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Students Protest Anti-Muslim Flyers Found On-Campus The posters listed the names of Students for Justice in Palestine members and linked them to terrorist groups.

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Audrey’s Cafe Holds Grand Opening at Geisel Library By mario espinoza staff

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udrey’s Café hosted its grand opening on May 3. The cafe, located in the East Wing of the library’s second floor, is part of the Geisel Library Revitalization Initiative, a campaign set to renovate and enhance the interior public spaces of the library for students and staff.

According to the library’s website, Audrey’s Cafe will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. between Monday and Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.

For finals week, the cafe will stay open until midnight between Sunday and Thursday.

University Librarian Brian E. C. Schottlaender explained to the UCSD Guardian how the addition of Audrey’s Cafe reflects efforts to expand Geisel Library services to meet the growing needs of students and staff.

“Twenty years ago, students visited the library primarily to study,” Schottlaender said. “Now, there are an increasing number of activities that might draw a student to the library, [such as] working on a project in the Digital Media Lab, or attending a class taught by one

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of our librarians ... Now, you will be able to take a coffee break at Audrey’s without leaving the building.”

Audrey’s Cafe manager Sabrina Creen disclosed to the Guardian what kinds of foods and drinks the cafe will sell, as well as what environment they are aiming to create.

“Primarily delicious coffee, though we also have a wonderful assortment of pastries,” Creen said. “We have bottled drinks, salads and sandwiches. [I believe] that Audrey’s provides a really friendly atmosphere where people can come to relax and get away from it all.”

UCSD Sports Facilities, which also manages the Peet’s Coffee & Tea near RIMAC, will manage Audrey’s Café.

Director of Sports Facilities Don Chadwick described to the Guardian that the Sport Facilities’ will oversee the daily operations of Audrey’s Cafe.

“Sports Facilities will be directly managing the dayto-day operations of the Café,” Chadwick said. “The Café manager and student staff are a part of the Sports Facilities concessions team. Our cafe manager will also oversee the ordering of products, the supervision of the staff, and the maintenance of the various pieces of food

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VERBATIM There is no conclusive study linking terrorism with Islam. There are, however, extensive studies on the disproportionate representation of terrorism in the media. If you don’t believe me, let’s look at the data.”

- Ayat Amin

Skewed Tales of Terrorism

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Administrators Reaffirm Legality of Hate Speech Two vice chancellors sent an email encouraging all UCSD students to stay “civil” during debates.

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news editor UC San Diego’s Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez and Vice Chancellor of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Becky Petitt released a joint statement via email last Friday reaffirming their defense of everyone’s right to free speech, including hate speech. “‘Hate speech’ by its nature is meant to offend,” they stated in the email. “However, it is still protected by the First Amendment. This is why we encourage and promote civility and respect in every exchange. We strongly urge all UC San Diego students, faculty and staff to be guided by respect as we debate the issues of our complex world.”

The vice chancellors also explained in the email, which was sent to all UCSD students with the subject line “An important message about civility at UC San Diego,” why the First Amendment rights are critical to the UCSD community.

“Freedom of speech and expression are essential aspects of public universities as they lend themselves to intellectual inquiry and debate, and help members of our community define their own points of view,” the email stated.

“Diverse points of view on social and political concerns often intensify debate and can develop into a more fervent form of give and take, with opposing points of view, positions and ideologies that can offend or create feelings of discomfort.”

The administrators also provided a link to UCSD’s guidelines and policies regarding freedom of expression. In addition, they listed a number of resources available to students, including Counseling and Psychological Services, campus police and UCSD’s ReportBias website where students can report “bias incidents” to the Office for Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination.

The email follows a month in which anti-immigrant statements were found written in chalk around campus, and students protested the statements at the second Million Student March and the UCSD #ChalkBack event.

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Last Wednesday, several student activist groups protested San Diego State President Elliot Hirshman’s response to posters displaying antiMuslim sentiments posted around the school’s campus. Student leaders specifically asked Hirshman for an apology regarding an email that, according to them, did not sufficiently address the posters, which identified specific SDSU students by name as Palestinian terrorists who perpetuate anti-Semitism.

Hirshman’s initial email response to the posters recognized the right to freedom of speech and the accountability that comes with taking political positions. Students were unsatisfied with this and took the opportunity to surround Hirshman in a police cruiser as he was leaving an event.

They demanded an apology for the inadequate administrative response, to which Hirshman offered a formal meeting with those students who were named on the posters to discuss their concerns about the original email’s lack of action.

This past Monday, SDSU students and members of the Students for Justice in Palestine Osama Alkhawaja and Rachel Beck met with Hirshman in person to discuss the incident. Beck recalled the events of the meeting, emphasizing how Hirschman likened SJP’s goals to that of a terrorist group’s.

“The president was saying [we appeared to be] ‘allied’ [with terrorists], because the fliers say that we’re allied with terrorist groups,” Beck told the UCSD Guardian. “He defines allied as ‘a common cause or goal’ and he said that terrorists have a common cause or goal with us and that goal is [Boycott, Divest and Sanction] … because they support BDS, and because [we] support BDS, I guess that’s how we’re allied.”

An email was sent out to students yesterday regarding the discussion that occurred as a joint statement from both university representatives as well as student leaders, explaining the actions that will be taken.

“Creating the appropriate balance between freedom of expression and protecting members of our community from harassment, as in the current case where students were named individually on a flyer posted on our campus, poses a significant challenge,” the statement read. “The parties have agreed that in collaboration with A.S. and under the aegis of the University Senate, they will undertake a review See SDSU, page 3

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Disease of the Week: Chagas Disease

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By Karly Nisson // Staff Writer // knisson@ucsd.edu The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that eight million people are currently infected with Chagas Disease. The disease, which most prominently occurs in Latin America, has no cure or vaccine; efforts to treat the disease have been confined to symptomatic and non-FDA approved antiparasitic treatments. However, scientists at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences partnered with researchers at Johnson & Johnson to search for drugs capable of fighting the parasitic infection.

Because there are few resources devoted to the research, prevention and treatment of the illness, the CDC has categorized it as one of 17 neglected tropical diseases. These NTDs primarily affect impoverished populations in tropical regions who have limited access to clean water, namely those in low to middle income regions of Asia, Africa and the Americas. They’ve infected over 1.6 billion people, 500,000 of whom die each year with many others suffering from chronic disabilities

and experiencing severe pain.

Chagas Disease is most commonly transmitted by an insect vector only found in rural areas of the Americas, but its distribution is not limited to Latin America.

