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FERGUSON VERDICT WATER POLO SAN DIEGO FINAL FOUR UCSD Health System Meets Fundraising Target Over $131 million was raised to continue the construction for the new Jacobs Medical Center.

PHOTO BY MEGAN LEE /GUARDIAN BY Andrew Huang After defeating Brown 12-7 in Senior Staff Writer the NCAA tournament play-in game, the Triton water polo Over 1,000 donors helped the squad readies for a Final UCSD Health System meet its fundraising goal of $131 million, Four matchup with UCLA at the largest campaign in the Canyonview Aquatics Center HANDS UP, DON’T SHOOT: UCSD students participated in a La Jolla protest Nov. 26 against a Ferguson, MO grand jury’s organization’s history, to fund the this weekend. decision not to indict an officer who fatally shot unarmed Michael Brown in August. The local demonstration, one of dozens construction of the new Jacobs nationwide held up traffic on the northbound I-5 at Nobel Drive. Read our full coverage of the protest atucsdguardian.org. Medical Center on campus. SPORTS, PAGE 12 PHOTO BY JACKY TO/GUARDIAN Expected to open in July 2016, the 10-story facility will be divided into three subhospitals, each with its IMMIGRATION REFORM own intended specialization: cancer, Task Force Proposes Major advanced surgery, and women and Obama's PLan Falls Short infant care. Opinion, Page 4 The fundraising initiative began in 2010 when Irwin and Joan Jacobs Changes to Sun God Festival — who provided over $15 million OH, HUSH in endowments to the Jacobs School By meryl press Associate News Editor of Engineering in 1997 — pledged behind a sucessful kickstarter a $75 million lead gift. After the FEATURES, Page 6 A tentative date has been set for the 2015 Sun God Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez complex’s groundbreaking in 2012, Festival for Sunday, May 3, after the Sun God Task began the meeting by stating that the group was in private funding continued until Force met at their weekly meeting on Nov. 25, 2014 to agreement about the continuation of the Sun God now when the UCSD News Center discuss the event and the proposed agenda. Festival but discussed how the date and time of the announced that the Jacobs family FORECAST The 2015 festival is scheduled to begin at noon festival can still be altered. gave another $25 million matching with activities to “get students out of residence “The dates are still manageable ... This is not grant last year. The remainder of halls away from drinking and participate in fun, written in stone,” Gonzalez said. “It could be 1 p.m. the estimated $839 million price tag lively events,” the task force wrote in a preliminary to 2 p.m., instead of 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Institutionally, will be funded by loans and other festival agenda that was provided at the meeting. The [we] want to make a decision for the best light and savings. preactivities will continue until approximately 3 p.m., best decision for our students.” “We are deeply grateful to MONDAY TUESDAY and from then until 8 p.m. or 9 p.m., there will be Members of the task force, including Health and Joan and Irwin Jacobs for their H 69 L 58 H 67 L 60 “musical acts and carnival without electronic dance Student Well-Being Assistant Vice Chancellor Karen generosity, including the recent $25 music or major headliners.” Calfas discussed alcohol education. Resident Dean of million match challenge,” UCSD The task force discussed providing a cool-down Eleanor Roosevelt College Reynaldo Guerrero also Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla said event from approximately 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. or 11 p.m. discussed having hands-on education for students in a Nov. 20 press release. “We also that would “focus on film, comedy — other forms of and mentioned partnering up with Good Life Festival, thank Carol Vassiliadis and Pauline chill entertainment that’s not associated with alcohol a UCSD festival that promotes healthy living to “test WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Foster, who made leadership gifts, or drug use.” [students’] skills in order to get a wristband,” as well as well as all of the other donors H 68 L 54 H 69 L 54 who participated in meeting this SUN GOD, See page 3 challenge.” According to the Health System, Science and Technology the project is one of the largest VERBATIM currently underway in the area, and the 509,500-square-foot, 245-bed- filled facility will help support My council- Researchers Use Teeth to Reveal Autism Patterns research at the other existing members, medical buildings. It also intends being the Cells containing genetic material were collected and analyzed by UCSD researchers. to take over certain responsibilities feisty bunch “ from the UCSD Medical Center at that they are, BY Brynna bolt The iPSCs gathered from the Guardian. Hillcrest. have always staff writer teeth were then reprogrammed When these brain cells were The Jacobs Medical Center will been quick to into brain cells through stem cell analyzed under a microscope, they be split into the A. Vassiliadis Family tell me when I need to do better. techniques. displayed several hallmarks of Hospital for Advanced Surgery, the Chancellor Khosla, it’s time for us UCSD researchers, led The cells collected as a part of autism: both neurons of different Pauline and Stanley Foster Hospital to do the same with you.” by Assistant Professor of the the Tooth Fairy Project Sample shapes and sizes and connection for Cancer Care and the Hospital - Soren Nelson Department of Pediatrics/Cellular underwent a two-stage protocol in issues between the brain cells. for Women and Infants — the first and Molecular Medicine Dr. Alysson which four pluripotent factors in Furthermore, Muotri and two named for the other largest POINT OF ORDER Muotri, have developed a way of dental pulp cells were expressed and his colleagues identified a new OPINION, PAGE 4 contributing fundraising parties. studying the genetic material of then induced into iPSCs. These stem disruption in one of the two copies CEO of the UCSD Health System autistic children using pluripotent cells are embryonic-like and can be of the TRPC6 gene, a member of Paul Viviano added in the press stem cells, or iPSCs. specialized into any cell type of the the transient receptor potential gene release that each division is uniquely These iPSCs were isolated from body — brain cells, in this case. family in the iPSC-derived neuron of designed to provide advanced care INSIDE the baby teeth of about 300 autistic The next step in Muotri’s process one non-syndromic autistic donor. for its patients. children collected through the Tooth was then to generate the observable The researchers then used “Soon we will have the largest, Lights and Sirens...... 3 Fairy Project, a project in which brain cells from the iPSCs . This mouse models to confirm that most technologically advanced parents sent Muotri their childrens’ phase of the process typically takes TRPC6 mutation contributed to hospital in the region dedicated to Quick Takes...... 4 discarded baby teeth. This is the first six to eight weeks and requires the altered neuronal development, offering specialized care for every Basketball...... 9 study to use iPSC-derived human addition of several growth factors function and morphology. However, kind of patient in every phase of neurons to model non-syndromic and small molecules that mimic the the researchers noted that the life,” Viviano said. Crossword...... 10 autism. Muotri’s findings were brain’s environment to encourage the damaging effects of the reduced For example, the Vassiliadis Classifieds...... 11 published in the journal “Molecular specialized development of the new amount of TRPC6 could be Psychiatry” on Nov. 11. brain cells, Muotri told the UCSD See AUTISM, page 2 See FUNDS, page 3 2 THE UCSD GUARDIAN | MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2014 | WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG NEWS

