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THAT’S A BingO: city council set to approve new ordinance for bingo permits.SEE PAgE 2
Initiative May Bring Change to Auxiliary
Demonstrators Hold Protest to Promote DREAM ActsWith signs, a saxophone and a mega-
phone in hand, some 60 demonstrators, including community organizers and students from UC Berkeley, lo-cal high schools and across the state, gathered on Upper Sproul Plaza Monday to promote affirma-tive action and the passage of the Cali-fornia and federal DREAM Acts.
The protest, organized by activist group By Any Means Necessary, was held in light of the upcoming deadline for the passage of the California As-sembly bills 1460 and 1413 — referred to together as the California DREAM Act — which are slated to be passed into law by Thursday, unless vetoed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The federal DREAM Act — which failed to be added to a larger spending authorization bill in the Senate last week but may be voted on in the future — and the state bills seek to increase financial aid access for undocumented students.
Students and teachers from Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School and Oak-land Technical, Skyline and Castlemont high schools congregated on Sproul bearing signs reading “Dream Act Now! Build the Movement to Fight the New Jim Crow,” “Por Cualquier Medio” and “Make the Dream A Reality.” The pro-testers then marched to Oakland Tech-nical via Telegraph Avenue, chanting
by Noor Al-SamarraiContributing Writer
UC Berkeley student leaders and ASUC Auxiliary officials are beginning to voice their apprehension over a lack of student input as concerns grow regarding pos-sible staff cuts and restructur-ing of the auxil-iary through an ongoing cam-pus initiative aimed at cutting costs and streamlining operations.
The auxiliary was identified as one area on campus that could face cuts and transfers to other units in an April report of Operational Excellence — a contro-versial campus initiative in which the campus hired consulting company Bain & Co. last October to assist in finding ways to save at least $75 million through consolidating and restructuring campus units, among other cost-saving measures. Though discussion is still ongoing be-tween the auxiliary and campus officials, auxiliary officials said changes could force a reduction in student services.
The auxiliary was created by the Commercial Activities Agreement of 1998, which stemmed from a multimil-lion dollar debt carried by the ASUC, resulting in the creation of a proxy cam-pus-run department to provide finan-cial, business and operational oversight while recognizing the autonomy of stu-dent government, according to Nade-san Permaul, director of the auxiliary.
Permaul said if the auxiliary were to be restructured, some auxiliary positions could transfer to other campus units. This could make it more difficult for the ASUC to provide current student ser-vices, although which services could be eliminated or altered are still unknown.
Permaul said he was in preliminary discussions with Associate Vice Chan-cellor, Business and Administrative Ser-vices Ron Coley about how to make the auxiliary more efficient.
Coley did not respond to repeated requests for comment. Vice Chancellor Frank Yeary, co-chair of the initiative’s organizational simplification team also did not respond to repeated requests for comment. Dean of the College of Natural Resources Keith Gilless, the other co-chair of the team, declined to comment.
Yeary serves on an advisory committee for The Daily Californian that does not have control of editorial content.
“We’re having to face serious financial issues; these are the same issues that Operational Excellence and organiza-tional simplification are trying to tackle,” Permaul said. “But there’s only so much bandwidth given the number of people we have. Do the students want to see their services altered for cost-efficiency or do they want more customer service?”
Financial instability continues to ex-ist for the auxiliary, leading to the lay-offs of two staff members two years ago, Permaul said. Further restructuring this year has left some positions vacant.
ASUC Attorney Mark Himelstein said in an e-mail that the auxiliary’s autonomy would be sacrificed if it is dispersed.
According to Himelstein, if the auxilia-ry is split, the ASUC should be permitted
by Katie Nelson and James Zhao
>> InItIAtIvE: PAgE 5
On the west side of California Hall with the flag drawn at half mast, more than 70 people gathered in solemnity at noon Monday to remember those from the campus community who had died in the previous year.
Leaders from the UC Berkeley administration, including Chancellor Robert Birgeneau, and student leaders such as ASUC President Noah Stern attended the ninth annual memo-rial service that honored the members of the campus community — faculty, staff, stu-
Remembering those Lostlara brucker/staff
dents, emeriti and retirees — who had died.“In coming together to remember and to
honor the lives of the deceased, we reach out to our many colleagues and friends who have suffered loss, and we share in a universal human experience that touches us all,” Birgeneau said in an e-mail to the campus community announcing the service.
Birgeneau opened the ceremony — which included songs and poems — by delivering a speech and holding a moment of silence for the deceased. The list of those who had died, which contained six undergraduate students, ranged from Cal women’s crew star Jill Costello to UC Berkeley statistics professor
David Blackwell, the first tenured black pro-fessor on campus.
According to Birgeneau, the annual ser-vice program began after the Sept. 11 attacks as a way to bring the community together.
Birgeneau said in an interview after the memorial that it was both “moving and upset-ting” to talk to the parents of students, of which there were 11, who had died.
“These are tremendously talented people and we’re not going to have the benefit of the great contributions they would have made if they had not passed away so prematurely,” he said.
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Community organizers and local students marched Monday on Telegraph Avenue to advocate the passage of the DREAM Acts.evan walbridge/contributor
Ordinance Would Seek Upkeep for vacant Lots
After 50 years of business in Berke-ley, the Arts and Crafts Cooperative Inc. lost more than $12,000 in repair costs and equipment after an April burglary was staged from the unkempt, vacant lot located next door, directing local of-ficials’ attention to the issue of empty properties in the city.
These “blight vacant lots” are often littered with excess trash and uncon-trolled vegetation, play host to home-less persons or criminal activity due to open access of the property and are visually displeasing, according to Berkelely City Councilmember Jesse Arreguin, who added that these factors have a negative impact on surrounding businesses.
To combat these problems, Arreguin and other city officials are drafting an ordinance to mandate upkeep on va-cant lots without structures, both in residential and commercial areas. The ordinance is in review at the city man-ager’s office, but should be brought before the council before November, Arreguin said.
If approved, the ordinance could en-force regulations on property owners with structureless vacant lots similar
by Hailey ParishContributing Writer
>> vACAnCIES: PAgE 5
“Hell no, we won’t go,” where 50 more students joined. They then moved to the state and federal buildings.
About 20 students, teachers and orga-nizers later took part in a sit-in at the Oak-land Unified School District building.
“The racist treatment of immigrants in society carries over into every aspect of society,” said Yvette Felarca, a King
Middle School teacher and national organizer for BAMN.
Sister protests were organized across California and the nation. Protesters said Monday’s demonstration pertained to larger immigrant rights issues as well.
Giovanna Gomez, an Oakland Tech-nical sophomore, cited the impending deportation of 10-year Oakland Tech-
nical math teacher Evelyn Francisco as her inspiration for protesting.
“The district said they’d sign her VISA,” Gomez said. “Now they’re say-ing, ‘You need to go back to your coun-try.’ It’s not sensible; we don’t have an-other teacher. That’s not OK.”
Contact Noor Al-Samarrai at [email protected].
OnLInE PODCAStKatie Nelson and James Zhao talk about Operational Excellence.
OnLInE vIDEO See footage from Monday’s memorial service on campus.
OnLInE vIDEO Watch footage of the demonstrators’ protest on Upper Sproul Plaza.
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Berkeley High Ups Security After Oakland Shooting
Security measures at Berkeley High School were temporarily increased last week in response to a possible connection be-tween several students and a student from the Life Acad-emy of Health and Bioscience in Oakland who was shot and killed last Tuesday.
Berkeley High Principal Pasquale Scuderi said in an e-mail to parents Sunday night that there was nothing “remotely resembling a credible threat of danger against (the) school com-munity.”
Prior to such confirmation, however, the school, which has more than 3,200 students — one-third of the district’s total student population — tightened security on and around campus. In addition to greater administrator su-pervision, the school also established contact with the administration at Oakland High School and the Oak-land Police Department in an effort
by Julia ManiquizContributing Writer
to obtain as much information about the shooting as possible, according to Scuderi.
The school already employs approx-imately 10 safety officers. Whenever there is a safety concern, administra-tive and security presence is increased, Scuderi said.
While several students said they do not feel threatened by the incident, others said that they appreciate the added security.
“I think (the security) is a good idea because it means we’re not really in danger here at school,” said Berkeley High student Rachel Kator.
Additional security support was present last Wednesday, but the num-ber of security staff at the school re-mained consistent through this week.
