VOLUME 49, ISSUE 38 THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016 WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG MEN’S BASKETBALL UCSD GUARDIAN University’s CHOICE AWARDS Mental Health Services Gets C+ Grade The UC Student Association based their evaluations on accessibility, staff diversity and student outreach. BY Mario EspiNOZA CONTRIBUTING WRITER YOU KNOW THEIR STANCES Senior forward Drew Dyer scored the game-tying shot during Tuesday night’s game against Sonoma State right at the UCSD received a C+ grade in ON IMMIGRATION AND THE second half buzzer. UCSD went on to win the game in overtime 71–66. Photo by Megan Lee /UCSD Guardian SECOND AMMENDMENT, BUT the UC Student Association’s mental DO YOU KNOW THEIR FAVORITE health services evaluation on Feb. FILMS OF 2015? WE DO. FIND 9. UCSA conducted the study as UC SYSTEM part of the #HowAreYou campaign, OUT WHAT THEY ARE AND which aims to draw attention to MUCH, MUCH MORE. the University of California’s failure to provide adequate services for weekend, PAGE 6 UC Berkeley Offcials Reveal students in need of mental help. A.S. Vice President of External Affairs Krystl Fabella, who is also PEER LISTENING Servers Were Attacked a member of UCSA’s Board of mental health resources Directors, described to the UCSD Opinion, Page 4 By promita nandy Guardian how UCSD’s score UC Berkeley’s financial system, which stores the campus officials were in the process of patching a reflects how the university does not bank account and social security numbers of students, security flaw in the financial system. The campus’s prioritize student mental health, MEN'S BASKETBALL faculty and vendors, was breached on Dec. 28, 2015. The existing security measures stopped the intrusion within even when an increasing number of Advance to CCA semi finals university began notifying victims of the cyberattack 24 hours of its discovery. students require assistance. Evidence Sport, Page 10 last Friday. Over 80,000 current and former students, Gilmore also clarified that there is no evidence that of this can be seen with the student- employees and vendors may have have been affected by the sensitive information was accessed or used, but UC to-counselor ratio being 1550:1. the attack. Berkeley is offering students free credit-monitoring “It is a testament to really how Senior Director of Strategic Communications at services as a precautionary measure. under-resourced, understaffed, FORECAST UC Berkeley Janet Gilmore told the UCSD Guardian “Out of an abundance of caution, we are offering those underfunded our CAPS services officials needed time to identify the individuals affected potentially impacted with a year of credit monitoring, are,” Fabella said. “While the fact that before they could notify the victims. free of charge, and a package of related credit protection more students are utilizing CAPS “With any cyberattack, it takes time to determine the services, again, free of charge,” Gilmore said. “Tips and for counseling shows that mental scope of the attack, restore the integrity of the system resource information are also being provided.” illness is becoming less stigmatized [and] identify the individuals potentially affected,” Following the breach, campus officials hired security and students are encouraged to get Gilmore explained. “Once the university discovered experts to improve their security measures and are THURSDAY FRIDAY help, we don’t have the capacity to H 66 L 55 H 66 L 58 the attack, it promptly hired an outside computer working to expedite the process of fixing defects in investigation firm to ensure the process could move administrative systems during updates. meet these needs.” along as quickly as possible and to help confirm that the This attack follows another breach in UC Berkeley’s Fabella also thinks that the four- attack was fully contained and the intruders expelled cybersecurity system that occurred in September week waiting period for students from the system.” 2014, which compromised the information used by to receive a CAPS appointment SATURDAY According to Gilmore, the attack took place while its Real Estate Division. According to Gilmore, large is another example of how UCSD SUNDAY needs to prioritize counseling. H 68 L 58 H 65 L 57 See CYBER, page 3 “It is absolutely appalling,” Fabella commented. “Help for mental health crises should be immediate, just as CALIFORNIA physical illnesses are treated with VERBATIM urgency. As we know, they don’t happen in long durations of weeks, “THAT IS THE ANTITHESIS Scientists Measure Impact of Aliso Canyon Leak but are often unanticipated and are OF POLITICAL ADVOCACY: due to present factors.” IT IS NOT ABOUT WHICH Last year’s methane blowout is nearly 20 times larger than any other in American history. Between September 2015 and CANDIDATE IS BEST FOR February 2016, UCSA sent student YOURSELF, BUT IS RATHER BY kevin santos from two to 60 parts per million,” human health.” researchers to meet with CAPS WILLING TO DEDICATE STAFF WRITER Conley stated. “[This is] about 20 Ryerson spoke about the state’s directors and staff who were asked ONESELF TO