No. 10 Cal men’s golf turns in 2nd-place finish at The Goodwin tournament

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While springtime is typically known for relaxation and recitation, the No. 10 Cal men’s golf team was hard at work at The Goodwin tournament in San Francisco for the first week of spring.

Coming off of a first-place finish at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate and a runner-up appearance at the Querencia Cabo Collegiate, the Bears were eager to continue their recent success after cracking into the top 10 for the first time all season.

Despite fighting gallantly and making a late push on Saturday to close the gap on No. 8 Oklahoma, Cal had to ultimately settle for second place. The Bears did, however, find solace in besting the tournament’s host and archrival, No. 18 Stanford, which finished in third just a handful of strokes behind Cal.

On an individual basis, redshirt junior Sebastian Crampton continued his dominant play, turning in an impressive third-place finish en route to shooting a 205 (-8). Crampton’s strong finish was his third top-five performance of the year.

Joining Crampton in the top 10 was junior Collin Morikawa, who ended the tournament in a tie for fifth after shooting 207 (-6). Morikawa started off hot on the first day by shooting a 66 (-5) but cooled down by his standards on the second and third day, shooting a 69 (-2) and 72 (+1) respectively.

On day one of the tournament, all teams struggled against difficult windy conditions. The Bears were unable to get anything going, with the exception of Morikawa and sophomore Finigan Tilly, who were the only two Bears to post red numbers.

Through the first 18 holes, Cal didn’t strike the ball as well as it had in recent weeks, and the team could not get enough putts to drop. But at the conclusion of day one, the Bears stood in a tie for fifth — just five shots behind the lead pace set by Stanford.

Day two saw Cal begin to make its move. Whereas on day one the Bears weren’t able to convert their chances of catching the leaders, day two saw their fortunes change.

Of the five Cal players participating, four shot rounds under par to catapult the team into second place. The Bears were led by Crampton’s 66 (-5), which moved him into a tie for seventh after beginning the day in a tie for 26th.

Redshirt junior KK Limbhasut and redshirt sophomore Jamie Cheatham also responded well by shooting a 67 (-4) and 69 (-2), respectively. At this point, the Bears sat five shots behind the Sooners.

On the final day of play, Cal attempted to rally past Oklahoma, but it was never able to finish the deal. In the final round, Crampton, Tilly and Cheatham all turned in scores in the 60s, but Morikawa and Limbhasut weren’t able to follow suit.

The bright spot for the Bears came on the 17th hole when Cheatham recorded a hole in one — an exciting way to cap off his 21st birthday. In the end, Cal finished three shots behind Oklahoma and five shots ahead of Stanford.

With one more tournament, Western Intercollegiate, before Pac-12 championship play begins, Cal will aim to keep up its strong play in pursuit of a deep postseason run.

Praveen Kuruppu covers men’s golf. Contact him at pkuruppu@dailycal.org.

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Chabad at CSU hosted their 13th annual Passover Seder dinner on Friday in the Lory Student Center’s North Ballroom. The event was co-sponsored by Associate Students of Colorado State University, CSU’s Residence Hall Association and the LSC. The event brought students and community members alike together to celebrate Passover, which commemorates the liberation of Israelites […]

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Encouraging female students and professionals to pursue STEM education and opportunities is more important than ever. To help strengthen interest and participation in STEM fields, PepsiCo and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) have proudly kicked off their annual PepsiCo/SWE Student Engineering Challenge. Now in its fourth year, this competitive program encourages undergraduates to compete for scholarship prizes and a trip to Minneapolis, Minnesota to attend SWE’s annual conference, WE18– the largest professional development and networking conference and career fair for women in engineering, taking place October 18-20.

“Given that women represent only 24 percent of the STEM workforce, and only 14 percent of engineers are women, PepsiCo is particularly committed to expanding and encouraging STEM opportunities among young girls,” said Olga Sellmann, Ph.D, R&D Project Manager, PepsiCo. “Engaging the future generation of female engineers with this annual challenge allows us to explore fresh approaches to improving our operations while engaging rising graduates with real-life engineering practicum.”

Beginning today, participating teams compromised of up to four undergraduate students are invited to research and develop a solution in response one of the following themes: efficient sensing systems, alternatives to PET beverage packaging and the recyclability of industry-standard beverage coolers.

To officially compete, eligible teams must visit the Challenge website and submit their poster proposals online by July 2, 2018. Following thorough review, three finalist teams will be notified and asked to formally present at the WE18 annual conference in Minneapolis. A judging panel of PepsiCo executives and industry leaders will select the grand prize winning team, which will be announced and celebrated on the last day of the conference at the WE18 Celebrate SWE! event.

