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UC SAN DIEGO THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2005 VOL ME 114, ISSU E 20 Ultimate disc team By PATRICK ALLEN faces suspension Senior Staff Writer On March 4, the Student Affirmative Action Committee Area schools to charge held a "peak-Out" rally in response to the airing of pornogra­ fines for damage to fields phy on Student-Run Television. The rally was also meant to address By CHRlmNE CLARK However, director of recreation the problems of racial and sexual Staff Writer David Koch said he disagrees with domination at UCSD, which have the team's decision. been overlooked by the A.S. The UCSD men's ultimate "They could have done serious Council and the media, according disc club team has been suspended damage to UCSD's fields - that to SAAC Chair Emily Leach. for three weeks and will have to is why we closed the tourna­ "Something is wrong on cam­ pay fines as a result of damage ment," Koch said . "The students pus, but does anyone notice'" done to the fields of local schools made the decision to move the Leach said. "I see hurt. I see dis­ during the team's annual tournament off-campus without empowerment. I see anger. President's Day Tournament. The conferring with us, and as a result Things border on hate speech and tournament, one of the largest in they did damage to other fields, hate crime, and we are the voices the nation, has also been ca nceled which now they have to repair.... of resistance." for next year. It was not a well thought-out More than a dozen people Held over the President's Day decision." spoke at the event, which was weekend, the tournament included University City High School meant to serve as a forum for stu­ 47 club teams from all over the was one of the local schools used dents who feel silenced, with stu­ ~ c.mp.JGuardion country, but was canceled by cam­ for tournament play, and although dents watching from the audience. Souads of IIIUIk: A member of the Student Affirmative Action Committee, pus personnel in order to prevent the damage to the school's facili­ While some of the speakers the Kaibigang PiIipino club commemorated its annual Pilipino Awareness Day field damage during the heavy ties has not yet been assessed, the addressed the campus "climate" in celebration with presentations about traditional music and dance on March 8. rains. team used the field illegally, general, many focused on their As a result of the campus field according to University City personal experiences and their pointment with its response to the Koala Editor and A.S. Elections closure, the teams decided to move High School Athletics Director opinions of the Koala . Asian porn video. "We are told that we Manager Steve York said that the competition to different fields Ed Yandall. Pacific-Islander Student Alliance do not belong, that we have there have been problems with the near the UCSD campus, according "Nobody had a contract to use Representative Mohan Kanungo unnecessary privileges, and when publication in the past, but th at he to UCSD Club Sports Director the field that particular day," said that he has faced racial slurs we raise our voices, we are told hopes to move away from its con­ Scott Berndes. Yandall said. "I believe the reason and jeers of " terrorists" while that we are 'too sensitive.'" troversial history. "They were playing on Marshall why they couldn't use the UCSD passing by Porter's Pub. Speakers at the rally echoed "While I understand the Koala Field, but when it started raining field was because they didn't want The coalition also discussed Leach's frustrations with the publi­ and many groups on campus have we told them that the tournament to do any damage to it. I guess the existence of the Koala, whose cation. Thurgood Marshall College had a confrontational history, it is was off and that the fields were they spread out and decided to editor appeared in the Feb. 3 freshman Kyle Samia said that he not my aim to target these groups closed," Berndes said. "Once they use this field because it wa s SRTV sex video. Leach said the felt the publication was offensive. in my role as editor," York said. "I couldn't play at UCSD, they pan­ closed, so they figured they could Koala isolates minorities by mak­ "The Koala has defiled the see the Koalo in my term more as a icked and decided to play at the play on it." ing them targets of the publica­ intent of free speech, and it offends social and entertainment organiza­ local schools." However, of the five fields used tion's humor - a subject of cam­ me as an American," Samia saId. tion, and it is my aim to make it so. As the bigg t event for the for the tournament, only three pus con trover y in past years. "VVt: - the religious, the queer, Certainly there will be problems sport on the West Coast, the annu­ showed signs of considerable dam­ "We are terrorized and target­ the ethnic - are not here for the given the history; it~ just ridiculous al competition includes teams from age, according to Chang. ed as images for satire and come­ entertainment of the campus. for people to assuJ?e because the colleges as far away as Harvard and Berndes said he and Koch dy," Leach stated in a letter to the Until we are treated with equal Yale. made the decision to sa nction the A.S. Council, expressing her disap- respect, we will be offended." See SAAC, Page 3 Though the weather forced team after he was contacted by cancellation of the first day of play, several parent groups and school tournament organizers decided to principals who complained that continue playing on various fields the teams caused damage to their around the San Diego area, accord­ fields. Newspaper office hit in burglary ing to tournament director Jake "They canceled the tourna­ Chang. ment for one year, we have to pay "There was pressure on us to for the repairs and we have to Personal items reported stolen, police say accommodate those teams who make apologies to some of the were flying in on their own dime," members of the community," By CHARLES NGUYEN through in all of the other "On Sunday afternoon, we team co-captain Adam Desjardins Staff Writer offices as well." discovered [the back door] said. See FIELDS, Page 2 There was no evidence of propped slightly open by an Several personal items were forced entry, according to Smith. apron and the light on in the stolen after burglars broke into Because the front door and win­ darkroom," Kogan stated. "The the Guardian's Student Center dows were still locked in the front door and all of the windows offices sometime last weekend, morning, staff members have in the office were locked when I according to UCSD police detec­ speculated that the perpetrators left on Saturday night and al 0 tive Yolanda Smith. broke into the office using a back on Sunday morning when we got The burglary occurred door that leads into the office's between 10:05 p.m. on March 5, unused darkroom. See THEFT, Page 7 when News Editor Vladimir Kogan left the office, and 11 : 15 a.m. the following morning, when the staff began the paper's WEATHER SPOKEN SURF production, according to police reports. "Something is REPORT "When I got there [Sunday morning), most of the file cabi­ MOOg on campus, 3/10 Mil. 10 Mit " nets in the photo office were Wind: 10 kt. H72 L58 H75L58 but does anyone Height: 6- 10 It open, and the drawers in my Water Temp.: 59·6t duri"l !he ac.>demic year by UCSD students end for !he UCSD commun~. Affairs Office between July and activities including slides, laser senting vote of John Muir College increase for police dispatchers at UC Reproduaion of this newspopef on any form, December 2004. tag and tetherball. It will take Senior Senator Arman Depanian, Irvine and a 2-percent hike for derical whether in whole or in patt, without permis· The spot checks included a place in Revelle Plaza on May 20. which was sent by e-mail, was reject­ workers in the UCSD Medical sion is strictly prohibit@ts. The UCSO Gut1fdion is fund@