UPLIFT times the next largest leak we’ve efforts to reduce the impact of to answer 17 questions focused EVERYONE — EVEN IF SUCH UC Davis, in a joint study with the seen. The escaped gas is now automobiles on climate change. A TASK IS IMPOSSIBLE...” on three core areas: accessibility, National Oceanic and Atmospheric continuing its journey around These measures involve enhancing diversity of staff and amount of Administration, revealed that last the world. Beyond the short-term the standard fuel economy and student outreach by on-campus - CHRISTIAN GELLA year’s Aliso Canyon gas leak was the potential health issues, this isn’t an endorsing the use of greener mental health centers. The responses THE CHRISTIAN LIFESTYLE largest methane blowout in United Los Angeles or California problem transportation practices. were compiled into a final score for States history. Their findings were WEEKEND, PAGE 8 — it’s a global issue.” “Significant effort and expense each campus on a scale of A to F; published in the Feb. 25 edition of According to Thomas Ryerson, has been spent in California over the average score across the UC the research journal “Science.” the co-lead scientist from the NOAA, the years to minimize greenhouse campuses was a C. Stephen Conley, co-lead scientist the accidental leakage that took gas emissions,” Ryerson said. CAPS Director Reina Juarez from UC Davis, flew his aircraft INSIDE place last October has had adverse “[These include] improving fleet explained to the Guardian how over the Aliso Canyon area after consequences, affecting both people gas mileage, promoting hybrid and CAPS is working to address the the leak was sealed on Feb. 11 and and the environment. electric vehicles [and] supporting accessibility area that UCSA’s WHITE HOUSE ADVISOR .. 2 described to the UCSD Guardian the “This leak displaced thousands alternative and public transport.” evaluation called for. readings he found as being a cause of people, causing acute health In spite of these efforts, the POLITICALLY CORRECT ... 4 “[Accessibility] is an issue that for concern. Not only is the methane problems,” Ryerson told the methane leak, before its containment THE LAST MATCH ........... 8 we have been working diligently to release the largest leakage recorded, Guardian. “It released 97,100 on Feb. 11, produced a volume of address,” Juarez said. “The student TRITON TO WATCH .......... 8 but it also has implications that metric tons of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas comparable to the W. BASKETBALL ............ 10 extend beyond California’s borders. greenhouse gas into the atmosphere METHANE, HEALTH, “[The methane readings were] … [affecting] climate, air quality and See page 2 See page 3 2 THE UCSD GUARDIAN | THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016 | WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG NEWS AVERAGE CAT By Christina Carlson Vincent Pham Editor in Chief Tina Butoiu Managing Editor Jacky To News Editor Cassia Pollock Opinion Editor Quinn Pieper Associate Opinion Editor Marcus Thuillier Sports Editors Dev Jain Associate Sport Editor Allison Kubo Features Editor Karly Nisson A&E Editor Brittney Lu Lifestyle Editors CAMPUS Olga Golubkova Jonathan Gao Photo Editor Megan Lee Associate Photo Editor White House Science and Technology Advisor Speaks at UCSD Joselynn Ordaz Design Editor Sherman Aline Associate Design Editor The university hosted the annual Herb York Memorial Lecture to remember and celebrate UCSD’s first chancellor. Christina Carlson Art Editors Sophia Huang talk, titled “Science and Engineering of topics, including the economy, Engineering. He commented on the BY rebecca chong Jennifer Grundman Copy Editor STAFF WRITER for the Public Good: Priorities, public health, the environment, low levels of reading improvement Policies and Partnerships in the national and homeland security, among American students. Sage Schubert Christian Associate Copy Editor President Obama’s senior Obama Administration,” was an international relations and STEM “There’s been a flatline in reading Page Layout science and technology advisor overview of science and engineering education programs. He also improvement over the past 10, 20 Sherman Aline, Joselynn Ordaz, Quinn Pieper, Jacky To John Holdren delivered the annual in public policy. emphasized the importance of social years,” Cottrel said. “So, how are we Copy Reader Herb York Memorial Lecture this He explained the current state of science research as a way to gain going to improve learning for our Heejung Lim, Alicia Ho, Lisa Chik past Monday at UCSD’s Sanford science and technology policy, those more insight into how the results students?” Editorial Assistants Naftali Burakovsky, Lisa Chik, Oliver Cromwell, Christian Duarte, Consortium on how science and areas the national administration of scientific advancement actually Holdren’s reply was that STEM Josh Lefler, Maria Sebas, Sam Velazquez, Nathan Walker engineering policy has developed is working to influence through function in society. is part of a greater initiative to Business Manager under the Obama administration.