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Roughly 200 students and faculty members — wearing surgical masks and black tape over their mouths to symbolize censorship, and bearing signs with the slogan “Art is not a crime� — engaged in a “silent march� on April 8 to protest the university’s ongoing investigation of visual-arts associate professor Ricardo Dominguez. The university launched a formal investigation after Dominguez and the b.a.n.g. computer lab — a collection of UCSD students and faculty who use technology as performance art — staged a Virtual Sit-In during the March 4 “Day of Action� protest. There, he invited people through online advertising to initiate a computer program he designed to overload and potentially crash the UC Office of the President Web site. Approximately 400 participants took part in the sit-in. The program also redirected some links on the site to a 404 error message that replaced the typical “URL cannot be found� text with phrases like “There is no transparency found at the UC

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Visual-arts professor Ricardo Dominguez is in a tight spot. His tenure at UCSD is currently in jeopardy, because — ironically — he was living up to his reasons for hire. It all started with the Zapatista Army of National Liberation. Ricardo Dominguez Hailing from UCSD Professor Chiapas — the southernmost state of Mexico — the Zapatistas are self-proclaimed lib-

fter a contentious student-government election featuring three new slates, seven presidential candidates and the first incumbent president to run for reelection, Revelle College junior Wafa Ben Hassine won the 201011 A.S. Council presidency on April 9.

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Ben Hassine, who is currently a campuswide senator, won the election by a margin of 278 votes over incumbent A.S. President Utsav Gupta, who came in second. The outcome of the presidential race was heavily influenced by the single transferable vote system. Using the STV system, voters are asked to rank the candidates in order of preference. In the event that a student’s first-ranked candi-

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A recent UCSD study has linked drug use among teenagers to their involvement in social networks, their sleeping patterns and their proximity to individuals with similar habits. Assistant professor of psychiatry Sara Mednick used information from an online database called the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to determine whether teenagers who have friends with poor sleep patterns are likely to adopt similar habits. Furthermore, it was found that irregular sleeping habits oftentimes lead to increased marijuana use. Mednick — along with Harvard sociology professor Nicholas Christakis and UCSD politicalscience professor James Fowler — examined social behavior within the networks of more than 8,000 students from the seventh to 12th

grade. Participants were asked to answer surveys that included questions about their sleep patterns and drug use. The students were also asked to give the names of five male and five female friends, who were in turn asked to fill out the same survey and name their friends — effectively creating a network. Participants retook the surveys three additional times, at intervals of three years. “We were able to track how these behaviors that kids were having the first year changed across the years, and how the effect of new friends also affected their behavior,� Mednick said. “So, if I knew you as a friend and you started smoking pot, [we analyzed] how likely it would be that I would start smoking pot.� Using this data, researchers found that collective drug-and-sleep behaviors extended to four degrees of separation in social networks. According to the study, if a member of an individual’s given net-

work sleeps less than seven hours, the likelihood of the original individual sleeping less than seven hours is increased by 11 percent. Additionally, Mednick found if a participant reported using marijuana, his or her friend would be 10 percent more likely to use the drug as well. The study also concluded that a participant’s tendency to use drugs increases by 19 percent if they have a friend who sleeps less than seven hours a night. Though the correlation was more dramatic between individuals who were direct friends, participants were 5 percent more likely to use drugs if an acquaintance within four degrees did so as well. Mednick said her discoveries can be explained by a strong social influence among teenagers. For example, if you have a friend who rarely sleeps, you — through spending time with your friend — will probably adopt similar habits. “In order to have my sleep affect

your sleep, we’ve got to be physically involved with each other,â€? Mednick said. “It’s a more influential aspect — a more direct aspect. That way, we can actually hang out together, not sleep together and maybe even do drugs together. These are the social aspects of a strong influence.â€? Mednick said she will continue her research by examining the effects of napping within a network. Readers can contact Victoria BaĂąuelos at vbanuelos@ucsd.edu.

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LIGHTS AND SIRENS Friday, April 2 1:19 a.m.: Citizen contact ▶ An unknown subject was seen “ripping off signs” at the Village Building 1. Field interview administered. 1:54 a.m.: Burglary ▶ Three males were seen “carrying items” out of Hubbs Hall after entering through a broken window. 7:40 p.m.: Party disturbance ▶ Ten to 15 female students were reported as “getting ready for a party” loudly at the Sixth College apartments. Will cooperate. 11:02 p.m.: Suicide attempt ▶ A female student threatened to “jump off [the balcony] and kill herself ” after being locked out of her residence at Oceania Hall. 11:04 p.m.: Battery ▶ A student was reported as “punching a security guard twice” at the Loft in Price Center East. Saturday, April 3 11:11 p.m.: Fight disturbance ▶ Two males in their late 20s, wearing hooded sweatshirts, were seen fighting at the San Diego Miramar Apartments. Sunday, April 4 1:24 a.m.: Fight disturbance ▶ A “large group” was seen fighting at the Gilman Parking Structure. 4:07 p.m.: Injury ▶ A 26-year-old male reported having “leg pain” after falling down a flight of stairs at the Engineering Building Unit 3. 11:28 p.m.: Lost property ▶ A foreigner “flying out on [Monday]” reported losing a brown leather bag containing her passport at Cafe Ventanas. Monday, April 5 12:12 a.m.: Medical aid ▶ A male was reported as having a possible concussion after hitting his