“PepsiCo is a leader in diversity and inclusion for women in STEM and SWE is thrilled to continue our partnership in 2018,” said Karen Horting, Executive Director & CEO, SWE. “The PepsiCo / SWE Student Engineering Challenge represents an empowering opportunity for SWE’s collegiate engineering students and is the highlight of our conference every year.”

To date, this program has awarded 27 students with cash prizes and a funded trip to the SWE annual conference to present their proposed engineering solutions to a panel of PepsiCo judges. Each year, the SWE annual conference represents the perfect place to gather female students and professionals to network and learn more about STEM opportunities from industry leaders such as PepsiCo. This year, SWE anticipates more than 13,000 attendees on-site at WE18.

For more information about this year’s PepsiCo/SWE Student Engineering Challenge, including submission instructions and deadlines, please visit http://pepsicostudentchallenge.swe.org.

About PepsiCo 
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $63 billion in net revenue in 2017, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo’s product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

At the heart of PepsiCo is Performance with Purpose – our fundamental belief that the success of our company is inextricably linked to the sustainability of the world around us. We believe that continuously improving the products we sell, operating responsibly to protect our planet and empowering people around the world enable PepsiCo to run a successful global company that creates long-term value for society and our shareholders. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.

About SWE
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1950, is the world’s largest advocate and catalyst for change for women in engineering and technology. The not-for-profit educational and service organization is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. To ensure SWE members reach their full potential as engineers and leaders, the Society offers unique opportunities to network, provides professional development, shapes public policy and provides recognition for the life-changing contributions and achievements of women engineers. As a champion of diversity, SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in their personal and professional lives. For more information about the Society, please visit www.swe.org or call 312.596.5223

Jackson Mims and Xavier Clafee stretch before practice. Photo by Chris Crews.

Disney isn’t the only place that makes dreams come true. This week, the Charlotte 49ers baseball program turned one kid’s dream into a reality.

8-year-old Xavier Clafee is battling Truncus Arteriosus, which is a rare form of heart disease. With the help of the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, he was brought to the 49ers. The foundation’s goal is to better the life of children who are battling diseases and cancers.

Although he is young in age, Xavier has already had three open-heart surgeries and four heart catheterizations. During his last surgery in July, a device was placed in his heart that will grow with Xavier, meaning no more surgeries for at least seven years.

Xavier came out Wednesday afternoon and signed with the program officially. He was presented with Charlotte baseball t-shirts, a hat, and a jersey, along with other 49er swag. After joining the program, Xavier went down to the field, met his new teammates and participated in his first practices.

The Niners lost to in-state foe UNC 14-2 the night before Xavier signed, the sting of the loss was quickly replaced by players being grateful for simply their opportunity to be on a baseball field.

“The word I would put for it is just perspective. It gives us a great perspective on how lucky we are to come out here and play every day,” Jackson Mims said.

When asked what position he would want to play, Xavier quickly responded with third base.

Wanting to size up the competiton, third basemen Mims quickly took Xavier under his wing.

The two were seen side-by-side during the warm-up stretches, playing a game of catch, and when Xavier was taking his first swings with the bat.

Charlotte coach Loren Hibbs welcomed Xavier into the 49er family and said he set a good example for his players.

“I think we all realize and we all understand that we are blessed to be able to be out here and be able to do what we’re doing,” Hibbs said. “When a young man like Xavier comes around here and gets a chance to be in our program and see and hear the struggles that he’s had in his very short lifetime in the eight years he’s been on this earth, it makes you appreciate everything.”

Prior to his surgery in July, Xavier couldn’t entertain the idea of playing sports. Now, with oxygen flowing easier throughout his body, Xavier can explore the athletic world. His father, Xavier Clafee, said that while he is still learning about the sport, he’s all in.

“He’s one of those kids, like, when you say something to him, it’s tunnel vision. When we said baseball, team, meet your coaches, for the last three days it has been nothing but let the sheer focus and tunnel vision on the act of what baseball is,” Clafee said.

Xavier has an open invitation for any 49er baseball activity, including practices, meetings and games.

Photos by Chris Crews.

Man assaulted Friday night on Southside, left with large spots of blood

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A man was assaulted Friday night while walking eastbound away from the Graduate Berkeley hotel on Durant Avenue, according to a UCPD Nixle alert released Saturday morning.

UCPD officers saw the man walking westward on the 2600 block of Channing Way and noticed that his head, face and shirt had large spots of blood on them, according to the alert.

