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THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013

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ATHLETICS

Triton Hall of Fame to Induct First Athletes Eight former UCSD students will make up the inaugural class for the new honor.

BY sarah moon

STUDENT AFFAIRS

A Penny for Her Thoughts The Guardian sits down with Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Penny Rue for an exit interview before she departs for her new position at Wake Forest University.

BY mekala Neelakantan

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ollowing an announcement that Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Penny Rue will be leaving UCSD to begin her position as vice president of Student Life at Wake Forest University, the Guardian sat down with Dr. Rue for a final interview.

Guardian: Good afternoon, Dr. Rue. First off, congratulations on a tenure of over five years as vice chancellor of Student Affairs.

Vice Chancellor Rue: Thank you very much.

G: Can you speak a little about the issues you had to address as vice chancellor?

R: I came in based on my conversations with the search committee and with Chancellor Maryanne Fox with a focus on three real priorities. The first was strengthening the sense of community at UC San Diego, the second was paying greater attention to student safety and well being and the third was really increasing our appreciation of diversity — our ability to really respect and learn from each other and those who are different from ourselves. Each of those are pretty big

items, so you don’t ever say “I completed that,” but I think we made quite a progress in each of those areas.

G: Is there any specific strategic planning effort at the forefront for next year?

R: I think issues of campus climate are very, very important — we work[ed] pretty hard on those throughout my tenure, and it’s wonderful now that with the new vice chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, we’ve got another — again — set of partners working on that, so there are lots of different thrusts to improving campus climate.

A lot of them have to do with creating communities of interests and real areas of support for underrepresented students. We now have our new Black Resource Center that just opened in the [Old Student Center] just last week, so I think that’s an exciting opportunity.

G: Perhaps on the other side of the spectrum, what do you think has been your biggest accomplishment as vice chancellor of Student Affairs?

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The UCSD Athletics Department announced the creation of its first ever Athletics Hall of Fame last Monday. The Hall will recognize the department’s finest student athletes, coaches, staff and those who have supported the creation of an Athletics Hall of Fame.

“UC San Diego is still a relatively young institution from an athletic perspective, but given the tremendous success we’ve had, creating a Hall of Fame that would recognize some of those significant accomplishments and the individuals who have meant so much to our history seemed like a natural,” Senior Associate Athletics Director Ken Grosse said to the Guardian. “We’ve been talking about it internally for several years, but the timing seems right, and we’re excited about being able to engage with our alumni athletes through this forum.”

Honorees of the Hall of Fame have not yet been decided and will depend on a nomination process.

The nominations will be held for an eight-person inaugural class and will be opened to the public.

Nominations will take place over the next few weeks. The Athletics Department will add the nominees to other names they have already recognized as potential candidates.

The committee will consist of Director of Athletics Earl Edwards and Senior Associate Athletic Directors Ken Grosse and Wendy Taylor May. Other committee members include representatives from the UCSD coaching stage and student athlete alumni. The committee is responsible for narrowing down the list to eight honorees.

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HOUSING, DINING & HOSPITALITY

Plaza Cafe Dining Hall Undergoing Renovation for A Full Year The Revelle College dining hall will close or major updates beginning Saturday, June 15.

BY Davis Liang

staff writer

Plaza Cafe, the Revelle College dining hall, is closing for an upgrade beginning Saturday, June 15.

According to Housing, Dining and

Hospitality Committee member and former Revelle HDH Representative Simran Anand, the dining hall is one of UCSD’s largest dining halls and has the most expansive kitchen, but it does not currently generate enough revenue to continue business.

HDH Services has plans to upgrade the kitchen by adding different food service areas and decorations within the current dining area. Renovations will include the installation of a smoothie or sushi bar. Plans have also

been made to include a fireplace and install lights from the Cafe’s elevated ceiling to make the dining hall seem cozier.

Changes to the dining hall’s exterior are also set to take place, with renovations to door locations including the creation of new entrances between Blake and Argo Hall —a space which currently acts as an emergency exit.

Roger’s Place, the Revelle Market, will also undergo construction; there are plans to switch its location with

Revelle College’s conference rooms, although it will continue to serve students at its current site during the transition.

Plaza Cafe is set to reopen after one year, following upgrades.

“These upgrades will make Plaza more appealing and hopefully more sustainable as currently its cost is way too high,” Anand said. “Hopefully more students will be eating there, and it will lose its reputation as one of the least friendly and appealing dining

halls on this campus.”

On Wednesday, June 5, HDH held a farewell gathering for the dining hall.

The event included DJs, live music, vintage and new arcade games, menu specials and various treats.

A survey will be sent out by Revelle administration asking for student input on renaming the Cafe during the next school year.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

UCSD Researchers Identify Protein to Reduce Cholesterol staff writer

UCSD School of Medicine researchers identified a protein last week that regulates blood vessel growth through the removal of cholesterol. The research was published online in the Nature journal under associate professor of medicine Dr. Yury Miller and first author Longhou Fang on May 29.

Research involved the study of zebrafish, during which researchers identified the apoA-I binding protein in the fish and did several experiments to test the protein’s function.

“We tested AIBP in several pilot experiments and the one looking at angiogenesis, when new blood vessels sprout from the bigger ones and grow to form the blood circulatory system,

was promising,” Miller said.

The researchers added DNA to inhibit AIBP synthesis in order to examine the angiogenesis — or formation of new blood vessels — in the zebrafish as they watched the embryos grow under a fluorescent microscope. Researchers noticed that the lack of AIBP caused excessive and chaotic blood vessel growth and proceeded to study the mechanisms behind their observations.

“The mechanism was linked to cholesterol, which is the major culprit of atherosclerosis, the disease that leads to heart attacks and stroke — a main direction of research in my lab so far,” Miller said. “We found that AIBP helps ensure an efficient cholesterol removal from endothelial cells. If this doesn’t happen, blood

vessels overgrow and grow in wrong directions.”

In the future, the researchers intend to look at AIBP in cancer and cardiovascular systems after a heart attack, hoping to study the protein’s ability to cut off blood supply to cancerous tumors, which grow quickly and need new blood vessels for extra blood supply. Researchers will also investigate whether or not they can regulate AIBP after a heart attack in order to grow more blood vessels to supply the heart with more blood.

“These are big tasks and a lot of work [needs] to be done until we know if our findings will lead to new therapies,” Miller said.

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Council Discusses Finance, Transportation, and Donuts cilmembers to cherish their journey I know, I know, Aleks is not here, and create real change. Following his and it’s the last meeting of the year. It’s speech was a presentation by Teach a travesty. Just bear with me. for America, complete with a video Council seemed extra upbeat montage of cute children. today, which was interesting because I don’t think I’ve ever been so I was extra tired. I don’t want to make touched during a council meeting. any supernatural conclusions yet, but However, I didn’t appreciate the there is a definite correlation. fact that I couldn’t partake in the I was also warned by UCAB chair free sunglasses that were handed out Sammy Chang, who took a seat next by the Teach for to me, that I was in America folks. for a long meeting; NEWS BUSINESS The same thing unfortunately, he mekala neelakantan happened when did not disappoint. mneelaka@ucsd.edu Cassella brought The meeting doughnuts. began with pubTwice in a row? Come on. lic input that lasted for a solid hour, Just when I thought council was consisting almost entirely of concerns wrapping up, Sammy Chang came regarding appointments within the up to present on the history of A.S. Office of External Affairs.

Council since 1961.

Multiple speakers pointed directly Like, the complete history. I saw to VP External Affairs Vanessa Garcia, minds melting — perhaps out of awe questioning decisions made in hirand perhaps out of boredom. ing the new legislative advisor — UC In addition, after tonight, I think Student Association President Raquel Sammy may be inducted into the Morales — and the two new Campus Guinness Book of World Records for Organizing Directors. the most use of the words “percent,” Former Social Sciences Senator “finance” and “committee.”

Emma Berdugo was especially Former A.S. President Meggie Le angered at Garcia, coming prepared went next to speak about transitions with over three pages of doubleregarding transportation, the eternal spaced allegations and concerns. hot-button issue.

“I’m really disappointed in the According to Le, UCSD is the EVP’s position,” Berdugo said. only UC campus that does not pay Public Input also included short anything toward transportation, whatpresentations by SOVAC, which soever. urged council to participate in voter Of course, that is slated to change outreach, the Swipes for the Homeless due to Transportations Services’ enorProgram and a committee on the mous deficit. behalf of UCSD service workers.

“TPS has been in the red for years,” Council then moved on to Le said. “Expenditures have increased; special presentations — four, to revenue has stayed the same.” be exact — courtesy of Matthew Le also said that TPS may make Mayeda, Teach for America, changes during the summer — withSammy Chang and former VP out the disturbance of student input Finance Bryan Cassella.

