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www.ucsdguardian.org Thursday, January 31, 2008 The Student Voice Since 1967 IN FLUX, Students Decry Proposed Structure UC PONDERS WINTERFEST ACTION PLAN FINDS NEW NAME, MARKET FOR RECORD By Charles Nguyen Senior Staff Writer APPLICANT POOL The A.S. Council’s programming By Jesse Alm department is shaking up its winter Associate News Editor itinerary, scrapping the longstand- ing WinterFest in favor of an event The University of California saw smaller in funding, size and name. a record number of applications for Assistant Vice President of Fall Quarter 2008, but in the shadow Programming Kevin Highland said of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s today’s Winter All-Campus Dance is proposed $109-million cut to the not billed as a concert — an attempt university’s budget this year, the by the office to distance itself from the accommodation of all eligible appli- consistently unsuccessful WinterFest. cants remains a pressing challenge. Of the department’s seasonal con- SANH LUONG/GUARDIAN Overall, 121,005 students applied certs, WinterFest, held annually at UCSD Transportation and Parking Services Director Brian d’Autremont (far left) speaks to the crowd at one of three parking forums held last week to address future options. to the 10 UC undergraduate campuses RIMAC Arena, regularly records the this year, signifying a 9-percent increase lowest attendance levels. students voiced concerns about the have to put all the pieces of the over last year’s 110,994 applicants. In Highland added that shrinking Transportation and possible impacts of erecting such a puzzle together to have the kind addition, there was an 8.5-percent the event’s size would free up depart- Parking Services requests structure on parking fees and how of student life that people would increase in transfer student applica- ment funds to accommodate other the increased traffic would affect like to see on campus,” Associate tions, compensating for what Assistant events, including the increasingly campus input to help the environment. However, the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Vice Chancellor of Admissions and popular Bear Gardens. $45-million investment into Price Edward Spriggs said. “And the envi- Registration Mae W. Brown considered “Because of continuously being alleviate future issues of Center’s expansion also entails ronmental impact will be less severe to be a disappointing decline in the unsuccessful, WinterFest was the parking congestion. bringing customers to the project’s in three years because car compa- demographic in 2007. obvious place where we could pull new services, which include restau- nies, like Toyota, are projecting that UCSD’s applicant pool showed money from to fund Bear Gardens,” By Kimberly Cheng rants, a hair salon, a grocery store there will be five times the number 6.1-percent growth overall, with Highland said. “Over half of the Associate News Editor and a nightclub, by offering them of hybrids on the roads than there 57,116 applicants, compared to [WinterFest] budget was cut and ideal parking proximity. are now.” 53,845 last year. This year’s total of transferred to Bear Gardens.” While the possibility of esca- If the proposed parking struc- Although convenient storefronts 47,366 freshman applicants repre- Last year’s WinterFest was the first lating parking fees has prompted ture is approved next month by the could lead the way toward the cre- sents a 5.1-percent increase from the to be hosted in Price Center Ballroom, UCSD’s All-Campus Commuter Transportation Policy Committee, ation of a vibrant downtown atmo- previous year’s 45,054, and transfer a precursor that programming aimed Board to launch a campaign against comprised of students, faculty and sphere for the UCSD community, student applications rose to 9,750 to downsize the event. That con- the construction of another parking staff, plans to build the facility students criticized the unfair impo- this year from 8,791 in 2007, mark- cert attracted 1,200 attendees, down structure, several campus admin- will begin immediately. The new sition of fees on those who may ing a 10.9-percent growth. almost 50 percent from the previous istrators defended the structure’s structure is slated for construction not even use the new Price Center UC Director of Admissions and WinterFest, which was held at RIMAC necessity to attract visitors to the on the northeast corner of Gilman facilities. Ethnic Media Communications Arena. nightlife ambience planned for Drive and Myers Lane and pro- “Convenience comes with a Ricardo Vazquez said that in addi- “We could no longer afford the ongoing Price Center expansion jected for completion during the price and triple chins,” ACCB rep- tion to record-setting totals — which projects. 2012-13 school year. See DANCE, page 3 During a Jan. 28 parking forum, “The stakes are so high that we See STRUCTURE, page 6 See ENROLLMENT, page 12 Admins to Reimburse Food Co-op for Back Rent A.S. COUNCIL’S By Reza Farazmand months, and according to the master space Associate News Editor agreement that we signed a couple years ago with the university, if there’s a utilities shut-off ‘VISIBILITY WEEK’ UCSD has agreed to pay the Food Co-op that lasts for more than four hours in a day, more than $2,500 in rent abatement after a year- we should get full rent abatement for that day,” long debate over financial hardships the group Parent said. “So, four straight months of no SEES BOOST IN incurred when the Student Center construction water should mean four months of rent free.” breached the back half of the store last year. Before the A.S. Council could form a com- From January through April 2007, co-op mittee to address the issue, however, council- members lost access to their sink, restricting members were informed by campus officials that PARTICIPATION food preparation in the store’s kitchen. the university would be compensating the co-op By Michael Bowlus “It feels really good to have finally resolved with full rent abatement for the four-month Senior Staff Writer this,” Food Co-op core member Molly Parent period in question. Parent said the co-op’s move said. “It’s been an ongoing issue for us for a year, to take the issue before the council was likely an A.S. councilmembers greeted students and it was really important to us that we hold the influencing factor in UCSD’s decision to settle on Library Walk last week as part of their university accountable to [our space agreement]. the matter. renewed attempts to expand face time with It feels great for us to have it settled in our favor.” “It definitely showed them that we were their constituents and raise awareness about Co-op core members were informed of willing to pursue it to the full extent that we did, the council’s services, after a Fall Quarter that UCSD’s decision to facilitate full rent abatement and the fact that we were able to demonstrate in some of the council’s own members described on Jan. 29 in an e-mail from University Centers front of A.S. that we knew the MSA well enough as publicly stagnant. Director Paul Terzino. The missive came after to know how to pursue it I think gave us more On Jan. 22, the first day of A.S. Visibility co-op core members spoke before the A.S. credibility and indicated that they should look Week’s three-day program, members made a Council on Jan. 23 to request that the council into it a little more carefully,” Parent said. final push to register students to vote in time mediate the debate. The chief concern of core University Centers Director Paul Terzino for next week’s primary election. The registra- members was UCSD’s apparent refusal to honor said in an e-mail that UCSD’s decison was a tion drive also served as a vehicle to distribute the space agreement contract arranged between result of their unwillingness to let the issue grow WILL PARSON/GUARDIAN nonpartisan voter guides, information about the two parties. Food Co-op core members such as Molly Parent (pictured) advocated “We didn’t have access to water for four See CO-OP, page 7 rent abatement for the four months the store had limited water access. See COUNCIL, page 7

HIATUS SPORTS INSIDE WEATHER Back to Basics New Business ...... 3 Happy Feet Letters to the Editor ...... 5 Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Ska rock bandits and techno rioters descend Spirit Night may have broken attendance records, Druthers ...... 9 H 64 L 42 H 61 L 46 on UCSD’s first Winter All-Campus Dance. but the next day brought sad normality. Album Reviews ...... 10 page 8 page 16 Classifieds ...... 13 Feb. 2 Feb. 3 Sudoku ...... 13 H 61 L 46 H 59 L 45 2 NEWS THE UCSD GUARDIAN THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008

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Charles Nguyen Editor in Chief Matthew McArdle Managing Editors Hadley Mendoza Serena Renner Nicole Teixeira Copy Editors Teresa Wu Matthew L’Heureux News Editor Jesse Alm Associate News Editors Kimberly Cheng Reza Farazmand Hadley Mendoza Opinion Editor Rael Enteen Sports Editor Danai Leininger Associate Sports Editor Alyssa Bereznak Focus Editor Katie Corotto Associate Focus Editors Serena Renner Chris Kokiousis Associate Hiatus Editors CURRENTS Chris Mertan Sonia Minden Rue’s Office Claims Prize of University of California, in San Will Parson Photo Editor Francisco in July 2003 on allegations Erik Jepsen Associate Photo Editor as Tritons Get Gold that fees had risen more than twice GUARDIAN ONLINE Richard Choi Design Editor the amount the students were prom- Wendy Shieu Associate Design Editor Complete with crown and trident, ised at the time of their acceptance. Christina Aushana Art Editor Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Recipients of the refund include Penny Rue led her office to a first- 9,163 law and medical students who www.ucsdguardian.org Page Layout Emily Ku, Sonia Minden, Kent Ngo, Michael Wu, place victory in UCSD’s inaugural enrolled before 2003, as well as over Kathleen Yip Spirit Week office-decorating con- 30,000 students who enrolled in the Copy Readers Allie Cuerdo, Rochelle Emert, Christine Ma, Najwa test, embodying a week of blue-and- spring or summer of 2003. Lawyers Mayer, Elizabeth Reynders, Anita Vergis gold spirit that seemed to permeate estimated that individual payments FOCUS HIATUS the entire campus. will range from $100 to as much as Slideshow: How Things Work Blog: The Mixtape Anna Gandolfi General Manager Upon entering Rue’s office, judg- $10,000. Mike Martinez Advertising Manager es crossed a barrier of butcher paper UC Office of the President spokes- The director of UCSD’s Hot tracks reviewed weekly. James Durbin Advertising Art Director that proclaimed, “We’ve got spirit, man Ricardo Vàzquez said that the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance This week: R&B cuts from Michael Neill Network Administrator yes, we do, if you’ve got spirit, run source of the funds has yet to be Resource Lab explains the Trey Songz, J. Holiday and on through.” The UCSD fight song determined. However, he said that the Advertising Representatives research conducted in the the Wyclef Jean. Julia Peterson, Ching Young prefaced the recitation of a poem university will no longer make written Business Assistants about Triton spirit that Rue authored. promises to not increase fees. campus facility dubbed the Charissa Ginn, Maggie Leung Everyone in the office was garbed “Bubble.” Blog: The Tube Advertising Design and Layout with matching crowns and handmade We start our coverage of Nick Alesi, Jennifer Chan, George Chen tridents, and balloons and streamers Campus Cancer Program Distributors HBO with looks at “The Simrun Dhugga, Charissa Ginn, completed what would prove to be Models New Care Standard OPINION Scott Havrisik, Danai Leininger an award-winning display. Web Poll: Should graffiti be Wire” and “The Sopranos.” Marketing and Promotion Thirty departments across cam- The National Institute of Medicine Dara Bu, Jennifer Snow, Lisa Tat, Jennifer Wu pus participated in the contest, and recently released a report outlining allowed on the Mandeville stairs? 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UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008 THE UCSD GUARDIAN NEWS 3 Council Focuses on Free Speech, Free Offbeat DJs, ����� Transit — but Can’t Find Parking Ska Rockers to ����������� ouncilmembers were lectured “You could take any form of public Headline Dance last night on matters both transit anywhere in San Diego for free,” practical and philosophical. he said. ▶ DANCE, from page 1

