1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 www.dailycal.org Established 1871. Independent Student Press Since 1971. SPORTS O bROTheR wheRe aRT ThOu: Zach white’s brother is on the bruins. See baCK aRTS imPOSSible SOul: Sufjan Stevens plays Oakland’s Paramount. See PaGe 6 Berkeley, California Thursday, October 28, 2010 NewS GRadiNG iN: GSis decide to grade tests and papers in Sproul hall to protest. See PaGe 3 Controversial Conduct Hearing Goes Public With the Berkeley City Council elections only five days away, discussion on how to revitalize the Downtown area continues to dominate the District 4 race alongside a city ballot measure that would imple- ment policies to address the future of the area. Two-year incumbent Jesse Ar- reguin faces Jim Novosel — an architect and planning commis- sioner who has been endorsed by Mayor Tom Bates and several coun- cil members, including Linda Maio, Darryl Moore, Laurie Capitelli, Susan Wengraf and Gordon Wozniak — and Bernt Wahl, a UC Berkeley engineering professor and CEO of Factle, a Berkeley mapping company. While Wahl said he will support the community’s decision on Measure R — which sets goals for the city’s Downtown as it goes to voters next week — Arreguin and Novosel have taken opposing sides on the measure, with the incumbent steering opposition to the proposal, heightening conversa- tion on the direction of the Downtown. Several drafts of a downtown area plan developed by the City Council, the Downtown Area Plan Advisory Committee and the Planning Commission have met opposition due to some contentious issues — some surrounding the height of buildings — preventing the city from adopting a plan. “We have plans that we’ve developed throughout our five- year downtown planning process,” Arreguin said. “I don’t know why we’re not moving forward with just passing one of them and why the council needed to go to the voters to get direction on approving a plan.” While Arreguin has consistently said the measure is “a plan to make a plan,” Novosel said its passage would not re- start the process of developing a plan — rather, it merely deals with the contentious height issue. The measure asks voters if the city should limit the num- ber of new Downtown buildings to five — two of which would be residential buildings with commercial businesses on the ground floor and no taller than 180 feet, one hotel not to exceed 180 feet and two mixed-use or office buildings not to exceed 120 feet. These would be exceptions to the city’s maximum building height of 60 feet. “Let’s get rid of the height issue as an issue,” Novosel said. “That’s the one that every stumbles over ... once Measure R passes the plan is in place.” In Novosel’s own plan to transform the Downtown into a pedestrian-friendly space, he outlined four points to revitalize the area. His plan aims to increase the num- ber of residents and businesses, create safe pedestrian plazas — including one along Center Street — create a transit terminal at Berkeley Square and reroute traffic around the Downtown Berkeley BART station to allow for more parking. by Stephanie Baer Daily Cal Staff Writer Downtown Plans Dominate District 4 Race JIM NOVOSEL “(Jesse) hasn’t done a good job. He doesn’t meet with any of the players in the Downtown.” Laura Zelko, below left, had a public conduct hearing on Wednesday for her involvement in November protests. The faculty, staff and student panel at the hearing talks above. taryn erhardt/contributor The second conduct hearing this se- mester for a student involved in cam- pus protests last November continued from afternoon into the evening Wednesday and was surrounded by controversy regarding the nature of UC Berkeley’s conduct procedures. The public hearing was held for junior Laura Zelko, who faces five Code of Stu- dent Conduct violations for her involve- ment in a Nov. 18 demonstration and the Nov. 20 Wheeler Hall occupation, though at the hearing she claimed no re- sponsibility for the charges. Zelko had requested her hearing to be public so that the process would be more transparent, according to her ad- visor Carmen Comsti, a UC Berkeley School of Law student and a member of Campus Rights Project which has been advising those facing charges. “The significance of the public hear- ing would be that it’s a way to bring to light all the procedural abuses and vio- lations of students’ rights that students have experienced for almost an entire year now, and this is the first time that the public has been able to see it,” said Sean Graham, a law student and mem- ber of the Campus Rights Project. Comsti said the first student to have a hearing in September requested an open hearing but was told his hearing would be consolidated with other students charged with misconduct last November if it were open, so he chose it to be private. According to Christina Gonzales, associate dean of students, the panel by Mary Susman Contributing Writer chair of each hearing has the right to decide whether to grant a student’s re- quest to make the hearing open or to keep it private, which it is by default. At the beginning of the hearing, Zelko asked the panel of five not to proceed, calling it “unfair” 11 months after the in- cident. Although the chair of the panel, math professor Paul Vojta, said “it sucks” that delays had pushed back the hearing date this far, the hearing proceeded. Though the code states hearings are to be held 45 days after initial charges, this policy was suspended last year in response to campus-wide budget cuts and furloughs which reduced the of- fice’s ability to process cases, accord- ing to campus officials. Gonzales said the 45-day timeline is back in place for new conduct violation cases this year. Graham said the charges should be dropped because of the timeline’s suspension, adding that he thinks the Office of Student Conduct is “using the student disciplinary process as a means of repressing student activism.” Vojta said Zelko could write her ob- jection to the hearing in a letter to Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Harry Le Grande if she chooses to appeal later. No detailed plans have been made for the future hearings of other stu- dents involved in the demonstrations last November, which Gonzales said is “hard to do” because of difficulties with scheduling members of the panel. As of press time, the hearing had not ended and no conclusion had been reached on Zelko’s case. Samantha Strimling of The Daily Californian contributed to this report. ONLINE VIDEO Watch footage of the student conduct hearing Wednesday evening. School Board Candidates Contend Over Budget With school districts across Califor- nia struggling to balance budgets, the six candidates running for the three seats currently up for election on the Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education propose different solu- tions for how to allocate the district’s limited resources and keep state bud- get cuts from affecting students. Candidates said they hope to address issues ranging from expanding district education programs to increasing bud- getary foresight on the board and more efficiently managing available resources. Challengers Julie Holcomb, Priscilla Myrick and Josh Daniels said the board needs oversight and long-term plan- ning in terms of budgeting funds. Although there are no prerequisites for being on the board, Holcomb and Myrick said their financial experience will allow them to better deal with fu- ture district budgets. Holcomb said running a printing business for 28 years has given her a unique perspective on managing re- sources and people and that this expe- rience will help her if elected. With 20 years of financial manage- ment experience, Myrick said long-term by Sarah Mohamed Contributing Writer planning is integral to board operations. “I want to bring oversight, account- ability and transparency,” Myrick said. “I’m not sure that the board knows what a model of transparency and ac- countability could look like.” Daniels, a candidate and attorney who represents school districts in bud- getary lawsuits against the state, said his legal expertise allows him a greater understanding than most candidates of the way in which the state system af- fects the school budget. “The state controls over half of our budget, and if we don’t understand that, we are at a disadvantage,” he said. But according to current board President Karen Hemphill — who is running for re-election — a diverse range of experiences will not help her opponents deal with the current bud- get situation. “If I’m not re-elected, there will be one member with two years of experi- ence and one with 10 — I think that would be a board that would spend a year just figuring it out,” she said. Hemphill said if she is re-elected, one of her roles will be to help newly elected board members understand the complex workings of the district budget. She added that she wants to con- tinue cultivating relationships with community organizations to combine resources and benefit students and their families. Sharing facilities and information with nearby community colleges, volunteer organizations and after-school enrichment programs would be part of this effort, she said. Holcomb said the expansion of techni- cal career education is necessary for the improvement of the education system and will not waste additional money. “Hands-on education is really im- portant — not as an alternative but part of academic success,” she said. According to Daniels, he will search for different sources of funding to expand district resources. He said he has helped other districts apply for and obtain state bonds and subsidies in the past. Myrick said she wants effective re- source allocation by stimulating revenue through increasing student attendance, using technology to increase efficiency and reduce administrative costs and managing personnel cuts through better financial planning and attrition. Candidates Leah Wilson and Nor- ma Harrison could not be reached for comment as of press time. Contact Sarah Mohamed at [email protected]. >> DIStRICt 4: PaGE 5 Contact Mary Susman at [email protected]. taryn erhardt/contributor JESSE ARREGUIN “This election really is a referen- dum on whether we will have minority voices on the council … (which are) good for democracy.” BERNT WAHL “There’s a lot of inefficiencies and most cities are not like that. It’s just part of Berkeley’s bureaucratic system.” Elections dailycal.org/elections 2010 Liz cunninGhaM/contributor
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Berkeley, California Thursday, October 28, 2010
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Controversial Conduct Hearing Goes Public
With the Berkeley City Council elections only five days away, discussion on how to revitalize the Downtown area continues to dominate the District 4 race alongside a city ballot measure that would imple-ment policies to address the future of the area.