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head on the wall “purposefully.” 10:39 a.m.: Chemical spill ▶ Unknown chemicals were reported as spilled on the floor at the Stein Clinical Research Building as a result of an earthquake. Tuesday, April 6 2:46 a.m.: Incomplete call ▶ A child’s voice was heard over the phone saying, “Help me, help me” before the call disconnected. Referred to other agency. 6:45 p.m.: Hazard situation ▶ Three white males were reported as smoking cigarettes at Allen Field, a possible “fire hazard.” Gone on arrival. 10:22 p.m.: Kidnapping ▶ A male was seen chasing a white female, dragging her into the backseat of a mid-size vehicle, and driving towards a dead end as she screamed, “Rape.” Wednesday, April 7 11:03 a.m.: Possession of marijuana ▶ An Asian male and white male were seen smoking marijuana outside Geisel library. Unable to locate. Thursday, April 8 8:41 a.m.: Drunk in public ▶ A 40-year-old intoxicated white male with “soiled pants” was reported as repeatedly “ringing the doorbell” of the Stein Clinical Research Building. Unable to locate. 2:49 p.m.: Grand theft ▶ A student “wearing a sleep-study watch worth $1,000” was reported as missing after failing to show up to the second study session at the UCSD School of Medicine. 10:39 p.m.: Possession of marijuana ▶ Four to five males “dressed in suits” were seen “smoking marijuana cigarettes” at the Visual Arts Building. — Compiled by Sonia Minden Senior Staff Writer

reelected. Independent presidential candidate Tan Dhillon filed an electionBefore results could be day grievance on April 9 against announced at the A.S. election at incumbent A.S. President Utsav Round Table Pizza on April 9, the Gupta, who was running for reelecelection committee had to address tion. Dhillon claimed that Gupta, by a number of grievances filed against keeping the Web site he had created during the 2009-10 election without various slates. According to A.S. Election specifying the year of his campaign, was being decepManager Vishal tive. Kotcherlakota, current However, Gupta Vice President of Finance said the Web site and Resources Peter was only active so Benesch filed a grievThis is a the Guardian could ance against the Tritons misunderstanding, keep him accountFirst slate on March and the problem able for campaign 30. Kotcherlakota said promises. Benesch accused the comes from Students slate of pre-campaigning having two R.A.s, FirstThe slate also filed by reaching out to stunot on the part of two election-day dent orgs through email grievances against before the official camthe candidates.” Tritons First, both paigning period began, BRIAN MCEUEN for violating elecand of posting flyCANDIDATE, tion protocol in ers on the Chancellor’s A.S. PRESIDENT Eleanor Roosevelt Complex. College. In addition, the grievIn the first grievance, the Students ance stated that Lynne Swerhone and Ryan O’Rear, current Muir College First slate — represented by ERC senators who ran for reelection on senior Chris Westling — accused the Tritons First slate, violated elec- the Tritons First slate of posting untion protocol by promoting their approved election posters in the ERC slate on the their KSDT radio show common areas. “This directly targets the fresh“Muirworld.” Kotcherlakota said the commit- men voters and gives Tritons First tee struck down the first complaint, an unfair advantage,” Westling said. According to both election and but ruled that Swerhone and O’Rear had indeed violated election guide- college protocol, campaign flyers lines, and prohibited them from must be approved by resident adviscampaigning for one day. Although ers before being posted in colleges. Benesch appealed the ruling to the As evidence, Westling presented A.S. Judicial Board, a board consist- photos — taken by Students First ing of seven non-council students campuswide senatorial candidate appointed by the president, the Noor El-Annan — of the posters, an explanation of flyer policy from ERC board upheld the sanction. However, Benesch’s actions Resident Dean Rey Guerrero and a prompted a public apology from note from ERC R.A. Samantha Lee the Tritons First slate during the stating that she had not approved vice-presidential debates on April the flyers. However, the Tritons First slate, 5. Both Swerhone and O’Rear were By Angela Chen News Editor