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Enables Conduction of Taylor Sanderson Photo Editor UCSD Ranks Sixth in Total Research Output New Types of Studies Siddharth Atre Associate Photo Editor Alwin Szeto Video Editor pleased with the ranking and what evenly applied to all institutions or ▶ AUTISM, from page 1 BY jacky to it means for the UCSD community. may be based on ‘snapshots’ of data Joselynn Ordaz Design Editor senior staff writer Elyse Yang Art Editor “The new ranking affirms that that may not accurately reflect an effectively treated with hyperforin, UC San Diego scholars, scientists institution’s long-term growth and a photochemical that stimulates the Annie Liu Associate Art Editor The science journal Nature has and researchers are among the achievements,” Mueller said. “So we functional TRPC6 in neurons and Andrew Huang Copy Editor ranked UCSD sixth in the nation in brightest and most productive in do tend to take rankings with the could be made into a potential drug Rosina Garcia Associate Copy Editor total research output, according to a the nation and around the world,” proverbial grain of salt.” therapy. Aleksandra Konstantinovic Multimedia Editor Nov. 20 UCSD News Center report. Brown told the UCSD News Center. Mueller credits UCSD’s success Much about the genetics behind UCSD was the second highest public “Students choosing our campus can in research to the imagination and the physiological markers of autism university on Nature’s list and the expect to work with superlative work ethic of its faculty. He also is still unknown, but this non- 13th highest of any institution in teachers and collaborators.” cited the campus’ omnipresent invasive method has opened up a Page Layout the world. Brown’s Director of multidisciplinary culture as the pathway for future studies, Muotri Shermin Alein, Lauren Koa, Zev Hurwitz Nature’s publishing index ranks Communications Paul Kennedy ideal environment for research to told the UCSD Guardian. Copy Readers research institutions based on the Mueller echoed Brown’s sentiments thrive. Andrew Chao, Caroline Lee, Jennifer Grundman, Micaela “The genetics of autism is Stone, Kriti Sarin number of times their faculty appear and told the UCSD Guardian that Mueller also told the complex because [it] does not in any of the 68 most respected UCSD considers the ranking highly Guardian that, moving forward, Editorial Assistants segregate like traditional, monogenic, Shelby Newallis, Waverly Tseng, Teiko Yakobson, Jonah Yonker scholar and scientific journals. significant. UCSD will continue to build on Mendelian diseases,” Muorti said. “It One statistic that Nature uses for “It’s gratifying for everybody at its multidisciplinary, multi- Business Manager is a combination of several genes, Jennifer Mancano its ranking is called the “corrected UC San Diego that Nature, one institutional model that it helped each one giving a small contribution. count,” which calculates a decimal of the most respected scientific pioneer. 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Festival Organizers Will Increase Focus on Preventing Drug Use Lights and Sirens is compiled from the Police Crime Log at police.ucsd.edu. LIGHTS & SIRENS ▶ SUN GOD, from page 1 can’t afford to believe that our Guardian that the task force is conclusion and our agreements and beginning to contact agents for the as using Good Life as an educational conversations have solved an issue.” lineup. resource for the students. No date ASCE coordinator Benjamin “We’re open to all genres [and] Friday, Nov. 21 Parking Structure. Checks OK. has yet been confirmed for the Miller said that he thought the main maybe getting a country artist... but 6:57 a.m.: Medical Aid 8:28 a.m.: Collision Good Life Festival for the 2014–15 event would run concurrently with there is no plan to center it around An adult male in the Village A vehicle on Villa La Jolla Drive academic year. the cool-down event, and Kennedy country,” Kennedy said. “It’s really East felt numb and experienced traveled too fast while turning and A.S. Concert and Events Festival explained to the group that the looking at, ‘Are people taking the difficulty breathing. Transported to crashed into the center divide. Director Sean Kennedy explained cool-down event is one of the most substances to go to those concerts?’” hospital. Report taken. that the task force is going to push important events to focus on during Closing off the International 11 a.m.: Information its educational campaign even the festival. House and the Village has not yet been A rope in the shape of a noose was Monday, Nov. 24 more so by campaigning year- “The problem with this — the way discussed and is dependent on how reportedly hanging from a light 12:56 a.m.: Assist Other Agency round but noted that there are it could go wrong — when the actual the events are formed this year. The post in the Old Student Center. An intoxicated subject repeatedly always difficulties in reaching out event is ending at 8 p.m., [students] task force might stay with the previous Report taken. called 911 and hung up. Closed by to students. make [plans] for afterwards,” Kennedy security company it hired, Staff Pro, 4:26 p.m.: Found Juvenile adult arrest. He said that the task force is said. “I think if we just show a movie, or it might hire Staff Pro and a second A juvenile female was left 7 a.m.: Vandalism going to be placing a stronger it won’t attract the crowd we need to company, depending on the scope of unattended in a Stein Clinical Three UCSD vehicles were found emphasis on drug use while still attract for us to solve the problem, the event. Research Building lobby for an with graffiti on them, costing keeping alcohol consumption as a [and] for that, [the events] need to be When asked about his confidence extended period of time. Report $3,000 in damages. Report taken. focus, and he hopes the reformatting a natural flow and, for events to flow, in the festival, Kennedy said that it will taken. 3:17 p.m.: Welfare Check of the festival will solve many of the having an overlap in this schedule be more challenging. A parent requested a welfare check festival’s problems. needs to happen.” “Students always expect a bigger, Saturday, Nov. 22 for a son. Unable to locate. Gonzalez said that he hopes Sun When asked if there is potential for better event ... but there’s a huge 1:06 a.m.: Disturbance God becomes a model for future the festival to be cancelled, Kennedy health component,” Kennedy said. An intoxicated male started a fight Tuesday, Nov. 25 campus endeavors. explained to the UCSD Guardian that “These changes aren’t what people are after being asked to leave a party 2:59 a.m.: Citizen Contact “We all have to sponsor ... the chances of that occurring are slim expecting, but there is a way to take in the Village West. Closed by adult An officer contacted a male and the proactiveness [sic] of alcohol because time and money have already these changes and make them into the arrest. a female who were sitting on the education so it permeates the been invested in the festival, and that best possible event.” 2:33 a.m.: Citizen Flagdown curb near Lot P502 underneath a campus culture,” Gonzalez said. “If something of major significance would A subject expressed to an officer blanket. Checks ok. we’re going to change the campus have to occur for it to be completely readers can contact that he was feeling suicidal. 1 p.m.: Petty Theft culture, it’s not going to happen cancelled. Meryl Press [email protected] Transported to county mental A soccer bag with clothing items by one festival or committee. We Kennedy commented to the health. and a wallet were stolen from the 7:53 p.m.: Illegal Solicitation Main Gym, with an estimated loss An adult male was going door- of $165. Online report taken. to-door in the South Mesa 4:16 p.m.: Alarm Foster Hospital Will Double the Capacity for Cancer Patients Apartments claiming to be selling An adult female was yelling and things for an athletic club. Field causing a disturbance at the ▶ FUNDS, from page 1 Cancer Center. “More and more, we’re learning interview conducted. Women’s Resource Center. Gone on Finally, the Hospital for Women how to bring results from basic arrival. Hospital will host state-of-the-art and Infants on the top floors will research in biology and engineering Sunday, Nov. 23 operating rooms and intensive care provide treatment for all aspects to medicine and to the clinic. I think 12:29 a.m.: Welfare Check units for patient recovery, as well as of pregnancy and birth, equipped this medical center is going to show with 32 postpartum rooms and 52 how effective that can be,” Jacobs An intoxicated subject was released — ANDREW HUANG the region’s only intraoperative MRI machines. neonatal intensive care units for said in a Nov. 20 San Diego Union- to a sober friend at the Pangea Senior Staff Writer The Foster Hospital will double premature or critically ill newborns. Tribune article. “The innovations the Health System’s capacity for Dr. Irwin Jacobs, a former will spread out from San Diego and cancer patients and focus on clinical UCSD professor and co-founder of go all around the world.” FOLLOW US ON TWITTER trials and research, as well as an Qualcomm, hopes the new medical expanded Blood and Bone Marrow center will help turn innovative readers can contact Transplant Program. 