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Friday, December 8, 2017

Classes resume amid Skirball fire MICHAEL ZSHORNACK/ P H OTO E D I TO R

BY RUPAN BHARANIDARAN lert released at 3:39 p.m. Thursday of the 405 Freeway had been shut area can take refuge in the Westwood including Rieber Hall, Bruin Cafe,
& JACOB PREAL indicated classes would resume Fri- down, but reopened, according to a Recreation Center located at 1350 Canyon Point and Sproul Hall, were
Daily Bruin senior staff day. BruinAlert on Wednesday. An LAFD S. Sepulveda Blvd., according to an without power Wednesday, as well
UCL A off icia ls ca nceled class spokesperson said around 5 p.m. LAFD release. as some apartment buildings in the
UCLA resumed classes and cam- Thursday so they would have time Thursday the fire was about 30 per- In some areas, including Bel Ter- North Village. Power was restored in
pus activ ities Friday, follow ing a to assess logistical issues for finals cent contained, up from the 20 per- race and all roads between Sunset many areas by 12:05 p.m. and the out-
fire that burned through Bel-Air on week. The u n iversity decided to cent reported earlier in the morning. Boulevard and Bellagio Road, the age was unrelated to the fire, accord-
Wednesday and Thursday. resume classes Friday because Los The fire covers 475 acres. evacuation orders were lifted as of 8 ing to the Los Angeles Department of
The university canceled all classes Angeles Fire Department officials Residents living in the area south p.m. Thursday. However, other areas Water and Power. LADWP restored
that began after noon Wednesday and believed they would contain the fire of Mu l hol la nd Dr ive, east of the will remain closed until more of the power to all Medical Plaza buildings
told students, staff and faculty not to soon, according to the BruinAlert. 405, north of Sunset Boulevard and fire is contained. by Wednesday afternoon.
come to campus. Classes remained The Skirball fire began near the west of Roscomare Road have been Nurit Katz, UCLA’s chief sustain-
canceled Thursday, following a state- 405 Freeway around 4 a.m. Wednes- ordered to evacuate, according to the Power outages
ment on UCLA’s website. A BruinA- day, said Mayor Eric Garcetti. Parts LAFD. Evacuees near the Westwood Severa l bu i ld i n gs on the H i l l, BEL-AIR FIRE | Page 3

USAC, GSA leaders react


to administration’s actions
BY ANNY KIM
Campus politics editor

Some student leaders said they


think the UCLA administration’s
response to the Skirball fire was AMY DIXON/ A S S I STA N T P H OTO E D I TO R
inefficient and that the decision to Several students said the Skirball fire impeded their ability to focus on finals and UCLA should have provided faster
cancel Thursday classes could have updates on the fire and campus operations. The fire began near the northbound 405 Freeway early Wednesday.
been made earlier.
The fire, originating near the
I- 405 Freeway arou nd 4 a.m.,
bu r ned t h rou g h Bel-A i r on
Wednesday, prompting the uni-
Students frustrated by
versity to cancel all classes that
began on or after noon. An initial
BruinAlert released at 4:44 p.m.
Wednesday said normal courses
MICHAEL ZSHORNACK/ P H OTO

Several student leaders have said they think UCLA did not properly respond to the fire.
E D I TO R

UCLA canceled classes Wednesday afternoon and Thursday because of a fire burning near the school.
UCLA’s response to fire
and on-campus services would BY MADDIE OSTERGAARD give her a note to show her professor
resume Thursday. However, a later wouldn’t be productive to risk hav- “Some faculty supervisors will Daily Bruin contributor unless she met with her doctor in person,
BruinAlert, released after mid- ing classes today,” Skiles said. read that alert and interpret it dif- but she thought missing class would hurt
night, indicated classes would be The Undergraduate Students ferently and ask (teaching assis- Ky’Tavia Stafford-Carreker asked her her grades.
canceled Thursday. Association Council and Gradu- tants) to come to work today … professor Wednesday if she could miss “I was thankful classes were can-
UCLA canceled classes to allow ate Students Association also col- while other faculty that work with class because the poor air quality from celed,” she said. “I would be in jeopardy
officials to assess logistical issues lected student signatures Wednes- research in a lab might require the Skirball fire worsened her seasonal if I couldn’t go – the pressure to go was
prior to finals week, according to day night for a letter calling on the all student staff to come to work,” allergies and sinus infection. However, really immense.”
a university statement. The state- administration to cancel classes Skiles said. her professor asked her to show proof of Stafford-Carreker added the fire pre-
ment added the campus is safe and until conditions from the fire are Skiles said he thinks the Bruin- her respiratory issues. vented her from focusing on studying for
is outside the evacuation area. stabilized, accommodate students Alert system did not effectively “It was putting us in danger,” she said. finals because she was busy coming up
Graduate Students Associa- who have finals this week and communicate timely information “We have to choose our lungs over our with backup evacuation plans and talk-
tion President Michael Skiles said review its emergency management to students. classes.” ing to her family.
he th i n ks the ad m i n istration procedures. The letter had received The a ler t i nd icati n g that A fire burned through Bel-Air on “I was trying to study and couldn’t
cancelled Thursday classes in 7,589 signatures as of Thursday Wednesday’s afternoon classes Wednesday and Thursday, leading UCLA calm down because I was anxious,” she
response to student petitions and morning, Skiles said. would be canceled was released at to cancel classes Wednesday afternoon said. “It took a lot out of me. I can’t get
plans for a “Stay-In Protest.” The Skiles said BruinAlerts sent in about 11 a.m. and all day Thursday. The Skirball fire, that time back.”
USAC Academic Affairs office is the morning that stated faculty “The whole point of canceling which began near the northbound 405 Several students said they think the
encouraging students not to attend and staff should report to work if classes is so students didn’t have to Freeway early Wednesday morning, was UCLA administration was slow to update
class until air conditions improve. possible were vague and could have come to campus, in spite of the 405 30 percent contained as of 5:00 p.m. them on the status of the fire, whether
“ T he a ler t s wer e sent out pressured some faculty to report being closed or walking through Thursday. or not classes would be canceled and
late because (students) made it to work despite health and safety Stafford-Carreker, a second-year his-
apparent to the university that it concerns. REACTION | Page 3 tory student, said her doctor could not STUDENT | Page 3

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Q&A

Professor discusses air quality, pollutants from Skirball fire


BY EMI NAKAHARA We have a national ambient air tion, and long term exposure in
Science and health editor quality standard of 35 micrograms of particular can have negative health
pollutant particles per cubic meter effects.
UCLA canceled classes Wednesday for the small combustible particles. Young people such as students,
and Thursday due to poor air quality Yesterday the air had concentrations unless they have respiratory issues
following the Skirball fire in the Bel- of up to 70 micrograms per cubic like asthma, aren’t severely affected.
Air area. The Daily Bruin’s Emi Naka- meter, maybe over 100 briefly at one However for older people, inhaling
hara spoke with Suzanne Paulson, an point. these particles can cause cardiovas-
atmospheric and oceanic sciences In major cities in China and India, cular problems such as heart attacks
professor whose research focuses these concentrations have often and stroke.
on air pollution in urban environ- been as much as 500 micrograms per
ments, to discuss the possible health cubic meter, and we’re nowhere near DB: Do over-the-counter masks
impacts of the air quality on campus those ranges. help in filtering out pollutants and
and Westwood during the fire. dust?
DB: Would you say the campus SP: In general they don’t work
Daily Bruin: How would you rate is safe? much, since the particles are micro-
the air quality in Westwood current- SP: At the moment, yes. The fire scopic. There are masks that work
ly? is largely under control, combined in these conditions, but they have to
Suzanne Paulson: Currently with high winds which generally have a very tight seal so air only goes
it’s great, it’s super clear. Current reduces urban air pollution, and through the mask filter.
air monitors are showing normal looking outside my window right
levels of air quality for the Westwood now the sky looks clear. DB: Any general advice for those
area. Generally when it’s windy like who are outside you’d like to give?
this, concentrations of pollutants DB: What kinds of pollutant ele- SP: At the moment there’s noth-
are pretty low unless there’s a local ments are released during a fire? ing to worry about. When it is really
source, which means the fires are Which are the most dangerous? smoky, try to avoid breathing in lots
pretty much under control. SP: What’s the most concerning of air outside and stay indoors, since
However, concentrations were from a health standpoint are the only some, but not most, of the par-
very high (Wednesday) around the small combusted pollutant particles ticles are present indoors.
range that was unhealthy for sensi- which tend to be small in size, about MICHAEL ZSHORNACK/ P H OTO E D I TO R

tive groups such as the elderly and 2.5 microns. There’s a wide range of Email Nakahara at Suzanne Paulson, a professor who studies air pollution, said the air pollutant concentration Wednesday was unhealthy
those with respiratory issues. health effects from particle inhala- enakahara@dailybruin.com. for sensitive groups such as the elderly, children and those with respiratory illnesses.