“We look at every day with the same obligation to keep students safe,” Scu-deri said. “Do things tighten up a little bit when we hear things like what hap-pened at Oakland High? Yeah, but we haven’t increased our staffing levels or anything like that.”
While no changes were made to the high school’s security system as a di-rect response to the incident in Oak-land, new efforts have been made to
improve overall safety on campus in the past last month.
Scuderi said the administration is committed to being in classrooms more but that the increased presence is not just for security purposes — the goal, he said, is to “signal to kids that we’re really taking a close look at what’s going on.”
He added that an emerging part-nership with the Berkeley Police De-partment assists school personnel in evaluating a variety of campus prob-lems.
The department monitors the cam-pus via a bicycle patrol system, with patrols increased during lunchtime and after school. But such actions are “a matter of practice and routine,” not simply a response to “information out there that may or may not be true,” said Berkeley police Officer Jamie Per-kins.
“Violence on school campuses and around school campuses is something that occurs,” Scuderi said. “We will al-ways, always work to prevent it here and be as diligent as we can.”
Contact Julia Maniquiz at [email protected].
City Council to Approve New Regulations for Bingo Permits
The Berkeley City Council is set to approve a new ordinance regulating bingo operations in the city at their meeting tonight following changes to provisions at the state level and allega-tions that the city’s only bingo parlor was cheating patrons and nonprofits out of funds.
The city manager’s office has recom-mended changes to the standing bingo ordinance that are intended to simplify procedures for legitimate nonprofits to gain bingo permits at a variety of loca-tions in the city and also prevent other organizations from posing as nonprof-its to benefit from these changes.
The new ordinance proposes that an organization must have been op-erating as a nonprofit in the city of Berkeley for at least 12 months, must disclose its primary location and have in place written policies that formalize membership requirements in order to acquire a permit. The ordinance will also improve city staff ’s ability to en-force these new and previously existing state regulations.
“The whole point is to benefit chari-ties in the Berkeley community,” said city spokesperson Mary Kay Clunies-Ross. “It’s clear (under the new ordi-nance) that there’s a lot of account-ability and greater confidence that (patrons’) money is really going to the organization.”
In addition to increasing account-ability, changes to the ordinance will also allow nonprofits that have received bingo permits to gener-ate money and host events without obtaining a separate permit each time, according to Clunies-Ross. She added that nonprofits can host one bingo event per week at a secondary location.
“The original ordinance did not give as much access to nonprofits who wanted to do casual events,” she said. “The new one opens up the opportu-nity for other nonprofits to have fund-raising bingo games.”
The city first began to review the existing bingo ordinance this February in order to align the city’s maximum reward amount with the state’s much higher limits. If the new ordinance is approved in its second reading tonight, the maximum reward will jump from $250 to $500.
During the same period, an investi-gation of Gilman Street Bingo on San Pablo Avenue resulted in the closing of the location after the city manager rescinded its bingo permit based on al-legations of falsely supporting a non-profit and cheating patrons out of their winnings. The parlor was closed down in July.
Since the parlor’s closure, there are no locations in Berkeley that are run as full-time professional businesses.
“We don’t want a professional bin-go parlor — we want it to be second-ary to a nonprofit organization,” said Councilmember Laurie Capitelli. “A full-time bingo parlour is too sepa-rated from the nonprofits it’s meant to serve.”
Operations on a more casual ba-sis — such as churches hosting bingo events — are also currently nonexis-tent in the city.
During the first reading at the coun-cil’s meeting Sept. 21, the ordinance was approved on all counts except for the section restricting permits only to games of traditional bingo.
Though the ordinance is expected to be easily adopted by the council to-night, Councilmember Darryl Moore said that last week’s version could benefit from input by the affected non-profits before approval.
“I was told that nobody (from the non-profits) was consulted and I was a little disappointed,” he said. “I think it’s important for the city to go back and talk to the nonprofits to get their input.”
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Normally I’m not too wild about getting down in majorly public places. I mean,
more power to ya if that’s what works for you — I can see the appeal, the whole thrill factor thing — but 99 percent of the time, I’m just not feeling it. But there’s always that 1 percent ...
(Cue tacky movie fade-out, because here comes a flashback.)
I dragged my carry-on down the aisle, scanning the rows for my seat (19 B) and feeling less than thrilled by the fact that it was, without a doubt, a middle one. I have a knack for being placed between the two least enjoyable types of travelers — the obese and the talkative mothers — and was prepared for the worst.
When I finally did get to 19 B, however, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the row was empty, save for a little old man already half asleep in the window seat. I spent the next few minutes hoping that no one would claim the aisle spot and that I would actually be able to stretch my legs out, but alas, my luck, or lack thereof, sim-ply wouldn’t allow for such a luxury.
A guy sat down next to me, roughly my age, maybe a few years older, and though we exchanged the “Hey, how’s it goings” that are, essentially, required at the beginning of long flights, I secretly resented this leg room thief. Admittedly, though, after a few pleasantries I couldn’t think of him as the leg room thief anymore; he was Dan, the pre-med student on his way back to ye olde Ivy League, who happened to be sitting next to me.
It was kind of impossible to hold a grudge when he seemed like the kind of person I wouldn’t actually mind being stuck with on an overnight cross-country journey. Dan managed to crack a few witty jokes during the pre-flight safety spiel, and even lent me one of his earphones when the baby two rows behind us started wailing inconsolably.
It didn’t hurt that he was pretty attractive, either.
As most of the people around us began nodding off, we stayed up, listening to music and talking in awkwardly hushed voices, so as to not disturb the old man sleeping next to the window. There was an obvious attraction between us, the kind that’s almost completely situational and too in-your-face to even try to deny.
Blame it on the total lack of space in those seats or on the adrena-
line rush of a bumpy takeoff, but half an hour into the flight, Dan’s arm was around my shoulders. Ten minutes later, we were making out like a couple of school kids.
We realized pretty quickly that our seating arrangement was a little too limiting, and boldly migrated to the
nearest lavatory. Apart from maybe one or two insomniacs, no one was awake to make the walk down the length of the plane a particularly awkward experience. As soon as the door closed, though, it was pretty clear that neither of us was worried about who had seen us sneak in.
Let it be said that the on-board bathroom stalls aren’t exactly an
optimum get-it-on location. They are uncomfortably small, so unless you’ve strategically planned out who goes where, there’s a whole lot more bumping of foreheads and accidental elbowing than all those risque movie scenes would have you believe. But let’s be real, when you’re fooling around 30,000 feet in the air, you’re a little more focused on the in-flight entertainment than on the tight quarters.
A mutual lack of condoms kept us from going all out, but that wasn’t enough of a deterrent to put an end to the fun, entirely. We messed around for a bit, and though I’m not sure our escapades technically qualify us for entry into the notable “Mile-High Club,” it counts for something in my book.
If, perchance, you are hell-bent on joining the MHC at some point in your life, I simply recommend that you fly red-eyes (they’re much more conducive to mid-flight hook-ups, so long as you’re not blocked into your aisle by a particularly deep sleeper). Something about a darkened night sky is just so much more seductive than its sunny alternative; it just begs for bold offers and daring moves.
A late-night flight offers a wide selection of complimentary coca-cola products and elevation-enhanced orgasms. Dry-roasted peanut packets and the opportunity to bank some serious street cred. Those “fasten seatbelt” signs are more of a sugges-tion than anything, so go ahead, get some.
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About 1.9 million people in develop-ing countries die from toxic emissions from their stoves annually, an issue UC Berkeley global environmental health professor Kirk Smith hopes to combat through the development of a device to monitor how families use their stoves.
Though researchers and companies have sought to reduce the number of deaths due to stove emissions by pro-ducing cleaner and safer stoves, fami-lies often do not use the new stoves. With Smith’s wireless device — Stove Use Monitoring System — research-ers will be able to gather data from the new energy-efficient stoves to evaluate their effectiveness.
“The past experience of knocking
by Karinina CruzContributing Writer
on each house’s door is difficult and expensive,” said Ilse Ruiz, a graduate student in UC Berkeley’s Civil Sys-tems program who is working on the project.
According to UC Berkeley professor of energy and society, Daniel Kam-men, in some cases the stoves were not tailored to the types of foods that the cooks and their families were used to eating, so they were not used when the researchers were not around to watch.
Smith’s device is part of a proposal called 100 Million Stoves that he and his colleagues submitted to this year’s Vodafone Annual Wireless Innovation Project, where they won first place and received a prize of $300,000.