lltURSIMY MARCH 10. 1005 The Jeff Gannon quagfllire: A note from the 4 Bush adfllinistration's War on Journalislll Real journalism outlets - daily, ferences after officials checked to well-informed person would really When the people in power have metro newspapers, not including the see only "that the news organization put it past the Bush administration attacked any news outlet that gives EDITORIAL Lines in San Diego UniOlI-Tribune - follow [he claimed to work for] existed." to load its press corps up with people a mes age they don't like, ethical smndards religiously, know­ White House press credentials cheerers, instead of the "mean" and the only news people you trust Clayton Worfolk Vladimir Kocan the sand ing that their credibility (and thus, used to be reserved for top-level reporters who like to ask real ques­ are the ones wearing your color, Editor in Chief News Editor \'0 hopefully, their circulation) depends reporters worlcing for established, tions. The scary thing about the democratic process has end ed. Math.r Martin Marianne Madden Ian S. Port on maintaining the public's trust. independent news organizations - Gannongate is that it's only part of This has already happened. T he Managing Editor Opinion Editor So good journalism is fundamen­ that is, back in the day when presi­ the administration's larger media most disturbing part of the whole ournalists are not like other tal to a healthy democracy. What do dential administrations held regular strategy, which is to fundamentally Gannon story was how it managed Grant Schrader Bryan TSIIO people. They are always frenet­ you think the Bush administration is press conferences and at least paid fracture the American journalism to be the talk of both Washington, Managing Editor Opinion Editor Jic, often paranoid, and the good trying to do to it' establishment. Gannon and the D.C., and the mternet while being ones are usually kind of ugly. Surprise! - nothing good. pundit-payoff scandal, coupled almost completely ignored by the The UCSD Guardian is published twice a week at the University of California at San Diego. Journalism is the kind of profes­ James Dale Guckert, AKA Jeff with the administration's blatant media outlets that should have been Contents C 2005. Views expressed herein represent the majority vote of the ed~orial board and sion where all that matters is how Gannon, is a now-infamous former attempts to propagandize the outraged by it. Only BC and afe not necesSCIrily those of the UC Board of Regents, the ASUCSD or the members of the good you are. You can't buy a good member of the White House press American public, indicate some­ CNN have covered the story on Guardian ~ff . " journalism job with a brand-name corps and symbol of the Bush thing far more sinister than an TV; major newspapers around the degree or a high connection, administra tion's utter disregard for Ganrwn and the pundit' effective way to "stay on message": country were silent about it on their although those things don't hurt. the importance of a we ll -function­ payoff scandal, coupled They show that the administra­ news pages even while outraged You can count on working extreme­ ing fourth estate. tion's allegiance is not to the truth writers sounded off on the op-ed A.S. Council not ly long hours for very little pay and Gannon's shiny top came under with the administration's or to the American people but to its side. TIlls points to only one thing: • • rarely being liked or appreciated by scrutiny a few weeks ago when he own partisan goals . For once, the Bush plan is working. the world you have to cover. asked Bush a rather buttery question larger blatant attempts to What, after all, does an honest, Big journalism is so afraid of anoth­ consIstent on porn Issue BU! thousands of would-be during an (extremely rare) White well-run and legitimate administra­ er Jayson Blair or Dan Rather - in ince the porn contro­ propriate" and "distaste­ muckrakers aim for a job in this House press conference. Inquiring propagandize the tion have to fear from a bunch of other words, of losing credibility in versy broke, the posi­ ful." very competitive field despite all about working with congressional snotty reporters? The only other the eyes of conservative viewers due the good reasons not to, and it's not American public, indicate tion of these pages has Yet if Maleki's standard Democrats on the president's Social president who hated the papers as to Bush propaganda - that it can't S hard to see why. Good journalism Security project, Gannon quipped, something far more much as Bush was Nixon, and it even bring itself to yell mayday remained consistent: While of propriety changes from - the kind that's disappearing with "How are you going to work with wasn't hard to see why when two of when its ship is under fire. legal, the broadcast was a month to month, the coun­ ominous frequency these days - is people who have divorced them­ sinister than an effective them caught him with his hands in Bush's "divide and conquer" strategic mistake that cil cannot criticize Srudent­ the cornerstone of a healthy selves from reality?" the coolcie jar. plan for the American media must evoked a disproportionate Run Television manage­ democracy. Without it, there's no People on the Internet caught it way to 'stay on Bush's strategy is not just to be stopped, but there is serious response from the adminis­ ment for failing to uphold one to check whether or not the first. Bloggers noticed the com­ message , ... " fight the mainstream media but to doubt as to whether or not anyone tration. Unforrunately, A.S. it. people in power are doing what ment's vicious partisanship and slice it up along ideological lines so is powerful enough to stop it. they say they are, or even if they art checked out its source. It turns Ollt that there is no longer one set of When the integrity of some of the leaders cannot say the For the benefit of all who they say they are. There's no that Gannon was actually James facts . He wants all the red states largest, oldest and mo t-respected same. those involved, the council one to find out whether or not that Guckert, a reporter warmabe work­ attention to what the media said watching Fox ews and reading news outlets in the world is utterly In an interview last must pick one stance and major corporation is polluting only ing for a conservative outfit called about them. The Bush administra­ Talon and the blue states