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represented by presidential candidate Brian McEuen, said that the accusation was a miscommunication. He explained members of Tritons First had approached Lee’s co-R.A., Cody Griffin, to ask permission to hang the flyers. McEuen said Griffin gave his approval without notifying Lee. “This is a misunderstanding and the problem comes from having two R.A.s, not on the part of the candidates,” McEuen said. Students First also accused Tritons First of “dorm-storming” — visiting individual dorms to campaign. According to A.S. election bylaws, disqualification — the severest consequence of a grievance ruling — only occurs when the accused party demonstrates malicious and repeated violations, or when the violation is so significant as to change the election outcome. The most significant grievance in recent A.S. history occurred during the 2003 elections, during which Vice President Internal candidate Steve York filed a grievance against a Students First! slate. York claimed the slate had violated election protocol by displaying campaign posters on April 10, instead of taking them down the night before. As a result, the committee — and later the judicial board —disqualified the entire Students First! slate including Vice President of External Affairs-elect Rigo Marquez, who was replaced by Harish Nandagopal, a candidate that shad run for the vice president of finance and resources position on the Students First! slate. According to Kotcherlakota, the judicial board decided to overturn all three of this year’s election-day grievances, and the rulings had no effect on the results of the election. Readers can contact Angela Chen at shchen@ucsd.edu.

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t appears not even a race war nor Bill of Rights battle can permeate UCSD’s ever-victorious air of apathy. This A.S. election season, voter turnout dropped a few percentage points compared to last year despite a supersized candidate pool and what seemed to be a brief spike in interest in campus politics. Once again, Students for Affirmative Action Committee members — who officially endorsed Students First presidential candidate Wafa Ben Hassine — proved more powerful than the disinterested majority (who will ironically complain all year about how the Sun God lineup sucks and how UCSD is socially dead, despite having neglected their five-minute opportunity to have a say). At the same time, in the face of recent unpopularity, current president and 2010-11 candidate Utsav Gupta proved that a killer cam-

paign can almost topple the SAAC trend, along with the fact that he is the single best campaigner in the universe. (Sarah Palin best come knocking if she has any intention of bagging the U.S. presidency in 2012). What A.S. President-elect Ben Hassine can learn from her fellow candidates is that, in addition to her promises to lessen our carbon footprint and diversify our student population, she has been elected to represent the interests of all constituents. Just as importantly, she has been elected to throw a yearlong $3 million party to help us forget we’re wasting precious youth working our asses off at a failing institution. But if Ben Hassine only fulfills one responsibility this year, she should play the role of mediator to what is destined to be a feisty forum. No future president will ever get as much done as Gupta —

he’s superhuman when it comes to the grindstone. The only way Ben Hassine can achieve similar levels of productivity is to unite councilmembers so they can get shit done together. As usual, campuswide senators are sure to clash: Inexperienced firecrackers like Deyna Roberson will be sitting next to seasoned strategists like Zoe Seher and Victor Flores. The cabinet is similarly loaded for crossfire, with oddwoman-out NOW! cheerleader Kristina Pham alongside Tritons First candidates Andrew Ang and Michael Lam. Pham will probably run a similar term as current Vice President of Student Life Ricsie Hernandez — hands-off and Concerts & Eventsfocused — and Lam is likely to drift from the council like this year’s Vice President of External Affairs Gracelynne West. Vice President of

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It’s a small 24-hour window to convince Mom, Pop and their new little admit that — barring all rumors that UCSD is home only to bio-nerds and KKK members in training — we’re actually a lively campus that promotes diversity, an active lifestyle and a host of other admissions-office buzzwords having little to do with our actual college experience. The student-org leaders and financial-aid officers crowding Library Walk last Saturday were are all part of a careful illusion that our school is an impossibly welcoming bastion of higher learning — where there’s always someone to offer a friendly smile or full-color satire newspaper at every turn. The strongest sell of all, though, is the unremitting SoCal sun, which somehow manages to part the clouds and shine down on freshman hopefuls in an act of divine interference on the second Saturday of April, every year, without fail. (Curiously enough, at press time, it’s in the low sixties and overcast. Excuse my resentment.) See END page 5

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t is my pleasure and honor to have been chosen by the student body to be qualified enough to represent them. I would not be in this position had it not been for the overwhelming support that the Students First slate and I had been receiving all along. Needless to say, Friday night was an immensely humbling experience. However, getting elected into office is not an accomplishment. Campaigning only means so much until the year is over and the students can check off all the changes the Students First slate promised to make. I will be more than happy to accept an accomplished status upon exiting office with a record that fulfills our slate’s promises. Friday night, Tritons First swept the elections, taking most of the senatorial seats and two out of the three vice presidential positions. Contrary to what some may think, I believe that the goals of both Tritons First

and Students First align. Together, we are a group of committed individuals who are looking to make paying college dues easier, cut waste from the annual budget, promote environmental sustainability, ensure student safety and enhance student life to make it more Campaigning exciting. Throughout only means my campaign, so much I spoke a lot until the year about institutionalizing is over and activism in the students can UCSD commucheck off all nity and within the promises the Associated This the Students Students. activism entails First slate several aspects. First, I want promised to to see the A.S. make. Council make more informed funding decisions, spend money in a sustainable manner and revise the budget to cut waste. I will be chartering a committee soon that will be responsible for doing this.