CTwo special presentations, one on park- Expansions of free public transpor- acts that fill up RIMAC,” Highland PRICE CENTER ������ BLOCK ing and the other on free speech, were tation at other universities have taken said. “So it was a logical move to the BUSTERS the lead attraction. 1,000 cars off campus. ballroom.” Director of Parking and He also suggested a proposal to WinterFest 2007 did not manage Transportation Services Brian restrict future resident freshmen from to fill PC Ballroom to capacity, a d’Autremont spoke to the council about parking on campus, a provision he said letdown that Highland said he hoped 30DaysofNight UCSD’s future transportation needs. has been waiting in the wings for the to resolve with this year’s All-Campus Thursday, 1/31 D’Autremont, who has a back- last five years. Dance. The department is banking ground managing parking at other “So we have some good opportuni- on the success of the Fall All-Campus UC schools, spun a web of student ties, some tradeoffs, but we have more Dance, a heavily attended event held Price Center Theatre usage statistics, fee hope than any- at the beginning of every school year. 6pm & 9pm • $3 increases and sus- where else in the “From an event-planning per- tainability concerns UC system,” he said. spective, it makes no sense to have to put a proposed New “This university is just one All-Campus Dance each year Friday, 2/1 new parking struc- Business better positioned because of the fact that it is so suc- Round Table ture at UCSD into than any other UC cessful,” he said. “The fall dance gets Price Center context. Although hands down.” bigger and better every year, and I d• un Michael Bowlus music•foo f 1:30pm - 4:30pm • FREE transportation ser- [email protected] On that note of want to tap that success to produce vices are an innate- optimism, student more events that students will attend universitycenters.ucsd.edu • 858.822.2068 ly uninspiring topic, d’Autremont man- representatives Tara Ramanathan and in large numbers.” aged to do for parking what Al Gore Carol-Irene Southworth from the sub- While the fall event featured DJs did for climatology. committee to the campus free speech specializing in pop and Top-40 music, According to his projections, by policy took the floor to discuss their the winter variant of the All-Campus 2012 current parking facilities will be efforts to reshape the free speech policy Dance will add a band lineup and left with 400 to 600 open spaces dur- in a student-friendly way. “cutting-edge and artistically chal- ing peak usage. That sounds roomy The pair reminded councilmem- lenging” DJs, Highland said. The pro- enough, but d’Autremont said that bers of the administration’s foiled move gramming department will establish hunting down spaces at that level would last June during finals week to revise the nature of future winter events be considerably more time-consuming the policy in ways that the ACLU later based on how well this dance fares. than it is today with more than 1,000 deemed unconstitutional. “If [the Winter All-Campus open spaces at peak usage. They referred to provisions in the Dance] is a big success, I do not see a “It would be doable,” d’Autremont original policy that would restrict fac- reason why it wouldn’t be continued said sagely. Nonetheless, he recited a ulty participation in free speech activi- next year,” he said. laundry list of solutions to maintain ties, require organizers to reserve space This year’s event lineup fought a convenient parking on campus. and, most Orwellian of all, call for the shakeup of its own, with the originally A 1,000-car parking structure was deployment of so-called “demonstra- slated Los Angeles act Ima Robot drop- first up, weighing in at a cool $30 to $55 tion monitors” to spontaneous demon- ping out earlier this week. The pro- million. The requisite parking permit strations. Ramanathan and Southworth gramming office’s Festival Coordinator fee hikes — up to $120 per quarter made it clear that they were firmly in Garrett Berg swapped the indie rock after the necessary increases — was the camp of unregulated free speech, band, which backed out due to illness, unpopular with councilmembers, and and presented a rough draft of their for another: the Rx Bandits. d’Autremont moved on. policy proposal. “Surely the fastest book this office “I’m very very excited to talk to you The evolving proposal will even- has seen,” Highland said. about this,” he said of his second sug- tually be subjected to the wrath of gestion, which was a regional transit administrative review in the coming Readers can contact Charles Nguyen pass for students. months. at [email protected].

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VILLA LA JOLLA & NOBEL 6 NEWS THE UCSD GUARDIAN THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2008 Freshman Parking Hinges on Success of Transit Pass

▶ STRUCTURE, from page 1 of single cars with the Regional However, representatives from resentative Sing Yi said. “It’s out of Transit Pass, we won’t even need to T&PS cited UCLA’s success in regu- laziness. Money could be used to restrict freshman parking,” T&PS lating campus parking and trans- improve alternative forms of trans- director Brian d’Autremont said. portation options, such as park- portation rather than building a “Every dollar spent on alternative ing restrictions for freshmen, as an new structure.” transportation has seven times the example that UCSD should follow. All students at the forum echoed impact of every dollar spent on a “We can’t be compared to UCLA similar frustrations, urging that funds parking structure.” because of the city life surround- be allocated to the enhancment of While implementing the RTP ing them,” ACCB President Jerrod existing transit types and parking Zertuche said. “UCSD is in a dif- policies. Suggestions included lim- ferent area and is pretty much iso- iting freshman parking to Regents lated.” and East Campus lots and making We can’t be compared Increasing parking fees could shuttle and MTS bus stops conducive deter students from purchasing to safety and rainy weather by adding to UCLA because permits, and erecting a new park- better lighting and covering. of the city life ing structure could send the depart- “It doesn’t make sense to build ment into a financial sinkhole, an entire structure so students walk surrounding them.” Zertuche argued. five minutes instead of 15 minutes As the ACCB continues to when there is vacancy on the outer encourage students to petition areas of campus,” John Muir College — Jerrod Zertuche, president, against the structure on its Web site, sophomore Claire Luciano said. “All-Campus Commuter Board the decision rests in the hands of the The Department of Transportation nine-person TPC. Still, d’Autremont and Parking Services emphasized said T&PS has a strong commit- the importance of investing in could cost more than $100,000, ment to alternative transportation, alternative forms of transportation funding sources for the pass remains exemplified by the campus’ yearly to mitigate gas emissions and alle- unclear until TPC votes on finance reduction of single-car usage. viate congestion in a cost-efficient options next month. Possible sourc- “Students like to mix and match manner. For example, the Regional es include monthly charges or a their transportation selections,” he Transit Pass, available this sum- referendum to raise student fees. said. “Sometimes they like to take mer, enables all UCSD affiliates With approximately 1,400 open the bus and other times they drive. to utilize any form of local public parking spaces a day and an 80- We want to provide more options transportation. Expanding alterna- percent occupancy rate, UCSD’s so they can self-select according to tive transportation options would parking accommodations are the their wishes.” reduce parking demands by 2,500 best among all other UC campus- to 3,000 spaces. es in terms of current occupancy, Readers can contact Kimberly Cheng “If we can get 1,500 people out d’Autremont said. at [email protected]. www.ucsdguardian.org Visit our Web site to: -Read stories from last issue -Check out classified ads -Apply for a job at the Guardian -Read exclusive Web stories -Vote in our Web poll -Leave story comments for -Access story archives writers

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▶ COUNCIL, from page 1 “a little slow” when the organizers on-campus polling stations and free were forced to move to the Price T-shirts. Center food court because of rain. According to Vice President of When the weather improved later External Affairs Dorothy Young, in the day, the group migrated back Are you prepared to enter the competitive job market? members collected more than 200 to Library Walk for the week’s final registration cards. event. Young has led registration drives “I was surprised,” Murillo said of BIOTECH,HEALTHCARE,BUSINESS,LAW ... through her office over the 2007-08 the Visibility Week activities. “A lot school year, but last week’s drive was of students asked questions about LAUNCH can help you gain the competitive advantage as you unique because it was supported by how to get involved with A.S.” enter into the workplace. members outside of the External According to Murillo, the pro- Affairs Office. gram marked the first time the • Practical knowledge from experts in the field “This was an opportunity to show council maintained a presence on • Enhance your UCSD degree with an Extension that it was an A.S. [Council] registra- Library Walk for three consecutive Associate/Specialist certificate tion drive,” Young said. “I think hav- days. Past council “visibility” events • Choose from 11 Certificate Programs tailored to meet the ing other people have usually been brought in new one-day affairs. needs of undergraduates students.” Murillo said • Learn side-by-side with working professionals On Jan. 23 I think it’s a good start. that the idea for • One-on-one sessions with a personal coach the focus shifted a multiday vis- to promoting If students don’t know ibility program • Designed for full-time students – courses are taught in the A.S. services. what we’re doing, then first arose during evenings or Saturdays Councilmembers council elections • UCSD Undergraduates receive $1,800 in tuition support distrubuted free we’re not doing our last spring. He through the Complimentary Enrollment program Chipotle burritos wanted to recreate while signing up job.” some of the excite- Give yourself an edge over the competition as you transition from approximately 40 ment and atten- student to professional. Attend our next information session to students for A.S.“ — Dorothy Young, A.S. Vice tion surrounding learn more about the program! President of External Affairs Safe Ride and dis- the council and The date:Tuesday, February 5, 2008, 12:00 noon tributing infor- its services that he mation about the saw during the two Location: Davis/Riverside Room at the Price Center, “Dine with a Prof” program. weeks of campaigning on Library light refreshments will be served. President Marco Murillo said the Walk leading up to election day. extension.ucsd.edu/launch • [email protected] free food also attracted more than Murillo said that although the

