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Oscars 2012 VOLUME 45, ISSUE 34
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012
2012 ELECTIONS
Student Org Registered 1,700 Voters Since Fall
will win: “the ARTIST”
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f nothing else, “The Artist” — director Michel Hazanavicius’s film about love in the age of Hollywood transition — proves that style is substance. The critical darling features nuanced acting, an effective storyline and a beautiful score, but it will always be known first and foremost as that silent, black-and-white film in the era of CGI. The storyline is simple: A serendipitous meeting between silent film star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) and aspiring actress Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo) link the pair as Miller goes on to become a “talkie” star and Valentin’s fame fades in time to the demise of his medium. The pitch-perfect expressions and gestures of the leads, combined with the universality of the story, give “The Artist” an edge over front-runners like “Hugo” and “Midnight in Paris.” Hazanavicius’s “love letter to cinema” is sure to take home the top prize come Feb. 26 — for novelty, for sheer originality and for being a nostalgic reminder of what Hollywood used to be. —Angela Chen
Student Organized Voter Access Committee pushes campus registration to 15 percent.
By Natalie Covate Staff Writer
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investigators working to earn grants for the 10 UC campuses. “Because of our location and the strength of our academic programs, we should have the most diverse STEM faculty among the nation’s research universities,” Carlson said in a Jan. 14 UC Newsroom article titled “New grant projects aim to improve hiring of women, minorities in STEM fields.” Carlson initially sought out the grant to analyze hiring data provided by the UC
tudent Organized Voter Access Committee, a UCSD organization, has registered approximately 1,700 students to vote, putting UCSD in second place for number of students registered to vote among the UC campuses. SOVAC registered approximately 1,300 students during the Fall Quarter move-in period. This brought the voter population of UCSD to approximately 15 percent. UC Santa Barbara has the highest student voter population in the country, with 38 percent of its students registered to vote. According to SOVAC Administrative Director Carl Welliver, a high voter population makes universities more important to politicians in their campaigns and policy choices. “When Jerry Brown started his campaign for Governor of California, he started at UC Santa Barbara,” Welliver said. “I think that shows how significant a change in voter registration numbers can be.” Prior to SOVAC, only six percent of UCSD students were registered to vote, the lowest percentage of voters among the UC schools. “[UCSD experienced] a much higher registration in [SOVAC’s] first year [due to the organization’s methods of reaching out to students], which is significant because it is an off-election year,” SOVAC External Press Associate Mina Nilchian said. “Next [fall], when we’re doing the presidential registration, it will shoot up.”
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UC SYSTEM
UC System Tries to Recruit Female Math/Science Faculty
By Laira Martin Staff Writer The University of California is collecting and analyzing data to determine the most effective ways to recruit and attract qualified women and underrepresented minorities in the fields of Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Math. So far, the university has received four grants for a total of $2 million to fund this research thus far. “[The] UC received [National Science
Foundation] grants to support our efforts to attract top quality women and underrepresented minority faculty to STEM disciplines,” Director of Media Relations for the UC Office of the President Steve Montiel said in an email. The UC system has appointed four principal investigators to earn grants that will be used increase diversity within the STEM discipline. Susan Carlson — the vice provost for academic personnel at the University of California — is one of the principal
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General Store Accepts Triton Cash By Daniel Song Contributing Writer
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he General Store at the Old Student Center is now accepting Triton Cash payments. According to General Store member Tauri St. Claire, the General Store’s main goal is to create the most accessible environment for students. Members said that accepting TritonCash will make lead to easier transactions. UCSD graduate and G-Store member Joe Virgilio suggested this change at one of the store’s weekly meetings early last quarter. Virgilio runs the record store within the General Store.
“Everyone was really for the idea... we decided the benefit of the Triton Cash demographic outweighed the cost of installing the new machine,” member Tess O’Hanrahan said. After approximately a quarter of discussion, the General Store and Triton Card Accounts Services came to an agreement culminating in the installation of the new machine inside the General Store. “A lot of students are strictly on Triton Cash for whatever reason, so this makes the G-store more available to them,” St. Claire said. Readers can contact Daniel Song at d9song@ucsd.edu. B rian M onroe /GU ardian
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INSIDE As Per Usual...........................2 New Business.........................3 Spin Cycle..............................4 Letter to the Editor.................5 Oscar Predictions...................6 Sudoku...................................9 Sports...................................12