The triatomine bug — better known as the “kissing bug” because of its tendency to bite lips — carries the parasite responsible for Chagas Disease, Trypanosoma cruzi. Once kissing bugs are done “kissing,” they defacate on the person; when this person scratches the irritated bite, they rub feces over mucous membranes or into the open wound, allowing the parasite to enter their body. In the daytime, these nocturnal insects reside in crevices of houses typically made of mud, straw and adobe; they emerge only at night to “kiss” their unconscious victims. Aside from exposure to the fecal matter of triatomine bugs, which is the primary means of transmission, people can become infected through blood transfusion or organ transplantation. They cannot contract the disease, however, through casual contact

with an infected individual as they would the cold or flu.

While the majority of those infected with Chagas Disease don’t show symptoms, the sickness can become life-threatening if untreated. The infection consists of two phases: acute and chronic. The acute stage is typically symptomfree and occurs in the first few weeks or months of the disease; if symptoms are shown, they’re usually indistinguishable from those of the flu with the exception of Romana’s sign. Romana’s sign is the swelling of the eye closest to the bite or deposition of fecal matter; like other acute symptoms, it typically goes away within a few weeks or months.

During the chronic stage, the disease remains silent for decades but can manifest itself in the form of cardiac or intestinal complications in 30% of those infected; this could mean an enlarged heart or esophagus, heart failure, arrhythmia, or a bloated stomach.

While the disease is only vectorborne in Latin America, mass emigration from these rural,

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infected areas to other parts of the world is helping to expand its geographical distribution. Already, the kissing bug has been reported in Southern U.S. states, including California. Chances of contracting the illness from insects in the U.S., however, are low; just because you are bitten by a kissing bug does not mean you will become infected.

Consequently, efforts by scientists at UCSD and Johnson & Johnson will primarily focus on finding treatments to curb the Latin American endemic. The team endeavor, initiated on Jan. 7, will especially benefit those in poor, tropical regions and will give attention to an infection otherwise neglected. With funding and access to a screening library of compounds provided by Janssen Research and Dev. LLC, the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will be able to use their new robotic drug screening facility to screen thousands of compounds for their ability to combat the parasite and identify medicines that could help fight the widespread sickness.

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service equipment.”

Audrey Geisel, whom the cafe is named after, made a $3 million donation in July 2015 which helped set the groundwork for construction of the cafe, as well as future enhancements scheduled for the next several years.

UCSD’s Director of Development Julie Sully told the Guardian about how the Geisel Library Revitalization Initiative will help improve other parts of the library.

“In addition to [Audrey’s] Café, this major renovation will include

an impressive lobby entrance, a new Research Commons, a significant upgrade to the existing Learning Commons, and the implementation of new technologies,” Sully told the Guardian. “The fundraising initiative will also support a significant transformation of the active learning first floor that includes a cutting-edge Media & Digital Scholarship Lab. The initiative also includes plans to renovate the eighth floor of Geisel Library; we envision this remarkable floor as an enhanced study lounge that can also be used for special events and cultural activities.”

Creen hopes Audrey’s Café will help morale at Geisel Library by providing a space within the library to relax. “[Audrey’s] creates a warm and welcoming atmosphere where if people can’t leave to go home, they can come here,” Creen said. “It gives them a chance to reboot, revitalize, get a great cup of coffee at a friendly price, and just have a wonderful experience. [Audrey’s] gives them that center and reset that they need to continue being successful.” mario espinoza

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of university policies to ensure we are balancing freedom of expression and protection from harassment.”

Beck expressed frustration with the administration’s unsupportive response toward the severity of the situation, contrasting her own experience with that of her friends.

“For me, my biggest concern is just the fact that when I Google my name, the first thing that immediately comes up are [things] that are calling me a terrorist ... If a prospective employer looks me up [and sees these websites], that’s my biggest concern,” Beck told the UCSD Guardian. “Most of the students are either Arab, Muslim or both, and a lot of them have been scared, whereas I’m white, European, not affiliated with any religion, so I don’t fit the common racist perception of what a terrorist looks like. I’m not [personally] very scared, but I’m scared for them — it makes me mad that the president doesn’t understand this very

real fear that students have as a Muslim student on campus.”

The posters were created by the David Horwitz Center for Freedom whose mission is to “combat the efforts of the radical left and its Islamist allies to destroy American values and disarm this country as it attempts to defend itself in a time of terror” by focusing on college campus activism.

The DHCF has made appearances at other campuses including UC Berkeley, UC Irvine and UCSD. Tarek Gouda, a member of UCSD’s Muslim Student Association, recalled an incident where posters, similar to those found at SDSU, went up around UCSD. “In November, posters were put up on our campus as well as UCI, UCLA, George Washington University and American University, which depicted SJP activists as terrorists and used the hashtag “#SJPJewHaters”,” Gouda told the Guardian. “The fliers were quickly removed from around our campus, and we were told that demands sent

in by student reports were being discussed and considered, [most of which] have still not been met.”

Gouda also mentioned how UCSD’s officials reached out to MSA to tell them that if something similar to to the SDSU incident took place at UCSD, MSA would have the support of university administration.

This Thursday evening Horowitz is slated to speak at an SDSU College Republicans event titled “David Horowitz on Fighting Anti-Semitism on College Campuses.” According to the Facebook event, the SDSU Muslim Student Union is planning on holding a 100-person march on the day of the event, though Beck recently informed the Guardian that no protest would happen. The SDSU College Republicans have made the event open only to those who are on the guest list. becca chong

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The allocation of $57,000 to deter the homeless from living under a Sherman Heights overpass is one of many ineffective attempts to address homelessness. Despite national legislation like Opening Doors and local programs like WeALLCount, displacement methods contribute greatly to the deplorable state of homelessness.

TINY HOUSES in the face of SPARSE FUNDing and belligerent displacement

San Diego County currently hosts the fourth largest homeless population in the nation, trailing only Seattle, Los Angeles and New York City. Given this state of affairs, one would expect the city to focus on investing into housing and caring for its homeless residents.

Unfortunately, this is not the case. Despite the progress that has been made in helping the homeless, San Diego has made a step in the wrong direction by investing $57,000 in “pest control,” meant to make city residents feel safer at the expense of the homeless’ well-being.

According to an April 28 report by the L.A. Times, the City of San Diego installed jagged rocks under a Sherman Heights freeway overpass in late April to keep the homeless from living there. Residents had complained that the encampments propagated an unsafe atmosphere in the area, welcoming the installations they had asked for.

“When we saw the rocks going up, we celebrated,” Sherman Heights resident Ildifonso Carrillo told the L.A. Times. “We’re not anti-homeless, we’re pro-resident.”

