DAILY NEXUS THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020 www.dailynexus.com UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA COLA Movement Reaches UCEAP Suspends Three All 10 UC Campuses Study Abroad Programs Amidst Call for UC-Wide Due to Coronavirus Work Stoppage Thursday Evelyn Spence Lead News Editor

A new Twitter account — @ UCSF4COLA — launched early Sunday morning, with a singular post that urged UC San Francisco graduate students to show up to a Wednesday rally “to show that we are united in our fight for accessible higher education.” But the post, and the creation of the account, marked more than just the launch of another cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) movement, which have been rapidly spreading across the UC since December. With the strike until their demands are met, LEONARD PAULASA / DAILY NEXUS launch of a COLA group at UCSF, according to a statement posted to COLA movement at UCLA but all 10 UC campuses now have the movement’s Twitter account. also to the firing of the UCSC rumblings of COLA organizing COLA movements on other graduate students, noting that MELODY WANG / DAILY NEXUS on their respective campuses. campuses are planning a one- participation in COLA organizing While the China study abroad program was cancelled at the end of January, the South Korea and Italy And they’re determined to day, full work stoppage “blackout” has “increased exponentially.” programs were cancelled last week as more cases of the virus were confirmed across the globe. make the university listen. strike on Thursday, March 5, UCLA graduate students voted Two campuses, UC Santa in solidarity with the dismissed Monday evening to join the Sanya Kamidi suspended because they are the Edmond said. Cruz and UC Santa Barbara, UCSC graduate students. At Thursday “blackout” strike. Deputy News Editor only three countries for which Once the programs were have launched full strikes. UCSC each campus, COLA movements “I think people are just fed up the Centers for Disease Control officially suspended, Edmond said graduate students have been on are urging faculty to cancel … the [UCSC] firings brought a The University of California (CDC) has issued at least a Level UCEAP “strongly encouraged” strike since early February, and all classes and undergraduate lot of attention from people who Education Abroad Program has 3 Travel Advisory, which means students to return home, although UCSC Chancellor Cynthia Larive students to walk out of any weren’t really paying attention suspended its spring study abroad “Avoid Nonessential Travel.” they can’t require students to do dismissed at least 54 of them classes that professors didn’t before,” he said, adding that programs in China, South Korea “Anytime that the CDC and so. from their Spring Quarter 2020 cancel. Organizers are also asking hundreds of people have attended and Italy amidst concerns about the Department of State have a Additionally, Edmond said it appointments last Friday, sparking participants to wear all black. UCLA COLA rallies. the spreading coronavirus. Travel Advisory Alert at a Level was dependent on a student’s outrage across the UC system. “There is an ever growing Fisher, as GSA president, said While the China study abroad 3, we are required by UC policy home UC campus whether the UCSB graduate students number of students who are he presented the UCLA COLA program was cancelled at the end to suspend programs,” said Myla student could enroll in spring began their own full strike last ready to strike and who are demands to UCLA Chancellor of January, the South Korea and Edmond, University of California quarter courses once they Thursday; at UC Davis, graduate prepared to strike,” Zak Fisher, Gene Block on Feb. 21. But beyond Italy programs were cancelled last Education Abroad Program returned, which would also vary students began a grading strike UC Los Angeles’ Graduate that, he said he hasn’t seen much week as more cases of the virus (UCEAP) spokesperson. depending on when the programs on Feb. 27, meaning they are Student Association president, of a response from the chancellor. were confirmed across the globe. In total, 350 students across the were suspended. withholding Winter Quarter 2020 told the Nexus. Fisher attributed “Why is it that it’s the ‘number Currently, these are the only UC system have been affected by Frances Woo, a third-year three programs that have been these three program suspensions, grades. They will continue to this sentiment not only to the COLA Shutdown p.5 UCEAP Cancelled p.5 UAW 2865 Members To Vote in Primary April About Striking Over Unfair Elections 2020: Practice Charges Against the UC Hartmann Takes

Katherine Swartz withholding Fall Quarter 2019 Tentative Lead, University News Editor grades at UC Santa Cruz. “Every member of the union United Auto Workers Local will soon have the chance to Weak Showing 2865, the union that represents democratically vote on whether teaching assistants across the UC or not we can hold a strike. If system, announced Monday its approved, this action would be for Abboud bargaining team unanimously statewide, and could affect every voted for all union members department at the University of Arturo Martinez Rivera vote early and vote by mail. So across the state to vote on whether California,” UAW 2865 President County News Editor the fact that I was not behind was or not to authorize an unfair Kavitha Iyengar said in a press a very good [start] for the rest of labor practice strike against the release. As primary election polls closed the [race],” Hartmann said in an University of California, further As the COLA movement grows across the country on Tuesday interview with the Nexus. escalating tensions between the across the UC, graduate students night, Isla Vista residents tensely In response to the early tie, university and the union over have emphasized that their actions awaited results for local races, Porter said, “We were deeply the cost-of-living adjustment are a “wildcat” strike, meaning including for the 3rd District gratified and honored by the movement sweeping the UC that they are striking without supervisor seat, 37th District State support we’ve received in early system. the approval of their union and Assembly seat, 19th District State results. We believe that our United Auto Workers (UAW) contract, which was negotiated by Senate seat and 24th District message of Independence and Local 2865 filed formal charges UAW in 2018 and expires in 2022. House of Representatives seat. commitment to bringing a new against the UC with California UC President Janet Napolitano The race for the 3rd District voice to all residents resonated Public Employment Relations wrote on Feb. 14 to UCSC faculty supervisor seat saw a close deeply with voters.” Board (PERB), alleging that the that the University of California start between incumbent Joan As the night went on and UC has committed multiple unfair Office of the President (UCOP) Hartmann, a registered Democrat precincts began reporting results, labor practices in its response would not “re-open the agreement and challenger Bruce Porter, who Hartmann gained a strong lead as to the cost-of-living adjustment or negotiate a separate side-letter.” ran with no party in the recent Porter began to fall behind. With (COLA) movement. On Feb. 24, the UC Regents election. The vote-by-mail and 21 of the 49 precincts reporting In the complaints, UAW 2865 filed an Unfair Practice Charge mailed ballot results showed as of midnight on March 4, alleged that the UC attempted against UAW. Since the UC Hartmann and Porter nearly tied, Hartmann had 51.77% of the to bargain for a COLA with system is a public institution, all with 43.79% and 43.34% of the vote, Porter had 35.81% and Jones individuals and groups instead of labor disputes go through PERB vote, respectively. Karen Jones followed with 6.8%. the union. It also alleged that the when one party in a state labor lagged behind, with 7.78% of the When the county released the UC went outside of the collective contract alleges another of unfair vote. semi-official results, Hartmann bargaining agreement with UAW practice. “We know that as a general rule, maintained her lead with 52.26% by firing teaching assistants for UC/UAW Grievances p.3 LEONARD PAULASA / DAILY NEXUS Republicans and conservatives Elections Recap p.4 SPORTS ARTSWEEK SCIENCE & TECH A Men’s Basketball Aspires To Find Out the Winner of this Year’s A Hail Mary for the Monarch LOOK Secure 2nd Place Battle of the Bands Butterfl y INSIDE PAGE6 PAGE8 PAGE11 2 Thursday, March 5, 2020 News Daily Nexus

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Fax: (805) 893-2789 Santa Barbara, CA 93106 On The Menu Editor | Winnie Lam Ong, Gigi Jackson Daily Nexus News Thursday, March 5, 2020 3 UC/UAW Grievances Continued from p.1 The UC Regents allege that tutors and readers — and UAW the parties to stand with equal The second set of Unfair Practice UAW “condoned, supported, from engaging in strikes and “any footing and to act in good faith,” Charges, filed on March 2, allege encouraged, and failed to take other relief the Board deems just the press release read. that the UC violated the Higher affirmative action to end, unlawful and proper,” the charges read. While there is no current Education Employer-Employee concerted activity in violation of While the two orders both bargaining between graduate Relations Act by dismissing the parties’ No Strikes clause,” the restrict current strikes, if enacted, students and UCOP, Napolitano UCSC TAs from spring quarter charges read. the injunction would give the published a statement on Feb. 21 appointments for withholding Fall The Unfair Practice Charge UC the authority to forcibly shut saying that she would meet with Quarter 2019 grades; according will be decided by PERB in a down strikes with police at all UC the UC Graduate and Professional to the charges, the UC “denies public hearing if the charges are campuses, according to Elrod. Council (UCGPC) to discuss a these workers their statutory right not settled beforehand. A hearing In response to the UC Regents’ variety of issues including “cost to union representation and is date has not been set, according unfair practice charge, UAW of living.” intended to bypass the union.” to UAW statewide Trustee and filed two separate Unfair Practice UCGPC then published a These charges led to the UAW doctoral history student Andrew Charges on Feb. 28 and March 2 statement clarifying that the Bargaining Team’s vote on March A Week in UC Elrod. against the Regents. meeting was not in response to 3, paving the way for a full UAW The UC Regents are requesting The first set of charges allege COLA, and that the timing and vote of whether or not to hold a that PERB issue multiple orders that the UC refused to negotiate wording of Napolitano’s statement labor practice strike. of action against UAW: one a COLA with UAW, while at the caused a misunderstanding. “We have been calling for the Student News declaring the work stoppages at same time bargained directly with The charges also referenced the University to come to the table UCSC and all other UC campuses individuals and university-funded offer UCSC Chancellor Cynthia and negotiate a Cost of Living City Health Officer Announces First Case of COVID-19 in an illegal strike, and another order student organizations, which Larive extended to striking Adjustment for months now. Berkeley (Daily Californian): The city of Berkeley announced its first for UAW to refrain from engaging don’t have the legal authority to graduate students, which included And it is not true that UC can’t case of COVID-19 — better known as coronavirus — on March 3. The UC in any strikes, according to the bargain with the UC, according guaranteed five-year packages reopen the contract that was assured students that the individual diagnosed has no affiliation with the charges. to a UAW press release. for Ph.D. students and two-year ratified in 2018. It’s that they university. The city health officials reminded residents that although risk The Regents are also requesting “It’s clear that UC wants to packages for M.A. students, along won’t. We ask them every day to of infection is low, there is no medication or vaccine to treat coronavirus, that PERB seek an injunction create an appearance that it is with a $2,500 annual housing open the contract and negotiate and thus, recommend frequent hand-washing, staying home when sick to prevent Academic Student respecting graduate student supplement for graduate students a #COLA4ALL. They continue and not to touch faces with unwashed hands. Employees (ASE) — which employees while avoiding true who submitted fall quarter grades to refuse,” Iyengar said in a press includes teaching assistants, bargaining, where the law requires and stopped striking. release. Wait Times at Polling Centers at Ackerman Union Run More Than Four Hours (Daily Bruin): Voters waiting to cast their ballot in the Democratic primary faced wait times of over four hours on Super Tuesday. The polling station at UC Los Angeles’ Ackerman Union faced issues throughout the day, as voting machines crashed early on, forcing voters to fill out provisional ballots until machines recovered.