watching discounted by a large segment of month, Commissioner of stick with it. The issue is as much as it's allowed. There's no Talon News. Talon was closely asso­ tion has held fewer press confer­ CBS (bon voyage, Mr. Rather) and the population and relentlessly Student Services Kian either free speech or the Matthew Gra~Guordion one to let us know that the same ciated with GOPUSA, a right-wing ences than any other administration, reading the Nw York Times. When attacked by a corrupt administra­ Maleki defended the coun­ ambiguous standard of people who started a war are get­ mouthpiece aimed at "bringing the fields only preapproved questions neither side can agree on even the tion, will enough people lis ten if ting rich from it. conservative message to America." from ' reporters and was recently most basic facts about administra­ those same journalists say it has cil's policy of content neu­ "political and artistic Of course, with the responsibility trality. Of the broadcast, he I PROPS & FLOPS So Jeff Gannon didn't actually exposed for paying media pundits to tion policy (like whether or not gone too far ? speech," but it cannot be of journalism comes a huge set of exist, and James Guckert was not a blast its message. there were prewar ties between opined, "I think if you did a both. ethics (the Nw York T rrms set. I real reporter. The former male Which makes Gannongate, as it Saddam and al-Qaida or whether f#Jming: Tbis colum7l may not be poll of srudents on the More likely, the counci l's Bouncine b.ck: The Dow Slick to sineine: Somehow believe, mkes up almost 100 pages) escort was given day-pass press cre­ is being called on the Internet, weapons of mass destruction were mitah/, for c071servative viwers. issue, not very many would response is an attempt to Jones industrial average U2 frontman Bono has made that aim to keep the practice honest. dentials to White House press con- seem all the more disturbing. No found in Iraq), the job is done. E-mail me at [email protected]. be concerned." pre-empt harsher measures reached a 3 1/2-year high, the short list of cand idates to lead the World Bank. Yet last week, Maleki by the administration, as back up to pre-gill levels. blasted the same video as Revelle College 'Senior lie business: Props to Hip eI. ss: Marye Anne "disgusting" and as "some­ Senator Ted McCombs February's promising job Fox's inauguration drew thing that I can say with suggested. If so, the lan­ growth, the biggest month~ $79,100 from the regents' and UCSD B certainty most srudents guage of last week's resolu­ increase in four months. . UCOP's coffers. would not want to see." At tion should have reflected the time, the A.S . Council this, instead of serving as a also passed a resolution blanket condemnation of calling the broadcast "inap- the broadcast. Lower health inspection scores not necessarily indicative of lower quality SAAC's protests are By MARYANN KIMOfO pliance instead of practical food safety. When touring Staff Writer a dining hall in an effort to understand the newly lowered grades of facilities that had previously boast­ unfounded, misguided rades got you down? ed near-perfect scores, the errors that show up are 11lt: new health inspection grades of the surprising, to say the least. Points are u"uucted on an Featuring: raming the campus the Koala do not exactly Gon-campus dining facilities are enough to all -or-nothing basis; the new methodology does not -Hoodies reaction to Student­ coincide with SAAC's aims. churn anyone's stomach. Inspection scores averaging differentiate between small infractions, which may F Run Television's What SAAC neglects to a decline of 13 .5 points campuswide, according to a not necessarily cause health concerns, and more sig­ '-Jackets Feb. 17 GWlrdian article, may have caused more than nificant violations. For instance, if a refrigerator is pornography broadcast as an realize, though, is that York one wayward glance toward the kitchen of a bustling one degree Fahrenheit above the established safety issue of "white entitlement," used sex - not sexuality or eatery. temperature of 41 degrees, no matter the content -Shorts as the Student Affirmative race - to get his free-stu­ But are such worries really founded? stored, points will be deducted for that category. The Action Committee has done dent-speech message across. For one, it makes sense that methodology does not take into con­ -T-Shirts recently, is unfounded and T he fact that the two people scores from the dining halls should sideration loss of temperature to the detracts from the group's engaging in sexual acts were be lower than those from coffee carts environment due to constant use by -Sweatpants or Price Center's fast-food chain focus. If SAAC wants to white and heterosexual does patrons, or the fact that the refriger­ restaurants. The limited menus and The standardized ator may store items such as chilled -Ladies Wear eliminate the marginaliza­ say something about society, formalize~ food-preparation struc­ sodas, which would not suffer unduly tion of specific groups and but this is not the central ture of the latter two make compli­ inspection" from a one-degree differential. -Youth Clothing work toward social equality issue at play. Indeed, SAAC ance with safety regulations much Points were also lost for reasons on campus - both com­ does not adequately support less complicated. methodology has not not related to food at all. Cracks in -Co-Ed Bon Bon Dresses mendable goals - it should its claim that this issue Another important issue, which is the floor, open doors and boxes left snive to address preexisting would have been treated dif­ a bit more subtle than the first and only become stricter sitting on the fl oor were also causes seems almost absurdly obvious once it of point deductions at some dining issues, not create them. ferently if it had involved has come to light, is the very nature of .. , but has also lost facilities, so that matters concerning While a culture of white students of color. the grading system implemented in the construction of the physical space entitlement may well exist If the participants had the recent health inspection of UCSD flexibility needed were taken into account along with OIl campus, as well as 'on the been of another sexual ori­ food facilities. If it seems that food to emphasize degree actual safety of consumables. As food standards in the dining halls are pret­ safety seems to be the issue that caus­ national scale, the "Koala entation, perhaps, the cam­ ,f , " TV" segment reflected this pus and counoy }Vould have ty much the same as they were last OJ tTansgresslOTl ... es the most contention among cam­ no more or less than any engaged in a different kind year, despite the heightened grades pus diners, these additional standards last year, it's because there has been no would not direly affect a patron' other SRTV broadcast. of dialogue, and SAAC's pre­ real change in food standards, period. Has anyone choice in venue. Dining ha ll s such as Ocean View Despite SAAC's insis­ sent argument about prevail­ really noticed a decline in food qualiry? Therein lies Terrace, Earl's Place and Canyon Vista have no tence that its grievances