— and introduce the new policies in Matthew “The Wise” Mayeda September. was the first to present, giving sage That’s a little scary, I have to admit. advice to A.S. Council, asking coun-

Departing Vice Chancellor Penny Rue: “I am a Triton for Life.” ▶ RUE, from page 1

R: There are two things I’m most proud of. The first: Four years ago, in collaboration with the campus community centers, we created something called the Institute for Building Communities for Social Justice, and for four years in the summer we ran a week-long institute for Student Affairs staff — about 25 to 30 people — who really delved into both the scholarship around equity and diversity and [thought] about how that informed their personal and professional practice. So we’ve had over 100 people go through that institute, and I think it’s really enriched the community. It’s created new collaborations, it’s created a holding environment for people who, maybe, felt marginalized themselves, and it’s been really exciting. That’s the heartwarming part. The other thing that I’m very proud of is creating a culture of assessment with an emphasis on documenting our impact on student learning and really understanding the difference we’re making when we do our programs and projects. So, that’s a culture shift to get people to think about establishing learning outcomes and measuring them through

their program development, but we’ve developed a lot of capacity and that’s now woven throughout our organization.

G: What has been your most memorable moment as vice chancellor?

R: The most memorable moment is certainly the Compton Cookout. It’s not what I’m most proud of, but it was searingly memorable, and I do believe that decisions that I helped make and actions that I took allowed the community to come together and heal through that process as opposed to really fall apart. I’m proud of what we created out of that very dark moment, and in fact the administrative commitments we’ve made going forward that we’ve been able to honor and really make progress on.

G: What will you miss the most about UCSD? R: The students. California is very distinctive. It is such [an] avantgarde, if you will, sort of progressiveness. I think about the caliber of students that I’ve gotten to work with and the diversity of backgrounds that they come from and the spirit of sort of creating and entrepreneur-

ship that they have, and I think that’s really been exciting to me. That, and the beach. I’m a beach bum. I am a Triton for life. I have kept my Triton Day T-shirt, and I plan to wear that with pride on the other coast. I’m also very serious about the fact that UCSD is not as well known on this coast as it could be or should be — partly because we do operate a little bit in the shadow of the two other UC [schools] that are as highly ranked as we are — and of course, they have some PR assets in the shape of football and basketball teams that catch the airwaves, so I’m really hoping to be an ambassador for UCSD back in the East Coast.

G: Lastly, is there anything you want to say to the school or to the students?

R: I’ve really cherished my time here — it’s an amazing university. I’m just really honored to have been associated with that, and I will always feel a kinship. I will stay in touch with folks through our professional associations and through Facebook. I will always have a piece of San Diego in my heart.

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Athletic Hall of Fame Honorees Will Be Announced in October ▶ HALL, from page 1

The first group of honorees will we announced as part the department’s annual Homecoming Weekend events this coming October.

“This is an exciting time for us as it is another milestone for where we are as an athletics department,” Edwards said in Monday’s announcement. “We have had a relatively short but illustrious history, and the Hall of Fame will allow us to reflect on our past as well as provide another opportunity to engage and

honor our alumni athletes.”

UCSD student athletes can be nominated for Hall of Fame induction 10 years after their eligibility to play for the university. In addition, coaches and staff may be considered after three years away from UCSD or 25 consecutive years of service.

Nomination forms are available online in electronic and mail-in form on the UCSD Tritons website. The forms ask for the nominee’s basic information, graduation year, college and sport, as well as an area to describe post-graduate accomplishments and supporting nominee information.

“We’ve been fortunate to have had a phenomenally successful history, and any time you can honor the people who created that history, it helps enhance it even further,” Grosse said. “Additionally, having alumni athletes involved is the kind of thing that really separates the great intercollegiate athletic programs from merely good ones. In recognizing the past and building for the future, the Hall of Fame is a positive in every aspect.”

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YEAR IN THE YEAR IN

EDITORIALS

THE YEAR IN

FEATURES “There is sex, there are drugs, there is crime on the page. And the point of letting that stuff on ‘Confessions’ is that I’m not here to censor anyone. This is a place for people to be honest, and it would be wrong for me to control the content too tightly.”

— Creator of UCSD Memes and UCSD Confessions Oct. 29, 2012 “Behind the Memes”

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“You’ve heard a great deal, we presume, about the campus. From the 3-D glasses and YOLO-themed acceptance packet, you learned that UC San Diego is Disneyland. From current students, you learned that ‘SD’ stands for socially dead and that choosing Revelle College as a humanities major is a terrible decision. Or perhaps you learned that too late.”

—Sept. 25, 2012 “Welcome to the Jungle” “Four years ago, most of us undergrads couldn’t vote, even though many of us desperately wanted to. A young junior senator from Illinois with big speeches and even bigger ideas swept us out of our political apathy and into a fervor best summarized by his presidential campaign’s one-word mantra: hope.”

—Nov. 1, 2012 “Barack Obama for President” “On Wednesday afternoons, chatting art students and political activisttypes line up for the $5 Hare Krishna buffet, while the General Store’s everpleasant staff members greet dawdling patrons in search of dirt-cheap cigarettes or school supplies. It’s an idyllic scene, and probably the place where

UCSD most resembles a college campus.”

—Dec. 6, 2012 “Stop By the Co-Ops” “Dozens of student organizations (including the Guardian) were humiliated for several hours last spring when they were asked to participate in A.S. Council’s promotional ‘lip dub’ event. Not only was the finished product embarrassing (to say the least), but a parody version of Katy Perry’s ‘TGIF’ rhymed ‘Planning for Hullaballoo’ with ‘Shooting hoops with Penny Rue.’ We hope 2013 is as lip dub-free as possible.”

—Jan. 10, 2013 “What We’re Wishing for in 2013” “Leading up to the vote at UCSD every year is a tense public input session, usually lasting several hours, in which a group of students from each side makes rousing speeches in an attempt to sway councilmembers’ votes. We’ve sat through hours and hours of these meetings, turning early March into a ‘Game of Thrones’-esque cry of, ‘Divestment is coming.’”

—Mar. 7, 2013 “Your Vote Counts”

“[Nude recreation] is the great equalizer. When you meet somebody at Black’s Beach, you don’t know if you are talking to the CEO of a company, a politician, a schoolteacher or a bus driver. You are talking to a person and you get to know them as a person, not as the facade that they portray to rest of world when they have their clothes on.”

—Dave Cole Black’s Beach Nudist Nov. 13, 2012 “The Pros and Cons of Baring it All” “I’ve heard similar things [in] the last few years I’ve been here.

I’ve heard a lot about diversity, transparency and funding. But I’ll be honest — in three or four years, I don’t know how much that has improved the reality.”

—Tanner Smith Revelle College Senior Jan. 14, 2013 “Town Hall Meetings to Begin Conversation About UCSD’s Plans” “Getting more students to ride bikes would go a long way towards reducing demand on the shuttles to the UTC area.

[But once on campus], it is impossible to get between most parts of [it] without riding somewhere bikes/skateboards are forbidden, or on a road without a bike lane. For a campus our size, that is just unacceptable.”

—MattieF UCSD Reddit User Apr. 15, 2013 “Navigating an Obstacle Course” “For me, I truly believe that our human curiosity is what defines both what could possibly destroy us and also what could advance us in the future. As long as we choose to do things that are meaningful and ethical, then curiosity can lead us into pretty awesome directions.”

—Albert Yu-Min Lin Founder of UCSD National Geographic Society Engineers for Exploration May 28, 2013 “A New Age of Exploration”

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OPINION

“The historic success of the films has, in part, depended on avid fans at Comic-Con toting Darth Vader masks and wielding lightsabers — this latest attempt at a cash grab will only please five-year-old kids whose allegiances are likely too ephemeral to spawn lifelong ‘Star Wars’ addictions.”

—Kelvin Noronha Nov. 5, 2012 “Quick Takes: Disney’s Lucasfilm Purchase” “Americans do not yet respect Korean artists like they do entrepreneurial bands such as The Beatles or The Rolling Stones of the British Invasion. The Korean Wave’s success is more analogous to Bollywood’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ — a foreign film that gained sudden worldwide attention but was quickly forgotten — than to the longevous British Invasion.”

—Nico Hemsley Jan. 14, 2013 “Quick Takes: K-Pop in America” “There is always that one friend who checks their phone everywhere: during dinner, in the movies (jerks) and while driving. They claim they have an ‘addiction,’ but what they are really suffering from is FoMO, a Fear of Missing Out — a phenomenon that

THE YEAR IN

LIFESTYLE

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“Shake ingredients, and strain. Or, give it a splash of Coke, and call it a Lindsay Lohan.”

