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0530=05.*6369 JOHN HANACEK/GUARDIAN Student organizations at John Muir College will likely receive less funding next year.
By Nadin Faidi similar referendum. Contributing Writer Muir College Council Vice Chair Abbas Hussain said the additional The annual Muirstock festival fees would have been key in facili- may be noticeably scaled back next tating the enhancement of annu- year after a John Muir College stu- al programs and events put on by dent fee referendum on the 2009 Muir’s many student organizations. Associated Students election ballot “We named it the Giving Fee failed to gain approval, leaving the because it was a fee students were council short on funds. paying to give back to themselves in Designed to provide the Muir the form of a better college experi- College Council with funding to ence,” Hussain said. support Muir’s student organiza- According to Muir College coun- tions and various tradition events cilmembers, the college’s annual — including Muirstock and Muir events may have to be scaled back Musical — the referendum would next year, and student organizations have raised the Muir College will likely see an across-the-board Activity Fee to $10 from the exist- cut in funding. Councilmembers ing $7. said fewer bands may appear at next The increase was rejected by a year’s Muirstock festival to compen- margin of 89 votes. sate for the lack of funds. Over the last several years, the This year, councilmembers were A.S. Council has gradually cut forced to draw $10,500 from their funding for college councils, leaving them to seek out alternative sources See MUIRpage 3 of cash. The Sixth College Council ran an activity fee referendum in the ▶▶▶ ▶ READONO N recent election that passed success- Page 6: A preview for this year’s DANIEL CADDELL/GUARDIAN fully. Last year, Earl Warren College Muirstock festival. Students re-enacted well-known paintings and sculptures at Spirit of the Masters at the Loft on April 21, including Pablo Picasso’s “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon.” students also voted to approve a -\[\YLVM.YV]L:[PSS /0(;<: It’s a :769;: Playing the 05:0+, 65305, >,(;/,9 *VTPJZ Poll:Do you support the new Celebration Broken Record 5L^)\ZPULZZ student organization funding April 23 April 24 A blow-up obstacle course, free Track and field: UCSD returns +V^U[V,HY[O process? 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State Department will likely use the But how can an event that hap- current multiplatform war as its good pened 94 years ago still be relevant old excuse to pressure the administra- with the other crises currently raging tion to bypass the Armenian geno- across the globe? cide issue altogether — as Turkish Quite easily. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan The Ottoman government’s desire recently attempted to do in his first to “cleanse” minorities and create a official dialogue with President Barack Pan-Turkish state has been well Obama. documented. Records reveal that the After all, the only remaining super- Ottoman Empire was particularly power in the world is so darn power- intent on annihilating the Armenian less in the Middle East unless it retains race, which had become so successful a strategic military base in Turkey, within its country — a country with right? Surely the United States is ren- much territory previously belonging dered useless without one. 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Call 858-534-3467 or e-mail [email protected] 05.15.09 Ad Deadline is Friday, May 8 7+(%(67621*6 ,1+,$786 boss 7+,6:((. +76<)+<<0--,1<7: ditties ;WVQI5QVLMV [email protected] Metric Prefuse 73 hiatus s h3ICK -USEv s h&OUNTAINS OF 3PRINGv ARTSENTERTAINMENT s h(ELP )M !LIVEv s h0ARACHUTE 0ANADORv <0=:;,)A)8:14! ) YOUR FAVORITE BAND THE HIGH ART (ALMOST April 24, OF LIVING IS PLAYING MUIRSTOCK 2009 VIRTUALLY BY SIMONE WILSON s a student living the meager col- SENIOR STAFF WRITER lege lifestyle, I find it’s becoming A increasingly difficult to actively was first introduced to Muir College by my pursue non-resume-filler extracur- big sister, who graduated from UCSD in 1988. riculars. I understand