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UC president talks about DACA, federal tax bill with The Bruin
BY SHARON ZHEN Childhood Arrivals program, the exchanges between regents
National and higher which former President Barack and students, and I’ll just leave
education editor Obama enacted in 2012. The it at that.”
program deferred deportation
Un iversit y of Ca l i for n i a for undocumented individuals Free speech
President Janet Napolitano said brought to the United States Napolitano said she thinks
Tuesday that UC tuition may as children. The UC, which has t he Un iversit y shou ld pay
continue to rise with inflation, about 4,000 undocumented stu- security costs for controversial
depending on how the state dents, sued the Department of speakers, even if such costs are
funds the UC in the future. Homeland Security in Septem- expensive.
Napolitano said in an inter- ber for ending the program. “Can a university not invite
view with the Daily Bruin Edi- Napolitano said the United speakers or not approve their
torial Board on Tuesday the States District Court in San invitations on the grounds that
regents will consider increasing Francisco will hear oral argu- we simply can’t afford it? …
tuition by 2.5 percent in 2018. ments for the DACA lawsuit That is an untested principle in
However, she added 57 percent Dec. 20. the law,” she said. “Right now,
of California undergraduate “That will be likely our first we have chosen not to raise
students pay no tuition or fees substantive judicial ruling on those challenges but simply to
and another 20 percent receive our claims,” she said. “I antici- pay for the cost.”
significant financial aid. pate the judge will rule relative- She added the UC’s free
“Whether we are looking at ly quickly to allow whichever speech center, announced in
tuition increase ad infinitum side loses to appeal.” October, w ill research how
is really dependent on whether The UC provides free legal students understand the First
the state puts in the money,” services to DACA students and Amendment and shape univer-
she said. will continue to fund activities sity curricula on free speech
During the interview, Napoli- and student centers for undoc- issues. She added many UC AMY DIXON/ A S S I STA N T P H OTO E D I TO R

tano discussed the university’s umented students regardless of students do not think the First University of California President Janet Napolitano spoke to the Daily Bruin Editorial Board on Tuesday about free speech and tuition,
suppor t for u ndocu mented what happens to the program, A mend ment protects h ate among other topics. Napolitano added the UC is concerned about aspects of the tax bill regarding graduate students and charitable giving.
students, a Board of Regents she added. speech, even though it is con-
investigation that found the UC stitutionally protected. from donations. mistake.”
Office of the President improp- Sexual harassment allega- “The national level of debate UCOP is lobbying Congres- Regents investigation on Napolitano added she thinks
erly interfered in a California tions against Regent Nor- on these issues is very impor- sional officials through letters, state audit interference UCOP will make its budget more
state audit, and sexual harass- man Pattiz tant and we have an important personal v isits and the UC A regent s i nve st i g at ion transparent by implementing
ment allegations against Regent Napolitano said that contribution to make,” she said. Advocacy Network, a group of released last month found that the state audit recommenda-
Norman Pattiz, among other although students have called students and alumni that send UCOP improperly interfered in tions.
topics. on Pattiz to resign due to sex- Federal tax bill letters and emails to policymak- California state auditor surveys Napolitano said she has had
Napolitano said that ual harassment al legations Napolitano said the UC is ers, she said. that sought independent per- conversations with chancellors
although public universities against him, she thinks it is up concerned about aspects of a “The provisions that direct- spectives from campuses about discussing the investigation’s
have historically only depended to the regents to resolve those tax bill that passed the House ly affect students are our top the quality and cost of UCOP findings and will continue to
on tuition and state funding for claims. She added the board has of Representatives last month, concern,” Napolitano said. “The services. Napolitano approved a meet with them to receive their
revenue, the UC is also look- changed its policies to require including a provision that would tuition waiver is probably the plan for campuses to send sur- input.
ing into other revenue sources, regents take harassment train- treat graduate students’ tuition top of that list.” vey responses to UCOP before “I appreciate the role chan-
including charitable giving and ing and that Pattiz has done so. waivers as taxable income. Napolitano said the univer- submitting them to the state cellors play,” she said. “It’s very
funding from online certificate “The relationship between The Senate version of the bill sity might consider increasing auditor. important we have a good work-
courses and master’s degrees. regents and students should be does not include that provision. graduate students’ salaries to “I acknowledge and apolo- ing relationship and friendship.”
one of respect for the roles each She added she is concerned that counteract the effects of the gize for and regret what hap-
DACA play in different university com- the tax bill disincentivizes char- tax bill, but the costs of such pened there,” Napolitano said. Email Zhen at
President Donald Trump munities,” she said. “That mutu- itable giving, which may impact wage increases would be sub- “I adopted a plan for us to coor- yzhen@dailybruin.com or
ended the Deferred Action for al respect should be reflected in the revenue the UC generates stantial. dinate responses – that was a tweet @zhen_shan.

