“At the end of the month, UCSD will bestow upon the University of California at large a gift: its leader.”
— Claire J. Vannette
“Dynes brings leadership”
Sept. 23, 2003
“Most student organizations are spending at least some portion of the mandatory fees you pay each quarter, so it’s in your own best interest to pay attention to what they’re doing — lest you find your money being spent on sending cocky political science majors on trips to D.C.”
— Daniel Watts
“Political intrigue pervades UCSD climate”
Sept. 23, 2003
“I think from the beginning of my college life until the end, I’ll become way more mature and less naive. I’ll definitely understand the repercussions of procrastinating and hopefully learn from them.”
— Takumi Kato,
Thurgood Marshall College freshman
“Freshmen frolic with excitement of new experiences at UCSD”
Sept. 29, 2003
“It took a congressman’s millions, the banter of the A.M. radio waves and the glitz of the Kindergarten Cop himself, but we have our Total Recall. And as soon as we could count out and certify those signatures, the best and worst the Golden State has to offer became gubernatorial candidates, as child stars, B-list comics, washed-up punk singers, smut peddlers, models and even our very own Guardian opinion editor joined the ranks.”
— Evan McLaughlin
“Quoth the ravin’: Recall more a spectacle than an
exercise in democracy”
Sept. 29, 2003
“Whenever young America comes alive and chooses sacrifice over greed, whenever young America chooses hope over dope and plans futures and not funerals, you always make America better.”
— Rev. Jesse Jackson
“Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at UCSD”
Oct. 5, 2003
“Perhaps one of the more ironic aspects of this race — and there are many — is that some of the most intelligent and capable gubernatorial candidates will be those least likely to win.”
— Editorial
“Recall endorsement:
Lingel Winters, governor”
Oct. 5, 2003
“[Schwarzenegger’s] promises are so vague. He says that he supports education, but what does that mean? Where is he going to get the money if he repeals the car tax?”
— Gary Jacobson
professor,
political science department
“Campus reacts to recall results”
Oct. 9, 2003
“The fact is, even if you lower the new Limp Bizkit CD to $10 and packaged it with a DVD, no one wants to buy it. Music fans know better and would rather invest in a band that doesn’t suck ass. Casual listeners can download it off the Internet. Sure, the album will sell 3 million copies, but with the costs of promotions and waxing Fred Durst’s back, no one is making shit off the record.”
— Billy Gil
“The RIAA stole my baby: Why you should keep
downloading music”
Oct. 9, 2003
“I agree with freedom of speech, but the fact is that this is pure hate. No one’s laughing, it’s not a joke, everyone’s fighting, everyone’s threatening each other and the school has done nothing about it.”
— Imam Novin,
Eleanor Roosevelt College sophomore
“Koala issue reappears”
Oct. 16, 2003
“The fact that students in one of the best universities in the country put ‘Jizzlam’ together is sad.”
— Deena Al Shatti
“Humor publication perpetuates racial slurs but cultural stereotypes are serious concerns”
Oct. 23, 2003
“I used to just walk by the station and look in, and this year I said, ‘What the fuck, I should go in and do a show.’ I know I got a bad time slot, but it’s fun to do, I get to play all this independent, indie rock music that I would never usually hear, and I basically get to say anything I want on the mic.”
— Jeremy Wale,
Host of SRTV’s “Joker Joint”
“Creative Chaos”
Oct. 27, 2003
“This weekend was one of the most difficult and challenging in San Diego County’s history, and many of UCSD’s students and employees were personally touched by the devastation we have experienced.”
— University officials
“Fire hits SD”
Oct. 27, 2003
“It’s very important that people do their best to stay calm and stay off the roads unless they are evacuated. I urge the public to watch TV and listen to the radio for updates.”
— Dick Murphy,
San Diego mayor
“Fire hits SD”
Oct. 27, 2003
“But it was an act of God, you can’t do anything about it.”
— Derek Armstrong,
UCSD men’s soccer head coach
“San Bernardino fires cancel matches”
Oct. 27, 2003
“Provost Ledden always wanted to know what was going on with the residents, how they were, who they were. He was such an amazing man because he showed a genuine interest in the students.”
— Pat Danylyshyn-Adams,
resident dean,
John Muir College
“Ledden passes away”
Nov. 3, 2003
“We watched the news all day to see whether our house was still there or not, seeing street signs on the screen with flames behind them and hoping we wouldn’t see ours.”