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he process by which you make a decision is more important than the decision Titself. My father told me that when I was first elected president of Revelle College Council, and it’s an idea that has had a huge influence on the way I lead my council. The worst decisions I’ve made as a leader have come as a direct result of my failure to include other people in the process. My councilmembers, being the feisty ILLUSTRATION BY ELYSE YANG/GUARDIAN bunch that they are, have always been quick to tell me when I need President Obama fell short with his recent executive order to reform immigration, leaving to do better. Chancellor Khosla, it’s time for us to do the same with out crucial groups of residents and failing to properly help the rest. you. What students want doesn’t resident Obama’s executive order is not a victory for Progress, are also left out. And the parents of “Dreamers,” seem to matter to you — and that’s immigration reform; it’s another nail in its coffin. children brought illegally to the United States who are both just not ok anymore. Let’s start with Alan Houston. While it’s better than nothing, a little caution on the law-abiding and productive, are at risk of seeing their families I’m sure you had a great reason Pbehalf of the president could have gone a long way in striking torn apart, according to the Los Angeles Times. to appoint him as interim Vice a grand bargain with the newly-elected Congress. Instead, This humanitarian aspect cannot be stressed enough. Chancellor Student Affairs, but America’s broken immigration system gets a band-aid on its The United States is a nation of immigrants, and it’s both that reason remains a mystery dismembered limb, with no hope of stopping the bleeding. un-American and cruel (and not to mention, unrealistic) to everyone but you. You started There’s only so much the president can do on his own. to send millions of people back to countries littered with your tenure here at UCSD with Obama’s action on immigration reform is akin to treating corrupt leaders, untamed violence and zero opportunity for a promising message: a student- asthma with cough syrup: It can’t hurt, but it’s hardly enough. a better life. These immigrants did break the law by crossing centric university. If anyone According to the Washington Post, around 6.2 million un- the border without authorization, but it was out of compas- believed it before, they sure don’t documented immigrants are excluded because the executive sion to feed their families, worried that their home country now. Appointing a man who has, as order does not cover those without children. No replacement doesn’t provide for a bright future. They saw a land rife with I understand it, no background in was considered to address the outdated and incredibly broken opportunity and advancement right in front of them, only student affairs as the interim VCSA guest-worker program. Nothing is mentioned about people to be dismayed by an unnecessarily complex immigration displayed a blatant disregard for who will come to the country illegally in the future. Recent system riddled with red tape and an entrenched bureaucracy. the needs of students and the well- arrivals, especially the tens of thousands fleeing countries like But even when here illegally, the Institute on Taxation and being of the student affairs staff. Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, countries that rank in Economic Policy says that they still pay billions of dollars in That was a mistake. the top five in regards to murder rate, as cited by American taxes. And according to RAND think tank senior economist And then there’s Graffiti Hall. I mean, seriously, what the hell, See IMMIGRATION, page 5 Pradeep? Students loved that place. Considering the gestapo-esque nature of UCSD’s policy on student expression, I suppose I shouldn’t be THE UNITED STATES ANNOUNCED A NEW GOAL TO CUT NET GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS BY 26-28 PERCENT BY 2025, surprised that you took away one QUICK TAKES WHILE CHINA HAS AGREED TO DERIVE 20 PERCENT OF ITS ENERGY NEEDS FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES BY 2030. of our most treasured landmarks while we were gone for summer break. I recognize there were safety Climate Deal Is Not Enough, More Agreement Between Latecomers to Largest Carbon Producers Can Help concerns with the way the space was being used, but I have yet to Developing Nations Must Be Involved Climate Game Is Too Little, Too Late Control Global Climate Change Crisis hear of a single student involved in the decision to remove it. But Together, the U.S. and China contribute to over The United States and China are well over 15 The U.S. and China collectively represent 45 hey, now we have those billboards one-third of global greenhouse emissions. Many years late to the climate change ballgame, and their percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions but to draw penises on, so that’s supporters of the recent climate change agreement non-participation in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol has only a quarter of its population. These countries are something, I guess. believe the deal to be a crucial step towards effective already doomed the ecological future of our planet. the big-hitters and together, they can bring the rest And finally, we come to tuition. decarbonization of the global economy, while others Edward Wong from the New York Times reports of the planet down from the fence to face this crisis. I’m not sure if this will make sense remain skeptical of any real changes. that experts predict that even if the two countries Reducing GHG emissions in this country by to someone who makes close to But there is more than one reason why this deal follow the deal to the letter, the effect will be insuf- 26 to 28 percent below the existing 2005 levels by $500,000 per year, but it’s going to could fall short. The agreement is voluntary, mean- ficient “to keep the average global temperature from 2025 will be a challenge, but the U.S. has blindly be really hard to have a student- ing that if either party opts out by being inactive, rising more than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit above the dug itself into a hole and has to take responsibility centric university if no students can there are no enlisted penalties. Also, the shale oil pre-industrial average,” a mark widely regarded as for it. Citizens can no longer be ignorant of the fact afford to attend. Where was our and gas drilling revolution has made America the the threshold of catastrophic climate change. that their everyday actions contribute to a signifi- fearless leader when UC President world’s top petroleum producer and it has 300 years’ Experts working for the Paris Summit of 2015 cant amount of GHG emissions. In 2011, passenger Napolitano proposed a 28-percent worth of coal in reserve. Taxing and regulating these say that industries, which are responsible for 20 per- car and light truck transportation in the U.S. pro- hike of our already exorbitant fees? resources to extinction will come back and haunt the cent of the greenhouse gas emissions in the United duced the equivalent of over a billion metric tons Maybe I missed the email you sent U.S., especially with the thousands of mining-related States as of 2012, will have to accept a tax on their of carbon dioxide, according the Environmental out railing against the egregious carbon emissions, an idea with large political impli- Protection Agency. This figure must decrease sharp- jobs that would be lost as a result. adulteration of the California cations due to the culture of big industries lobbying ly in the next 10 years. It is important that globally Master Plan. It may not be your Furthermore, developing nations like India and legislators. significant and non-negotiable targets have been fault that tuition went up, but your Indonesia have been neglected