 4 talized on an ejection to allow the the break, first tying the game 5–5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14 in Lewisburg, Lions’ Alexandra Honny to score in the third and then cutting the Pa. to kick off tournament play. The the tying goal and force overtime. deficit to one point after Long Beach Tritons will face five opponents total LMU gained the lead in the first jumped ahead 8–7. Still, it wasn’t in the tournament, which ends next overtime quarter and held on to enough to overtake the lead, as Long Sunday, Feb. 16. beat the Tritons. Sophomore defense Beach closed out the game 9–7 after readers can contact Alexis Wieseler and Lizotte both scoring in the final minute. john story [email protected] found the back of the cage twice in In the fourth and final game of

Sarah Lizotte broke the career goals record, surpassing former Olympian Julie Swail.

Men's Soccer Baseball Goalkeeper Cohen Gets MLS Trial Baseball Sees Mixed Senior Josh Cohen discusses his training session with the Philadelphia Union. Results Against CSULA game 2–0. BY Rachel UDA sports editor BY Clay kaufman staff writer Cal State Los Angeles recorded Senior goalkeeper Josh Cohen, two runs off eight hits with two errors the man who singlehandedly pushed while the Tritons were shutout and UCSD into the third round of the No. 39 UCSD went 1–2 against put up only two hits and two errors. NCAA Tournament with a diving pen- California Collegiate Athletic UCSD looked much more explo- alty kick stop, got a glimpse of the next Association rival and reigning CCAA sive in its second game, although stage of his athletic career at the end Tournament champions Cal State Los the Golden Eagles scored three of January while on trial with Major Angeles last weekend. A home and times off two hits and an error in League Soccer team the Philadelphia away series, UCSD played its first two the first inning. Union. games at Triton Ballpark on Saturday, The Tritons rallied back by mak- In the last week of January, Cohen losing its first game 2–0 before win- ing the most of the Golden Eagles’ was one of nine players invited to prac- ning 9–3. UCSD dropped the rubber mistakes. Sophomore two-way player tice with the Philadelphia based profes- game in a close 9–8 at CSULA. Troy Cruz scored an unearned run sional soccer team, whose ranks include In the first game, three Golden early in the inning and, with the the likes of former U.S. National Team Eagles’ pitchers shut out the Tritons bases loaded, Los Angeles pitcher midfielder Maurice Edu. But Cohen entirely. Trent Zaks from the Golden Ryan Keller walked senior catcher — a goalkeeper who earned NSCAA Eagle bench scored in the second Nick La Face to score second base- All-American honors for his efforts inning off a Triton error. Zaks’ run man Spencer Frazier. in the 2014 — was not initially on would be the only one scored for The Eagles would not score for Philadelphia’s radar. Luckily for Cohen, three more innings. the rest of the game, despite putting the Union was short a goalkeeper at Both teams struggled to bring up seven more hits. And after a score- the time, and UCSD head coach Jon photo by NOLAN THOMAS/Guardian file runners home, while UCSD had dif- less second inning, the Tritons scored Pascale was familiar with the coaching ficulty getting on base, recording in six consecutive innings while their staff. After Pascale put in a good word ning through Feb. 1. On the first day of lot of fun, but it definitely took a toll on only two hits through nine innings. pitchers shut out the Golden Eagles for Cohen, UCSD’s senior keeper was the trial, Cohen went through a fitness the body and was very tiring.” The Golden Eagles had more suc- for the rest of the game. The Tritons invited the day before the preseason test and spent the remaining time going Although Cohen said the level of cess putting runners on base, striking won 9–3 with both sides putting up training camp was set to begin. He was through two training sessions a day. play was hard to adjust to, he thought eight hits on the Tritons’ three pitch- nine hits and two errors. put on a plane that night. “The level of play was so high,” he showed well and learned a lot from ers, five of which came in the last four “We have to do a better job The camp lasted for one week, Cohen said. “Everything was a lot fast- innings. The Golden Eagles scored M. Soccer beginning Saturday, Jan. 25 and run- er; the shots came in a lot faster. It was a See , page 9 again in the fifth inning, winning the See Baseball, page 9