BEL-AIR FIRE “There’s some new mate-


rial I learned that’s vital to the
final, and to not have access to
REACTION which was established after
the shooti ng i n Ju ne 2016
to better prepare UCLA for
from page 1 office hours and my professor from page 1 emergency situations, said he
(on Wednesday) does cause an thinks students should not
ability officer, said LADWP inconvenience,” Cabrera said. the smoke-filled Westwood,” be put in a position to choose
had experienced an outage. “But in the end, safety is more Skiles said. between their grades, safety
She added that generators on important for everyone.” Divya Sharma, Academic and mental health.
campus were not affected by Marcus Weiss, a second-year Affairs commisioner, said he Glovinsky, a third-year his-
the fire and that UCLA’s cogen- biology student, said he was thinks the university is not tory student, added he thinks
eration plant was running. worried because he was not prepared to handle emergency the university’s responses to
Because UCLA was only oper- sure where to go if he needed situations because the Brui- emergency situations commu-
ating on internal power, the to leave campus. He said he nAlert canceling classes went nicated through BruinAlert
campus needed to cut power thinks the fire added to stu- out after many students were should offer more flexibility for
to nonessential buildings to dents’ stress as they prepared already on campus. students who choose to take
restore power to medical and for finals, especially for stu- “We’ve seen a shooting hap- additional precautionary mea-
KRISTIE-VALERIE HOANG/ A S S I STA N T P H OTO E D I TO R
critical facilities, according to a dents with families and homes pen on campus, where admin- sures for their health or safety.
A fire burned in the Bel-Air area near the UCLA campus Wednesday and Thursday. UCLA
BruinAlert. canceled all classes that began after noon Wednesday and will resume classes Friday.
in areas affected by the fire. i strat ion d id not respond “In the BruinAlerts, we nev-
LADWP spokesperson Kim “For some of them, are they quickly to the needs of stu- er really received an acknowl-
Hughes said power lines were going to have a home to come dents,” Sharma said. “And with edgement that i f students
knocked off their poles in the UCLA Athletics avoid harmful microparticles back to?” Weiss said. “I’m sure the fire happening, there is no wanted to evacuate personally,
Sawtelle area on Wednesday, UC L A men’s b a sketb a l l in the air. it’s weighing hard on a lot of emergency preparedness.” that there would be no pen-
which prevented power from did not play the University of “Children, the elderly and people’s minds.” Sharma added he thinks the alty,” he said. “A lot of students
reaching UCLA’s campus. Montana at Pauley Pavilion on those with respiratory and lung Sylvie Oang, a first-year alerts should have included were uncomfortable … doing
Wednesday night, according issues are especially vulnerable psychobiology student, said information to better prepare anything because they didn’t
Campus closures to a release from UCLA Athlet- and should not really be outside she appreciated the constant students for an evacuation and want to leave campus and face
The Early Care and Educa- ics. UCLA football practice was at all,” he said. updates from UCLA, but she how to stay safe from the fire. an academic penalty.”
tion centers, Geffen Academy also canceled because of poor does not think everyone was Nathan Glovinsky, one of
and the UCLA Lab School were air quality. Student reactions equally informed about the the undergraduate student Email Kim at
closed Wednesday, according to Clayton Spivey, a third-year situation. representatives on the 2016 ykim@dailybruin.com or
a BruinAlert. The UCLA Ander- Air quality political science student, said “My TA still sent out an Campus Safety Task Force, tweet @db_ykim.
son School of Management can- Air masks were being dis- he came to campus for work email saying class is still going
celed all classes Wednesday tributed by the Ashe Student and for class before UCL A on even after (UCLA canceled
and the UCLA School of Law Health and Wellness Center to officially canceled all classes all classes after noon Wednes-
canceled its morning finals. All help protect students from the Wednesday. He added he thinks day) and then sent out another
UCLA hospitals were fully oper- smoke. it was necessary for UCLA to saying we’re not getting confir-
ational Wednesday, although Wa l id Ghu rabi, med ic a l cancel classes because condi- mation,” Oang said. “The infor-
afternoon clinic appointments director of emergency servic- tions on campus were harmful mation isn’t being conveyed Why wait a month?
in 100 Medical Plaza, 200 Medi- es at the UCLA Santa Monica to students. completely.”
Same day exams available at Village Eyes Optometry
cal Plaza and 300 Medical Plaza Health Center, said although “Our health is more impor-
were canceled due to power over-the-counter masks can tant than whether you have a Contributing reports from Emi
We accept UCLA student, faculty, and staff
outages, according to a UCLA help block large particles, they final review session,” he said. Nakahara and Hedy Wang, vision care plans
Health statement. do not block microscopic par- Sienna Cabrera, a second- Daily Bruin senior staff. Email
De Neve, Br u i n Plate, ticles from the smoke. year biochemistry student who Bharanidaran at rbharanida-
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ing, UCLA Housing tweeted. public should stay indoors to to study for her final. tweet @JacobPreal.
DR. LORIN E. VOGEL (UCLA GRAD)
DR. BAHAREH GOLBAHAR (UCLA GRAD)
DR. ANNIE HU-DUVAL
STUDENT have given information out
quicker.”
Justin Wolfman, a second-
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year materials science major, if it contradicts campuswide
did not know classes were can- instructions.
whether or not the Hill would celed until he woke up Thurs- Amit Liran, a law student,
be evacuated. day morning to his alarm. said he was glad the law school
Ali Ashraf Ismail Mohamed, “I was already asleep ... and held finals Thursday because
a first-year aerospace engi- when I woke up for class, it was he wanted to finish them as
neering student, said he thinks canceled,” he said. soon as possible.
the administration infrequent- Wolfman added he thinks “We can’t cancel finals just
ly updated students with infor- classes should have resumed because there is a fire in Los
mation. Thursday because of finals Angeles,” he said. “This is the
“The texts were really spo- during Week 10 and finals real world.”
radic – it was really unprofes- week. Other students said they
sional and disorganized,” he “I had a class today where were concerned about Wednes-
said. “I’m disappointed at the we were going to go over the day night rumors that UCLA
reaction.” final,” Wolfman said. “I think would evacuate the Hill at 3
Mohamed added he thinks we probably could’ve had class a.m.
UCLA should have been more today.” Braeden Nelson, a first-year
prepared for the fire because A lthough undergraduate environmental science student,
wildfires are common in Cali- classes were canceled through- said he thinks UCLA should
fornia. out ca mpus Thu rsday, the have been more clear about
“ ( T h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n) UCLA School of Law continued possible evacuation protocol.
should know what their plan is to hold finals. He added that false rumors
going be as soon as it happens,” Pinar Palabiyik, a law stu- about a possible evacuation
he said. dent, said many law students made him nervous.
Timothy Nguyen, a first-year thought their Thursday final “I wish I felt more confident
biochemistry student, said he exams would be canceled when that I knew that (the adminis-
thinks the university informed the BruinAlert early Thurs- tration) knew we weren’t going
students classes would be can- day morning canceled UCLA to have to evacuate,” Nelson
celed Thursday later than it classes because of the fire. She said. “I didn’t really trust that
should have. The university added some law students went they knew that.”
posted a message on its web- home for the day, and had to
site shortly after midnight either rush back to campus or Contributing reports from
Thursday informing students miss their finals when the law Hedy Wang, Sharon Zhen,
that classes would be canceled school announced at 6:29 a.m. Jacob Preal and Rupan Bhara-
that day. Thursday that finals were still nidaran, Daily Bruin senior
“The timing was off,” said on. staff. Email Ostergaard at
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Administration mishandled fire situation


Editorial Board
Mackenzie Possee,
Editor in chief

S
Madeleine Pauker,
Managing editor
moky skies. Masked about the state of the fire and safety of suring students to go to class despite communication error, considering stu-
Emily McCormick,
the campus. smoke warnings and slow traffic. dents were frantically evacuated from
Digital managing editor
students. A near- But the university shouldn’t expect That isn’t even mentioning the dining halls and other areas because
Rupan Bharanidaran,
to be showered with praise for doing handful of instructors who insisted of these outages. The university also
News editor
deserted campus. the bare minimum to keep UCLA on holding classes despite the univer- didn’t disclose how it would evacuate
Keshav Tadimeti,
afloat. Its handling of the Skirball fire sity’s eventual announcement that all campus if necessary, leading some to
Opinion editor
This is what Bruins witnessed emergency was riddled with problems. afternoon classes would be canceled wonder whether it had even planned
Abhishek Shetty,
Wednesday, as a fire raged less than Take, for example, the administra- – a clear demonstration of the lack of that far in advance.
Assistant Opinion editor
two miles away from campus in nearby tion’s reluctance to cancel classes ear- cohesion between administrators and These are many of the same errors
Lindsay Weinberg,
Bel-Air. Students, faculty and staff ly in the day on Wednesday. By 7 a.m. faculty during emergency situations. UCLA made during last year’s murder-
Prime content editor
weathered everything from power Wednesday, state officials had closed It’s easy to say students should priori- suicide. Back then, administrators
Catherine Liberty Feliciano,
outages to ashy winds to intractable off the northbound lanes of the 405 tize their safety, but with final exams failed to disseminate information
Staff representative
traffic as flames licked the hills by the Freeway and were already closing the just around the corner, it’s naive to effectively and inform students of the
April Hoang,
405 Freeway and the Getty Center, other half of the roadway, making it think students would willingly skip campus’ emergency protocols. The
Staff representative
incinerating homes and bringing traf- nearly impossible for students, faculty classes and risk their grades if instruc- same problems persist more than a
Ryan Leou,
fic to a standstill. and employees who use the highway tors insist on holding lecture or dis- year later. UCLA is still choosing to
Staff representative
If the fire remains in a contained to get to campus. cussion sections. engage in damage control rather than
Roberto Luna Jr.,
perimeter, UCLA will have made it out It did not seem to occur to admin- UCLA also blundered in how it act proactively during campus emer-
Staff representative
of yet another campus emergency. But istrators that getting to campus would informed students of campus safety gencies, and we’re all feeling the burn
Arthur Wang,
administrators failed, as they did dur- be difficult – impossible, even. Instead, measures. Toward the middle of of that.
Staff representative
ing 2016’s murder-suicide, to take the administrators urged students, faculty Wednesday morning, UCLA reported If effort is all that counts, UCLA
Clea Wurster,
initiative and act expediently to pro- and staff as late as 9 a.m. Wednesday the Los Angeles Department of Water passed the test. But emergencies
Staff representative
tect and inform university members in to come to UCLA if they were able to, and Power had experienced power require more than just a good effort.
the midst of a campus emergency. stating instructors would hold classes outages, forcing the campus to fall The university failed to act with fore-
The issue Of course, administrators eventu- at their discretion and that students back on its internal supply of electric- sight. Campus officials didn’t effective-
UCLA administrators failed to appro- ally canceled classes Wednesday and on campus should report to lecture, ity. In order to keep essential services ly inform students, and they failed to
priately communicate with campus Thursday amid traffic and smoke con- discussion or lab as usual. such as UCLA Health operational, the take pre-emptive action. Until they are
members after the Skirball fire broke cerns. Chancellor Gene Block sent a In other words, UCLA left the deci- university had to pull the plug from addressed, these managerial problems
out Wednesday.
campuswide email Wednesday night, sion of whether there would be classes dining halls, residential halls and will continue to scorch students’ trust
detailing how the university constant- – despite a significant portion of stu- other “nonessential” buildings. in UCLA’s ability to navigate campus
Our stance ly communicated with emergency dents and the workforce not being able Despite knowing of these contin- emergencies.
officials and worked hard to keep the to come to campus – to instructors. gencies, it took the university nearly
Administrators needs to address its
management issues if it hopes to
UCLA community safe. UCLA also And the results were costly: A good an hour after the outages began to
keep the campus safe during the next sent out frequent BruinAlert messages number of instructors held lectures or inform students that the shut-offs Unsigned editorials represent the
emergency. to keep campus members informed conducted discussion sections, pres- were intentional – a rather notable majority opinion of the Editorial Board.