are ing prejudice would likely be the dilemma. reports in recent history of harm caused by the food not aimed at the Koala, appropriate. But this is not Food facilities have strived so hard to meet the they serve. Considering only two people need report SRTV or Koala editor Steve the case. The fact that stu­ requirements posed to them by last year's system t11at the same symptoms from a dining hall at any given York, its press release, open dents reacted with "paci­ the new system has simply caught them unaware. time for it to be considered an "outbreal," this is def­ The standardized inspection methodology has not letter to the A.S . Council fism," as SAAC phr-dsed it, initely heartening news. Fear not, diners of UCSD . only become stricter in order to match pre-existing While a lengthy history of low grades would give and recent speak-out indi­ doesn't automatically make state regulations, but has also lost the flexibility need­ cause for concern, this one new set of grades should cate otherwise. This makes this issue indicative of mar­ ed to emphasize Ikgru of transgression in food not dishearten you from purchasing your meals in a sense: The past actions of ginalization. preparation, choosing to err on the side of noncom- dining hall. 6 OPINION NEW 7 THE UCSD OUARDIAN THURSDAY, MARCH 10,2005 THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2005 THE UCSD OUARDIAN Theft: Laptop, video camera Hillel Foundation of Orange County, Israel on Campus LETTERS TO T~E EDITOR R I missing, Guardian editors say Coalition of Orange County and Stand With Us A.S. Council decision the opportunities of gainjng jobs at UCSD, letters of recommendation, continued from page I office, Worfolk said. Together with Caravan for Democracy Present ignored students etc. cause too many links between there." Sraff members will also be cau­ Looking for a career the A.S. Council and the adminis­ Because the Guardian did not tious of leavi ng valuables in their Editor: tration to go unquestioned. have a fu ll inventory on hand, staff offices, according to Worfolk. The A.S. Council decision to If thi s is too cynical a view, then members still have not identified Leaving on lights ma y also pre­ that defies _._~. e.. ~ .~. .~___ .~_: ~_ .... L~~ .~ ..~ . ~. ~._. ~~~_~ . ~2~~~._ ...... __. ..._._.) infringe upon Student-Run at least the students of the A.S. all of the stolen items. Smith said vent furure thefts, according to c...... _._ ... _..... _.. Televison's ability to make COWlcil should reject their admjnis­ police department Cpl. Kristeen L. that currently the only official vic­ Featuring prominent experts University of California Irvine autonomous programming deci­ tration-funded babysitTer, or "A.s. tim is Kogan, whose laptop was McCollough. The police depart­ the law of on the Middle East sions is not ad because "Koala 'TV" adviser," who holds a seat at all A.S. stolen. ment recommends not only locking and renowned advocacy tralners and the carmot show porn. I t is depressing meetings. While this individual may In addition, the police have outer doors bur inner offices, which r because it perfec tly illuminates the not necessarily have a vote on the been told that a video camera, was not done at the paper's office. gravity? Merage Jewish Community fact that the interests of A.S. repre­ corruruttee, the relationships he or flash dri ve and set of keys are Bei ng aware of keys, and changing sentatives and the administration she forms with A.S . comminee missing from the them at least once a Center of Orange County are in unison. The srud ents who members certainly allows the offices, according year, is another run the station decided - at what administration's influence to be con­ to Kogan. The important step Program begins at 8:30 AM they cerrainly knew was thei r own stantly fell. I hope in til e fumre .S. perpetrators also toward security, on Sunday, April 3rd peril - to allow the Koaill to pro­ members \vill distance themselves ransacked office Lu£kily , our main McCouliough stat­ duce a show. The srudents of SR'TV from actual campus controversies, ca bi nets and " , ed in an e-mail. Then talk Program ends at 6:00 PM were not supporred by their student and not pass resolutions controlling drawers. computers weren t Break-i n IOC)­ to someone on Monday, April 4th government, even after students otller campus organjzations. SR'TV "Mostly per­ dents are rare for who contacted the station supporr­ does not need the Associated sonal stuff was touched. It could've UCSD offices, who kn ows Hotel rooms at the Irvine Marriott will be available through the ed the show 57 percent to 43 per­ Students as a nanny, wllike A.S. rep­ according to A TwO-Day Conference taken," Editor in been much worse. II science. conference registration process cent. There is simply no conclusion resentatives, who use the adminjstra­ Chief Clayron McCollough. to draw other than our A.S. repre­ tion as both a crutch and a leg up. Worfolk said. "It "Thefts occur Cost: sentatives caved to political correct­ -Charles Dahan looks like anything - ~n Worfolk, editor more often during ness and finally admitted to what we Eleanor RooSfvflt College JUllior in chief, Guotdion normal business $36 for Students they took wa s stuff Isaac: Howton t~ 2-17'7 $225 for Non-Students all knew after their support of the they could pllt in hours when staff Price Center expansion: They are $175 for Non-Stude nts jor Sunday.only The Guardian welcomes let­ their backpacks. Luckily, our main temporarily leave their offices yet another arm of the administra­ computers weren't touched. It open and someone steals unse­ Plus the cost of hotel letS 6tm its readers. All letters If you want to head upward in the world of science, it's essential tion. How does this work? could've been much worse." cured property from inside," she l Presenting an Accurate Picture must be no /onget thor! 400 you don't leave your career to chance. At ScienceCareers.org we You see, the admjnistration sets Although the burglars rum­ stated. To register or for more information, visit: typed. double-spaced up committees, whose members ~ The last burglary at Student know science. We are committed to helping you find the ri ght lob, and 'of Middle East Realities ond signed. l.ettets must also maged through papers, it appears www.caravanfordemocracy.org receive generous stipends. Who that no business files were srolen, Center involved the shared offices to delivering the advice you need. Our knowledge is firmly founded on the cnntcJin .0 phone number. II\tt expertise of Science, the premier scientific journal. and the long experience or call 800-969-5585 x247 fills these committees? A.S. repre­ ressrve the right to edit for Business Manager Noelle Chartier of the Hip Hop Club and Repeater sentatives, of course. ~o did A.S. said. magazine on March 4, of AMS in advancing science around the worl d. So if you want your career to To ensure your space, length and dOiity. I.ettets may choose to represent them on the The Guardian had been plan­ McCollough said. bear fruit, trust the specialist in science. Go to Scie nceCareers,org. please register by March 21 st. be dropped off at the registration fee committee, the