WI08-3027 (858) 822-1460 100 students who filled out sur- council succeeded in raising vis- veys about A.S. services. The sur- ibility early in the school year with veys evaluated campuswide aware- a karaoke night that 300 students ness about the Academic Success attended, he wants to “keep up that Program, the UCSD Internet-based momentum” throughout the year. radio station KSDT and the council’s The council will host another vis- funding of student organizations, ibility week next quarter, according among other things. to Murillo. He said that he’d like to “We wanted to gauge the opinion expand it to a five-day program and of students,” Murillo said, adding publicize it better in the future. that he hopes the results will help Young echoed Murillo’s senti- direct the council’s publicity efforts ments. and identify which services students “I think it’s a good start,” she use most. said. “If students don’t know what Last week the council joined we’re doing, then we’re not doing UCSD Cares in hosting a gift card our job.” drive for the victims of the San Diego wildfires. Readers can contact Michael Bowlus Murillo said the drive started off at [email protected]. Arguments Regarding Space Agreement Stalled Negotiations Steps Toward Co-operation

Food Co-op loses access to its sink, which JAN. 2007 would last until April 2007.

Co-op members go before the A.S. Council to JAN. 2008 request mediation in seeking rent abatement.

UCSD agrees to pay the co-op four months of JAN. 2008 full rent for the compromised period.

▶ CO-OP, from page 1 agreement with UCSD afforded them any more than it already had. full rent abatement. Administrators “The Food Co-op had asked the denied the request, offering instead a rent abatement of 50 percent for A.S. [Council] to convene the co-op ® oversight committee, which is currently each month that the obstruction had not operational, to arbitrate the matter occurred. Core members refused this ACADEMY AWARD and the difference between a 50-percent offer and continued to pursue their NOMINATION rebate and 100-percent rebate for the initial request. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE period amounted only to $1,304.25,” “It’s sort of been a year long pro- Terzino said. “Given the amount at cess of discussing this with University “GRADE A! A MARVEL!” stake, it did not seem like the best use Centers, where they initially felt that the -Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY of everyone’s time to convene the com- intent of the MSA was to only provide mittee and delve into matter.” that if the shutdown forced us to close A.S. Vice President of Student Life our doors entirely, but there’s no actual Donna Bean, who heard the co-op’s wording about that,” Parent said. “They request at the Jan. 23 A.S. Council offered us a 50-percent rent abatement meeting, felt that UCSD was correct to during that time, but we opted not to offer the resolution that it did. accept that because it wasn’t what we “I think that they made the right agreed on in the space agreement and decision,” Bean said. “There should we wanted to have the grounds to pur- be student-run businesses on campus sue full rent abatement.” PERSEPOLIS that can survive, and they shouldn’t Parent said that co-op core mem- A FILM BY MARJANE SATRAPI AND VINCENT PARONNAUD be charging them rent when they bers are thankful for campus officials’ BASED ON THE ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL BY MARJANE SATRAPI Read THE COMPLETE PERSEPOLIS WWW.SONYCLASSICS.COM available at bookstores everywhere have no electricity and no running decision. from Pantheon Books water to run the facility. It makes “We’re really grateful to them for them look bad.” settling it the way they did,” she said. The debate first arose last year “We really appreciate the administra- NOW when co-op core members requested tion for cooperating with us.” PLAYING! that they be compensated for the four VIEW THE TRAILER AT WWW.PERSEPOLISMOVIE.COM months that they were without water, Readers can contact Reza Farazmand asserting that their master space at [email protected].

2x3.5” THURSDAY 1/31 UCSD GUARDIAN Props to Triton fans for turning out in record numbers to support the men’s 4 and women’s basketball teams for the Jan. 25 Spirit Night games. CONTACT THE EDITOR Hadley Mendoza Flops to FAFSA.com for capitalizing on [email protected] the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and charging fees to students who are OPINION potentially unaware of www.fafsa.ed.gov. THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008 EDITORIALS Theater At Dead End, Parking Takes Right Turn Off Campus Experience Not f this month’s three parking bus or use any transit alternative forums revealed anything, it that won’t take up the parking spaces wasn’t a pretty solution. It was that UCSD doesn’t have. Not exactly difficult,I if not impossible, to find a a student-friendly solution, but it’s Worth Even solution broad enough to solve the the best detour T&PS Director Brian varied complaints thrown around by d’Autremont has identified so far. His staff, faculty and students — every regional bus pass proposal is per- the Popcorn problem had some linkage to anoth- haps the only thrilling component; er. Together, the three forums exem- by allowing students entry to any one know — I caved. I signed up for plified UCSD’s parking problem: It’s of San Diego’s diverse neighborhoods Netflix, that glorious, $13-a-month all one big mess. without cost, it has the potential program with no late fees and a Transportation and Parking to change UCSD’s local profile, and Iseemingly unlimited selection of mov- Services’ recently released study how the college’s students interact ies. You’re probably thinking: How poses a bleak picture to our cam- with the city around them. When could I be so gullible? So lazy? So pus. Its bottom line screams, “We’ve d’Autremont arrived last year, he told cheap? run out of room and money to give the Guardian that he hoped to pri- To put it simply, because I can. students convenient campus access.” oritize and encourage sustainability; The most impulsive of cure-alls promotion of public transportation would see the building of a multi- puts him a step closer toward fulfill- story parking structure, a plan that ing that goal. that is already entrenched in the Nota would minimize land usage, expand Unfortunately, long-term pay- convenient habits of single-car com- Bene available student parking and use back from sustainability will more muting. An alternative to commut- Vincent Andrews increased fee revenues to pay for it immediately hurt students. With the ing will have to be just as expedient, DITORIAL OARD all. But that model failed miserably amount of free parking slumping, completely cost-free and thrown in a E B [email protected] at San Diego State University, where freshmen may be barred from on- student’s face to even seem enticing. Charles Nguyen students scoffed at higher permit campus parking within five years. If, Vigilantly planned marketing and EDITOR IN CHIEF Naysayers have said my decision to prices, sending the fund into a ditch- by then, d’Autremont’s transit pass well-honed publicizing schemes are Matthew McArdle join “the other team” is analogous to deep deficit. A handful of UCSD plan hasn’t taken shape, he’ll be left in order. D’Autremont must utilize Hadley Mendoza music piracy because, in a sense, I am brass, including members of the with unhappy students, nightmar- every campus node to make his alter- MANAGING EDITORS depriving “respectable” businesses of All-Campus Commuter Board, A.S. ishly upset over the prospect of being natives known, from every college’s revenue, namely movie-rental stores Matthew L’Heureux Council and administration, have trapped on campus. resident dean to every dorm’s resi- NEWS EDITOR like Blockbuster and movie theaters. rightly kept the idea at arm’s length. This board supports any proposi- dent adviser. Please. It is against the interests of students tion that advances alternative transit The forums, although depressing The UCSD Guardian is published twice a week First of all, I don’t know about you, at the University of California at San Diego. to have parking, but not enough gas and is locally tied. But the burden is in their complexities, offer the first Contents © 2007. Views expressed herein but lines of people, exorbitantly priced money. on the campus’ parking department of hopefully many open communica- represent the majority vote of the editorial board Sour Patch Kids, ill-behaved infants and are not necessarily those of the UC Board T&PS’ best answer to campus to correctly implement its plans, and tions between parking officials and of Regents, the ASUCSD or the members of the and a $10 entrance fee are by no means parking troubles is painfully mini- that job won’t be easy. It will require the increasingly dejected community Guardian staff. my ideas of a good night. I mean, when mal: Don’t park on campus. Bike, a change in campus mentality, one they serve. it’s a new movie that I have been des- perately wanting to see, maybe I’ll find within myself the resolve to brave the experience’s overall disgustingness, but Admin-Student Relations Grim Until Students Speak Up more often than not I’d prefer to watch an older movie I haven’t seen yet in the ana Blank is exasperat- cians already wield a hefty academic comfort of my own home with family ed — you could hear it in workload, she said, and were not or friends. With Netflix, I can do this her voice at last week’s A.S. being appropriately accommodated. without even leaving my home. In a LCouncil meeting, where the chair Blank’s troubles illustrate a larger word: It’s genius. of the Thurgood Marshall Student problem that has escalated over the And besides, certain members of Council was practically pleading past year: Administrators are turn- my extended family have made their with Vice Chancellor of Student ing a cold shoulder to student rep- living from movies, so why would I Affairs Penny Rue. Her academic resentation. Her scheduling snafu sign up for something that would pur- schedule, Blank said, would prohibit worsens an already dismal scandal portedly compromise their success? her from attending committee meet- at Marshall, where Provost Allan But all this talk about Netflix leaves ings during which members would Havis first elected only two students me wondering: How do people make pick Marshall’s next dean of student to his selection committee, and some money from movies? We all know affairs. councilmembers declared one com- about the astronomical compensation As one of three student represen- mittee member unfit for the job. scales that actors, directors and produc- tatives appointed to the committee, Havis then threw protesting TMC ers enjoy, including ludicrous percent- Blank was well aware of the impacts students a meager bone by electing ages of box-office sales, but these are of her attendance (and nonatten- a third student. That third student, usually the most visible moviemakers, dance). As the leading administra- however, is allowed minimal partici- ILLUSTRATIONS BY MICHAEL CAPPARELLI/GUARDIAN so what about the theaters? Do they not tive link between the university and pation, joining only the final stage get a slice of the pie? Is that why we pay its students, Rue was well aware of a of discussion and left without voting was a month late, with an Academic unless representation is expanded. so much to go see a movie? bigger problem: “Only three?” Rue powers. Senate sub-body approving the pro- Blank and her councilmembers face Per my film-savvy relatives, yes said, referencing the glaringly nomi- Weeks before, councilmembers posal 8-1 — the single dissenter was a stark reality: Faculty and staff will and no. In fact, once upon a time, nal number of students on the com- from Earl Warren College voiced the committee’s only undergraduate tap the deans they want, approve movie studios used to operate their mittee. protest about being improperly representative. the plans they like and meet during own theaters, reaping 100 percent of The problem dove deeper as informed of plans to change general Pertinent, student-related issues the times they can, until there are Blank spoke further. Student politi- education requirements. The uproar will continue to bypass the council enough students to stop them. See NOTA, page 5 Students Must Keep Regents in Check Over Long Range Development Plan