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Westwood Forward a misinformed threat to experienced leaders


BY LISA CHAPMAN neighborhood council would Everyone wants affordable The WWNC’s position on The fact remains that anyone media, the Daily Bruin and
give them the autonomy they housing in Westwood. And Rocco’s Tavern has also been can request permission students themselves.

I
n early November, a seek. more affordable housing misconstrued countless times. to provide entertainment While an online voting
student-led group called However, the coalition’s should be built. But neighbor- We fully supported Rocco’s services in the Village – they model seems viable, the
Westwood Forward students are inexperienced hood councils do not create coming into the Village. just need to apply for the WWNC has not opted to use
announced it was attempting and misinformed, and have affordable housing. All they Rocco’s asked for a large proper permits. one because the process has
to create a new neighborhood little idea of how the city of can do is encourage affordable garage door with a retractable Westwood Forward also not been fully vetted. The Los
council in Westwood. Some Los Angeles actually works. housing. I have heard repeat- window facing Gayley Avenue. likes to claim the WWNC Angeles City Council has a
of the group’s claims against What Westwood Forward edly from students how the But the Gayley Terrace made derogatory comments moratorium on online voting
the Westwood Neighborhood proposes is a form of gerry- WWNC does not support more Apartments’ managers filed about the D1 Cafe owner’s for this reason. If the process
Council – Westwood’s existing mandering. The group aims to student housing at UCLA. an appeal with the Westwood English-speaking skills when is proven to be safe and accu-
neighborhood council – are carve out an entire section of Nothing could be more Community Design Review he applied for an alcohol rate, we would reconsider.
patently false or greatly exag- Westwood to suit its singular false. We support every single Board and the Area Planning permit. Though some in I don’t know how the prop-
gerated. needs, and has made a blatant bed UCLA proposes in its Commission against such a our council have expressed erty owners, the Westwood
The opinions expressed attempt to stifle and disen- long-term housing plan. The door because of the potential personal opinions on the Village Improvement Associa-
here are my own. Our council franchise whole sections of council only feels it is better noise issues coming from a matter, we never officially tion and the merchants will
has not had an opportunity to the neighborhood. It aims to to move some of those beds loud sports bar with a large, referred to the owner’s lack of vote on Westwood Forward’s
voice its stance on this issue. exclude the WWNC from its to other identified sites, as open window close by. The English skills. In fact, his own proposed neighborhood divi-
I love Westwood Village. I existing boundaries, including UCLA’s proposed 20-story commission ultimately did not representative was the one sion. It’s hard to believe in any
have lived here for 30 years Westwood Village, half of the residential hall on Le Conte approve the Rocco’s Tavern’s who brought up his language scenario they would consider
and have worked at UCLA for families in Westwood and Avenue sits in front of both a window because of the design difficulties in trying to explain an ever-changing group of
almost 32 years. My kids were half of the Persian business busy traffic intersection and and potential noise levels. why he refused to comply with students better than the
raised in Westwood. I dine, community. the emergency route to West- And there is the urban the city’s orders. WWNC.
shop and hang out here. My These students are attempt- wood’s level I trauma center. myth that there is a prohibi- Westwood Forward is built I want the Village to be
husband owns a business in ing to silence the WWNC’s Westwood Forward also tion of nightlife in Westwood, on the argument that the competitive with other areas,
the Village. I remember what voice and render it powerless, likes to talk about variances, including dancing and live WWNC marginalizes students and I care deeply about its
the Village once was and despite it being a dedicated or granting exceptions to city music. While the WWNC’s in its elections. But the WWNC success. However, this can
believe it can be an amazing board of volunteers that has codes. Neighborhood councils sample alcohol permit condi- has 19 seats, and students can only happen with consistent,
place again. worked diligently to make do not have the power to tions may make it seem like run for 18 of those. The coun- trusted and experienced lead-
It is fantastic that students Westwood a better place. The change or approve variances. the council is against enter- cil currently includes three ership. The WWNC provides
wish to create a neighborhood students have talked of their Westwood follows city codes, tainment, many on the council UCLA students and at least six those qualities.
council that represents UCLA’s principles of inclusion, and yet and project approvals come support a more active nightlife UCLA alumni. Many students
campus and the North Village their boundaries are anything from the city and its planning in the Village and look forward just don’t run for council seats, Chapman is the president of
area. Having an independent but inclusive. department. to those types of businesses. even with outreach via social the WWNC.

Public comment Twitter commentary


Words matter. Many people think the UCLA administration’s response to the #SkirballFire
What are elected officials and public figures saying? was not enough and that the cancellation of classes should have happened
earlier. Here is what people had to tweet about it:
The Skirball Fire, which broke out near the junction of Sepulveda
Boulevard and the 405 on Wednesday morning, has destroyed
at least four homes in Bel Air. Here’s what Los Angeles Mayor Eric I’m a @ucla instructor. Admin, this is not enough. Shame on @UCLA for not closing campus today.
ar ett sa a ter the fire broke o t Don’t put students at the whim of their professors, Some buildings are losing power. The air is thick
who decide their grades. Formally cancel all classes with smoke and ash is coating surfaces. I am not
so that no student feels pressure to get to campus/ proud to be part of an institution that damages the
go outside in the smoke! #SkirballFire health of its students. #SkirballFire
Amanda Freise Justin C Smith
@AmandaFreise @JustCliffSmith

UCLA should NOT be holding classes/work as a @ucla students are put in a position where they
l fire b rns l terally eet a ay he a r s nsa e have to choose between their grades and their
an the fire s not onta ne he ell be n o safety. If it were any other week during the quarter
students should be the University’s top priority now people ABSOLUTELY would not have the same hesi
and always. #SkirballFire tation to evacuate... so tell me again how academic
culture isn’t toxic #SkirballFire
Julio Mendez Vargas Kyna
@julioo_mendez @bittermelona

“These are days that break your


an elle finals to ay be a se k rball re I don’t get how SMC immediately cancelled classes
heart. These are also days that unsafe. @UCLA don’t force faculty to make the for their students way earlier this morning and
show the resilience of our city.” call, you need to close campus or give guidance @ they re not as lose to the fire an then there s
UCLAnewsroom UCLA...
ERIC GARCETTI Sophia Joss
LOS ANGELES MAYOR @sophiacoolgirl @jmazzs
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Friday, December 8, 2017