Record Number of Greek Organizations Have Recognition Revoked After Hazing Incidents (The California Aggie): Three UC Davis fraternities, Sigma Mu Delta, Delta Sigma Pi and Zeta Psi, have lost university affiliation within the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life this school year. Now, an additional three fraternities — Theta Tau, Alpha Epsilon Pi and Sigma Lambda Beta — are facing investigation from the Office of Student Support and Judicial Affairs due to reports of hazing. Pledges of Greek life organizations have alleged both physical and mental harm, as well as verbal abuse, if pledging tasks were not met.

Students Rally in Support of Fired UC Santa Cruz TAs (The Triton): Students at UC San Diego rallied in front of Geisel Library on Monday in support of the 54 UC Santa Cruz graduate students who were fired last Friday. The rally led to the cancellation of the celebration for the library’s namesake, Theodor Seuss Geisel — better known by his nom de plume, Dr. Seuss. UCSD’s COLA movement took to Twitter, denouncing the university for not canceling the celebration, writing: “UCSD has an unhealthy obsession with Theodor Geisel AKA Dr. Seuss. The UCSD Library frequently honors his whitewashed ‘legacy’. Although

IDA KAZERANI / DAILY NEXUS IDA KAZERANI / DAILY NEXUS today’s events have been cancelled, this statement by a member of COLA As the COLA movement grows across the UC, graduate students UC President Janet Napolitano wrote on Feb. 14 to UCSC faculty that coalition outlines the deep connections between our struggle and Seuss.” have emphasized that their actions are a “wildcat” strike, meaning the University of California Office of the President would not “re-open that they are striking without the approval of their union and contract. the agreement or negotiate a separate side-letter.” Craigslist Ad Too Good To Be True? New “Rate My I.V. Rental” Website May Set the Record Stright Jackson Guilfoil said that she hopes students will be was inspired to create the website choose whether or not they would Staff Writer able to submit reviews by the end of because of her experience with her recommend their landlord to others. Spring Quarter 2020. own landlord, where she felt like she “It’s almost like when you sign up for Using a website loosely modeled Isla Vistans will be able to review “didn’t get what [she] signed up for.” classes, right, with RateMyProfessor, after Yelp, Isla Vista residents will nearly every aspect of their rental She added that the landlord- you want to know what you’re soon be able to review their rentals, experience, including location and reviewing component of the website getting into,” Menzhausen said. including how they felt about their furnishings, and can choose whether will have two sections: one regarding “The syllabus may not encompass landlord and their general experience or not to recommend their landlord, the renter’s leasing experience and everything that’s actually going to living on the property. according to Sean Lieberman, A.S. another about their move-out happen.” The website ratemyivrental. assistant director for technology. experience. For the leasing aspect Landlords will be able to respond com, developed by the Isla Vista “It’s a rental evaluation and of the website, prospective tenants to what their tenants post about Tenants Union (IVTU) and UC just happens to also evaluate the can review topics such as landlord them, but renter posts themselves will Management. MAX ABRAMS / DAILY NEXUS Santa Barbara’s Associated Students property management companies as responsiveness and timely repairs, as be anonymous in order to prevent “When they’re trying to get can learn about their rental options (A.S.), will help prospective tenants well,” Lieberman said. “Were they well as general experiences in renting possible retaliation, according to leverage over a situation, that’s when in one place, rather than going to make an informed decision on where reasonable when it came to giving from the landlord. Lieberman. they go on there to make things go multiple websites. they want to live by learning about you your deposit back, were they The move-out section will allow However, some landlords have their way. It’s almost a threat instead The website is partially designed to other people’s renting experiences, quick when it came to some kind tenants to say whether their landlord expressed concerns over how renters of an unbiased opinion or review, in keep landlords accountable to their according to Sabina Menzhausen, of repair, you know, did they listen set clear expectations for the move- might use the website, especially if it our experience,” she added. tenants, according to Menzhausen. technology director at the IVTU and to you?” out, such as whether or not the is based on anonymous reviews. While there are other websites “Holding them to higher standards, the website’s creator. “It’s a one-stop shop to learn where prospective tenant is expected to “People don’t usually say anything where renters may review their and then for the landlords that do There is currently no set date as to [people] want to live,” he added. hire an outside cleaning company, [on review websites] unless they’re rental experience, such as Yelp, treat their tenants really well, getting when residents of I.V. will be able to Menzhausen, a fourth-year according to Menzhausen. upset,” said Michelle Roberson, ratemyivrental.com is aiming to have to promote them and showcase them access the website, but Menzhausen biopsychology major, said she The renter will also be able to president of Sierra Property streamlined reviews so I.V. residents as student favorites,” she said. 4 Thursday, March 5, 2020 News Daily Nexus Elections Recap On-Campus Halal & Kosher Food Continued from p.1 of the vote, while Porter stayed “We’re proud of our campaign behind with 35.71%. staff and volunteers and Program Helps Students With Until the official certified supporters for running a really results are released by the strong campaign,” Abboud said Santa Barbara County Elections in an interview. Division, there is the possibility “While we probably did not Dietary Restrictions of the vote continuing to the make the runoff, I’m not going Daniel Seo option.” “I don’t know how we would also plays an integral role in the November general election. For to stop advocating for and Reporter According to Shahaf, the be running this program without program running smoothly, as its Hartmann to clinch the 3rd working on the issues I ran on, program is currently funded the Isla Vista Food employees assist in picking up bulk District supervisor seat, she that no other candidate did, Gabriella Shofet, a fourth-year through the UCSB orders, assemble bags and help must receive 50% plus one of the like tuition-free public college, UC Santa Barbara biopsychology Food Security & sign in Halal and Kosher Program votes in the primary election. the Green New Deal to combat major, said she struggled for years B a s i c participants. “With over 30,000 ballots still climate change and inequality to maintain a healthy kosher diet Needs Shahaf said she constantly to be tallied county-wide, it’s and affordable housing … The while at school. Motivated by communicates with leading too soon to draw any definite campaign was always about her struggle, she went to the UC members of campus organizations conclusions from the current the issues that were not being President’s Global Food Initiative such as the I.V. Co-op and the totals,” Porter said in a statement talked about, not about me.” Student Fellowship Program, UCSB Sustainability to ensure courtesy of Mathew Burciaga, Hartmann supported proposing a program designed to everything is running smoothly. Porter’s campaign manager. Abboud’s campaign and echoed help Jewish and Muslim students “I also check in and receive “The Porter for Supervisor his sentiments for future plans. who follow the halal and kosher feedback from other leaders on campaign is looking forward “Working with communities dietary restrictions of their campus like the Middle Eastern to seeing the final results and to identify their goals and respective religions. Resource Center, and the Muslim is preparing for a lively general then developing strategies to Over time, Shofet’s project, Student Association for new ideas election in November.” accomplish those goals. So created to address these dietary and to see how we can improve or The race for the State for I.V. maybe a Green New restrictions, grew into an established better serve our joint Muslim and Assembly seat of the 37th Deal, you know, how do we Halal and Kosher Program last Jewish Community,” Shahaf added. District started and ended with bring that about?” Hartmann spring, when second-year political But to Shahaf, the importance an unwavering lead, held by said. “How do we clearly get science major Liam Shahaf took of the program extends beyond its lone Republican Charles Cole, better quality housing in I.V. over as program coordinator. Both YASMIN GHAEMMAGHAMI / DAILY NEXUS day-to-day operations. who started off with 36.27% of and get the university to build Shofet and Shahaf are working “Keeping Kosher is how I keep the vote of the vote-by-mail and the housing?” together to address food insecurity, my ancestors and my cultural past mailed ballot results. In the race for State Senator Cooperative’s specifically for those who only close to my heart, and it is one of Santa Barbara City Mayor of the 19th District, Democrat charitable nature eat halal and kosher food, by Taskforce; it the only aspects of Judaism in my Cathy Murillo followed with Monique Limón and Republican and the discounted providing them with food that fits also partners daily life,” she explained. 22.44% of the vote, Steve Gary Michaels advanced to a pricing they offer us,” their dietary needs. with the Isla “I imagine it is similar for many Bennett with 16.82% and Jason runoff in the November general Shahaf stated. “Their amazing “The Halal and Kosher Program Vista Food Cooperative (I.V. Muslim students who keep Halal, Dominguez with 8.68%. Elsa election, with 56.4% and 38.09% team, as well as the food bank creates weekly grocery bags for low Co-op), which provides the food as they are reminded of Islamic Granados had 5.81% of the vote, of the vote, respectively. employees, help me load all the income students who follow Halal at discount prices and assists with persecution around the world. I Jonathan Abboud had 5.75% Similarly, in the race for food into a van headed to the and Kosher dietary restrictions,” transportation. Shahaf and the want to make it possible for every and Stephen Blum had 3.89%. House Representative of the food bank, where we assemble and Shahaf said in an email. “Every I.V. Co-op communicate through Jewish and Muslim student to keep With all precincts reporting, 24th District, Democrat Salud place the bags.” week the bags have a breakfast weekly emails and occasional their religious dietary restrictions, Cole ended the night with Carbajal and Republican Andy Shahaf explained that the option, a set of instant lunches, meetings to plan what food items and to feel seen and supported by 32.15% of the vote. Abboud, Caldwell will also advance to Associated Students Food Bank potential snacks, and a dinner will be in the bags for that week. this campus.” general manager of the Isla a runoff. Carbajal obtained Vista Community Services 52.16% of the vote and Caldwell District and longtime resident received 44.11%. of I.V., fell behind with 6.89% of Max Abrams contributed Community Gathers To Celebrate Life the semi-final vote. reporting. of Isla Vista Advocate Michael Bean Holly Rusch were,” said Marcelino Sepulveda, of the spiritual group Diamond encouraged attendees to email Asst. News Editor a friend of Bean’s. Heart, as several mentioned at the him for a copy of an Ecovista “He touched many generations memorial. source book that Bean wrote Long-time Isla Vista community of people, and that is represented “In our group sessions, we before his death. member Gary “Michael” Bean, here today. Today is an opportunity would share personal information One UCSB student — Bean’s known by many as an advocate for the greater community to that was often very difficult to say. neighbor and an environmental for learning and sustainability, honor Michael for who he was and Michael would always be there studies major, who remained passed away on Feb. 4. A crowd of what he gave us,” Sepulveda said. with a kind word, to listen and in unnamed — acknowledged his roughly 70 people honored his life Attendees spoke of Bean’s talent turn share his personal stories,” uncommon relationship with and legacy at Little Acorn Park on for bringing together generations; according to one speaker. Bean, who he met in UCSB Feb. 27, where Isla Vista residents UCSB students and permanent In addition to members of professor John Foran’s sociology of all ages gathered to celebrate Isla Vista residents alike touted Bean’s various community class Earth in Crisis. his commitment to fostering his dedication to the community groups, UCSB students also found “Michael had a very special community and helping others. around him. inspiration in Bean’s dedication to connection to this place, and I got Community members spoke “Michael had an uncanny ability an environmental community. to see him try and better himself about how Bean, who has been to see past age and see the person “We would often read and our community… seeing him in Isla Vista since the 1970s, instead, which made people of all together,” Ash Vincent, a UCSB biking around and coming home SIAVASH GHADIRI / DAILY NEXUS touched their lives, followed by a ages enjoy his company and want environmental studies and to him feeding the scrub jays Until the official certified results are released by the Santa Barbara commemorative Polynesian dance to spend more time with him,” feminist studies major, said. “He in our yard was a really special County Elections Division, there is the possibility of the vote and a performance of “Imagine” one tearful community member was always interested in what me moment for me, and I’ve been continuing to the November general election. by John Lennon, where attendees explained. or any other people were reading, doing my best to feed them for sang along. Bean’s commitment to the and I thought sharing that shows him,” he said. Bean — who instituted the Isla environment was “unparalleled,” how he was always interested Sepulveda, who helped organize Vista Free Box, a community they added. Bean often biked and always learning new ways he the celebration of life, asked donation box in front of the through the streets of I.V. could be useful to the community. attendees to take wildflower I.V. Recreation & Park District collecting trash and was a strong I think he was underappreciated.” seeds and spread them around I.V. building, and was a guest speaker proponent for a community forest Many, including Vincent, left following the event. at various UC Santa Barbara to feed food-insecure community memorial attendees with concrete “We invite you to take these and classes — was remembered as members, the community member ways to honor Bean’s legacy. In disperse them, so that his spirit “the type of person to respect all said. addition to a petition to dedicate may grow and blossom amongst people, regardless of who they Bean was also an active member the Free Box to Bean, Vincent the flowers here,” Sepulveda said.