expansion. tially taking the UC system down policies via the LRDP. The uni- anticipated construction site — this As UCSD expansion First created in 1963, the LRDP a road that goes against the core versity had begun the creation of rally wasn’t just a group of Santa continues positively, the is now in its fifth edition, and pre- principles of the enlightened nature a brand new Biomedical Science Cruz hippies trying to protect the pares the university to accommo- Facility, conveniently located amid trees that they would have otherwise decades-old plan proves date any demographic changes that a beautiful, ancient redwood grove. been hugging, but an outpouring of controversial at other may occur through the 2019-20 aca- Protesting students and organiza- support by environmentally aware demic year. The concept behind the tions had no problem with the idea students who were enraged by the campuses. LRDP is a good one: It is a far-reach- The document’s behind the building, but were out- dishonest bureaucratic practices of By Jake Blanc ing plan that hopes to continually purposefully raged by the regents’ decision to the UC system. Senior Staff Writer improve the UC system as a whole, ignore the environmental impact While peaceful lines of civil dis- particularly the educational experi- ambiguous wording report that specifically discouraged obedience formed around the red- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ence that each student receives. the creation of similar complexes woods, Santa Cruz police let loose — The first waves of the UC sys- However, the LRDP’s major flaw creates a loophole that in the existing natural habitat. The clouds of tear gas and arrested tem’s 2004 update of its Long Range is that it does not give campuses ecosystem on the UCSC campus is innocent students. This example of Development Plan are just now fully a detailed action plan for how to allows the regents to a very delicate one, which spurred police brutality should draw atten- being felt, and with that comes the more forward with the LRDP. This abuse it.” the EIR to caution the UC sys- tion to the regents’ wrongdoings importance of charting the progress essentially gives the UC Board of“ tem over disrupting it. The regents and should act as a catalyst for UC of the plan and its aims and direc- Regents a blank check, allowing were blinded by the glory and profit campuses up and down the coast tions. From a universitywide point them to spend money however they that a new science structure would to mobilize against similar actions of view, the LRDP has received want in the name of progress. The of public education. bring and pushed forward with their under the banner of LRDP progress. mixed reviews, but thus far UCSD’s document’s purposefully ambigu- During fall 2007, UC Santa Cruz planned demolition of the redwood In dealing with UCSC’s LRDP, the implementation of the plan has ous wording creates loopholes that found itself playing host to a major forest. proven to be a paragon of university allows the regents to abuse it, poten- manifestation of corrupt regents’ A huge protest was held at the See LRDP, page 5 THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008 THE UCSD GUARDIAN OPINION 5 Concession Stands Theaters’ Real Breadwinner Despite Threat of Abuse, UCSD’s ▶ NOTA, from page 4 cent, leaving the rest to the theaters. In missed opportunity for studios to show the profits (movie tickets at that time other words, movies have to maintain previews of upcoming films (for which LRDP Stays True to Students were 40 cents a pop). But of course, consistently numerous audiences (over theaters get nothing, of course). this all came to an end in 1948 when several weeks) for the theater to make With this in mind, movie theaters ▶ LRDP, from page 4 gross square feet to an enormous 19.2 the Supreme Court formally ruled that any money. have on occasion deliberately trun- regents showed an utter disregard million GSF over the next 10 years. It studios divest themselves of their the- Mega-blockbusters, like “Titanic,” cated the length of preview reels just for the ideas and input of students would be easy to destroy the remain- aters. that keep audiences coming for weeks to make room for their more lucrative and community members, and acted ing natural areas on campus, but After this Great Movie Schism, as I on end are what studios and theaters commercial advertisements. With in- greedily in their own interests. again, the UCSD LRDP must be com- will dub it, theaters started to look for dream of. theater advertising, theaters don’t have Fortunately for UCSD students, mended for its insistence on restrict- other ways to bilk moviegoers out of Unlike the mind-bogglingly lucra- to go “halfsies” on the revenue with the local LRDP has been quite suc- ing any construction on the numer- ridiculous sums of money, and, believe tive concession stand, movie theaters anyone, and advertisers are willing to cessful in sticking to students’ inter- ous designated ecological reserves it or not, they successfully devised a tend to lose money when showing pay a pretty penny for airtime. ests and looks found around cam- cruel machination that would come to movies because most of the revenue There’s no denying it, theater own- thus far to accom- pus. UCSD has not be the business’ most lucrative venture earned from ticket sales goes directly ers are in a tough business; I certainly modate the grow- only made a point — the concession stand. That’s right, to maintaining the theater (rent, utili- don’t envy them. But as Netflix, iTunes ing population The maintenance of to save its lands in every carton of popcorn, soda, box of ties and film leasing costs), staff sala- and other movie alternatives continue without harming the face of possible Goobers or any other horrendously ries (ushers, cleaners, projectionists, to flourish, the future of movie theaters the environment. UCSD’s natural beauty LRDP-sponsored named confection that tickles your etc.), and who knew replacing projec- is cloudier. Who knows, maybe one In drafting the bulldozers, but has fancy is all part of a grossly profitable tor lightbulbs cost more than $1,000? day movie studios will come up with San Diego char- will prove to be a huge also made stipu- scheme that yields a profit of around I guess those things aren’t mass-pro- a way to entirely obviate the need to ter of the LRDP, issue while the LRDP lations requiring 90 cents on the dollar. As if that weren’t duced. go see a movie and create some sort administrators the restoration of enough, theaters also have ways to keep Interestingly, pricey projection of one-time-use DVD program. That made sure to put attempts to expand the lands and parks in people coming: that ungodly amount bulbs are the very reason why mov- said, theaters should develop more in place land- the area. of salt found on popcorn is no accident ies are always slightly out of focus (if ways to compete in this uber-com- use limitations “ university.” The LRDP’s — it keeps customers thirsty. you have even noticed that at all). As petitive market and win over reluctant regarding the vague nature Naturally, after concession sales, opposed to a perfectly in-focus movie, theatergoers such as myself. natural resources leaves room for movie theaters are pretty good at, well, a fuzzier picture apparently reduces So while I’m at it, if theater brass are that already exist on campus. malicious abuse by UC bureaucrats, showing movies. Every deal is differ- the risk of getting the film reel stuck in willing to hear, I’d like to suggest one The maintenance of UCSD’s nat- but to date UCSD has avoided suc- ent, but getting these movies onto the the projector, which would cause the way of making the moviegoing experi- ural beauty will prove to be a huge cumbing to the siren song of cor- silver screen involves a great deal of col- bulb to break. So instead of having to ence a lot more tolerable: criminalizing issue while the LRDP attempts to rupt LRDP policies and has set the laboration with their erstwhile owners hire more projectionists to make sure all in-theater cell-phone use, snotty expand the university to contain standard for sustained development (studios) and working out deals from all the movies are crystal clear, the teenagers, annoying infants and their its ever-growing student population. on all UC campuses. which both parties take home some theaters resign themselves to shod- negligent parents. LRDP projections assume that the The UC system must retain its dough. In most cases, it begins with a dier film sharpness and save buckets of Seriously, I lose all faith in human- student body at UCSD will jump moral standing atop the mantel film booker, a middleman for studios moolah. Hey, it’s a business. ity every time some toddler schmuck to 32,700 by the year 2021, so the of public universities; in order to and movie theaters, who leases a film to But now theaters are making a lot interrupts my movie with his or her construction of new facilities and do so it must follow UCSD’s lead a theater for a given period of time. more money, this time independent unsupervised wails. In a just world, housing necessary to contain those and guarantee the preservation of The stipulation is that, starting of studios. The advent of in-theater I’d probably throw my Junior Mints or large numbers will have to be done natural lands while continuing to opening week, studios are entitled to advertising has really given studio something at them — but I wouldn’t without tearing up the valuable sur- expand and develop all other physi- 70 to 80 percent of box office sales. But bosses a run for their money, as every want to have to get another $5 box of rounding environment. cal aspects of the university. that percentage decreases with time, on-screen VISA or Coca-Cola com- candy. Similarly, the LRDP has projected so after the fifth or sixth week studios mercial (sometimes under the guise Hell no. That’s exactly what the that the sheer size of the UCSD cam- Readers can contact Jake Blanc at end up only taking in around 35 per- of insipid ‘trivia shows’) is yet another theaters would want. pus will explode from 10.1 million [email protected].