that it’s a natural I “Celebrating the independent spirit?” she said, part of growing up, when immediate pausing on my unofficial college-hunt tour to read responsibilities overtake personal hob- the Muir mantra aloud. “I’d say more just celebrat- bies, and any notion of rebellion is a ing, period.” Having lived as a jealous Warren pointless diatribe against an otherwise prisoner for four torturous years, she made it clear inevitable fate. Even still, knowing this there was only one college to choose from if I was doesn’t make the transition any easier, in it for a good time. and conformity has never been very This year’s Muirstock bands may have yet to exciting. find their independence from soundalikes on the college-radio top 40, but all in a row (beginning 3 p.m.), they amount to the perfect party cover band: If you yell loud enough and thrash hard enough, they’ll almost sound like the real thing. Plus, seeing as the Muir activity-fee referendum didn’t pass for next year, we’ll get even crappier Critical Hit! bands than Rooney at Muirstock 2010 — so cel- PHILIP RHIE ebrate while you can. [email protected] To avoid segueing into a philo- JUSTIN JAMES sophical discussion of our utter mor- tal helplessness, I’ll get to the point: (aka Jack Johnson) *6<9;,:@6-<50=,9:(3 I’m now finding less and less time to absorb myself in the minutiae of video hat to do for spare change in the games. shit-rich state of California when uick — listen to all Rooney’s In a culture that defines video-game you’re just a free-wheelin’, fun-lovin’ songs. If not, come sunset, you’ll W ROONEY be denying yourself the kind of enthusiasts as losers who waste their dude who likes to feel the sand between his toes Q lives on the couch playing games for and ride a chill swell here and there? Break out chest-cavity butterflies one only feels the mere love of it, I understand that the trusty ol’ Taylor, of course, and woo stoned (aka Weezer) in those precious few cheap, beautiful admitting such a thing could belittle weekend passersby with your kiddie-surf life boy-band moments life brings along. my credibility as a straight-faced gam- lessons until no campfire circle-spot remains. Plus, their entire cache of uber-catchy, boom-box-on-the-beach hooks can be devoured ing authority. After all, why would you “Sun drenched and lovin it!” James winks out in a mere (ecstatic) hour and a half, over two tightly wound full-lengths that’ve already take me seriously if I couldn’t list the from his MySpace, going for Jack Johnson but gathered a fair crowd of screaming 13-year-olds. latest gaming trends, regardless of how washing up mercilessly Jesse McCartney. Pick Can you imagine hearing “The Sweater Song” for the first time live, and not being little they interested me? I would be a up some free BBQ (veggie options!) at a nearby able to sing along? Yeah — so get out your Walkman and Spongebob dance-party under- fake, and the existence of this column booth before passing out from over-radiation wear, and get to “I’m Shakin’,” guaranteed to make you feel like the star of your very own would appear an act of bias. In light of good vibes. high-school musical. On the big night, don’t forget to refill your free tub of popcorn right of such arguments, I suppose I could before they play “Popstars,” then throw the buttery mess all over the masses when Robert just as easily use my trump-all defense Schwartzman screams “Unsophisticated money machines!” like he’ll never warm up to — “Go write your own damn column” Beverly Hills. Speaking of, he might be stuffing a few butt-white ankle socks in his mouth — but instead, I’d like to get to the root KATIE COSTELLO in the near future, and would be lucky to — I mean, it’s not like Rooney’s gooey Beach of the question: What is gaming, and Boys imitations are gonna make it in the art circuit. what constitutes a gamer? (aka Regina Spektor) Regardless of whether you’re aware of it, everyone plays a game of some ven the Tenaya nerds retiring early sort every day. Obviously, none of us Friday evening to prepare for a long really define our ordinary activities weekend of midterm grindstone will get as “games,” per se — but, really, when E some