The man said in the alert that he had been at the bar in the Graduate Berkeley hotel on Durant Avenue 10 to 15 minutes earlier and had left the bar to smoke a cigarette. While outside, he was allegedly approached by three to five Hispanic adult men wearing gray or black hooded sweatshirts, who yelled something along the lines of “Oh, you think you’re banging up here?” according to the alert.

One of the suspects punched the man, knocking him to the ground, and the suspects then began to kick him as he lay on the ground.

Berkeley Fire Department found that the man had a one-inch laceration on his left temple, according to the alert, but the man then sought medical attention on his own. UCPD officers searched the area but found no one.

UCPD asks anyone with information about this incident to call 510-981-5900.

Sakura Cannestra is an assistant news editor. Contact her at bcannestra@dailycal.org and follow her on Twitter at @SakuCannestra.

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A month after Austin’s city council approved a 12-month program to test dockless bikes, the stationless vehicles may soon be rolling in to city streets. Bikeshare company Limebike hopes to bring its own fleet of vehicles to the city and campus area, including an unconventional form of transportation — dockless e-scooters.

“We think (Austin) is a great market for scooters given it will (not only) help residents get around downtown … but also for students around UT-Austin,” said Sam Sadle, director of strategic development at LimeBike. “It provides you with one more way to get from campus to downtown, or to internships, to go out or whatever it may be.”

Sadle said the scooters are part of the company’s three-part fleet, which it wants to bring to Austin in the coming months. The fleet also includes bikes and e-assist bikes, which are pedal bikes that, like the scooters, contain an electric motor for an uphill boost.

The dockless vehicles would be an addition to the city’s current bike-share system, Austin B-cycle, which is station-based. Sadle said LimeBike’s vehicles would be able to close the gaps for students where the B-Cycle stations don’t reach, such as the final leg from a bus stop to campus, or from campus to a job.

Transportation engineering professor Randy Machemehl said while the scooters could help solve many potential transportation issues as the city becomes increasingly congested, dockless vehicles still face two major challenges.

”The key question is, will people be mindful of other people as far as where they park them, and will enough people use them to make the whole venture be profitable?” Machemehl said.

Machemehl said he has seen cases where dockless vehicles have been stored by users in inappropriate places, and others where ridership has been low. Still, Machemehl said he’s hopeful the devices will help students living in nearby areas get to campus.

LimeBike has a team to collect the e-scooters at the end of each day, recharge them and set them out again the next morning, Sadle said. The regular dockless bikes are not collected, but to avoid bike disorganization, there will be a team to make sure bikes are organized and in appropriate areas.

UT alumnus and Austinite Brad Sloan said he has seen cases in Dallas and even China where these vehicles are stacked in piles by users or left in trees and lakes. Sloan said he thinks there needs to be a strong effort by companies such as LimeBike to keep both the bikes and scooters in check.

”Human nature really ends up winning in the end, and people will probably end up, like they have in other cities, thoughtlessly leaving the scooters here, there and everywhere,” Sloan said.

James Lentz, president and founder of Campus Bike Alliance, said he likes the idea of more modes of transportation for students to get to campus, but wants to know there will be enough room at UT to house the dockless scooters.

“There is already a shortage of bike parking at UT,” said Lentz, civil engineering senior. “The big concern for me with dockless is that students could ride them into campus and leave them in bike racks and then they could just sit there for who knows how long.”

Kenan Draughorne | Daily Trojan

When it comes to making a classic album, there are plenty of more important factors to consider than its cover artwork; but still, there’s a good reason why album art is the audience’s first impression of a project. Not only does it make the scale of the creation more tangible for our visual minds, but when handled well, the perfect imaging can enhance our experience with the music as well as our overall appreciation of it.

One of the best things about the artwork is that there’s no singular way to design a solid cover, even for two albums with similar sonics. Songs from A$AP Mob’s Cozy Tapes, Vol. 1 and Migos’ Culture II flow together seamlessly with their booming trap beats and infectious energy, yet their respective artworks couldn’t be more different: a beaming, infantile A$AP Yams swaddled in a fluffy blanket as opposed to three grown men sporting gold chains and jet-black suits. Still, both covers encapsulate the overarching themes of the actual albums, as A$AP pays tribute to their fallen founding member, and Migos express their influence over the current hip-hop landscape in all their glory.

When Childish Gambino unveiled the artwork for his album “Awaken, My Love!”, the ethereal design connected with his psychedelic performance of the music at his Pharos concert months before. Photo courtesy of Glassnote Records.