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CONTACT OUR OFFICE! Monday - Friday 8am-5pm CALL: 949.824.0234 WRITE: [email protected] THE BEST SONGS IN HIATUS 8 boss THIS WEEK CONTACT THE EDITORS ditties Chris Kokiousis, Chris Mertan, Sonia Minden Hot Chip Louis XIV hi at us@u c sdgu ardi an.or g hiatus • “Wrestler” • “Air Traffic Control” ������������������ • “Made in the Dark” • “Tina” THURSDAY,THURSDAY, JANUARY JANUARY 31, 31, 2008 2008 2 0 0 8 dance WINTERWINTERWINTER all-campus lush electro-pop and shock-charged ska to sweep lazaro the ballroom et out your dancing shoes, ’cause this year ’s Winter concert is techno-heavy. DJ duo L.A. Riots’ abrasive synth remixes rattle out the middle-end like Justice CASANOVA G did so often last year with club bangers “D.A.N.C.E.” and “Waters of Nazareth,” until our speakers finally blew out from exhaustion. In a similar fashion, Lazaro Casanova — who sounds like “Crown trickling into a nice glass and the sound of ice blocks clink- by sonia minden associate hiatus editor ing,” according to his MySpace — chops and glitches out dance singles from last year azaro Casanova’s MySpace of little Japanese girls until they hurt your head. Both of these Daft Punk disciples mold for mer electro-shred reads, “I drink to make squeaking foreign things — into club gold on Thursday night; it could possibly make for a rave to rival Spring Quarter ’s other people interesting.” very cool. Although he’s been known But the rising DJ — hail- to experiment with sounds from Sun God Festival. ing from the lazy breeze the Knife, Chromeo and Ernesto ofL Miami’s electro-scene — doesn’t Bastian, it’s his own work that hits need much help to draw attention to the spot. Impressive talent, coming Headliner his fresh brand of aggressive, pulsat- from a shaggy-haired, lesser-known ing jams. Revolver resident. Some original fare brings to mind Chances are, his act will steam up his hometown’s beachy sass (see: stages across the nation and the ocean, “Shorts and Heels,” inspired by the and he’ll be the next big thang — so, BY CHRIS styles of calf-flaunting chicas); oth- UCSD students, get your shades to ers, like “Hearts Revolution,” mesh shield the laser-beam beats, and catch KOKIOUSIS Daft Punk-esque flair with excerpts Casanova’s house of shot callin’. L.A. RIOTSASSOCIATE HIATUS EDITOR RX BANDITS Last Night a Remix Saved My Life: by chris kokiousis Party Boys Chop and Glitch Past Hits associate hiatus editor hese two dudes ha ve only been loafing something ’s coming. Of course, nobody pa ys a tten- around the Los Angeles party scene for tion and the bea t rages on. I n con trast, the remix of a few mon ths, but after a handful of Justice’s “The P arty (fea t. Uffie)” mashes and rear - solid club remixes, the city’s scenesters ranges an y previous flo w the original had, instead reviously scheduled F or a more familiar whine, check decided to rev the word-of-mouth h ype honing the beefed-up bea ts to accen tua te Uffie’s openers Ima Robot out “I n Her Dra wer,” a straigh tfor - train.T The purpose of L.A. Riots’ existence is to make scrambled m usings on her typical club routine. pulled out a t the last ward blast of rock sho wmanship tha t parties start out of thin air — beca use as we all kno w, Most likely, L.A. Riots’ set will combine their min ute due to illness, hits every conceivable rh ythm and good m usic and a large cro wd don’t necessarily mean visionary mixes with straigh t-up techno and dance- so as a quick replace- tone in their displaced subgenre. Pmen t we get emo-ska mainsta y RX The group can’t seem to settle in to a a good time. F un depends on man y in tricacies, and pop classics pulled from their choicest cra tes of vin yl. Daniel Ledisko and J o’B succeed a t killing the cro wd And ho w good can a dance party be without a freaky Bandits, who migh t tickle your lin- groo ve beca use it switched between with blasted glitch-house pulled from the likes of ligh t sho w, com plete with strobe and colored bulbs? gering middle-school fancy. unadultera ted emo polish and M ars Kylie Minogue, VHS or Beta and Chromeo’s back Expect the whole color spectrum to unfold during the The group specializes in soaring Volta-esque extra vagance. ca talogue. duo’s set. They’ve already rubbed up against dance ch ug-rockers tha t usually peak with No ma tter ho w you feel about Their take on “S witchblade” b y Heart’s Revolution grea ts, and their online mixta pes flo w like a clubra t’s a trum pet flourish or two. F ea tured the group’s questionable style, hits you hard with slabs of crunch y syn th goodness stream of consciousness after a few mixed drinks; all track “Crushing Destroyer” from it’s hard not to a pprecia te the six and sexy robot-mod vocals warning dancers tha t tha t’s left no w is to crea te hits of their o wn. their la test release …And the Ba ttle Bandits’ m usical chops and dedica- Begun pairs indie dissonance with tion; expect lots of passiona te minimal lounge chill, but then head-bobbing, groovy strums itself righ t in to prog silli- bass in terludes and Fresh Pub Hop on Porter’s Friday Menu ness. SoCal steez. Andres Reyes • Staff Writer othing personal against F eb. 1, when Angeleno newcomer 24-year -old ra pper leads to the con- the A.S. programming Blu performs a t Porter’s Pub along- clusion tha t it’s the start of some- staff, but when it comes side veterans Elzhi (one half of the thing bigger. to hip-hop, the sho ws a t classic group Slum Village, for those One of the sho w’s more exciting UCSD o ver the past cou- who don’t know) and D J H ouse aspects of the sho w is tha t it pairs Nple of years ha ven’t really been an y- Shoes. Blu, besides being one of the fresh faces like Blu with experi- thing to get h yped up about. It’s not best ra ppers to emerge from the enced heads like Elzhi and House so m uch tha t the previous sho ws West Coast in the past five years, is Shoes. Elzhi is, from a technical here ha ve been horrible, it’s just a charisma tic performer who trea ts standpoin t, one of the best MCs tha t there is too m uch ra w talen t in the stage like his o wn basemen t and ra pping righ t no w — his style is the hip-hop world to not ha ve con- the cro wd like homies. akin to wha t Big Daddy Kane was sisten tly dope performances, espe- Blu ’s debut album, with pro- doing in the la te ’80s in New York, cially since UCSD is so close to Los ducer/D J Exile, was named the best but with an upda ted, Detroit-influ- Angeles’ vibran t hip-hop scene. hip-hop LP of 2007 b y yours truly, Tha t should change this F rida y and everything coming from the See BLU, pa g e 12 COURTESY OF R IOT A CT M EDIA THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008 THE UCSD GUARDIAN HIATUS 9 High School Clowns Commit to Comedy Hijinks Intimate War Doc Highlights By Quynh Nguyen a p r od uctio n in which the dir ec- betw ee n hum or a n d h ea rt break. It’s a t o r seem s t o s la m va rio us g enres, jugglin g a ct, a n d som e h ow Be lgra d e r Staff Writer Horror and Redemption co s tum e s a n d tim e pe ri od s t o g eth e r k eep s ev e ryth in g un d e r contro l with h e re are t wo sch ool s of th ou ght to in a wa y Dr. F rankenstein wo uld fl uid grace wher e lesser dir ecto rs By Edwin Gonzalez Nanking produ c i ng a Sh ake s pearean pl ay: h av e e nvi ed . T h e p lay i s a k al e i d o- w oul d h av e tripped . Contributing Writer T T h e re’s th e c onte mpor ary a d apta - scope of s lap s ti c k, tra g ed y a n d ev e n But pe r h ap s th i s h arm ony c an be ti on to kee p m od e rn au d i e n c e s aw ake, da n ce . Coup l e th at with th e e xt e n s i v e attri buted to h i s s trong c a s t m e m - cinematic memorial dedicated Starring Woody Harrelson, Mariel Hemingway & an d th e n th e re’s th e u n c omprom i s i ng d ou b lin g-up of its a ct or s (wh e re th e be rs , wh o c arry out th e i r se l d omly to the altruism of American Jurgen Prochnow tr a d iti on al i s t s wh o appeal to th o se same perso n pla ys mul ti ple r oles) pecul i ar pe rform an c e s w ith d ed i c a - Amissionaries and Nazi busi- Directed by Bill Guttentang & Dan Sturman dance few fai thful aficio nados. Dir ecto r — quit e com m on in S h ak e s pea rea n ti on an d c om m itm e nt . Elki ns r a d i ate s 88 min. nessmen nearly 70 years ago, the A n d re i Be l gr a d e r je tti sons both . p lay s — a n d th e re s ult i s a s lightl y an e th e real pati e n c e an d i n n oc e n c e a s documentary “Nanking” recounts William Shakespear e’s dramedy sc h izop h re n i c e xpe ri e n ce . B ut h e re’s Mari n a , an d we u n d e rs tan d why s h e the grave World War II tragedy hospital, Minnie Vautrin’s women’s “ Pericles, P rince o f Tyr e” r ev olv es th e ki c k e r: it w or ks. i s c apabl e of bri ngi ng out v i rtu e from of the Japanese attack on Chinese college and John Rabe’s residence ar ound two cen tral plotlines: the The sim plistic, bordering on th e m o s t c orrupted ch ar a cte rs . soil. Directed by Academy Award — and fortified in large part because a d v e nture s of th e titula r prin ce (Jo s h juve n il e prop s th at m ake th e e nti re Ji e h a e Par k an d Joe l Ge l m an , i n winners Bill Guttentag and Dan of the warding color of the caretak- Wa d e) a n d th e m i s f ortun e s of h i s produ cti on see m l ike an a d v an c ed multipl e rol e s , m an a ge to c ol or m i n or Sturman, the film proclaims the ers’ skin. Whether the refugees were estranged da ugh ter Marina (Liz h i gh - sch ool pl ay i nject l au ghs i nto ch ar a cte rs w ith th e i r ecl ecti c an d fl e x - saintly valediction of the few at odds hounded by the Japanese infantry Elkin s). T h e p lay ope n s with a pro- som e oth e rw i se d ry sc e n e s . Be l gr a d e r i bl e pe rson al iti e s , w ard ro be, po s tu re s with the meteoric devastation of or severed from their families, they logue deliver ed b y the poet John eve n goe s so f ar a s to bri ng ba ck s ta ge an d, ye s , s tr ange a c c e nt s . wartime amorality. were able to find sanctuary in this Go wer (disguised, oddly enough, pre par ati ons to th e fore front . Com m itm e nt appears to be th e After the Japanese invasion, the forbidden two-mile stretch of city. behind a costume r eminiscen t o f One memo ra b le scene po rtrays produ cti on’s m a gi c word. Be l gr a d e r’s then-Chinese capital was declared The letters and diary entries M ik e My e r s’ “T h e Cat in th e Hat”), a s h ipwrec k a n d a n a ct or s tripped c reative vi s i ons are precari ou s an d a virtual open city — that is, chaos of those who set up the zone are in wh i c h y oun g Pe ri c l e s, f ea rin g f or t o h i s s ki vvi e s in a s m all bathtu b, th e s m all e s t h e s itati on woul d h ave ran rampant. The aforementioned personalized by actors Woody h i s lif e , fl ee s h i s h om e la n d a ft e r d eci- while being systema tically do used bee n c ata s troph i c at be s t . But bec au se missionaries and businessmen, gal- Harrelson as Bob Wilson, Mariel p h e rin g th e h orrifyin g a n s w e r t o a with bu c k ets of wat e r be f ore s li din g th e a ct ors are so d evoted to th e i r vanized by the horrors of the city, Hemingway as Minnie Vautrin and ri d dl e i s s u ed by th e K in g of A nti oc h. int o th e f oregroun d on h i s s t om a c h ch ar a cte rs , th e au d i e n c e i s al so abl e to erected a refugee camp for those Jurgen Prochnow as John Rabe — He jo urneys t o the sea wher e , o f a n d la m e ntin g a bout be in g wa s h ed c om m it to th e ab s u rd it y an d go al ong too poor to buy their way out. This not in stereotypical voiceover, but cour se , m ayh e m e n s u e s. “a s h ore .” Suc h t ec h n iqu e s a re s u b- safety zone was anchored by a trin- In sa n ity i s a n apt d e scripti on f or tl e re m in d e r s of th e tri c k y bala n ce See PERICLES, pa g e 12 ity of well-lit places — Bob Wilson’s See NANKING, pa g e 10 lush electro-pop and shock-charged ska to sweep the ballroom lazaro HIATUS PICKS THIS WEEK’S THE WEEK’S “Touch of Evil” ON-CAMPUS BEST BETS EVENTS CASANOVA druthers MCASD / JAN. 31 / 7 P.M. / $5 exit str ategy Your two impressions of Orson Welles are probably either that he was the groundbreaking filmmaker (“Citizen Kane”), Matt Costa or that he was a fat, drunk douche in commercials (see NEW SOUNDS FROM HOLLYWOOD’S “BLISS” “RENDITION” THE CASBAH / JAN. 31 / 8:30 P.M. / $15 Youtube). 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10 HIATUS THE UCSD GUARDIAN THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008 Subtle Realism Celebrates recordings Nada Surf Nanking’s Forgotten Heroes ■ Lucky BARSUK