Two-year incumbent Jesse Ar-reguin faces Jim Novosel — an architect and planning commis-sioner who has been endorsed by Mayor Tom Bates and several coun-cil members, including Linda Maio, Darryl Moore, Laurie Capitelli, Susan Wengraf and Gordon Wozniak — and Bernt Wahl, a UC Berkeley engineering professor and CEO of Factle, a Berkeley mapping company.
While Wahl said he will support the community’s decision on Measure R — which sets goals for the city’s Downtown as it goes to voters next week — Arreguin and Novosel have taken opposing sides on the measure, with the incumbent steering opposition to the proposal, heightening conversa-tion on the direction of the Downtown.
Several drafts of a downtown area plan developed by the City Council, the Downtown Area Plan Advisory Committee and the Planning Commission have met opposition due to some contentious issues — some surrounding the height of buildings — preventing the city from adopting a plan.
“We have plans that we’ve developed throughout our five-year downtown planning process,” Arreguin said. “I don’t know why we’re not moving forward with just passing one of them and why the council needed to go to the voters to get direction on approving a plan.”
While Arreguin has consistently said the measure is “a plan to make a plan,” Novosel said its passage would not re-start the process of developing a plan — rather, it merely deals with the contentious height issue.
The measure asks voters if the city should limit the num-ber of new Downtown buildings to five — two of which would be residential buildings with commercial businesses on the ground floor and no taller than 180 feet, one hotel not to exceed 180 feet and two mixed-use or office buildings not to exceed 120 feet. These would be exceptions to the city’s maximum building height of 60 feet.
“Let’s get rid of the height issue as an issue,” Novosel said. “That’s the one that every stumbles over ... once Measure R passes the plan is in place.”
In Novosel’s own plan to transform the Downtown into a pedestrian-friendly space, he outlined four points to revitalize the area. His plan aims to increase the num-ber of residents and businesses, create safe pedestrian plazas — including one along Center Street — create a transit terminal at Berkeley Square and reroute traffic around the Downtown Berkeley BART station to allow for more parking.
by Stephanie BaerDaily Cal Staff Writer
Downtown Plans Dominate District 4 Race
JIM
NOVOSEL
“(Jesse) hasn’t done a good job. He doesn’t meet with any of the players in the Downtown.”
Laura Zelko, below left, had a public conduct hearing on Wednesday for her involvement in November protests. The faculty, staff and student panel at the hearing talks above.
taryn erhardt/contributor
The second conduct hearing this se-mester for a student involved in cam-pus protests last November continued from afternoon into the evening Wednesday and was surrounded by controversy regarding the nature of UC Berkeley’s conduct procedures.
The public hearing was held for junior Laura Zelko, who faces five Code of Stu-dent Conduct violations for her involve-ment in a Nov. 18 demonstration and the Nov. 20 Wheeler Hall occupation, though at the hearing she claimed no re-sponsibility for the charges.
Zelko had requested her hearing to be public so that the process would be more transparent, according to her ad-visor Carmen Comsti, a UC Berkeley School of Law student and a member of Campus Rights Project which has been advising those facing charges.
“The significance of the public hear-ing would be that it’s a way to bring to light all the procedural abuses and vio-lations of students’ rights that students have experienced for almost an entire year now, and this is the first time that the public has been able to see it,” said Sean Graham, a law student and mem-ber of the Campus Rights Project.
Comsti said the first student to have a hearing in September requested an open hearing but was told his hearing would be consolidated with other students charged with misconduct last November if it were open, so he chose it to be private.
According to Christina Gonzales, associate dean of students, the panel
by Mary SusmanContributing Writer
chair of each hearing has the right to decide whether to grant a student’s re-quest to make the hearing open or to keep it private, which it is by default.
At the beginning of the hearing, Zelko asked the panel of five not to proceed, calling it “unfair” 11 months after the in-cident. Although the chair of the panel, math professor Paul Vojta, said “it sucks” that delays had pushed back the hearing date this far, the hearing proceeded.
Though the code states hearings are to be held 45 days after initial charges, this policy was suspended last year in response to campus-wide budget cuts and furloughs which reduced the of-fice’s ability to process cases, accord-ing to campus officials. Gonzales said the 45-day timeline is back in place for new conduct violation cases this year.
Graham said the charges should be dropped because of the timeline’s suspension, adding that he thinks the Office of Student Conduct is “using the student disciplinary process as a means of repressing student activism.”
Vojta said Zelko could write her ob-jection to the hearing in a letter to Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Harry Le Grande if she chooses to appeal later.
No detailed plans have been made for the future hearings of other stu-dents involved in the demonstrations last November, which Gonzales said is “hard to do” because of difficulties with scheduling members of the panel.
As of press time, the hearing had not ended and no conclusion had been reached on Zelko’s case.
Samantha Strimling of The Daily Californian contributed to this report.
ONLINE VIDEO Watch footage of the student conduct hearing Wednesday evening.
School Board Candidates Contend Over Budget
With school districts across Califor-nia struggling to balance budgets, the six candidates running for the three seats currently up for election on the Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education propose different solu-tions for how to allocate the district’s limited resources and keep state bud-get cuts from affecting students.
Candidates said they hope to address issues ranging from expanding district education programs to increasing bud-getary foresight on the board and more efficiently managing available resources.
Challengers Julie Holcomb, Priscilla Myrick and Josh Daniels said the board needs oversight and long-term plan-ning in terms of budgeting funds.
Although there are no prerequisites for being on the board, Holcomb and Myrick said their financial experience will allow them to better deal with fu-ture district budgets.
Holcomb said running a printing business for 28 years has given her a unique perspective on managing re-sources and people and that this expe-rience will help her if elected.
With 20 years of financial manage-ment experience, Myrick said long-term
by Sarah MohamedContributing Writer
planning is integral to board operations.“I want to bring oversight, account-
ability and transparency,” Myrick said. “I’m not sure that the board knows what a model of transparency and ac-countability could look like.”
Daniels, a candidate and attorney who represents school districts in bud-getary lawsuits against the state, said his legal expertise allows him a greater understanding than most candidates of the way in which the state system af-fects the school budget.
“The state controls over half of our budget, and if we don’t understand that, we are at a disadvantage,” he said.
But according to current board President Karen Hemphill — who is running for re-election — a diverse range of experiences will not help her opponents deal with the current bud-get situation.
“If I’m not re-elected, there will be one member with two years of experi-ence and one with 10 — I think that would be a board that would spend a year just figuring it out,” she said.
Hemphill said if she is re-elected, one of her roles will be to help newly elected board members understand the complex workings of the district budget.
She added that she wants to con-
tinue cultivating relationships with community organizations to combine resources and benefit students and their families. Sharing facilities and information with nearby community colleges, volunteer organizations and after-school enrichment programs would be part of this effort, she said.
Holcomb said the expansion of techni-cal career education is necessary for the improvement of the education system and will not waste additional money.
“Hands-on education is really im-portant — not as an alternative but part of academic success,” she said.
According to Daniels, he will search for different sources of funding to expand district resources. He said he has helped other districts apply for and obtain state bonds and subsidies in the past.
Myrick said she wants effective re-source allocation by stimulating revenue through increasing student attendance, using technology to increase efficiency and reduce administrative costs and managing personnel cuts through better financial planning and attrition.
Candidates Leah Wilson and Nor-ma Harrison could not be reached for comment as of press time.
“There’s a lot of inefficiencies and most cities are not like that. It’s just part of Berkeley’s
bureaucratic system.”
Elections
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Liz cunninGhaM/contributor
Although the two measures affect-ing the Berkeley Unified School Dis-trict on next Tuesday’s ballot both fund m a i n t e n a n c e projects at local schools, one of them, Measure I, is drawing more criticism because of its scope and projected cost to city residents.
Measure I, which would give the dis-trict authorization to issue a $210 mil-lion bond to fund construction projects in the district, has drawn less support than Measure H, which imposes a par-cel tax that would fund upkeep and maintenance of district buildings.
The bond measure, which requires a 55 percent approval rate to pass, would allow for the construction of a new gym at Berkeley High School, new class-rooms and science labs at several school sites, seismic upgrades and the renova-tion of many facilities in the district.