All-female band comments on gender politics


BY ELI COUNTRYMAN
Daily Bruin contributor

Alumna Libby Hsieh dons a


suit and mustache in her band’s
latest music video.
In the music video for the
band Girl Friday’s song “12 Hour
Turnaround,” Hsieh, the band’s
bassist, depicts a man, while
a fellow female band member
dresses as a 1950s housewife.
The getups are meant to be a
commentary on stereotypical
gender roles in society, Hsieh
said.
The music video is just one
example of the band’s attempts
to fuse gender politics with
music. T he ba nd members
took the typically disparaging
phrase “girl Friday” – a patron-
i z i n g ter m t h at w a s m ade
popular in the 1940s to refer to
female assistants – and claimed
it as their title, Hsieh said.
“The idea was this woman
who was a powerhouse but not
getting any acknowledgement
for it, which happens a lot still,”
Vera Ellen, the group’s guitar-
ist, said. “It’s taking that and
reversing it because we’re all
onstage and we are all women.”
The all-female band origi-
nally began playing together
in November 2016 with three
UCLA students: Natalie Morace,
Hsieh and Ellen – an exchange
student from New Zealand. In
the past two months the band
also incorporated members
Sierra Scott and Virginia Pettis,
and released its first six-song ISA SAALABI/ DA I LY BRUIN

extended play, “Tiny Hats,” on Alumna Libby Hsieh plays bass in the all-female band Girl Friday. She said the band’s songs feature inherently political messages under a more lighthearted pop sound on their latest EP “Tiny Hats,” released Thursday.
Thursday.
In their EP, the band mem- based on their own personal dominated,” Morace, a fourth- game.” ace said. The two bonded over Ellen, who also plays with
bers said they worked to imbue experiences as women in the year global studies student, Morace met Hsieh at a UCLA being among the few women at men in a band called Sweat-
their own personal feminist music industry, choosing to said. “Obviously, we are going noise concert – a show where the show and shared a desire er, said making music with all
beliefs into the pop- and punk- avoid exploring cliche topics to sing from our own perspec- people create sounds as they to play music in a less male- women is a completely differ-
influenced music. Ellen said the like love. tive, and that’s going to be a go – in 2016. Most of the musi- dominated environment, Mor-
group discusses political topics “The industry is really male- different one by nature of the cians there were males, Mor- ace said. GIRL FRIDAY | Page 6

Movie review

The Shape of Water the film treats itself light-


heartedly without overly con-
Directed by Guillermo del Toro cerning itself with the ridicu-
DOUBLE DARE YOU PRODUCTIONS lous nature of their relation-
DEC. 8 ship. Instead of attempting to
romanticize the interspecies
relationship, del Toro uses the
premise of the movie to high-
BY TIGER ZHONG light a more humanlike love
Daily Bruin contributor story between Elisa and the
Amphibian Man.
“The Shape of Water” One of the key strengths
makes audiences fall in love of the film is its actors’ high-
with a relationship between a caliber performances, making
mythical amphibian creature the surreal storyline engaging
and a mute janitor. for its audience. Hawkins suc-
The plot of Guillermo del cessfully portrays her char-
Toro’s latest film sounds a acter as both broken by her
bit like an LSD-induced day- social isolation and hopeful in
dream: A mute janitor named her pure optimism for a bet-
Elisa (Sally Hawkins) falls ter life. From the subtle shifts
in love with an amphibious in facial muscles to the deft
creature (Doug Jones) that movements of her body used
the U.S. military is holding in to carry out sign language
a government research facil- dialogues, Hawkins’ perfor-
ity during the Cold War era. mance breathes life into the
The chemistry between the chaotic decisions Elisa makes
sexually deprived Elisa and in the film, such as breaking
the poorly treated amphibian out of government labs and
highlights a theme common engaging in a relationship
to many del Toro movies – the with a creature from Amazon
similarity between broken folktales.
humans and misunderstood Jones, who has previously
monsters. Del Toro fills the played nonhuman characters
bizarre yet charming story such as Fauno from “Pan’s
with charismatic, relatable Labyrinth” and Abe Sapien
characters and tension-build- from “Hellboy,” once again
ISRA AMEEN/ DA I LY BRUIN ing plot points with satisfying enhances his makeup and
Third-year art students Everett Babcock, Angel King and Lorena Ochoa (left to right) collaborated on a large, untitled art piece in their art show that will run until Dec. 12. conclusions. prosthetics with an effective
The movie itself is a colli- portrayal of the Amphibian

Art exhibit ties students together


sion of gothic horror, romance Man’s complex emotions.
drama and espionage thriller. While playing the Amphib-
It takes inspiration from each, ian Man, Jones only com-
creating a colorfully explosive
yet thoroughly cohesive proj- REVIEW | Page 6
BY TIGER ZHONG “Dyed In The Wool” all belonged to Babcock. King remembering what it was like ect with the suspenseful story
Daily Bruin contributor said the objects symbolize time growing up in her culture. progression of a thriller and
Nov. 30 - Dec. 12
1140 Broad Art Center
and nostalgia while referenc- A ll three worked on the the dialogue-driven charac- Ratings
Everett Babcock, Lorena ing Babcock’s childhood and largest piece in the art show – terization typical of a roman-
FREE 1 – Waste of time 3 – Good
Ochoa and Angel King made upbringing. an untitled mashup of various tic comedy.
abstract scu lptures out of “I w a nted to cre ate a n mediums that sits in the back In the process of establish- 2 – Eh, could 4 – Almost perfect
wooden sticks, hot-pink foam ing. After sharing the intimate imagery that represents (Bab- of the exhibit room. The three ing the romance between be better 5 – Life-changing
and gray yarn for their latest stories that came w ith the cock’s) feelings towards his scratched out the name of the Elisa and the Amphibian Man,
art show. items, they then used each oth- brother’s arrest and later the piece to capture the chaotic
“Dyed In The Wool,” which is er’s pieces to build sculptures new pressure from inheriting nature of the sculpture, King
composed entirely of abstract that they deemed representa- (his late father’s) home,” King said. The center component of
sculptural pieces and paint- tive of their respective friends, said. the art piece features a collage
ings, opened Nov. 30 in Broad K i n g s a id. T hey a re a l so Another piece by Ochoa, of Babcock’s abstract sculp-
Art Center 1140 and will close showcasing their own pieces with the same name as the tures from Long Beach City
Dec. 12. The third-year art stu- focused on their upbringings gallery, includes imagery of College.
dents transferred to UCLA in and cultural identities. classic Latinx culture, such as The sculpture originally
the fall, and said they found One of the pieces K i n g plaster molds of pan dulce and began as Babcock’s own piece,
inspiration for their art show is displaying, titled “House a sculpture of a hot-pink Virgin but Ochoa and King began con-
while balancing their new- Arrest,” was inspired by a story Mary on an altar with vinyl-tile tributing after Babcock sug-
found artistic freedom and the that Babcock shared, involv- flooring, which she said repre- gested the friend group col-
challenging social landscape. ing the house arrest of Bab- sents her Latinx upbringing. laborate on the project. Ochoa
“Out of necessity we came cock’s brother who was sen- King said that as Ochoa cut helped expand the piece by
together, and we developed tenced to prison for 45 years out the Virgin Mary from foam extending rolls of yarn through
this meaningful friendship to life. King’s piece features using her childhood memory of the structure – placing it over a
that offers a safety net and three wooden sticks pointing what the religious icon looked desk, under wires and through-
inspiration,” King said. diagonally upward to form a like, the specific details had out the entire exhibit room.
In preparation for the show, triangle, with branches woven become blurry, resulting in King said by tightening every-
the three exchanged personal together by twine. The sculp- the sculpture facing the wrong thing, from the yarn to the
belongings such as their child- ture also uses watches and way and having incorrect hand TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION
hood toys and parents’ cloth- T-shirts – personal objects that gestures – a commentary on DYED | Page 6
6 DAILY BRUIN | A&E | Friday, December 8, 2017 | dailybruin.com/ae

GIRL FRIDAY
from page 5

ent experience. When playing music


in groups with men, Morace said Girl
Friday’s members sometimes feel the
need to exaggerate their musical skills
to establish credibility as artists. On the
other hand, Morace said communicat-
ing Girl Friday’s political message takes
priority over showcasing the skill sets of
its members.
Some of the band’s songs in “Tiny
Hats” include commentaries on the
unhealthy dynamics in relationships
between men and women using a light-
hearted, pop-inspired sound, said Ellen.
“(The EP is) very political with a slice
of sweetness,” Hsieh said. “It’s like biting
into a cake and realizing there’s a huge
pepper in the middle of it.”
“12 Hour Turnaround” depicts an
emotionally attached man in a relation-
ship with a woman who doesn’t care
about him, and only uses him for sex.
The song is meant to overturn the trope
of women as clingy or dependent on
men.
Ellen said the band will continue to
make music about political topics in its
music as it battles to prove its musical
credibility in a male-dominated music
world. In the future, the group will also
explore topics such as depression and
privilege from a female perspective,
she said.
“We’re living in a turbulent time,
but as artists and musicians have done
for decades, the way you reflect what’s
going on is by talking about your own
personal experiences,” said Ellen.