in this particular As for China’s side of the deal, the consensus set to decrease our reliance on main contributors to silence speaks volumes. effort to save the planet. A recent report by the In- amid its officials and most experts is that China can climate change, such as cars, and increase efficient Here’s the deal, dude. I can’t tergovernmental Panel on Climate Change disclosed achieve its part of the deal by changing absolutely forms of public transportation. speak for my fellow students, but that the rate of global warming has doubled in the nothing. Scholars from China’s Tsinghua University China is by far the country most responsible for — oh wait, yes I can. They elected past decade than the two before it. A major reason: have predicted a 34 percent rise in carbon emis- the most GHG production, and unlike the U.S., its me to do just that. You need to do outsourcing of carbon emissions, wherein rich sions by 2030 (10.6 billion tons, up from 7.9 billion emissions are still increasing. That continuing, bal- better. Your staff rolls its eyes at the countries like the U.S. relocate factories to develop- tons in 2012). China will just continue to emit at its looning industrialization is the reason why some very mention of your name, your ing economies like India to reduce their own carbon- destructive rate and naturally reach a peak in carbon Chinese students at UCSD wear surgical masks decisions have been anything but related pollution stress. This contributes heavily to emissions by 2030. around our smoke-free campus; during President student-centric, and the student the net concentration of global greenhouse gasses, This deal sets foundations for a future more Obama's visit to Beijing for the Asia-Pacific body doesn’t trust you. making developing nations an inevitable part of the committed to stopping climate change. However, Economic Cooperation Summit from which these But here’s the cool part: You can solution to this global problem. carbon emissions have increased by about 1.5 targets arise, "the Chinese government closed facto- change that. Come to A.S. Council. Any positive and sustainable development in times between 1990 and 2008, and even with ries and gave employees time off to reduce car traf- Come to the college councils. Go the direction of real solutions to the climate change this agreement between the two powers most fic and emissions," CNN said. But the joint commit- to SAAC, IFC, PHC, MGC — any problem will need the cooperation and proactive responsible for this disaster, it is too little and ment of China and the United States proves hopeful acronym you can think of — and attitudes of all major economies in the world. too late to save our planet. that blue skies will again be seen over Beijing. listen to what students have to say. We want you to succeed, so let us — KSHITIZ VERMA — MARCUS THUILLIER — SAM THOBURN help you. Contributing Writer Contributing Writer Contributing Writer OPINION THE UCSD GUARDIAN | MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2014 | WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG 5

WORLDFRONT WINDOW By David Juarez Immigration Reform Leaves Much to Be Desired, Especially in the Current Economic Climate since World War II, according to ▶ IMMIGRATION, from page 4 the Wall Street Journal — a major- James Smith, they have contrib- ity composed of many Congress- uted billions of dollars to the U.S. men who simply rode the conser- Economy since 1980. Many work vative wave by stating that they’ll the kind of jobs — namely manual oppose anything and everything labor jobs like in agriculture — that the president touches. Considering U.S. citizens don’t want to take, that an immigration bill has already as reported by the United States passed the Senate, Obama should Department of Labor. be reaching out to the House, not So immigration is a good deal. dividing it. America is an exceptional place Despite intense opposition with immense size, resources and by Republican backbenchers, the business opportunities that enables party desires reform, especially the this country to handle so many. The leadership. The Wall Street Journal United States needs more people, reports that there is a consensus not less, especially due to the mass that further inaction with regard retirement of the baby boomers and to immigration will lead to total a falling fertility rate, as reported alienation of the growing Hispanic by TIME Magazine. By failing to electorate, thus relegating the GOP properly reform the immigration to a future of permanent opposi- system or adding restrictions, the tion. This is where politics comes country will find itself dwarfed by into play. Obama wants this, and he an imbalance of the elderly relative knows executive action on a polar- to the youth, a problem that can izing issue, one that he previously lead to anemic growth and has argued he has no power to act alone given much of Europe and Asia a on, could bait the Republicans into headache, as shown in a study done overreacting. It’s no wonder that Are your friends tired of hearing by the Pew Research Center. The Los Angeles Times columnist Jonah most egregious example is Japan, Goldberg argued that “maybe Presi- where 25 percent of the population dent Obama is just trolling?” your opinions? is elderly. The Japanese just recently Well, Republicans fed this troll a entered a triple-dip recession, and four-course dinner. Think Progress their old and declining population reported on Senator Jeff Sessions certainly doesn’t help. As a rule of warning of constitutional anar- thumb, it’s good to live in a country chy, and Congressman Mo Brooks Save them the headache. where people desperately want in, charged that this could make not out. Obama a criminal. Senator Ted Apply to be a columnist for the Guardian. But Obama’s unilateral action Cruz was quoted by CNN as liken- on immigration all but kills any ing Obama to a conspirator against chance of meaningful reform in this the Roman Republic. Not to men- political climate. Bloomberg Politics tion other varying claims: tyrant, Email reported that before the executive king, emperor! This is not encour- order, House Speaker John Boehner aging political discourse. It could be [email protected] claimed that executive amnesty a long time before real immigration would be akin to “poison[ing] the reform is achieved. well.” He was not exaggerating. readers can contact for more information. The next Congress will feature the jordan utley-thomson [email protected] largest Republican House majority

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ar plugs, while not obviously an important technology, are actually tion were gathered from various resources on and around UCSD’s campus, crucial to the college experience. Think of all those times you needed all starting with MAE 154. It’s a class that any student with upper-division to study for a midterm while your roommates had friends over; sud- standing and a sense of innovation can take. Edenly, ear plugs don’t seem so worthless any more. Realizing the vast utility “MAE 154 teaches you the baseline language that you use in the entrepreneur of ear plugs is what inspired two UCSD students and one alumnus to start world, just to know how to talk-the-talk, in a sense,” Lee said. “It’s helpful: They up the company Hush. required us to work on a business pitch and things that are very standard in the Hush’s new “smart” ear plugs improve upon the traditional foam design start-up life.” to not only block out noise better, but also mask it with a tiny speaker that In this course, students are given $100 to build a prototype of a new product, plays more soothing sounds chosen by the user. With a Kickstarter launch and the top three able to pitch their idea most successfully are granted $2,000 to that rallied in more than $200,000 to date, over the original $100,000 goal, it continue in their businesses’ development. goes to show that a good idea shouldn’t go to waste. The other main backers of Hush are various programs from the Rady School of As far as ideas go, college presents a plateful of everyday experiences that Management and the Moxie Center for Student Entrepreneurship, particularly the could inspire a new invention. Daniel “Ewok” Lee — one of Hush’s three co- advisors from these programs whom Lee considers “very key” to the development founders —says that, as a victim of loud neighbors his junior year, he decided of