This committee will then present to council a couple of weeks before we pass the budget, allowing for any changes to be made after hearing their recommendations. I will also be working very closely with my friend and colleague Andrew Ang — vice president of finance and resources elect — to carry out said reforms. Second, as president, I want to ensure that our A.S. Council is committed to seeing a more environmentally sustainable campus. We need to focus on furthering our sustainability efforts, and this can be done in a myriad of ways. Styrofoam in Price Center, the sale of bottled water and the lack of bike lanes on this campus are but a few of our school’s environmentally unsound characteristics. Of course, the initiating step to repair said issues is voting in a position for associate vice president of sustainability. This position would be a working liaison between the Student Sustainability Collective and the A.S. Council. The AVP would also conduct a yearly audit of A.S. sustainability efforts and provide

weekly written reports of campus sustainability efforts to council. The AVP sustainability’s responsibilities are also external: The AVP would advocate for environmental policies at municipal and state levels, when students are directly impacted by said policies. Finally, with the students facing even steeper hikes in registration fees next year, it’s about time that the A.S. Council dedicates its energy to fighting the budget cuts. We are in a crisis of diversity, and — working with Student Promoted Access Center for Education and Service — we have to fight for a more diverse student makeup through sustainable outreach to historically underrepresented communities. We are also in a crisis of privatization. The California Master Plan for Higher Education’s promise of free public education has been ripped to shreds. Unified as a student body, we cannot stand up for that. We need an A.S. Council that is not afraid to get political and be biased for the students: We need to empower

students of all backgrounds to shape our school’s future. Some of the most important happenings of this upcoming year are the California gubernatorial and midterm elections. I will work closely with the vice president of external affairs to bring each candidate to our campus and allow the students to be well-educated before casting ballots. Besides attending all UC Board of Regents meetings, I would also like to have our council go on lobbying visits together. If finances permit, councilmembers will be expected to go on quarterly lobbying visits. Working with the vice president of student life, the trip can serve as a retreat and an opportunity for the A.S. Council to be better informed and, subsequently, put greater pressure on California legislators to reprioritize public education when passing the budget. Above all, I am looking forward to a year of service and keeping the students’ interests at heart, both with local administration and external elected officials. Thank you, and I hope to serve you well.

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age from home after 4 p.m. And why would they? Wasting a Saturday on the real UCSD experience — the one comprised of Grade-D dining-hall mystery meat Despite all the lecture bureaucracy and and halls so huge undercooked they require chicken, it’s prescription glasses too bad the wouldn’t greatness of this — serve anyplace doesn’t one’s interstand on its own. ests. Naturally, tablers on Admit Day (myself not excluded) are desperate for fresh meat to fill their soon-spacier org meetings.

I can’t help but think, though, after witnessing so much staged Library Walk merrymaking, that despite all the bureaucracy and undercooked chicken, it’s too bad the greatness of this place doesn’t stand on its own. Last I checked, the beach isn’t a short walk from UCLA or Berkeley, nor can they boast the almighty presence of Ben and Jerry in their dining halls. Perhaps our admissions office doesn’t rank those advantages as highly as pamphlet-friendly headers like “diversity� or “community� — but it’s a shame the three-ring admissions circus overshadows what small joys UCSD actually can offer on the prettiest day of the year.

Dear Editor, Thank you for your April 1 story “E-mail Mishap Raises Concerns Over I-House Admissions Process,� about the discriminatory, racebased admissions process at the International House. I am “John,� the student mentioned in the article. I am writing in response to Jeremy McGrew, who told the Guardian that “anyone who is trying to criticize the setup of this, or how they run it, is trying to throw a wrench in something that’s moving very smoothly.� The system of using race in housing is not a “good setup.� In Eleanor Roosevelt College’s writing series Making of the Modern World, we learned how white people once systematically denied housing and other rights to blacks. That was not a good setup, and it was racist. I-House should not hide behind a cloak of diversity when what it really supports is continual racism and discrimination. In calling the I-House admissions system a “good setup,� maybe he was not aware of it, but McGrew used the same arguments made by

supporters of southern Jim Crow laws, who thought someone “crazyâ€? like Rosa Parks was fighting something “that’s moving very smoothly.â€? We know Rosa Parks was not crazy; she was courageous in standing up to institutions and “good setups.â€? Over something as trivial as a seat on the bus, she took a stand and we are now indebted to her as a nation. We stand with Rosa Parks, and we need to tell UCSD I-House staff that their defense of a system that denied admission to Mexican, Asian, black, white and other students based partially on race or national origin concerns is indefensible. â€”“Johnâ€? Source, April 1 article “E-mail Mishap Raises Concerns Over I-House Admissions Processâ€? â–ś The Guardian welcomes letters from its readers. All letters must be no longer than 500 words, typed, double-spaced and signed with a name and applicable title. Letters must also contain a phone number. We reserve the right to edit for length and clarity. Letters may be dropped off at the Guardian office on the second floor of the Student Center or e-mailed. Send all letters to: The UCSD Guardian Opinion Editor 9500 Gilman Dr. 0316 La Jolla, CA 92093-0316 e-mail: opinion@ucsdguardian.org