8,692. That’s how many homeless individuals live on the streets of San Diego, according to the 2016 Homeless Point-in-Time-Count and, over 22 percent of these individuals are considered chronically homeless or “live in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or in an emergency shelter” for more than 12 consecutive months or for a total of 12 months, during at least four different times, over the course of three years. Additionally, 14.2 percent of all homeless individuals in San Diego are affected by some type of mental health illness. It is evident that homelessness is an issue that will take years to address. It’s an issue the

Obama administration targeted specifically through initiatives such as Opening Doors, which includes a goal of ending homelessness by 2017 The $57,000 spent on the rocks could have been better spent combatting the causes of homelessness. While we cannot understate the importance and work of local government agencies, ordinances that focus on how an area appears, demonstrates a disregard for the issue of homelessness by city officials.

A grassroots response to the issue came in the form of tiny houses, a form of housing that has been used as a remedy for homelessness in other cities such as Nashville and Kansas City. Following the controversy with the freeway overpass, the non-profit homeless advocacy group Amikas sent a petition with 9,000 signatures to Mayor Faulconer asking the city to set aside currently vacant land for the development of tiny homes. A similar attempt to create tiny homes was made by activist Eric Summers in Los Angeles last year, but the city government began confiscating them due to safety concerns this past March. The tiny house movement is commendable in fighting a problem that is being inadequately addressed by our government officials. Still, we must realize that tiny houses are not a permanent or ideal solution to homelessness.

These shelters, though a step up from absolute homelessness, are extremely cramped and often lack basic necessities such as bathrooms.

Our elected officials must begin to do their job properly, using the vast resources and long-term planning ability at their disposal.

Ending homelessness is a process, and there are mechanisms that have been put in place to address it, such as the regional Continuum of

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University Administration Takes One-Sided Stance in Israel-Palestine Debate In the past few months, issues relating to the Israel-Palestine conflict and the broader issue of anti-Semitism have come to the forefront of administrative discourse on campuses across California.

Citing recent incidences of antiSemitism — a swastika painted onto a Jewish fraternity house at UC Davis and a UCLA student questioned about her ability to stay unbiased based on her religion — the UC Board of Regents took it upon itself to draft a set of Principles Against Intolerance, approved back in March. Though this declaration addresses valid student concerns regarding the condemnation of hate speech while maintaining support for the First Amendment, it feels conspicuously one-sided regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Though accommodating the wishes of the Jewish students who defend various contentious Israeli policies, the administration fails to recognize and defend the validity of the opposition.

Such silence in addressing issues that these students face is the rule rather than the exception. This has been illustrated most recently at San Diego State, where posters created by the David Horowitz Center for Freedom listed the names of seven individuals affiliated with Students for Justice in Palestine, the Muslim

Student Association and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel.

The administration’s response to the accusations, which claimed that these students “allied themselves with Palestinian terrorists to perpetrate BDS and Jew Hatred” on campus, have been tepid at best.

SDSU President Elliot Hirshman sent an email to students in response to this, which stated, “First, we recognize and fully support the rights of all parties to voice their positions on political issues, whether supportive or critical. We also understand that when parties adopt a specific political position they become responsible for their actions and these actions may produce criticism.”

While Hirshman’s statement addresses the fact that an incident involving conflicting political views took place, it ignores the libelous accusations made against these individuals.

For the targets of these posters, such allegations could jeopardize career prospects, especially in today’s digital age where a Google search of one’s name can easily unearth these accusations of links to terrorism. Yet the administration of a university, which claims to promote constructive discourse on political and social issues without undue consequences, saw

fit to respond to a blatant attempt to deter students from expressing their political views with a statement akin to “you had it coming.”

Neither these posters nor the administration’s reaction are unique to SDSU. Just last year, posters of a similar nature were found on our own campus, as well as on UCLA, UC Irvine and UC Santa Cruz.

Despite these attacks targeting students for their political beliefs regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict, the University of California has chosen almost exclusively to address the issue within the context of antiSemitism on campus, through the aforementioned set of Principles Against Intolerance.

For example, the document’s original form explicitly grouped anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism, thereby categorizing it as a form of intolerance. Only after significant pushback from students and faculty did the Regents Working Group amend the language to say that “Anti-Semitism, anti-Semitic forms of anti-Zionism and other forms of discrimination have no place at the University of California.”

By allowing anti-Zionism to be easily conflated with anti-Semitism, the UC system has allowed for the See ISRAEL-PALESTINE, page 5

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Is terrorism linked with Islam?

Every time I hear this question, I cringe. It’s a possible narrative to believe when looking at popular media, yet when looking at hard data, it is simply not the truth.

There is no conclusive study linking terrorism with Islam. There are, however, extensive studies on the disproportionate representation of terrorism in the media. If you don’t believe me, let’s look at the data.

As PBS reports, five countries (Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Syria) saw 78 percent of all terrorist deaths and 57 percent of attacks. However, in these regions, terrorism has more to do with geography and politics than religion.

As the Atlantic recalls from Global Terrorism Database report, between 1870 and 2013, roughly 70 percent of terrorist attacks took place in countries with serious ongoing conflicts. This explains why countries like Iraq and Afghanistan have always topped the list of locations with terrorist attacks, and why Syria joined the ranks within the past few years. It’s a country’s stability — not religion — that determines how much terrorism it will have.

Similar correlations are seen in the West, where only 2.6 percent of 21st century terror attacks took place according to PBS. From these attacks, only 2 percent of terror attacks in Europe in 2013 were religiously motivated according to the Daily Beast.

In the U.S., the statistics are even more reassuring. In a highly detailed FBI report, it is stated that 94 percent of terror attacks in the U.S. were committed by non-Muslims between the years 1980 to 2005. This includes 9/11.

These statistics tell a different story than our media coverage.

Assistant Attorney General John Carlin from the U.S. Justice Department elaborated on this topic for the Washington Post. He tells the story of two thwarted acts of terrorism both occurring in 2011. One was by a neo-Nazi who planted a pipe bomb during an MLK parade. The other was by a Saudi citizen and Texas resident, who was plotting to build a bomb targeting U.S. government officials. As Carlin concludes, although both cases had the same concern and attention from the FBI, the neo-Nazi’s attack didn’t “‘get as much public attention.’”

If you are U.S. citizen worried about terrorism, then such misrepresentation in the media should concern you. It perpetuates fear of Muslims in the West, provides inaccurate reason to support Islamophobia, and causes an increase in terrorism as a by-product. The Guardian cites how more media coverage on an act of terrorism leads to more follow-up attacks.

Specifically, an additional New York Times article about an attack in a particular country increases the number of follow-up attacks by 11 to 15 percent. This is especially true with reporting about suicide missions, which is partially why the number of suicide bombings have increased in recent years.

In the end, there’s nothing cementing Islam to terrorism, especially in the U.S. Yet, it is dangerously important to realize that believing there is a link will likely lead to a rise in such terrorism. If we are to prevent this, we as Americans will have to learn to look at our fellow Muslims, and not think terrorist.