he 30-something indie-sap pop- a 13-year-old girl finally reaching that You Lightning?”: “Are you lightning?/ pers of Nada Surf couldn’t have time in life when you closet the boy- ’Cause I’m waiting/ This is frightening/ T chosen a better title for their new- band records and moves on to the I’m not playing.” Or better yet, listen to est album Lucky, ’cause frankly, they’re harder stuff (relatively speaking). And the refrain of “I Like What You Say”: lucky to even still be releasing anything. no, if innovation is your thing. “You say, I like what you say/I like what But then again, maybe their cockroach- With Lucky, these well-mean- you say/ You say, I like what you say/ like ability to survive after the MTVed ing wimps recycle the tried-and-true I like what you say.” Well, at least the aftermath of “Popular” back in ’96 is themes of “love conquers all”, “we’re in titles won’t mislead you. the fact that they don’t defy cliches. No it together,” “I’m my own man now,” A simple image of the nighttime sky audacious attempts at something deep blah, blah, drowning in a sea of cheddar is splayed across the album cover. One or meaningful in the lyrics. Nothing over here. One would think that Nada can’t help but imagine the boys of Nada COURTESY OF THINKFILM too funky or experimental in the instru- Surf’s lyrics would improve over time. Surf driving out to the country, looking ▶ NANKING, from page 9 sizes the heroic story of its noble mentals. No, Nada Surf is just there. Surely anything is better than the cho- up into the heavens and counting their rather on-screen interviews in real- band, too respectful to mar their Could there really be something rus of “Popular”: “I’m never last picked/ lucky stars. life personas. portrayal by political propaganda. worthwhile about this band to let them I got a cheerleader chick.” As it turns Aside from the actors, much of As one missionary notes, the sal- outlive their original 15 minutes of out, no, they’re just as retarded as ever. — Josephine Nguyen the film’s pathos comes from the tes- vation of Nanking was not reliant fame? Well, yes and no. Yes, if you’re Just look at Lucky’s sixth track, “Are Staff Writer timonies of now-elderly witnesses of on national guards or national gods, the rape of Nanking, who have spent but sprang from the compassion their lives tattooed with sanguine of those willing to sacrifice them- Natasha Bedingfield childhood memories of seeing their selves for what is right. Venerating parents and younger siblings sav- these virutous saints, Guttentag and ■ Pocketful of Sunshine agely murdered. Sturman excavate the historical path EPIC Mixing these fictional accounts to Nanking and follow it through; of reality with the same integrity as the only aspects that are in their its other, factual stories, the docu- control are the editing and acting, mentary illuminates the horror of revealing a modest level of crafts- the Asiatic Holocaust, previously manship in both areas. laming the young and impres- style import was good enough to breaks from being, yes, “in like” to marginalized by the Euro-centric- The film isn’t grand or exagger- sionable for their own pop music send back as is. offer a few lines about landlords and ity of the traditional World War II ated, but then again, neither are B indoctrination is too unap- Unabashed posturing number two: unemployment, these seem more out narrative. the long-forgotten actions of those proachably circular. Instead, let’s content that suggests audience-com- of character than others about tutus The interwoven interviews honored. blame Natasha Bedingfield and peo- parable age and experience. Pocketful and plastic bazookas. coalesce with the black-and-white Ending on the current visage of ple like her, or at least her marketing of Sunshine is blatantly engineered But the power in the melodi- footage of planes’ aerial acrobatics Nanking recuperated in bandaged team. to resonate specifically with preteens cally moribund middle-school dance in dogfights, the skeletal frames of civic garb, we are able to recognize Unabashed posturing for the sake whose hormones ensure both a mar- punch is that, on top of all of the buildings and the gory effects of bay- the city for what it once was. No of increased consumption number one: ket for discussions of body image noted misconstructions, Bedingfield’s onet wounds. For months, warplanes longer scarred by Japanese occupa- an “American” image. Bedingfield’s (“Freckles”, “Pirate Bones”) and a marketing team still got her on “Ellen” pelted the city into a prolonged tion, it has been given new life that striving for soul in the voice and market for storybook semantics of this week and she still sang with demise until the capital resembled only sanctuaries are capable of pro- country in the big white hair and the eternal love (“Soulmate”, “Put Your enough sincerity to bump her up at the black-and-blue bruises of its viding in endangered hours. And a big white teeth, but this lady was born Arms Around Me”) — or is it eternal least one notch on the top 20. entrapped citizens. Thankfully, how- footnote of World War II history has in England. One of her higher-ups “like”? The album’s appeal is so nar- ever, the film is not overly dependent been given the chapter and applause must have determined that, given the rowly directed that, when this near- — Jessie Godfrey on its repugnant reality, but empha- it rightly deserves. current climate, her Sunday-school ing-30, mix-messaged figurehead Staff Writer THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008 THE UCSD GUARDIAN HIATUS 11

recordings ® Hot Chip ■ Made in the Dark EMI

f an album’s sound is indicative of how much “Wrestlers” where they dish out a bitch fight; booty the artists are going to get, then Hot “So why’d you go and have to fight dirty?/ Don’t I Chip’s third endeavor, Made in the Dark, will fight dirty, don’t bite me in the face.” score these geeks a healthy helping of poontang. At first, the droll ballads fade into the shad- The record bounces between sweet love ballads ows of the heavier dance-rock tracks. But on your vegas and powerful club mixes in a seamless balance the second or third go-round, the seemingly of frivolity and synth, with money-makers like meeker songs stake out an earnest beauty with “Ready for the Floor” tearing up the speakers. serenades like “We’re Looking For a Lot of The repetition of “Do it do it do it do it do it Love.” The track’s dreamy quality and echoey JANUARY 30 FEBRUARY 4 now” rings out like a command in the night, a sadness are reminiscent of a somewhat-less- command to shake your thang. depressed Postal Service. Filled with keyboard tinkering, samba beats But the rump-shakin’ continues after the and the keen call of frontman Alexis Taylor, umpteenth listen and the slower ballads dig a most of the songs coalesce into infectious bits of little deeper into that techno-loving center of MC CHRIS electro-pop. They call to the carefree kid inside your brain. Even when Hot Chip slow it down all of us, the one from the early ’90s who used a little too much, as in “Made in the Dark,” they to watch “Saved by the Bell” and laughed at quickly regain their footing and pump out more Jessie Spano when she had that caffeine-induced energetic ingenuity. Made in the Dark easily breakdown. makes any party playlist, to be put on repeat. But these snarky kids are all grown up and coming strong with the lyrics. Their rap rep- — Autumn Schuster artee is witty as hell, especially in ditties like Staff Writer FEBRUARY 5 & 6 FEBRUARY 8 Yellowcard ■ Live From Las Vegas CAPITOL