Hush. Attending UCSD events and gaining exposure to influential business to dedicate his project for MAE 154 (Product Design and Entrepreneurship) individuals within San Diego eventually led to Hush’s acceptance into EvoNexus. to the vision of sound-selective ear plugs. It was there that he first pitched This prestigious start-up incubator now provides Hush with additional advisors his idea and was awarded $2,000 to continue his project after it was deemed and a comfortable office space to run operations. one of three best pitches in the class. Networking events are hosted constantly throughout UCSD, which is where “I had another team from the class [but] they didn’t want to [continue Hush met its first angel investor. Lee also encourages every entrepreneur to strive because] they had to focus on school, so I went out and drafted some of my for growing comfortable with their business pitch. talented friends that I knew ... to try to pass on the idea,” Lee said. “The biggest thing that I tell every single person is put yourself out there and Lee laughed while insisting that winding up with two other co-founders pitch. Constantly pitch. Almost every good thing that has given momentum for us both also named Daniel — Daniel Synn and Daniel “Chesong” Lee — was to keep pushing forward was a result of me participating in pitch competitions,” pure “coincidence.” Synn was Ewok Lee’s roommate for two years, and Lee said. “It’s kind of scary at first because you don’t want people bashing on your Chesong Lee was a close friend from the computer science and engineering baby — in a sense — but you gotta [sic] do it because that’s what allows you to department. continue towards your goal and let it grow up in a sense. You can’t keep your baby “Daniel Synn, I knew him pretty well and I met in him freshman year … sheltered.” I initially reached out to him because I got along well with him and I knew Keeping one’s audience in mind is also critical, according to Lee. The biggest he was smart,” Ewok Lee said. “And the other Daniel, I talked with him for challenge for engineers is learning to translate their technical achievements and a while and he was amazingly gifted at software development … He was dif- product design into everyday language that the average person — a possible inves- ficult to convince ... [but] convincing came in the form of ... just constantly tor — can understand and appreciate. feeding him stuff [about the competitions won] and talking to him, trying to “What you’ll find … is that no one [you’re talking to] cares about the technol- get him excited about the idea.” ogy,” Lee said. “They only care about ‘What difference does this make to me as a As for expanding the company out, Lee says that Hush has relied signifi- person?’ [or] ‘How does this help me?’” cantly on friends for its workforce but also corresponds with an engineering A few months shy of a year into its business venture, Hush has already seen firm they sought out and commissioned. massive coverage by media from CNET to the Huffington Post, thanks to the “I just posted on Facebook, ‘Hey, who wants to work at my company? explosive success of the Kickstarter project. Despite the bumps and obstacles We’re looking for a social media intern,’ and then a lot of people just mes- they’ve been riding over, the three founders are grateful for the support they’ve saged me,” Lee said. “That was my recruiting process.” received. It sounds simple enough, but starting a company still strikes many as “UCSD has been absolutely critical to shaping where I am today,” Lee said. a daunting aspiration. Wishful entrepreneurs should take comfort in that “Things have not been easy; by no means have things gone smoothly, [but] I feel help is available to them: Lee revealed that several pieces of Hush’s founda- like I’ve had good advice throughout.”

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he time of the uncomfortable, solo all-nighters at Geisel Library may Stewart said. “Having portable furniture allows you to do that.” have come to a close. As a part of the Learning Spaces Program that As with the furniture demo lounge, there will be a shift toward more was implemented in Geisel East this quarter, a shift has been made modern furniture, such as stools which work out the core that can be found Ttoward making the Geisel Library home to collaboration among students by by the gaming area, which features regularly updated puzzles, chess and making the library both more comfortable and a better place for group work. Scrabble as breaks from studying. Perhaps some of the biggest changes are the simplest, all centered around “The Library has changed a lot, even in the few years I have been here, making the library a more convenient place to study. The Library has added whereas it used to be more quiet and individual,” Learning Spaces Program additional charging stations for cellphones and has added small towers with Spaces Specialist Keith Langford said. “The trend seems to be moving more power outlets to allow for students all around a table to be able to charge and more toward collaborative and interactive group projects. Therefore, their devices. Starting next year, the Library will also allow students to bor- we need furniture that facilitates that by being mobile, by being flexible, by row phone chargers, video adapters and eventually iPad and laptop chargers. being multifunctional.” Mobile whiteboards of different sizes were also added to the Library, as well Collaboration is another key word in the Library’s improvements, as the as “writeable” tables that can be written on with dry-erase markers. Active Learning Lab is projected to be opened in the next quarter. The Lab In what the Learning Spaces Program’s Outreach Specialist Dorothea features walls and tables that can be regrouped, which all have writeable sur- Stewart believes is one of the most exciting additions, the Library has also faces. The lab also houses mobile whiteboards that can be used by patrons installed two WalkStations. These WalkStations feature an adjustable work around the Library. Furthermore, the T1 Visual Table is also projected to surface and a treadmill with adjustable speeds up to 2 mph. Stewart notes be available next quarter. Right outside the Active Learning Lab, this table that the Library hopes to add some screens to allow for patron privacy on features a computer station meant for easier collaboration. The Library has the WalkStation. So far, she explains, the user feedback has been positive, and also created teacher’s aide/instructor consultation areas, which are cubicles feedback is regularly noted down from the white sheets by the WalkStations. that can be reserved for appointments or office hours ahead of time by TAs The changes to the Library in the new Learning Spaces Program have or instructors. mostly been fueled by student feedback, which is made possible through the The Library has also committed to give support to students with children by online and physical feedback forms at the library. setting up a Child-Friendly Group Study Room, which, in addition to a table, “We’ve built in assessment into almost everything that we do,” Stewart said. also has a shelf of children’s books. In addition, the Library has a specifically Thanks to user feedback, the Library brought out foam rollers for stu- designated study room for disabled students with access to those registered dents to de-stress. The Library is also featuring a furniture demo lounge in with the Office for Students with Disabilities that they hope to improve upon. Geisel East in which vendors lend furniture for students to try and rate in In this whirlwind of planned changes, Stewart notes the role that student order to inform the Library’s purchasing decisions. feedback has played in pushing the Library forward. Changing furniture is a major theme for the Library, as well, in order to “Corny as it sounds, assessment sort of energizes us … When a prospec- increase comfort and ergonomics for students planning to spend a long time tive student and their family come here, we want the Library to be one of the at the Library. things that says, ‘This is where I want to be,’” Stewart said. “We want it to be “We are going for portability because research shows that people some- remarkable both by what it contains, intellectually, and also the services it times like to study alone, and other times they like to work in groups,” provides.”