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Administrators Vaguely Address Activists’ Concerns

By David Juarez

▶ ISRAEL-PALESTINE from page 4 dismissal of legitimate political discourse as nothing more than hate speech.

The UC system’s reluctance to address the accusations that advocates of the Palestinian cause have faced is all the more concerning when we considering the number of students who feel that their voices have been stifled. According to Liz Jackson, an attorney with Palestine Legal, based in Oakland, her organization has documented more than 76 cases of pro-Palestinian advocacy that were suppressed on Californian campuses last year.

There is no doubt that some expressions and forms of antiZionism can be anti-Semitic. This does not mean, however, that the administration should ignore the treatment of students who criticize the foundations of Israel and its near

half century-long occupation of the Palestinian Territories.

The Israel-Palestine conflict is an especially polarizing issue, eliciting strong opinions even from those without direct ties to the area or access to the political arenas in which it unfolds.

These tensions will be heightened next week when Tritons for Israel and Students for Justice in Palestine erect displays commemorating or criticizing the creation of Israel as a Jewish state along Library Walk. It’s admirable that the UC administration is attempting to temper discussions which frequently become borderline antagonistic. But rather than simply demonizing one side of the argument for the sake of keeping the peace, administration should for once listen to the concerns of the student population that opposes Israeli occupation, a group that has, for far too long, been ignored.

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Care Council, which manages funds allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Development through the Homeless Continuum of Care Program. Additionally, the county is expected to allocate funds to programs such as Project One for All that seek to allocate more resources to treat especially vulnerable homeless populations like those suffering from mental illness.

Furthermore, just this past February Mayor Faulconer announced the Housing Our Heroes program, a collaborative effort between the City and the San Diego Housing Commission that is expected to secure housing for over 1,000

veterans by next March. And these are just a few of the homelessspecific programs in San Diego.

Homelessness is an issue anyone living remotely close to San Diego knows about, as the city has the fourth largest homeless population in the country. As such, there is an implicit understanding that people who live on the street will not just “go away.” Yes, safety concerns are real and the fact that there are people living on the streets is an uncomfortable, disturbing reality, but it’s a reality. Homeless individuals are members of our community. They are people, significant proportions of whom suffered trauma that landed them on the streets. The mission of the

WeALLCount initiative is, after all, to identify these individuals in order to secure federal funding to provide them with the care and services they need to once again live a dignified life. Funding for these programs is limited as it is, with San Diego receiving less than 22 other cities, even though it has the fourth largest homeless population. Thus, the fact that an allocation of funds, to be spent on “removing” homeless individuals from certain areas of San Diego, is mind-boggling and petty. Aside from dehumanizing the homeless, these actions devalue the tireless work of local advocates and policymakers to care for homeless individuals and make San Diego a safer place for all of its residents.

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Q&A Long gone are the glory days of the friendly neighborhood pigeon. We now live in the age of the red bird, blue bird and boomerang bird — the Angry Birds. Once an unavoidable mobile game, the franchise is soaring back into the pop culture consciousness with an animated movie. Written by “The Simpsons” writer Jon Vitti and voiced by a flock of hyper-talented comedic actors, “The Angry Birds Movie” is taking aim at the box office and shooting for the crown. To learn more about the film, the UCSD Guardian took part in a wacky and informal Q&A session with yellow bird Chuck and white bird Matilda themselves: Josh Gad and Maya Rudolph.

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Q: Was there a lot of improvising that went on when you were recording your lines, or did you mostly just stick to what the script said?

Q: Angry Birds is a game that kids love and now there’s a movie based on it. So are there games from your childhood that you would want to make a movie out of?

Josh: Maya doesn’t even read; she’s actually illiterate.

Josh: I wanna do a Contra movie.

Maya: I can only improvise and repeat back to people what they said to me.

Maya: Do you wanna do Kubert?

Josh: That’s always very difficult. They have to give her an ear piece and they have to Josh: It’s called “Pixels,” and it didn’t work out. believe in her.

Maya: What about Donkey Kong?

Maya: We did a lot of believing.

Again, have you seen my last film? We’ve done all this. You know what movie Josh: We improvised nonstop. Part of the beauty of animation is you get a microphone Josh: I’d love to be a part of, honestly? I feel like Super Mario Bros. deserves a movie. They did a and two hours of play. There is no wrong version of what you do. You just get to go off.

movie, but it was terrible, awful. It was a live-action movie.

Maya: And I went off. Did you go off?

Josh: I did go off.

Maya: Like a mofo?

Josh: Like angry go off or like improv?

Maya: No, improv goes off.

Josh: Oh, I went off angry go off. I went off (New York accent).

Maya: I feel like what’s nice about this kind of improv — which is completely different from the kind of improv you do onstage with a group of people — is you can’t focus

Maya: With who?

Josh: It was with John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, and — oh, what’s his name? — one of my favorite actors from “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?”

simply on the sound of your voice. You really finesse the character pretty deeply in a short amount of time because it’s solely concentrated on the voice. You don’t have to worry about your body language. Although, do you worry about body language?

Josh: I do worry about body language because when you have a character as physical as Chuck, it just kind of organically happens. If you’re standing still and you need to speak fast, it’s not going to come out properly.

Maya: Can I ask a personal question: what was your body language for Olaf? Was it lower?

Josh: No, the way into Olaf was, I just did a kid, like this naivete. It was a very childish sort of attitude, physically, that I had. But it’s really none of your goddamn business how I did Olaf. What was your approach to the “Big Hero 6” mom? By the way, I love that movie. But we love “Angry Birds” the most because that’s the movie we’re promoting. I got your back, Sony Pictures.

Maya: I forgot because I don’t know how to read.

Josh: She thinks we’re doing “Bridesmaids,” but this isn’t “Bridesmaids.”

Maya: No? But there are a lot of birds in “Bridesmaids.”

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Maya: Oh, the British guy?

Josh: Yeah, Bob Hopkins. So that would be awesome to do, like a really genuinely great Mario Bros. movie . . . I tapped out the video game market. This is my swan song until the inevitable call comes for a Minecraft adaptation, where it’s just gonna be me building things for two hours.

Maya: What if somebody was like, “Hey, we’re kind of doing like a spin-off of the ghosts from Pac-Man and like why they eat what they eat.”

Josh: Again, this is a movie called “Pixels.” I would encourage you to rent this movie.

Maya: What about Centipede?

Josh: Okay, we’re going to get off this. Clearly, Maya needs an education in my filmography.

Maya: Space invaders?

Josh: Nope. Been there, done that.

Maya: Galaga.