— Chuck La Verdiere,
John Muir College junior
“SD wildfires affect UCSD community”
Nov. 3, 2003
“Back in class and away from the ashes, and with the news starting to focus on a few other topics, it’s easy to feel as though the fire is pretty much over.
But it isn’t for our neighbors in Escondido, Julian and any other place where more houses were burned than were left standing. Rebuilding a life will take a lot longer than the few days it took to get back into the college class routine.”
— Kelly Gilbert
“San Diego firestorms: UCSD shutdown helped in crisis”
Nov. 3, 2003
“This was an unbelievable screwup.”
— Derek Armstrong,
UCSD men’s soccer
head coach
“Men’s soccer suffers disappointing loss”
Nov. 3, 2003
“I think the idea of Teach for America and the vision that one day all children will be able to have an excellent education is something that magnetizes so many people. That was the key to getting off the ground. Our first year, before anyone had even heard of us, we had 2,500 college seniors apply. That, combined with the support from the philanthropic community, has been a huge factor in our success.”
— Wendy Kopp,
director,
Teach for America
“Opening new doors to
education equality”
Nov. 10, 2003
“Unfortunately, consensual relationships between students and faculty happen more than people think.”
— Jeffrey Boyd,
A.S. commissioner of
student advocacy
“Romance policy under review” Nov. 10, 2003
“We all know that the average UCSD student didn’t have a very high opinion of how much time Dynes spent with the average UCSD student, seeing that he lived in a house worth more than Revelle College and that most students never even saw his face until it was plastered on trash cans all over campus, accompanied by the word ‘posse.’”
— Brian Uiga
“Chancellors neglect students”
Nov. 10, 2003
“He was a great man in every sense of the word. Bryan [Tran] was there in times of need, and he was never afraid to lend a helping hand, even if it meant going out of his way.”
— Kian Salehizadeh,
Revelle College junior
“Tran to be honored at candlelight vigil”
Nov. 13, 2003
“[Being an RA] played a huge role in my life. That was really, really fun. It was probably one of the greatest experiences of my life. There were only six RAs on staff, and the level of intensity of starting a brand-new college and really working through that whole process with just six people is really amazing.”
— Jeremy Paul Gallagher,
A.S. president
“Jeremy Paul Gallagher”
Nov. 17, 2003
“These evils that plague the system, all dependent upon human emotions, would simply disappear if the funding process were automated and monies were released based on an iMac’s calculations.”
— Daniel Watts
“Divest A.S.: How ASUCSD wastes its time and money”
Nov. 17, 2003
“I know there are sexy Asian men out there. I’ve seen them.”
— Anne Cong-huyen
“Where are all the hot Asian men in American films?”
Nov. 20, 2003
“… restoration of lost funding is essential to bring student life, pioneering research and outreach at the university back to former standards.”
— Editorial
“New governor faces numerous challenges”
Nov. 20, 2003
“The university has reached a point where taking more students without adequate resources will irreparably harm the university’s ability to offer a high-quality education to those who attend.”
— UC Board of Regents,
“Regents outline priorities amidst budget uncertainty”
Nov. 24, 2003
“You can’t earn labor peace by this kind of repression. The length of the strike is now really up to the university. Our members are outraged. Thousands have signed up for picketing and are prepared to stay out there for the rest of the term.”
— Beth Rayfield,
spokesperson,
United Auto Workers
“TAs decide to go on strike”
Dec. 1, 2003
“Impertinent UC programs should be cut in times like these, especially those that have nothing to do with the education of current UC attendees.”
— Dustin Frelich
“Proposed UC budget
cuts are sound”
Dec. 1, 2003
“It is important for all to recognize that every additional budget cut to the University of California is a painful cut.”
— Robert C. Dynes,
UC president
“Gov. proposes
$100 million in
cuts to UC”
Dec. 1, 2003
“Kid Rock, Pink and Blink-182 shat out new albums that inexplicably got critical attention. Train and Jet should get into a head-on collision and disappear as two of the worst ‘artists’ of 2003.”
— Billy Gil
“Year in music”
Dec. 4, 2003
“There is only one urinal [at Canyonview Pool] that I have ever peed in. It’s my lucky urinal, second from the far end, and I’ve never peed in any other urinal. If I go in and someone is there, I’ll wait.”