“We knew that cost-effective stoves were already out there, but we need to collect data to see if they are effective,”
said June Sugiyama, director of Voda-fone Americas Foundation. “Smith’s new technology takes it one step up.”
Dana Charron, managing director of Berkeley Air Monitoring Group and one of Smith’s partners, said they de-veloped software and hardware needed for the sensors used to collect data on the stoves. Electronically Monitored EcoSystems, another one of Smith’s partners on the project, developed the system’s electronic design and con-struction.
According to Ruiz, the system will be able to track stove usage by moni-toring temperature.
“The idea is that a community mem-ber will be holding a custom-made handheld reader and be able to verify if the stoves are used,” Ruiz said. “The
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California was in an economic crisis. Voters were tired of the gridlock plagu-ing Sacramento. Enter a multi-mil-lionaire candidate, a political outsider, promising that, despite a complete lack of political experience, they were the one destined to break the gridlock and reform California.
Does this self-proclaimed “reform-er” sound familiar? It should, because not only is that an apt description of Republican Meg Whitman, it fits cur-rent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as well. Just like Schwarzenegger in the 2003 recall election, Meg Whitman is full of empty promises. She promises to “fix education” by gutting California’s welfare system, a policy which the Sacramento Bee calls “misleading.”
She promises to cut state spending by $15 billion, which will mean further cuts from essential state services. Republican Whitman has spent more personal money on the governor’s race than any other candidate in any other race in U.S. history, with the latest spending count reaching $119 million. Whitman has spent more on private jets than Brown has spent on his entire campaign.
As a former CEO of
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EBay, she has the support of Republican leaders and business interests, so what can we expect if she’s elected? We can expect more gridlock, disinvestment from the environment, more corporate tax cuts and conservative social policies about gay rights and immigration. As she has promised on the campaign trail, Whitman is in favor of Proposition 8 and will uphold it in court. She has vowed to deport undocumented immigrants living in our cities. These policies aren’t what we need in California; we need common sense solutions to our prob-lems.
Thankfully, there is an alternative to the “prom-ises” of Meg Whitman, and that is Democrat Jerry Brown’s plan to get
California working again. Jerry Brown has a deep history as a public servant, and has the experience necessary to pull California out of the current parti-san gridlock. As a previous two-term governor, Brown has a track record of
Apparently, nobody can mag-ically save millions — at least not without affecting
campus jobs. Chancellor Robert Birgeneau announced last Tuesday that 200 positions will be elimi-nated at UC Berkeley starting this January in the hopes of saving $20 million annually. The efforts are the latest part of the “Operational Excellence” initiative that has been in play since last fall and aims to eventually save $75 million total.
By instructing 27 departments to look over their own structures to make reductions, the campus has made an unpleasant yet necessary decision.
Some might have hoped that somehow the campus could avoid this strategy, especially since the pricey and controversial consulting firm Bain & Co. was brought in to expertly advise unexplored solu-tions. Sadly, everyone should have realized that layoffs, position con-solidations and attritions would be i n e v i t a b l e . Mo r e i n n o vat i v e approaches might exist and might be eventually unveiled, but we can-not imagine a single policy that would solve all campus problems —
especially when one recalls that there was a $148 million budget gap from last fiscal year alone.
Critics say that eliminating 200 positions is targeting bottom employment rungs instead of focus-ing on top, administrative-level bureaucracies. While the elimina-tion of positions should not solely consist of bottom-up reductions, simply cutting from the top will not come close to balancing the bud-get.
This is not to say that the admin-istration would not benefit from inspecting its own department to decrease costs. We expect various chancellors look seriously at their own staff to lead by example.
We ultimately believe that the elimination of 200 positions, while unfortunate, is a much better solu-tion than others that could have been implemented—like the con-tinuation of furloughs. Such a strat-egy would have a worse long-term effect on the campus and its atmo-sphere.
Let the leaner times continue to roll — we can only hope that this can be the start of getting the cam-pus back on more stable ground.
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Sometimes we get so wrapped up in the oft-referenced Berkeley bubble that key Cal-
ifornia issues seem incongruous with what seems obvious to us.
The most recent example: While a moratorium on executions has been in place since 2006, lethal injections are set to resume this week with the first set for Thurs-day.
We may be taking the idealist, college-student stance, but we believe the death penalty should not be an option in California; 15 states currently do not allow it and we should follow suit.
U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel, who ruled that the proce-dures in 2006 constituted cruel and unusual punishment, lifted the ban on executions after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the executions practice of using a three-drug combination did not violate the constitution. Addition-ally, California has revised its pro-cess and now has a single-injection option that a prisoner can choose instead of the three-drug method.
It goes without saying that the
debate over capital punishment has many sides and many voices: Many reference the significantly higher cost of the appeals process as opposed to a life sentence, while others retort that justice should not be compromised at a price. Yet we struggle with the fact that the state has the authority to take a life in the first place, at the most basic level.
The debate of which method of execution is most humane — an issue of ultimate irony in and of itself — cannot change our belief t h a t a ny i m p l e m e n t a t i o n i s wrong.
Albert Greenwood Brown, the first inmate set to be executed since the moratorium has been lifted, refused to choose between the single-dose or three-drug com-bination lethal injection methods and additionally asked a federal appeals court to stop his sentence.
Although unlikely, we would like to see this request to stop execu-tion granted. This matter of life and death should not be in Califor-nia’s hands.
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Although the campus’s decision to eliminate 200 positions is not an attractive cost-saving solution, it is one we need.
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Although executions are set to resume in California, we do not believe that the death penalty should be utilized at all.
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letters to the editorRosenbaum Is in Error
On Sept. 17, the Daily Cal published a letter from Steve Rosenbaum, a lecturer at UC Berkeley School of Law. Its con-tent was disingenuous, based on inaccu-rate information and was offensive. He says he supports free speech, while he is fact writing in support of those who attempt to steal it from the pro-Israel community. The UC Irvine 11 were not practicing free speech when they inter-rupted Michael Oren repeatedly during his talk, they were robbing him of his. To claim otherwise is dishonest. This was done by radicals to persuade last year’s outrageously radical ASUC to pass a bill in their support, SB 81.
Rosenbaum also criticizes the article supporting the quarter-long ban on the Muslim Student Union at UC Irvine, calling it “collective punishment.” It is not collective punishment. It has been well documented that the Muslim Student Union orchestrated the inter-ruptions, and therefore have faced the consequences as an organization. He should not have written about a topic on which he is evidently ill-informed.
Finally, he implicitly compares Nazi mass shootings with Israeli house demo-litions, which are done when either Israelis or Palestinians build illegally. As the grandson of a holocaust survivor, such ludicrous comparisons make me livid. It is fashionable to be anti-Israel in far left academia, that much is well-known. What a despicable fashion it is.
Baruch NutovicUC Berkeley student
Keep City Pipes CleanThe effects of food-focused holi-
days, as well as everyday cooking, are being felt by UC Berkeley residents because cooking fats, oils and grease, or “FOG,” from those delicious meals may be washed down the drain and build up to cause a blocked pipe. FOG blockages can cause sewage overflows into streets and storm drains, which empty into local creeks and San Francisco Bay, causing environmental and health hazards.
Restaurants and residents alike contribute greatly to FOG buildup in the sewer lines because of the grease produced during food preparation and kitchen cleanup. What may seem like small amounts of grease washed down the drain may result in sewage backing up into your home or busi-ness.
The good news is that sewage over-flows caused by FOG are preventable! EBMUD is working with UC Berkeley, restaurants, and San Francisco Baykeeper to prevent pollution associ-ated with FOG and to protect the envi-ronment. We urge residents to take the following steps: 1) Pour FOG into a lid-ded can or mix it with absorbent mate-rials. 2) Wipe down greasy cooking equipment and dishes with a scraper or paper towel. Dispose FOG into your kitchen scrap recycling or the garbage. 3) Don’t use hot water and soap to wash FOG down the drain. The grease builds up into clogs in the pipes. 4) Drop off large amounts of used cooking oil for recycling (see below).
Large amounts of cooking oil from residents can be disposed of for FREE at the EBMUD Wastewater Treatment Plant on 2020 Wake Avenue in Oakland, seven days a week. Go to the guard station for directions to the self-service receptacle.
For more information, please con-tact EBMUD, Environmental Services Division, at (510) 287-1651 or [email protected].