Josh: Again, you need to go home … If any of these answers disappointed you, this has been Danny McBride and Bill Hader.

Maya: I’m Bill Hader.

Questions asked by University of Minnesota and UCSD, respectively. All questions compiled and transcribed by the UCSD Guardian.

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Captain America: Civil War Interview by Yidian Huang // Senior Staff Writer Illustration by Karly Nisson

Marvel’s new blockbuster, “Captain America: Civil War,” picks up the story of the Avengers from where “Avengers: Age of Ultron” left off. The superheroes are now divided into two teams due to opposing stances on the government’s regulation, led by Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) and Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.).

But with a movie of this scale, it kind of is amazing to have two people. One person can be focusing on one thing, and one person can be focusing on the other. So they really get great performances. They get great effects. It’s double the power — to keep this huge engine moving, it really helps to have two people, and they are both brilliant and kind of extraordinary in their own way.

“Captain America: Civil War” is highly anticipated not only due to the dramatic and emotional tensions between Team Captain America and Team Iron Man, but also due to the introduction of several important characters who have yet to be featured in the “Captain America” sequence.

These figures include but are not limited to Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), Spider-Man (Tom Holland), Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman). Emily VanCamp made her first but brief appearance as Agent 13, widely known as Captain America’s girlfriend, in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” in 2014 and continues to portray this role as a major character in “Captain America: Civil War.” The UCSD Guardian had a chance to listen to VanCamp’s thoughts on the film and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Q: With “Captain America: Civil War,” what are you most excited for in the future with Marvel’s cinematic universe?

Q: What new things can audiences expect from your character in this film

that they might not have gotten specifically in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”?

Emily: We were really planting a seed in “The Winter Soldier.” Captain America didn’t even know that she was Sharon Carter within that film. So that’s definitely something new we find out. We find out who she is — well, Steve finds out who she is — and that inevitably deepens their connection because of the shared tie with Peggy. There’s just an inevitable, immediate trust between them. And we really explore that throughout this film, and we see that the stakes are high for her because her job is at stake if she’s helping Cap. That’s the bottom-line, but we really see her sort of follow her heart rather than her head, which is cool.

Q: This film is a Captain America film, though it does have quite a few

other Avengers in it. How do you feel the film differentiates itself from the previous two Avengers films and makes itself truly a new Captain America movie?

Emily: It’s interesting. It does really feel like the Avengers. Everybody is in it, pretty much. So it is hard to differentiate it, but they really are kind of

focused on the relationship between Tony and Steve and what they represent.

And the rest is just sort of people picking sides. They really delve into the depth of what these two characters within the universe truly, truly feel. And they are the extremes of those feelings that, you know, other people are kind of following, so it still does feel like a Captain film.

Q: Can you tell me what makes this film stand out from other Marvel films?

Emily: I just feel like each movie gets better and better. It’s amazing to me. I mean, to pick one thing, this film is just absolutely epic, from introducing

these great new characters to these epic battle scenes, it’s just taking it to a whole other level.

The Russo brothers did an extraordinary job with it, so not to put down any of the other films, which are amazing, but I just feel like this is kind of the biggest one they have done yet. And that’s kind of what Marvel does. They never, never disappoint. So, hopefully everyone loves it as much as I did.

Q: This is your second time working with the Russo brothers. Can you

describe what it’s like, working with them, and how working with a pair of directors feels different than working with a single director?

Emily: Absolutely. This is my second time working with the brothers. I worked with brothers on “Carriers” as well — honestly, I think it’s an amazing way to work. They obviously are brothers so they have a tremendous rapport.

So honestly it’s a huge bonus, and they’re great guys and really fun to work with, so it’s like a win-win all the way around.

Emily: Well I’m always excited for all of their films, to be honest. Whether or not I’m a part of them, you just don’t know until they’re sort of written, so I think it would be amazing to continue in the universe. But even if I don’t, I’ll certainly continue watching because the movies just keep getting better and better.

Questions asked by University of North Carolina, Seattle Pacific, Webster University and University of Hawaii, respectively. All questions compiled and transcribed by the UCSD Guardian.

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Interview by Maria Manalang // Lifestyle Staff Writer It’s easy to be passionate about change, but it’s much more difficult to transition change into action. Student leader and activist Meghan Yap is a graduating UCSD senior majoring in biological anthropology and global health who has recently has been honored as a White House Champion of Change for the “It’s On Us” campaign against sexual assault, epitomizing what it means to be both a scholarly citizen and advocate.

Guardian: Can you tell us about your research regarding sexual assault on college and university campuses?

Meghan: As a research assistant with the UCSD Medical School’s Center on Gender Equity and Health, under the supervision of Dr. Anita Raj of

the department of global public health, I have been analyzing the UC Office of the President’s and UCSD’s policies regarding sexual assault to see whether or not they comply with recommendations from anti-rape coalitions’ best-practice recommendations. The objective is to determine how well we’re supporting our survivors, based on criteria laid out by the experts like the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault and the Rape, Incest, Abuse National Network. There is a lot of very important research on the prevention side, but my research focuses on what happens after: Is a student who experiences sexual assault able to get support from the university academically [and] socially, [and] are they able to seek justice for what happened to them?

This research stems from my own experience as a survivor of sexual assault perpetrated by a fellow UCSD student. I developed post-traumatic stress disorder after the assault that was so severe that I became intermittently illiterate and experienced crippling panic attacks and depression. Keeping up with college is just about impossible if you can’t attend class, concentrate or read. I was suffering emotionally, physically and consequently academically. Getting academic accommodations was incredibly difficult and took nearly a year for me. I found out through social networks that my rapist had previously been acquitted for a charge of sexual assault, so I decided not to put myself through the investigative process to seek justice for my rape. A lot of the help-seeking routes I pursued ended up causing more harm than good. I sought help from many on-campus offices, and while administrators were well-intentioned, there lacked an understanding of how to interact with [and] support survivors, and most importantly, how to not make survivors feel responsible.

G: What can we do as a campus to alleviate this?

sexual violence. Given the rates of recidivism for sexually violent crimes, we know that someone who has committed a sexual assault is very, very likely to do it again, perhaps to the original victim or someone else. Let’s not forget that the victim will be re-traumatized when they see the assailant again. While it’s on us to end campus rape, it’s also on us to not re-victimize survivors.

As university campuses, we have a unique opportunity to educate people on consent and prevent sexual assaults. From a public health standpoint, it is a perfect opportunity to intervene and create the widespread social change that we need to end rape culture.

G: How was being honored at the White House as a ‘Champion for Change’?

M: It was amazing! The White House honoring people for their work to end sexual assault on campuses is historically important as it acknowledges that the United States does have a problem on college campuses, and we will not ignore it any more. I am so happy to see that people from around the country are doing work to end sexual violence and are very concerned about how we treat survivors. Also meeting the vice president was absolutely incredible; he is so passionate about this issue.