— Denny Harper,
UCSD men’s water polo head coach
“Harper reaches 400 wins”
Dec. 16, 2003
“We’re pretty much facing an elimination of the program. It’s devastating given the fact that the program gives academic support and advising to low-income, first-generation students.”
— Rafael Hernandez,
director,
UCSD Early Academic
Outreach Program
“Outreach targeted for cuts”
Jan. 5, 2004
“We must end the boom-and-bust cycle of widely fluctuating fees with a predictable, capped fee policy for college students and their parents. And we must limit fee increases to no more than 10 percent a year.”
— Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger,
“Gov. says universities must ‘share the burden’ of state fiscal crisis”
Jan. 8, 2004
“In other words, a revolution is nigh — a purple-clad, hair-gelled, designer-clothed revolution. And it’s fabulous.”
— Marianne Madden
“Condemnation of homosexual marriages cluttered with
outdated stereotypes,
hypocritical assumptions”
Jan. 8, 2004
“I always have contended that it is so important to be in different spaces in a college campus or different venues that you’ve never been in. You need that kind of exposure.”
— Edwina Welch,
director,
Cross-Cultural Center
“Crossing boundaries”
Jan. 20, 2004
“… the commissioner of student advocacy should be appointed because accountability is not to all of the students at UCSD, but merely the students who use the services of the Office of Student Advocacy.”
— Jeffrey Boyd,
A.S. commissioner of
student advocacy
“Advocate position
to become appointed”
Jan. 22, 2004
“Meanwhile, in the Favorite Band category, the nominees were Alabama, Brooks & Dunn and Matchbox 20. Who came up with these nominees? They should be shot.”
— Deena Al Shatti
“All award shows should change their name
to ‘The Crap Awards’”
Jan. 22, 2004
“It’s good to receive the award. But, when you’ve got a good team, the coach is going to look good. I’m losing nine starters so we’ll see. I may have to take a sabbatical and let the assistant coaches handle things.”
— Brian McManus,
UCSD women’s
soccer head coach
“Women’s soccer honored”
Jan. 26, 2004
“A shredder really has no place on any university campus. While it might be a tad hypocritical to get up in arms about other people getting up in arms, the Marshall students really have crossed the line.”
— Ed Wu
“Horse’s mouth: Koala
critics cross with shredding antics on Library Walk”
Jan. 29, 2004
“Bradley [Grantham] always remained remarkably determined and optimistic about life. I think that is very commendable because most of us would not be able to handle half of the adversity that Bradley dealt with in his everyday life.”
— J.D. Hicks,
Eleanor Roosevelt
College sophomore
“ERC sophomore
passes away at 19”
Jan. 29, 2004
“I can’t handle seeing another good review of Evanescence. There’s no pretending that they don’t suck; they suck, and they suck a lot. Some guilty pleasures are just plain guilty. Take the Paris Hilton video. Now that’s just gross.”
— Billy Gil
“No need to be ashamed of ‘guilty pleasure’ songs”
Jan. 29, 2004
“It’s appalling that at a time when students are contending with rapidly rising college costs, textbook publishers are playing games to increase textbook prices.”
— Matt Reents,
co-chair,
UCSD CalPIRG
“CalPIRG reports
textbook ‘rip off’”
Feb. 2, 2004
“I don’t think that I’m a so-called ‘man-hater.’ I always imagined ‘man-haters’ to be bitter, emasculating women who castrate men and hand their balls back on Styrofoam plates.”
— Anne Cong-huyen
“Man-hater? How about just stickin’ it to the men?”
Feb. 12, 2004
“[‘Feelin’ Love’] is the only reason Paula Cole is allowed to exist. Major points for lyrical dirtiness in this one: ‘You make me feel like the Amazon is running between my thighs … ’”
— Kate Leiserson
“The Ultimate Makeout Mix”
Feb. 12, 2004
“I got sucked into the Vagina, and once you get sucked in you never get out.”
— Steph Levenstone,
co-producer,
Vagina Monologues
“Vagina, vagina, vagina: ‘Monologues’ return”
Feb. 12, 2004
“The campaign process weeds out the fakers and the frauds, giving the electorate a chance to see who is really best for the job.”
— Daniel Watts
“Elections vs.
appointments”
Feb. 17, 2004
“President Bush has divided the world into those who are against us and those who are with us, which I think is an overly simplified way of looking at what is becoming an increasingly complex international system.”