— Sarah Shin Nov. 8, 2012 “Have a Drink on Us: Red Headed Slut” “Sheer looks give not only the strongest statement of sexuality and femininity, but also the beauty of fragility … Curiosity is everything (i.e. peek-aboo in sheers and cutouts). A quick word of advice: Get some amazing undergarments, as they’ll be on show for the world to see.”

— Ashley Kwon Jan. 17, 2013 “New Year, New You: Revamp Your Wardrobe” “You’re a freshman, she’s a freshman, and somebody wants to get laid tonight.”

—Vincent Pham Feb. 14, 2013 “The Five Kinds of Valentines Dates” “I’m not saying I’m Yoda when it comes to dating — I’ve probably done more dating don’ts than dos and passed up more than a few potentially great dates.”

—Jean Lee Apr. 11, 2013 “Fast Track to Love” “Make sure to bring ID, a receipt (for presale tickets only) and a designated driver so that you’ve not a care in the world as you’re tossing back tequila shots — just the way Jose Cuervo intended.”

—Shelby Newallis May 2, 2013 “Cinco de Mayo”

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SPORTS

ILLUSTRATION BY CHRISTIE YI/GUARDIAN

sounds like texting jargon but is actually a psychological concept introduced by Dr. Dan Herman.”

—Aleks Levin Feb. 19, 2013 “Quick Takes: Social Media Addiction” “Although we as a campus tend to oppose privatization, it is easy to overlook those companies, like Subway and Rubio’s, which have already made it through our doors.

But the overbearing presence of big name businesses is not what UCSD students want or need.”

—Alia Bales April 15, 2013 “The Walmart Monster” “Historians will remember college students of the late ’60s and early ’70s as the activists who rallied on their campuses against the Vietnam War with hopes of bettering the world. If Millennials want to be known for more than self-obsessed tendencies, they should make something of their lives — sans escorts and with all the optimism and love in the world.”

—Angel Au-Yeung May 6, 2013 “The Millennial Generation Is Not That Selfish or Narcissistic”

“They started thinking more about losing, than winning.”

— Brian McManus Head Coach, Women’s Soccer Dec. 3, 2012 “UCSD Falls Short” “We have a lot of potential up and down the lineup, guys that you aren’t gonna want to face. We can score runs in a variety of ways, we have speed, we have power and our pitching staff is very strong. We don’t have any holes.”

— Danny Susdorf Senior Centerfielder, Baseball Jan. 17, 2013 “On Deck” “We’re peaking late, and we all kind of felt it going into the season when we were losing the close games. It’s hard to point to any one thing that we’ve done to get the results that we have, other than being focused, coming to work every day and listening to the coaches.”

— Tyler McGrath Senior Guard, Men’s Basketball Feb. 7, 2013 “Basketball Wins Third Straight Game” “We did not give up,” Osga said. “We knew that we had to win if we wanted to keep playing.”

— Emily Osga

Senior Guard, Women’s Basketball Mar. 11, 2013 “After the Dance” “Now that I know what to expect, I know what it’s going to take to win next year, and I can prepare,” Howe said. “And hopefully if the training lines up and I’m healthy, there’s nothing that can stop me from winning.”

— Nash Howe Sophomore Thrower, Track and Field May 28, 2013 “On the Big Stage”

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THE YEAR IN

COLUMNS “By nature, people find comfort in dismissing challenges to the familiar. And maybe I’m choosing to be ignorant.

But if I were to listen to everything the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and every other researcher out there said, the only ‘safe’ way to live would be to become a paranoid recluse like Leonardo DiCaprio’s character at the end of ‘The Aviator.’ I have enough neurotic tendencies as it is.”

— Hilary Lee

2nd Amendment, there will always be needless bloodshed. Gun violence since 1968 has already killed more Americans than all the wars in U.S. history combined. But maybe in the future we will begin to question whether this is a pound of flesh worth taking in pursuit of our ‘self-defense.’”

— Saad Asad Politics As Usual Jan. 14, 2013 “U.S. Gun Control Is Not on Target”

Sept. 25, 2012 “Everything Causes Cancer, But I Couldn’t Care Less”

“During our infamous rush week, after hearing that Mia was from London, a girl proceeded to ask her where she had learnt her English. Mia did not join that sorority.”

— Lara Budge and Mia Florin-Sefton Mind the Gap Jan. 17, 2013 “Resolving to Be Just a Little More American”

Rhyme or Reason

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THE YEAR IN

NEWS

“I feel like the university is shooting itself in the foot, and I think that we are just as important as the research and science that goes on here.”

—Joyce Rooks Interim Crafts Center Director Oct. 4, 2012 “Crafts Center to Close for Academic Year” “The people of California have voiced that they do prioritize education, and it’s the state’s turn to take action on it now.”

—Meggie Le A.S. Council President Nov. 8, 2012 “Election Result Party Draws 300 Students” “The mismanagement and appropriation of funds at

TPS is an atrocity to say the least. But there isn’t one person in the entire university who wants to call it out.”

—Dane Kawika Ferrari-Esias UCSD Shuttle Driver Jan. 31, 2013 “Protest on the Horizon” “It is the stance of all the vice chancellors that students should not have to take on all this debt. It was an institutional mistake.”

—Penny Rue Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Feb. 14, 2013 “SHIP Costs May Double” “This time, we have what’s called a strong mayor. As a strong mayor, I can make those kinds of decisions and help people.”

—Bob Filner San Diego Mayor May 2, 2013 “Mayor Filner Speaks About Social Justice and San Diego Plans”

“But in the realm of college sports, the antics of a veteran coach — easily likened to a 4-year old who lost his favorite toy — is not only acceptable, it’s celebrated.”

— Rachel Uda Play It As It Lays

Oct. 4, 2012 “Coaching: Good Cops and Bad Cops” “It wasn’t until the 10th time I listened to ‘Mercy’ in a row that I finally said, ‘Enough.’ I was hearing ‘I’m in that two-seat Lambo with your girl she tryna jerk me’ on a loop in my head — and I was sick of the reminder of Kanye West’s penis. A lot of hip-hop can desensitize a girl, but somewhere around Big Sean’s millionth ass pun, I had finally reached a breaking point.”

— Arielle Sallai Dodging the Horizon

Oct. 4, 2012 “Mercy Be Damned, October Is for the Ladies” “We delude ourselves into thinking that we’ll have the willpower to finish that thesis later, so let’s play games now. We’re too optimistic, thinking that one week from now we will chose thesis-writing over video games, kale over Pringles, and ‘Schindler’s List’ over ‘The Hot Chick’ — so we procrastinate on things we ‘should’ be doing at this moment. Yet one week from now, we will, statistically speaking, still be just as unmotivated.”

— Angela Chen Field Notes

Oct. 15, 2012 “Procrastinate Is Another Word for ‘Too Optimistic’”

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“Russell forges up a concoction of blithe humor and provoking empathy, making ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ just as bipolar and deranged as its characters... but as Tiffany would say, ‘We’re fucked up, and it’s okay.’”

—Jacey Aldrege Nov. 29, 2012 “Movie Review: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’” “It’s also important to remember that this is the same band that made a low-budget, surrealist sci-fi film entitled ‘Christmas on Mars,’ wrote and recorded a single for the ‘SpongeBob SquarePants Movie’ and screen printed a batch of posters using Coyne’s blood as ink.”

—Ren Ebel Nov. 29, 2012 “Play Review: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots ‘We’re Floating in Space’” “Kendrick Lamar usually eschews traditional brag-rap for more serious storytelling, so when he gets playful (over a Hit-Boy-produced beat, no less), it’s worth listening to. Whether spitting lines like, ‘I pray my dick get big as the Eiffel Tower/ So I can fuck the world for 72 hours,’

or implicitly comparing himself to Martin Luther King, Lamar shows that even when he’s joking, he isn’t afraid to think a little bigger.”

— Sebastian Brady Jan. 10, 2013 “2012: The Best of Music: Kendrick Lamar ‘Backseat Freestyle’” “Like parachute pants and pet rocks, ‘The Twilight Saga’ is doomed to be the trendy faux pas of the century, one we will hopelessly try to justify to the children of the future, who will look back and ask, ‘What were they thinking?’”

—Nick Yang Feb. 28, 2013 “The 11th Annual Anti-Oscars: The ‘Twilight’ SagaThank God, It’s Finally Over” “Consider the way he looks — tongue out, skinny jeans, cartoonishly choppy hair sprouting in every direction —, and he seems like precisely the type of guy to respond to public falatio from a stranger with nothing but a gap-toothed grin. Of course, sexual assault victims come in all shapes and sizes (and races and genders), and it’s never fair to make assumptions about them.”