My day at the White House was a blur, but everyone was so supportive and many White House staff I interacted with had also worked on anti-sexual assault issues in college. The other nine champions and I met with policy makers where we provided recommendations for campus policies and took part in panels that were streamed on the White House website. Feminist and actor extraordinaire, Matt McGorry, was the moderator for my panel. [Joe] Biden announced each of the champions, and he even held my hand!

G: How has this experience impacted and furthered your work?

M: The best part about being picked as a “Champion” is the opportunity to M: One in five women will be sexually assaulted during their undergraduate give a voice to so many survivors who have been silenced or are unable to speak careers. At a campus the size of UCSD, we can project there are thousands of survivors at any given time. We can estimate hundreds of people will be assaulted during their time on campus, yet every year we receive few reports. Emerging research indicates that campus infrastructure perceived as unsupportive can create “institutional betrayal,” where a survivor’s one-inthree odds of developing PTSD rise even further. This secondary victimization happens when a survivor is made to feel that he or she was responsible, that they are generally unsupported or that the assault was not taken seriously.

While I did not have a positive experience with support services, I believe that UCSD has one of the better systems in place, and what sets us ahead is that we do have a lot of people who care about this issue, but we need to unify if we truly want to end sexual violence and prevent secondary victimization. We need to use trauma-informed, research-based recommendations to inform our policies, otherwise, how do we know if our services and employees are hurting or helping? I challenge our campus and the UC Office of the President to lead the way by listening to survivors of sexual assault — using campus-climate surveys, creating an easily accessible avenue to file complaints if an individual feels that the support they received was re-victimizing, and simply engaging survivors to find out how the survivor experience can be improved. Most importantly, we need zero-tolerance policies for those who have been guilty of

about their experiences. I also wanted to empower others who may be afraid to speak out and send this message: You are not alone.

I am so fortunate to have been picked as I heard that there were about 800 nominations for 10 spots. I am an unlikely White House “Champion” as I am a first-generation college student. I am a woman of color who grew up poor. I am a survivor of campus rape. I was able to give a voice to communities that are often marginalized and silenced. I am so thankful to the people who supported me through my recovery, research and journey to the White House.

The White House honor also belongs to each of the brave survivors who informed my research, my loved ones who held me together through my recovery, and the administrators and researchers who directed my investigation.

Ultimately, the only way I was able to cope with what happened to me was to believe that I could make a difference and change the system that had hurt me. I wanted to make lemonade out of something so unspeakably awful, and the White House gave me an opportunity to do just that by giving me a spot (literally) at the table.

Triton Facts: Name: Meghan Yap Year: 4th Year College: Warren Major: Biological Anthropology and Global Health Hometown: Hawthorne, CA On - Campus Jobs: RA, College Ambassador/Tour Guide, Warren College Office Assistant, Volunteer EMT with Flying Samaritans Favorite Place on Campus: Treehouse lounge (it is super pretty and in close proximity to coffee) Vice: Coffee Favorite Class: BICD 136 “AIDS, Science, and Society” with Dr Gustafson Zodiac Sign: Leo

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hat is your advice for starting a blog for someone who isn’t a writer or used to doing these kinds of things? — Anonymous So you’ve finally decorated a Wordpress, reconfigured into the very image of your dream house (courtesy of gentrification and Pinterest). Before you know it, you’re on your way to writing your first post, typing with confidence: WELCOME TO MY CORNER OF THE INTERNET. And then it hits you: Newsflash, if you don’t get Buzzfeed click-bait status to generate revenue, your domain rent is going to leave you on the stock market low.

What do you do? Like your late-night best friend when you’re in a sudden panic about newfound existentialism or life problems, V.O.D.C.A. is here to save the day.

“V” not only stands for vienna sausages but, more importantly, for voice. In a meta turn of events, think of your blog as competing with a significantly larger pool of other blogs. What made Hugh Dancy stand out from every white boy in the global sphere? For one, he looks halfretriever and has an accent sharply written on his words, so there’s no surprise Bryan Fuller went YAAAS and took him in. Perhaps you work better by lacquering everything with a one-liner, or perhaps dabbling in experimental third-person prose works best for you. But make sure it’s your voice.

A convenient segue from voice, “O” for originality means you’re pioneering something new, whether it’s reinventing something preexisting or talking about something buried miles into the ground. I’ve read so many teenage angst blogs in my lifetime that clique drama makes me Ctrl+Alt+Del — a more interesting incarnation would be how it intersects growing self-awareness of racial tensions fabricated into the institution, or in the context of neoliberalism. Or, change your blog to self-ethnography and be scientific about your blog posts.

Now, as someone who has done an advice column for nearly three quarters straight, there is absolutely no reason to stop at any point. “D” is dedication, and it means not backing down despite the odds — nothing you ever do will be perfect, but what’s important is that you impulsively write something up, publish it and never look back. Sheep are only jeans without their vital organs, so a blog is not a blog if there is nothing on it. You need substance!

“C” is content, which means you need to start making decisions: Are you going to spread yourself wide and make it a general blog, or are you going to focus on particular issues? I myself enjoy ravaging Hollywood and their apathy — seriously, if it were a person, I’m sure Hollywood would be a Taurus.

One might focus exclusively on Nike shoes while another might jump from Star Wars to Star Trek to Starbread.

Lastly, “A” is audience: who are you appealing to? It can be for yourself, your uncle, random cult members on the Internet, but just know that these are the people watching. The peanut gallery doesn’t care, and yet is hyperinvolved at the same time. Use your audience as feedback and improve your blog.

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t is hard to round a corner in San Diego without running into Mexican cuisine, but I am not complaining. So, what better than a Mexican take on a Japanese classic?

Cue the sushiritto. With two locations now open in San Diego, Sushi Freak will be sure to fulfill your pent-up sushi cravings. Built upon the idea of make-your-own sushi, the franchise offers customers the choice to personalize their own rolls through extensive protein, topping and sauce options. In more recent years, the restaurant has gained traction for their sushi burrito options.

The sushiritto menu, also known as “El Sushi Burrito Menu”, offers seven unique experiences, ranging from the Angry Bird, a teriyaki chicken wrap, to the Gun Show, a seafood-heavy protein option.

Sushi Freak rocks a simple interior with speedy service and open seating availability.

