WINTER eMOVIE e PREVIEW VOLUME XLII, ISSUE XX THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2009 WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG UCSD Reaches ‘Historic Labor Rights Breakthrough’ University supports efforts in reaching a “historic labor Russell that authorizes the company deserves credit for embracing this rights breakthrough” with the appar- to use the university’s artwork, pre- kind of sweeping change. We are sherlock Honduras union workers el manufacturer Russell Athletics, a venting Russell from legally apply- very optimistic about the ability of by revising apparel subsidiary of Fruit of the Loom. ing UCSD logos to garments. the company and the union to work Along with nearly 100 universities The long-time suppliers of together to implement the accords.” holmes contract with bookstore. Dec. 25 — The same tweedy, across the nation — including Duke, UCSD logo apparel — including The company also agreed to Columbia and Harvard — UCSD sweatshirts, T-shirts and sweatpants open a new factory, rehire workers, weirdo detective with a pipe who made Granny swoon is getting an By Regina Ip boycotted Russell Athletics, the larg- — agreed to provide workers in provide them with economic assis- contributing Writer est licensee of retail sales at UCSD, for Honduras fair labor standards and tance and establish a joint union- extreme makeover this holiday sea- labor rights violations at its factories working conditions on Nov. 14. management training program. son. Thanks to Robert Downey Jr., he Workers Rights in Honduras, where it serves as the “We think these are tremendous- “The effect on students will be Holmes is now a major badass. Consortium, an independent largest private-sector company. ly positive and indeed historic agree- satisfaction that products carrying the See HOLMESpage 9 T labor rights organization, In June, UCSD terminated the ments,” WRC executive director recognized UCSD on Nov. 18 for its trademark-licensing contract with Scott Nova said. “We think Russell See HONDURASpage 3 >(;,9>(99069 up in the air 4W_<MKP)XX eby sonia mindene Dec. 25 — Leaving the theater with the googly-eyed spine tingle you get when a )QL[QV+ZW[[QVO movie’s turned your night upside down — when it’s 5M`QKIV*WZLMZ packaged so tight to per- Scientists debate over fection that you dread the the legality of an final credit application poten- roll — it was admittedly tially used by illegal a little hard immigrants. for me to believe that “Up in the Air” had been so fucking good. Hard to believe, By Connie Qian because it happens to be directed by Contributing Writer the same guy who brought America UCSD researchers have its first Sunny D-chugging hipster developed a cell-phone applica- hero who (honest to blog) almost tion to help illegal immigrants made me scratch out my eye sockets. cross the U.S.-Mexico border See AIR,page 8 more safely. The application — the Transborder Immigrant Tool — is a controversial device that some consider a humani- tarian project and others an ille- gal aid to smugglers. The project to create the application, led by assistant visual-arts professor Ricardo Dec. 25 — It’s a bit asinine, even Dominguez and coded nine obscene, how preoccupied Hollywood by research theorist Brett has been with the number nine this Stalbaum, is aimed at reducing year. Off the heels of “9,” “District 9” death rates among migrants and (triple whammy) “$9.99,” Rob crossing from Mexico into the Marshall’s latest, “Nine,” loses itself in U.S. by directing users to water the fray. To be fair, though, it’s better caches and safety beacons via than that: This grand girl party is a inexpensive cell phones. spin-off of a Tony Award-winning “What we’re studying is Broadway musical first produced in whether very inexpensive 1982, and the last screenplay of late mobile phones with GPS Director of the California KEVIN WU/GUARDIAN legend Anthony Minghella. devices can be repurposed as Immigration Policy Center As part of UCSD’s tribute to World AIDS Day — which included informational booths and a station to assemble care an emergency life-saving tool,” Reshma Shamasunder said she packages for caregivers of AIDS patients — a student dances in honor of a friend who passed away from the disease. See NINE,page 9 Stalbaum said. commends the collective effort The development of the of UCSD researchers. application has spanned more “There is a human trag- than a year. The researchers edy occurring along the STUDENTS DEMAND REFUND FOR EXTENSION PROGRAM described their methods as U.S.-Mexico border, as a five-step process: mapping people attempt to cross and By Tanja Fijalkowski agement of the program and demanding inadequate modes of teaching and that out the land surrounding the find themselves lost or aban- Contributing Writer monetary compensation in the form of Lane, a lead instructor and DAC faculty U.S.-Mexico border, research- doned by smugglers who care half their tuition — or $6,750 per student. advisor, left town for 20 days during the ing both dangerous and safe little or nothing about them,” A number of UCSD Extension stu- Twelve of the 19 students enrolled in quarter and sent e-mails that stated the communities in the area, test- Shamasunder said. “Efforts dents have filed formal grievances against the DAC program signed a statement of class would review old material during ing GPS coordinates and vocal to provide emergency infor- the administration, claiming that the 2008 complaint addressed to the university, and this time. However, DAC student Kevin instructions, testing the appli- mation or assistance that can Digital Arts Center (DAC) program did seven filed formal grievances. Root claimed the material was new and cation by walking between save lives are a compassionate not adequately prepare them for a career According to the statement, the unfamiliar. Mexico and the U.S. and let- response to this situation.” in Web design, as had been promised. majority of student complaints revolved “The e-mails are not only insulting ting immigrants in both coun- Most of the tool’s funding Students in the year-long program around the teaching methods of instruc- to our intellectual abilities, but untrue,” tries test the tool for further released a statement to administrators tors Harrison Watts and John Lane. The feedback and development. 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