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Associate vice presidents are appointed by the time the new council assumes office during Week Seven. Sixth College Senator and presidential hopeful John Condello — who placed fourth after running independently — said he was “super happy” with Ben Hassine’s victory. “I think she’s experienced, she’s idealistic and hopefully she can appoint everybody that can help accomplish her goals — and I’m glad Utsav didn’t win,” Condello said. He added that he’d like to see Ben Hassine take a firmer stance on many issues. “[I’d advise her] to not be so politically correct and make sure that she can speak her mind more often, and not worry so much about offending people,” he said. Independent presidential candidates Joe Virgilio and August Ryan Brenner were not present at the election announcements. The results were delayed for two hours while the A.S. Elections Committee discussed three election separate greviances — two of which were filed against the Tritons First slate and the other against Gupta. According to A.S. Elections Manager Vishal Kotcherlakota, student voter turnout was 22.7 percent — down from 24.3 percent last year. Marshall College boasted the highest college turnout at 25.3 percent, and Warren College had the lowest, at 21.1 percent. “I’m happy that it was a competitive race this year,” Kotcherlakota said. “There was a diverse group of turnout, which is what a legitimate A.S. election needs.” Ben Hassine said that her first priorities will be to appoint associate vice presidents and charter a committee to start determining the 2010-11 executive budget. Additional reporting by Trevor Cox, Reza Farazmand, Hayley Bisceglia-Martin and Simone Wilson.

▶ SIT-IN, from page 1 Office of the President.” Dominguez said the incident was a form of virtual civil disobedience, a part of the body of work that Dominguez was both known and hired for at UCSD in 2005. Dominguez said that university officials had been informally investigating him since January for his involvement in creating a cell-phone application that helps illegal immigrants safely cross the U.S. border with Mexico by leading them to fresh water and other forms of aid. According to Dominguez, the university has threatened to strip him of his tenure. Tenure allows professors extra job security by requiring just cause before their contracts can be terminated. Upon request from the UCOP, Assistant Vice Chancellor of UCSD Audit & Management Advisory Services Stephanie Burke scheduled a meeting with Dominguez on April 8 to investigate his involvement in the March 4 Virtual Sit-In. A small group of protesters accompanied Dominguez to the meeting, where he asked the crowd whether or not he should go inside. According to Dominguez, the consensus was that he should delay the meeting until he had consulted a lawyer. “The community said we could either hold this meeting outside with these 200 people present as witnesses, or we would have to wait until I had legal counsel,” Dominguez said. “We agreed to postpone the meeting.” Warren College senior and visual-arts student Holly Eskew asked the American Civil Liberties Union to become involved in Dominguez’s case. She said ACLU attorneys plan to review Dominguez’s case this week, and will determine how the UCOP investigation relates to free speech. Dominguez’ cell-phone app has received additional scrutiny from other sources. Earlier this month, three congressmen — Rep. Duncan Hunter (R–Calif.), Rep. Brian Bilbray (R–Calif.) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R–Calif.) — drafted an open letter to Chancellor Marye Anne Fox earlier this month, urging her to stop supplying university funds for Dominguez’s project. “The issue is with the actual technology he is working to create,” Joe Kasper, Hunter’s spokesman, said. “It’s problematic to Congressman Hunter for two reasons: One is that its sole purpose is to help foreign nationalities illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border, and two is that its being funded by tax-payer dollars. The university can step forward and stop acting as a platform to help propel the technology forward, which is what seems to be the case right now.” Dominguez said he does not plan to alter or postpone the cell-phone project. “The researchers and myself deeply believe in its conceptual frame — we believe that art is not a crime,” Dominguez said. “We also believe that it is important to bring to the foreground the crisis that is part of the border, and to hold accountable those communities that just let people die in an unconsidered way. As long as the project continues to work in that way, we do not see why it should not continue.” Eskew said the visual-arts community will stand behind Dominguez throughout the investigation. “We are standing behind him in terms of the value of his work, and as an individual,” Eskew said.

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temperature, relative humidity, carbonmonoxide levels, carbon-dioxide levels, ultra-fine particles and a broad spectrum of volatile organic analytes. The firm released a report in December 2009 concluding that it “could not find evidence to corroborate a health concern. ‌ Based on all of the findings mentioned above, no further action is recommended concerning further specialized investigation of indoor air quality in the Literature Building at this time.â€? According to Building Committee Chair and literature professor Roddey Reid, though the air-conditioning installation was expected to be finished by the end of Winter Quarter, the process was delayed partly due to the chemical-trace study, and he now expects the installation to be completed by the end of Spring Quarter. The installation of air conditioning throughout the Literature Building — a project expected to cost over $100,000 — was one of five possible solutions proposed in September 2010 by the Building Committee to “improve the workplace environment.â€? The committee also proposed that the university initiate a toxicological study, make improvements to ventilation in the elevator room and replace the elevator’s hydraulic oil with soy-based vegetable oil — all of which have been completed. A February 2010 study performed by the Field Management Services Corporation to measure the magnitude and vector direction of the elevator’s power frequency magnetic fields concluded that magnetic-field levels throughout occupied areas of the building were not unsafe. “We are reasonably confident that right now the building is clean, or as clean as can be ascertained by science,â€? Reid said. “What it is for us to have all these mitigation measures, it [has] allowed the department and its members to resume normal operations. It’s been very disruptive of us as an academic unit, and has allowed people to move on from this very trying experience in the way of health issues.â€? Readers can contact Yelena Akopian at yakopyan@ucsd.edu.