Angelee Cari Wastewater Control representative
Recycle the Waste Plan Regarding your article on Sept. 23
about the city of Berkeley's crackdown on recyclers, the city should look to the University for guidance. Can and bottle collectors are an integral part of the UC recycling plan; recycling coordinator Lisa Bauer practically deputized them and UC police have been told to lay off of them. Since the outdoor campus recycling program is virtually nonexis-tent, this would allow the campus to still get rid of recyclable materials while providing income to the less fortunate citizens, while the University can defund the program. It’s a win-win solution — since low-wage UC workers have been forbidden from collecting cans, someone needs to do the work. After watching so much recyclable material go into the landfill, I think this is an idea worth considering.
Hank ChapotUC Berkeley gardener
balancing budgets, investing in green technology and supporting education in California.
He increased the number of Cal Grants and the award amount by 50 percent and nearly quadrupled the K-12 education budget between 1974 to 1983. According to the Department of Finance, taxes were decreased dur-ing his tenure as Governor, which eased the tax burden on the middle class. Republican Whitman talks about sav-ing money and balancing budgets, but Jerry Brown has actually done it.
Whitman advocates for investment in business interests in California, which she thinks might bring jobs to California. But, in fact, policy experts in the LA Times say that “her policy proposals will deepen California's budget crisis and are likely to reduce employment and economic growth.”
In California, we don’t need more of the same skewed
budgeting priorities that have dominated the gov-
ernor’s office the last seven years. We need a
plan for green jobs that will move the
California econo-my forward both
financially and environmen-
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says his plan could crate as many as 500,000 new green jobs in California. As Attorney General, Jerry Brown fought against the Bush Administration’s efforts to gut the Endangered Species Act and joined other states in suing the federal gov-ernment for not enforcing clean air standards.
Republican candidate Whitman didn’t even bother to register as a Republican in California until 2007, and even admitted at the State Republican Convention in September of 2009 that she “didn’t vote as much as she should.” How can Californians trust a candidate if she didn’t even bother to vote until three years ago? Again, Democrat Jerry Brown has a long history of public service as Governor, Attorney General, and Mayor of Oakland and has a strong record of promoting Democratic and progressive politics.
Californians have a clear choice this November, and voters should go with the proven Democrat Jerry Brown, rather than the inexperienced billion-aire Republican Meg Whitman. For more information about Democrat Jerry Brown, you can stop by the Cal Berkeley Democrats table between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. every day.
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Number of hours of community service, along with a one-semester suspension that
some students agreed to in a settlement.
California’s Crisis Necessitates a Governor With Proven Results
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Molly Peterson and Michael Manset are members of Cal Dems. Reply to [email protected].
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nEws in BriEfCandidate for City Council Withdraws From Election
Roughly five weeks before election day, Berkeley City Council District 4 candidate Eric Panzer announced in a statement that he has withdrawn from the election in support of candidate Jim Novosel.
At the Berkeley Chamber of Com-merce forum for District 4 and 7 can-didates Monday, a forum mediator read Panzer’s statement announcing his withdrawal from the Nov. 2 elec-
tion, leaving the remaining three can-didates — Novosel, Bernt Wahl and in-cumbent Jesse Arreguin — to pick up the votes from Panzer’s supporters.
In the statement, Panzer noted that he and Novosel share similar ideas on how to move Berkeley forward, such as by preserving neighborhoods, protect-ing historic resources and creating “a vi-brant, green and inviting Downtown.”
Panzer was unavailable for com-ment as of press time.
Arreguin, who graduated in the same UC Berkeley class as Panzer in 2007, said Panzer’s withdrawal from
the race came as a surprise, adding that his candidacy showed that young people can make a difference and have a voice in local government.
“I appreciated the fact that Eric ran,” he said. “I think it empowers other young people to get involved, and I think we had a very positive and important discussion on the future of our community.”
Novosel said he appreciates Panzer’s endorsement and added that he hopes Panzer will remain an active partici-pant in Berkeley politics.
“I really enjoyed his company,” Novosel said. “We had sympathetic visions for the Downtown and politics, and so I’m sorry he’s dropping out.”
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STOVES: System Monitors Temperature, Tracks UsagefroM page 3
reader can sync the data to a computer or take out a memory card and send it via phone.”
Smith is currently developing an internet platform where readers can directly send data online.
“The idea of collecting objective data is pretty new,” Ruiz said. “Recent-ly, there are a couple of groups that col-lect data, but they do not have the full concept like us. They just see how their stoves are doing.”
Ruiz said the sensors will be ideal for rural areas where there is no electricity because they are rechargeable.
“The thermoelectric generator on the stove produces heat that will power the data transmission,” she said.
According to Ruiz, researchers first started monitoring stove use in 2007 under Project CRECER in Guate-mala, but the process required more work and expense. The new moni-toring device will make this process easier.
“We used temperature recorders and left them on the stoves for months,” she said. “We physically went to the houses and downloaded the data because it was part of the study and we had good ties to the community. It’s still expen-sive, and that’s why we’re developing the wireless (gadget).”
Smith and his colleagues are cur-rently testing two prototypes — one for chimney stoves and the other for rocket stoves — that they will send to Mexico in October.
Contact Karinina Cruz at [email protected].
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to resume control over its own affairs by hiring its own executive director and staff and resuming control over the bookstore and all other commercial activities.
“(The April report) is a report based on dollars and cents only and does not take into consideration the overall edu-cational mission of the campus insofar as serving the needs of students,” he said in the e-mail.
But many students remain unaware of what the initiative is, while campus administrators have insisted they have reached out to students. Student leaders are now voicing concerns about the ac-tual extent of student involvement.
ASUC President Noah Stern, Coop-erative Movement Senator Elliot Gold-stein and Graduate Assembly President Philippe Marchand authored a bill to be voted on by the ASUC Senate, recom-mending that students participate in each of the seven Operational Excellence teams. Stern said students should be “wary” of the initiative.
“It’s really critical that students can have that information so they can pro-vide input to any decisions being made in response to those requests,” Stern said.
The bill comes as a reaffirmation of a
proposal submitted to administrators by Stern and Marchand over the summer. Stern said each of the initiative’s teams are to submit student engagement plans by Oct. 1 to present to the senate Oct. 6 because of the proposal.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Commu-nications Claire Holmes said in addition to engaging with Stern and Marchand, the teams will “reach out through existing student groups on campus to invite them to participate in a focus group session or survey work or specific meetings.”
Since last year, changes in student leadership roles within Operational Ex-cellence have altered interactions. For-mer ASUC President Will Smelko and former Graduate Assembly President Miguel Daal held positions on the initia-tive’s Steering Committee, but Stern and Marchand do not have formal roles in the initiative and have only been included in a couple of meetings in which Stern and Marchand said they mostly spoke of in-creasing student representation.
“The only student involvement in the past with (the initiative) was in the form of a survey, and I see that as a kind of pas-sive way to get student input,” Marchand said. “What we actually want is for stu-dents to be right there, to be an integral
part of each campus committee.”Though he is the graduate student li-
aison for the assembly to initiative meet-ings, Marchand said he “was shocked” by Chancellor Robert Birgeneau’s Sept. 21 letter that announced some 200 posi-tions would be eliminated beginning in January as part of the initiative.
“We didn’t know how far in the pro-cess each of the groups were,” Marchand said. “My understanding was that there were a lot of positions already eliminated from last year.”
Permaul said the auxiliary has already faced “painful” staff reductions, but will have to wait until Birgeneau’s final deci-sion in January to see what further cuts will be made. Until then, he said there are two possibilities — continue to func-tion in its current state by focusing on providing more student services, such as the renovation of Lower Sproul Plaza, or cut costs, which would reduce services.
“It’s not like having somebody come and fix generic pipes in a maintenance job; it’s not like having a standard ad-ministrative task done in an office,” he said. “We don’t work that way.”
Alisha Azevedo of The Daily Califor-nian contributed to this report.
Contact Katie Nelson and James Zhao at [email protected].
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to those enforced currently on prop-erty owners with building vacancies.
The ordinance would require owners of lots that are deemed to be a nuisance to construct and maintain a secure fence around the perimeter of their property, to post a “no trespassing” sign and also would authorize the Berkeley Police Department to enforce the no trespass-ing policy. Property owners who fail to comply with these requirements would pay a fee to the city.
“We need the city’s tools so that (va-cant lots) don’t become fire hazards, safety hazards or criminal areas,” Ar-reguin said.
Lisah Horner, executive director for the gallery, said plants in the vacant area behind her business were espe-cially high in April when the break-in occurred, despite complaints and pleas she had made with the property owner.
“It didn’t occur to us how vulnerable we were,” Horner said.