ning to rekey all doors ro inside Berween 10 a.m. and 2:15 p.m., highest-paid committee on cam­ Guardian office on the serond /I0oI of Student Center or r:­ offices before the break-in. The re­ someone entered the outer suite pus? Jean Pac, our A.S. president. moiled. The Guardian wel­ Ieeying is still planned, which will door and physically pushed in the N early all of the other members of render key sets stolen from the doors of the inner offices to gain ~ unsolicited op-ed suI:r CARAVAN this commjttee (and most other office useless, Kogan stated . . access to the rooms. ~1["!iG;;"h"! missions for consideration. We lnow sci~nce " MA5 for DEMOCRACY paid committees), representing the For the time being, staff mem­ (._ond ____- *) Send alletlets 10; six colleges colleges, are students The lJCSO Guardian bers will Ieeep their eyes open for Readers can coman Charles Nguym at www.carawnfordemocracy.org from the A.S . Council. They have persons entering and exiting the [email protected]. little financia l interest in disagree­ Opinion Editor 9500 Gilman 0316 ing with the administration, espe­ Dr. CA 92093.()316 cially on such a contentious man­ ta Jolla. ~: Next GUARDIAN Issue: MONDAY, MAR. 28th ner as this one. 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It fe lt like a very cynica l you can kin d of make it up as you go along. 3251 HolidAY Court, Suite 203 1 I It may seem like he's the only man to come out of Latin age. This is a bit more spirinlal, in a way. It's It's easier to sustain the energy level of the La Jolla, California 92037 1 I about the opposite of cynicism, about having film when I don't have to make all the deci­ 1 regular $40 value I America. but the happy truth is that there are many, Walk-in Clients Welcome (858)638-1802 I $30 for 1st visit of new clients I many more men where he came from . So where they at? faith in peopl e. There's stuff about everyone's sions beforehand. But if you're going to spend a lot of money you've got to earn it Come March 10, San Diego will be a Latino-lovin' hunt­ obsession with money and what to do with it, '------======------but for (the main character) it's very simple back. Fifty-million dollars is a lot of money. I ing ground heaven. what you shoul d do with it. feel very responsible, so it's important to cast ~he San Diego Latino Film Festival hosted by the When you have a new film coming out, a movie star in a film that costs $50 million. Mecha Arts Center San Diego will showcase over a hun­ how much do you think about how well You can't cast unknowns on that kind of dred films (end plenty of leading actors) from countries it's received? calc. 1t just doesn't work. across the globe, including Mexico. Cuba. Chile , Well you obviously do keep an eye on it, Speaking of "The Aviator," the O scars Colombia, Peru, Guatemala, Brazil , Bolivia, Argentina, and it's very painful when it doesn't work, are coming up - how much attentio n do Spain and the United States. Covering past an d present really painful. bviously it' amazing when it you pay? Latino films, the festival runs from March 10 to March takes off, and there's no way you can ever There's :l lot of attention paid in Britain, even though we usuall y don't watch them. 20 and offars an expansive selection of movies. ranging predict it. Some of the films we made whi ch They're on at like three in the morning. I from full-length features to pOignant documentaries. have worked, like "28 Days Later" and "Trainspotting," we thought, "There's no wcnt to it once becausc we got a nomination . Seeki~g 8 p~werful film starring an 11-year-old boy way it'll play in America. It'll never even for "Trainspotting." It was very disappoint- faCIng e hfe-alterlng choice between joining rebel guerilla open there," and yet there's such an appetite forces or EI Salvador's national army? Check out "Voces for movies here that if it's a decem film, peo- See BOYLE Page I ~ lnocentes" (Innocent Voices) , based on the true story of screenwriter Oscar Torres' disrupted childhood during his country's civil war. Want more coming~f-age , divided-country drama? Try "Machuca" (directed by Andres W ood) . wh ich nar­ rates the lives of three children from d iffe r in~ class back­ ------I grounds ana their family struggles before and after COSTA VERDE I Chile's 1973 military coup. 1 Creve less political drama and more action? Director CENTER I Beto G6mez offers "punos Rosas," the story of a tough, Near UTe macho mafioso who runs hijacked cars across the bor­ 1 der and winds up in the pen . His ticket out? A young I boxer. Don't get it? Watch the film. • TONE· Get in the BEST SHAPE OF YOUR LIFE I Romantic comedy aficionado? In "Perfecto Amor Take the I E.<""'~" I Equivocado" (Love By Mistake) a middle-aged Cuban • ZERO ENROLLMENT and UCSDshuttlelo writer weaves complicated webs when he returns to Com Verde l'I1'~- -_.,.,,-iI' L.!~~·' Havana to the news that his daughter is dating a no payments until April ·~: ce:~/< 'J; ,u" Spaniard older than himself and his mistress desires for b him to leave his wife. • UCSD Student and Faculty Discounts r-L ./-palr 1'.C\ I . Need to brush up on Diego (or Frida) for your VIS 22 Courtesy of Fox Search light Pictu res I =lr ' ,~ ~ ~-I fInal? "The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo" offers an inti­ Cold, hard clsh: In "Milli ons," brothers Darnien (Alcxandar Nathan Etel) and Anthony ~ 8!50 Genesee, San Diego, CA 92111 866-612-80XX : • ' . ".' :.'i.,'. ,\. ·-'1 mate portrait of the woman behind the man and exam­ (Lewi s Owen McGibbon) fi nd a bag fi ll ed wi th loot lost from a bank robbery. ------~"" ,.... ",,; -... " ines her ambiguous relationship with her contemporaries In the then-avant-garde movements of cubism and sur­ realism. Another documentary presented is "Madrid M 11 : We Were All on the Train ." This series of 24 short films examines the Madrid train bombing from the perspective of workers, immigrants,.ord inary citizens and children. Set against a stunning mix of visua l art and historical content. performance documentary "Race Is the Place" BURRITOS &TACOS explores the explosive topic of race with performances from and interviews witt) Culture Clash, James Luna , Amiri Saraka. Lala Guerrero and Piri Thomas, among G~ipotl e. others. Better than an actor, guest director Luis Mandoki will & BOlS. OH MY' be present to curate selected fi lms.