In 1992 and 2000, Berkeley voters passed two similar bond measures — Measure A and Measure AA — both of which allowed the district to take out bonds of over $100 million each.
Several opponents of Measure I said some of the projects — like building a new gym for the high school — were also supposed to be funded by the old-er measures, so tax payers have already contributed enough.
“We paid for the (high school) class-rooms to be rebuilt in Measure AA, and they did not build the classrooms,” said Berkeley resident Marie Bowman, who is also a member of the Berkeleyans Against Soaring Taxes campaign, in an e-mail. “Should we pay for them again?”
Eric Weaver, co-chair of the Yes on Measures H & I campaign, said be-cause Measure AA did not require the district to allocate $19 million of the bond to a specific project — the gym — it became clear that it would be more financially sound to build a new gym
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than to replace the old one.Measure I, if approved by voters,
would provide money specifically to build a new gym.
Berkeley High School Parent Liaison Irma Parker said much of the improve-ments she has seen in the schools over the past 20 years have been because of the financial support from both parcel taxes and bond measures.
“I remember when the rain would come — we would have to put a bucket on the floor in some of the elementary schools to catch the water from the roof,” she said. “It was cold in the class-rooms, windows were broken ... kids cannot learn like that.”
If Measure I is passed, the district ensures each taxpayer’s annual con-tribution will not exceed $172.80 for every $100,000 of assessed property value — the highest level city residents have ever previously paid for bonds.
Residents now pay approximately $160 a year for bonds, according to Lew Jones, BUSD director of facilities.
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The other district measure on the bal-lot, the parcel tax outlined in Measure H, is also a continuation of an older measure, the Berkeley Schools Facilities Safety and Maintenance Act of 2000, called Measure BB, and would fund day-to-day maintenance of playgrounds, classrooms and other facilities.
Measure H, which requires a two-thirds approval, would create a tax of 6.31 cents per square foot on residential buildings and 9.46 cents per square foot on commercial buildings that would go towards funding upkeep of buildings.
Hemphill said since school districts do not get money from the state to replace broken facilities, the district needs community support to keep equipment up to date and safe. With-out this support, the district would have to use money from its general fund — like most other districts in the state — which provides money for the majority
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Alright, here we go. In less than a week, the people of the United States get to make their voices
heard loud and clear. Finally, we can go to the polls on
Tuesday to cast our ballots for the change this country/state/county/city needs. Supposedly.
It seems like we’ve been here before. It seems so familiar. Ah ha! It is.
The country — and California — is wrought with debt. People are unable to find work, and the economy still seems precariously balanced at best. Oh, we’re also still bogged down in military action we can’t win.
After nearly a decade of staying the course and showing unwavering resolve in the face of evil, we were promised two years ago that, yes, we can have real change. Well, not really.
In California, we’ve been promised for years that Sacramento would no longer get away with business as usual, and policies of fiscal responsibility would be restored. Yeah, ok.
This year is the same old song and dance while a large group of people still wants to take their country back. Per-haps you’ve noticed a pattern here — one in which actual change remains conspicuously absent.
Unfortunately, even through months of boisterous blustering and brash rhet-oric, I’ve yet to hear how anyone plans to realistically make these changes.
For example, California gubernato-rial candidate and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman promises to run Sacra-mento “like a business” and restore a balanced budget. The problem is that California is not a business, much less a high-tech one.
Her opponent, Jerry Brown, seems more interested in leaning on his time as governor 27-plus years ago than out-lining a platform of governance for 2010 and beyond. He is also spending too much effort fending off Whitman’s negative campaign advertisements by launching his own ad hominem attacks.
Whitman must not realize that run-ning a government, especially one as constrained as California’s, takes more than managerial techniques and busi-ness savvy. It’s not a job for beginners. See also: Arnold.
As for Brown, well, let’s just say I’m sad Gavin Newsom is only running for Lieutenant Governor.
As Mayor of San Francisco, Newsom has implemented several very interest-ing and forward thinking policies such as the Healthy San Francisco healthcare plan. He has actually changed stuff, seemingly for the better.
But I digress, and we mustn’t forget about the national midterm elec-
tion also looming on the horizon.I know. It’s way too easy to start by
picking on the Tea Party, but I like easy. The popular-media-led TP candi-
dates seem to do anything to play on and manipulate the emotions of a vola-tile mass of Americans that just want a fair shake in these hard times.
Meanwhile, the good ol’ boys of the GOP pretend to shy away from this “rogue” faction of dingbats and knuck-leheads. Yet one must only look as far as Newt Gingrich, who constantly guzzles gallons of the Tea Party’s Kool-Aid, to
see that positioning as a fraud.The rancorous anecdotal rhetoric
spewed by Nazi SS re-enactors and Sarah Palin-esque sorta-witch wannabes supersedes the fact that these hyper-par-tisan nutcases actually have a semblance of hope for victory next week.
In order to see why we must return to whence we came: “Change.”
The main message of the last two election cycles seems to infer an elect-me-and-things-will-automatically-change-the-way-you-want-them-to-because-I’m-not-the-last-guy air of optimism. Too bad optimism gets you as far as a joyful kick in the teeth.
From my point of view, nothing has really changed since the last elec-
tion, and that’s not changing anytime soon.
Save for a highly compromised healthcare bill and a beginner’s version of a consumer “Bill of Rights,” the Dem-ocrat-controlled executive and legisla-tive branches of our government haven’t made much, if any, progress from the previous regime.
Guantanamo Bay remains open. We were promised a repeal of the
“Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Only once an injunction halting the practice was made, and the Obama Administration’s Justice Department has intervened to have the policy continued.
Yeah, the “combat” mission in Iraq is “over.” Just ask the thousands of Ameri-can troops still there, getting shot at every day.
Meanwhile, in Afghanistan, we’re stuck between a rock and a hard place. Only now the chasm we occupy is crowded with thousands of more troops and an underlying regime that would just as soon see us leave.
Oh, and the economy remains in the crapper. Sure, the experts say that we’re out of the recession, but just because there have been some gains on the jobs front doesn’t mean we’re anywhere close to recovery.
The same crooked businesspeople remain in charge. They continue to leech billions of dollars from the hard-working people they screwed over in the first place.
In the meantime, the people will con-tinue to vote for the other guy/gal’s promise of change, and we’ll keep man-ically switching out our leaders.
So the face behind the counter may change next week. But we’ll still leave the transaction shortchanged, looking for somewhere else to shop.
Stand on the corner with Robert and ask for change at [email protected].
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With dozens of blue books and red pens in hand, about 30 GSIs sat down inside UC Berkeley’s Sproul Hall to grade tests and papers Wednesday afternoon, calling attention to their union’s demands of the UC, while si-multaneous negotiations in Los Ange-les once again put off a conclusion to the terms of the union’s contract.
As UC officials and representatives from the United Auto Workers Lo-cal 2865 union — which represents 12,000 academic student employees in the UC system — met in Los Angeles to discuss the contract, members of the union at UC Berkeley participated in the “grade-in” with the support of other campus staff and students.
For more than four months, the union and the UC have tried to come to terms on the contract. During the discussions Wednesday, it was decided that bargaining will resume on Nov. 9, and though the contract was set to expire this Friday, it has now been ex-tended for a third time to Nov. 15, ac-cording to the union’s Northern Vice President and UC Santa Barbara grad-uate student Daraka Larimore-Hall.
Larimore-Hall added that no prog-ress was made during the negotiations and several outstanding issues remain, including wage increases, childcare subsidies and job security.
“We hope to discuss and resolve all is-sues, but the bargaining team will be de-liberating whether the UC’s behavior jus-tifies an unfair labor (practices) strike,” he said.
In the past, UC officials have main-tained that they are attempting to re-solve the negotiations. University of-
by Karinina CruzContributing Writer
ficials were unable for comment as of press time.
Demonstrators at UC Berkeley gath-ered at Sather Gate at noon Wednes-day and eventually marched to Sproul Hall, where GSIs sat down and graded papers.
“We want to call attention to the hours spent grading because this work is mostly invisible and taken for grant-ed by the university, as evidenced by their (UC) contract offer,” said Megan Wachspress, spokesperson for the UC
Berkeley Graduate Student Organiz-ing Committee.
GSIs at the demonstration said they are struggling financially and wanted more consideration from the univer-sity.
“We’re just overworked,” said UC Berkeley French graduate student Au-brey Gabel. “We’re the majority of the workplace in the campus. It’s about time we be made a priority.”