But the business’s vulnerability be-came clear on the morning of April 19 when burglars drove onto the empty lot from the back left side and broke into the gallery through its fence and glass doors.
Although all artwork remained un-touched, the gallery’s reception com-puter and Horner’s personal computer were both stolen in the burglary.
“I have no doubt in my mind that if this lot had been secured, they would not have been able to access us that way,” Horner said.
The gallery and building it occupies have been cooperatively owned since 1972, and support received from regu-lar customers and community members has helped it make a full recovery since the incident, according to Horner.
“On top of the lot being a blight, we are unfortunately a good example of how a vacant lot can make businesses
a victim,” she said.A business and property owner in
Berkeley for the past 40 years, Ken Sarachan said the city’s time-consum-ing and complicated building per-mit and business requirements are to blame for the number of vacancies within the city.
He said his plans to construct a building on an empty lot he owns, lo-cated on the corner of Haste Street and Telegraph Avenue, and open a “beer and books” business in the building for-merly occupied by Cody’s Books are be-ing bogged down by city regulations.
Sarachan added that quota restric-tions on the types of businesses within the city further hinder the ability of property owners to open new busi-nesses on their vacant properties.
“They don’t trust a free market in Berkeley,” he said. “They might open too many yogurt stores and the world might end or something horrible
might happen — like all the vacancies would go away.”
Doris Moskowitz, owner of Moe’s Books, which neighbors Sarachan’s Telegraph property, said her father — the previous co-owner of Moe’s — had plans to open a business on the vacant lot more than 20 years ago before Sarachan purchased it first.
“If my father were still here, I know he would be furious about it,” she said.
According to Moskowitz, the ordi-nance will make it clear to property owners with vacant lots that they need to maintain their properties.
While Sarachan blames the city for his empty spaces, he acknowledges that lot and property vacancies can be a problem for the businesses that sur-round them.
Hailey Parish is the lead local business reporter. Contact her at [email protected].
Vacant lots in Berkeley, often littered with trash and overgrown with weeds, may play host to criminal activity. City officials are drafting an ordinance to mandate upkeep on these lots.
Summer dunSmore/contributor
6 SPORTS & LEGALS Tuesday, September 28, 2010 The Daily Californian
G Baum’s World from BackVereen’s legs.
Not bad decisions, but how deflating they became when the clock struck zero.
I don’t find these criticisms unrea-sonable, especially after all the players that prepared such generous offerings.
Oft-criticized in his three-plus years in Berkeley, Chris Conte churned out the best game of his collegiate career, recording eight tackles and tip-toeing his way to a critical interception.
Until a 51-yard jump ball with under two minutes remaining, Darian Hagan reaffirmed why he was Cal’s best cor-nerback through his coverage of Juron Criner and the rest of the Wildcats’ receiving corps.
Cameron Jordan, known for getting up for games against his native Arizona schools, delivered another punishing performance from the line, forcing a fumble and hounding Nick Foles all night. Jordan’s cousin, Marc Anthony, tipped the ball that resulted in Conte’s interception. Hell, Bryant Nnabuife, a
Struggling to make key putts down the stretch, the Cal men’s golf team fin-ished third at the Windon Memorial Classic in Glenview, Ill.
The tournament saw three teams separated by a single stroke at the top of the final leaderboard. Michigan, the winner, finished a mere two shots ahead of the Golden Bears.
Cal, which struggled during the first 18 holes of the two-day 54-hole tour-nament, fired a scorching 11-under par 273 team total in the second round to put them at second place going into yesterday’s final 18. Despite tough scor-ing conditions and heavy winds, soph-omore star Max Homa shot a brilliant 6-under par 65 in the second round to set the Bears for a run at the title.
“I didn’t do anything really differ-ently, to be honest,” Homa said. “I just
by Aaron Leecontributing Writer
game this weekend,” Homa said. “My ball striking was good, and I feel that I am more well rounded as a player.”
Another key factor to the Bears’ high finish was freshman Byeong-Hun An’s stellar play. The Windon Memori-al Classic was just the second collegiate event in An’s career, though he certain-ly played like a seasoned veteran.
“I played better than I did last week and I was more accurate, but I still made a ton of mistakes,” An said. “Three-putts, missed greens here and there, they add up so I just have to keep practicing.”
An finished tied for sixth with a 1-under par total while defending Pac-10 individual champion senior Eric Mina finished tied for 36th.
Desimone had nothing but praise for An’s second collegiate performance.
“Since this is his second event, he has done nicely adjusting to collegiate
Bears Just Miss, Finish Third at Windon Classic
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had a couple bad breaks and knew that if I kept going, things would turn around”
However, missed putts and poor course management doomed the Bears on the final day of play.
“Good decisions weren’t being made,” coach Steve Desimone said. “You want to set yourself up for a chance to win heading into the final nine holes, but we did not hit the ball well today and didn’t convert enough putts.”
Desimone noted that clutch putting and capitalizing on opportunities was an issue throughout the week.
“We could have gone much lower on Sunday (during the second round),” Desimone said. “We went low, but a lot of putts weren’t dropping and we missed a lot of opportunities.”
Homa was a force for Cal, shooting a three round total of 2-under par and finishing tied for fourth individually.
“I certainly feel like I played my ‘A’ >> M. GolF: PaGe 7
backup, had two key tackles for loss.Yes, the onus is on Tavecchio to
make the kicks from the distances he was offered, but college kickers are, well, college kickers. They’re well-known to falter in the clutch. Just ask Florida State or search "Alexis Serna".
Saturday’s loss was brutal, there is no other way to describe it, but this team can win if they start taking risks when the situation calls for it. The Cal defense sealed off one of the confer-ence’s most dynamic attacks for 10 con-secutive series. It is the coaching staff ’s fault that it couldn’t be 11.
Cal will need to adopt some more daring play-calling if they hope to finish in the top half of the Pac-10 this season. The rest of the conference (note: UCLA and Stanford) spent their road dates slaughtering opponents like Texas and Notre Dame.
An aggressive offense is imperative to succed in Pac-10 football.
And remember, there are the Foot-ball Gods to appease.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
To Whom It May Concern:The Name(s) of the Applicant(s) is/are:Shan Ling JiangThe applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at:1580 Hopkins StreetBerkeley, CA 94707-2732Type of license(s) applied for:41 – On-Sale Beer and Wine – Eating PlaceDate of Filing Application: August 2, 2010Publish: 9/14, 9/21, 9/28/10
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
No. RG10535756In the Matter of the Application of Christopher William Geritz for Change of Name.TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Christopher William Geritz filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Christopher William Gertiz to Julian Christopher William Geritz.THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hear-ing indicated below to show cause, if
any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING: 12/03/2010, at 11:00 AM in Dept. 31, at 201- 13th Street, 2nd Floor, Oakland, CA 94612.A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspa-per of general circulation, printed, in this county: The Daily Californian in Berkeley, California.
Dated: Sept. 10, 2010Carl W. MorrisJudge of the Superior Court
Publish: 9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5/10
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 442076The name of the business: Barnacle West Consulting, street address 2120 Sacramento Street, Suite 2, Berkeley, CA 94709, mailing address P.O. Box 9338, Berkeley, CA 94702 is hereby registered by the following owners: Logan Winston, 2120 Sacramento Street, Suite 2, Berkeley, CA 94709.This business is conducted by an Individual.
