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Aries (March 21-April 19) Make trivia your passion on Monday, and your chances of success improve. You’ll want to travel that day, but it’s not a good idea. On Tuesday and Wednesday your partner comes to your rescue. The two of you can fit all the events you want to attend into your schedule. Your group wants to spend money Thursday and Friday. If you lose control of the finances, you could end up in the hole. Do paperwork and errands on Saturday. On Sunday travel to investigate something interesting you’ve heard about. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Romance finds a way on Monday. You’re persistent, so this won’t be impossible. Improve your financial situation Tuesday and Wednesday with careful preparation and a few long-distance phone calls. On Thursday and Friday expect pressure to cinch the deal. Catch an error first. If you’re selling or giving things away, wait until Saturday. Tithe to yourself, too, on Sunday. The money you’re saving provides security sooner than expected. Gemini (May 21-June 21) Fears that you’ll lose are unfounded Monday, but pay back an old debt. Thereafter, you’ll start to see possibilities. By Wednesday you can achieve one. Go ahead; take the risk. Pull back on Thursday. A new venture then won’t work as well as hoped. Ditto Friday. Curtail travel both days and fix broken things instead. Do housework Saturday so you can invite a favorite friend over Sunday. Take care in a game of chance, however. The other guy has a trick up his sleeve. Cancer (June 22-July 22) A conversation with your sweetheart on Monday leads to new plans. You’re eager to take action, but don’t start until Tuesday. An older friend can help with a household plan Wednesday. Get something for free that would have cost good money. Spend Thursday and Friday nights with the ones you love. Nothing else is more important. Your list spills over into Saturday, so be flexible. Turn down another invitation in favor of family. A healthy outdoor exercise is great for Sunday, but get back home before dark. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) You may have trouble deciding which way to go on Monday. Your social and love lives are in competition. Don’t get all tangled up, or you’ll miss a career opportunity Tuesday. Study Wednesday and flush bugs out of your systems on Thursday. You may have to get expert help with that job on Friday. Dump your trash on Saturday and find a treasure in another’s discards. You’re in for a pleasant surprise on Sunday. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) The others don’t know what they’re doing Monday. If you do, you have the advantage. Take charge and reap the rewards Tuesday. You’ll work for the money on Wednesday, untangling a puzzle. Go back to the rule book Thursday and Friday. Don’t take any chances with that mess. New information gives you a new perspective Saturday, and that improves your odds. Fix your place up just the way you want it Sunday. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Travel’s enticing Monday but could be fraught with peril. Make a phone call instead. The money you save will be welcome on Tuesday. Go on Wednesday, as far as possible. Your sweetheart’s in a blue funk Thursday. Dig deep to help bail that one out. On Friday pinch pennies to get by and sell something to bring more Saturday. Or, get what you need for free from a neighbor. A party with close family and friends goes well Sunday. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) Financial woes keep you hopping on Monday. You’re dancing fast to keep everyone happy. Wait until Tuesday and Wednesday to write the checks. Also, watch for a wonderful household item at a price you can afford. Save your time and money Thursday and do the reading instead. Clip ads and coupons, but don’t rush off to shop on Friday. On Saturday a friend or your mate finds the missing piece to the puzzle, and things fall into place. You could profit nicely from your castoffs Sunday, with a sale or trade. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Your head is full of worries Monday, from too many options. They start to thin on Tuesday. Chill out and heed a friend’s advice. The solution becomes apparent around Wednesday, with help from a textbook. Obligations keep you busy until late Thursday, so postpone a meeting with friends. Check incoming information for errors on Friday. Schedule your coming month Saturday and make it a lot easier. Drop a bad habit on Sunday and launch a new lifestyle. Get yourself a new outfit to match your new persona. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Don’t bother to get an early start Monday; you’ll run into a traffic jam. The later the better on travel. An older adviser can help you increase income on Tuesday. Extra work brings in extra bucks Wednesday. On Thursday the money’s flowing to a worthy cause. Make sure you know how it’ll be spent before you write the check. Don’t waste any on Friday, either. An outing with friends interferes with family plans on Saturday. Reschedule private time with loved ones for early Sunday. Chores get in the way later. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) A sweetheart’s concerns upset you on Monday. By Tuesday you can solve the problem. You love that. Romance and travel look good on Wednesday. Start new projects, too. Don’t argue with an older person Thursday or Friday. Your meaning could be misunderstood. Write a note, instead, and keep it. Be respectful of an older person on Saturday to avoid a power struggle. You won’t win that one, either. Plans with friends on Sunday go awry and take longer than expected. Let family know you may be late. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Things are changing fast on Monday, but skill gives you the advantage. If you’ve done the homework, you’ll win on Tuesday. Find a tech-gadget that you want, on sale Wednesday. Contact with a distant friend brings up dreams of far-off places Thursday. Don’t travel then or Friday. There are way too many complications. If you go on Saturday, you can’t do something else. That’s OK; you didn’t want to do that other thing anyway. Visit your folks or another respected older person Sunday. There are changes you’ll be glad to hear about. Birthdays This Week Oct. 23: A passion for perfection is your motivation. Keep at it and achieve the wealth you’re after. Oct. 24: What you learn through the grapevine gives you the advantage. Make networking a fine art and succeed brilliantly. Oct. 25: People love to tell you secrets, and you love to collect them. Put together the clues to find the buried treasure. Oct. 26: Your plans could lead to success, but keep them private for awhile. Let worries motivate you, not slow you down. Oct. 27: This year you’re powerful and smart. Use those brains to avoid repeating a mistake you made before. Oct. 28: You’re holding all the aces this year. Make this hand count! Oct. 29: The money’s available to you. Don’t let it slip through your fingers. ...