ellowcard may be best remembered as the This seems to be Key’s message as he rips HORRORPOPS squeaky-clean pop-punkers who took a head-banging chords over the shrieking Las The Pink Spiders Y multi-million dollar stroll down Ocean Vegas crowd of doting tweens, confidently pro- Rocket Avenue in 2003, but their newest iTunes exclu- claiming that his purpose is to ensure that they sive release proves that these romantics can “have the best rock-n-roll show” of their lives. flex enough meaty musicianship to warrant A lofty claim; but as the spotless drum- FEBRUARY 13 FEBRUARY 15 mainstream success. ming climbs to impossible heights, and Key The live Las Vegas performance is a series breaks into “The Takedown” without missing of rising harmonies tightly wound to unremit- an urgent beat, his claim seems feasible. ting reserves of irresistible energy. You’ve gotta The Floridians follow up with a sequence give the guys credit — they’re damn fun to of familiar tunes off their older albums (Ocean listen to, and they’re flawlessly poised in the Avenue, Lights and Sounds), throwing in a few upper echelons of the pop elite. from their newest endeavor, Paper Walls — but SANCTITY The live album combines everything not without giving fair warning: “A lot of you that’s made Yellowcard a guilty pleasure for aren’t going to know how they go or what the Californians rocking out in traffic — main- words are.” The solution? “Go to the bar, take REVIVE THE ly, those sky-high, sparkling power ballads, a shot, and come back … the more you drink, MYRIAD complete with lovesick screaming. The pitch- the better we sound.” perfect frontman Ryan Key wouldn’t be so But apart from the likelihood that 75 per- compelling, though, without the persuasion of cent of their audience is underage, a slug of violin-wielding Sean Mackin, furiously sawing whiskey ain’t necessary to get excited about FEBRUARY 19 FEBRUARY 20 his bow to make refrains like, “Just let go, but Yellowcard’s sharpened sound. They may not keep it inside” that much rosier. have any surprises up their sleeves, but — live, Yellowcard has slickly honed a place in the or prerecorded — they’re good at what they do. melodramatic, anthemic genre of music, too The violin doesn’t hurt, either. often known for sappy dumped kids whining in their mom’s basement — but, as this live — Sonia Minden recording proves, kids don’t stay kids forever. Associate Hiatus Editor JUPITER RISING

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▶ REFERENDUM, from page 16 of 847 versus UCLA. In December Triton home game is heavily attend- simply analyzing numbers, a better 2007, the men’s (1,121) and women’s ed, the majority of the events go litmus test for student participation basketball (702) openers both had unwatched, and all Triton teams and in school sports are the attendance their largest ever Fall Quarter atten- athletes have to deal with a lack of trends regarding the performance of dance figures, according to Grosse. support that competing schools do individual teams. While large crowds create a better not. The UCSD baseball team, for It is a common generalization sense of school spirit and communi- example, is coming off its best sea- that UCSD fans have somewhat ty among the student body, they also son in school history and is ranked fair-weather attendance tendencies, provide a huge boost to the athletes 15th nationally in the preseason poll choosing to only go to games that themselves. — yet its home games usually count are very popular, and only to watch more people in the dugouts than in teams that are performing well. Last the stands. year, the men’s water polo team made “It’s tough to show up day after it to the national semifinals, and the day and not see a lot of support,” attendance at 2006 home games was It’s always good to sophomore pitcher Kirby St. John a very good indication of students’ see the support and it said. “It just makes it harder to play pride in the team and their dedication the game with a lot of intensity. We to supporting the winning squad. always pumps us up do the best that we can and we do a This season, however, the team good job of it, but it definitely is a was significantly less successful, yet for the game to see big advantage to go to your games attendance actually improved, with and have a bunch of people in the home games averaging 1,106 fans per that the student body stands rooting for you. It is hard to game. One possible explanation for is behind us.” represent a school that doesn’t really this is that, with students now shell- “ support you.” ing out more money a year toward Only time will tell whether the athletics, they have decided to take UCSD student body will use its refer- a more active role in supporting the “It’s always good to see the sup- endum increase as a catalyst to boost Triton community. port and it always pumps us up for attendance, but for now it is clear Similar trends were seen with the game to see that the student body that some improvement has taken many other teams in the last year, a is behind us; we always love people place in the last year. But the turnout possible sign that paying the extra coming out to watch us,” sophomore at Triton home games still has much $71 a quarter toward the athletics guard Annette Ilg said. “[For games improvement ahead of it to fully live department has led many students where there a not a lot of fans] it just up to the motto of Triton sports as to become more avid fans. Men’s means that we need to be louder and “a proud tradition of athletic excel- volleyball posted three of its top support each other as a team but it’s lence.” 10 single-match attendance figures definitely more fun when there is a in 12 years at RIMAC last season, crowd.” Readers can contact Jake Blanc at including a team record attendance Even though the occasional [email protected]. UCSD Ends Skid With Comeback Win ▶ BASKETBALL, from page 16 “In the second half we took away to 12 assists and eight steals. The on himself to change UCSD’s second- their post game more,” said Allard, Antelopes committed 20 turnovers, half fortunes. who scored a team-high 21 points compared to only six assists, as Rudy “I was just thinking of being aggres- and dished out a game-high three Bogan led the team with 23 points, sive tonight,” he said. “Everyone was assists. “We were doubling the post six rebounds and matched UCSD setting good screens, and I had a guy more aggressively, everybody was on his own with six turnovers. The that I felt I could get some points on.” rotating, and I think the defense Tritons committed only two fouls in An active Allard was on display the second half and converted 65.2 as he opened the second half with percent of their field goal attempts. a jumper to pull UCSD within two. Patterson and Kim each scored nine The four-year starter from San Jose This was one of the points in the game, with Kim also scored 12 of UCSD’s 36 points in stealing three passes. the second half, including six of the those games where we “This was one of those games first eight. where we wanted it more, especially With 10 minutes and seven sec- wanted it more.” in the second half,” Carlson said. onds left in the game, junior for- — Chris Carlson, “We’re going to get everyone’s best ward Henry Patterson’s free throw head coach every night. It was the same tonight. tied the game for the Tritons for the We weren’t at our best tonight, but we first time since the opening min- found a way. Sometimes you’re not utes of play. Just over three minutes “really stepped it up. For me, it’s going to be at your best, but you’ve later, junior guard Alan Husted hit really about whatever is going to got to find a way to grind it.” two from the charity stripe to give help us win. If for one night that The Tritons will now look to UCSD its first lead of the game. means passing it to Henry or Jordan break their conference losing streak Able to play stingy defense and take or whoever has the hot hand that when they face Chico State on Feb. good care of the ball offensively to night, I’m more than happy to do 1 at 8 p.m. and Cal State Stanislaus avoid turnovers, the Tritons would it. I’ve been around here for four on Feb. 2 with a scheduled 7:30 p.m. not trail through the rest of the years, and I’d much rather win than tip-off. game and avenged an earlier loss anything else.” this season at Grand Canyon by the The Tritons finished the game Readers can contact Joe Tevelowitz at same margin. with only six turnovers, compared [email protected]. THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008 THE UCSD GUARDIAN SPORTS 15 Tritons Prey on Tigers in Home Return Anti-Boston Bias Has ▶ M. VOLLEYBALL, from page 16 we need to work on. We’ve just got Pats an Unpopular Pick to push all that other stuff away and come to the court ready to play.” ▶ PATRIOTS, from page 16 coaching the Patriots, so they obvi- USC had mixed results last week- Strahan is your second-best defen- ously can’t fall that quickly. Plus, end when it beat rival No. 4 UCLA sive lineman after Osi Umenyiora, with all of the mind games Belichick but lost to No. 9 UC Irvine. The obviously you’re in good shape. has played, don’t you think he’d Trojans are led by senior setter and That front line, along with line- take the time to remind his team co-captain James Killian who is a backer Antonio Pierce, helps negate about that game? Don’t you think four-year starter for the team. problems in the secondary and force he’ll be smart enough to downplay “I haven’t watched tape on [USC] bad throws that even an old guy their accomplishments and play up yet,” Ring said. “They’re a really deep like Sam Madison the fact that this team with some strong freshmen can get to some- “dynasty” has playing with them. The question we times. However, won three titles need to answer is if we can play with anyone who thinks Individually, much of by a combined a lead and pull out of a game and go Eli Manning went nine points? from there.” from troubled [New England’s] defen- M a n n i n g Still on the mind of the young starter to future has had a great Triton squad was last year’s upset of legend in two sive and offensive lines playoff run and a the then-No. 14 Trojans. UCSD months is truly might put on knows what it feels like to conquer fooling them- are nothing special. a good show- such a strong team and Spangler said selves. ing at the Super that the team is looking for a repeat. It would be Together, the are all Bowl, but Jake On Jan. 30 the Tritons tried to surprising for me“ extremely annoying.” Delhomme did fine tune their game with a non- to see all these that in Super conference match against Princeton upset predictions Bowl XXXVIII before heading into the big weekend. heading into the and the Patriots UCSD had won the last nine match- game if not for the fact that much still came out on top, with a little ups between the two teams, and not of the country has grown to hate the help from John Kasay’s crappy kick- much changed as the Tritons tamed Patriots, and maybe the Boston area off. So, it is with great confidence the Tigers 32-30, 24-30, 30-22, 30- in general. Still, drawing a compari- that I predict a Patriots victory, 27. son between the underdog Giants without even requiring any sort of Although the Tritons looked fluid and favored Patriots this year and spy equipment to do so. And if, in in game one, they struggled a bit in the underdog Patriots vs. favored St. fact, I’m wrong, I’ll never have been game two. However, Princeton’s five Louis Rams four years ago doesn’t happier to see my perfection come returning starters couldn’t lead the really work. to an end. Tigers and UCSD came together in First of all, Mike Martz isn’t Joe’s Pick: Patriots 34, Giants 27 the final two games of the match. “[Princeton] had a lot of serv- WILL PARSON/GUARDIAN FILE ing and hitting errors compared to Senior outside hitter Russ Hardy and the Tritons bounced back from two losses to Hawaii only 11 for us,” Spangler said. “They with an assertive victory over Princeton on Jan. 30, which improved UCSD’s record to 3-5. www.ucsdguardian.org didn’t’ stop fighting all four games and they got us in that second game. Last week, the Tritons suffered next 22 to steal the game. After cap- But we just kept battling and it went back-to-back losses to Hawaii in turing game two, the Tritons suffered Visit our Web site well.” Honolulu in front of crowds exceed- the fate that has followed them all Spangler led the Tritons in the ing 2,500. UCSD came close in both season — they had late game leads Read stories match with 23 kills, while sophomore matches, falling 25-30, 30-27, 25-30, but were unable to get the runs when opposite Frank Fritsch contributed 27-30 Jan. 23 and 25-30, 24-30, 30- they needed. Apply for a job 17 kills of his own. Sophomore mid- 28, 30-27, 7-15 Jan. 25. dle blocker Gerald Houseman added Down by five in game one of the Readers can contact Matt Croskey at Leave story comments for our writers. 4 aces to round out the effort. first match, Hawaii scored 16 of the [email protected]. HOT CORNER 16 Clint Allard Men’s Basketball CONTACT THE EDITOR The senior guard helped the Tritons end Rael Enteen their losing streak in a 62-52 win over [email protected] SPORTS Grand Canyon on Jan. 29, leading the team with 21 points on 9-of-16 shooting. THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008 Fickle Crowds Torment Triton Teams First in a continuing series exploring the impacts of last year’s landmark Undergraduate Athletics Fee Referendum. This entry analyzes the attendance of sports games.