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protesting,� Eskew said. “We are reaching the time when we can compare our real bodies to our digital bodies and online environment.� Dominguez was hired into the UCSD visual-arts department in 2005, specifically for his work in electronic civil disobedience. Since then, he has become involved with CalIT2, acting as director of the b.a.n.g. laboratory — a group of students and faculty who use modern technology to construct social and political statements. “Art is as important as science or engineering or philosophy,� Dominguez said. “Art is a space that allows us to expand the way that we can think of the future. This is a product not of activism, and not a product of politics, not a product of science — it is the outcome of artistic investigation.� While much of Dominguez’ recent work utilizes the Internet, he has experimented with a wide range of artistic media. Dominguez began studying classical theater in the early 1980s, later moving on to agitprop theatre — a type of politically driven performance drawn from the terms “agitation� and “propaganda.� “In the early ’80s, I became interested in thinking about the future of theater,� Dominguez said. “I began to theorize new forms of electronic theater, and we wrote a series of books — one called The Electronic Disturbance and another book called Electronic Civil Disobedience.� From there, Dominguez moved to New York City to begin forming a body of research that would eventually lead him to work with the Zapatistas. “I started working with the Zapatistas in developing an intercontinental network of struggle and resistance,� Dominguez said. “We initiated the practice of electronic civil disobedience and electronic action in 1998, and there, we did a series of performances for the Department of Defense, Congress and many other communities who responded to the issue of civil disobedience as an area of interest and dialogue.� Since his recruitment by UCSD in 2005, Dominguez has significantly expanded upon the breadth of technologies he involves in his art, as exhibited by his involvement in *par-

ticle group* — a group of poets, new-media artists and sound artists who are interested in “poetically� investigating the nature of toxicity in unregulated products that use nanotechnology, especially nanosilver. Nanotechnology uses particles on the atomic scale that can often create new compounds — which may, in turn, be toxic. One of *particle group*’s core projects has been the creation of a piece of equipment that acts as a “particle sniffer.� “It allows you to walk through the installation, sniffs you and then tells you the level of toxicity in your body because you’ve been using, say, Maybelline lipstick or transparent suntan lotion,� Dominguez said. “The response by the sniffer is a series of poetic scannings of your body. That’s the core vision of the *particle group*.� Dominguez said that his projects, whether oncampus or nationwide, always rely on the contributions of fellow artists and activists. “Collaboration is at the core of the performative matrix that I do, with all the different groups I work with,� he said.

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Eskew said that the close attention Dominguez pays to his students is truly an asset to the visual-arts department. “He is equal-handed in the way that he gives to his students and his projects,� Eskew said. “He happens to be one of the most spectacular lecturers, and the most giving, caring professor I have ever come across.� Readers can contact Ayelet Bitton at arbitton@ ucsd.edu.

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Crew Team Holds Strong in Newport Beach By Liam Rose Associate Sports Editor

WOMEN’S CREW — Finally starting to come together as a group, the UCSD women’s crew team turned in promising results this weekend at its last regatta before conference championships. At the Berg Cup in Newport Beach on April 10, the Tritons’ novice four-boat crossed the finish line in first place. Earlier, the varsity eight-boat finished fourth after being narrowly edged out by UC Santa Barbara. The novice eight-boat only finished fourth after being forced to overcome an official’s mistake at the start of the race. In the varsity eight race, the University of San Diego pulled away early, leaving UCSB and host Orange Coast College to battle for second place. UCSB fought back and forth with the Tritons throughout the middle of the race, but managed to pull ahead in the final sprint to take second. Nevertheless, senior captain Jesi