Graduate students conduct a “grade-in” on Wednesday, which was used to protest the lack of a contract with the UC by sitting in and grading tests and papers in the Sproul Hall foyer.
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UC Pension Program Proposition Provokes Controversy From Union Members
UC President Mark Yudof ’s rec-ommendation that the UC Board of Regents adopt changes to the univer-sity’s pension program has been met with approval from faculty leadership but vehement opposition from union members.
Yudof ’s model was originally pro-posed by faculty and staff members of a university task force on post-employ-ment benefits and later modified by the president in his recommendation. This model would establish employee and employer contribution rates to the
by Jordan Bach-LombardoContributing Writer
pension fund at 7 and 8.1 percent of the employee’s salary, respectively, and create a new tier of the pension system for workers hired after July 1, 2013.
The regents will discuss the recom-mendation at their November meet-ing.
At a town hall meeting at UC Berke-ley’s International House Wednesday morning, UC Executive Vice President for Business Operations Nathan Bro-strom said the proposal successfully balanced the concerns of the univer-sity’s employees and should return the pension program to fully-funded status.
“If we get back to 100 percent fund-ing in 20 or 30 years, we will be fine,” he said, adding that other models were considered but ultimately rejected be-cause they did “too much damage to the university.”
Members of the American Federa-tion of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 and of the University Professional and Techni-
cal Employees Local 1 criticized the recommendation, stating that the new tier would create inequality between employees.
“Offering new hires reduced benefits is not going to benefit the university and is certainly not going to benefit students,” said Tanya Smith, president of UPTE Local 1 chapter. “When you start to divide the community up ... the whole community suffers.”
Yudof ’s plan was first revealed on Monday in a letter to university faculty and staff from systemwide Academic Senate Chair Daniel Simmons.
Yudof ’s recommendations are sup-ported by the leadership of the UC Academic Senate and Council of UC Staff Assemblies and the UC’s staff ad-visors to the Regents, according a let-ter by Yudof addressed to UC faculty and staff.
According to Simmons’ letter, several key regents, whom he later said chaired “a couple of important committees,” also support the recommendation.
Jordan Bach-Lombardo covers higher education. Contact him at [email protected].
Although the systemwide Academic Senate as a whole did not formally en-dorse Yudof ’s proposal at its Wednes-day meeting, Vice Chair Robert An-derson said he felt confident the senate would do so at its November meeting.
Shane White, chair of the UCLA Academic Senate Faculty Welfare Com-mittee and professor of endodontics at the UCLA School of Dentistry, said the plan was the best option to come out of a bleak scenario, but a concurrent increase in employee salaries would be necessary to maintain the university’s competitive-ness as a top-rate institution.
“An organization can thrive only if it is paying its employees the same as its competitors,” he said. “It is inevitable if the salaries aren’t competitive that we will lose the best that we’ve got, and we won’t get the best newcomers.”
Smith also cited the institution of the new tier as potentially reducing the university’s ability to retain top faculty.
“If (employees) are not getting the
same arrangement as people hired be-fore them, it’s just not fair,” she said. “There will be more overturn in staff because there is a diminished commit-ment to them.”
Yudof ’s recommendation abandons the integration of social security bene-fits into the calculation of a retiree’s to-tal compensation package — a facet of the task force’s proposal that had gen-erated controversy because it would result in a lower total remuneration for retirees.
Despite the relatively widespread support for the recommendation, sig-nificant obstacles to its implementa-tion still exist. Any agreement involv-ing union-represented employees is subject to a collective bargaining pro-cess before it can be instituted.
Javier Panzar of The Daily Califor-nian contributed to this report.
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Beowulf: The Epic in PerformanceBenjamin Bagby, voice & Anglo-Saxon harp
Tue & Wed, Oct 26 & 27and Fri & Sat, Oct 29 & 30, 8 pm Zellerbach Playhouse Prices start at $40UCB Student Prices start at $20For over a thousand years, one of literature’s greatest tales has waited in silence. Now, a modern-day bard brings Beowulf to life. In this unique performance, Benjamin Bagby combines theater and music, performing the classic tale in the original Anglo-Saxon (with supertitles), while accompanying himself on the Anglo-Saxon harp. Artist Talk: Oct 29, 12–1 pm, Zellerbach Playhouse: Discussion with Benjamin Bagby and Dr. Stefan Morent
Hubbard Street Dance ChicagoFri & Sat, Oct 29 & 30, 8 pmZellerbach Hall Prices start at $32UCB Student Prices start at $16Long known as a home for leading-edge European choreographers, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago returns with West Coast premieres by two Spanish dance-makers: Nacho Duato, and Hubbard Street resident choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo. The program also features Jirí Kylián’s 27´52˝, a dance in which motion and spoken text move forward and backward in startling combinations.
Program: Nacho Duato: Arcangelo, music by Corelli and Scarlatti · Alejandro Cerrudo: Deep Down Dos, music by Mason Bates · Jirí Kylián: 27´52˝, music by Dirk Haubrich based on Mahler
Sun, Oct 31, 3 pmZellerbach Hall Prices start at $42UCB Student Prices start at $21Directed by esteemed violinist Gidon Kremer, this Grammy Award-winning chamber orchestra, one of Europe’s finest, performs Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 131 (arranged for string orchestra), and an ambitious selection of modern works.
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of budgeted district expenses.“When you go to Richmond, go to
Oakland, go to Vallejo, the schools are in the shape they are because ... it’s kind of visible when you don’t have (the parcel taxes) — schools do not look like places of learning,” Hemphill said.
Mark Van Kriekan, vice president of the high school’s Parent Teacher Stu-dent Association, called both measures a “necessary evil.”
“It’s a good cause even though peo-ple are often uncomfortable with in-creased taxes,” Van Kriekan said.
“The idea is mainly to make the Downtown a social and service cen-ter for the neighborhood residents ... (and) have activities that would draw the people into the areas of the down-town,” Novosel said.
Wahl said the city could use his com-pany’s geographic information tech-nology to mark potholes, assess crime and even determine which lots are the most appropriate for specific business-es in terms of location and size. Us-ing this technology could increase the city’s efficiency on fronts other than the Downtown as well, he said.
Yet amid discussion on how to best approach the Downtown, Arreguin said the future of the district’s legacy
City Council Discusses Dwindling Retail Sector
In light of a new report outlining the city of Berkeley’s declining taxable retail sales, the Berkeley City Council took a break from its routine agenda at its meeting Tuesday to discuss how to pre-serve the city’s dwindling retail sector.
A report by the city’s Office of Eco-nomic Development revealed that al-though Berkeley’s retail sector has expe-rienced, on average, a slower decline in comparison to that of Alameda County and the state, the city is facing a $1.92 million loss in revenue and roughly $200 million in retail sales since March 2008 — a decrease that caught the council’s interest. According to the re-port, job losses and increased vacancy rates reflect the decline in sales.
“We need to dramatically restruc-ture the planning department and permit process,” Councilmember Kriss Worthington said. “We have to adjust the rules to give the different shopping districts a very different flavor.”
The city ranks lower in “General Mer-chandise Sales” at $531 per capita com-pared to $1,375 per capita in the county. But the city ranks higher in the “Other Retail Stores” category — $2,520 per capita compared to $1,558 in the coun-
by Yousur AlhlouContributing Writer
ty — due to small, independent retailers across the business districts.
Dave Fogarty, the city’s economic development project coordinator, said a staff working group will meet within the next few days to begin outlining recommendations and specific propos-als that will be presented to the council in December.
“The sales tax decline, in combina-tion with other revenue issues like budget cuts from the state, is the con-text by which the council has to con-sider the budget for the next year,” he said.
Fogarty added that the council will have to reconcile recommendations from the working group and possible objections from neighbors and stu-dents who might reject propositions including, among others, late-night business operations.
Councilmember Laurie Capitelli said he believes a major issue at stake is whether the council can create, in the short term, policies that allow for sustainable development.
“There are a variety of quota sys-tems,” he said. “On a temporary basis, we should consider suspending those quotas.”
Some small business owners like Janet Winter, who owns Games of
Berkeley on Shattuck Avenue with her husband, understand they cannot compete with “big box” retailers like Target in El Cerrito.
Winter said competition has not driven down sales due to a group of regulars who value the store’s commit-ment to local customers.