For 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year, they patrol the UCSD campus to keep students safe. They are the UCSD police officers. In their navy blue uniforms, metal badges and patches that read “”University of California Police Department,”” these officers can be seen all over campus. Eddie Tsang/ Guardian One of them is Jeff Cox, who has worked at the UCSD campus for 11 years. He is also a UCSD Revelle College alumnus who graduated with a political science degree. UCSD has one police department office, located behind the Price Center near the cluster of ATMs. This police department takes care of all crime on campus and within a one-mile radius around the campus. Despite any misconceptions, the police officers in this office are not just hired employees of UCSD. “”This is an actual police station,”” Cox said. “”We have all the same authority as the city police have. All the police officers here have been through the training at the police academy and are fully sworn police officers. Anything you can think of that a city police officer would do is what we would do. With any problems or domestic violence problems that occur on campus, we would be the ones they would come to, and we deal with it from there.”” The UCSD police office is a typical one with the difference being that it provides service mainly for UCSD students. “”There are 28 sworn officers, including patrol sergeant, detective sergeants, training officer, motorcycle officer, chief and assistant chief,”” Cox said. “”There are also RSOs, part-time dispatchers, full-time dispatchers, and some student clerical staff working there.”” Dispatchers are the people who answer the phone calls, either when students call 911 or (858) 534-HELP. They are always in radio contact with the police officers around the campus so that in the event of an emergency, police officers can get to the crime scene quickly. The UCSD police department also offers other services. “”We provide a full range of police services, from investigating traffic collisions, writing traffic tickets, writing traffic citations all the way on to crime against people and crimes against property,”” Cox said. When a student calls 911 on campus, the call immediately connects to the dispatchers inside this police office. Computer screens display the exact location from which the phone call is made, and the police officers are dispatched to respond to these phone calls. The dispatchers also reply to the phone calls from the yellow call boxes that are all over campus. These yellow boxes are intended for use when there is an emergency, a crime in progress, or if a student needs to call for an escort home. The Campus Security Officer escort program is also affiliated with the police department. This program is designed so that students will not have to risk walking home alone at night. Students can just call (858) 534-WALK or approach a CSO who is not with another student in order to get a CSO escort. They are usually in uniforms that distinguish them. This service is available during night hours. Cox strongly advised against females walking alone at night. “”Walk in groups, walk in well-lit areas, and use the escort service because that is what it’s there for,”” Cox said. “”Don’t walk alone at night. It is not a good thing.”” The UCSD police officers also patrol around the campus, both on foot and in cars. “”We do routine patrols through the buildings and vehicle patrols through the roadways,”” Cox said. “”There are also Residential Security Officers, which are not sworn in as policemen, who patrol the dormitories during nighttime hours only. One can distinguish these officers because they wear a patch that says RSO. They also do not have the guns and batons that other officers will have.”” The most common reason students go into the police office is to report crimes. According to Cox, the police station typically receives up to 70 -100 calls per day, and an additional 70-100 students go in the office. Most students report missing backpacks, keys or other valuables. The more extreme cases are when vehicles are stolen. In addition, students also return lost items to this office. Fingerprinting service are also offered. “”This is a safe campus, but crime does happen,”” Cox said. “”We get a lot of crime against property. A lot of times people leave their backpack unattended for a few minutes, but that is all it takes for it to be stolen. We get one or two rapes reported in a year, but obviously more go unreported. If a suspect is known, it would be just like if it happened in the city. Arrests will be, and have been made. The victim will be taken down to the hospital.”” Cox also recommended some safety precautions. “”Don’t walk alone at night,”” he said. “”If you see something suspicious, don’t hesitate to call us. Even if it turns out to be nothing, we would rather go out there and have it to be nothing. Any suspicious people you see on campus, give us a call. Make sure you always lock your doors at night, on or off campus. That’s a big thing where people go into dorms and steal things. It is a safe environment, but crime does happen. Everyone should take precautions.”” In addition, Cox said there is always a chance that many criminals see the campus as a good opportunity to commit a crime because there are a lot of cars concentrated in small areas. Students should always lock their cars, and if possible, use devices such as the Club and an alarm system in their cars and never leave valuables in the car. The police station is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure student safety. In the event of an emergency, students can use the yellow call boxes to ask the dispatchers for help, or call 911. For issues that are not emergencies, call (858) 534-HELP. ...