Email Countryman at
MIA KAYSER/ DA I LY BRUIN ecountryman@dailybruin.com
Natalie Morace, lead singer of Girl Friday and fourth-year global studies student, said the band tries to focus more on highlighting political messages rather than each member’s individual music skills. or tweet @EliCountryman.

REVIEW
at Long Beach City College, are simultaneously frustrat- simultaneously justifying the and dreamy, fully realizing the
DYED King became close friends
with Babcock through vari-
ed by their limited time as
transfer students. However,
motives behind his cruelty
in front of the audience. The
world in which the movie takes
place through its inclusion
from page 5 ous sculpture classes they their frustration also made from page 5 movie makes him a relatable of small details such as neon
took together. And Babcock them appreciate their friend- character by presenting him as lights on the streets or the
said the two developed a ship, which they explored municates through basic sign not only a villain, but also as a complex scientific equipment
strings, the artists created a close bond over their pas- through their art, even more. language, yet he still succeeds human being who cares about inside the lab.
space in which objects can- sions for sculpture. “I’ve found the people (at in humanizing the strange his family. After filming giant robots
not enter or exit, therefore “As I got to know her, she UCLA) very accepting, but character. The film’s other cinematic battling amongst cities and
trapping each object within has some naive qualities, but everyone is very focused In addition to a compelling elements also help support a red demon fighting mythi-
a spiderweb-like design. very wise,” Babcock said. on what they are doing. It’s bond between the central cou- its character development cal monsters, del Toro has to
King said the artists went “She is like a sister, a really hard to make connections ple, the film also presents an and plot devices. Alexandre work hard to shock and satisfy
into the project with a focus good friend that I don’t think with people when everyone exemplary antagonist. Michael Desplat’s jazzy score exhibits his fans. However, the charm-
on collaboration, resulting in I will ever lose.” is working so hard,” Ochoa Shannon delivers tension and a classiness reminiscent of ingly written and well-shot
the mashup of various medi- After meeting Ochoa dur- said. “With (King) and (Bab- paranoia as Richard Strickland, the 1960s, during which the “The Shape of Water” does just
ums. However, she added ing their transfer orientation cock), we developed our own the ex-soldier who is in charge movie takes place. The music that with a riveting romance
they didn’t have a specific day and working together community, and being all of the Amphibian Man and is soothing during romantic between a water creature and
meaning in mind. As they on the art show, King said sculptors, we all speak each who aims to impress General scenes and suspenseful during a lonely woman.
finished putting everyone’s her and Babcock’s friendship other’s language.” Hoyt (Nick Searcy). Strickland the action sequences, creating
contribution together, they became even stronger. Now exudes authority and menace a diverse range of tones for Email Zhong at
realized the meaning came at UCLA, Ochoa said the trio Email Zhong at through his posture, dialogue the movie. The film’s cinema- tzhong@dailybruin.com or
from the making, she said. are excited to try new artis- tzhong@dailybruin.com or and facial expressions while tography is also both colorful tweet @tiger_zhong.
During her seven years tic endeavors at UCLA, yet tweet @tiger_zhong.

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UCLA women’s soccer hopeful for future despite loss in final


BY MELISSA ZHANG
Assistant Sports editor

U C L A w o m e n’ s s o c c e r
may have just fallen short of
a national championship this
year, but the young talent on its
roster breeds hope for upcom-
ing seasons.
The Bruins finished their
season with a record of 19-3-3
after losing 3-2 to Stanford (24-
1-0) in the national champion-
ships last weekend at Orlando
City Stadium.
Although unable to overcome
the one-point deficit, UCLA did
score two goals in four minutes
after the Cardinal had played
487 straight minutes without
allowing a single goal.
Though six seniors are grad-
uating from this year’s squad,
UCLA’s starting lineup from
the NCA A Tournament w ill
remain mostly intact. Redshirt
senior defense Zoey Goralski
and senior defender MacKenzie
Cerda will graduate, but nine
of the 11 starters will return
in 2018.
“ T hey ’ ve got i ncred ibly
talented rosters from UCLA’s
(U.S.) youth national team play-
ers and Canadian (sophomore
midfielder) Jessie Fleming,”
said ESPN commentator Julie
Foudy, who covered the entirety
of the weekend’s College Cup.
“That’s what I really love most
about the College Cup – it’s a
glimpse into the future for this
country and for women’s soccer
in general.”
Members of the freshman
cl a s s m a de a n i m me d i at e
impact upon starting their col-
legiate soccer careers, with sev-
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positions in at least one game Forward Ashley Sanchez set a freshman record for her 12 assists in her debut season. Sanchez came to Westwood as the top recruit in the 2017 incoming class, having U.S. national team experience.
this season.
“Ever y class that comes “(Sanchez) has played on finalists for the Missouri Ath- sixth season in 2018. Cromwell Anika Rodriguez stepping up Seven Bruins took a knee
through UCLA women’s soccer every youth national team and letic Club Hermann Trophy as is only the third female head in tremendous ways,” Cromwell during either a part or the
is one of the top in the country, now we get a chance to see in well. coach to win an NCAA cham- said. “Counting on (Sanchez) entirety of the singing of the
but this one is pretty special,” her freshman season how she This is only the fifth time pionship in women’s soccer, and (Mace) scoring, I don’t National Anthem before playing
said redshirt senior defender can continue to perform on the that the program has had two with the other two being Flor- know how many, 15 goals ... we Stanford in the championship
Claire Winter earlier in the sea- biggest stage,” Foudy said. “She first-team selections in one ida’s Becky Burleigh and Penn did get a lot of other players to match at Orlando City Stadium.
son. has that experience and confi- year. State’s Erica (Walsh) Dambach. flourish and to come into their “We discussed it as a team
Freshman forward Ashley dence.” “Hailie Mace is an awesome Following UCLA’s semifinals own.” that it was each individual’s
Sanchez came to Westwood Two of UCLA’s key assets story,” Foudy said. “Her having win over Duke, Cromwell was The Bru i ns were also choice, but as a team we’re
as the top recruit of the 2017 that will stay on the roster are not really been recruited and asked about her program’s suc- among the first NCAA teams still connected,” Fleming said
recruiting class, according to junior forward Hailie Mace and (coach) Amanda (Cromwell) cess despite losing the 2016 sea- to kneel during the playing of in October. “If you look at us,
Top Drawer Soccer. The rook- Fleming. seeing a video of her and being son’s top prospect Mal Pugh to the national anthem this fall. A everyone’s touching someone. I
ie set a new UCLA freshman Both Mace and Fleming were like ‘Oh my gosh, who is this the U.S. national team in April. number of UCLA coaches and think it’s pretty cool that we’re
record with her dozen assists named to the All-Tournament kid. ... Here’s a kid who didn’t go “That was a blow. What she players knelt at different games able to do this at UCLA.”
this season, and is one of only Team follow ing the College through the normal channels would bring to the table was throughout their season, begin-
four Bruins in program history Cup. The pair are both First- and played multiple sports.”’ undeniable. Now we have (red- ning with their Oregon match Email Zhang at
to log 12 assists in one season. Team All-Americans and semi- Cromwell will return for her shirt sophomore midfielder) on Sept. 28. mzhang1@dailybruin.com