Bennett said she was impressed with her team’s ability to hold up against stiff competition. “It was a good one,” Bennet said. “We haven’t been losing by a whole lot, but we haven’t been jelling as a group. We’re finally doing what we need to do personally in order to do well.” She said the Tritons’ success can be attributed to a strengthening of their chemistry. “Even though we’re supposed to row as a boat instead of eight individuals, we’ve refocused on the fact that we all have a personal duty to make the boat go faster in a more efficient way,” Bennett said. The Tritons were set behind in the novice eight race before they even started moving. While the starter is required to wait for each crew to ready itself before starting the race, the official failed to notice that the Triton boat was chalked on a buoy, and began the race anyway. As a result, the Tritons faced a severe disadvantage, but were still able to keep their composure and

finish the race strong. The novice four race went much more smoothly: The boat earned UCSD’s only outright victory of the day. “I am very proud of them,” head coach Pattie Pinkerton said. “It was a very strong field. They came from behind and rode with quite a bit of poise to take the race.” UCSD’s final race will be at the conference championships in three weeks. Pinkerton said she is hopeful after her squad’s performance on Saturday. “We’ve had a race plan, and we’ve been struggling with executing it,” Pinkerton said. “But we’re very happy that all the things we’ve been working toward are starting to come together.” Leading up to championships the Tritons will race at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Associate Championships on May 1 to May 2 in Sacramento.

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▶ TRACK, MYVT WHNL Howe was one of only six Tritons to compete at UCLA’s invitational, a high-profile meet that features Division-I schools from across the country, as well as professional athletes. Far from intimidated, Howe shattered his school record in the javelin throw by six feet with a mark of 220’ 6” to take the gold. The throw gave Howe the top mark in NCAA Division-II thus far this season. “When you’re [setting a personal best] by six feet, it’s really exceptional,” Salerno said. “Him just being a sophomore shows there’s really no top end for him.” Also competing at UCLA was senior hurdler Christine Merrill, who ran both the 100- and 400-meter hurdles. She placed sixth and fourth in the events, respectively. Senior thrower Danielle Thu — redshirt-

ing this season and competing individually — placed third in the hammer throw while fellow senior Marie Archer placed fifth. Junior thrower Theresa Richards placed eighth in the javelin — an event won by former UCLA All-American Tara Ross. At Pomona-Pitzer, senior poleevaulter Donna LaFever won her event with a jump of 12’5.5”, earning a provisional Division-II qualifying mark that should send her to the national championships later this year. Her sister, junior Stephanie LaFever, placed fourth in the 100 hurdles and fifth in the high jump. The younger LaFever will be one of several Tritons competing at the Mt. Sac heptathlon/decathlon this Wednesday and Thursday. On the men’s side, senior hurdler Leon Baham took third in the

400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.42, then placed sixth in the 110 hurdles. Sophomore jumper Jeffrey Head placed third in the long jump with a mark of 21’ 11.5.” In the first national poll of the season — released on April 6 — the Triton women were ranked No. 2 in Division-II, while the men stood No. 13 overall. UCSD now boasts a total of 18 marks — including two national bests — ranking it in the top-10 Division II schools this season. “We’re excited about both teams,” Salerno said. “But the men’s team has really stepped up recently.” The Tritons return to action on April 17 at the Soka Peace Invitational, held in Aliso Viejo. Readers can contact Liam Rose at lfrose@ucsd.edu.

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<ZQ\WV ;\IVLW]\[ -aM -]ZWXMIV 4MIO]M[ QV 8W[\ =+;, *QL \W -V\MZ \PM 8ZW[ ▶ PROFILE, MYVT WHNL history of the UCSD men’s basketball team. The final walk to the bench was bittersweet for Acevedo, who said he attributes much of his success to the people he played with throughout his collegiate career. “It was mixed feelings — sad and happy,” Acevedo said. “I just sat there in my jersey, reflecting back on my career. I had a lot of great times. I just hugged my teammates, thanking them.” But now, their collegiate careers behind them, Acevedo and Lawley are confronting the same dilemma all students face on the cusp of the real world: What next? For both Triton standouts, the answer is, hopefully, a career in professional basketball. “I’m going to play basketball as long as I can,” Lawley said. “Just keep playing until my clock runs out.” However, Lawley — who was named to the 2009-10 California Collegiate Athletic Association first team and led the league with a 20.2 points-per-game average — acknowledged that the jump from UCSD to the European professional leagues would be a massive one. Both he and Acevedo will be entering an elite pool of basketball talent. Although incomparable to the NBA, the international curcuit has a talent standard far above the Division-II NCAA. Lawley said he recently hired an agent to help him score a spot in a European league, and is currently looking at professional leagues in Germany, Turkey, Australia and the Baltic countries. But regardless of which league he ends up in, Lawley said his agent wants him to play in the first division — against “the big boys” — a move that will require him to improve many aspects of his game,