— Madeleine Albright,
former secretary of state
“Albright participates
in foreign policy
discussions at UCSD”
Feb. 17, 2004
“He told me that he was doing some study on foot reflexology and he asked my height, weight and shoe size, and asked if he could take a look at the soles of my feet.”
— Karen Rossmassler,
Revelle College freshman
“Lewd conduct suspect
apprehended by police”
Feb. 17, 2004
“The most important thing I learned was how easy it is to help people. Not just minutely, but to change their lives. It’s important to be willing to help other people; it may not be the biggest thing for you, but it might be a big deal to someone else.”
— Alissa Sears,
Eleanor Roosevelt College senior
“Taking initiative in Sri Lanka”
Feb. 23, 2004
“Not having an African-American studies program on campus hurts our ability to attract African Americans to the campus, not because they’re all going to major in it — in fact, the majority of them will not even take a course in it — but it’s symbolic.”
— Joseph W. Watson,
vice chancellor of student affairs
“Panel discusses black enrollment”
Feb. 26, 2004
“The police were everywhere. It was like being part of something political again.”
— Ali Liebegott,
UCSD lecturer
“UCSD couple joins thousands in gay marriage”
May 1, 2004
“As striking and indeed iconic as this [library] is, I don’t think there is any question that Geisel’s greatest contribution to UCSD, to all of us, was the gift of his imagination and his advocacy of us using our own imaginations.”
— Brian E.C. Schottlaender,
UCSD university librarian
“Seussentenial celebrated”
March 4, 2004
“When we come to this university, they send us photographs of a black man and a white guy. That’s another way that this university tokenizes us. You can use us to be in a picture but you can’t let us into a classroom. You can be sure the university has all of our numbers on speed dial when it’s time for a photo op. Why? Because they want to claim that we’re diverse. We’re nowhere near being diverse.”
— Chris Sweeten,
Sixth College sophomore
“Students rally against
low black enrollment”
March 8, 2004
“Regardless of scandal, what is there to be proud of that some guy from your school can shoot more baskets, or hit the ball further, than a lot of other people?”
— Ed Wu
“Horse’s Mouth: Move to Division I athletics would hurt school’s academics”
April 1, 2004
“I believe we ought to start to make it possible for no young person in America to ever have to compromise their dreams because of the cost of education.”
— Sen. John Kerry,
(D-Mass.)
“John Kerry speaks to thousands at UCSD”
April 1, 2004
“[Student’s First! is] a progressive slate, unapologizing progressives, and we’re damn proud of it. This is the time that liberals and progressives unite and take over the White House.”
— Harish Nandagopal,
Students First! A.S. presidential candidate
“A.S. candidates take stage at Kerry rally”
April 1, 2004
“Students First! is nearly invincible, if Nandagopal’s gamble with athletics and the Greeks pays off and their support is combined with that of the Students First!-allied SAAC organizations.”
— Daniel Watts
“A.S. presidential candidates
displayed promise in speeches”
April 1, 2004
“My opponents are trying to scare you. I think campus life is great, and if you don’t think so, you’re a social retard.”
— Steve York,
independent A.S. presidential candidate
“A.S. presidential candidates debate”
April 5, 2004
“I was a little bit nervous, but I had a lot of fun. It was definitely inspirational to play and win here [at Petco Park]. And someday, it’d be nice to come back and play here as a big leaguer.”
— Jeff Riddle,
Triton catcher/first baseman
“A historic afternoon at Petco Park”
April 5, 2004
“I feel good about having done this. I will never be more proud of a group of candidates than those I ran with … I will always be proud of them.”
— Jeremy Cogan,
Unity A.S. presidential candidate
“Students First! sweeps elections”
April 8, 2004
“If it’s frilly, transparent and descends no more than five inches from one’s crotch, girls are wearing it right now.”
— Marianne Madden
“Indecent exposure:
How did we survive
before the mini-skirt?”
April 8, 2004
“There is no way I could have done this by myself. It’s just been a matter of people wanting to help me and supporting me, and without them I wouldn’t have been able to get to this.”
— Jenn Pae
A.S. president
“Jenn Pae elected A.S. president”
April 12, 2004
“I follow in extraordinary footsteps, and I am humbled in accepting the enormous challenge of accelerating the momentum of UCSD. To those outside the university, it might sound brash to talk about what is, and has been, a phenomenal pace of progress. Those inside the university know I have no other choice. The words ‘maintain’ and ‘mediocre’ are not in the UCSD vocabulary.”