pleasure out of 17-year-old Katie Costello’s you’re confronted with an obstacle, unapologetic lisp. “Songbird, I don’t care if you’re a task, an enemy or whatever, and an old kazoo/ Sing to me and I will sing to you,” you’re forced to use some semblance she warbles girlishly on track two of her debut LP, of wit and intelligence to overcome it a little too proud of her darling honk-strument (or, more appropriately, “win it”), then reference considering she pulled a blatant Taylor you’re playing a game. By this defini- Swift (slash Keane) on track one. Then again, tion, we’re all gamers stuck within the don’t listen to me: iTunes reviewer k8r calls confines of the most expansive game in Kaleidoscope Machine “arguably one of the best the world — life itself. albums ever made.” Take that, Regina. Whoa. That’s deep. Art has always been an attempt of sorts to comprehend the mysteries of life. But that’s obvious. I mean, aren’t TECHNICOLOR *6<9;,:@6-2(;0,*6:;,336 we all, in various ways, trying to make sense of life? If science has always been ailing from that road shoulder man’s pursuit of logic, then art, as its WOLVES DEVOCEAN called Temecula you irritating- antithesis, would naturally be the pur- H ly had to speed through to get suit of sometimes-irrational expres- (aka the Strokes) (aka Sublime) to Coachella, DevOcean can’t really be sion. In this quest, however, man has blamed for setting their MySpace to Comic constantly run up against the limits K, so the Strokes is a stretch. But these Sans and masturbating daily to their R.I.P. of creativity — his inability to surpass restless Palm Desert rebels will die trying. Brad Nowell posters. And it appears reg- mimicry. They may only have one EP and possibly gae’s resident weird uncle — the some- Struggling with creative limitations, O the gayest band name ever, but their delayed, how still alive Eek-A-Mouse (must have however, has provided our society with love-drunk beats — giddyupped by handclaps been all that medicinal Mary Jane) — sees some fascinating results — the best of and a nasal Casablancas drone — could certainly something special in the little rascals: They which is, of course, the art of storytell- give you Strokes-style bass pedals to the heart opened a Long Beach show of his earlier ing. Narratives are embedded in the when muffled through the walls of the 52-foot this month. Well, kids — the only place most subtle forms of all art, but story- inflatable obstacle course that’ll be killing the of residence more stifling than Temecula telling is the most critical in communi- Muir lawn. “Hearts break in the corners of eyes” is your freshman suite, and you won’t cating life’s complexities and nuances. is sung in a round over “It’s all right, it’s OK, you find a more opportune soundtrack than From novels to comics to films to can do what you want” on “Dark Room Cold DevOcean to hotbox the nerd box, so get music, it’s all just an effort to tell a good Air,” giving us some unsolicited insight into what to it: Break out your Sublime paraphernalia story, and the most lauded attempts are happens at little-boy sleepovers. But so what if shoebox and roll a fatty for that fatty you they’ve still got some living to do — so do we. never talk to in the single down the way. See HIT, page 7 Watch out, face-painting booth. One love, right? *6<9;,:@6-+,=6*,(5 ;/<9:+(@(7903 ;/,<*:+.<(9+0(5 /0(;<: A Gamer’s Perks: Dreaming TALE OF TWO-STRING PRODIGY HITS ALL THE RIGHT NOTES By Sonia Minden attention to deliver Ayers a professional Like a Flower Hiatus Editor career and stable lifestyle. Instead, he panics ▶ HIT, MYVTWHNL and runs offstage before his bow even hits those that affect us emotionally. kim over its IMDb synopsis and “The the strings. However, among this elite guild Soloist” might read like sentimental Director Joe Wright’s drama ultimately of storybooks, gaming is probably S Oscar fodder: L.A. Times columnist Steve explores a common humanity between two the most invigorating and forward- Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) is hunting for his unlikely companions, along with the deeply thinking of its kind. While science next front-page piece when he meets home- psychological