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on August 23, 2010.Barnacle West ConsultingPublish: 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12/10
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 442978The name of the business: M e l b u r n e - B e r k e l e y - O a k l a n d Partners, street address 7044 Saroni Drive, Oakland, CA 94611, mailing address 7044 Saroni Drive, Oakland, CA 94611 is hereby regis-tered by the following owner: Dylan Berry, General Partner, 7044 Saroni Drive, Oakland, CA 94611.This business is conducted by a Limited partnership.The registrant began to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name listed above on 11/6/1997.This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on September 17, 2010.M e l b u r n e - B e r k e l e y - O a k l a n d PartnersPublish: 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
To Whom It May Concern:
The Name(s) of the Applicant(s) is/are:John Benny SchipaniThe applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at:2420 Shattuck Ave.Berkeley, CA 94704-2023Type of license(s) applied for:41 – On-Sale Beer and Wine – Eating PlaceDate of Filing Application: September 16, 2010Publish: 9/21, 9/28, 10/5/10
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(Division 6 of the Commercial Code)
Escrow No. 010744-KL(1) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to creditors of the within named Seller(s) that a bulk sale is about to be made on personal property here-inafter described(2) The name and business address-es of the seller are: MR. MOPPS', INC, 1405 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94709(3) The location in California of the Chief Executive Office of the seller is: SAME AS ABOVE(4) The names and business address of the Buyer(s) are: JENNY STEVENSON AND DEVIN MCDONALD, 1615 BAKER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115
(5) The location and general descrip-tion of the assets to be sold are: FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, AND GOODWILL of that certain business located at: 1405 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94709(6) The business name used by the seller(s) at said location is: MR. MOPPS' TOY & BOOKSTORE(7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is OCTOBER 14, 2010 at the office of: GREEN ESCROW SERVICES, INC, 5776 STONERIDGE MALL RD, #376, PLEASANTON, CA 94588, Escrow No. 010744-KL, Escrow Officer: KATHY LOZANO, CSEO, CEI(8) Claims may be filed with Same as “7” above.(9) The last day for filing claims is: OCTOBER 13, 2010.(10) The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2.(11) As listed by the seller, all other business names and addresses used by the seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the buyer are: NONE.Dated: SEPTEMBER 23, 2010JENNY STEVENSON AND DEVIN MCDONALD, TransfereesPCTS LA155685DAILY CALIFORNIAN Publish: 9/28/10
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Aaron Lee covers men’s golf. Contact him at [email protected].
Eric Mina and the rest of the Cal men’s golf team finished third at the Windon Memorial Classic. The Bears just missed the top spot, finishing only two strokes behind Michigan.
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golf,” Desimone said. “The college game is much different than amateur or junior competition, and it is certain-ly not an easy transitionto make.”
“I only had 2-3 days going into this last tournament,” An said. “I didn’t
have much time to get my game back.”Desimone emphasized that course
management and decision-making in pressure situations will determinine the lineup for the next tournament.
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EASY # 100
8 3 2 57 4 1
5 1 89 2 6
7 8 31 9 4
2 3 54 5 36 5 9 8
8 3 1 2 4 7 9 6 52 7 6 8 5 9 3 4 19 4 5 6 3 1 8 7 23 8 9 1 2 4 7 5 65 6 4 7 8 3 1 2 91 2 7 5 9 6 4 8 37 9 2 3 6 8 5 1 44 5 8 9 1 2 6 3 76 1 3 4 7 5 2 9 8
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# 97
EASY # 97
1 62 5 8 33 4 97 3 5 2 6 4
9 21 6 4 9 3 84 5 26 8 5 1
5 8
8 1 9 7 2 3 4 6 52 4 5 9 6 1 8 7 33 6 7 8 4 5 2 1 97 8 3 5 1 2 6 9 45 9 4 3 8 6 1 2 71 2 6 4 7 9 3 5 84 7 1 6 5 8 9 3 26 3 8 2 9 7 5 4 19 5 2 1 3 4 7 8 6
# 98
EASY # 98
7 84 1 7 9 3
2 17 8 4 1 2 5
6 84 5 9 7 6 8
4 91 3 9 6 28 7
7 9 3 1 6 5 4 2 84 1 6 8 7 2 5 9 35 8 2 3 4 9 1 7 66 7 8 4 3 1 2 5 99 2 1 6 5 8 7 3 43 4 5 9 2 7 6 8 12 6 4 7 8 3 9 1 51 3 7 5 9 4 8 6 28 5 9 2 1 6 3 4 7
# 99
EASY # 99
9 32 8 1 6
8 4 72 5 1 7
3 8 62 8 6 4
3 9 26 8 4 24 3
4 1 9 7 2 6 8 3 52 8 7 1 5 3 4 6 95 3 6 8 4 9 2 1 76 9 4 2 3 5 1 7 87 5 3 9 8 1 6 2 41 2 8 6 7 4 9 5 33 7 1 4 9 2 5 8 69 6 5 3 1 8 7 4 28 4 2 5 6 7 3 9 1
# 100
EASY # 100
8 3 2 57 4 1
5 1 89 2 6
7 8 31 9 4
2 3 54 5 36 5 9 8
8 3 1 2 4 7 9 6 52 7 6 8 5 9 3 4 19 4 5 6 3 1 8 7 23 8 9 1 2 4 7 5 65 6 4 7 8 3 1 2 91 2 7 5 9 6 4 8 37 9 2 3 6 8 5 1 44 5 8 9 1 2 6 3 76 1 3 4 7 5 2 9 8
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16
17 18 19
20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31 32
33 34 35 36 37 38
39 40 41
42 43 44
45 46 47 48
49 50 51 52 53 54
55 56 57 58 59
60 61 62 63
64 65 66
67 68 69
ACROSS 1. Low-voiced singer 6. __ Donna11. One with D.V.M.
following his name14. Fluttering tree15. Speeder!s nemesis16. __ mode17. Defect19. Presidential nickname20. Suffix for sand or wind21. Means of transportation22. Watching24. Organic compounds26. Role on “Little House
on the Prairie”28. Actress Bonet30. Go in again33. Useful rope36. Beverage holder38. Dander39. In the past40. Squeeze41. Conk on the head42. School in “The Big
Apple”: abbr.43. Scottish clan chief44. Chef!s concern, hopefully45. Lancelot!s boy47. Business transaction49. Astronomical
distance unit51. Elegant abodes55. Rob & Laura __ of “The
Dick Van Dyke Show”57. Metal bar59. Underground discovery60. Australian bird61. Procedure against
a mortgagor64. Atmosphere65. Grand adjuster66. Lay new grass67. Joan of Arc, e.g.: abbr.68. At __; being risked69. Worries
DOWN 1. Count __ 2. Residue 3. Tennis or hockey 4. To be: Sp. 5. Toronto!s location 6. Luth. or Meth. 7. Brother of Emilio Estevez
8. First name in tyrants 9. Like a baby lion10. Socks11. Types12. North Carolina college13. Flavor18. Use bad language23. German article25. In addition27. Deleted29. Skip __; advance
quickly in school31. He was: Lat.32. Descartes33. Yearn34. Novelist Seton35. “Pieta” or “The Thinker”37. Man!s nickname40. Do away with gradually41. Word with base or foot43. Savings banks44. Clothing providers46. Bern!s river48. Malicious50. Body of water52. Insect53. Pointer
54. Kernels55. Vegetables56. Give off58. Land measurement62. Genetic matter63. Become firm
S P O T C A R A T H A S P
H O V E A G I L E E L I A
O N E A R M E D B A N D I T S
P E N O P I E R O D E O S
O D E S S A P A N N E
F I L B E R T M O E
O R I O N T I A A I L S
C A M E T O T H E R E S C U E
I N N S R O Y L I E G E
T R Y G L A D D E N
R A D A R S E R A P E
I B E R I A T E D S E F T
F O L L O W T H E L E A D E R
L U T E N I E C E W I R E
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Answer to Previous Puzzle