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Daily Nexus News Thursday, March 5, 2020 5 COLA Shutdown UCEAP Cancelled Continued from p.1 Continued from p.1 one public university,’ in the strike. Chamndany, Sgt. Tricia Harding, sociology major at UC Santa us a link a couple days ago and While no programs beyond country, [and] the leader of the While graduates at some be fired, and that the campus Barbara, was studying abroad told us to check on it ourselves,” Italy, South Korea and China have university won’t come out and campuses are taking steps toward police be abolished. in Florence, Italy during winter Woo said. been suspended so far, Edmond publicly address concerns?” Fisher a vote to strike, others, such as UC UC Merced UAW 2865 unit quarter when her program was “The students that I was said UCEAP was “monitoring said. Irvine, haven’t decided to go on a chair Anh Diep explained that suspended. At first, there were talking to knew a lot more about the entire world at this point.” As Similar to at Davis, UC San full strike but are still organizing even though UC Merced is the three confirmed cases in Italy the situation than the school of Wednesday evening, the New Diego organizers are leaning for a COLA in other ways. “cheapest” UC campus in terms of around Feb. 24, Woo said. But in itself, or at least what the school York Times reported that at least more toward a grading strike UCI COLA organizers Nalya cost of living, students have been the next four days, the number of was telling us, which was really 95,400 people across the globe rather than a full strike, according Rodriguez, a sociology doctoral supportive of the UCSC graduate confirmed cases skyrocketed to frustrating.” had the virus, and that people to Syed Muhammad Abbas student, and Courtney Echols, student strikers and have begun around 400, she added. About a day before the in at least 80 countries had been Yousuf, an ethnic studies doctoral a criminology law and society advocating for administration to “With all of this happening, Italy program was officially infected. student, and Avaneesh Narla, a doctoral student, said that UCI address graduate student needs. a lot of the students, all the suspended, Woo said students Students who are preparing physics doctoral student. COLA organizing began on Feb. “A lot of people think that people I talked to about it, they received an email saying that to go abroad are being told to The two said that a recent 20, when over 200 UCI graduate Merced would be the campus that were just kind of talking about they could choose to withdraw continue as if their programs will UCSD COLA movement vote students and supporters rallied in doesn’t care … since it’s so new it amongst ourselves because the from the program early. But Woo be held, according to Edmond. showed that around 200 graduate solidarity with the UCSC strikers. and it’s built in the Central Valley school didn’t really say anything noted that, for many students, Jasmine Khamenian, a third- students were willing to strike in In response, UCI put the where real estate is cheapest,” about it,” Woo said. year communication major, is some capacity, although there is administration building Aldrich Diep said. While Woo said she wasn’t as scheduled to study abroad in a “strong leaning toward holding Hall on lockdown. During the “But we do feel rent burden here, concerned about the virus itself, Japan for spring quarter through a grading strike rather than a full rally, campus police arrested and we have seen this dramatic particularly because it is more UCEAP, but Japan is currently at strike.” UCI alumni Shikera Chamndany increase in the last few years. dangerous for the elderly and a Level Two alert. During Week Nine, UCSD after she entered the building We’re especially cognizant that people with illnesses, she said “In three weeks, I have a plane graduate students scheduled while attempting to obtain her the time to act is now, the time she was worried that she would ticket to go abroad for spring a number of events aimed at transcripts. Chamndany, who was to be proactive is now, because have to be quarantined once quarter in Japan, and everything’s she returned, which could affect “ set, my plan has been to go educating undergraduates about reportedly not involved with the we have a chance to stop this in Everything’s the movement and gaining COLA movement or participating our own city and prevent further her spring quarter enrollment at third-year, spring quarter, but support across campus for the in the rally, was “handcuffed and rent burden and further rent hikes UCSB. obviously the coronavirus and movement; they will be joining tackled,” the New University before it gets as dramatically bad “I was just afraid that, knowing prepped for me everything has kind of put me in the “blackout” strike by holding reported. as it has gotten in the other [President Donald Trump], that a limbo,” Khamenian said. a walkout around 1:30 p.m. on The arrest drew backlash both campuses.” he was gonna implement a travel to go abroad, but “Everything’s prepped for me Thursday. on campus and across the UC Diep said that UAW 2865 ban and do something drastic to go abroad, but I don’t actually UC Berkeley graduate students system. leadership, along with general that could leave us like stranded know if I’m going abroad.” also voted to join the one-day “We firmly believe that this [is] members, met with UCM [in Italy],” Woo said. I don’t actually In Japan, elementary through “blackout” strike, according to indicative of the anti-Blackness Chancellor Nathan Brostrom “Even if we came back at the high schools were recently shut Tara Phillips, a UCB COLA that pervades not just UC Irvine, on March 2 to discuss graduate same day that we’re supposed down, but there haven’t been any organizer. UCB’s strike will last but the UC system as a whole,” student struggles, and that they to, if we got quarantined for know if I’m going cancellations for universities so from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sproul Echols said. She said that the plan to meet sometime next week two weeks, that would mean far, the New York Times reported. Plaza in the center of campus. following day, the university put for a follow-up meeting. Diep that’d we’d miss the first week abroad. “UCEAP is telling me, ‘We’ll The UCB COLA movement out a campus-wide statement emphasized that the discussion of classes.” let you know if CDC says it’s also voted Tuesday to create “trying to illustrate that they cared focused on broader needs and In the days leading up to the Level 3’ ... in that case we don’t a departmental organizing about UCI graduate students.” did not focus on the specific TA program’s suspension, Woo said go, but that could be when I’m in structure and will begin asking “But we know that if they contract currently in place. she was frequently checking Jasmine Khamenian Japan in three weeks, and it can different departments to hold actually cared, they would There has been no formal news sites and getting traveler be the second day there, and they meetings to discuss and vote immediately send these issues of UC-wide response to the COLA alerts about the increasing risk buying a last-minute plane ticket could be like, ‘Oh yeah, actually on strike-readiness, according unfair wages and unjust housing movements to date; organizers in Italy. isn’t financially feasible. go back,’” Khamenian said. to a resolution passed by the costs which disproportionately across the UC system emphasized While the university did “If it’s a quote unquote optional In addition to the possibility of movement. affect Black and brown students,” that negotiations need to happen send emails to students to let thing, it’s not really optional for her study abroad program being “Once we’ve reached 10 strike- she said. through UCOP instead of at them know it was monitoring those students,” she said. cancelled, Khamenian would ready departments, we will call The UCI COLA movement individual universities. the situation, Woo and several Once the program was have to deal with finding housing a General Assembly to vote on held a sick-out on Monday and The UC Regents filed an Unfair other students emailed UCEAP officially suspended on Feb. 28, and registering for classes, which strike escalation on our campus,” Tuesday, during which graduate Practices Charge against UAW coordinators criticizing the UCEAP told students they could she doesn’t think would be a an email sent to supporters of the students called in sick and did not 2865 on Feb. 24, alleging that the minimal communication from submit claims to be reimbursed possibility so last minute. UCB COLA movement said. show up to work. union has failed to take action to UCEAP, particularly as the for their tickets for up to $2,000. “I don’t know if I should pack At UC Riverside, graduate “The average Irvine graduate end strikes at UCSC. In response, situation in Italy began to develop. Woo and other students in the for going abroad or for going students plan to join the UC-wide student spends 43% of their UAW 2865 filed two separate “Even though [UCEAP] Florence program only received home for break only,” Khamenian “blackout” strike with a rally income on rent, and some students Unfair Practice Charges against said they were monitoring the four units per course as opposed added. at 11:45 a.m., according to the report spending as much as 90% the UC; the UAW 2865 bargaining situation, they didn’t really give to five due to the program “There’s so many things up in movement’s Twitter account. of their income on rent here in unit also voted on March 3 to updates, they just kind of gave suspension. the air.” The movement has also Irvine,” Rodriguez said. hold a union-wide vote whether released a petition to the UCR Along with a COLA, UCI to go on strike due to unfair labor community, asking students to graduate students are demanding practices. 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Spencer Ault time around. The senior left last Thursday’s game UCSB and Cal Poly opened up Big West play Staff Writer against UC Riverside early with an ankle injury against each other all the way back on Jan. 8, so it’s that was serious enough to keep him out of only fitting that they’ll close their regular season Locked in a three-way tie for second place in Saturday’s game against UC Irvine as well. against each other almost two months later. That the Big West Conference with just two games left UCSB felt Heidegger’s absence in their loss to first matchup was a 63-45 Gaucho victory, the in the regular season, the UC Santa Barbara men’s UC Irvine, shooting just 36.8% from the field with team’s second-most lopsided win in conference basketball team faces perhaps its most important only one player scoring in the double digits. Junior play this year. week of the season. guard JaQuori McLaughlin handled much of the Statistically speaking, there’s not much that Cal Two wins, and the Gauchos are assured the scoring load when Heidegger missed 10 games Poly does especially well. The Mustangs are near second seed in the Big West tournament and a earlier this season and will likely have to take on the bottom of the Big West in several categories, position on the opposite side of the bracket from that role again if the Gauchos are to overcome the on offense and defense, and have surrendered over league-leading UC Irvine. Two losses, and UCSB loss of their leading scorer. 80 points six times in conference play. will likely find itself in third or fourth place, facing Saturday’s game was a tough first matchup to The Mustangs are especially weak on the a much more difficult path to the championship. be without a player like Heidegger, but if the senior boards, as opponents average 4.4 more rebounds a Luckily for the Gauchos, the two teams they is indeed forced to miss more time with his injury, game than Cal Poly. That’s the worst mark in the have left to play are two of the worst teams in the competition this week promises to be a bit Big West and UCSB will be eager to exploit. the Big West: Cal State Fullerton, which is 10-19 friendlier. If Heidegger is forced to miss Saturday’s game overall and 5-9 in conference play, and Cal Poly, Fullerton is a middle-of-the-pack defensive as well, it won’t be much of a change for the which is 7-21 and 4-10. team in the Big West, surrendering the fourth- Gauchos when it comes to playing Cal Poly. That scheduling luck is a bit misleading, most points per game while holding opponents The senior guard missed the Jan. 8 matchup as however. Fullerton and Cal Poly do indeed reside to the fourth-lowest shooting percentage in the well, and while the team’s 63 points don’t scream at the bottom of the conference standings, but league. On offense, Fullerton has two of the success, the margin of victory suggests UCSB that just means they have more to play for. The top five scorers in the Big West in senior guard knows how to beat Cal Poly without their leading worst team in the Big West misses the tournament Brandon Kamga and senior forward Jackson Rowe. scorer. entirely and the Titans and Mustangs both will do Kamga and Rowe combined for 38 of the Titans’ The Mustangs have just one player averaging what it takes to avoid that fate. 66 points in their first game against UCSB and over 10 points per game: sophomore guard Junior The Gauchos, then, host two hungry teams will almost certainly be the Gauchos’ top defensive Ballard. Ballard averages 12.8 points per game and this week. First up is Fullerton on Thursday night priorities once again on Thursday. shoots 36% percent from three, enough to make followed by Cal Poly on Saturday night, which Fullerton comes into Thursday’s game as losers him the primary focus for any team playing Cal will also serve as Senior Night for UCSB’s three of their last three games and have slid perilously Poly. departing players. close to last place Cal Poly in the Big West If the Mustangs are able to reverse their slide and UCSB defeated Fullerton on Feb. 20 in a 75-66 standings. UCSB, on the other hand, has won six beat Long Beach State on Thursday night, they’ll game that saw the Gauchos come out hot, then of their last eight games, so the two teams enter come into the Thunderdome with a potential blow the lead, and finally regain the advantage Thursday’s game heading in opposite directions. postseason bid on the line. If not, there won’t be and close out the Titans with a 16-3 run. Senior The same can be said for Cal Poly and UCSB. much to play for, other than a shot at spoiling guard Max Heidegger provided much of the spark The Mustangs have lost five games in a row UCSB’s shot at second place. for UCSB with 27 points, 7 rebounds 5 assists and heading into their matchup with the Gauchos, a The Gauchos host CSU Fullerton on Thursday scored 16 of the team’s 41 second-half points. losing streak that has kept them in the Big West night at 7 p.m. On Saturday night, the Gauchos The Gauchos likely won’t have Heidegger this cellar. host Cal Poly for Senior Night, also at 7 p.m. LEONARD PAULASA / DAILY NEXUS No. 8 Gauchos To Kick Off Conference Play on Saturday Omar Hernandez UCSB will face off against Pomona-Pitzer on Friday as well, which will be a Sports Editor nice chance to build up some momentum before the conference opener against CSUN. The Sagehens are 3-6 so far this season, and big losses against No. 2 The No. 8 UC Santa Barbara women’s water polo team will head south on UCLA (2-21) and No. 10 UC San Diego (7-17) indicate that they have a lot to Friday for its last two non-conference matchups before returning home Saturday work on defensively. Look for Gaucho senior utility Sarah Snyder to be in attack to kick off Big West play. mode as she gets a break from the top defenses that she’s had to face over the last The Gauchos will take on a pair of Claremont Colleges, the Claremont-Mudd- few weeks. Scripps Athenas and Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens, before facing off against the Cal The last game of the weekend for the Gauchos will also be the most important, State Northridge Matadors. as the No. 21 CSUN Matadors come to campus pool for UCSB’s first conference This weekend offers a bit of a respite for UCSB who has been running through matchup of the season. The Matadors are 13-5 so far this season but have been on a gauntlet of tough teams so far this year. Santa Barbara owns a 9-8 overall record a roll lately, winning six out of their last seven matches. on the season and has lost three consecutive matches, all of which have been The key for UCSB will be locking down senior utility Jennalyn Barthels, who against top-10 teams. has already notched a team-leading 32 assists. Barthels is coming off a career Claremont-M-S has had a roller coaster of a season so far, losing four out of its season where she scored 39 goals to go along with 37 assists and an All-Big West five first games before putting together a small two-game win streak leading up Honorable Mention. She does it all for the Matadors, so if the Gauchos are able to Friday’s game. to limit her touches they should have a great chance of limiting the team’s offense Santa Barbara native Aracelia Aldrete leads the Athenas in scoring (7) but as a whole. there are five other players who have scored 6 goals a piece, showing just how After a tough non-conference schedule, UCSB women’s water polo will finally well-distributed this team’s offense is. UCSB will have to put in a team effort be getting into the heart of their season this weekend. Two matchups against on defense in order to stop this squad, as Claremont’s unselfishness is a little bit struggling teams on Friday, Claremont-M-S and Pomona-Pitzer, should be a different than the more concentrated offenses the Gauchos have played over the breath of fresh air for the Gauchos before plunging right into Big West play on