— Marye Anne Fox,
UCSD chancellor
“Regents unanimously confirm Fox”
April 15, 2004
“The whole Sixth College community is very saddened by [Daniel Lee Cho’s] disappearance … it is absolutely devastated.”
— Dolores Davies,
UCSD spokeswoman
“Student missing off La Jolla Shores”
April 15, 2004
“So much for ‘doing it’ while high. The upside is that if one partner is stoned enough, hopefully they won’t remember that the other fell asleep midway through intercourse last night anyway. And a guy can only pray that the girl is too stoned to remember the next morning that he couldn’t ‘get it up.’”
— Neha Singh
“Does smoking marijuana
really affect your
sexual performance?”
April 19, 2004
“Aside from maybe the Board Club and ultimate Frisbee team, the Greeks are pretty much the only campuswide organizations that throw good enough parties for the average UCSD student to put down that physics book or stop playing Counter-Strike for a few hours.”
— Ryan Darby
“The Greek system”
April 19, 2004
“We don’t like turning away students. It’s been a very difficult year for students. It’s been a difficult year for the university.”
— Susan Wilbur,
UC director of
undergraduate admissions
“UC turns away eligible applicants”
April 22, 2004
“In the history of recorded music there has been one thing that sends a wave of fear through critics and fans alike. No, it’s not Hanson’s latest record … ”
— Jesse Kivel
“Album review: Constantines”
May 6, 2004
“Please remove any electronic equipment. In case you haven’t noticed, this is a coup … The coup is a failure … the coup failed, I’m sorry.”
— Bryan Barton,
John Muir College senior
“A.S. Council meeting disrupted”
May 6, 2004
“People pick up the Guardian for two reasons: to hunt for mistakes and inaccuracies, and to do the crossword puzzle.”
— Marianne Madden
“Indecent exposure: Danger lurks behind the squares”
May 6, 2004
“Although ‘Noi’ later plunges into a profound sadness, the restrained laughter and kindness of both the film and the characters give a hopeful, rosy blush to that overcoming, frost-ridden fjord. Plus, it’s just really fun to say ‘Fjord!’”
— Clifford Hilo
“Humor and warm moments light up Icelandic film.”
May 6, 2004
“How is this an acceptable solution for students who are going to be paying more for undergraduate education than was proposed in the January budget? How is it a solution when graduate and professional education is going to cost more over the next three years than the budget proposed? This is not a solution, but rather a sell-out.”
— Matt Kaczmarek,
chair, UC Student Association
“University reaches
agreement with
governor on budget”
May 13, 2004
“Please move to the side of Library Walk before passing out, lest you be trampled by the hordes of students hurrying toward the library to get drunk in the bathroom.”
— Marianne Madden
“Indecent exposure:
Sun God: The very best time of the year”
May 20, 2004
“We wanted to show the state Legislature that students aren’t going to sit down while they take our money. We’re willing to go to extremes — and that means missing our classes and getting arrested — to show that we’re a united front and we won’t stop until the rights of students have been met.”
— Chris Sweeten,
A.S. commissioner
of diversity affairs
“Five UCSD students
arrested after rally”
May 20, 2004
“But as for the Koala: good game, losers.”
— Evan McLaughlin
“UCSD has traditions
of its own”
May 24, 2004
“This is the only day we can compete with [San Diego] State in partying.
— Betty Choung,
Eleanor Roosevelt
College sophomore
“Students participate in derby race, booths during Sun God”
May 24, 2004
“Get your motherfucking hands up.”
— Busta Rhymes
“Sun God crowd breaks records”
May 24, 2004
“After the media started calling my house, I decided it was blown way out of proportion. I didn’t want anyone to talk to the media. I just wanted people to see what I was doing.”
— Ariel Mor,
Thurgood Marshall College sophomore
“Library Walk screening of Berg beheading canceled”
May 27, 2004
“As shocking as the [Nicholas Berg] video is, the fact that the murder depicted was the actual death of a real human and not a Hollywood reenactment makes it a powerful political testimony to the state of affairs in Iraq.”
— Editorial
“Video sparks
debate and media coverage”
May 27, 2004
“The idea that someone has the power to simply unplug us from the campus is the most upsetting part, regardless of what was being shown.”
— Jared Lindo,
SRTV station manager
“UCSD Healthcare
pulls plug
on SRTV”
May 27, 2004