underpinnings of homelessness. and art are natural foes, video games less schizophrenic Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie “Why did you drop out of school?” Lopez asks. have merged the two to create an Foxx), who solemnly plays a two-stringed Ayers shakes his head, his squinted, half-blind entirely unique method of storytell- violin next to a gigantic statue of Beethoven. eyes darting back and forth. “I don’t know,” he ing — yin and yang, the techie and Ayers speaks in uncensored babble, wears replies. “It just didn’t work out.” muse in perfect harmony! a plastic Hawaiian lei over a sparkly sequined Their quiet exchange lets us in on the Compared to existing arts, gam- jacket and pushes a shopping cart over- transient’s traumatic, life-consuming dis- ing is admittedly in its infancy. flowing with miscellaneous ease: nothing has ever just Creators are constantly finding new scraps and garbage bags. “worked out” for him. But as ways to capitalize on its crack-pipe But his music — simple and we hear the relentless scat- addicts, but as of yet, we’ve only seen resonant above the constant The Soloist tering of voices distracting the greenest of beginnings. urban grind — is testament Ayers’ thoughts — goading But even in its earliest stages, the to the transient’s misunder- Starring Robert Downey Jr. & Jamie Foxx him, threatening him, con- craft’s genius level of interactivity is stood sensitivity and pro- Directed by Joe Wright soling him — we hear, too, a undeniable. Other storytelling medi- found inner conflict, a time- Rated PG-13 sea of music, Ayers’ imagin- ums are limited to objectivity; we less grace. ing of symphonic accompa- the audience can see the world, but Yeah, it’s kind of lame niment to the low, sad bass we can never live in it. What makes on paper — but only at brief interludes does of his cello. Through his eyes, we see the psy- video games so fascinating is that they “Soloist” actually slip into the realm of red- chedelic colors of synesthesia and flashback allow us to become part of the art, to carpet sap. Whereas most “based on a true glimpses of an increasingly troubled past. manipulate it, to own it. Video games story” flicks take loose liberties to heighten While Foxx’s performance is as gripping and tap into a new level of mimicry and drama — tossing characters in merely to nuanced as in “Ray,” it’s no pity party. Scenes response, both exciting and terrifying. provide comic relief or to fill gaps in the depicting squatters are nightmarish and border So if art has always mirrored real- storyline — “Soloist” seems to adhere to an on grotesque, but they’re carefully juxtaposed ity, and video games have simply unpretty reality. It is not a film about a man’s by Ayers’ unassuming, almost childlike, nature. allowed for deeper involvement in revelation in his musical genius, or a finding a Lopez handles the grubby street chaos with this imitation, what makes me any cure for mental illness that will bring him out a cool, appreciative understanding — never less of an authority than my immedi- of poverty; in fact, most of Lopez’s attempts demeaning his subjects or shying an occassional ate gaming brethren? to relieve Ayers’ ailments are frustratingly sleepover on the sidewalk. To be honest, nothing. Video ineffective. By the climax, we’re so thoroughly root- games are growing up, and none of We might guess that a beautiful donated ing for the characters’ success — for Ayers us should be confined to labels of cello will be the vagabond’s ultimate salvation to connect with the outside world and come gaming or gamers. The question is — but he refuses to play it indoors, prefer- to terms with his inner demons, for Lopez to not, “Will we ever stop playing?” but, ring instead the guttered, rat-infested streets. write inspired pieces and overcome his own “How can we play differently?” When Lopez gives his friend an opportunity fears and misgivings — that we forgive the With games that transcend the to perform a recital for the public, we might occasional waves of tearful orchestral melo- conventional definition of video guess that the Juilliard dropout’s prodigious drama in light of the cast’s absorbing relation- gaming — “Flower,” for instance, brilliance will attract enough mass-media ships and restrained, yet intimate, sincerity. depicts the dreams of flowers sit- ting on apartment windowsills — the *6<9;,:@6-<50=,9:(3 possibilities seem limitless. /0(;<: ;/,<*:+.