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Eight years after euphoric tracks don't dis­ "garage" in their home bining spare electronic stand why her label wanted Rebirth si mply don't work. represent the very lifeblood of punk ("Leaving on aJet Plane"). The crew ridiculousness and hilarity, master­ they burst onto the pop appoint. nation, but across the noise wi th sexy dance-hall to call her new album Could she actually be talk­ music, in all of its epicurean glory. blasts through the A.M. hits in such ing such time-honored traditions as S15,000 C.,..penHtion chans with Dig Yollr OwIl pond, this electronica­ Rebhth. Incl uding members of NOFX (Fat The Chemical Brothers toasting for three minutes ing to brand new hubby a fun-loving, energetic fashion that the ridiculous guitar solo, the four­ Loving, worm, Ivy~eague educated Hole , the pair is sti ll making may not be as ground­ based da nce music '­ that· should last for 10. But even if Epic knows Marc Anthony when she Mike), Lagwagon Goey Cape, Dave many of the songs sound even better part vocal harmony, the spoken dance music that is a vital breaking as they were back which combines the sung Check out the song to test why we're sick of her, JLo croons "I can't believe Raun) , No Use For A Name (Chris to the ears of Generation Y punk word interlude (UTo the library!'') couple searching for terrificegg blend of rock, pop and hip­ in the '90s, but with each choruses and spoken verses the waters, though; MJA still has no clue. The video you're still mine, that's Shiflett) and Swingin' Utters (Spike revivalists than the limp but famous and the always classic "no-longer­ donor. Jewish would be great, but hop. album, they continue to of Hp ·h" il ''1: ''h the spare, is as divisive as El Busho, for the first single (Lopez crazy"? On second Slawson), the Gimmes inject the originals. T heir next album, 1999's than-three-minutes" attack. 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~------I Granted: UCSD fields disappoint sports clubs ·Tennis: Tritons' success starts with 'stellar doubles Maryam Skin Care I •. I I Brazilian I continued from page ,6 by representing it on behalf of therefore be treated with equal dis­ Facial Threading continued from page ,6 came to compete for bragging I Bikini I odd year when San Diego sta rts UCSD Sports Clubs and softened cretion. dominated. The Tritons jumped rights in the four-day, high-caliber I I looking like Seattle. what could have been a much more I'm not going to say that fall soc­ out to an early 3-0 lead with tournament, despite the warning of ~:j:21? Specializing in pai.n.Ie.M waxing I Waxing I So what options are left for a debilitating blow to the organiza­ cer matches should be postponed the straight wins across the doubles rain. I I club sport like ultimate when it is tion. next time it drizzles, but the thresh­ line-up. Molden and Spector On day one of the tournament, Open 7 day.! a week slated to host more than 30 teams Another question that is raised old for what qualifies as potentially defeated their opponents, 8-5, at Oijala and Meister came out victo­ : $15 off I on a rainy weekend? The sensible by the Prez Day Tournament can­ damaging for fields needs to be com­ No. I doubles, while Swatt and rious in a 7-6, 6-1 battle against (858)456-5954 I answer is to send them to other cellation is one that appeals to all mon, and once it is crossed, there has Rubens, playing No. 2 doubles, Lefi Nordlund and David Johnson, MAR 7 to WEEK I price $45 I fields nearby and let the tourna­ field-usng club sports and the sway to be a local alternative. gave up only one game in their 8- while UCSD's second team, con­ l~cs~TH1ETE Re~ DOWNTOWN LA JOLLA Il ______(New clients only) _I ment go on as smoothly as possible. (or lack thereof) that these teams The bottom line is that the pun­ 1 victory. Oijala and Meister then sisting of Rubens and Spector, was 7760 Fay Ave. (Next to Empress Hotel) Club sports director Scott have in matters of field closures. ishment is unsuited for the offense. defeated Brett Womack and Mario handed an early tournament loss by Berndes was aware that other teams A common C0I11plaint lodged by These guys are not criminals; they Pineda, 8-3, to close out the dou­ Trent Miller and Derek Miller, 7-6 Byron Grubman were being advised to find local athletes from a number of club are athletes who were trying to bles lineup. (5), 6-1. Baseball fields on which to play, but didn't sports teams is the school's reluc­ facilitate a significant number of The singles lineup had Ii ttle Duo Molden and Swatt, who Junior vocally reject the idea until after tance to cancel a varsi ty match com­ other athletes when nature inter­ trouble defeating opponents across won the Intercollegiate Tennis complaints were filed regarding the pared to the ready willingness with fered with their plans. There is no the board. Spector highlighted the Association West Regional Political SCience, Warren College use and damage of both private and which a club sport match is called. reason for college students who are match with a comeback win. After Doubles Championsnip on Oct. I, North Hollywood, CA Student Airfare AfT public fields. There was no reason Regardless of which tcams are only guilty of wanting to play their winning the first set, 6-2, and los­ were placed at the No. 9 seed and TRAV L for him to do so. Ultimately, to receiving fiscal support, these are sport in the rain to have to account ing the second, 4-6, he came back received a bye on March 1. Junior Byron Grubman retired t9 Paris .•.••..•.... $264 Berndes' credit, he backed the team the same fields, and they should for campus inadequacies. to win the third in a tiebreaker, 10- By March 2, the second day of consecutive batters and finished with LIK.EYOU London .... ' ••••• $327 3. competition, Meister and Oijala Greg DaIejCuor6on a complete game two-hitter in the Amsterdam ••.... $350 "We have a really solid, deep earned a tough match against No. I Upset: Junior Brent Molden (above) Tritons' 9-0 win over Cal State L.A. Rome •.•.. •.•.•• , .. $350 lineup until our sixth SPOt," Oijala seed Sam Warburg and K.c. and sophomore Seth Spector beat their on Sunday. The 2003 CGAA MEAN IT~ Brussels ••.•..•• $388 said. "Doubl es has been key for us Corkery of Stanford after an No.2 doubles opponent on March B. freshman of the year struck out five Baseball: Shlomo Lipetz .Can't get enough' this season; when we sweep teams impressive win the day before Chea Slee 5 in doubles or have a lead, it sets the against the reigning doubles 2-6. Golden Eagles and walked none. tone for the whole match." National Champions. However, UCSD's other doubles pair of The Tritons were also helped by eight Cal State L.A. errors in the Paris ...... S26/nt earns first save of the season ofUCSD~' The Tritons have been doing the duo was unable to hold their Rubens and Spector swept through game. UGSD improved to 9-3, 5-2 CCM while the Golden Eagles London ..•.