The report suggests that city staff an-alyze the long-term implications of the economic crisis on the city’s retail sec-tor and the changing policies in neigh-boring cities that are more lenient to-ward retail expansion. Emeryville, for example, has added 1.3 million square feet in four new shopping centers, all attributed to zoning permits that allow for larger establishments, according to Helen Bean, director of the Economic Development and Housing Depart-ment in Emeryville.
Berkeley’s report calls on the council to promote local shopping initiatives and provide marketing assistance to open commercial space.
“There has been a decline across the country in terms of the retail environ-ment and particularly for Berkeley, which doesn’t rely on big box retailers to provide funds,” Capitelli said.
MEASURES: Funds to Enable Construction if PassedFrom PagE 2 Parker said while a well-maintained
school does not dictate the quality of the education, the school environment has a big impact on the students.
“If you have a kid that comes from a poor neighborhood, it lets them know that there’s something better in the world that they can strive for,” Parker said. “I understand we’re in an eco-nomic downturn, but we’re going to pay something one way or another — I would rather pay taxes for something that helped children.”
Soumya Karlamangla is the lead local schools reporter. Contact her at [email protected].
diStRict 4: New Technology Could Help With revitalizationFrom FroNT of a progressive voice hangs in the bal-
ance. Given Novosel’s support from the majority of the council, Arreguin said he expects Novosel, if elected, will vote on a consistent basis with the group and will not have an independent voice on the council.
“This election really is a referen-dum on whether we will have minor-ity voices on the council, and there’s a concerted effort in Districts 4 and 7 to try to get rid of people who do present a different perspective,” he said, “There should be people who are pushing the council in a more progressive direction, and I think that’s good for democracy.”
Stephanie Baer is the lead city government reporter. Contact her at [email protected].
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In honor of next Tuesday’s midterm elections, I will turn this week’s col-umn to the debauchery of political
advertising, arguably the least artful breed of ad in existence. And if you dis-agree with me, I’ll punch you in the jaw. And I will hurt my hand and sue you. And derail your campaign for governor.
To prepare for this column, I spent a lot of time watching political ads for the California senate and gubernatorial races, and then I spent a lot of time suf-focating in a spiritual malaise.
The first California political ad to get much attention this season was Senate candidate Carly Fiorina’s “demon sheep” ad from the Republican primary, in which a man dressed as a sheep with glowing red eyes poses as her opponent and stalks some other, totally creeped-out sheep. You can’t make this stuff up.
Fiorina’s ads seem to have taken the apocalyptic track, black-and-white close-ups of street urchins with tears welling in their eyes because of the jobs, oh the jobs, the jobs that have gone to India! Cut to an unflattering photo of Barbara Boxer (eyes closed, wrinkles wrinkling) and bingo, we have an ad. Like the world-ending hype that got asses to the theaters for “2012,” Fiorina’s hoping to induce the voters of California to crap themselves in the voting booth. And then vote for her.
Here, a word for Fiorina: Most of your ads fail the moment you start talking. Don’t purse your lips. Speak from your stomach, not your nose. BREATHE, WOMAN! The show is a week away and you sound like you’re tripping over your lines! When you squeeze out the words “I’ll reach across the aisle” through grit-ted teeth like that I'm forced to worry just what you’ll do across the aisle once you’ve reached it.
As for Boxer’s ads (also heralding the
end times) I feel I must say a word in defense of the piano as an instrument. While that one guy with the menacing voice talks (who is that guy, and how is he allowed to work for both sides of every race?) he is backed by doomsday arpeggios on this most lovely of instru-ments. And what announces the arrival of Boxer the savior? Synthesized strings. Synth strings! Come on, people. Everyone knows a fake violin says freak out and a warm, rich piano says relax, vote for me.
And who will fill the oversized shoes of Arnold Schwarzenegger? The guberna-torial ads are particularly disappointing, considering this has been the most expensive governor's race in history.
Jerry Brown’s ads are, well, boring. They’re negative, but don’t have that special demon sheep zing of foreboding. In his “History Repeating” ad, we see Meg Whitman getting off her campaign bus. Then Arnold getting off his cam-paign bus back in 2003. There is no dialogue. Only text flashes like a strobe light: “History Repeating.” Holy shit, you guys, Arnold and Meg both travel by bus. Hide your kids; hide your wife.
This is one of his stupider ads, but the whole crop of Brown ads looks like they were thrown together by a half-hearted intern on Microsoft PowerPoint.
But the real money isn’t with Brown’s campaign, anyway; Meg Whitman has dropped $150 million in this race for governor. And as much as I hate to admit it, Whitman’s ads are better. Jesus, take the wheel.
They boast superior production value. Smooth editing, well-incorporated graphics and creative shots of California landscapes take the edge off the general unpleasantness of, well, Meg Whitman. In one, Whitman sits by a pleasant win-dow with a pleasant tree swaying in a pleasant California breeze — a breeze no doubt blown by a $25 million wind machine.
So you can see that, yes, with the extra money, Whitman bought greater artistry in her ads.
Here’s the rub: The commercials may be better, but she’s trailing in the polls a full seven points according to a CNN poll released yesterday.
And regardless of which of these can-didates has the better-looking ad, the content remains the same. Cliches abound, that one guy narrates, candi-dates smile, opponents frown, etc. There is no room for creativity here.
It’s hard to use art as a cover for sleaze in advertising; it’s harder to do so in political advertising. The intention behind the ad, the fact that it is merely a tool to achieve power, precludes this pos-sibility.
Kanye West interruption at last year’s VMAs. Is Swift’s life so mundane that she could not find another topic to sing about? Not only does she bring up a scandal that everyone has already put behind them, she also assumes the nobler role. Trying to seem big-heart-ed and forgiving, Swift condescend-ingly reassures Kanye: “It’s okay, life is a tough crowd ... who you are is not what you did ... today is never too late to be brand new.” She evidently has not excused his behavior if she devoted an entire song to him, and a subpar one at that.
Instead of targeting a specific act of malice, Swift take the general route on “Mean.” Speak Now is the first album on which Swift wrote her own lyrics and here is where her songwrit-ing skills come to light. “All you are is mean / And a liar / And pathetic / And alone in life” — Taylor, just how old are you?
The triteness of the content taints Speak Now, affecting even the titular track. In a surprisingly optimistic portrayal of a wedding crasher, Swift urges the subject in question, “Don’t say yes / Run away now / I’ll meet you when you’re out of the church at the back door.” Sound familiar? The lines are reminiscent of her 2008 hit, “Love Story.” Swift’s desperation for fresh material appears to have reached the point where she has to rip off her old works.
To be fair, Speak Now does offer several stunning pieces that are bound to top the charts and fill the radio sta-tions. Swift is at her best with uplifting love stories that brim with euphoria. The album’s first single, “Mine,” paints a mature depiction of a relationship’s ups and downs while maintaining the glittering hooks that Swift’s music is known for. As for “Sparks Fly,” die-hard fans no longer have to rely on the scratchy live version from a 2008 Swift concert; they can now enjoy the song’s spirited testament to first love in all its cheerful glory. But these joyous moments of musical fulfillment are fleeting, as the majority of the album is rather lackluster. Swift speaks now instead of holding her peace but her words are hardly memorable enough to make an impact.
—Cynthia Kang
Downbeat Azure Ray Matched By Refreshing Energy of Opener
Azure Ray have always been known for their bittersweet melancholia. Their Sunday
performance at the Independent was no exception. Six years after their last album Hold on Love, the female duo have made a highly anticipated come-back. One would hope that six years had sufficed for the band to mature out of its sorrowful musicality. Yet, the bittersweet melancholia, along with the plaintive cello and the doleful melodies, have remained. The night was well on its way when Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink appeared on stage. The crowd had been waiting for a while and grew undisciplined and impatient. People had already had two or three beers and shouted drunken cheers that seemed inapposite to the atmosphere that Azure Ray was about to create.
The band’s unwavering vocal perfor-mance was of exceptional quality. Their immaculate harmonization testified not only to their artistry, but also to their professionalism. Their delicate voices murmured indistinguishable words with such radiance and silkiness that it was easy to forget about the despair that emanated from their lyrics. In spite of their sporadic monotony, the pair showed off their musical expertise through a clever mix, however too down tempo, of familiar and novel tunes.