<(9+0(5 ;/<9:+(@(7903 recordings Jadakiss Metric ■ The Last Kiss ■ Fantasies DEF JAM LAST GANG ive years after The Kiss of Death, Jadakiss has amps the schizophrenia. While some draw bove all else, Fantasies is a tribute to akin to Garbage or the Talking Heads. On risen from the underworld. (Remember No. crowds and deliver (Lil Wayne, Raekwon and Emily Haines’ larynx. Pure and clear, “Satellite Mind,” drums and guitars fade F 11 single “Put Ya Hands Up”? Didn’t think Young Jeezy), many don’t transcend party- A rising to a crescendo without faltering ignominiously into the background, drown- so.) The once-celebrated L.O.X. frontman has crashing filler (Swizz Beatz, Mary J. Blige). — effortlessly seductive and transcendent ing amid the synth waves that escalate been re-upped as a member of the Roc-A-Fella The Last Kiss could have used some of its in one great breath — her spot-on vocals Haine’s crystalline high notes. team with the release of his third solo album, fat cut out, but at a hefty 18 tracks, there’s elevate Metric’s fourth installment from Thankfully, Metric avoids near over-sat- and while Jadakiss’ natural flow bleeds of his still enough vintage Jada to keep fans salivat- mellow-rock mediocrity to perfectly chis- uration on “Gold Guns Girls” and “Stadium New York upbringing, cheap ringtone jingles ing. “Pain and Torture” sees the former Ruff eled indie pop. Love.” Crashing drums and slick guitar riffs plaster the production — resulting in a hodge- Ryder rapping over a minimalist and jagged Haines wrings every last drop of emo- flesh out the Canadian rockers’ sparkly podge of almost-singles. violin beat, spitting out street-smart, sharp- tion out of simple sentiments that, under the clean melodies, rocking the party a la 2007’s Jadakiss tries to bridge the gap from street witted rhymes: “Give it to whoever deserve the wing of an inferior songstress, might have Grow Up and Blow Away. But everything rap to club yawns, unsurprisingly tripping rounds/ Hollow tips, move organs and nerves languished as meaningless. Seemingly trite on Fantasies swings full circle to its heart: over his laces on the way. Disjointed throw- around.” on the album jacket, lyrics like “I tremble, Haine’s voice, which — even when wavering aways “Who’s Real” — complete with the dull, Staying true to his inner-city punk is Jada’s they’re gonna eat me alive/ If I stumble, delicately — rises to a fist-pumping chorus third-grader-could-do-better hook, “If you’re best bet at this point, but for such a starry they’re gonna eat me alive/ Can you hear my big enough to stuff an amphitheater. real and you know it, clap your hands” — and resume (including former Biggie apprentice), heart beating like a hammer?” break through Metric will perform live in San Diego on “Rockin’ With the Best” only go skin-deep, not this kiss ain’t much wetter than a loveless peck. the electronic haze with sheer, primal power. June 7 at Independence Jam. flashy enough to warrant the blatant material- Present only to save her from herself, ism. — Daniel Ravid Haines’ cracking beats recall ’80s new wave — Imran Manji A lengthy guest list crowds the lineup and Contributing Writer and polished, airwave-prepped production Staff Writer “Van Gogh: Brush With Genius” Ximena Sariñana HOUSE OF BLUES / APRIL 26 / $22 druthers FLEET CENTER / 4 P.M. DAILY UNTIL APRIL 30 / $10 Ximena Sariñana is more than a sexy name — she’s Vincent van Gogh suffered an ignoble (95,9 got a Berklee diploma, prettier piano fingers than Norah death, dispossessed and paralyzed with > 6- Jones and a voice like early Julieta Venegas. Her 2008 album debt. Despite modern admiration, his Parisian peers couldn’t have been more Mediocre is anything but — produced by Tweety Gonzalez of apathetic. Thankfully, things have changed Soda Stereo and Uruguayan singer/songwriter Jorge Drexler, the debut offers an electronica-lifted posy of blissful rock since