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CROSS COUNTRY Mixed Results on Thanksgiving Classic Teamwork Powers Tritons Tritons earn loss and win over last week’s holiday break at RIMAC Arena. UCSD’s women’s squad, Collins qualify for nationals. BY Marcus Thuillier staff writer

Despite winning every home opener since 2006, the UCSD wom- en’s basketball squad could not keep the streak going as it fell to the Acad- emy of Art University 84–74 on the first day of the UCSD Thanksgiving Classic at RIMAC Arena. However, the Tritons rebounded to defeat Azu- sa Pacific University 62–49 the fol- lowing day, bringing their record to 2–3 overall. “We had a very good crowd and it’s always fun to play at home,” PHOTO BY ALWIN SZETO/GUARDIAN FILE UCSD women’s head coach Heidi VanDerveer said. “We really im- ever, Academy of Art answered back to’s 23 points and Webster’s 12 points proved in the early part of the year with a defining 9–0 run, bringing the and 7 rebounds, UCSD cruised to an PHOTO USED WITH PERMISSION FROM UCSD ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT and it was fun to come out and get a lead for the Urban Knights to 56–48. easy victory. win on Saturday.” With 1:42 left in the game, UCSD “We figured some things out de- BY clay kaufman team to qualify for nationals. Despite a poor shooting effort in fought back within three points at fensively and we helped each other staff writer “They went to the start line the first half on Friday night, with 73–70, after senior center Dana Web- out,” VanDerveer said. “We were very fully committed to each other and UCSD going 13 percent from deep ster hit one from downtown, but the aggressive from the very beginning; While cross-country may appear throughout the race looked for op- and 30 percent overall, the Tritons Tritons ultimately failed to complete we came out with good intensity.” to be an individual sport, teamwork portunities to support each other,” were able to keep up with Academy the comeback. Seto was the one Triton named to paved the uneven road for the UCSD UCSD head coach Nate Garcia said. of Art; both teams produced 11 ties Shokoor put in a monster perfor- the All-Tournament Team as she con- women’s cross-country team on “Our pack effort was the key to our and five lead changes in the first mance with 21 points and a game- tinues a dominant start to the season. the way to the NCAA finals during qualification.” half. A big first-half effort by junior high 19 rebounds, and senior guard The Tritons will kick off California the NCAA Western Regionals last On the men’s side, only senior forward Farrah Shokoor, who re- Miranda Seto added 15 points. Collegiate Athletics Association play Saturday. The unranked women’s team corded 15 points and 13 rebounds in In the final game of the Thanks- Tanner Collins finished the grueling next Friday, Dec. 6, at 5:30 p.m. on finished fourth — good for a national the opening 20 minutes, helped the giving Classic at RIMAC Arena on the road against Cal State Monterey 10K race quick enough to earn a trip championship berth — at a meet Tritons enter halftime only trailing Saturday, UCSD snapped a three- Bay before visiting another confer- to Louisville. His 14th place finish and that attracted the top runners from by three at 37–34. game losing streak with a victory ence opponent in Cal State East Bay time of 31:31.12 earned him All-West “Farrah is getting used to playing against Azusa Pacific. on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. this side of the country, while senior Region honors. Despite its best efforts, college basketball,” VanDerveer told After five minutes of play, UCSD “Every game is important, but Tanner Collins alone qualified for the the men’s team failed to qualify for a the UCSD Guardian. “She’s been led by one point to push the score when you start in your league, you men’s team. second-straight trip to the finals by doing a great job. She’s very pro- to 11–10. From there on, the Tritons know other people better, they know The Triton women bested ranked only a single place. ductive, a very good rebounder and outscored their opponents 27–9 and you better and the intensity picks up teams such as No. 18 Western Wash- “We came up just a little bit plays very hard, so she’s excellent took a strong 38–19 lead into half- a little bit,” VanDerveer said. “But we ington University, along with in-state short tody on the men’s side,” Garcia both offensively and defensively.” time. had a very challenging preseason, rivals No. 25 California Baptist Uni- said. “We had a number of runners The second half was a different The Tritons extended their lead playing some of the very best teams versity and No. 23 Cal Poly Pomona. who put together really strong races, tale. UCSD was out-hustled by the to as high as 23 points in the second in the west region, so hopefully this The women’s team utilized a pack but we just weren’t quite able to get Urban Knights, who shot an absurd half, with 12 minutes left in play at will help us prepare for what’s to running strategy, sticking together 34 free throws in the period. UCSD 52–29. The Tritons did not give the five of them all to hit today.” c om e .” and taking turns, leading the charge would still take a 48–47 lead with Cougars any breathing room, forcing Despite the men’s team not readers can contact around the six-kilometer track. qualifying, last Saturday proved 13:47 left in the game on a jump shot 17 turnovers and gaining a 22 to 13 Marcus Thuillier [email protected] by senior guard Nadja Kern. How- advantage on the boards. Behind Se- Junior Paige Hughes finished first for very successful for the UCSD the Tritons with a time of 22:01.88. cross-country squad. Two All-West She took home another All-West Region honors and impressive MEN'S BASKETBALL Region honors with her 16th place teamwork in a sport not known for finish. Not too far behind, juniors collective effort led the Tritons to Corinne Hinkle (22:41.08) and success and will continue to be the Chandler Colquitt (22:45.59) and focal point of their efforts heading UCSD Splits in Colorado in CCAA Play senior Michelle Le Roux (22:46.58) into Louisville, Kentucky for the crossed the line in tight succession. national championship. Basketball suffers poor shooting loss, bounces back strong against Fort Lewis. Junior Marie Diaz was the final The NCAA Finals will be