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UCLA brings strong defense to GOLDBERG


from page 10
dua l match debut aga i nst
USC in the ITA Indoor Cham-
pionships in February. He and
more said he hopes to work in
college athletics after the con-
clusion of his tennis career,

game against Oklahoma State


senior Austin Rapp, Connor whether as a coach or as an
Rapp’s older brother, won the administrator. Ben Goldberg
away. ... It was a tough deci- set against the Trojans 6-4. said he would prefer to work
sion,” Ben Goldberg said. Although he did not per- at UCLA and give back to the
BY JOY HONG Women’s basketball per game. Last Wednesday, R app, who had a l ready m a nent ly crack a top -si x school that has been such an
Daily Bruin contributor she joined Canada on the 2018 committed to UCLA, tried to singles position, Ben Gold- integral part of his life.
Oklahoma State
Citizen Naismith Trophy watch sway his partner to keep the berg cultivated a niche in dou- But for now, he’s focused
Today, 5 p.m.
Ok la hom a St ate m ay be list. The duo was nominated doubles pair alive. bles. After initially pairing on bu i ld i n g off h is f resh-
Stillwater, Oklahoma
unranked, but on paper, the Fox Sports Go
among 50 candidates, includ- “I com m itted f i rst, a nd with Austin Rapp for several man campaign. Even w ith
Cowgirls’ head-to-head season ing Oklahoma State’s center, then I was recruiting him to matches, he partnered with the addition of several tal-
stats are very similar to the Kaylee Jensen. come here like, ‘Come on, let’s junior Maxime Cressy. ented freshmen to the team
Bruins’. senior guard Kelli Hayes. “But UCLA will have the opportu- get this going,’” Rapp said. Ben Goldberg finished his this year, Ben Goldberg said
“Oklahoma State is a great our defense has prepared us nity to showcase its game plan Ben Goldberg decided to freshman season with a 7-9 he aspires to earn mainstay
team – I saw them play against very well to play road games of attacking the paint coming stay close to home and reunite record in singles and a 14-16 positions in both singles and
Mississippi State,” said senior like this.” off Sunday’s confident w in, with Rapp and coach Martin, doubles record. He attained doubles.
guard Jordin Canada. “They Close often reminds her play- scoring over half of its points choosing UCLA three months records of 3-0 and 7-10 in sin- Although neither his role
only lost by three (on the road), ers that defense wins games. inside the paint in its 74-44 win after Rapp committed. gles and doubles dual match- for the upcoming season nor
and they’re a great team as The Bruins have been playing against UCSB. How e v e r, h i s d e c i s i o n es, respectively. his future aspirations have
well. So we know it’s going to stif ling defense by limiting The Bruins, however, still meant turning his back on The player has been lauded yet to be fully solidified, one
be a battle.” opponents to just 35.9 percent struggled to find the bottom of other schools that could have by Martin for his foot speed thing is for certain: Ben Gold-
No. 7 UCLA women’s basket- from the field. the net shooting from behind offered him a larger role. and quick in-game adjust- berg has been and will be a
ball (7-1) will kick off a five- “I think it’s been motivating the arc and sit tied for second “There was no guarantee of ments to counter his oppo- Bruin for life, he said.
game road trip by visiting Okla- to be a great defensive team to last in the Pac-12 at just 30.2 playing in our top six or play- nent s. He a d i n g i nt o t h i s “I felt l i ke to h ave t he
homa State (6-2) on Friday. (because) we’ve never been a percent. On the other hand, ing doubles, yet he could have season, Ben Goldberg has opportunity to go here given
Both teams are holding oppo- great offensive team,” Close Oklahoma State leads the Big- gone to a lot of other schools focused on getting stronger, my upbringing with every-
nents to just under 60 points said. “As a lot of coaches have 12 in defending the 3-point line, and absolutely played in their which has helped his serve th i n g, (it w a s) def i n itely
per game and lead their confer- said … offense is up and down, limiting opponents to just 23.5 top six,” Martin said. and aggression. someth i ng I cou ld n’t tur n
ences in steals, tallying 12.1 but defense travels. It will be percent. Ben Goldberg did not see “ W hen he steps on t he dow n,” Ben Goldberg said.
and 11.5 per game, respectively. the same whether you’re in your “ I f t h e y t a ke aw ay t h e any game action for the first court here at UCLA, he’s all “I was basically born to be a
Oklahoma State w ill face own court or somebody else’s 3-point line, we’re still going to few weeks of the regular sea- business,” Martin said. “He Bruin.”
its third top-15 opponent in gym.” have killer inside game and just son. has added that heart to our
just two weeks, after falling Hayes also agreed the team’s (focus on) getting those offen- But fol low i n g a n i nju r y team.” Email Auh at
to both No. 12 Tennessee and defense has led to getti n g sive boards,” Hayes said. to a teammate, he made his Like his father, the sopho- jauh@dailybruin.com.
No. 6 Mississippi State in close everyone involved. The Bruins also lead the
games. However, the Cowgirls “It’s definitely us finding Pac-12 in offensive rebounding,
will have a chance to pull off those easier shots in transi- hauling down 16.8 per game.
an upset in front of their home tion, (making sure to look) in Canada said the team was
crowd. the paint for people posting up unable to squeeze in a practice
“That’s what we love to do like (senior forward Monique before traveling to Oklahoma
– I’m like ‘Bring it on,’” said Billings)... or (Canada) pen- due to complications caused
coach Cori Close. “If you’re a etrating in transition taking her by the Skirball fire near UCLA’s
competitor, that’s exactly what shot,” Hayes said. “Everyone campus, and said coaches will
you want. You want situations on the team working on their work out little details and run
that are going to force you to strengths, that’s something through the game plan with the
rise up.” that’s been going well for us this players once they arrive.
UCLA will be playing its first year on the court.”
road game of the season. Bi l l i ngs is conti nu i ng to Email Hong at
“Obviously playing on the dominate the paint, averaging jhong@dailybruin.com
road is always very hard,” said 15.9 points and 9.1 rebounds or tweet @joy__hong.

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W. VBALL since its current coach Mary


Wise took over in 1991, but has
yet to win a national champi-
from page 10 onship.
In last year’s tournament,
Florida has won in straight the Gators were upset by their

L
sets 16 times this season and rival, the Florida State Semi-
hasn’t lost since Oct. 15. It has
held opponents to a .132 hit-
ting percentage on average,
which ranks second-best in the
noles, in the second round.
UCL A w i l l be look i n g to
advance to the national quar-
terfinals for the second year SP E C I A
G I FTS
nation. in a row.
The Gators have also “Pressure’s on them. No. 2
employed an efficient attack, seed? They have to get through
ranking 13th in the country in that region,” Sealy said. “If
hitting percentage with .287. you’re gonna have a season
“I think we’re a very good where you have the number
defensive team and I think that two seed, all the expectations
we can outlast a lot of teams,” are there. If they don’t get
Muno said. “(We can) keep a
low error percentage and keep
through this region and get to
the Final Four, that’s probably Now is the time for giving
the bal l i n play unti l other a disappointment for them and
teams make errors, which I their fans.”
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NCAA TOURNAMENT
Ball brothers to play overseas
BY KELSEY ANGUS had said LaMelo Ball would
Assistant Sports editor still play for UCLA, but Thurs-
day morning, he said LaMelo
LaVar Bal l told ESPN on Ball will not play college bas-
Thursday morning that his two ketball.
younger sons, LiAngelo and Teams in Europe and Asia
LaMelo Ball, have both signed have expressed interest in the
w ith agent Harrison Gaines brothers, according to ESPN.
with the intention of playing LaVar Ball said he is not con-
overseas. cerned w ith the money, but
LaVar Ball recently pulled wants his sons to be playing
LiAngelo Ball from UCLA after basketball again – on the same
the freshman was suspended team and on the court at the
from play indefinitely following sa me ti me. However, many
a shoplifting incident during Eu ropea n club execut ives
UCLA basketball’s trip to Chi- are not interested in the Ball
na. LaMelo Ball had also previ- brothers, according to Bleach-
ously withdrawn from Chino er Report.
Hills High School in October,
which would have been his Email Angus at AUBREY YEO/ DA I LY B R U I N S E N I O R STA F F

junior season. kangus@dailybruin.com or After pulling LiAngelo Ball from UCLA earlier this week, LaVar Ball told ESPN on Thursday
Earlier this week, LaVar Ball tweet @kelseyangus1. that both LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball have signed with agents to play internationally.