then — in “Van Gogh: Brush With 6<9;,:@ Genius” (forgive the title), the post- * riffs, jazz-pop rhythms and acoustic cool-downs. The former impressionist superstar is paid tribute with actress has successfully peeled from soapy telenovelas to fanfare only IMAX could provide: Sunflowers score a venerable spot on the Latin charts. (SM) and sun-flecked fields span both the French countryside and the Fleet Center’s staggering 72 foot screen. (EG) *6<9;,:@6-4(*.0330=9(@ THIS WEEK’S exit strategy ON-CAMPUS EVENTS *6<9;,:@6-:0+,;9(*2-034: “THE LINGUISTS” S.D. ASIAN FILM CALDER QUARTET THE GREEN SCENE LENKA THE THING ROMA NIGHTS: NEW WRITING SERIES: Great Hall FESTIVAL Mandeville Auditorium The Loft The Loft The Loft MICHAEL SWEETMAN DANZY SENNA April 23, 5 p.m. Cross-Cultural Center April 24, 8 p.m. April 24, 5 p.m. April 25, 8 p.m. April 26, 8 a.m. Espresso Roma Vis Arts Performance Space FREE April 23, 7:30 p.m. $10 FREE FREE FREE April 27, 8 p.m. April 29, 4:30 p.m. FREE FREE FREE ;/<9:+(@(7903 ;/,<*:+.<(9+0(5 /0(;<: recordings Fastball ■ Little White Lies “Part morality tale, part voyeuristic time trip. MEGA FORCE Strong stuff!” -Michael Cieply, The New York Times rust me on this one: In about a year, you’ll hear Little your kiss, don’t miss your touch.” It’s here that Scalzo White Lies in a feel-good Fox Searchlight teen dram- displays some much-craved restraint, matching crashing T edy, and damn near nowhere else. Fifteen years after drums alongside the only chorus we’ll remember after dropping surf-rock debut “The Way,” Fastball’s gone the credits roll. softer and sweeter than a pack of Peeps — and swallow- Later, our hero shoves airport security aside and yells ing all 12 tracks is just about as sickening as gorging on his lover’s name — with one foot on the plane, she turns, the entire Easter dozen. hesitates and runs back to him. A piano chirps out the First, two young lovers lock eyes from across the melody of “Soul Radio”: “You and I, we scream, we cry ... room. As the determined buck desperately pushes Who knows why we’re here, we’re gone.” Into the sunset, through the crowd to reach her, Tony Scalzo sighs, “All I organs swell and a kid runs his hand down the length was looking for was you.” A bouncy, major-key harmony of a keyboard — and, suddenly, the final kiss flips from keeps us warm and fuzzy as they smooch for the first triumphant to cheesy and overblown. time. But like any romantic comedy, its make-out scenes All the filler between scenes makes us wish for a are the only interesting parts, and acoustic guitars and remote control. But most are catchy enough — “Looking fuzzed-out synths are layered into one big tuned-out For” is a definite high point — that you’ll probably play soundtrack. them more than once, like it or not (even if you have to Just then, disaster strikes! Our hero stalks away, his sneak into the theater). tantrum backed by strings plucked with snarky twang, as “Little White Lies” convinces us that he’s better off — Matthew Pecot without her: “I don’t miss you all that much/ Don’t miss Contributing Writer Prefuse 73 ■ Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian WARP cott Herren leaves no booklet, no acknowledge- to its bitter end, jumping from blip trip to serene ambi- ments and no liner notes to accompany his sixth ence faster and more erratically than Dostoevsky’s S and most official full-length LP. The Atlanta-based Notes from the Underground, restlessly triggering dis- hip-hop producer forgoes the big-named cameos embodied samples and shattered-glass techno. that littered his previous works, choosing instead to Though he unapologetically pushes the boundaries immerse us in the 29-track Everything She Touched of hip-hop further than fellow producers RJD2 and Turned Ampexian with no preconceived notions, no Madlib, Herren can still stick a dance-friendly hook judgments and without any clue of what the fuck we’re in our heads — no matter how scratched or blurry about to listen to. the lines are. Melodic vibrations infect “Fountains of “Impresses with style.” But that’s the beauty of Ampexian — it’s a mind-body Spring,” resonating over a drum track coated in reverb -Troy Patterson, SPIN