—Arielle Sallai May 16, 2013 “Sun God 2013: Behind the Music — Danny Brown”

“As a communication major (don’t laugh), you’d think I’d have figured out how to communicate by now. But I’ll let you in on a little secret: Majoring in communications teaches you little to nothing about communicating in the real world. Sure, you learn how to get through a Michel Foucault piece without crying in the shower afterward.

And if you really pay attention, you can even learn really abstract, outdated theories, like the conduit metaphor.

But what you won’t learn is how to communicate — at least, not by today’s standards.”

— Laira Martin This Modern Love

Oct. 18, 2012 “Dating As Seen Through Instagram” “Nothing pits friends and colleagues against each other more than an obsession with your own ego (and not the kind that Beyonce sings about).

— Mina Nilchian Student Body Oct. 25, 2012 “Leave Stress and Your Big Ego at the Door” “The Psychological Implications of Empty, Meaningless Laugh Tracks — PSYC 123: If a laugh track plays in the middle of the forest, is it ever actually funny? Required materials include ‘The Big Bang Theory,’ ‘Two and a Half Men,’ and the newly reformatted, laugh-tracked ‘Up All Night.’”

— Rusteen Honardoost TV Uber Alles Nov. 11, 2012 “Presenting Your TV Course Schedule” “We must learn to accept that with the right to self-defense granted by the

“Complaining about Khosla’s salary is a lot like complaining about corporate wrongdoing: totally understandable, but unlikely to bring about real change.”

— Ayan Kusari A Bigger Picture Jan. 22, 2013 “A Brief History of Student Protests” “Due to a complete clusterfuck in creating the undergraduate health plan, students are now facing increased fees and potential cutbacks to temper the UC system’s $49 million debt.”

— Aleksandra Konstantinovic New Business Feb. 7, 2013 “UCEN Referendum Finalized; Council Talks SHIP Premiums” “I would have been a bad Hiatus editor (cheers, Arielle, Ren, Andrew and Jacey) — my utter lack of music knowledge has spawned some truly terrible quotes, including ‘What is a Solange Knowles?’ ... For that matter, what is a Dita Von Tease?”

— Margaret Yau The Sound and the Fury March 7, 2013 “Goodbye, A&E: You Rock, Don’t Ever Change” “Despite the frequent frustration and occasional angst that might accompany a tiring day, we want to be able to hop in bed at night with that warm and fuzzy feeling of accomplishment, regardless of what actually constitutes having achieved anything.”

— Kelvin Noronha Thinking Caps March 14, 2013 “Get Down to Business, or Simply Pretend to” “Unfortunately, I tapped out at 6’4 (with shoes) and now have as good a chance at making the Triton starting five as I do of becoming the next pope (which my being Jewish suggests might not be likely).”

— Zev Hurwitz Warming the Bench April 8, 2013 “Put Me In, Coach; I Play ‘Left Out’” “In short, the show starts with two precocious girls trick-or-treating on a misty Halloween night and ends with a satanic goblin-girl burying a realistic bust of her former (unmasked) self in a graveyard and shouting ‘I’m supposed to be me, but I’m not!’ at trembling throngs of toddlers.”

— Ren Ebel The Haunted Tapedeck April 18, 2013 “Haunted Masks and Motorcycle Diaries” “And so the eerie effect of Kanye’s face looming over passersby is unnerving because of the divine power it seems to represent. Whatever you do, Kanye will see you.”

— Sebastian Brady Between the Frames May 23, 2013 “Why God is Kanye: A Rapper’s Deification”

Summer movie preview 2013

World War Z The zombie virus has clearly infected moviegoers, as is evidenced by such successes as “Warm Bodies” and the hit AMC series “The Walking Dead.”

The disease has spread, and summer 2013 will see the most ambitious interpretation of the genre. Some filmmakers stylize their re-animated corpses as slow and trudging, in homage to ILLUSTRATION BY KAYLA BATOM the zombies in George Romero’s 1968 classic Directed by Marc Foster “Night of the Living Dead.” “World War Z,” Starring Brad Pitt though, exhibits no Release Date June 21 such reverence, with hordes of sprinting flesh-eaters surging across cityscapes like undead tidal waves.

Brad Pitt sports a goatee and chin-length hair as Gerry Lane, a man who sets about trying to solve the zombie crisis which has become a global pandemic. The film and the Max Brooks novel it was based on share a name and a protagonist employed by the U.N., but that’s where the similarities end.

Fans expecting a cinematic rendition of the intimate personal accounts that comprised the novel are seeking out the wrong movie, as “World War Z” is shaping up to be a stand-alone story that mainly follows Lane’s endeavors to stop the zombie crisis. The drama rests on Lane’s love and care for his wife (Mireille Enos, “The Killing”) and his two daughters. His fight for humanity is, at its core, a fight to preserve his family.

Director Marc Foster brings his experience with action movies from “Quantum of Solace” and “Machine Gun Preacher” to the table, with harrowing rooftop chase scenes and zombie battles at 30,000 feet in the air. The film’s scope is tremendous, taking place in several global locations — including England, Scotland and Malta — over large expanses of city. “World War Z” has set itself apart from its undead counterparts: Rather than narrating the aftermath of a virus-ravaged world, it captures the zombie apocalypse in real time as it destroys the very ideas of normalcy and order.

—Raquel Calderon

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MAN OF STEEL Directed by Zack Snyder Starring Henry Cavill, Russell Crowe Release Date June 14

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ometimes, a superhero just needs a facelift (or extensive full-body plastic surgery, as is the case in the Superman universe). America’s original superhero has begot a half-century of reboots and remakes since his 1951 film inception (including one gender change — 1984’s “Supergirl,” anyone?), each one falling several steps below the last. Of course, if anybody can lead a resurrection to glory, it’s Christopher Nolan (“The Dark Knight”). With Nolan running the show as producer and Zack Snyder directing, 2013’s “Man of Steel” will have to fall quite a long way to fail.

Part of reinventing this DC Comics hero dealt with making him a little more relatable and a little less invincible — something difficult to accomplish, considering his only weakness is a glowing green space rock. Snyder and Nolan, however, trashed the Kryptonite, instead choosing to focus on the emotional vulnerabilities of Mr. Clark Kent, played by Henry Cavill (“The Tudors,” “Immortals”). “Man of Steel” tests Kent in far more than just physical ways as he is forced to reckon with both his true identity in the face of a global men-

ace — Kryptonian supremacist General Zod (Michael Shannon), to be exact — and his biological father’s resurgence (Jor-El, played by Russell Crowe).

In the midst of making a grittier, more modern Superman, the hero lost his classic red undies. Despite this, Superman’s origin story doesn’t stray too far from the original, as screenwriter David S. Goyer was sure to include Kent/Kal-El’s childhood flight from Krypton to Earth — albeit with a slight change in the stakes. “Man of Steel”’s Krypton features engineered children bred for specific purposes, making the natural-born Kal-El a crime purely by his existence. Jor-El sends his son to safety, and he lands in the hands of the country-grown Kents (Kevin Costner and Diane Lane), who teach him all he needs to know to be a humble, all-American boy.

As an adult, Kent stays away from the beaten path, but fails to evade the attention of Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane (Amy Adams).

From a confused loner with a little too much strength to a purebred superhero, Clark Kent’s journey has been 75 years in the making — and with “Man of Steel,” Marvel may have finally met its match.

There is something to be said about a movie that has managed to gain a cult following in the span of only three years, and in the case of the 2010 film “KickAss,” the film was quirky, heavily stylized and practically violent enough to be “Kill Bill: Vol. 3.” It was also a thrilling film that left many audiences wantILLUSTRATION BY PHILIP JIA ing more, and that’s where “Kick-Ass 2” comes in, slated to Directed by Jeff Wadlow be another cartoonStarring Aaron Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, ish gore-fest.

Chirstopher Mintz-Plasse, Jim Carrey It’s clear that there won’t be many Release Date August 16 major changes to the ideas that made the first film a success: Matthew Vaughn and Brad Pitt are back as producers, and the main cast members (sans Nicolas Cage, whose character died in the first film) have all returned. In the film’s second installment, the hero Kick-Ass (Aaron Johnson) has joined up with other vigilantes to fight crime, while his former accomplice, Hit-Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz), has decided to retire and live a normal life — though as superhero movies often go, it’s obvious that she won’t stick to her plan. Considering the duo’s sharp chemistry in the last film, their return will give the film a strong foundation. Christopher MintzPlasse reprises his role as the main antagonist, though he’s changed his identity from Red Mist to — and this isn’t a joke — The Mother Fucker.