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Annika Pearson win streak in the No. 3 spot. The duo may challenge Staff Writer Gauchos senior Alex Soto and freshman Joshua Williams who have seen three losses in a row. The UC Santa Barbara men’s tennis team started Though I say this cautiously, Santa Barbara might this week with split results, securing a win over San be relieved to face Drake University on Sunday. Diego State University and giving the nationally Currently, the Bulldogs sport a 3-14 overall record, ranked University of San Diego roster a real run for though they will play two matches before Sunday’s their money. The Gauchos have picked up momentum, game. already adding three wins since coming back home. Like Utah State, Drake’s wins have been far and few Now moving into their fifth and sixth at-home games, between. Two late-February victories only recently the Gauchos are gaining momentum and actively disrupted the losing streak which had prevailed since bulking up their record; currently, it sits at 5-9 overall. mid-January. Just two games ago, Drake was swept 0-7 This week, UCSB is set to face the Utah State by Indiana, a team that UCSB only lost to 4-2 back in Aggies (3-7) and the Drake University Bulldogs (3-14). February. The Aggies will come into Friday’s match with a Drake’s players show nothing the Gauchos have not 3-7 record, though they have yet to see a victory while competed against before. Holding down its No. 1 spot on the road. Utah’s three wins have been interspersed is freshman Oliver Johansson. Currently he sports between a series of wide-gapped losses. In all seven the only winning dual-match and overall record on of their defeats, the Aggies scored no more than 2 the roster; however, Johansson has seen significantly points versus their competitors, and their performance less games considering he did not participate in fall in singles competitions has taken more of an “all-or- season. nothing” pattern. As a whole, the team’s singles dual stats have fallen On Santa Barbara’s end, aside from three scoreless below the .300 mark, suggesting an inconsistency sweeps, the losses have all been within one or two which likely will not fare well against the Gauchos. points of their competitor. Looking particularly at For doubles, the Bulldogs’ pairings have seemed to its gameplay against similarly ranked teams like switch often. Pepperdine or Santa Clara, UCSB typically is able Duo junior Finley Hall and sophomore Evan to pull off at least a few one-man victories per dual Fragistas have shown the most success in dual match, even if it results in a loss. matches, going 4-3. Yet still, before the partners were As has been apparent throughout the season, the broken up in the most recent match, they had seen few Gauchos, unlike Utah State, have relied and fallen wins since the beginning of the season. back on their abilities to outplay their competition All aspects considered, the Gauchos could use this in singles matches. This might come in to hurt Utah weekend to continue to bolster their position as they State this week, as the Gauchos have in the past four move closer and closer to Big West Conference play. games been pretty consistently able to push, if not After splitting its last two matches — drawing particular dominate, their opponents in this area. attention to its impressive, maybe unexpected Considering its bleak history in doubles play this performance versus USD — UCSB will likely come in season, UCSB may need to watch out for Utah State’s hot, eager to notch more rings in its belt. duos. In the past four matches, the Aggies secured The Gauchos first take on Utah State at 1:30 p.m. at least one doubles win. Rookies Christian Holmes on Friday, March 6 and Drake University on Sunday,