1. Low-voiced singer6. __ Donna11. One with D.V.M. following his name14. Fluttering tree15. Speeder’s nemesis16. __ mode17. Defect19. Presidential nickname20. Su�x for sand or wind21. Means of transportation22. Watching24. Organic compounds26. Role on “Little House on the Prairie”28. Actress Bonet30. Go in again33. Useful rope36. Beverage holder38. Dander39. In the past40. Squeeze41. Conk on the head42. School in “The Big Apple”: abbr.43. Scottish clan chief44. Chef’s concern, hopefully45. Lancelot’s boy47. Business transaction49. Astronomical distance unit51. Elegant abodes55. Rob & Laura __ of “The Dick Van Dyke Show”57. Metal bar59. Underground discovery60. Australian bird61. Procedure against a mortgagor64. Atmosphere65. Grand adjuster66. Lay new grass67. Joan of Arc, e.g.: abbr.68. At __; being risked69. Worries
DOWN1. Count __2. Residue3. Tennis or hockey4. To be: Sp.5. Toronto’s location
6. Luth. or Meth.7. Brother of Emilio Estevez8. First name in tyrants9. Like a baby lion10. Socks11. Types12. North Carolina college13. Flavor18. Use bad language23. German article25. In addition27. Deleted
29. Skip __; advance quickly in school31. He was: Lat.32. Descartes33. Yearn34. Novelist Seton35. “Pieta” or “The Thinker”37. Man’s nickname40. Do away with gradually41. Word with base or foot43. Savings banks44. Clothing providers
46. Bern’s river48. Malicious50. Body of water52. Insect53. Pointer54. Kernels55. Vegetables56. Give o�58. Land measurement62. Genetic matter63. Become �rm
# 97
V. EASY # 97
7 5 6 43 2 8 9 51 7 6
8 9 1 31 8 5 4
7 6 2 83 8 72 4 6 1 8
3 4 5 9
7 5 6 4 3 9 8 2 14 3 2 6 8 1 7 9 59 1 8 7 5 2 3 4 68 6 9 1 2 4 5 3 71 2 3 8 7 5 9 6 45 7 4 3 9 6 2 1 83 9 1 5 4 8 6 7 22 4 5 9 6 7 1 8 36 8 7 2 1 3 4 5 9
# 98
V. EASY # 98
9 1 7 8 28 4 3 6
3 2 9 59 8 1
5 4 3 9 86 7 47 4 8 5
5 3 6 28 5 1 3 9
9 6 1 7 8 5 4 3 22 8 5 9 4 3 1 6 74 7 3 6 1 2 9 8 53 9 8 2 7 4 6 5 15 4 7 1 3 6 2 9 86 1 2 5 9 8 7 4 37 3 4 8 2 9 5 1 61 5 9 3 6 7 8 2 48 2 6 4 5 1 3 7 9
# 99
V. EASY # 99
3 2 67 1 9 82 9 7 4 38 2 6 9 7
9 11 5 4 6 3
3 5 1 7 46 4 1 5
5 2 3
5 4 8 3 1 2 6 7 97 3 1 6 9 5 2 4 82 6 9 7 8 4 3 5 18 2 4 1 3 6 5 9 73 9 6 8 5 7 4 1 21 5 7 4 2 9 8 6 39 8 3 5 6 1 7 2 46 7 2 9 4 8 1 3 54 1 5 2 7 3 9 8 6
# 100
V. EASY # 100
8 6 27 2 3 1 9
9 5 7 1 33 6 1
4 6 7 5 22 9 8
5 8 7 6 41 4 3 2 8
9 1 6
8 3 1 6 9 4 7 5 25 7 2 3 1 8 6 9 44 6 9 2 5 7 1 3 87 8 3 4 2 5 9 6 11 4 6 8 7 9 5 2 32 9 5 1 3 6 8 4 73 5 8 7 6 2 4 1 96 1 7 9 4 3 2 8 59 2 4 5 8 1 3 7 6
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# 97
V. EASY # 97
7 5 6 43 2 8 9 51 7 6
8 9 1 31 8 5 4
7 6 2 83 8 72 4 6 1 8
3 4 5 9
7 5 6 4 3 9 8 2 14 3 2 6 8 1 7 9 59 1 8 7 5 2 3 4 68 6 9 1 2 4 5 3 71 2 3 8 7 5 9 6 45 7 4 3 9 6 2 1 83 9 1 5 4 8 6 7 22 4 5 9 6 7 1 8 36 8 7 2 1 3 4 5 9
# 98
V. EASY # 98
9 1 7 8 28 4 3 6
3 2 9 59 8 1
5 4 3 9 86 7 47 4 8 5
5 3 6 28 5 1 3 9
9 6 1 7 8 5 4 3 22 8 5 9 4 3 1 6 74 7 3 6 1 2 9 8 53 9 8 2 7 4 6 5 15 4 7 1 3 6 2 9 86 1 2 5 9 8 7 4 37 3 4 8 2 9 5 1 61 5 9 3 6 7 8 2 48 2 6 4 5 1 3 7 9
# 99
V. EASY # 99
3 2 67 1 9 82 9 7 4 38 2 6 9 7
9 11 5 4 6 3
3 5 1 7 46 4 1 5
5 2 3
5 4 8 3 1 2 6 7 97 3 1 6 9 5 2 4 82 6 9 7 8 4 3 5 18 2 4 1 3 6 5 9 73 9 6 8 5 7 4 1 21 5 7 4 2 9 8 6 39 8 3 5 6 1 7 2 46 7 2 9 4 8 1 3 54 1 5 2 7 3 9 8 6
# 100
V. EASY # 100
8 6 27 2 3 1 9
9 5 7 1 33 6 1
4 6 7 5 22 9 8
5 8 7 6 41 4 3 2 8
9 1 6
8 3 1 6 9 4 7 5 25 7 2 3 1 8 6 9 44 6 9 2 5 7 1 3 87 8 3 4 2 5 9 6 11 4 6 8 7 9 5 2 32 9 5 1 3 6 8 4 73 5 8 7 6 2 4 1 96 1 7 9 4 3 2 8 59 2 4 5 8 1 3 7 6
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#4624CROSSWORD PUZZLE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16
17 18 19
20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31 32
33 34 35 36 37 38
39 40 41
42 43 44
45 46 47 48
49 50 51 52 53 54
55 56 57 58 59
60 61 62 63
64 65 66
67 68 69
ACROSS 1. Low-voiced singer 6. __ Donna11. One with D.V.M.
following his name14. Fluttering tree15. Speeder!s nemesis16. __ mode17. Defect19. Presidential nickname20. Suffix for sand or wind21. Means of transportation22. Watching24. Organic compounds26. Role on “Little House
on the Prairie”28. Actress Bonet30. Go in again33. Useful rope36. Beverage holder38. Dander39. In the past40. Squeeze41. Conk on the head42. School in “The Big
Apple”: abbr.43. Scottish clan chief44. Chef!s concern, hopefully45. Lancelot!s boy47. Business transaction49. Astronomical
distance unit51. Elegant abodes55. Rob & Laura __ of “The
Dick Van Dyke Show”57. Metal bar59. Underground discovery60. Australian bird61. Procedure against
a mortgagor64. Atmosphere65. Grand adjuster66. Lay new grass67. Joan of Arc, e.g.: abbr.68. At __; being risked69. Worries
DOWN 1. Count __ 2. Residue 3. Tennis or hockey 4. To be: Sp. 5. Toronto!s location 6. Luth. or Meth. 7. Brother of Emilio Estevez
8. First name in tyrants 9. Like a baby lion10. Socks11. Types12. North Carolina college13. Flavor18. Use bad language23. German article25. In addition27. Deleted29. Skip __; advance
quickly in school31. He was: Lat.32. Descartes33. Yearn34. Novelist Seton35. “Pieta” or “The Thinker”37. Man!s nickname40. Do away with gradually41. Word with base or foot43. Savings banks44. Clothing providers46. Bern!s river48. Malicious50. Body of water52. Insect53. Pointer
54. Kernels55. Vegetables56. Give off58. Land measurement62. Genetic matter63. Become firm
S P O T C A R A T H A S P
H O V E A G I L E E L I A
O N E A R M E D B A N D I T S
P E N O P I E R O D E O S
O D E S S A P A N N E
F I L B E R T M O E
O R I O N T I A A I L S
C A M E T O T H E R E S C U E
I N N S R O Y L I E G E
T R Y G L A D D E N
R A D A R S E R A P E
I B E R I A T E D S E F T
F O L L O W T H E L E A D E R
L U T E N I E C E W I R E
E T A S S O R E S L E N S
Answer to Previous Puzzle
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With five wins and only two losses thus far in the season, the unranked Oregon State men’s soccer team has come out strong.
One commendable performance came with the Beavers’ 2-1 take-down of Northern Illinois on the road in a physical competition.
Unfortunately, the Beavers head into Pac-10 play off of a loss to Gonzaga in the last nonconference contest 3-2 at Paul Lorenz Field.
Midfielder Roberto Farfan’s goal off a free kick with six minutes to go in the match to put the score at 3-2, marking the last shot on frame that the Beavers would have in the game.
Despite the loss, Oregon State outshot Gonzaga 8-7, with six of them on goal.The Beavers kick off conference matches against San Diego State on October at 1:30 p.m. in
San Diego.—Kelly Suckow
For a team that has not made the NCAA College Cup since 2006, San Diego State has been a reliable spoiler among Pac-10 foes. The Az-tecs (6-1-1) don’t appear to be a frontrunneror the Pac-10 crown this sea-son, but they will surely ruin a couple of team’s runs through the conference.
A notoriously tough team at home, San Diego State returns an explosive scoring threat in Raymundo Reza, who has racked up 14 points (five goals and four assists) in the Aztecs’ first eight games of the 2010 campaign. The 2009 Pac-10 Second-Team selection has torched opposing defenses thus far, and is only one goal away from tying his total 2009 output.
The Aztecs have steamrolled their nonconference competition, only losing to Loyola Marymount in the opening game of the season. With a hot start to the year and considerable scoring power, don't count the Aztecs out as a dark horse contender.