PHOTO USED WITH PERMISSION FROM UCSD ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT scorer for the Tritons, finishing in rebounds and record two steals. held in two weeks on Saturday, Dec. BY daniel sung 49th with a time of 22:55.98. All the 6 at Tom Sawyer Park. associate sports editor UCSD trailed by much as 11 in Tritons finished within the same the second half but would slowly minute, which, despite not having a readers can contact After opening its season with a cut the deficit down to two after a top-10 finisher, contributed to their clay kaufman [email protected] pair of hard-fought victories on the layup from Walker with two and a low score and allowed the entire road, the UCSD men’s basketball team half minutes remaining in the game. returned to the court for back-to- However, the Orediggers would give back games in Colorado, suffering its themselves some breathing room first defeat of the season to Colorado with two consecutive jumpers and School of Mines on Friday before put the game away with three pairs regrouping to secure a road win over of free throws. Fort Lewis College the following night. With another game the following LIKE US ON The Tritons could not seem to get day, the Tritons had little time to hang it going offensively against Mines on their heads over their loss. However, Friday night, as they were limited to the squad regrouped and responded only 29-percent shooting from the well against Fort Lewis, defeating field and scored a season-low in points them 83–71. FACEBOOK. in the 54–43 loss. Unlike last week’s Dyer bounced back strong, mak- games, UCSD was cold from the ing up for his mediocre perfor- three-point line, converting on only mance from the night before with a 5-17 from deep. game-high 22 points on stellar 8-10 game, finishing with 14 points, five Coming off of a 25-point game shooting. rebounds and six assists. from last week, junior forward Drew The team overall had a polar Freshman forward Jordan Flan- Dyer struggled early, missing all 10 of opposite shooting performance nery was again able to play produc- his attempts from the field. He was, from the night before, especially in tive minutes off the bench, finishing however, able to grab a team-high six the second half. The team went 65 with 11 points and three rebounds in rebounds. percent from the field and 45 percent only 11 minutes. Walker rounded out Mines also struggled on the of- from beyond the arc. Sophomore the starting lineup with 10 points, fensive end, shooting only 36 percent guard Jeff Van Dyke finished with a two rebounds and three assists. overall, though the Orediggers were season-high 14 points, converting on UCSD is now 3–1 on the young granted 25 free throws to the Tritons’ four of his seven three-pointers. season, with all games so far being eight. The discrepancy at the charity “I was pleased with the way we on the road. The team has three stripe gave Mines the advantage. responded tonight,” Olen said. “We road games remaining until the “I thought we had a great effort played with terrific energy. Offen- home opener on Dec. 21. The defensively, but we weren’t able to sively, we did a better job of taking Tritons will next play in a pair of score enough points to win,” men’s care of the ball and making the games up in Northern Califor- head coach Eric Olen told the UCSD extra pass.” nia next week when they face off Athletic Department. “In order to beat UCSD also had a strong defensive against Cal State Monterey Bay and facebook.com/ a good team on the road, we need to stand, forcing 17 turnovers for 26 Cal State East Bay to continue Cali- execute on both ends.” points while only committing nine fornia Collegiate Athletic Associa- Only junior guard Hunter Walker turnovers themselves. tion conference play. seemed to find an offensive groove for Three other Tritons finished in readers can contact the Tritons, scoring a season-high 14 double-digit scoring. Sophomore daniel sung [email protected] ucsdguardian points. He was also able to corral five guard Adam Klie had a well-rounded 10 THE UCSD GUARDIAN | MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2014 | WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG CLASSIFIEDS

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GOLDEN BOY - SHEILA AND HUGHES POTIKER - PEPPER CANYON HALL, RM 121 6pm THEATRE Undergraduates: Come explore the themes of religion, the Clifford Odet's 1937 ensemble driven play about Chasing the body and evil through film. Our Fall Film Series kicks off THE JAMES K. BINDER LECTURE: FRANCO American Dream arrives re-imagined in a boxing ring at the Sheila with a screening of The Omen (1976). Upcoming and Hughes Potiker Theatre this December. screenings will feature the Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby, BERARDI - FACULTY CLUB Constantine, or Angel Heart. Each film presentation will Franco Berardi Bifo is a writer and a media-activist. be followed by an informal discussion about the film and In the '70s he was involved in the creation of the 8pm its relation to these three themes. free radios network in Italy and Franco; in the '90s he has been involved in the European net culture. In ARTPOWER! PRESENTS: AURELIO - PRICE CENTER the years 2002-2004 he has taken part in the EAST BALLROOM 7pm Italian experience of Telestreet. One of the most extraordinary and passionate Garifuna artists of his GLOBAL FORUM: WORLD AIDS DAY - THE time, Aurelio follows in the footsteps of the legendary Parranderos 7pm of the Caribbean coast of Central America to become the new voice GREAT HALL of Parranda music. A breezy, percussive mix of Caribbean, Central More than 1.1 million are living HIV positive in America OUTREACH TRIVIA NIGHTS - HOME PLATE American, and West African elements, the Garifuna music beautifully today. 1 in 6 of them don't know they are infected. The fuses these distinct cultures. With his talent, vision, charisma, and Global Forum at I-House is honored to be taking part in CAFÉ searing voice, Aurelio is acclaimed for both his preservation and World AIDS Day this year by sponsoring a panel FOOD, FACTS, FRIENDS, & FUN! Come to Home modernization of vibrant musical heritage. discussion about HIV / AIDS in the world today. Drs. Plate Café to meet new people and test your Lianne Urada and Elizabeth Reed from UCSD's Global knowledge of various trivia categories! Free entry to Public Health Initiative and Heather Arculeo, a peer all UCSD students, teams of 4, and prizes for navigator from the local organization Christie's place, will winning team! Make this a weekly event and turn discuss what UCSD is doing to research and combat up the competition! Happy hour prices on food and HIV/AIDS and to give us a perspective on the human costs drinks for trivia participants! ALL STUDENTS of HIV/AIDS. WELCOME! SAT12.06 2pm 7pm 8pm GOLDEN BOY - SHEILA AND HUGHES POTIKER BLABBERMOUTH - THE LOFT NIGHT PEOPLE - THE LOFT Blabbermouth is a monthly event where YOU can THEATRE showcase your talents to the rest of your peers! Zanzibar An all-star line up performs compositions of Joe Clifford Odet's 1937 ensemble driven play about Chasing will be open, so you can eat and enjoy a fun filled night! If Garrison. the American Dream arrives re-imagined in a boxing ring at you would like to perform, please click on the Facebook the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre this December. event page and you can find the sign up sheet. 