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Junior middle blocker Kyra Rogers has recorded a season hitting percentage of .272
and 65 total blocks, both of which are the second-best on the team this season.

UCLA ready to BRUIN


face one-loss BORN,
Florida team
BY JACK KEARNS BRUIN
BRED
Women’s volleyball
Daily Bruin contributor
No. 2 Florida
Today, 1 p.m.
UCLA women’s volleyball
Gainesville, Florida
had a fluctuating regular sea-
ESPNU
son, taking time to adjust to a
young roster.
However, ever y th i n g is energ y, t he at t it ude, t he
seemingly coming together focus is consistent. I think
for the Bruins as they enter it’s a nice balance because
the Sweet 16 looking for a they’re (also) a fun, laid-back
win against a Florida team group.”
with just one loss. Florida is an experienced
“We’re hitting our stride g roup w ith lots of t a lent
at the right time,” said junior and size. The Gators start AUBREY YEO/ DA I LY B R U I N S E N I O R STA F F

l ibero Zana Mu no. “We’ve three seniors and a redshirt Ben Goldberg said he hopes to work in college athletics someday after he graduates, as a coach or administrator. The sophomore said he would prefer it to be at UCLA, however.
had a lot of ups and downs junior. Middle blocker Rha-
throughout the season. But mat Alhassan, who’s 6-foot- BY JUSTIN AUH attended UCLA. His father, Ben Goldberg’s mother, Vicky kept a close eye on Ben Gold-
all that’s important is hitting 4-inches, leads the nation in Daily Bruin contributor Dan Goldberg, works as the Goldberg, introduced him to berg’s progress, especia l ly
your peak at the right time blocks per set, while 6-foot-8- university’s assistant athletic tennis when he was 3 years during his four-year varsity
and we’re definitely doing inch middle blocker Rachael Crowds can provoke anxiety director of compliance, which old. It was not until he was career at Palisades Charter
that.” K ra mer is seventh i n the in a freshman student-athlete, provided many opportunities about 8 years old, however, High School.
The No. 15 seed Bruins country with a hitting per- but not in one who grew up for Ben Goldberg to immerse that he began to focus inten- “I got to know (Ben), watch
(21-10) will travel to Gaines- centage of .434. around them. himself in UCLA athletics from sively on the sport. his tennis progress and follow
ville, Florida, on Friday to Ac r o s s t he net , UC L A “Being in front of a crowd, a young age. At a ge 9, Ben G oldberg him during his high school
take on the No. 2 seed Gators middle blocker Kyra Rogers it’s easy to get nervous and B en G old b er g a t t ende d met redshirt freshman Con- years and doing really well in
(27-1) in the third round of stands at 6 feet. The junior, get tight ... but my upbringing, three Fi nal Fours i n a row nor Rapp at a tournament in Southern Cal Juniors,” Martin
the NCAA tournament. while undersized for her posi- being at all these huge games, from 2006 to 2008. He also A nahei m, Cal i forn ia. From said.
UCLA lost in five sets to tion, has been able to log a huge crowds, I (feel) super recalled excursions with the there, the pair would become Martin began to intensively
No. 3 seed Stanford on Nov. season .272 hitting percent- comfortable out there,” sopho- football team, including trips a doubles team for the next recruit Ben Goldberg during
16 and has proceeded to go age and 78 total blocks, both more Ben Goldberg said. to A lcatraz before the 2011 nine years on the junior tour, his junior year. The five-star
on a five-game w in streak second-best on the team. Born into a family of Bru- Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in developing a close friendship. recruit received offers from
since, including a sweep over “I know I’m going to be fac- ins, Goldberg went to countless San Francisco and to SeaWorld “Sometimes (Ben) invited big and small schools alike, but
No. 10 seed USC. ing a lot of players that are games at Pauley Pavilion and prior to the 2012 Holiday Bowl me (to football games), so I was he only seriously considered
Coach Michael Sealy said much bigger than me,” Rog- the Rose Bowl throughout his in San Diego. kind of surrounded by the cul- UCLA and Wisconsin, whose
after the USC game that he ers said. “I just have to accept childhood. The tennis player “I got to travel with the team ture of UCLA,” Rapp said. coach is also from the Pacific
thinks the team can grow that I’m going to get a lot of felt at home among the large to bowl games on the charter Ben Goldberg also estab- Palisades.
exponentially due to its youth my attacks blocked … and game day crowds and env i- plane. ... They got the police lished an early connection with “Also, I had to play the oth-
and team chemistry. just play fast and reset after sioned playing for UCLA one escor ts on the buses,” the coach Billy Martin, attending er side of it and try to see if
“I think the team’s been every play.” day. Pacific Palisades native said. his summer and holiday camps it would be good for me to go
really consistent for the last Both of Goldberg’s parents While his father instilled in throughout h is elementar y
six weeks,” Sealy said. “The W. VBALL | Page 9 and his paternal grandfather him his diehard Bruin loyalty, school years. Martin said he GOLDBERG | Page 9

Men’s water polo sees end of an era with graduating senior class
BY RYAN SMITH grating nine new freshmen into “I haven’t really thought about
Assistant Sports editor the lineup. As Wright mentioned it too much,” Irving said. “I’ll defi-
after the win Sunday, most people nitely have some time after its all
With the 2017 season in the in the water polo community had said and done to think back and
books, UCLA men’s water polo written off UCLA early in the sea- reflect but right now I’m trying to
must say goodbye to a senior class son for that reason. focus and just be present.”
who will leave behind an impres- Sen ior uti l ity A lex Roelse Irving went on to score a goal
sive legacy. and his fellow senior teammates in the championship game. He fin-
The Bruins claimed their third silenced the outside noise, and ished his UCLA career with 133
title in four years after knocking focused on maki ng a lasti ng goals, including a career-high 47
off USC in the NCAA champion- impact on not only the freshmen, in 2015.
ship Sunday. This is the second but the entire program. Along with Roelse and Irving,
time in which UCLA has won “Coming into this season, we UCLA will lose five other seniors:
three titles in a four-year span, last sat down as a group of seniors goalkeeper Aleksandar Ruzic,
occurring between 1969 and 1972. and we talked about where we center Matt Farmer and attack-
However, the win also marked wanted to go, and what kind of ers Jack Grover, Jesse Camou and
the end of one of the most deco- stamp we wanted to leave on this James Robinson.
rated senior classes in program program,” Roelse said. “How is this Ruzic started four games, split-
history, which as achieved three program going to benefit from us ting time with redshirt sophomore
national titles, a record breaking this year?” goalkeeper Alex Wolf, while the
57-game win streak and a 105-10 The Bruins responded by open- six position players accounted for
overall record. ing the season 11-0, and leapfrog- 133 of the teams’ 292 goals this
To coach Adam Wright, though, ging the Trojans for the No. 1 season.
this season may have been the ranking after taking them down in Despite the end of this era,
most i mpressive feat i n the the final of the MPSF Invitational the Bruins remain in good hands.
seniors’ careers. in September. With freshman attackers Nicolas
“What they were able to do with Senior attacker Max Irving, Saveljic and Chasen Travisano,
the influx of a large class of fresh- who scored a career-high six goals who finished first and fifth in scor-
men, and show them just how we in that game, played a major role ing respectively, UCLA will remain
are supposed to operate every day, for UCLA in bringing home the competitive in part thanks to the
first as people and students, and title over the weekend. After scor- mark this senior year’s class left
how we train every day – they did ing a pair of goals in the semifinal behind.
it all,” Wright said. victory over Pacific, he said that
AMY DIXON/ A S S I STA N T P H OTO E D I TO R The Bruins lost four 2016 All- he hadn’t had a chance to digest Email Smith at
With the 2017 season in the rearview mirror, UCLA men’s water polo is set to lose seven seniors, including senior utility Alex Roelse. Americans prior to the season, that his collegiate career was com- rsmith@dailybruin.com
He scored twice against USC in the national championship, leading the Bruins in goals Sunday with senior center Matt Farmer. and were given the task of inte- ing to an end. or tweet @RyanSmithDB.

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