—Gabriel Baumgaertner
SPORTS Windy WindonBears narrowly miss to finish third at Chicago tournament.
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B e r k e l e y, C a l i f o r n i a Tu e s d a y, S e p t e m b e r 2 8 , 2 0 1 0 w w w. d a i l y c a l . o r g
At this point last season, the Cal man's soccer team looked like they were ready to challenge UCLA for the conference championship and make another big run in the NCAA College Cup.
Ten miserable games later, the Bears watched the playoffs from home while UCLA and Stanford fought their way through the postseason.
A comparable meltdown shouldn't happen this season, especially with a balanced, senior-laden squad. Forward Davis Paul has lit up the points column and defender A.J. Soares has made an early case for Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year. Fellow seniors Servando Carrasco and Hector Jimenez are other notables that have anchored the Bears since 2007 and should provide the team with some guidance.
Cal expects to return to the postseason, but first they must do what they could not last season.
—Gabriel Baumgaertner
It hardly matters that UCLA lost most of its star power from last season. It hardly matters that the Bruins were blown out by Indiana, 5-1, in the adidas/IU Credit Classic to begin the season. What does matter is that UCLA (5-2-1) has found two unlikely strikers to fill the scoring void, and it again looks like that the Westwood squad will repeat as conference champions for the third consecutive year.
Despite losing scoring machine Kyle Nakazawa to gradua-tion, true freshmen Kelyn Rowe and Victor Chavez lead the team with nine and seven points, respectively. The Bruins did falter in their last tough nonconference match, a 2-0 defeat at UC Santa Barbara, but it appears even the young Bruins can win for another Pac-10 title.
But with a team this young, experience may end up mattering.
—Gabriel Baumgaertner
Freshman goalkeeper Spencer Richey of the Washington men’s soccer team had the second shutout of his career against UC Da-vis to close the books on nonconference play.
The first came in the tilt against Gonzaga, with forwards Brent Richards and Matt Van Houten’s goals left unanswered after time ex-pired at Husky Soccer Stadium.
The Huskies (6-1-1) have already made no-table accomplishments this year in compari-
son to performances last season.Their six wins garnered before the confer-
ences have even started are more than they won in all of 2009.
Washington ride into their first Pac-10 contest on a five-game winning streak after blanking the
Aggies 1-0 on Sunday. This is the longest winning streak for the team since 2006.
—Kelly Suckow
If Stanford men’s soccer is anything, it is consistent.In the unranked Cardinal’s first eight games of the nonconference regu-
lar season, it has split its wins and losses fifty-fifty—with four straight losses followed by four straight wins.
Head coach Bret Simon’s team turned its early season misfor-tune around when midfielder Dominique Yahyavi scored the
first goal of the match against USF with only four minutes to go in the contest.
From there, the Card (4-4-0) picked up speed, thrashing Santa Clara, 4-1, and shutting out both St.
Mary’s and Denver. A definite highlight of the sea-son thus far was senior Bobby Warshaw’s bicycle-
kick against the Gaels to mark the first of the Card’s three unanswered goals in the tilt.
—Kelly Suckow
Conference Play Kicks Off This Weekend for All Six Squads. Come November’s College Cup, Where Will They Finish?
Stunning Weekend Raises newQuestions for Pac-10 HierarchyWhat did Saturday’s near-upset say about Cal’s chances in the Pac-10?
Friday’s debacle at Nevada was a so-bering moment for the Bears’ defense, raising questions about Cal's chances against high-octane Pac-10 attacks.
Then came Tucson. Clancy Pendergast’s unit put on an
inspired performance, shutting down what was the conference’s top passing offense for 57 minutes. Nine of 11 Ari-zona drives amassed less than 39 yards. The discipline, sure tackling, and timely stops that eluded the Bears in Reno ap-peared against Arizona.
Still, Cal’s own sputtering offense has raised questions. The Bears converted just two third downs on Saturday, fail-ing to turn red zone drives into touch-downs. Even 501 yards against the Wolf Pack were marred by three costly inter-ceptions in the opponent’s territory.
If the Bears keep up their defensive intensity, they will stay in every game. Yet, potential wins will once again go the other way if Cal’s offense can’t ex-ecute when it matters most.
—Ed Yevelev
Is the football monopoly in Los An-geles finally over?
Four days ago, UCLA wrote a new definition for “giant-killer.” Too bad it was scrawled in pencil.
The Bruins’ 34-12 upset of then-No. 7 Texas was one of the biggest shockers of the decade, but the result had more to do with the home squad’s implosion.
I guarantee you’ll never see another victorious college quarterback connect on just five of his eight passes.
Kevin Prince was fortunate enough to start a drive on the two-yard line af-ter the Longhorns fumbled a punt re-turn, the second of their four first-half turnovers. His first completion of the game was a one-yard touchdown.
The Bruins pounded out 264 of their 294 offensive yards on the ground.
The defense does boast a number of stellar playmakers, but as Cal fans saw, bad things tend to happen when you’re only competent on one side of the ball.
UCLA might smack around Wash-ington State on Saturday, but don't bet on it matching USC’s margin of victory.
—Jack Wang
What did we learn from the Beavers’ brutal early non-conference slate?
We’ve seen Oregon State play TCU and the Broncos tough, and we’ve seen it squeak out a win over Louisville, but it’s fair to say we still don’t know much about how the Beavers will fare in con-ference play.
Quarterback Ryan Katz has been no great revelation. He’s completing just about 46 percent of his passes, an unim-pressive number even against quality squads like Boise State and TCU.
His shortcomings have hurt his big-gest offensive weapons, too. The Rodgers brothers — running back Jacquizz and receiver James — were held to under 120 combined yards for the first time in their careers together last week. James is only averaging 37.7 yards receiving per game; Quizz, 84.3 rushing.
The competitiveness (and inconsisten-cy) of the Pac-10 is making the Beavers’ preseason optimism look a little thin. Until Katz can prove a capable leader for their offense, it could be a future full of more close losses for Oregon State.
—Katie Dowd
G
T he Football Gods preside over every football game.
They are often referenced when one team benefits from a friendly bounce, a narrowly made field goal or an opposing team’s blunder.
But I don’t think the Football Gods exist solely for the inconsequential.
To appease the Football Gods, especially in tough games, a team and its coach must exert passion, moxie and gumption. They must deliver not merely a fine physical performance, but a bold statement. An upset is an assertion that the opposing team, regardless of size, talent reputation, or venue, is lucky to play you.
Aeschylus ought to pen Cal’s struggles with the Gods. Then again, even he couldn’t have compiled the latest volume of Tucson Tragedy.
But there is a reason that Cal foot-ball continues to clash and lose these battles with the deities. See, victory is not rewarded in just the score. A “W” comes with a stellar game strategy and a coach’s supreme confidence in his team.
Despite its most admirable defen-sive performance since 2008’s stymie-ing of USC in Los Angeles, Cal lost
on Saturday because it refused to be audacious on offense late in the game. They couldn’t be bold because they weren’t granted the opportunity when the moment arose.
Let me make one point very clear: None of Jeff Tedford’s decisions were “wrong.” Tedford played percentages and trusted his up-to-that-point reli-able kicker to make two kicks that he should have made.
However, it is not acceptable, given Cal’s recent record in Tucson (or anywhere on the road for that matter), to play for field goals when visiting the 14th-ranked team in the country.
You’re not sad he played for three points? Interesting, Well, I’m sad that, at no point in the second half, Jeff Tedford did not expect his offense to make a big play and find the end zone.
Tedford’s late-game decisions did not indicate that he wished to finish the game with emphasis; they indicat-ed that he wanted to squeak out with a win. And that approach is seldom rewarded in the belligerent confines of a ranked conference rival.
No, it’s not the wrong call to set up a makeable field goal with under three minutes left, but it’s a vote of no confi-dence. With fewer than three minutes remaining and a six-point lead, Cal positioned themselves to kick instead of attacking the first down marker, much less the end zone. Oops.
Call me greedy, but it’s riskier trusting any collegiate kicker from 40 yards away than making one ambi-tious effort for 10 more yards.
Hardly inspiring, I must say, espe-cially at the collegiate level.
Tedford essentially clarified that he trusts a walk-on kicker more than his starting quarterback of three years.
Rewind to 4th-and-1 at the six with a 6-3 lead, and Tedford wanted Giorgio Tavecchio’s points, not Shane
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