Despite their flawless harmonies, the two artists disappointed. Timid and un-sure, they seemed to be novices in the art of performance. And as they hastily hid themselves and their somewhat incongruous baby-doll outfits behind their oversized guitars, the duo surpris-ingly chose not to engage in heartfelt greetings, which were well-deserved after such a long absence. Sadly, they immediately dove into their musical set and seemed to disregard the fact that the audience was excited to finally cross paths again. While harmonious and
by Charlene PetitjeanContributing Writer
poetic throughout, the duo’s concert was filled with too much of the same autumnal sentimentality that tickled our deepest emotions a tad too much. Their live performance was more up-beat than their albums. Yet, their lack of enthusiasm and of jollity sure didn’t cast away the gloom that reigned over the San Franciscan sky.
If Azure Ray failed to pierce Sunday’s cloudy horizons, they chose an opener that incontestably succeeded. Heavily contrasting with Azure Ray’s sluggish dream pop, Tim Fite arranged a carni-valesque potpourri of comedic sketches and musical genres, demonstrating a profound excitement to perform.
That night, he made people howl with laughter as he sang “Rambo Bad”; he made them squirm as he narrated the story of a little pink cockroach making its way into our bedrooms (and into our ears). While his talent is undeniable, Fite does not take himself seriously, which is a refreshing kind of modesty that has become scarce in the world of show business.
The crowd was especially impressed when Fite, goofy at first glance, en-gaged in persuasive hip-hop acts during which he made witty remarks about life’s innumerable contradictions and injustices. Others might have found his lyrics to be too simplistic or vulgar. But he got his message across; the audience scornfully agreed, “Consumerism is the shit.” Sketchy yet charming animated films collided with the music to trans-formed Fite’s show into a festival.
Through his flippant humor and his uncanny musical mishmash, Tim Fite emerged as an avant-garde artist. His performance might not have been as flawless as Azure Ray’s. But the female duo showed just more of the same sen-timentality. And their vocal perfection wasn’t enough to shade their opener’s originality and onstage vivacity.
In honor of next Tuesday’s midterm elections, I will turn this week’s col-umn to the debauchery of political
advertising, arguably the least artful breed of ad in existence. And if you dis-agree with me, I’ll punch you in the jaw. And I will hurt my hand and sue you. And derail your campaign for governor.
To prepare for this column, I spent a lot of time watching political ads for the California senate and gubernatorial races, and then I spent a lot of time suf-focating in a spiritual malaise.
The first California political ad to get much attention this season was Senate candidate Carly Fiorina’s “demon sheep” ad from the Republican primary, in which a man dressed as a sheep with glowing red eyes poses as her opponent and stalks some other, totally creeped-out sheep. You can’t make this stuff up.
Fiorina’s ads seem to have taken the apocalyptic track, black-and-white close-ups of street urchins with tears welling in their eyes because of the jobs, oh the jobs, the jobs that have gone to India! Cut to an unflattering photo of Barbara Boxer (eyes closed, wrinkles wrinkling) and bingo, we have an ad. Like the world-ending hype that got asses to the theaters for “2012,” Fiorina’s hoping to induce the voters of California to crap themselves in the voting booth. And then vote for her.
Here, a word for Fiorina: Most of your ads fail the moment you start talking. Don’t purse your lips. Speak from your stomach, not your nose. BREATHE, WOMAN! The show is a week away and you sound like you’re tripping over your lines! When you squeeze out the words “I’ll reach across the aisle” through grit-ted teeth like that I'm forced to worry just what you’ll do across the aisle once you’ve reached it.
As for Boxer’s ads (also heralding the
end times) I feel I must say a word in defense of the piano as an instrument. While that one guy with the menacing voice talks (who is that guy, and how is he allowed to work for both sides of every race?) he is backed by doomsday arpeggios on this most lovely of instru-ments. And what announces the arrival of Boxer the savior? Synthesized strings. Synth strings! Come on, people. Everyone knows a fake violin says freak out and a warm, rich piano says relax, vote for me.
And who will fill the oversized shoes of Arnold Schwarzenegger? The guberna-torial ads are particularly disappointing, considering this has been the most expensive governor's race in history.
Jerry Brown’s ads are, well, boring. They’re negative, but don’t have that special demon sheep zing of foreboding. In his “History Repeating” ad, we see Meg Whitman getting off her campaign bus. Then Arnold getting off his cam-paign bus back in 2003. There is no dialogue. Only text flashes like a strobe light: “History Repeating.” Holy shit, you guys, Arnold and Meg both travel by bus. Hide your kids; hide your wife.
This is one of his stupider ads, but the whole crop of Brown ads looks like they were thrown together by a half-hearted intern on Microsoft PowerPoint.
But the real money isn’t with Brown’s campaign, anyway; Meg Whitman has dropped $150 million in this race for governor. And as much as I hate to admit it, Whitman’s ads are better. Jesus, take the wheel.
They boast superior production value. Smooth editing, well-incorporated graphics and creative shots of California landscapes take the edge off the general unpleasantness of, well, Meg Whitman. In one, Whitman sits by a pleasant win-dow with a pleasant tree swaying in a pleasant California breeze — a breeze no doubt blown by a $25 million wind machine.
So you can see that, yes, with the extra money, Whitman bought greater artistry in her ads.
Here’s the rub: The commercials may be better, but she’s trailing in the polls a full seven points according to a CNN poll released yesterday.
And regardless of which of these can-didates has the better-looking ad, the content remains the same. Cliches abound, that one guy narrates, candi-dates smile, opponents frown, etc. There is no room for creativity here.
It’s hard to use art as a cover for sleaze in advertising; it’s harder to do so in political advertising. The intention behind the ad, the fact that it is merely a tool to achieve power, precludes this pos-sibility.
Kanye West interruption at last year’s VMAs. Is Swift’s life so mundane that she could not find another topic to sing about? Not only does she bring up a scandal that everyone has already put behind them, she also assumes the nobler role. Trying to seem big-heart-ed and forgiving, Swift condescend-ingly reassures Kanye: “It’s okay, life is a tough crowd ... who you are is not what you did ... today is never too late to be brand new.” She evidently has not excused his behavior if she devoted an entire song to him, and a subpar one at that.
Instead of targeting a specific act of malice, Swift take the general route on “Mean.” Speak Now is the first album on which Swift wrote her own lyrics and here is where her songwrit-ing skills come to light. “All you are is mean / And a liar / And pathetic / And alone in life” — Taylor, just how old are you?
The triteness of the content taints Speak Now, affecting even the titular track. In a surprisingly optimistic portrayal of a wedding crasher, Swift urges the subject in question, “Don’t say yes / Run away now / I’ll meet you when you’re out of the church at the back door.” Sound familiar? The lines are reminiscent of her 2008 hit, “Love Story.” Swift’s desperation for fresh material appears to have reached the point where she has to rip off her old works.
To be fair, Speak Now does offer several stunning pieces that are bound to top the charts and fill the radio sta-tions. Swift is at her best with uplifting love stories that brim with euphoria. The album’s first single, “Mine,” paints a mature depiction of a relationship’s ups and downs while maintaining the glittering hooks that Swift’s music is known for. As for “Sparks Fly,” die-hard fans no longer have to rely on the scratchy live version from a 2008 Swift concert; they can now enjoy the song’s spirited testament to first love in all its cheerful glory. But these joyous moments of musical fulfillment are fleeting, as the majority of the album is rather lackluster. Swift speaks now instead of holding her peace but her words are hardly memorable enough to make an impact.
—Cynthia Kang
Downbeat Azure Ray Matched By Refreshing Energy of Opener
Azure Ray have always been known for their bittersweet melancholia. Their Sunday
performance at the Independent was no exception. Six years after their last album Hold on Love, the female duo have made a highly anticipated come-back. One would hope that six years had sufficed for the band to mature out of its sorrowful musicality. Yet, the bittersweet melancholia, along with the plaintive cello and the doleful melodies, have remained. The night was well on its way when Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink appeared on stage. The crowd had been waiting for a while and grew undisciplined and impatient. People had already had two or three beers and shouted drunken cheers that seemed inapposite to the atmosphere that Azure Ray was about to create.
The band’s unwavering vocal perfor-mance was of exceptional quality. Their immaculate harmonization testified not only to their artistry, but also to their professionalism. Their delicate voices murmured indistinguishable words with such radiance and silkiness that it was easy to forget about the despair that emanated from their lyrics. In spite of their sporadic monotony, the pair showed off their musical expertise through a clever mix, however too down tempo, of familiar and novel tunes.