Displays around the restaurant sell Asian specialty snacks and beverages, including rarely seen Pocky flavors and Hello Kittybrand wines. After browsing the snacks while waiting in line to order, the food is made directly in front of you, Chipotle-style. Upon receiving your sushirrito at the end of the assembly line, the cost comes in at about eight dollars. It is surprisingly captivating to watch

as the sushiritto experts arrange the large seaweed wraps, layering them with copious amounts of rice before adding protein and other stuffing selections. The Linda Vista location, about 20 minutes from UCSD, is nestled in a small shopping center alongside other fast dining options that all share a convenient parking lot. But be sure to arrive before their early 9 p.m. closing!

My favorite item on the menu, appropriately named for San Diego, is the Beach Bum — a perfect balance of savory and sweet, packed with crab mix, shrimp and cream cheese contrasting with fresh mango, cucumber, avocado and crunchy toasted coconut. Every roll is served with a delicious housemade spicy mayo sauce and a sweet sesame seed cucumber salad, alongside the classic ginger and wasabi.

Free extra sauces are listed on the menu and given upon request. The rolls are astonishingly filling, so come hungry so you can leave happy.

Needless to say, Sushi Freak will have you hooked upon first bite. Ten stamps on their loyalty card will get you a free roll, so be sure to get credit for coming back to try all of their enticing sushiritto options before you choose your favorite.

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culinary trifecta of convenience, innovation and quality, Pokirrito houses the ultimate lovechild of the San DiegoTijuana border and its Pacific neighbor, Japan.

Located off of Convoy Street, Pokirrito’s highly anticipated opening broke into the food scene of Kearny Mesa — known for its Korean BBQ meccas, traditional pho eateries and boba geotag on Snapchat — bringing a distinct fusion of Pacific Rim meets Tex-Mex in both poke preparation and aesthetic. Situated next to its sister gastropubs, RakiRaki Ramen and Tsukemen, both opened by chef Junya Watanabe, Pokirrito has a flavor all on its own, featuring two items — the sushiritto and poke bowl — uniquely executed in iconic and contemporary ways.

With six different sushirittos to choose from and a plethora of poke bowl combinations to curate — not to mention the array of flavored teas, frozen beers or Stumptown cold brews available — ordering can be a daunting task.

Pokirrito nonetheless eases the first-timer’s fear with the familiarity of the production line and clean menu infographics, thereby maximizing both comprehensive consumption and profit: The more quickly people understand how this works, the more food is purchased. This idea streamlines into every facet of the restaurant; minimalistic furnishings, industrial fixtures and neutral palettes allow the brightly colored food and flavors stand out.

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But moving on to the more important topic at hand — the food itself. Connoisseurs have the option of picking the poke bowl, diversely ranging in size, toppings, sauces and fish, or the sushiritto, an Americana portioned sushi roll packed with fish and meat, tamago omelettes, vegetables, lotus chips, marinades and masago.

While the hungry tend to opt for the sushirrito, the bowl carries a weight of its own. Depending on stomach capacity, one can select anywhere from two to four scoops of white or brown rice as the bedding for succulent pieces of salmon, octopus, scallops or tuna, each bathing in its individual mix of oils and spices. Toppings include miso, spicy aioli, furikake and seaweed salad, and donned with confetti tempura. And for the crowning glory itself — the sushiritto options are both paradoxically vast yet debatably disappointing. With only one sushirrito containing poke, the name of the restaurant seemingly deviates from the featured item itself. A majority of the sushirittos focus on the land-ridden meats, from katsu pork to beef and even portobello mushrooms. And while the variety is highly appreciated, it perhaps loses the emphasis Pokirrito was striving for at the start. Nevertheless, with its fresh ingredients, signature yet subtle flavors and ingenious stylings, Pokirrito is a dining experience for those craving something outside the box, er, tortilla.

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his Saturday, San Diego is getting in the Spanish spirit with The Second Annual Paella & Wine Festival. For those of you not familiar with Spanish cuisine — besides jamon — ham is more than just a food in Spain: it’s a lifestyle.

Paella is generally considered to be as Spanish as it gets. Though it may seem to be just a simple rice dish, paella is actually quite complex. With its name coming from the pan it’s cooked in, the paellera, paella is a saffron-infused rice dish that marries bold flavors and delightful textures. Combined with a variety of meats, shellfish and vegetables, Paella was originally a peasant’s meal cooked over an open fire in the fields and eaten directly from the pan using wooden spoons. Today, Paella is still enjoyed all over Spain, usually on Sundays for lunch with family.

Luckily Spain isn’t the only place that has paella. Try Spain’s signature dish this Saturday at The Paella & Wine Festival, which will feature the largest paella ever made in California.

For all of you non-seafood or meat eaters, never fear, it wouldn’t be California without a vegan option. This year’s festival will also feature the largest vegan paella ever made, by vegan chef Rawvanna. To wash it all down, there will be unlimited wine, beer and spirit tastings from local breweries, tequileiras and wineries. So come out this Saturday for live music, paella and the best fiesta outside of Spain.

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W. WATER POLO

Women’s Water Polo Wins Fourth Consecutive Title Tritons face off against Whittier College next, winner plays UCLA in Division One Water Polo Tournament.

BY samantha glantz

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The UCSD women’s water polo team earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament after winning the Western Water Polo Association title for the fourth straight year this past weekend. The Tritons were favored to win the WWPA after having a perfect record in conference play with a record of 3–0 and an overall record of 24–9 this season. UCSD is currently nationally ranked at the No. 12 spot, and will host Whittier College in a National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championship play-in game on Tuesday, May 10 at the Canyonview Aquatic Center. The winner of this match will move on to face UCLA at the NCAA Championship at UCLA’s Spieker Aquatics Center May 13 to May 15.

After earning a bye past the first round of WWPA playoffs, the Tritons crushed the fourth-seeded team, Mercyhurst University, in the semifinal match. With a final score of 16–4, the top-seeded Tritons picked up their sixth straight win as they clinched their seventh consecutive appearance in the WWPA finals.

The Tritons set the tempo in the first quarter as they scored the first two goals of the match thanks to redshirt junior two-meter defender Alexis Wieseler and senior attacker Laurel Kistler. However, Mercyhurst managed to score once in the first quarter, making the score 2–1 before UCSD opened the game up during the second quarter.

Kistler, junior center Lauren Boyer, freshman attacker Krista Schneider, sophomore utility Kayla Fedler and freshman center Chanel Schilling

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scored six goals in the second quarter, giving the Tritons a comfortable 8–2 lead over Mercyhurst.

UCSD increased its lead once again in the third quarter after outscoring Mercyhurst, 5–1, resulting in a dominating score of 13–3. The younger sister of Alexis Wieseler, freshman attacker Maddy Wieseler, joined in the fun and scored a goal while Fedler, Schneider, and Alexis Wieseler were credited with the other goals.

During the fourth quarter, Schneider found the back of the net twice; senior center, Lauren Finwall scored one as well, allowing the Tritons to defeat Mercyhurst by 12 goals.