Along with the cast from “Kick-Ass,” Jim Carrey assumes the role of a newcomer vigilante, Colonel Stars and Stripes, complete with an army uniform and bandito face mask. With the dry-humored script that the first movie brought, there’s a lot of potential for Carrey’s performance to stand out, especially considering the brand of disturbed humor that he brings to his roles. Though it would probably make for an uncomfortable evening out with the family, “KickAss 2” is going to be a dark, idiosyncratic change of pace from the usual Marvel superheroes and a good bet for those who can handle a lot of violence.

— Jacey Aldredge

—Kyle Somers

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Directed by Gore Verbinski Starring Armie Hammer, Johnny Depp Release Date July 3 Ah, America. There’s no better way to celebrate this year’s Independence Day than with a little trip back to the days of swashbuckling cowboys, native warriors and the Wild West. “The Lone Ranger,” which originated long before the time of John Wayne or “Walker, Texas Ranger” (sorry, Chuck Norris), is getting a reboot. From its 1933 radio debut to the long-running 1950s television show, the adventures of the titular vigilante and his quick-witted Native American comrade have been slingin’ knuckles for quite some time.

This time around, the year is 1869, and the Ranger, given the name John Reid, is a city-educated lawyer who comes to Texas to instill his moral, righteous ways of life upon the community. However, after his partner (and older brother) is killed by the unrelenting Cavendish gang, he keeps his badge, throws out legalities, adds a mask and teams up with his capricious bird-hat-wearing savior, Tonto, to strike fear into outlaws and lawless officials alike.

Aside from keeping intact the series’ themes of justice and heroism and its endless catchphrases (“Hi-Yo, Silver!

Away!” still rings across playgrounds nationwide), this summer’s “The Lone Ranger” is a different brand of the classic Western. Helmed by director Gore Verbinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer (“Pirates of the Caribbean”), “Ranger” is a tour de force of Revisionist Western splendor.

Armie Hammer’s (“The Social Network”) Ranger looks mighty fine and devilish as hell — and then there’s Johnny

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Monster's University Directed by Dan Scanlon Starring Billy Crystal, John Goodman Release Date June 21 The target audience for “Monsters University” may be the little ones, but the latest Pixar flick very well may be more relatable for undergrads this summer, between Greek rivalries, dorm pranks and four-year degrees in “scaring.”

Maybe not that last one.

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Depp. Depp both narrates and plays the wayward Tonto, reinventing the role from that of a mere sidekick to a jaunty warrior who will surely display some of the actor’s eccentric mannerisms. Throw in some not-so-surprising cohorts (Helena Bonham Carter, we’re lookin’ at you) and quite an impressive update to the original’s action sequences (if only Clayton Moore could see that train explode), and the film’s visually magnificent soiree is sure to blow you away.

So, kemosabe — come July 4, get your ass to the movie theater.

—Jacey Aldredge

A&E Editor “MU” takes fans of “Monsters, Inc.” back to the wild college days of our favorite creatures before they became best friends and co-workers. Billy Crystal and John Goodman reprise their vocal roles of the one-eyed Mike Wazowski and hairy Sulley as incoming freshmen at the eponymous college. Much to their chagrin, the teenaged monsters — both “scaring” majors — are forced to be roommates and become instant rivals, as each aspires to be the most ferocious monster on campus. When offered a chance to reach this goal by participating in an inter-Greek competition (a la Harry Potter’s Triwizard Tournament) the pair must set their personal differences aside to work together effectively.

The film will be another in a long line of Pixar films filled with quick wit, lots of heart and an all-star cast of quirky creatures voiced by the likes of Steve Buscemi (reprising his role as “Monsters, Inc.” antagonist, Randy), Helen Mirren as the stern dean of MU and Charlie Day as an eccentric, elusive, hippie new age philosophy student.

Even Pixar has, in recent years, resorted to Hollywood’s dreaded backup plan: more sequels, less originality. Pixar fans — and Disney’s ever-growing bank — can rest assured, however, that whatever Pixar churns out will be fresh and innovative. “MU” may be Pixar’s first sequel, but let’s not forget that it’s created by the same studio that undoubtedly set the bar for sequels and prequels alike with 2010’s “Toy Story 3.” Audiences will enjoy seeing these classic Pixar characters in their younger years: a little more energetic, a little less mature and just as lovable as they are rescuing the adorable toddler Boo years later.

—Jacqueline Kim

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Directed by Guillermo del Toro Starring Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day Release Date July 12 With “Pacific Rim,” director Guillermo del Toro (“Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Hellboy”) finally seems to have figured out how to appeal to sci-fi aficionados and the general populace alike with a trailer that’s meticulously optimized to illicit responses of, “Holy shit, that’s awesome!”

But rest assured, this is not merely a Transformers rip-off (a natural presumption considering Michael Bay’s ubiquitous influence on the giant monster genre). Instead, del Toro delves into his love for Japanese Kaiju cinema, as seen in the original 1954 “Godzilla” film, to create his vision of human-piloted robots fighting giant aliens that spawn from an inter-dimensional portal.

In the hands of a skilled director like del Toro, “Pacific Rim” promises to be a spectacle that is more than the sum of its parts. The preadolescent CGI subject matter of robots-versus-aliens isn’t shrugged off as frivolous action under Del Toro’s steady hand; instead, it delivers the sentiment that the destruction on screen is momentous and truly shit-your-pants apocalyptic.

Likewise, no long-winded setup or Hollywood love triangle is present to distract from the central plot. Rather, del Toro is intent on focusing screen time on the conflict between the robots, called “Jaegers,” and their human pilots who attempt to control them.

If the image of a 300-foot-tall robot swinging a cargo ship at an alien (yes, this actually happens) isn’t enough for you, the CGI action is anchored by a cast of respected character actors. Charlie Hunnam (“Sons of Anarchy”) and Rinko Kikuchi (“Babel”) star as the lead

Robbery has never looked more glamorous than it does in Sofia Coppola’s latest feature. Inspired by the infamous real-life 2009 Hollywood Hills robberies, this part-crime drama, part-social commentary is sure to shed light on the fame-obsessed materialistic culture plaguing youth today.

The film follows ringleader Rebecca (played by newcomer Katie Chang) and her accomplices, Marc (Isreal Brussard), Nicki (Emma Watson, “Perks of Being a Wallflower”), Chloe (Claire Julien) and Sam (Taissa Farmiga, “American Horror Story”) on their ventures to rob the homes of idolized celebrities. With the help of Google Maps, this group of well-dressed kleptomaniacs snags millions of dollars’ worth of items from stars like Paris Hilton (who makes a cameo), Orlando Bloom and Lindsay Lohan — to name a few. But all of the fun takes a sharp nosedive as the LAPD zeroes in on the ego-fueled convicts. The group must then face the consequences of their actions, whether from behind prison bars or under the media’s watchful eye.

Aside from getting to see Emma Watson transform from a bookish wizard into a sultry, stiletto-wearing Hollywood criminal, Coppola is sure to have created a screenplay and film that far exceeds already high expectations. If past projects like Oscar-winning “Lost in Translation” are any indication of the quality of her work, this flick will be much more than a group of rebellious teens misbehaving. In a way, the film reflects what an elitist generation can become when set loose in the city where “dreams come true.” A lethal dose of wealth and materialism in the Los Angeles nightclub scene can ignite even a teen to rob the homes of multi-millionaires. Come summer, the hot designer item of the season will soon be a pair of slick chrome handcuffs.

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—Pablo Valdivia

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GIRL MOST LIKELY Directed by Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini Starring Kristen Wiig, Annette Bening Release Date July 19

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copilots, while supporting actor Idris Elba (“The Wire,” “Prometheus”) bellows epic speeches and Charlie Day (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “Horrible Bosses”) puts his slapstick (and Rat Stick) away to play a wise, straitlaced scientist.

With a stellar cast and his own wealth invested in this film, del Toro treats his childlike obsession with robots maturely and seriously. The gaudy action and jerky camerawork of Michael Bay is nowhere to be found here.

Instead, we watch in awe as the colossal machines move their immensity slowly and deliberately, carrying the fate of the world squarely on their shoulders.

Kristen Wiig graces the silver screen once again in the nationwide release of “Girl Most Likely.” Wiig plays Imogene Duncan, an unsuccessful playwright who has recently been dumped by her boyfriend. In an act of desperation — or romanticism — she attempts suicide to win back her former love. Just like her career, her attempt fails, and Duncan is sent back to live with her dysfunctional, gambling-addict mother Zelda (Annette Bening, “The Kids are All Right”) because of her mental instability. Once she moves in, Duncan learns her mother has shacked up with compulsive liar “George Boosh” (Matt Dillon, “There’s Something About Mary”) and has rented out her old room to a 20-something stranger named Lee (Darren Criss, “Glee”). “Girl Most Likely” allows Wiig to play — as she often does — her role as a slightly neurotic character but in the backdrop of a comedic setting with more depth.