SIAVASH GHADIRI / DAILY NEXUS and Roko Savin are currently running on a three- March 8, also at 1:30 p.m. No. 3 UCSB Beats No. 12 UCLA 3-1 on Tuesday Night Jesse Morrison back, evening things up at 13. From there percentage. The third set was won by a Staff Writer on, these teams were neck and neck before margin of 9 at 25-16, and the fourth was 3 service errors in the last 5 points put the won by a comfortable 5, 25-20. UCSB would The UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball Gauchos in an early hole. UCLA would take win this one 3-1, with a final scoreline of team faced off against the UC Los Angeles the first set 25-23, thanks to a big set by 23-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-20. Bruins Tuesday night in Isla Vista. The middle blocker Daenan Gyimah. The 6’8’’ The man of the match for Santa Barbara Bruins came into Tuesday’s match as the senior racked up 4 kills and a huge block in could have been two people. Reigning back- No. 12 team in the country with an 8-8 the first of several sets. to-back Big West Conference Athlete of the record, 2-3 in Pac-12 conference matches. In the second frame, these two teams went Week Randy DeWeese set his career high in The host Gauchos entered the match on back and forth continuously before a small kills for the second consecutive match. fire, with a 12-2 record having not played run by the Gauchos helped earn a little He topped last Saturday’s 20-kill any Big West Conference games yet. UCSB breathing room. After being knotted up at 8, performance against USC with a stellar came into this one as winners of their last several big kills by sophomore outside hitter 22-kill night against UCLA. six games, four of which were sweeps. Ryan Wilcox and some important defensive Another guy who had a great game was The last time these two squads faced off stops by senior opposite Keenan Sanders senior setter Casey McGarry. was less than a month ago in Los Angeles, helped give UCSB a 16-11 advantage. He had a double-double on the day, where the Gauchos dominated, winning From that point on, Santa Barbara would finishing with 37 assists and the match-high 3-0. never look back, maintaining at least a 12 digs. McGarry has had a great year for UCLA had to be thinking a lot about their 4-point advantage for the remainder of the Santa Barbara so far, ranking fourth in the previous matchup with Santa Barbara and set. They would take the second set 25-18, country in assists per set. what they would need to do to adjust. evening the series up at 1. Sanders would He has been pivotal toward UCSB’s Unfortunately for the Bruins, their go on to have a big game, finishing with 8 success so far and he should continue to adjustments were too scarce, and UCSB put blocks on the day. impact matches in a variety of ways. on a show for their home crowd. The third and fourth sets were dominated The next game for UCSB is this Friday at Starting things off in the first set, both by a stifling Gaucho defense. With things 7 p.m. against UC San Diego. teams traded kills early before UCSB earned tied up at home, UCSB really showed This is the Gauchos’ first league match, a quick 8-4 advantage, forcing a Bruin up in the defensive aspect of the game, and it’s at home, so come out and pack Rob timeout. UCLA would adjust and storm holding UCLA to a very rough .057 hitting Gym to support men’s volleyball. LEONARD PAULASA / DAILY NEXUS UCSB Baseball Heads to Corvallis After Defeating No. 1 UCLA Nick DiPierro perhaps, the deepest lineup in the conference. Staff Writer The Gauchos own a sparkling 2.13 ERA and have shut out their opponents on three occasions. They have four players batting over The red-hot UC Santa Barbara baseball team will head north for a .300, including junior infielder Marcos Castanon and Kirtley, while three-game series this weekend at Oregon State University. that ranking steadily declines until the bottom. The Beavers are The Gauchos are coming off a one-game match at Caesar Uyesaka experiencing a huge drop in their run production after Claunch, whose Stadium against the visiting nationally ranked UC Los Angeles Bruins, .275 clip at the plate is followed up by sophomore infielder Matthew in which UCSB’s 8-5 victory was UCLA’s first loss of the season. Gretler’s .217. It was a nail-biter under the lights as junior pitcher Conner Roberts Now average does not necessarily translate to runs, which is evident threw four almost-perfect innings in relief of freshman starter JD by the fact that Claunch is eighth on his team in average, but is tied for Callahan, who was tacked for four runs in four innings. the lead in home runs and RBIs. However, the eight players that own Sophomore infielder Christian Kirtley and sophomore catcher averages lower than Gretler have combined for zero home runs and Mason Eng had multihit performances and RBIs, while a late ninth have failed to match his 4 RBIs. This means that Gretler is, indeed, not inning push from the Bruins was nothing more than that for junior an outlier. pitcher Conner Dand, who would go on to finish out the ninth and After Claunch, who has proven himself to be quite the quality player game. now in his third year, the Beavers’ lineup has been left out in the dust. The Gauchos now sit 10-2 on the season as they prepare for a Or the rain, I suppose… tough road match against a program that more than doubles UCSB’s Alongside Claunch, however, are junior redshirt infielder and silverware. outfielder Alex McGarry, who is the aforementioned deadlock partner At 5-6, the Beavers are starving for the complementary pieces needed at 3 bombs and 13 RBIs, Armstrong, who is off to a sizzling start at the to support their older cast of players, such as senior infielder Andy dish, ready to finish off his college career strong, and junior infielder Armstrong and junior catcher Troy Claunch. Ryan Ober, who’s got 10 hits in nine games and eight starts. Oregon State’s season has been so inconsistent that the one thing While the Gaucho pitching staff should be expected to triumph over that potentially makes them consistent is that they are inconsistent. both the Beavers’ lineup and ballista, there are a few gems that, if not Seven of their 11 games have ended with a run differential of +4 or respected enough, may shut the door on your game. higher, while three of those ended with a +6 or higher. That’s junior pitcher and outfielder Christian Chamberlain. Three In their most recent game, they lost 11-12 in a marathon at San Diego starts, 17 IP, 24 SO, 2 W and 0 ER. Dominant. State University. Pitchers freshman Ryan Brown, freshman AJ Lattery and junior Reid They lost 3-4 and 4-7 to Brigham Young University and Mississippi Sebby haven’t been nasty, but they’ve been shut down relievers here in State University, respectively. That about sums it up, save for big wins the young season. like their 13-1 demolition of San Diego State Universirty in the first As for the Gauchos, pitchers sophomore Michael McGreevy, junior game of this last series or their 11-4 win over University of New Mexico Zach Torra and sophomore Rodney Boone have simply devastated in the season opener. lineups week in and week out. The report isn’t out yet, but look for all UCSB, on the other hand, is absolutely on fire, having now won five three to potentially get starts this weekend. games in a row since their 4-5 loss to Abilene Christian University. Friday’s first pitch is at 5:35 p.m., while Saturday’s is 4:05 p.m. and They’re 10-2 with lights-out pitching, stone cold composure and Sunday’s is 12:05 p.m.

SIAVASH GHADIRI / DAILY NEXUS 8 Thursday, March 5, 2020 Artsweek Daily Nexus ARTSWEEK Gauchos Crowd The Hub for Battle of the Bands 2020 cutthroat race to first place. that never fail to raise morale. and it was time to decide on the Up first was Yung Fuzz, Pretty Cheeky was a reminder of competition’s victor. composed of a saxophone, the influence that having fun has After the final song, attendants keyboard, bass guitar, guitar and on a group of people. were asked to remotely cast in their drums. They provided a heavily Closeout was next and they votes. The audience dispersed as jazz-inspired performance, adding added some edge to the sounds they chatted with friends, debating a unique flavor to the night overall. preceding, presenting a rock on who the rightful winner should The ensemble gave the crowd a set sound that leaned more toward be. And, after a short break, an of songs that brought together the the genre of punk. The band A.S. Program Board representative rhythmic nuances that make jazz performed as a trio, with the lead went on stage to announce that the complex genre it is. Using their singer handling the responsibility after a very close count, the winner stage time wisely to have a proper of the guitar as well as vocals. of this year’s Battle of the Bands jazz-jam session, each member Playing at a high level of hype, would be Tastegood, winning a contributed their own impressive the energy was infectious enough free recording session as their solos throughout the set, leaving to have the audience jumping up prize. The band gathered in a out nothing you want from a jazz and down wildly throughout the group embrace as they digested fusion set: funky bass lines, playful band’s set. Each member added the exciting news. keys and ridiculous drums solos. their aggressive touch to the But win or lose, all the bands Following Yung Fuzz was songs, keeping the momentum were happy to be involved. Nick Pretty Cheeky, bringing the alive throughout the entirety of Sultan, guitarist for Pretty Cheeky, beloved I.V. surf-indie genre to the their turn, with in-your-face drum felt honored being able to share the stage. They quickly grabbed the breaks and intense guitar licks. stage with his fellow musicians. crowd’s attention with a nod to Ending the night was Tastegood, “Nothing but good vibes,” Sultan Courtesy of Associated Students Program Board Jimi Hendrix as the lead guitarist providing a strong female presence said. “Makes me excited to just get Omar Reyes hard work and dedication to be would have 15 minutes to take played the legend’s variation of the to the competition. They wrapped out there and do more shows.” Reporter the best around. Yung Fuzz, Pretty the stage and impress the crowd national anthem. They performed up the night with a compilation Sadly, not everyone could walk Cheeky, Closeout and Tastegood with their musical inclinations in the classical rock orchestration of fun and tongue-in-cheek tunes away as a winner, but the night all showed up to The Hub last and personalities. It wouldn’t with a bass guitar, guitar, drum perfect for a college setting, with wasn’t about being first place, or Recently, local Isla Vista bands Thursday to prove themselves as be long after the doors opened set and lead singer, as did the rest most songs feeling free-spirited even about music; it was about the ditched their usual backdoor show worthy contenders among the that the venue would be filled of the bands that followed. Each and spritely. Frowning during camaraderie in competition found gigs to hit the stage at Battle of the long list of other prestigious bands with the competing bands’ fans song had excellent danceability, their performance would have among the bands here in I.V. Bands hosted by the Associated in town. and friends shouting their names keeping the crowd’s feet moving been an impressive feat, especially Students Program Board, taking The night brought a variety of enthusiastically. With each band for the entirety of their set; the with the band’s hilarious lyrics. one another on for what would be sounds ranging from rock to jazz. bringing in their own sizable band was an energetic crowd- Leaving the crowd with a case of an impressive display of talent, The rules were simple: Each band crowd, the event would be a pleaser, playing the sweet songs teenage fever, the band finished, Poet Claudia Rankine Talks Race and Creativity at Corwin Pavilion Aubrey Valerio context is just as important; this black servant. Rankine described We have to be willing to think.” Reporter factor goes on to encompass the Murrell’s analysis of the painting Further emphasizing the need importance of racial positioning and how scholars have tended for “real thought,” she urged for and where and who the writing to ignore the black woman in feeling history in the present. Poet, author and editor Claudia is coming from. “The writer is in the painting, despite the fact that “It means that you understand Rankine brought her insights conversation with his own racial the same woman has appeared in that there are limits to your on the relationship between positioning,” Rankine said. another Manet painting. construction. There are limits to creativity and racial projects to a Moreover, Rankine pointed out Another highlight of the event how you are constructed,” said discussion at UC Santa Barbara’s the need to recognize the white- was her presentation of sound Rankine. Corwin Pavilion. A MacArthur supremacist orientation in the poet Tracie Morris’s commentary She proposed this racial Fellow and recipient of numerous fiction of classical texts: “A text of Stanley Kubrick’s “Eyes Wide imaginary in order for people to other awards such as the Jackson as a universal voice or an objective Shut.” She played a clip of the understand the reality constructed Poetry Prize, Rankine is the author seeing is a way of privileging a film with Morris’ poetry being by white supremacy and other of five collections of poetry, most white voice as objective, a white played audibly in the background, social constructs and how it affects notably, “Citizen: An American voice as universal, as speaking for highlighting the significance the stories and art we tell and Lyric,” and is the editor of several everyone.” of color, race, gender and create everyday. She advanced anthologies. Providing the audience with sexuality in the film. The poetic this thought, stating, “Think about The event began with an these crucial understandings of commentary was both impactful how as educators, as students, as introduction of Rankine’s work classical texts and emphasizing and humorous, as exemplified makers, as consumers, we could and various accolades by UCSB the importance of an individual, by the audience’s reactions of begin to exist in the same reality.” associate professor of English and unassimilated voice, Rankine went attentive silence and frequent The event was wrapped up Black studies Stephanie Batiste. on to use Denise Murrell and her laughter at Morris’ observations. with a Q&A that dwelled upon Rankine entered the stage to work “Posing Modernity” as an Summing up all that she had and expanded on Rankine’s applause and introduced her lecture example of a scholar and writer gone over, Rankine described call for widening thought and with quotes by Saidiya Hartman, who has analyzed the racial the racial imaginary as living. conversations between texts. T.S. Eliot and W.B. Yeats. With implications of certain works of “The same attentiveness we give Audience members, students, these quotes, she emphasized the art. The work of art focused on to critical anxiety we should be aspiring writers and artists idea that “anything you make during the lecture was Manet’s bringing to the role of the racial were sure to have left the event is in conversation with what “Olympia,” which features a nude imaginary, in every image or dwelling on how they could now was made before.” She went on white woman lying on a bed, sentence composed or consumed,” create more authentic and honest to add that the work’s historical being brought flowers by her said Rankine. “How do we do this? work. Courtesy of UCSB Events & Tickets Daily Nexus Nexustentialism Thursday, March 5, 2020 9 NEXUSTENTIALISM It’s Satire, Stupid. Storke Tower Blasts Off Graduate Student COLA To Be Paid in Gaucho Bucks Henri Bemis to ask, “Wait, what the fuck is a Gaucho Buck?” Staff Writer “We have heard your demands, graduate students of the UC system. We understand and resonate with In the wake of graduate student protests your plight,” said UC President Janet Napolitano. demanding a cost-of-living adjustment, the “Thus, we have graciously decided to ease your university announced today that it had ultimately burden by increasing graduate student wages by conceded to award the sought-after wage $1,807.51 Gaucho Bucks per month.” increase. Following a brief pause and some fervent Graduate students at UC Santa Barbara have deliberation between the UC Regents, it was then responded to this announcement with both clarified that the COLA will be paid entirely excitement and confusion, many calling this in the university’s irredeemable, irrefundable development “almost what we wanted.” microcurrency — Gaucho Bucks. “We hope this Gaucho Buck stipend — which will be accepted by the Arbor, the Bookstore and zero landlords — will ease the burden borne by these integral members of the university.” Plans are also allegedly in the works to supplement this COLA with unused meal swipes from the Wait, what the fuck is a Ortega Dining Commons. “This would be kind of like a solution to our Gaucho“ Buck? problem,” said UCSB graduate student Amy Pennyworth. “But also not really.” UCSC Grad Students Though the graduate students of UCSB will MAX MYSZKOWSKI / DAILY NEXUS presumably be no closer to living unoppressed by the Stuart Yeeger Leonard’s comments echoed the feelings of Graduate students at UC Santa Cruz, who unaffordable housing costs, they will now at least be Staff Writer many I.V. residents who felt sad that Storke’s Last instigated the rapidly growing COLA movement, able to afford all the yerba mates and scantrons their Erection had to go but were thankful for the time have been stunned by this decision. After burnt-out hearts desire. UCSB bore witness to a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle they shared with it. Like an injured raccoon nursed celebrating this momentous victory for grad last week as Storke Tower’s countdown timer reached back to health and then released into the wild, student quality of life, many paused momentarily Henri Bemis wants a little coca with his COLA. zero, its engines were ignited and it blasted off into the Storke is now able to explore the world beyond its heavens. The roar deafened I.V. residents and shattered foundations. windows as far as the 68 block. Following the initial launch, Storke Tower flew 40 miles into the mesosphere before turning back and taking a few victory laps around the Earth. Freshman Taking Adderall A low flyby shattered every window in Cal Poly before Storke set off to chase the sunset, skimming low above the Pacific and boiling a thin layer of the for Intro Classes Fucked ocean into an impromptu seafood stew as it went. Dude, it was so beautiful. Following its brief but storied world tour, Storke returned to UCSB, circling above the campus for Real Life “ thrice before turning its Juul-esque belfry toward A melancholy moment, the sky and the stars. The streets of Isla Vista, A. Wiessass The researchers that worked on this report have the Arbor and the smoldering remains of Storke Asst. Nexustentialism Editor responded to this outcry from students who feel but I’m glad Storkey can Plaza were crowded with students and faculty, all targeted by its findings by stating: “Waa! Waa! Wittle waving their bittersweet goodbyes to UCSB’s most BREAKING — UCSB researchers focusing on babies can’t take being confwonted by weawity? Our finally be free. treasured phallic landmark. the cognition of education have published a new report simply functions as a mirror that is showing Olé Gaucho was last seen riding the jet-propelled report concluding that college freshmen who start you a side of yourself that you have, up until now, Sam Leonard campanile à la “Dr. Strangelove” and is not expected using stimulant drugs such as Adderall as a study refused to acknowledge. All your reasons to hate to return. aid for classes early in their academic careers, like the mirror are really just reasons to hate the person The massive plume of superheated gas from the Tears were cried, poems sung and stories GE and intro classes, are “fucking weaklings who reflected in it.” engines instantly vaporized the KCSB headquarters recounted. And above all of this, Storke’s fire would run away sniveling when faced with the The researchers continued, “you don’t need Adderall that were previously residing under the tower. The slowly faded from sight as it left the atmosphere harsh realities of life.” like someone with ADHD needs it. What you need adjacent Daily Nexus headquarters were fortunately and the gravitational pull of Earth, arcing toward is a reevaluation of yourself and to ask yourself if you left unscathed, presumably on account of the staff’s the cosmos and into eternity. Goodnight, sweet really belong here if you need recreational drugs just ritual sacrifices routinely made to appease the tower. prince. to fucking study.” “Dude, it was so beautiful. A melancholy moment, Waa! Waa! Wittle babies can’t take Local Adderall dealers reported a momentary but I’m glad Storkey can finally be free. He’s on a Stuart “Wily as a Wombat” Yeeger slept through downturn in the illicit prescription drug market, “ which was quickly followed by a spike in sales — likely journey now,” said local first-year Sam Leonard. Storke Tower’s launch. being confwonted by weawity? attributable to students wanting to make up for lost productivity during their respite of self-reflection. This report has been spreading across Regardless of the report and its findings, it seems campus, with many feeling personally attacked obvious that Adderall will continue being a mainstay by its findings. “Those scientists are being totally, in freshman dorms and the University Library alike. totally unfair! Some of these intro classes are Jittery Gauchos will continue to try to make up for really hard,” said freshman linguistics major John dilly-dallying for the rest of the quarter by staying Neidapil. up all night with the help of some friendly little “Like, I’m taking Dinosaurs right now, and it’s amphetamine. Orange dust stains their desks from a lot of freaking work!” he continued, with tears splitting pills, but a seeping feeling of inadequacy is welling in his eyes and his baby face quivering what stains their souls. from the trauma of having to face a depiction of himself that differed from the “perfect little boy” A. Wiessass consumes Adderall like a toddler consumes that his mom told him he was. multivitamin gummies. DAILY NEXUS ART & COMICS 10 Thursday, March 5, 2020 On the Menu Daily Nexus ON THE MENU Stuffed and Fluffed With Santa Barbara Restaurant Week