Schneider led the Tritons with four goals and Kistler recorded a hat trick with three on the day while senior goalie Courtney Miller managed four saves in the first half, before sophomore goalie Emma Scholz relieved her in the

second half and stopped three goals from passing through.

During the WWPA championship game, the Tritons overcame an early two-goal deficit as they took down the third-seeded host, Cal State East Bay, 9–5 to earn the win, getting them the opportunity of playing a play-in game to go to the National Championship Tournament.

Cal State East Bay scored early, taking a 2–0 lead in the first quarter.

But the Tritons answered back in the second quarter, scoring three consecutive goals from Fedler, Tittle and Schneider to take the lead. The Pioneers regained the lead, scoring on a powerplay before Tittle found the back of the net with 27 seconds left in the half, giving UCSD the advantage once again with a score of 4–3.

Miller shut out the Pioneers for the entire third quarter, allowing the

Tritons’ offense some time to get a larger lead. Senior attacker Emma Sasson scored twice on powerplays, giving the Tritons a three-goal lead over the Pioneers heading into the final quarter of the match. The final quarter of the game consisted of goals from both teams but Cal State East Bay’s hope of winning a championship was finally put to rest after Boyer and Fedler scored one goal apiece, putting UCSD ahead by four.

The final score was 9–5 as the Tritons earned their fourth consecutive WWPA crown.

Tittle, Miller and Fedler were all WWPA All-Tournament First Team selections while Sasson earned secondteam honors. Miller was named as the WWPA Tournament MVP.

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eading into the California Collegiate Association Tournament as the underdog, the UCSD softball team hoped to turn some heads and prove that it is a legitimate contender, even against two top-ranked conference rivals. The Tritons did that and then some by going undefeated in the tournament and earning a berth in the NCAA West Regionals.

Humboldt State:

Well, as it turns out, the Tritons couldn’t care less about who their opponent is or what their record is. After what seemed like a dire situation, having been asked to play the top-seeded Humboldt State Lumberjacks, UCSD felt absolutely no fear as it came out swinging against its conference rival on Friday.

Even after quickly drawing two outs in the opening inning, the Triton offense settled down and quickly put three players on base. And sophomore designated player Emily Sklencar wasn’t about to let the moment get the better of her, drilling the ball to right field and sending two Tritons home to earn a 2–0 lead.

The Triton defense wouldn’t let the offense have all the fun, however. Pitching against an offense that led the conference with 36 home runs during the season, senior left-handed pitcher Lexi Edwards was handed no simple task. But like Sklencar and her clutch double, Edwards felt the ice in her veins and kept the Lumberjacks scoreless for the first three innings.

As the game progressed, it was clear that the Lumberjacks were outmatched

by UCSD’s offensive machine. During the top of the fourth, the Tritons sent four more players around the bases to take an unbelievable 6–0 lead over Humboldt State. While the Lumberjacks would show signs of life in the remaining innings, scoring four unanswered points to close the gap, junior left-handed pitcher Milana Casillas stepped in and shut down any hopes of a Lumberjack comeback with a final score of 6–4.

Edwards was credited with the win, allowing eight hits and four runs against the 27 batters the Tritons faced. Senior shortstop McKenna Clewett tied with senior outfielder Taylor Abeyta with two hits and one run, while Abeyta earned an extra RBI on top of that; Sklencar finished the game with two RBIs and one run.

By derailing the Lumberjack train, the Tritons handed Humboldt State its fourth loss of the season, dropping the team down to 45–4–1, with the Tritons responsible for half of those losses.

Chico State:

Game One After taking care of business with Humboldt State, UCSD had a much tougher time against second-seeded Chico State. The Triton offense had a quiet start compared to its previous game, and its defense didn’t fair much better as it allowed the Wildcats to quickly take a 2–0 advantage.

Refusing to dig themselves into a deeper hole, the Tritons did just enough on the offensive side to remain competitive, scoring runs in the second and fourth innings to briefly tie the game. Sklencar made her presence known once again, hitting the first home run of her college career. However, after allowing runs in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings, the Tritons would drop behind 4–2 by the end of the fifth.

But, based on the top of the sixth inning, the Triton sluggers didn’t forget how

to score: with the bases loaded, sophomore outfielder Kelsi Maday struck gold, sending the ball into the stands to add four runs to the score. Heading into the final inning, UCSD sat comfortably on a 7–4 advantage, as it could smell a CCAA championship berth within reach. Despite allowing one Wildcat run, the Tritons closed out the match with a final score of 7–5.

Maday excelled on offense with her home run and four RBIs; Clewett led the team in hits with two, while also scoring a run. However, senior right-handed pitcher Hannah Duarte was credited with the win since she only allowed one hit and one run.

“We pitched ourselves into some jams,” UCSD head coach Patti Gerkens told the UCSD athletic department. “We need to close the door. The seventh inning shouldn’t be that stressful.”

C C A A Tou rnament C hampi onship G ame To complete its outstanding tournament run, all UCSD needed to do was beat Chico State for the second time in as many days.

Down 0–1 at the top of the second inning, the Tritons needed to score quickly to prevent the efficient Chico State offense from building a big lead. As it turns out, freshman outfielder Caitlyn Weisner knows a thing or two about making her hits count. With a player on base, Weisner made the perfect connection and knocked it out of the park to take a 2–1 lead.

The Triton defense did just enough for the next couple innings to hold the lead, forcing the Wildcats to leave a total of four players on base in the second and third innings. Afterward, the Wildcats tied the game in the fourth inning off of two well-placed hits, putting the outcome of the game in a realm of uncertainty.

This could have been worrisome, especially against Chico State’s second-ranked batting average and on-base percentage in the conference.

Of course, Weisner would have none of this — first up to bat at the top of the fifth, the freshman slammed another one home to put the Tritons up for good, as the Wildcats would never score again. In the following inning, UCSD put up another pair of runs for good measure and soon called it a game with a 5–2 win.

Weisner’s stellar game was the standout on the offensive side, finishing with two home runs, three RBIs, and two runs. Sophomore third-basemen Rachel Phillips went a perfect 3–3 at bat and earned an RBI while she was at it. Clewett kept up her stellar play with one hit, two runs and one RBI. Duarte was credited with the win, only giving up one run. Casillas, Clewett, Maday and Weisner all earned spots on the All-Tournament Team, while Maday was crowned CCAA Tournament MVP. After the loss, Chico State fell to 38–14, while the Tritons finished the tournament with a 36–19 record and earned an automatic berth to the NCAA West Regionals.

With the victory, the Tritons won the CCAA title for just their second time, becoming the first fourth-seed in the tournament’s 10 years to win the tournament.