By Jake Blanc Senior Staff Writer

his past weekend showed two polar opposites of atten- dance patterns at UCSD home games. For Spirit Night on Friday, almost 4,000 students showed to support theT Tritons as they took on the San Francisco State Gators. The lively crowd proved as a great sixth man for the basketball teams, willing the women’s squad to a quality win and doing all it could to help the men seek out an overtime win. For as much energy as there was on Friday, the following night saw the attendance return to normal — barely a few hundred people watched the games versus Cal State Monterey Bay. “It’s very frustrating coming from Spirit Night last night to seeing the poor turnout for tonight’s game,” Senior Associate Athletic Director Ken Grosse said. “But I think that there are a lot of things that go into that. For instance, Spirit Night is always on a Friday and we get a lot more students out on that night than on Saturday. Also, we always push both the men’s and women’s teams so that usually means that students will have watched five hours of basketball the night before, so coming back the next day with midterms around the corner always helps draw a lot less people to these games.” With the one-year anniversary of the sports referendum fee increase approaching, it becomes a crucial time for reflection on the past 12 months and speculation on the future imple- mentation of the new funds. A single year of data is not enough to compare and con- trast last year’s attendance figures with those from this year, because the timing and scheduling of home games changes every year and is thus incomparable. This year, many UCSD teams played a majority of their games during university vaca- tions, leaving their home events mostly unattended. Instead of See REFERENDUM, page 14 Left: Junior guard Shane Poppen goes up for a layup in an early-season game inside of an sparsely filled RIMAC Arena. Right: Senior guard Clint Allard puts a SANH LUONG/GUARDIAN FILE shot up from long distance in front of a record crowd on Spirit Night. WILL PARSON/GUARDIAN FILE UCSD Gears Up for Grueling Weekend TRITONS the form they displayed against Pepperdine suffered two losses to try and take advantage of the REGAIN FORM No. 14 UCSD set to UC Irvine just two weeks ago. last week to No. 4 UCLA and No. Tritons’ tired legs, but the team is battle against Southern “It feels good to be back at 9 UC Irvine. Junior outside hitter doing its best to prepare for the California Foes No. 5 RIMAC,” sophomore outside hit- Paul Carroll leads the Waves with challenge. VS. REGIONAL ter Jason Spangler said. “We’re 6.71 kills per game, with help from “Our five-game match against Pepperdine and No. 11 playing well right now and we senior setter Jonathan Winder, the Hawaii was tiring and if we go USC on Feb. 1 and 2. have positive thoughts heading 2007 AVCA and MPSF Player of to five games against Pepperdine, into the weekend like we always the Year. Pepperdine is coming we’ll be tired on Saturday,” RIVAL GCU By Matt Croskey do. off a final four appearance at the Spangler said. “We do a lot of con- Senior Staff Writer UCSD will face No. 5 NCAA Division I Finals last year, ditioning during practice to pre- By Joe Tevelowitz Pepperdine on Feb. 1 and No. in a season it set the all-time wins pare us for three matches in row Senior Staff Writer MEN’S VOLLEYBALL — After 11 USC on Feb. 2. Last year the mark in the MPSF. and we have guys that can come in suffering back-to-back losses last Waves captured both matches Head coach Kevin Ring said off the bench if we need them.” MEN’S BASKETBALL — After its second weekend in Hawaii, the No. 15 against UCSD, while the Trojans that Pepperdine is strong but that Ring echoed Spangler’s com- weekend in the past three weeks of back-to- UCSD men’s volleyball team faces and the Tritons split their respec- UCSD will come prepared. ments and mentioned that some back overtime games, a Tuesday night game a full schedule this week with tive matches. “[Pepperdine] is one of the top of the players had been downed by against a regional opponent might not have three matches in four days, and Spangler said that there is no teams in the country despite two injuries or sickness. been what the UCSD men’s basketball team was two coming up against Mountain reason that UCSD can’t contend losses last weekend,” Ring said. “It’s been a tough week return- hoping for. Still, after a Jan. 29 • 10-6 overall (6-4 CCAA) Pacific Sports Federation foes. with those schools this year. “They’ve got some strong hitters ing from Hawaii with the time slow start, the Tritons With an overall record of 3- “Pepperdine and USC are but they also have tendencies. It’s change,” he said. “It’s not a lot of showed the energetic UCSD 62 5 and a 1-5 MPSF record, the strong teams and if we play like our job to learn and take advan- recovery time and we have things play that they will need Tritons are looking to rebound we did against Irvine we can come tage of what we know.” to carry them through GCU 52 from their Hawaii trip and regain away with a pair of wins,” he said. USC will roll in one day later See M. VOLLEYBALL, page 15 the second half of the season, ending a two-game skid with a 62-52 win over visiting Grand Canyon University on Jan. 29. The win put UCSD over the double- digit plateau with a 10-6 overall record. Super Bowl XLII: Pats’ Perfect Situation Head coach Chris Carlson’s Tritons found themselves in a hole early against the Antelopes, a little tougher to predict, forcing me to go Ty Law left three years ago — they’re able to scoring only seven points through nearly 10 min- The Guardian’s own expert, like back and forth between the teams, but I ulti- plug and play middle-round picks and still be utes of action and piling up eight missed shots New England, has a flawless mately made the right call. Last year, it would better than everyone else. Individually, much and two turnovers. Senior guard Clint Allard, the have been nice to pick an upset, but everyone of their defensive and offensive lines are noth- conference leader in assists and UCSD’s second- prediction record. A win by the outside of Chicago knew ing special. Together, they leading rebounder, took the lead offensively mid- favorites would keep both Joe better, or should have, and are all extremely annoying. way through the first half. Two three-pointers and so the Colts were an easy Cup O’ I’m not sure if Bill Belichick a lay-up from Allard, along with a three-pointer and the Patriots perfect. pick. made Tom Brady or if Brady from junior guard Kelvin Kim, gave UCSD an nd so, it’s come to this. Some thought Of course, more atten- Joe made Belichick. The only 11-2 run that cut Grand Canyon’s lead from 13 to it was possible, but most doubted. tion this year is obviously thing I know is that had four. The two teams traded baskets over the final There were missteps, close calls, even being paid to the New Joe Tevelowitz they not found each other, five minutes with GCU maintaining a slim four- Aa lack of confidence. However, the possibility England Patriots’ 18-0 I wouldn’t know who Gisele point lead heading into the break. [email protected] of perfection has now become clear. record than my own 3- Bundchen is or have this The narrow gap was even more impressive Yes, it’s true. After a long, tough battle, the 0 Super Bowl prediction record. Both are desire to burn all my hooded sweatshirts. considering the Tritons shot only 39.1 percent time has finally come for the final Super Bowl remarkable in their own right, but unfor- The New York Giants, while obviously the from the field in the first half, compared to 63.2 prediction article from the Cup O’ Joe, and tunately only one was deemed important B-story of the Super Bowl, deserve attention percent field-goal shooting for the Antelopes. indeed, perfection is in sight. enough to be covered by ESPN and have and credit for their 10-straight road wins. “We hadn’t shot the ball real well in the first It began innocently, picking a team I Roman numerals placed after it. They’re not dominant in any sense of the word, half, and that was a key going into the second despised (New England Patriots) over a team There’s really no reason to dissect the but they have a punishing defensive front that half,” Carlson said. that had just lost way more big games than Patriots as a team. They are strong in every is able to get to the quarterback. If Michael While usually a tablesetter, Allard also took it they had won (Philadelphia Eagles). The area. Even where they should be weak — as Seahawks-Steelers match-up the next year was was assumed they’d be at cornerback after See PATRIOTS, page 15 See BASKETBALL, page 14