ALL PHOTOS BY ALEXANDRA LEAL SILVA / DAILY NEXUS Alexandra Leal Silva cannoli mirrored it with zigzags of chocolate sauce. The cheesecake was creamy and the lightness of the Staff Writer whipped cream combined with the texture of the fresh raspberries created a party of flavor! The cannoli was the definition of decadent. A perfectly fried cannoli shell housed a wonderful cannoli cream and puffs Over the past two weeks, I have had the pleasure of hopping around Santa Barbara and trying a bunch of whipped cream with chocolate chips and powdered sugar that created a sugar dream. of spots that participated in Santa Barbara Restaurant Week! With over 30 restaurants participating, there Overall, the Chase Restaurant experience was tasty and for $25 a person, provided more food than I could seems to be a never ending stream of choices, no matter what you are craving. I wanted to taste as many have imagined. It’s a beautiful location to spend quality time with someone you love and has food that you cuisines as possible without taking too big of a hit on the old wallet. Two experiences that especially stood will fall in love with. out in terms of taste and cost efficiency were Chase Restaurant and Eureka! Over on the other side of State Street was Eureka!, a casual burger joint that provides anything but average. Located on State Street, Chase Restaurant is the perfect location to take a date or treat yourself! The For also $25 a person, if you have a craving for burgers and fries but want to up your game, Eureka! is the restaurant itself is very cozy with fairy lights outlining the space. The decor reminded me of Christmas time, place for you. Though this may seem like a more simplified menu in comparison to some other locations and with a rose on every table, the restaurant felt laced with the feeling of l’amour. Seemingly popular with participating in SB Restaurant Week, the food is anything but simple. folks of all ages, Chase Restaurant was buzzing for a Thursday night with wait staff hustling back and forth, My partner and I started our meal by both ordering the truffle cheese fries. Truffle salt, parmesan and all with a notable smile. Upon arriving and being seated, my date and I looked over our menus and gladly green onion cascade on top of golden fries that you can smell as soon as they hit the table. The truffle fries accepted the one for SB Restaurant Week. With the average pasta entree costing $20, we were thrilled to are accompanied by a white truffle cheese sauce that can only be described as heavenly. Though I would order from their prix fixe menu that offered three courses for only $25! return for the entire menu, I am one day post-meal and I am already eager to go back and have another order Chase Restaurant has an impressive wine list for all the sommeliers out there with lists of Interesting of those fries. We could not express how delicious this entree was and the flavor profile was on another level. Whites, Interesting Reds and so on. They offered several cocktails as well which could be ordered from the For the second course, we ordered a Fresno Fig Burger and a Cowboy Burger, both medium rare. Though table or their fully stacked bar. they both come with fries, we decided to upgrade our side for $2 and order side salads instead. There isn’t a We both started with a salad; I went with the caesar and he went with the house. When ordering, choice on which salad to order but they do offer the dressing options of either ranch or lemon vinaigrette. the waitress told me that folks constantly raved about the caesar salad due to the fantastic dressing. I We decided to try one of both! The burgers came within a reasonable time and we could not wait to dig in. immediately knew what she meant. The dressing was creamy and well-seasoned, while not overpowering The Fresno Fig Burger, featuring a fig marmalade, melted goat cheese, arugula and a spicy porter mustard, the salad. I found it to be the perfect appetizer before what I imagined would be a heavy entree. My date was everything we wanted it to be and more. The burger itself was juicy and cooked perfectly. The fig spread ended up finishing my salad for me and claimed that it was by far his favorite part of the entire experience. and goat cheese were delicious and the bun was buttery and beautifully grilled. The Cowboy Burger featured For the second course, my date went for the lasagna, while I chose their famous chicken piccata with bacon, shoestring onion rings and a barbeque beer sauce. The bacon was crispy and the onions were a tasty fettuccine alfredo. Both dishes came out promptly and seemed to be the most popular dishes of the evening. touch with a nice bite. The barbeque sauce complimented the cheddar cheese very well and the burger was, The lasagna was well-cooked and quite cheesy but the sauce could have been more flavorful. The chicken again, juicy and exactly how I wanted it to be. piccata was moist and well-cooked. It had a gorgeous golden brown sear on it and the capers were delectable. When it was finally time for dessert, we weren’t sure we had any room left but we powered through. We Similar to the lasagna dish, the only problem I found with it was the sauce. Though some may be more got one of each option: the Bonfire Stout Brownie and Bourbon Barrel Cake. Both desserts featured ice inclined toward lemon, it has the tendency to overwhelm my palette. The prescese of lemon was evident cream, a surprisingly nice palette cleanser. The Bonfire Stout Brownie featured charcoal ash and smoked in the sauce and at times proved to be too much. However, I loved the inclusion of the lemon once I began paprika on its vanilla scoop offering an interesting flavor dynamic, especially when paired with the brownie. eating the pasta. The fettucine was al dente and the sauce was so incredibly good. It was obviously more of The Bourbon Barrel Cake featured a caramel made with, you guessed it, bourbon. It mixed very nicely with a cream base than a butter and was rich in flavor and texture. The lemon element helped cut through the the vanilla ice cream and had pecans laced throughout that offered a nice crunch. deep sauce and made it possible for me to nearly finish my meal. Overall, Eureka! offered a fantastic meal for a fantastic price. The atmosphere was casual and fun and For dessert, we were sad to hear that the restaurant had run out of tiramisu by 7:30 p.m. due to its provided a nice space to take family or a group of friends. We both took home leftovers that we can’t wait popularity. We decided to each get one of the remaining desserts: he chose the New York raspberry to dig into during lunch and have decided that we have to go back soon. cheesecake and I went for a classic cannoli. The presentation of both desserts was so effortlessly appetizing, No matter what you choose, I am sure you’ll find an unforgettable experience during SB Restaurant Week. it was hard to ruin it by eating them. The New York cheesecake had zigzags of raspberry sauce and the Restaurant Week runs till Friday, March 6 so get out there and get tasting!