Even with the new cinematic context, the talented cast members, among them Bening, who has four Academy Award nominations, and Criss, who has a fitting role as a dancer/singer in a Backstreet Boys cover band, accentuate each other’s acting abilities. Although the script, written by Michelle Morgan and directed by veteran couple Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (“American Splendor,” “The Nanny Diaries”), doesn’t take risks in new comedic ventures, the film won’t let you down in its simplicity and memorability as an excellent summer comedy.

—Dieter Joubert

—vincent pham

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irst, a story: My first taste of journalism came in the fourth grade, when my teacher partnered us up and told us to interview each other and write an article. The assignment was a disaster — in the subsequent parent-teacher conferences, I learned what libel is and the true meaning of the word “cremation.” Upon exiting the last talk with my unamused teacher, my mother turned to me and said, “Well, at least we know you’ll never become a journalist.”

Oops.

The next time I wrote an article was eight years later, when I joined the Guardian my freshman year in a fit of sad, lonely desperation — something I can confidently say now that I am no longer sad and lonely and desperate. In those three years, I went from a caustic, angry, overly defensive “writer” to a caustic, angry, less defensive “editor” at a paper that tested my patience at every turn. I can credit over 75 percent of my job acceptances and 100 percent of my gray hairs to this job.

I came looking for a distraction from my bathed-in-hellfire freshman suite and found a community of bright, ambitious student journalists who later became my family.

For the shout outs: Angela, light of my life, our relationship has tested the boundaries of appropriate work relationships. You have made me a better person and writer and have forgiven me in times where I still don’t feel I deserved forgiveness. I’m also thankful that Brooklyn won’t require you to drive.

Arielle, “Trivia Newton-John” will live

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on. I couldn’t have asked for a brighter, more capable person to weather the shitstorm of managing editorship.

Rachel, I’m really sorry about the swimming articles, and I’m even more sorry that I wrote one on the wrong meet and knitted while you tried to fix it.

Mina, in an ideal world, every night would be a “Mean Girls”-midnightMcDonald’s-run kind of night.

Emily, you have been the rock that has held the Guardian together for four long years. Thank you.

Regina, Hayley, Trevor, Becky, Nikki, Andrew, Leo, Ren, Neda, Nathan, Rebecca, I am forever grateful for the Snapples, microwaveable beef stroganoff and endless pep talks when things were too grim to comprehend.

Laira, I am really glad I convinced you to come back to the Guardian. You’re no longer a minion now — I’m proud of you.

Oh, I’m sorry I turned your office upside down.

My opinion girls, Maddy and Hilary, and the wunderkind Ayan, you always brightened up my day with your endless sass and cheer.

Zev, a good man is hard to find, and only you would let me throw a cup of water in your face. Twice.

Mahaila, and TMTV too, I am so grateful for the endless dinner parties, Minecraft and games of Clue when I stumbled home a basket case.

To everyone else, the new editors and writers I should have gotten to know better and anyone I never meant to forget, I’m sorry for being “Mean Margaret.”

“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.” Henry David Thoreau (2) From my journal, Jan. 12, 2010, during my first week as news editor: The sacrifices I’m making for the Guardian — and how utterly sad they make me and how yet I realize the necessity of what I’m doing — make me realize that I have never had to truly sacrifice something before. I’ve finally found something that’s important enough to me to give up almost everything else.

(3) From my journal, Nov. 15, 2012, the night I decided to step down after having been editor-inchief for seven quarters: I want different avenues for my abilities, my loves, my interests. The Guardian has cut off the different avenues for far too long.

(4) The best things in life — job, friendship, love — fell into my lap the week after I quit the Guardian last November. This synchronicity seemed to confirm my shadowiest doubts: that my fervent and irrational devotion to the paper had given me tunnel vision, that I was serving an institution that had long ceased to serve me, that the price was too high.

It is only now, six months removed, that I realize my time here did not keep me from the best things in life, but rather laid the foundation for them. During the years when I felt myself to be stagnant and each production to be useless, the 6 a.m. productions were building the diligence and sense of purpose that won me the job, the emergency editorial meetings forging friendships that to me now feel sacred, the ambition and stiff upper lip irrevocably shaping the person that my covivant would love.

(5) Here, in chronological order, are the people I loved (at different times, in different ways) during the past four years: Reza, Alyssa, Simone, Emily, Hayley, Regina, Trevor, Margaret, Arielle, Mina, Rachel, Zev, Mark, Henry. It speaks well that all but the last two are people I found on the second floor of the Old Student Center.

(6) Here are the people I expect to continue the paper I loved so much: Laira, Zev. Please remember that the correct style is 2012–13, not 2012–2013. I have been trying not to comment on this, but now I can’t keep quiet.

(7) The price was never too high. The Guardian, and everything it came with, is — more than my family, more than my classes, more than

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here were times when working for the Guardian felt like leading a double life.

In the eyes of my friends outside of the newspaper, “production” was like a coma I’d slip in and out of twice a week — lost hours of the college experience that I’d never regain. For me, the 22-hour work days could fly by in a caffeine and candy fueled haze — outside of normal time, at once plodding and mundane, frenzied and memorable.

Waking up from a production could be like waking up from the worst kind of nightmare, with the vague realization that there was definitely a typo on the front page like my version of a death dream. Of course, the camaraderie of the Guardian staff and my love of the paper made the constant fear enjoyable. Maybe we’re all masochists here, but it was in the most stressful times that I began to make lifelong friendships and test

my strength as an individual.

It’s been hard for me to say goodbye. I love everyone who survived this beautiful nightmare of a college experience with me (Guardian or otherwise), and I’ll miss you all wherever I end up.

But for now, on to the shout outs: Amy: Thanks for being the best distraction from my stress at the Guardian and making our little apartment a home.

Angela: People usually give you props for your strength and your intelligence and your power dresses, but I’ll always remember you as the first person on the Guardian to make me feel comfortable when I was just a petrified design shadow.

Margaret: In our managing editor hysteria, you got grey hair, and I lost hair, but it would have been so much worse without each other. It’s no coincidence that, postGuardian, we still make great teammates

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(albeit bar trivia is slightly less stressful than producing a newspaper).

Laira & Zev: I am so proud of how much you guys have stepped up to the plate (sloshball included). Watching you guys run the show has made it so much easier to let go of the Guardian this quarter.

Ren: Thanks for pretending like I had something to teach you when you were brilliant to begin with. Most critics are all talk, but you actually have the potential to best the art we shat all over. I hope the Guardian isn’t our last collaboration, but we’ll always be friends regardless.

Andrew: I don’t remember how I convinced you to join this mess, but I’m glad we got to impart our musical pretension upon Hiatus together. You’ve felt like an old friend from the start.

Mina: Thanks for going on the PU$$Y P0PPIN quest for female empowerment

with me. Only you could rival Nicki Minaj in my eyes.

Neda: My partner in crime — the Queen of Shenanigans — this year has been unmistakably hard without you. If this was your high school yearbook, I’d sign a whole page of stupid, inside jokes we’d probably forget in a few years. No sentimentality needed — I know we’re homegirls for life.

EmKu: Your insight and encouragement helped me through my toughest quarter this year. Thanks for hiring me when I was just a barely competent designer and teaching me to be so much better.

To the rest of the Old Guard: You’re the people that made me realize the Guardian is where I belonged in college, and you continue to inspire me today. And to all the other Guardians I’ve had the pleasure of working with: It has been an honor. Go big or go home, and never stop making the G proud.

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ere is a little secret: my favorite nap spot on campus is the sofa in the Guardian office — half an hour every day, four days a week.

As Ferris Bueller said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” And guess what? I missed it. I missed a least two Bear Gardens, a Sun God, three office parties and many other dances.

Between working and taking five classes every quarter to graduate on time, my little spare time was spent either sleeping in the office or eating drunken noodles with Hilary.

My love for art and literature made me join the Guardian as one of their designers, but my friends and the people who work here make it feel like more than just a job. It’s something that you work for — for very little money, but you don’t care; there are issues and problems you have to deal with every time, but you just can’t get enough. And for the two years I stayed, I made some really good friends: Emily, Chengela, Raquel, Yaugret, Zeff, Becky…

I lost count of how many times we listened to “We Are Never Ever Getting

Back Together” and “Call Me Maybe” during production or how many time we laughed over silly quotes. Things like newsroom hockey, hopscotch and dodgeball didn’t help to get the pages done any quicker, but we wouldn’t have been the Guardian staff without them.