Despite their flawless harmonies, the two artists disappointed. Timid and un-sure, they seemed to be novices in the art of performance. And as they hastily hid themselves and their somewhat incongruous baby-doll outfits behind their oversized guitars, the duo surpris-ingly chose not to engage in heartfelt greetings, which were well-deserved after such a long absence. Sadly, they immediately dove into their musical set and seemed to disregard the fact that the audience was excited to finally cross paths again. While harmonious and
by Charlene PetitjeanContributing Writer
poetic throughout, the duo’s concert was filled with too much of the same autumnal sentimentality that tickled our deepest emotions a tad too much. Their live performance was more up-beat than their albums. Yet, their lack of enthusiasm and of jollity sure didn’t cast away the gloom that reigned over the San Franciscan sky.
If Azure Ray failed to pierce Sunday’s cloudy horizons, they chose an opener that incontestably succeeded. Heavily contrasting with Azure Ray’s sluggish dream pop, Tim Fite arranged a carni-valesque potpourri of comedic sketches and musical genres, demonstrating a profound excitement to perform.
That night, he made people howl with laughter as he sang “Rambo Bad”; he made them squirm as he narrated the story of a little pink cockroach making its way into our bedrooms (and into our ears). While his talent is undeniable, Fite does not take himself seriously, which is a refreshing kind of modesty that has become scarce in the world of show business.
The crowd was especially impressed when Fite, goofy at first glance, en-gaged in persuasive hip-hop acts during which he made witty remarks about life’s innumerable contradictions and injustices. Others might have found his lyrics to be too simplistic or vulgar. But he got his message across; the audience scornfully agreed, “Consumerism is the shit.” Sketchy yet charming animated films collided with the music to trans-formed Fite’s show into a festival.
Through his flippant humor and his uncanny musical mishmash, Tim Fite emerged as an avant-garde artist. His performance might not have been as flawless as Azure Ray’s. But the female duo showed just more of the same sen-timentality. And their vocal perfection wasn’t enough to shade their opener’s originality and onstage vivacity.
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10 SPORTS & LEGALS Thursday, October 28, 2010 The Daily Californian
White: Parents Have Trouble Remaining NeutralfRom back
last year’s season-ending match. “It was very satisfying to knock him out because he kept telling me before the tournament how they were going to win and then go to NCAAs,” Griffin says.
Whatever the case, there’s no deny-ing that, like most brothers, they
enjoy and embrace giving each other a hard time. Even the White parents had trouble acclimating to the change. The first time Zach and Griffin faced off at UCLA, their parents sat on the side away from both fan sections, politely clapping for both sides as to not show any prefer-ence or allegiance to either team. That has since changed. “Last year my dad told me he rooted for me because I was going to graduate before Griffin and Griffin would have two more years after me, so I saw that as fair,” Zach says, “but it’s problematic for my mom.” Every now and then Zach catches his mom wearing a UCLA sweatshirt,
breaking her position of neutrality. “You’re not my real mother!” Zach will joke with her. It’s clear as Zach smiles about his poor mom’s anxiety that the brothers play it up in front of her. “She can’t cope with it too well, she’s like, ‘you guys always fight about this crap, I can’t deal with it. Just go away!’” Zach says with a laugh. As much as Griffin’s choice to go to UCLA is a continual source of tension, as well as entertainment, it’s something that they’ve all come to respect. At the end of the day after all the competition, they’re still brothers that care about each other. “When I left the pool deck at UCLA, right across was Zach and Griffin just sitting on the wall and talking,” Cal head coach Kirk Everist says. No egos, no trash talking. Just brothers.
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11SPORTS & MARKETPLACE Thursday, October 28, 2010The Daily Californian
Juricova, Andersson Avenge Stanford Loss to Win Tourney
w. tennis
Forthesecondtimethisseason,Cal'sJana Juricova and Mari Andersson fin-ishedatournamentbystandingatcentercourtandshakinghandswithadoublesteamfromStanford. This time, however, the Bears werethe ones who walked away with a tro-phy. Juricova and Andersson defeatedStanford'sKristieAhnandNicoleGibbsto win the doubles competition at theUSTA/ITA Northwest RegionalChampionships, earning a bid to nextweek's National Indoor ChampionshipsinNewYork.Afterfallingbehind5-1,theCardinalteamforfeitedthematchduetoinjury. Cal’stopduoallowedanopponenttowinmorethantwogamesinonlyoneofitsfivematches. “There's always things to improveupon, but we played really well againstsomereallygoodopponents,”Anderssonsaid. InadditiontoJuricovaandAndersson,thesophomoreduoofAnnieGoranssonandTaylerDavisstormedintotheroundof 16 with an 8-1 victory over Oregon'sTrudie Toit and Rabea Stuckemann.They then faced Stanford's AmeliaHerringandCarolynMcVeigh,whosenttheBearspackingwitha9-8(3)win. “I was really impressed with oursophomore class,” coach AmandaAugustussaid.“Overall,thiswasagoodshowing for our team, and it gave usconfidence that what we've been work-ingoninpracticeisproducingresults.” Insingles,Caladvancedthreeplayers
by Connor ByrneContributing Writer
intotheroundof16,andhadtwoplayersadvance into the quarterfinals. TheBears’ top two singles players, JuricovaandseniorMarinaCossou,satout. Afterheavyrainpostponedplayforafullday,bothremainingCalplayerswerebeaten convincingly by the Cardinal.DavislosttoStanford'sStaceyTan,6-3,6-0, and Goransson lost to Ahn, 6-0,6-2. “Therainaffectedeveryone,”Augustussaid. “Waiting around and wonderingwhetheryou'regoingtoplayornotcanbe harder than actually playing in thematches. It was a good opportunity toseehowwehandleadversity.” Andersson,whowasseededthirdandwas a favorite to win the tournament,was shutout by No. 16 Nicole Gibbs ofStanford (6-0, 6-0) in the round of 16.Anderssonhadplayedwellenteringherthird and final singles match, and hadonlydroppedonegameintwomatchespriortotheraindelay. “Ididn'tplayaswellasIwantedtoinsingles,butithappens.(Gibbs)isareallytalentedplayer,”Anderssonsaid.“Idefi-nitelyplayedbetterwithJana(Juricova)indoubles.” ThistournamentshowedthatCalandStanfordarearguablythetwobestteamsinthePac-10,andwillbothbefavoritestowintheconference.TheCardinalhada stronger showing this weekend, andhadsixsemifinaliststotheBears’one. “The Pac-10 is the toughest confer-encefortennisthisyear.Everybodyisinthe hunt for the Pac-10 title, as well asthe NCAA title. It's going to be a reallytightseason,”Augustussaid.
Connor Byrne covers women’s tennis. Contact him at [email protected].
M. golf: Coach Sees Greener Pastures for Springfrom baCk
Fellow sophomore Michael Weaverfinishedtiedfor44th. JuniorJamesWhiteofGeorgiaTechclaimed medalist honors, shooting12-underparforthetournament.TheBears,whowillnotplayagainuntil the Spring schedule begins onJan. 11 in Arizona, came into thisweekseekingtthirdstraightwin. Despite the bittersweet finish to itsfallseason,Calwasabletofindsuccessin two first place finishes and a thirdplacefinish.“We'lltakeacoupleofmonthsoff
and work on the things we need towork on, then when we come back itwillbeasprinttothefinish,”Desimonesaid. “We'vegotachancetobeinthemix,andIlikethosechances.” The tournament victories shouldpropeltheteamintoapromisingSpringseason. TheplayofbothAnandHomagiveDesimone'ssquadayoungnucleusthatwill make them a favorite once Pac-10playarrivesintheSpring.