Personally, many of my favorite covers have been just as varied — although with each of them, I’m able to tie the image to a specific moment within the album that’s ingrained into my memory. With Childish Gambino’s awe-inspiring “Awaken, My Love!”, that moment occurred before I’d even seen the cover art, instead taking place when he premiered the album at the Pharos concert in Joshua Tree a few months before the official release.

My first time seeing Gambino perform live, the psychedelic experience that transpired was nothing like the high-energy hip-hop show I’d long expected from him, but easily became one of my favorite live shows regardless. While Gambino performed an early rendition of “Baby Boy,” I was simply transfixed by the visuals projected above and around the audience, briefly snapping back to reality each time he punctuated the end of a segment with a loud, passionate cry. Each time I look at the album cover, I’m brought back to that exact moment when the song swelled for the final time, and its creator fell back from the microphone with one last shout that struck a deep, resonating chord.

When it comes to Jhené Aiko’s ethereal Souled Out album cover, that pivotal moment came long after I’d heard the music for the first time, but instead when I brought one of the songs to life for myself in high school. The sunshine that beams from the heavens onto Jhené’s elevated figure is the perfect visual equivalent to the song “Eternal Sunshine” from the album, which a close friend and I decided to perform at a Coffee House hosted by our school’s arts program. It doesn’t take a dedicated audiophile to figure out that the original version was better — more so my fault on the piano than my friend’s singing ability, as I stumbled on a few chords near the end — but still, thinking about our live rendition always puts a smile on my face, the memory transposed with the feeling given off by Souled Out’s beautiful artwork.

It’s often a bad sign when the album’s cover is more impressive than the music, but when they’re complementary, it only makes the end product that much more captivating. So this week, kudos to Jessie Reyez and Daniel Caesar for not only forming a divine combination on their first collaboration, but for packaging it behind a snapshot that perfectly sums up the song’s light, airy essence.

Art by Di Wu | Daily Trojan

Why I’m Smiling: Jessie Reyez ft. Daniel Caesar: “Figures, a Reprise”

How much did I know about Jessie Reyez before this song? I didn’t realize “Figures, a Reprise” was actually a reprise of her biggest hit until my fifth listen. Probably a little late to the party, but I’ll be paying much more attention to the Canadian singer going forward after hearing her piercing vocals for the first time next to Caesar’s honeylike crooning. If you haven’t seen the video of the two of them premiering the song at the 2018 Juno Awards held annually in Vancouver, it’s definitely worth your time; even the audience was surprised when Caesar snuck out of the choir to debut his verse.

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Why I’m Hopeful For the Future: Kali Uchis – Isolation (April 6)

In terms of songs that only grow more infectious with each listen, Kali Uchis’ “After the Storm” is easily the strongest choice since GoldLink gifted the culture with “Crew” in 2016. Now, three years after initially turning heads with her EP “Por Vida” in 2015, Kali’s true debut album is finally scheduled to be released this Friday, with production credits from KAYTRANADA and several other high-caliber names. Widely pegged as one of the brightest breakout candidates of 2018, expect Kali’s name recognition to skyrocket once the project finally arrives.

Kenan Draughorne is a junior majoring in journalism. He is also the lifestyle editor of the Daily Trojan. His column, “To Pen a Butterfly,” runs Mondays.

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Seven is considered an incredibly lucky number. That’s the reason Ian Fleming chose 007 for the James Bond series. There are also seven continents, seven wonders of the world and seven colors in the rainbow. Tonight, the Longhorns got to add a seven to the universe, running their current win streak up to seven games.

The Longhorns completed the series sweep against the Iowa State Cyclones to begin Big 12 play undefeated, and did so in a doubleheader. The team fired on all cylinders today, shutting out the opponent, 8-0, in the first game and blowing them out of the water offensively in the second, 11-4.

“I think all the way around we were sharp today,” head coach Connie Clark said. “What stands out to me is that we always had an answer and that is impressive. I felt like almost every time throughout this three game series we would respond to Iowa State scoring with a score of our own.”

In the first game of the doubleheader, Texas ace pitcher senior Paige von Sprecken took the mound and threw a gem. Von Sprecken came two outs from throwing a perfect game, and held the Cyclones to two hits while striking out six.

The first game reinforced the idea that the Longhorns have two ace pitchers throwing incredibly well of late, as von Sprecken collected her seventh win of the season and added another shutout to her early season success.