There comes a time in every man’s life when he wants to evaluate what he has done after college, and to me, all of my achievements were as a result of counting on friends and family. They are a part of it all. So I thank them for being a part of my art shows, my student films and my work. I’m happy to share my contribution to the Guardian. Every issue we put out is a collaborative work, and I’m proud to be a part of the experience the same way the Guardian was a part of mine.

And to my design team, Sara, Zoe, Amber and Dorothy: You guys are awesome. You guys are so weird, and I’m sorry that you inherited my awkwardness when you became designers. I’m glad we met and worked together. I see great potential in you guys, and I’m happy that the legacy of good design from the Guardian passes on with you all. Keep up the good work and be creative.

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not having a dream. I didn’t care if my ability to remember dreams went away, I didn’t want to run into that hideous girl in my unconscious.

There had always been a little fear with dreaming: You never know what you’re going to get. Being able to remember the finer details of my dream sometimes makes me a little scared to close my eyes at night because it felt so real.

If seeing the girl from “The Ring� in a movie had me peeing in my pants, I didn’t want to know how it would feel to see her in a dream.

It was a scary experience for me, and because my dreams felt so real I don’t think I could handle it if I were to have a nightmare about her.

My dreams blurred the line between fictitious imagination and reality because I was actually experiencing it.

It doesn’t even have to be after I watch a scary movie; it could be seeing a frightening image that made me nervous and paranoid.

To this day, I have not had a dream about “The Ring.� But then again, I don’t remember my dreams on most nights nowadays.

My suppression had undoubtedly affected my recollection abilities.

Nevertheless, I do continue to keep a dream diary. There are still the occasional nightmares and freaky dreams, but that had always happened even before the dream repression.

As I said in an earlier column, dreams are like a double-edged sword. It involuntarily sucks you into a world you may not have been able to conjure on your own — a world you may never want to enter.

But it is this capriciousness and randomness — never knowing what you’re going to get — that gets me hooked on figuring it all out.

I want to continue working on my dream diary, and maybe one day I’ll be strong enough to lift this mental suppression that I have placed on myself. I think dreaming is like love: It’s better to have experienced it and be hurt than to have never known it at all.

hen I started writing for the Guardian, I felt out of place.

And why wouldn’t I? Next to my well-dressed, smooth-talking, semi-hipster colleagues, I was an uncultured country mouse. I hadn’t seen their art house movies, hadn’t listened to their Indie records (Shostakovich, anyone?), hadn’t smoked at their Hillcrest hookah bars. Worse yet, I studied biology and not literature, so all the jokes about post-structural ecosophy and Jacques Derrida went straight over my head.

But when I actually started working, the work was breathtaking. I interviewed the foreign minister of Israel and the governor of California, as well as winners of the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes. I interviewed James Cameron (director of “Avatar� and “Titanic�) and Stephen Hawking (theoretical physicist and overall winner at life). I interviewed student activists and politicians and witnesses of police brutality — people completely unlike myself. And with every interview, I’ve gotten better at getting complete strangers to open up, at getting them to let me inside their heads.

These incredible experiences gave me something to talk about.

At some point halfway through my freshman year, the way I felt at the office shifted. I walked taller.

I smiled more openly. I raised my voice and laughed warmly, chatting about stories I’d written and the places I’d been. I started to make friends, including some of the closest ones I have at UCSD. I began to rely on them, professionally and personally, and in turn, they began to rely on me.

Some shout-outs: Angela and Margaret: Not only are you the Guardian’s cutest couple, you’ve been my parents at the paper. You’ve taught me so much about writing, reporting and keeping calm in times of stress.

Remember when I used to be scared of you, Margaret?

Maddy: When I met you, my first thought was, “How can someone as radiantly beautiful, shockingly intelligent and downright adorable as Madeline Mann exist?� My second thought was, “Hey, she kind of looks like Taylor Swift.� Since that first encounter, your cheerfulness and practical insight have gotten me through many a rough patch at UCSD. Laira and Arielle: Both of you had the unenviable task of following up Angela’s term as EIC, and both of you did an incredible job. Props on the design improvements (Arielle) and making things even more efficient (Laira). It was a blast working for both of you. Laira, you’re going to do amazing things next year: I know it.

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section that was my baby for the better part of this year. I couldn’t think of anyone better to pass the reins to. I love you both dearly and can’t wait to see what you do with the section this coming year.

Mekala, Aleksandra and Vincent: You’re the future of this

paper. It’s been a pleasure working with you for the last few months.

Take it easy, make sure you eat at regular intervals (don’t faint!), and make the paper your baby.

Together, you have more than enough raw talent to bring the Guardian into its next “golden age.�

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came to the Guardian looking for a job.

Instead, I found a community. I started out writing for the Focus section, and I sucked. I wrote three articles before I realized that I was better off elsewhere. Elsewhere turned out to be News. I enjoyed News. I got to write about things that I thought were important to students, whether it was an article on campus crime or an article about UCSD researchers’ latest endeavors. I learned that our student government was mostly bureaucratic bullshit when I tortured myself with writing the A.S. Column for two quarters. I learned how to use InDesign when I spent a few months working for Design. I learned how to manage a team of writers under two different news editors when I was an associate news editor.

But out of all of the experience I gained, the thing that stands out to me most is the people I worked with. After every terrible A.S. Council meeting, I came back to a team of editors who I could complain to. When I spent over 10 hours at each production, I had at least three other coworkers to commiserate with. My favorite memories will be of all of the great people I met. I’ll always treasure the friends I made while working in the hectic environment of a newspaper.

Laira, I’ve loved seeing you grow. You’ve done an excellent job as the new editor-inchief, and I’m really excited to see how the paper changes under your leadership.

Zev, the paper needs you as a managing editor. Everyone has to grow up at some point, and now, it’s your turn. Maybe the grass is always greener on the other side, but what you’ve

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moved on to is greater, and it will give you experience that News never could.

Allie, I’m so sad that I won’t get to see you twice a week. You have the best stories and great perspective. Rock the MQ (the Guardian will miss you).

Claire, you are an adorable, loving person, full of compassion. A million hugs.

Mekala, you have a really difficult job. And despite the fact that you were pushed into this, I know that News was left in good hands.

Remember that you have the ultimate authori-

ty over News, and use that as much as you can.

Aleks, Clovis sucks. But I still love you.

Listen to Mekala and continue to shine like the sun.

Madeline, keep singing. Someday, Taylor Swift will go on tour with you.

Angela, you’ve taught me so much while managing to scare the hell out of me at the same time. Great things are in your future.

Arielle, you’re one of the most badass women I’ve ever met and I can’t wait to see where that takes you.

Mina, I’ll always respect your mix of kindness and your “don’t mess with me” attitude.

Margaret, keep up your sassy wit forever.

I’ll miss you!

Leo, you’ve got the greatest Photoshop skills ever. I am constantly in awe of your design work — and the fact that you were in a Britney Spears music video.

Nathan, you are one of the funniest, most interesting and chill people I’ve ever met.

America and Vishal, please come back.

We miss you.

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f all the seniors in today’s issue, I’ve been writing for the Guardian for the shortest amount of time.

Just last summer I drafted the first brostallment of my column Bro’s Eye View. So I just want to say this: The Guardian is great.

The amount of work that this staff puts into every bi-weekly issue is crazy. My editors worked truly selflessly to send me back dozens of edits on every column and treated words that would be printed under my name as carefully as if they were their own. They’d thoughtfully respond to my babbling 2 a.m. revelations about column ideas and rhetorical structure. With the amount of high-caliber content they pump out at such an under-involved campus, I’m a little embarrassed I took the Guardian for granted as long as I did.

You should try to write for the Guardian. While I probably spent

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more time puzzling over how to phrase my column than on any of my classes, I’m grateful for the opportunity I was given to express how I see our student life. And not only will your writing skills improve, but if you work for this paper you’ll also get to know this eclectic, funny and grammatically-sound staff.

At the least, you should try to read every issue. The Guardian as I know it doesn’t play the tumultuous and often deceitful campus politics prevalent in A.S. Council, but they do inject information and reason into campus-wide debates. They have the podium to inform the collective discussion and like real journalists they wield that power responsibly.

Next year even though I’m undergoing the existential tragedy known as graduation, I’m going to keep reading the Guardian to find out what’s going down at UCSD. You should too.