•..... $2 1/nt continued from page ,6 on March 6, the Triton offense, Ch8dc oUt our better than expected; with such a ground and lost, 6-0, 6-2. their postponed match with a close dropped to 5-6, 4-6 GeM. Amsterdam ...... $30/nt scored proved to be crucial in the aided by eight Golden Eagles Web~du$ive young team, the season began "We really had nothing to lose victory over Antonio Aniello and Rome ...... $23/nt ninth when the Norse scored to errors, lit up the scoreboard with with an aura of uncertainry. against [Warburg and Corkery], so J ames Holland, 9-8, in the third He and his teammates return to action this week with five home Brussels ••••••••• $27/nt make it 4-2, with two outs and run­ three runs in the fifth, two in the stories: " Eric [Steidl mayer, the men's we gave it all," Oijala said. "It was round of the consolation bracket, games, the first two coming on Monday and Tuesday against ners a t the corners. However, seventh and four more in the coach] has done a great job definitely a fun tournament." but then lost in the next round to Northern Kentucky. Following those contests, UCSD will host Cal Great Tri 5 Lipetz came through for the eighth for the 9-0 victory. Senior putting everyone together," Oijala Swart and Molden were unable Tyler Browne and Rofelio State San Bernardino on Friday at 2 p.m. and in a doubleheader IIEuropean Getawayll Tritons to earn his first save of the second baseman Ricky Pinnochio said. "I have been amazed at how to fare better, and lost In a very Hernandez, 9-7, ending their run season. led the offense with two hits, scor­ · ':women's well everyone has come together close match to Kevin Borzenski in the tournament. on Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. Start in london, a/days In the 6-4 loss to Northern ing two runs and driving in an RBI. into a really solid team. This and Richard Johnson of Stanford, The Tritons face a difficult travel by trai.n 5799 to Pans Kentucky on March 7, the Norse Senior shortstop Keith .basketball could possibly be one of the best 3-6,6-2, 10-8, sending them to the schedule going into spring break. -Book a 6, 8 or 10-day scored six runs in the third inning, Hernandez reached a milestone ,. fenCing . recruiting classes." consolation bracket. With the On March 21, they will face No. 12 ------Eurail Seleccpass in March "Europe Highlights" including back-to-back home runs, with his single in the fourth inning, On March 3, the Tritons sent onset of rain, Rubens and Spector Drury University of Springfield, and get an additional day frH France, Monaco, 16/days giving themselves a 6-1 advantage. making him fourth in the UCSD lhree doubles earns to begin day were forced to hold off their match Mo., then over the course of the :~~J:Z ,p FREE 6" Sandwich : haly, Vatican City, · · wanen~aeN Austria, Germany, The loss went to junior Rya n record books for career hi ts wi th one of the 11 6th Annual Pacific until day three of the competition. next week, they will face five tough Holland, Belgium 51,355 Leake, usually a closer, who 208. Coast Doubles Championships at March 5 saw Swan and Molden teams including West Florida, : with purchase of a 6" sandwich of equal : pitched three opening innings. The Tritons return to action in the La Jolla Beach and Tennis begin the day with two victories, 8- Southwest Baptist and Western 1 or greater value and 21-01. soft drink. 1 Seniors Trent Crotts, Logan a three-game series against Cal Club. 5 and 8-6, in the fourth round and New Mexico. 1 Exp_3/24/05 . Not valid with Bny other offers. Add-ons extra. 1 lit!1TRAVELI Boutilier and Liperz combined in State San Bernardino (11-4 overall, The tournament, which consist­ quarterfinals, respectively. The duo "We're just going to take one the relief effort, giving up no runs 8-2 CCAA) on March II, then a ed of 128 independent doubles then advanced to the consolation match at a time, go out and play 1-1 UCSD______Price Center. Costa Verde Center, 8650 Genesee -I1 and only tlu'ee hits the rest of the doubleheader on March 12 with an teams, was a good indicator for the bracket semifinals, where they our game," Spector said. "Anything game. II a.m. start time. All games will be Tritons as to the competition level faced the unaffiliated Ken can happen. We just need to go out Against Cal St.ate Los Angeles played at Triton Baseball Field. of Division I play. Top-ranked Nakahara and John Pettit and lost there and fight, and hope things go There's a new look at www.ucsdguardian.org teams including Stanford and USC in a close three-set match, 6-1, 2-6, our way."

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SPORTS 16 Steady pitching guides Tritons to 10th win• Squids face • • Grubman retires 19 consecutive batters in two-hit shutout mappropnate By CYNTHIA BLADE CHAVEZ ish first in the CCAA South Associate Sports Editor Division, and they have been on punishment track thus far, losing only one con­ If the I o. 18 UCSD baseball ference game. Although it's still team keeps pitching the way it has , early in the season, O'Brien is it \\'on't have much to worry about. pleased with the Tritons' perfor­ JWlior southpaw Jose avarro (2-0) mance and expects the team to Granted ... is the latest hurler to notch another continue improving. tellar performance on the mound, "We expect to finish first," he pitchi ng ix score Ie s innings in said. "We have high aspirations. UCSD's 4-2 win against Northern We've been getting better and Matthew Grant Kenrucky on March 8 at Triton better, and we continue to build en members of the Baseba ll Field. Senior third base­ on that, 0 it doesn't matter who UCSD men's ultimate man Alex Gascon had twO RBIs, we play, whether it's conference or team were informed that including the game-winner, and in nonconference. We know we can W the Prez Day Tournament - the the elghth>ilU1Jng, senior left fielder win ." biggest annual event of its kind west Craig King fired a rocket to s pho­ In the win against orthern of the Mississippi - would be can­ more ca tcher David Morehead to Kentucky on March 8, Robinson celed on account of water-logged eliminate the potential tying run . blasted a home run in the third fields, none expected ro find the Senior Shlomo Lipetz was credited inning for a 1-0 UC D lead. The team suffering consequences \vith the save. Tritons scored another run in the through March of 2006. Who Thi win splits the two-game sixth when Gascon ingled up the would? nOI1l:onference se ries at I- I, with middle to score Morehead. But that is the situation now fac­ U SD (10-4 overall, 4-1 UCSD ran inro trouble in the ing the Squids, who are currently California Collegiate Athletic eighth inning when Lipetz balked serving the last week of a three­ Association) falling to the orse in a run to make it a 2-1 score. week ban on all practice and playas (4-3 overall), 6-4, on March 7. With two outs, orthern a result of incidents that unfolded "We had great pitching in both Kentucky's Connor McGeehan between Feb. 19 and Feb. 2 1. games against a good ball club," singled to left, but King threw out Meanwhile, team captains and the UC D head coach Dan O'Brien Keith Jackson at home plate to tournament director also have to sai d. protect the Tritons' lead. start pulling together funds to inde­ In addition, junior Byron The UCSD bats came alive pendently payoff thousands of dol­ Grubman (1-0) pitched a com­ inthe bottom of the eighth when lars in damages to privately owned plete game to shut out Cal State Gascon doubled and advanced to fields that were apparently Los Angeles (5-6 overall, 4-6 third, driving senior pinch hitter destroyed by irresponsible use. CCAA), 9-0, on March 6 at Triton Ryan Langone home. Gascon A little background: The Prez Baseball Field. Grubman, who later scored the Tritons' fourth Day Tournament is the ultimate retired 19 consecutive batters, run of the game off a sacrifice by Greg Dale/Coordion team's annual competition for the struck out five, walked none and Robinson. The two runs UCSD be t qualifying teams from around gave up only two hits. On the books: Senior shortstop Keith Hernandez became the fourth all-time the country to come rogether and The Tritons were picked to fin- hits leader for the Tritons in a game against Cal State Los Angeles on March 