2:30pm DECEMBER NIGHTS BALBOA PARK BUS TRIP - THU12.04 FRI12.05 BUS TRIP TO BALBOA PARK 11am Celebrate holidays around the world! Join us for a bus trip 1:30pm to Balboa Park for "December Nights," the nation's premier FITNESS ZONE: BODYWEIGHT BOOTCAMP holiday festival! Enjoy a multicultural holiday experience THERAPY FLUFFIES - THE ZONE with museums, food, live music, decorations, and - THE ZONE entertainment! Tickets are $7.50 and include transportation get Come de-stress and play with and pet therapy dogs at to/from UCSD campus. Event open to all undergrad UCSD The Zone! A quick circuit training class utilizing your best training tool, your own body weight! This class is students! packed with weight training techniques and cardio 5pm intervals used by MMA trainers, P90X, and Insanity. Get your ultimate workout completed in 45 minutes 7:30pm SAVING FACE: WESTERN IDEALS OF or less! All levels welcome. Lead by FitLife listed... instructors Stephanie Asiddao or Tim Macauley. GOLDEN BOY - SHEILA AND HUGHES POTIKER every MONDAY BEAUTY - CROSS-CULTURAL CENTER, THEATRE COMUNIDAD RM 2pm Clifford Odet's 1937 ensemble driven play about Chasing in The Guardian What is beauty? Who gets to decide what beauty is? the American Dream arrives re-imagined in a boxing ring at There are billboards posted all over the world depicting R&R SQUAD - THE ZONE the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre this December. Calendar the same body type, features, and attributes. Join us as we discuss the oppression of people of color by The R&R Squad is in! Come in and de-stress with a examining whitening cream, "skin" colored underwear, massage! Learn more about our well-being SUBMIT your eating disorders, and more. Light refreshments will be resources on campus while get a 5-10min served! low-intensity back, neck, and arm massage from EVENT for FREE! one of our trained wellness peers! 8pm SUN12.07 8pm 10am calendar@ MARSHALL: UNPLUGGED OPEN MIC NIGHT - STUDENT DISCOUNTS FOR PHILLIP OCEANVIEW TERRACE PHILLIPS - RIMAC ARENA VOLUNTEER/LEARN ABOUT GARDENING - ROGER’S ucsdguardian.org Want to show UCSD your TALENT? Come perform at COMMUNITY GARDEN OVT's Open Mic NIght! Read poetry, sing, rap, play a Nederlander Concerts presents Phillip Phillips @ guitar, piano or the spoons. Everyone is welcome to RIMAC Arena! Limited discounted tickets for UCSD Come volunteer or learn about how food is grown and what it takes perform and watch. No sign ups necessary. Just show students are available now at the UCSD Box Office! for food to reach the table. 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MEN'S WATER POLO UCSD Heads to Final Four No. 6 Tritons defeat No. 9 Brown to earn ticket to NCAA Finals, at home next weekend. BY BRANDON YU SPORTS EDITOR // PHOTOS USED WITH PERMISSION FROM UCSD ATHLETICS

enior utility Josh Stiling showed opened up the match with a goal each half] we’ve been training too hard, we’re was awesome.” up to the pool as a one-man to give UCSD an early 2–0 advantage. not going to go out like this, so we really With the win, the fourth-seeded wrecking crew this past Saturday. The Brown Bears battled back to keep amped it up and put away our shots. Tritons will next host first-seeded No. SNetting a whopping six goals of his own, the game tight, as the first quarter closed With the dominant period, UCSD 2 UCLA in the national championship the Western Water Polo Association with a 4–3 Triton lead. built up an 11–6 score going into the semifinals on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. Player of the Year powered the No. 6 In the second period, both squads final frame. Senior two-meter player at Canyonview Pool. Third-seeded No. UCSD men’s water polo team past No. 9 tallied three goals apiece. Syka netted Matt Michalko scored the Tritons’ lone 4 University of Southern California Brown University in the NCAA Cham- his second of the night, while Stiling goal in the fourth quarter, while the will play second-seeded No. 1 Stanford pionships opening round play-in game completed an early hat trick with two Bears narrowly prevented senior goal- University at 3:10 p.m. The winners of with a 12–7 score. With the home win, straight goals. Brown kept in stride with keeper Cameron Ravanbach’s second both matches will battle for the national the Tritons now advance to the Final the blue and gold to enter halftime trail- half shutout with a goal in the final crown the following day at 3 p.m. Four of the 2014 National Collegiate ing UCSD 7–6. seconds of play. “No one really wanted to talk about Water Polo Championship, which will Despite the back-and-forth open- Ravanbach earned the victory with it but [reaching the Final Four is] not an also be hosted at home at Canyonview ing half, Stiling extended his stat sheet 11 total saves. Stiling’s impressive six easy thing to do,” Harper said. “I’m just Aquatics Center. in the third frame to help the Tritons scores composed half of UCSD’s entire so elated for the guys that this dream of “I’m really stoked,” Stiling told the decisively pull away. The Tritons tallied goal total, while Syka and Michalko each theirs — and for those in the athletics UCSD Athletics Department. “This is a four goals while holding the Bears finished with a pair of goals. department — it’s come true. Obvi- great group to be playing with, and I’m scoreless throughout the quarter. Stil- “No question, he’s really good,” ously the competition is amazingly stiff, just excited to be able to share this final ing netted three of the four, while the UCSD head coach Denny Harper said. but the two games we have left in the season with some of my best friends in fourth goal came from junior utility “He is a really, really good water polo NCAAs are a couple of cherries on a the Final Four. I’m excited to play.” Chase Cockerill. player. I think he’s exhausted. I took pretty nice sundae of a season.” The first half of Saturday evening’s “[Brown] started getting it going, him out a little bit but not much. He’s a readers can contact battle was a tightly contested affair. getting comfortable with their offense,” phenomenal shooter, and he said, ‘Give Brandon Yu [email protected] Stiling and senior utility Lukas Syka Stiling said. “We decided [in the second me the ball, and I’m putting it away.’ He GRADUATE PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY OF WEEK 9 SAN FRANCISCO MASTER’S PROGRAMS AT USF > Analytics PC PLAZA! > Asia Pacific Studies CHECK US OUT! M-F: 10am-3pm > Biology > Biotechnology > Collegiate Athletics > Computer Science > Development Economics > Economics > Environmental Management > International Studies > Public Aairs > Sport Management

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