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irst off, I want to say thanks to the amazingly talented Erik Jepsen for hiring me all those years ago. I’m sure my portfolio was absolute crap, but I’m forever grateful you took me in. I can’t imagine how differently my college life would have gone had I not been able to shoot for the Guardian. You take such incredible photos, and I’m honored to have worked under you.

Next up is John Hanacek! Thanks for bringing me into the associate position. I probably wouldn’t have gotten to know you or the rest of the staff nearly as well if it weren’t for that. We got to photograph some amazing stuff together, and I had a great time working with you.

I also have to thank Nolan Thomas and Brian Monroe for being the associate photo editors and spending all that FUN time at the office making extraordinarily tedious cut-outs of athletes and their long flowing hair sweeping majestically behind them. You guys helped me out so much, and I’m so very grateful for your effort.

Of course, I can’t forget my huge staff (heh) of photographers. Thank you so much for shooting all those events. Whether it was a kick-ass concert or a three-person meeting, you guys were there, snapping away.

I know wasn’t always glamorous or fun, but please know how thankful I was when one of you would volunteer to shoot even the lamest of events.

Finally, I want to give my love and thanks to the rest of the Guardian staff, past and present. From the writers to the exec staff to the artists and the distribution people, I’m so happy to have worked with a group as hardworking and talented as you guys. We busted our asses and totally didn’t get enough recognition for it, but I’m very proud of the work that we did. I’m very excited to see what the future holds for all of you and for the Guardian as well!

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On a micro level, my time at the Guardian has taught me how to write effectively. On a grander scheme, it has allowed me to voice in on issues I am passionate about such as my experiences creating diversity initiatives for women in engineering and breaking gender stereotypes. In the form of a girl named Hilary Lee, it has also given me a ticket to some of the craziest weekends of my life thus far. I can’t even believe we’ve stayed out downtown until 10 a.m., snuck onto a party bus, escaped from the police and met pretty much the entire navy base. And that doesn’t even scratch the surface.

When I first began this journey at UCSD, I never would have imagined that I would end up graduating at the top of my class, being the president of an organization, a Residential Advisor to a group of freshman, a proud female engineer or the senior staff writer for the school newspaper — all while partying without fail every weekend. I’d like to think that the Guardian is what first gave me this balance in life, and for that I am forever grateful.

As a graduating senior, I can officially say that I have found myself at this university, and that I truly call this place home. Now numerous quick takes, main stories and missed deadlines later, it’s time for me to say goodbye to the Guardian. It’s been an unforgettable experience.

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t’s over. This is the last time you’ll read my liberal bullshit printed in this newspaper.

(Unless I decide to send in some letters: Saad Asad, Alumnus 2013!) Who knew it would even last this long? I originally started working for the Guardian because nobody else wanted to hire me. But then I started getting paid to write opinions. Yes, you read that right, someone wanted to pay me for my blatherings. Eventually though, I stopped getting paid because of budget cuts. It’s cool though, I still got to talk about whatever I wanted every other week in a publication that was read by thousands of people.

If there is anything I’ve learned over the years, it’s that you have to write out “percent� and can’t use the symbol, according to the AP Style Guide. I guess I also learned how to research stories, formulate opinions and communicate them to readers, but I think that style tip overshadows any of that. Facetiousness aside, this has truly been a wonderful experience, and I’m glad I was able to write for this newspaper these last three years and met some awesome people.

Mad props to my opinion editors throughout the years for making my rants more comprehensible (Cheryl Hori, Margaret Yau, Madeline Mann, Hilary Lee, all of you!).

And thank you readers for your passionate comments on my articles. I wouldn’t be here without you. I bid you all farewell with this classic quote from Yoda in Stargate SG-1, “Live Long and Prosper.�

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Summer has a way of sneaking up on you, and then — just like that — you realize that school starts in 10 days and the most memorable thing you did during break was eat ice cream straight out of the pint.

So don’t wait for the last few weeks of summer to start living it up. Here are some summer ideas.

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Go to the beach. Kick off summer with a bumping beach day. Soak up some Vitamin D, throw a Frisbee around, surf, boogie board or build a sandcastle. As the sun sets, end the day with a bonfire complete with s’mores, hot dogs and groovy music.

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Take a lot of pictures, and master the art of the selfie. The summer sky and sun make beautiful backdrops for even the most unflattering pictures. Carry your camera everywhere to document the highs and lows of summer 2013.

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Live for the single life. Change your Facebook status to “single,” and let loose this summer with your closest friends and family. You can rekindle your relationship during the winter season when your summer tan fades, and you need a cuddle buddy to stay toasty.

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Learn to play an instrument. Be it guitar, harmonica or the triangle, tap into your inner musician and jam.

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Write a song. If you followed entry three, then you probably have some pent up emotions that you need to release. Use your musical skills from entry four, channel your inner Taylor Swift, move on, and enjoy summer.

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Movies. Make a huge batch of popcorn, settle down on the couch, and have a marathon of your favorite shows and movies that you didn’t get to watch during the year. For a change in scenery, pry yourself off the couch, and get cozy in the back of your car at the drive-in movie theater.

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Give thanks every day. Gratitude is the best attitude.

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Take a road trip. Load sandwiches and b into a cooler, download some summer tunes (for car dancing, of course), grab your best friends, and hit the road. Explore the California coast on the 101, take the historic Route 66 from Los Angeles to Chicago, or simply see where the road takes you.

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County Fairs. Wherever you are spending summer, hunt down a county fair nearby. Stuff your face with cheesy fries, warm pretzels, greasy corn dogs and crispy funnel cakes. Then, hit the amusement park rides and hope you don’t see all that food a second time.

10. Go camping. Round up your entourage, and get in touch with nature on a beach camping trip, or venture into the desert for some stargazing.

11. Find platform 9 ¾. Hop onto your Firebolt, and fly on over to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Snap a photo or two with Buckbeak the Hippogriff, get drunk off of Butterbeer, or go wand shopping at Ollivanders Wand Shop. Make sure to watch out for those bloody Dementors.

12. Pull a prank. Empty a tub of mayonnaise, fill it with vanilla pudding, and eat it in public. Count how many people gag when they see you.

13. Learn to twerk. Channel Miley Cyrus’ unicorn swag, and express yourself on the dance floor.

14. Be in four states at once: Visit the Four Corners — the intersection point of the four states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.

15. Say “I love you” more. While you are reunited with your family and friends, take some time to show them how much you care with these three little words.

16. Blast from the past. Dust off your yearbooks, and reconnect with at least one person from your high school glory days. Don’t wait for your 10-year high school reunion to catch up with your buddies, because — let’s face it — in 10 years, you won’t look nearly as good as you do now. Seize the day.

17. Start a food fight. Add some fun to any summer barbecue with a flying mass of potato salad or a hamburger slap across the face.

18. Hold up a sign offering “free hugs.” For some people, summer doesn’t cure unhappiness. Make someone’s day, and put a smile on his or her face with a hug.

19. Be unpredictable. Feel like running through the sprinklers with your clothes on or having a randomly intense make-out session on a Ferris Wheel? Go for it — as long as it’s legal.

t was Halloween during my freshman year at UCSD. I remember I went trick-ortreating that night with a few of my suitemates and after hauling our candy back to the dorms, our sugar-rushed minds decided on watching a movie. The occasion called for a horror film.

Background: I’m terrified of scary movies. My parents would watch scary movies about cannibalistic killers with a lot of gore when I was young. They never considered the fact that a five year old shouldn’t be watching someone getting chopped up.

However, I had momentarily forgotten this fear in the light of hanging out with my suitemates. I agreed to watch “The Ring.”

Twenty minutes in, I let out my first scream. Maybe it was the sugar rush, but I ended up frantically holding onto the person next to me. My hyperness had transitioned into dread and fear.

My roommate on the bottom bunk was tossing and turning in her sleep as if she was having a nightmare. The thought that I might have a nightmare as well scared the bejesus out of me.

I imagined the girl from “The Ring” underneath my bed. After the movie ended, my hyperactive imagination ran through every possible horrendous situation in my mind. I imagined her crawling out of the well in my dream; I imagined her chasing me. The list went on and on: My mind would conjure up her face. I deeply regretted my decision not to opt out of watching that movie.

I repeated over and over: Please don’t let me remember my dream tonight. Please don’t let me remember my dream tonight. This mantra, and a lot of concentration, had somehow enabled me to suppress my dreams that night. When I woke up I didn’t remember a thing.

But then, I didn’t remember a lot of things after that night.

I could no longer recall my dreams every day. My fear of having a nightmare still progressed. I knew that I might not get a nightmare that night, but it could be days later when I think I’m safe that the nightmare bites me in the ass.

I was more fearful of dreaming up the girl in “The Ring” than See DREAM, page 10