6. See BASEBALL. Page 14 vie for a championship. Typically, at this time of year, San Diego is the ideal location for teams that are No. 10 men's tennis beats stuck in colder climates to put on Softball drops first some shorts and play in our fair weather. In case you hadn't noticed doubleheader to SFSU Presbyterian College already, this is not a typical year in San Diego. By MICHAEL SCHOECK Francisco State team, junior Regardless, the tournament was Tritons sweep doubles in their planned months in advance to allow Senior Staff Writer pitcher Sonja Garnett played out­ standing, throwing two complete sixth straight win of the season teams to compete in qualifying Prospects for Triton domi­ games and improving to 9-2 on rounds and plan their trips. Because nance in the California Collegiatt! the season. By ANGELA UN "We went into the match not ultimate is not an CAA-sanc­ tioned sport, very few schools are Athletic Association were dashed "We struggled with Garnett Senior Staff Writer trying to think about it too when the Triton softball team was for a long time," Hurst said. much," Spector said. "We just willing to put forth money for these defeated in its first doubleheader Garnett allowed only one run Before emerging from the went out there and gave it our athletes, and the players must pay sweep of the 2005 season, falling on three hits in game one, while in shadow of a memorable 2004 sea­ best shot - on any given day any­ for their own travel expenses and by scores of 2-1 and 6-0 on March game two she completely domi­ son that included a run to the thing can happen." accommoda tions. This is the case 6 to San Francisco State. nated the Tritons, tossing the NCAA Division II At No. 2 doubles, senior with all club sportS. Tilt: pair of horne-game losses shutout while allowing only two Championship, there were doubts Bryan Swatt and freshman Eric So, when rain led to the untime­ bumped UCSD's record to 7-5 hits and facing the minimum hanging over the fate of this year's Rubens defeated their opponents ly closure of all of UCSD's many overall and 4-2 in CCAA play. number of batter in the nightcap. UCSD men's tennis team. How in a quick 8-2 match, while Oijala fi elds over the holiday weekend, The Tritons tied the game at She struck out three in both was the team going to recover and freshman Blake Mesiter there was a large number of people one in the bottom of the first contests, shutting down the Triton after the graduation of six defeated Hector Rincon and Zach still anxious to play -literally hun­ inning, but despite the fact that attempts to recover lost ground. seniors? Would the two returning Glankler, 8-5, at No.3 doubles. dreds of them. several players performed well, San Francisco State's victory starters be able to carry the team? The Tritons have been con­ At the time, the rational conclu­ San Francisco State's victory was translates to a CCAA record Would the four freshmen stand centrating on perfecting their sion was to direct those teams that secure by the fifth inning. improvement to 11 -7 overall and up against collegiate competi­ doubles game plan and lineup, wanted to throw a disc around to "The first game was well ­ 6-2 in league action. tion' The Tritons have si lenced and their hard work has become a other local fields until a better solu­ played, but we didn't get the hits UCSD returns to action next any doubters and are nipping at powerful advantage in getting the tion could be reached. In retro­ at the right time and we got very week with a pair of doubleheaders the heels of their predecessors. early lead in matches. Of 21 dou­ spect, this decision may have been defensive," senior team captain at home. The Tritons Will host The No. 10 Tritons (6-1 over­ bles matches played this season, short-sighted. However, it is the Jamie Hurst sa id . Cal Baptist in a nonconference all) extended their six-match win­ the men have only dropped five, only thing that the Squids are Sophomore Brittni Carino had matchup on March 10. UCSD ning streak on March 8 with a 6- which has helped them obtain directly accountable for, despite the a hit and scored a run in the first will then host Cal State San 3 win over No. 20 Presbyerian their impressive record thus far. severity of their punishment. game, while I Tum also collected a Bernardino on March 12 . College. It was the first time the The men began the singles UCSD's outdoor field-using hit to go along with her RBI. Tritons hosted a match against play with a 3-0 lead. At No. 1 sin­ teams have a problem that requires Fre hman Danielle Lukic had another nationally ranked team, gles, Swan had little trouble attention, or this will not be the last the other UCSD hit in game one, and they rose to the performance defeating Ratchford, 6-2, 6-4, but time we are faced with a conun­ scoring on Hurst's RBI single. with little problem. the three los es came at the 0.2, drum like the one affecting the ulti­ Sophomore Melanie Meurer "We knew going into the No. 3 and No.4 singles positions. mate team. The campus practically and Junior iki Anderson each match that it was going to be Oijala, playing No.4 singles, was has more grass fields than there are coll ected a hit in the second game important because it wa s a able ro pull the first set from his sports to use them - until it rains. of the twin bill . Division II match, which is used opponent, 6-1, but was unable to Then there are none. There is not a Soph omore Tina Rowe suf­ later on to determine our playoff maintain control, and lost the single all-weather field where teams ered the loss in game one for status," junior Erk Oijala said. next two sets, 3-6,4-6, in a tough can relocate matches that are other­ tJC 0 , despite allowing only one "We came out mentally prepared three-set match. At o. 5, wise called on account of weather. earned run on fi ve hits with two and ready." Mei ter defeated Glankler, 6-1, 7- There is a degree of logic at walks and five strikeouts. The Tritons pounced on the 6, while freshman Will Phan, at work here. Because they are located Freshman Melissa Ward rook Blue Hose early in the match, o. 6 singles, picked up an easy in a generally a dry place, the fields the loss in game two, allowing winning all three of their doubles win over Guy Dooley, 6-2, 6-2. at UCSD are designed to work like four ea rned runs on 10 hits in six matches. Sophomore Seth The win came a day after an sponges, collecting as much water full innings of work. Spector and junior Brent Molden easy home victory over Division as possible from each rain, then "[Freshman] Nicole Fullerton surpa sed every skeptic's expecta­ I Gonzaga on Feb. 7. The irrigating the grass more efficiently Johnny Vy/Cuordion came in at the rop of the seventh tions by defeating the nation's Tritons swept the Bulldogs, 9-0, than constant watering could. But inning with bases loaded and did Tough times: Freshman shortstop No. 2 doubles team, Paul in a match that the men simply that leaves no alternatives for the an awesome job," Hurst aid. Danielle Lukk and the Tritons suffered Ratchford and Kshitij Dwivedi, 8- As for the visiting San their first conference losses to SFSU. 6, in an exciting match. See TENNIS. Page 15 See GRANTED. Page 14