experience that takes us into the recesses of Herren’s reel- and gravel, and what seems to be a troupe of Martians ing dreams and nightmares, channeling laser-sharp emo- pushing lawnmowers. tion into an unprecedented artist-audience correlation. Careful contemplation and introspection polish off “Electrifying performances!” “Periodic Measurements of Infrequent Smiles” spins Herren’s technique-based tracks, which shine brighter -Dennis Dermody, PAPER Magazine an introduction the length of a goldfish’s attention than ever. But, as he intimates with the album title — span. Glitchy speech samples mix with high-frequency, Ampexian refers to the old-school Ampex tape decks of “A totally faithful adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ novel. ambient-spaceship static, the white noise seamlessly the 1950s — there’s still room for a little analog spark in slipping into a calm, harmonic chorus before ending up all the dense digital smog. 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By the end of the long 1,500-meter race, she had the fastest women’s time in UCSD history. “Conditions were pretty bad,” the sophomore said. “I was working on not focusing on it, telling myself it’s not hot. When you race, a lot of things come into your head. But when the gun goes off, I feel more in control.” UPNEXT TRITON INVITATIONAL ▶ ▶ at UCSD April 24 and 25 Competing in the Long Beach Invitational held at Cerritos College, the Triton track and field team sent a smaller squad in preparation for future races. But, the meet was not without highlights, and Schofield’s record-breaking performance was the most prominent. Schofield set the record with a time of 4:29.67, ERIK JEPSEN/GUARDIAN FILE which is also an automatic NCAA Sophomore Bre Schofield ran the 1,500-meter race in 4:29.67, good enough to break the UCSD record and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA competition. UCSD returns home for the Triton Invitational this weekend. qualifier. “When I saw it was the fastest dash, senior Katie Skorupa won her broke her own school record with UCSD is entering the final championship phases, it’s about I’ve ever run the 1,500, I was really heat with a time of 12.29 seconds, a score of 5,140 points. Rainwater stretch of its season, with the winning and getting points for excited,” Schofield said. “Breaking setting a personal record and moving was last year’s California Collegiate Triton Invitational on April 24 and your team and working together,” 4:30 has been my goal for the entire her to fourth all-time. Athletic Association champion in conference championships a week Schofield said. “We’ve won for year. When I found out I broke the On the men’s side, junior Casey the heptathlon. after that. the past four years and we have school record it just made it all the Ryan placed second in the high jump “A 5,000 point heptathlon for a “We have a very tough conference, confidence that we can win again.” better.” with a mark of 6’8.75”. Ryan also college athlete is pretty exceptional, one of the toughest in the nation The Tritons will be in action In the same race, senior Ashleigh had a strong showing in the javelin and she just keeps pouring it on,” in Division II,” Salerno said. “We this weekend in their final home Montgomory ran a time 4:40.42, throw, finishing 12th with a distance head coach Tony Salerno said. have to be on the ball and maximize meet of the season, the Triton good for ninth all-time in school of 170 feet. Sophomore Stephanie LeFever points wherever we can.” Invitational, before the conference history. Sophomore Deyna Roberson Schofield was not alone in setting also competed in the event, scoring Schofield also emphasized the championships. posted a time of 63.69 seconds in school records. Earlier in the week at 4,829 points to earn an automatic team aspect heading into conference the 400-meter hurdles, also good the Azusa/Mt. San Antonio College NCAA bid. LeFever finished fourth championships. Readers can contact Liam Rose at for ninth all-time. In the 100-meter Heptathlon, junior Linda Rainwater in the conference last season. “When you get into the [email protected]. ON DECK SOFTBALL SETTLES FOR WEEKEND SPLIT