Six Healthy Essentials for Surviving Dead Week Paige Holloway makes you more tired but also less focused. For this reason, I always make sure to have my Hydro Flask on On the Menu Asst. Editor me and consciously refill it throughout the day.

Winter quarter is quickly coming to an end, which means the excitement of spring quarter remains ahead; Pack healthy snacks beforehand. however, so does the pressure of finals week. Whether you prefer camping out at the lib, studying at home It’s vital to stay nourished as you prepare for finals, which begins with eating healthy foods. While there or posting up at a coffee shop during dead week, here is a list of tips for staying energized while you begin are a variety of healthy options offered at the Arbor, in order to save some money and avoid being tempted studying next week. by the plethora of junk food, I suggest bringing snacks from home to eat throughout the day. Some great options include fruit, like an apple or banana, almonds, carrots and hummus or granola bars. Grab a yerba mate or cold brew from the Arbor. The first thing I like to do before settling in at the library is to get some source of caffeine. Fortunately, Make time for exercise, if possible. the Arbor is stocked with a variety of yerba mates, energy drinks and my personal favorite, cold brews. The I always find that I am more productive once I have been active early in the day. During dead week, I window outside also caters to coffee lovers by having made-to-order coffee options. try to make working out early in the morning a priority so I can spend the rest of the day focused on my schoolwork. This can be a great way to start the day with natural energy. Try studying with gum. During my first round of finals last year, I found myself going through several packs of gum in just a few Eat a healthy breakfast to start the day right. days. Gum not only gives me something to do but it also keeps my brain working. The Arbor has several Although many college students don’t eat breakfast regularly, during high-stress weeks, it can be a different options you can buy for cheap prices. Just make sure that if you study with gum, you also take your beneficial way to get natural energy before starting to study. Easy options may include instant oatmeal, tests with it so you’re in the same mindspace! yogurt or toast with peanut butter or avocado. Hopefully at least one of these tips can be easily implemented into your routine going into dead week. Drink lots of water throughout the day. While schoolwork can be grueling, it’s important to put our health first in order to give our best performance Nothing makes doing schoolwork all day more miserable than being dehydrated. Dehydration not only during finals week! Daily Nexus Science & Tech Thursday, March 5, 2020 11 SCIENCE & TECH UCSB Researchers Investigate Cause of Sodium Dysregulation in Migraine Jacqueline Wen “We wanted to test where the likely source Science & Tech Editor of this increased sodium concentration would be,” said Petzold, the Mehrabian Distinguished Migraine is a neurological disease perhaps Professor in UCSB’s Department of Mechanical best characterized by debilitating headaches Engineering and Department of Computer with acute, throbbing pain, usually on one side Science. of the head. Attacks last hours to days and can The investigators then performed a global be accompanied by other symptoms, such as sensitivity analysis to account for how changes nausea and acute sensitivity to light and sound. in initial conditions affect the model at a future The third most prevalent global illness, migraine time. Specifically, they wanted to compare the affects one billion people worldwide, including significance of the BBB and BCSFB in influencing 39 million in the United States, according to the CSF and brain sodium concentrations. Migraine Research Foundation. The researchers found that sodium Yet much about the undertreated disease, concentrations in brain tissue were more sensitive including its causes, is still not understood. to variations in the BBB within the first 30 While researchers know that sodium levels in minutes of migraine onset. Within three hours, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and brain tissue increase they became more sensitive to variations in the during migraine, what triggers the abnormal BCSFB. changes in concentration during migraine onset “The increased level of sodium over normal and propagation is not known. Identifying the levels in migraineurs is most likely happening cause of disturbances in brain sodium levels may due to some malfunction in the choroid plexus,” inform potential migraine treatment. Petzold stated. Recent research from UC Santa Barbara could Choroid plexuses produce CSF and help form shed light on how these substances in the brain the BCSFB. They are located in the ventricular are regulated during migraine. These findings system, which transports CSF around the are published in Frontiers in Computational brain and consists of four brain cavities, or Neuroscience. ventricles. The fourth ventricle is positioned by Collaborating with Michael Harrington from the trigeminal nerve. Responsible for sensation the Huntington Medical Research Institutes and in the face, the trigeminal nerve is what causes Samuel Grant from the FAMU-FSU College of the pulsing pain experienced during a migraine Engineering, UCSB researchers Linda Petzold headache. and Hamed Ghaffari set out to find what causes “There’s the trigeminal nerve, which is the increased sodium and CSF levels during migraine. nerve that goes through your head. Most nerves Courtesy of Pixabay The team followed the hypothesis that atypical are myelinated — they’re insulated against things The researchers constructed a computational model to explore the potential cause of sodium regulation — responsible for the elevation in their environment — but this one isn’t,” Petzold increased sodium and CSF levels in the brain that occur during migraine headaches. in CSF and sodium levels — causes migraines. explained. This sodium dysregulation occurs at the blood- Consequently, the trigeminal nerve is especially As the study is part of an ongoing project, the through the brain tissue. But we know that there brain barrier (BBB), a semipermeable structure vulnerable to excess sodium levels in its collaborators are now working to create a more is also [faster convective flow] in there,” she said. that is highly selective in allowing specific environment. If elevated sodium concentrations detailed, 3D physiologically correct model of fluid Because sodium concentrations serve a vital substances to pass into the brain, and at the “literally bathe” and aggravate the trigeminal flow in the brain. role in normal brain function, Petzold mentions blood-CSF barrier (BCSFB), which separates nerve, the sodium will directly increase firing The updated model incorporates the glymphatic the possibility of their involvement in other brain CSF from blood and from brain tissue. rates for neurons, according to Petzold. This system, “which is kind of the system of fluid disorders, which the team also plans to investigate. The scientists developed a model of a rat brain results in the intense pain and sensitivity flow in the brain tissue” that helps remove waste, “It’s kind of disturbing that sodium is so out of to explore the sodium exchange between CSF, associated with migraines. Petzold explained. She and her colleagues hope balance during migraine,” Petzold said. “And so, brain tissue and blood. Their model showed “Our computations strongly indicate that the to explore the effects of potential drugs with this what if sodium is imbalanced not just here but in the onset of migraine and the fluid dynamics source of the malfunction is in the fourth model. other regions of the brain? There’s no reason to in different areas where CSF is found in greater ventricle … We’ve identified the most likely “We need to make it a little bit better because expect that it would always be in balance. Could quantities. source of the sodium excess,” she remarked. right now we’re just [modeling] diffusing fluid that explain other disorders in the brain?” A Hail Mary for the Monarch Butterfly: The Plan To Rehabilitate Ellwood Butterfly Grove

Sean Crommelin overwintering site for monarch butterflies on the Copy Editor Central Coast. In Ellwood, enormous swathes of eucalyptus trees Since the 1990s, the population of the Western in the grove are dead, with many having fallen. monarch butterfly has collapsed. “We’ve got over 1,700 dead trees in 70 acres. So This is not an exaggeration by any means. to put that in perspective, in terms of the size of the The Western monarch butterfly once numbered ground … [t]hat’s about 25 acres, Girsh Park in its in the millions as swarms of them traversed the entirety,” Thomson said. American West in their multigenerational migration “So we’re talking about a land area three times the from Mexico to Canada and back again. size of Girsh Park with 1,700 dead trees — probably From 1997 to 2009, the peak number of monarch more now — trees that are dead or soon to be dead.” butterflies observed in overwintering sites across Plans to remove the trees and proceed with the California was a little under four million. In 2019, plantings of saplings, as outlined by Thomson, are that number was just over 29,000. not without controversy. Members of the audience George Thomson, the newly appointed Parks and brought forth the point that any alterations to the Open Space manager for the Goleta Public Works plant life in Ellwood affects life beyond butterflies. Department, spoke on Saturday at a public forum Dead trees provide habitat for woodpeckers, while regarding progress made in bringing back the long- felled trees provide cover for native rodents and declining monarch butterfly to Coronado Preserve other mammals. and Ellwood. Thomson also cited human impacts, such as Thomson was accompanied by JoAnne Plummer, traffic and suburban overdevelopment, which have the Parks and Recreation manager for the city of also disrupted the overwintering sites of monarch Goleta, as well as Dan Meade, a principal scientist butterflies in Ellwood. with Althouse and Meade, Inc. Biological and “I met with one member of the audience earlier Environmental Services, based in Paso Robles. this week and he talked about, ‘Is it appropriate to Ellwood was once an ideal overwintering site for have a wedding event in the grove?’ Perhaps not,” the species. However, coupled with pressure and Thomson said, somewhat sardonically, admitting stress from infectious diseases and an explosion in afterward that misuse of the grove has been an issue the use of neonicotinoids, there has been a volley of SEAN CROMMELIN / DAILY NEXUS in the past. drought and flood, resulting in the degradation of At a recent public forum, the new Parks and Open Space manager, George Thomson, outlined the plan However, frustration among those in the the preserve. to reestablish Ellwood Butterfly Grove as an important overwintering site for monarch butterflies. community has grown as years pass with little This has been the case throughout California. progress and further damage to the grove becomes According to Meade, of the 400 overwintering sites protozoan parasite which is found in cysts on the influence of warming temperatures on monarch evident. Plans to rehabilitate Ellwood have existed identified in the state, only 113 had any monarchs, milkweed plants, has spread in epidemic proportions butterflies, the effect of which is not entirely known. in some form or another since 2011. and only 30 of those had an aggregation of more among monarchs, fueled by the widespread planting “From the 1980s to today, San Diego County saw “[This is] the plan that we’re talking about: We’re than 100 monarchs. 21 sites have been listed as of non-native tropical milkweed. a 2.4 degree rise. That’s a really big rise. In San going to remove 65 downed trees and remove five “damaged or destroyed” since 2016. Meade drew attention to the condition necessary Diego County and Los Angeles now, you just don’t standing dead trees, plant native plants and then Before 2016? 54 sites. for healthy overwintering in monarchs, namely find any butterflies. There’s just not an aggregation plant 63 Eucalyptus. So what’s happened with that In Ellwood Main and Ellwood Mesa, a combined dappled light, protection from temperature in those locations. A lot of the counts that were plan? We actually got the coastal development count of 300 butterflies was recorded for 2019. In its extremes and protection from inclement weather done down there, counting this last year, were permit issued in October 2019. So we have the heyday, Ellwood hosted 400,000 butterflies, “or 10% such as storms and wind. zeros, up until Ventura really,” Meade said. permit in hand.” of the entire California overwintering population,” During the overwintering period, monarch “So that’s a factor that can really be important. Now, six special conditions must be fulfilled according to Althouse and Meade, Inc. butterflies enter into a state of relative dormancy. [But] we just don’t know whether there is a in order to submit a final implementation plan, Prolonged drought parched the once-flourishing Ideally, a monarch during the overwintering period threshold — will it begin at 3 degrees, or 2.4 — and according to Thomson. eucalyptus groves, killing more than a thousand will not depart from this state of dormancy until then suddenly the average temperature is too high Despite the ambitious long-term goal, Thomson trees; intense storms following the drought have springtime. Disruptions to this can endanger for an overwinter period. We just had no idea if took care not to downplay the severity of the issue caused considerable damage, toppling trees both the butterflies, and repeated interruptions to the that’s the case or not.” or the challenges to come. living and dead and thinning the eucalyptus dormancy period in overwintering lead to an A related change has also been observed in the “How do we come together to make effective canopy. increased risk of starvation later on. timing of the peaks in overwintering numbers change and not get depressed about the current The use of neonicotinoids, pesticides which are “The main thing they need to do is nothing. The among monarch butterflies, with counts in Ellwood situation? It is daunting. It is a continental issue neurotoxic to insects, has increased by several point of being in an aggregation site is to make it to peaking in November, rather than January as it had that we’re trying to deal with here,” Thomson said. orders of magnitude in the U.S., coinciding with a the mating period in the spring. And the best way in years prior. “We’re kind of in a crisis situation, and this data remarkable decline in insect and bird populations to do it is just to sit tight and hang on a branch,” After Meade concluded, Thomson went on that Dan [Meade] was showing today really strikes nationwide. Meade said. to speak regarding Goleta’s plans to rehabilitate to the core of the issue and how bad it is. It is really Meanwhile, Ophryocystis elektroscirrha, a Another factor to consider, according to Meade, is Ellwood and reestablish its importance as a crucial bad now.“ 12 Thursday, March 5, 2020 Opinion Daily Nexus OPINION The Signs as Badass Women