“I thought it was tremendous,” Clark said. “We love having Paige in the circle. She’s just so confident and just has so many different looks right now. Her velocity looks good, but she’s mixing in different speeds. She just brings so much to the table.”

In the second game, the offense continued its streak of scoring early, bringing a total of six runs across home plate in the first inning alone. The team scored a total of eight runs in the first game and scored eleven in the second.

The entire lineup in the first game got on base in some way, and pinch hitting situations brought almost every player to bat at some point during the series.

“It was good to get everyone some looks,” Clark said. “Everyone is just continuing to get better. The big hits were impressive but just as impressive was our eye at the plate. They drew really crucial walks and made the other pitching staff work.”  

The star of the offense in today’s games was sophomore outfielder Kaitlyn Washington, who hit two homeruns, including a grand slam in the first inning of the second game. Overall, she collected a total of three homers over the course of the series.

“Her swing looks great,” Clark said. “She’s been scrapping out of the gate in our initial 15 games or so and had to really work through some things and find that good old Kaitlyn Washington swing that we all know and seen in the passed. She’s really feeling confident.”

Moving forward, the Longhorns will hit the road to face Houston on Tuesday, April 3.

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Photos by Darius Simms.

The February shooting in Parkland, Florida has caused more of a student-run revolution for gun control than any other school shooting in recent memory, and the movement has received quite a bit of national attention. The students from Parkland were on the cover of Time magazine last week, and there have been multiple marches and student walkouts since the shooting on February 14. On March 14, there was a national student walkout organized by the Women’s March Youth EMPOWER, with the goal to “demand Congress to pass legislation to keep us safe from gun violence at our schools, on our streets and in our homes and places of worship”. An oppositional movement was formed in response to this walkout, encouraging students to befriend would-be school shooters instead of leaving school for the protest. This movement, which is essentially an anti-bullying campaign, has been entitled and given the hashtag #walkupnotout, and it is a victim-shaming idea that is inherently dangerous and avoids confronting the actual issues that cause gun violence in schools. It is also not a viable solution to school shootings.

In an op-ed published on March 27 by the New York Times, Isabelle Robinson, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and a survivor of the Parkland shooting, said that she tried to befriend Nikolas Cruz, the shooter, and he still committed the massacre. “It is not the obligation of children to befriend classmates who have demonstrated aggressive, unpredictable or violent tendencies. It is the responsibility of the school administration and guidance department to seek out those students and get them the help that they need, even if it is extremely specialized attention that cannot be provided at the same institution,” she said. Robinson’s testimony and interpersonal experience with the shooter should be enough of an argument to combat this harmful movement, but its history goes beyond the Parkland shooting.

The narrative of the school shooter being a victim has been copied since the Columbine shooting in 1999. Media coverage from the Columbine massacre created the idea and stereotype that loners and people who have been bullied cause violent crimes. An article from BBC News published the day after the shooting says that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the shooters who premeditated and carried out a massacre that killed 13 people before ultimately killing themselves, were part of a gang at school called the “Trenchcoat Mafia.” This “Trenchcoat Mafia”, made up of boys who were believed to be loners, caused paranoia and fear, leading students to believe that if they bully other kids, they might be victims of a school shooting. It goes without saying that bullying is a problem in schools and that kids should be nice to their fellow students. But it shouldn’t be because they’re fearing for what might happen to them if they don’t.

That Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold committed this shooting because they were bullied is a rumor that has been debunked. However, even if all shootings were carried out by people who believed they had been tormented by other students, that doesn’t make their actions okay, something that the #walkupnotout movement seems to forget.

In 2014, Elliot Rodger killed six people on the University of California, Santa Barbara campus in Isla Vista. In a 141-page personal manifesto, Rodger justified his decision to commit this massacre to “punish [his] enemies”. Rodger’s manifesto is ensconced in male entitlement, and paints him as an awkward man who people thought of as a loser and who women weren’t attracted to. Even if people treated Rodger terribly, he had no justification to carry out this murder. Telling students to feel sorry for these mass shooters makes it seem like they had an excuse to do what they did. They didn’t.

It seems ridiculous to have to say that killing your peers is an absolutely horrific response to being bullied, but anyone who suggests that school shootings might be stopped if children just “walked up” to kids who seem like they are sad or alone victimizes the potential shooter more than the people who have lost their lives. Children should not be expected to fight for their own lives by protecting the feelings of other students around them. If a student looks like they might have violent tendencies, adults in their life should have them seek help. And, most importantly, guns should not be part of the equation. There are several reasons that mass shootings might be carried out, but without access to guns, bullying wouldn’t hold life-or-death consequences.

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