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bears’ Fall Season ends in the rough With eighth-Place Finish
TheNo.13Calmen’sgolfteamfin-ishedthefallscheduleofthisseasononadisappointingnote,placingeighthatthe U.S. Collegiate Championship inAlpharetta,Ga. The Bears faltered throughout allthree days of the 54-hole tournament,andfoundthemselvesleftinthemiddleofthepackashostNo.17GeorgiaTechswarmed the field with a three-daytotal of 28-under par to claim its firsttitleoftheseason. Despite the fact that the YellowJacketshadallbutwrappedupthetitleheading into the final round with a17-stroke lead, Cal had a chance toclimbuptheleaderboardwithastrongfinish. However, while Georgia Tech wasputtingonaclinic,theBearsstruggled,shooting a 7-over par 295 to finish12-overparforthetournament.Pac-10rivals UCLA and USC finished secondandfourth,respectively.“Wecertainlydidn'tputtverywellin
by Aaron LeeContributing Writer
this tournament, and unlike duringmostofthefallwherewehadacoupleof guys each tournament that reallyplayed great we just didn't have thatthistournament,”coachSteveDesimonesaid.“We didn't play poorly, we just didn'thave the ‘A’ game we've had the lastcoupleofmonths.”SeniorStephenHaleledtheBearsinscoring for the tournament, shootingrounds of 72-73-73 to finish with ashare of 17th place in the individualstandingsat2-overpar. Freshman Ben An, who started thefinal round tied at 11th, had difficultyfinding his game on the course, stum-bling with a 3-over par 75 to finish3-overparandtiedfor20th. Senior Eric Mina also finished withashareof20thplace.SophomoreMaxHoma has been one of the integralparts to Cal’s success during the fallstretch;however,Homanevergotintorhythm in Alpharetta, finishing 7-overpar for the tournament and tied for33rd.
Kevin Riley grew up in Beaverton,Ore., about 90 minutes north of theOregonStatecampus.Evenso,theCalfootball team’s Saturdayshowdown against theBeaverswon'tholdmuchadded significance forthequarterback. “Earlyoninmycareerit felt great going backhome and playing ... butnow it's just anothergameandit'sagameweneedtowin,”Rileysaid. “It'snothingnew,really.Ihadmorefamily at our UW game last year andthey traveled to almost every game soit'sjustanothergame.” Maybe so, but the fifth-year senioracknowledged that it's been a whilesinceCalhasnotchedavictoryagainstthe Beavers — four years, to be exact.The last time was 2006, when NateLongshorethrewfor341yardsandfourtouchdownsinCorvallis,Ore.,tokeya41-13blowout. Although Oregon State (3-3, 2-1 inthePac-10)spentsometimeintheAPpollearlierthisseason,Rileywillgettofaceadefensethatiscurrentlyranked,at119th,secondtolastinthecountry. “I'mnotworriedaboutthenumbers,
by Jack WangDaily Cal Staff Writer
really,” Beavers safety Lance Mitchellsaidinateampressconference.“I'mnotworried about the numbers. The onlystatisticthatcountsiswinsandlosses.” Helpingalleviateanyconcernsisthepresence of defensive tackle StephenPaea. The 6-foot-1, 311-pound Tonganative was on several preseason All-American lists and is a potential first-rounder in next spring's NFL Draft —anoptionhesurprisinglypassedupasajunior. The Bears’ (4-3, 2-2) offensive linecan'thavearepeatofitslastroadper-formanceifithopestostealoneontheroad. “He gave us some fits last year. Hebeatusupgoodlastyear,”Rileysaid.“Iknow our guards are excited about alittleredemptiongameforthemagainsthim.”
Odds and Ends— Oregon State tailback JacquizzRodgers isn't where he wants to berightnow.Histeamisfloatingat.500,foronething.He'salsoonlyonpacefor1,200 yards this season after totaling1,440ayearago. “Igotalotleft(inthetank),”hesaid.“Me, I set a goal for 1,800 and I'm offpace right now, so I'm looking to getbackontrack.” When asked by a reporter, the
5-foot-7,191-poundbackexpressedhisdesiretobefeaturedmoreinthepass-inggameaswell. “Ohyeah,IthinkI'mgreatatthat,”Rodgerssaid.“Icangetachancetogeta linebacker one on one and take himdeep.IfeellikeIcanbeatalinebackereverytime.”—FormerBearsstarJahvidBestmadea cameo at Memorial Stadium duringCal's game against Arizona State.Taking the chance to fly back to theWest Coast during the Detroit Lions'byeweek,healsospokewithhisformerteammatesbeforethecontest. “Friday night before the game, hecametothehotel,talkedtotherunningbackalittlebit,”tailbackShaneVereensaid. “Words of encouragement, wordsofthingstocome.”—KeenanAllentossedtheballintotheairashecrossedtheplaneonSaturday,celebrating what was an apparent97-yardkickreturn.Hisjoywasshort-lived, however, as a block in the backpenalty shaved 36 yards off of thereturn. Coupledwithanother39-yardreturn,the performance was still enough toearnthetruefreshmanhonorsasPac-10SpecialTeamsPlayeroftheWeek.
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1 6 year-old Zach White was doinghomework when his youngerbrotherGriffinstartedjumpingon
him and harassing him. Zach hadenough,sohethrewGriffinonthebedandpoppedhiminthemouth,knock-ingoneofhisteethloose. “I didn’t mean to knock his toothloose,” Zach says. “That was the lasttimewehadarealfightbecauseIthinkhegotthemessage.Thatwasprobablythemostphysicalwe’veevergotten.” Zach, a senior All-American center,plays for the Cal water polo squad;GriffinplaysforUCLA. Thebrothershavelongsincestoppedpummelingeachother—outsideofthepool,thatis. “IfIcangetalittlejabonhiminthegameI’lltakeit,andhe’lldothesameforme,”Zachsays. Theyhavenowlearnedtobealittlemore civil with each other, though itcanberatherdifficultwhenoneorbothhave on school apparel at home inOrange County, Calif. When eating a
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mealyoumighthearsomethingtotheeffectof“takethatcrapoff!”or“getthatoutofmykitchen!” As much as they rag on each othernow,thingswerenotalwaysthatway. The dynamic duo of the WhitebrotherslastedfortwoyearsatElTorohighschool,endingwithaCIFDivision1 championship in Zach’s senior yearandGriffin’ssophomoreyear.Betweenthe two of them, they notched fivegoals, two assists and four steals in an11-8winoverNorthwoodHigh. Their performance in the poolreflectedtheirlivingtogetherandbeingsocloseinwaysthatjustweren’tpossi-blewithotherteammates. “I know what Griffin thought. If Isaw Griffin had a look in his eyes andwasgoingmakeamoveIknewexactlywhere to put the ball and when he’dpopupandshoot,”Zachsays.“Itbecamethat Kobe and Shaq relationship(where) I’ll make you better out thereandyou’llmakemebetterinhere.” They were able to roll over mostanyone that got in their way. If anopponentgottoophysicalandgotawaywith hitting one of them, they’d hatch
Zach came to Cal to continue hiscareer, but everything changed
whenGriffinchoseUCLA. The White brothers had no choicebuttoturntheirwrathsoneachother. “(I’m) always trying to get some-thing on him, it’s always about who’sdoing better, who’s doing worse,” Zachsays,callingGriffin“atotalstatfreak.” Rather than greeting each otherenthusiasticallyandwithahug,they’vetakenanapproachclosertoahandshakepairedwithasternlookintheeye. TheycanbelikenedtoDr.Frankensteinand his monster because Griffin’s waterpolo skills, now being used against Cal,arepartlyaproductofZach’steaching. “(Zach) was probably the strongestkidinhighschoolsoitwasbeneficialtopractice against him and then have toplay against a weaker opponent in thegames,”Griffinsays. Havingbeensuchcloseteammatesinhighschool,ZachandGriffinalsoknoweachother’sgamesinsideandout. “(Griffin) just knows my tendencies,whenI’mtired,whatIhate,”Zachsays.“I
knowthethingsGriffindoeslikewise,” That information came in handywhentheBruinsplayedtheBears. “Butnotenoughtowheretheyweresuccessful,”Zachsays,alludingtoCal’srecent11-8winoverUCLAonOct.9. Generally, bragging rights stay withthebrotherwhohasthelastwinunderhisSpeedo. ZachcitestheBears’losslastyeartothe Bruins in the MPSF TournamentfinalswhichkeptCalfromhavingashotattheNCAAchampionshiptitle.Uponhisreturnhomeforwinterbreak,Griffingreetedhimgrinningfromeartoear. “We really hadn’t talked after(MPSFs)andIwasgivinghimalotofshit when we beat him earlier in theseason,”Zachsays.“Sohewasjustlike‘Itoldyouthatshitwouldcomebacktobiteyouintheass’.” Zach claims Griffin still makes com-mentseverynowandthenandhe’shadtodealwithitforalmostthewholepastyear.AlthoughZachtechnicallyreclaimedbraggingrightswiththewinafewweeksago, a regular conference game doesn’tquiteholdthesameweightasthestingofSi
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In high school, Zach White (above) and brother Griffin (below) played water polo together. Now they attend rival schools.