several options for playing ball in including his physique. “I’m a little scared,” Lawley said. college, yet both chose UCSD — a “I will have to change up my game school not especially well-known and become either a [shooting for its athletic program. Lawley said there were three guard] or a [point guard]. However, Lawley — who is cur- major pulls to becoming a Triton: rently training in the off-season to the school’s academic prowess, La meet the increased demands of pro Jolla’s great weather and the caliber ball — said he remains sure of his of people involved in the basketball program. abilities. “When I looked at the school, I “It’s more a physical than a mental issue,” Lawley said. “I think I can saw a great group of guys,” Lawley handle it mentally, but physically, I said. “They made me feel welcome and want to play with need to get my body them.” stronger and faster After meeting the in order to be able to team and spending play.” with Carlson, Acevedo, who said I’m a little scared. I time the prospect of a bluehe plans on exploring opportunities in will have to change and-gold Triton jersey became increasingly European and Puerto up my game and attractive. Rican leagues, will become either a Acevedo said face similar challenges. that while success at But even if he doesn’t [shooting guard] or UCSD was rarely easy make a team, Acevedo a [point guard]. to come by, he came said he knows he JORDAN LAWLEY out on top thanks in a wants to stay involved SENIOR GUARD large part to Carlson’s in the sport, even if MEN’S BASKETBALL mentoring. it means working in “There is less time youth camps — like the LeBron James King’s Academy, to study, less time to freelance which visited RIMAC Arena this and less time to explore majors,” Acevedo said. “Coach was always past summer. Lawley and Acevedo both said telling us to manage time and keep they have recieved full familial sup- up on our studies, and he really port for their decision to pursue pro- helped guide me and the rest of the fessional basketball careers; Lawley players so we could handle basketdescribed his parents as “stoked” on ball and school.” As many UCSD athletes can the idea. Perhaps equally committed to their welfare is their mentor and attest, Acevedo and Lawley have coach of the last four years, head found the academic responsibilities that come with attending a topcoach Chris Carlson. “I have the confidence that I can notch public university difficult to play international ball, but I’m just balance with a full-time athletic scared of going over there all by career. Student athletes must jugmyself,” Lawley said. “I will be leav- gle road games, home practice and workouts with their studies. ing a lot of people behind.” Because UCSD doesn’t hand out Both players were standout seniors in high school — Lawley at athletic scholarships, Carlson said Tokay High School in Lodi, Calif., there is added pressure on Triton and Acevedo at Agoura High School athletes — obligated to perform in Agoura Hills, Calif. They had highly both academically and ath-

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letically while, in some cases, working a part-time job. “I try to stress success in the classroom to my athletes every day,” Carlson said. “Because they must be both exceptional athletes and exceptional students, I make sure they stay on top of tests, papers and all their other assignments.” Under Carlson’s tutelage, Acevedo has already fulfilled the unit requirement for a degree in communications, and Lawley is finishing up his last quarter as an economics major. Both are set to graduate in spring. “Jordan and Tyler were both great guys,” Carlson said. “They had to balance school, work and basketball, and they were extraordinary at it. I firmly believe that both of them will be successful beyond UCSD.” In the more far-off future, Lawley and Acevedo said they plan to utilize the education they received at UCSD to launch post-basketball careers. Acevedo said he plans to couple his degree in communications with experience in the pros to get involved in the business or coaching side of the sport. Similarly, Lawley said he hopes to eventually pursue a career as a sports agent. He is currently looking into a joint graduate program in business and law. “I am going to take the LSAT soon,” Lawley said. “I want to be an agent. That will allow me to stay close to basketball even after I can’t play.” Both Acevedo and Lawley said the fulfillment they derive from their sport greatly outweighs the stress of an uncertain future. “Stress? Yeah there is some stress,” Acevedo said. “But I wouldn’t trade [basketball] for anything.” Readers can contact Wesley Cox at wcox@ucsd.edu.

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TRACK AND FIELD — In case there were any doubts, the UCSD’s trackand-field athletes used last weekend to reaffirm they are some of the best to ever pull on a Triton uniform. Junior sprinter Kelly Fogarty, senior distance runner Daniel Anderson and sophomore thrower Nick Howe all improved on their own school record, highlighting a lively weekend for the entire team. Howe traveled with a small Triton contingent to the Rafer Johnson/ Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational at UCLA, while Fogerty, Anderson and the rest of the team competed at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational. Fogarty bested her records in both the 100- and 200-meter dash, clocking a time of 11.74 in the former and 24.12 in the latter. The times earned her first and second in the events, respectively, as she was surpassed only by Republic of Chad sprinter Kaltouma Nadjina in the 200. “It’s pretty amazing,” said head coach Tony Salerno. “When you’re running 12-flat or a little under it’s pretty fast, but when you get down to the 11.7s, you’re running with the big girls. That 11.74 is really impressive.” Anderson broke the school record in the 800 meters only two weeks before — at the Cal/Nevada Championships — but still managed to improve his mark with a victorious time of 1:50.56. See TRACK page 12

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BY WESLEY COX STAFF WRITER

ith only 47 seconds left on the clock in UCSD’s season-ending 79-87 loss to Humboldt State on Feb. 26, senior guards Jordan Lawley and Tyler Acevedo walked to the bench for the last time in their Triton careers. They recieved a standing ovation from the RIMAC Arena crowd. With a familiar blast from the scoreboard buzzer — the same one that signaled the beginning of their careers four years ago — the collegiate curtains were drawn on two of the most influential standouts in the recent See PROFILE, Page 15

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