Netflix’s “Sex Education”: An ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 19 Honest Look at Sexual Violence Greta unberg realizing, to her horror, that he is masturbating on her. so much time to recover. The upbeat music in the background immediately cuts In what is arguably one of the best sequences of out as Aimee attempts to back away from the man scenes in the show, Aimee finally reaches her breaking and loudly exclaims to the other passengers to draw point and interrupts an argument between two of her attention to what he is doing. friends, crying that she is no longer able to ride the bus. Aimee expects the sweetness and the happiness she The girls immediately surround her with their support, TAURUS puts into the world to be reciprocated. Instead, her and each shares their own story about incidents of sexual APRIL 20 - MAY 20 cries are met with the complacency of the passengers, assault or aggression. Her friends manage to do what who ignore her and look away. This is one of the most the bystanders on the bus failed to do: They validate poignant moments in the scene because it is a reality Aimee’s feelings and make her feel less alone. The scene Katherine Johnson that many women face when they are put in situations is reminiscent of the #MeToo movement, but it’s also like Aimee’s. It’s bad enough that women are forcibly just about a group of young girls supporting each other subjected to male perversion simply for being women. through a tough time and understanding that they are It’s only made worse when the witnesses to an incident united by their common experiences with sexism. The pretend that nothing is wrong, because this normalizes next time Aimee attempts to take the bus, her friends are Surya Swaroop sexually aggressive behavior and makes women more right there beside her. They help her take an important GEMINI Staff Writer reluctant to come forward with cases of sexual assault. step toward reclaiming her independence and sense of MAY 21 - JUNE 20 Their lack of intervention also sends a dangerous Content Warning: This article contains content security that the man on the bus stole from her. message to the aggressor that his behavior is acceptable, relating to sexual violence/sexual assault. This story arc spoke volumes to me, as I felt it was thus perpetuating the cycle of toxic masculinity. one of the most accurate portrayals of sexual assault Chanel Miller As Aimee exits the bus in a panic, she notices that that I have seen on modern TV. Though the incident When I first started watching “Sex Education” last her assaulter has left a stain on her favorite pair of jeans itself was brief and not particularly graphic, it conveyed year, I expected it to be a light-hearted show about — a visual reminder of the horrific incident. At first, she the point perhaps more poignantly than if it had been teenagers dealing with the awkward ups and downs of tries to go about her day as if nothing is wrong, but her a more visceral scene. Mainly, it struck a chord with high school. However, I was instantly pulled in when friend eventually convinces her to report the incident to I saw the show tackling key issues and making every the police. When she arrives at the police station, she me because it’s something that could easily happen to attempt to include a diverse cast of characters. Its second continues to say that it isn’t a big deal, that there was a woman simply for smiling at a man. The other girls season continued to impress me with its characters’ probably just something wrong with the man and that coming forward with their own stories also heightened CANCER development and the way it managed to convey messages she is truly fine. She seems more concerned with getting my awareness of the behaviors that can and should be JUNE 21 - JULY 22 about serious issues in a unique way. The plotline that the stain out of her jeans, which is a completely normal considered sexual harassment and assault. This decision stood out the most deals with a character being sexually reaction for a person who has been sexually assaulted. also highlighted the everyday sexism that women are Toni Morrison assaulted and the subsequent trauma she experiences. The stain is something that she can control; she believes subjected to simply on the basis of gender. Women are While “Sex Education” is not the first show to portray that removing it will erase the impact of the incident, often belittled for being too dramatic when they speak sexual assault, it manages to do so in a way that is less allowing her to move on. of such incidents. However, they have a right to feel about inciting shock in the audience and more about However, her trauma runs much deeper than the uncomfortable and bring forward their concerns to understanding the survivor’s struggle and journey with stain, as she finds it difficult to take the bus again. She help women who are going through the same thing the experience. plays it off to her friends that she just likes walking better, and to prevent other women from experiencing similar For the majority of the first season, Aimee is portrayed but she continues to see images of the man on the bus situations. The show’s decision to depict Aimee’s experience and the experience of the other girls in LEO as a bubbly, popular and somewhat naive girl, and this haunting her in all parts of her daily life. Her relationship JULY 23 - AUGUST 22 characterization continues into the second season. with her boyfriend is also altered as she struggles with such a realistic manner is an important step forward One day, she excitedly boards a public bus holding a being intimate after the incident and is unable to express in normalizing both the trauma that stems from such haphazardly made cake for her friend. While holding the reasons behind this change. While it is completely experiences as well as the validity of the feelings that Audre Lorde on to the railing, the bus jostles back and forth, and she natural for these residual effects to last long after a come with them. accidentally bumps into the man behind her. When traumatic incident, Aimee doesn’t understand that. She Surya Swaroop wants other shows and movies to she turns around to apologize, she smiles at him before is shocked and perhaps even ashamed that it’s taking her follow the example of “Sex Education.”

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Girls Have Hair, Why Should I Care? SCORPIO OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 21 Anabel Costa student here at UCSB. One memory that Jagota shared was choices that work for them without being subjected to any Staff Writer from fifth grade, when she and her friends discussed what they outside pressure. Let’s just let hairy girls live. should and shouldn’t shave before a pool party. “We all got Anabel Costa wants women to do whatever they damn Lizzo “Your arms are so hairy, you look like a monkey.” “Ew, you together as a group, like, ‘okay, what’s acceptable, what should want with their body hair. have a unibrow.” “Your eyebrows make you look like a boy.” we do?’ Nobody had it figured out. Nobody has a good idea of These are just some of the lovely things I heard growing what’s ’right’ so everything’s really convoluted,” she said. up as a girl with thick, dark hair. Growing up, we are all From as young an age as 10 or 11, girls already know indoctrinated with specific beliefs about body hair: Hair on that they will be judged. They know that there is a “right” girls is gross, and boys without hair are gay. This makes perfect and a “wrong,” but the standard is so arbitrary that they’re left sense — when you’re 12. guessing. I spent my middle school years feeling pretty bad about my Jagota told me that she hasn’t worried too much about SAGITTARIUS hair. My arms were hairy, my legs were hairy, my eyebrows her body hair since coming to UCSB. One of the biggest NOVEMBER 22 - DECEMBER 21 looked like caterpillars — the whole works. I’m proud to say moments for her in the journey of her changing relationship that by the time I got to high school, I was already kind of with her body hair was participating in the Vagina Monologues Wilma Mankiller over it. Who the fuck cares if I have hair on my arms? Of and spending time with other women who wore their hair course, every so often a blunt child I was babysitting would however they wanted to. “It was really great being surrounded still point it out, but it just didn’t bother me the way it used to. by all different types of women, and nonbinary folk as well,” she I assumed that anyone else who had suffered these insecurities said. “And visually seeing women who had unshaved armpits was probably over it by now, too. It wasn’t until I learned that wearing tank tops and bras ... I’m not gonna say they were one of my best friends shaved her arms about as frequently as making a statement, because maybe they’re not, maybe it’s just she shaved her legs that I realized this was still a problem for for them, but for me, it really was them making a statement.” CAPRICORN women my age. Madi Braum, another student here at UCSB, had a similar DECEMBER 22 - JANUARY 19 Why do we care so much about regulating female body experience after leaving high school. “I started shaving my legs hair? It all starts with razor companies. Gillette patented the consistently when I was in sixth grade, before I even really Ellen Ochoa safety razor in 1904. As it grew in popularity, being clean needed to,” she said. “But for years after that, I refused to go shaven became a symbol of basic hygiene. This made at least outside the house in shorts if my legs weren’t shaved.” After a little sense at the time: Because many people were living graduating from high school, however, Braum said something in close quarters and had limited access to bathing, shaving “clicked,” and she hasn’t shaved since. It’s been three years was seen as a way to prevent lice and bacteria. This idea was since she put a razor blade to her shins. heavily marketed to men; to be clean shaven was to be a Dana Laufer is a third-year student at UCSB, and her first hygienic and civilized man. memory of being shamed for her body hair is from fifth grade. In the 1920s, things began to change. With a new decade “I raised my hand in class to answer a question, and a girl said, came new fashion trends, and we all know what the 20s are ‘Oh my god, Dana has armpit hair.’” When she went home AQUARIUS famous for: flapper dresses. This meant that women’s hairy that day, she told her mom what happened, and she taught JANUARY 20 - FEBRUARY 18 armpits and legs were on full display. Razor companies saw Dana how to use Nair to remove the hair from her armpits, this as an opportunity to sell more razors and began telling resulting in painful burns that kept her from attending school Ruth Bader Ginsburg women they needed to be smooth. The epidemic spiraled the following day. from there, and now generations of women are worried Once Dana got to high school, shaving felt more like about everything from the hair between their eyebrows to the an option than a necessity. “My brother used to say it was knuckles of their toes and everything in between. A century gross when girls don’t shave their legs,” she said, “but in high later, men can have beards and still be sexy, but women are school, my friend and I used to have competitions to see PISCES expected to look like prepubescent children. who could go the longest without shaving their legs.” FEBRUARY 19 - MARCH 20 Honestly, it’s pretty fucking ridiculous. I have no interest in telling anyone how they should I knew I wasn’t alone in feeling this way, so I decided to maintain the hair on their body. I personally like it when Patsy Mink talk to other women about their relationships to their body my legs are smooth. However, had I not been socialized to hair and how they may or may not have come to embrace it. believe that hairy legs are gross, it might be a different story. The first woman I talked to was Nisha Jagota, a fourth-year More than anything, I want every person to be able to make RUHIKA NANDY / DAILY NEXUS VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THE OPINION PAGE DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THOSE OF THE DAILY NEXUS OR UCSB. OPINIONS ARE SUBMITTED PRIMARILY BY STUDENTS.