PDF (v. 114:1, September 27, 2010) - CaltechCampusPubs

By Gloria Tran 

St a ff Wr i t e r 

On July 22, 2010, the Department 

of Energy announced 

a $122 million award for a partnership 

between Caltech and the 

Lawrence National Berkeley Lab 

in Berkeley, CA to lead breakthrough 

research in cost-effective 

solar sustainable energy. 

These two collaborative sites 

in northern and southern California 

will collectively be known 

as the Joint Center for Artificial 

Photosynthesis (JCAP). JCAP is 

one of three Energy Innovation 

Hubs, integrated research centers 

that will implement a multidisciplinary 

team for advancement in 

energy technology and infrastructure. 

Leading the JCAP Fuels 

from Sunlight Energy Innovation 

Hub as Director is Nathan 

S. Lewis, the George L. Argyros 

Professor and Professor of 

Chemistry at Caltech, supported 

by Caltech’s Bruce Brunschwig 

and Harry Atwater and Berkeley 

Lab’s Peidong Yang. In addition 

to the main sites of Caltech and 

Berkeley Lab, other members include 

the SLAC National Accelerator 

Laboratory at Stanford, UC 

Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara, UC 

Irvine, and UC San Diego. 

The proposal for JCAP submitted 

to the DOE is the third 

Vo l u m e CXiV, nu m b e r 1 Pa s a d e n a, Ca l i f o r n i a 

se P t e m b e r 27, 2010 

largest proposal in Caltech history 

after JPL and LIGO. 

“[It] certainly fits in Jean- 

Luc and Carol Chameau’s interest 

in sustainability as well as 

the establishment of the Resnick 

Institute announced a year ago.” 

However, Resnick Institute has a 

separate set of goals not congruent 

with those of JCAP, such as 

funding for scholarships to students, 

Brunschwig comments. 

The computer science building 

of Jorgensen Laboratory will 

be re-outfitted with equipment 

and workspace for the new research 

staff of JCAP. Harry Atwater’s 

Resnick Institute will also 

share part of the building. 

Specifically, JCAP aims to 

develop methods to generate fuels 

directly from sunlight, much like 

plants harvest light energy from 

the sun to produce chemical fuels 

from carbon dioxide and water in 

photosynthesis. 

“We will discover efficient, 

earth-abundant light absorbers 

and catalysts, better polymer 

membranes that are ion-conductive 

and yet gas-impermeable; and 

ultimately a functional integrated 

solar-fuel generator that operates 

under the sun with decent solarchemical 

energy conversion efficiency, 

” summarizes Peidong 

Yang, who will lead JCAP at 

the Lawrence National Berkeley 

Lab. 

JCAP’s mission is to demon- 

strate a scalable and cost-effective 

solar fuels generator without 

the use of rare materials that will 

produce fuels from sunlight with 

10 times more efficiency than 

current methods. 

“Among renewable energy 

resources, solar energy is by far 

the largest exploitable resource, 

providing more energy in 1 hour 

to the earth than all of the energy 

consumed by humans in an entire 

year,” states Lewis in a PNAS 

review of solar energy advances. 

Even biofuels severely reduce 

energy efficiency, as plants did 

not evolve to meet human energy 

needs. 

Beyond the goal for a working 

prototype, JCAP has proposed 

several research areas. 

The team proposes to focus 

on accelerated discovery of 

earth-abundant, robust materials 

to expand the existing range of 

available light absorbers, catalysts, 

membranes and other system 

components. Additionally, 

JCAP wishes to develop a highthroughput 

screening system for 

testing these newly discovered 

compounds for viability in the 

prototypes. 

“By end of 5 years, we hope 

to achieve a combinatorial systems 

ability, discovering a million 

compounds in a short period 

Page #1 

See JCAP pg. 4 

Caltech Security Photo: Halts \\was_pro_watch\reportexec$\PICTURES/2572.JPG MIT Prank 

By Sarah Marzen 

Co p y ed i t o r 

MOSH office moves 

page 3 

New Admissions Director page 2 

Prop 19’s Flaw page 2 

Soccer preview page 11 

Caltech-led CA team awarded 

$122 million for solar initiative 

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 

-06272 Location: BAXTER HALL BLDG. 77 

tch\reportexec$\PICTURES/2570.JPG 

tch\reportexec$\PICTURES/2571.JPG 

Third largest proposal in Caltech history 

Report Exec Incident Pictures 

In the early morning of September 

10, Caltech Security officers 

put a halt to a prank being 

carried out by five MIT undergraduates. 

The exact details of the prank 

are still under investigation by the 

Tech, as the two MIT pranksters 

that the Tech was able to obtain 

contact information for did not 

respond to an email inquiry and 

Caltech Security Chief Gregg 

Henderson was unsure as to what 

the prank would be. According 

to the Security incident report, 

the two Caltech Security officers 

involved found a parked Budget 

moving truck outside the east 

double doors of Baxter Hall, an 

unlocked roof door, and several 

personal items-- five handcrafted 

boxes, a large white banner with 

red writing, and a sign labeled 

“Cambridge, Mass”. 

“Security did what they should 

have done, since there is no protocol 

for dealing with MIT pranks,” 

said Vice President for Student 

Affairs Tom Mannion, who has 

been heavily involved in many of 

Caltech’s previous pranks. “But 

One of the pranking items found in room 17 of Baxter Hall was 

this black and white MA banner of uncertain purpose. 

if MIT says they’re coming and 

they’re doing something that I 

think is okay, I’ll probably let 

them do it.” 

This MIT almost-prank is 

Photo: \\was_pro_watch\reportexec$\PICTURES/2573.JPG 

the latest in a healthy prank rivalry 

between the two schools. 

In 2005, Caltech re-ignited the 

MIT-Caltech prank war when a 

group of Caltech undergraduates 

handed out pro-Caltech t-shirts at 

MIT’s Campus Preview Weekend 

(CPW). In spring of 2006, MIT 

retaliated by stealing the Fleming 

Canon by posing as a moving 

company, and Caltech retrieved the 

canon the week after. In spring of 

2007 during MIT’s CPW, Caltech 

distributed fake MIT newspapers 

around the public Cambridge 

streets near the MIT campus, after 

being removed from the MIT campus 

proper by MIT’s Security. In 

2008, Caltech undergraduate Tim 

See Prank, pg. 2 

Photo taken by Caltech Security 

tech@caltech.edu 

Coffeehouses in Pasadena, page 5 

Frosh Camp off-campus at 

Ventura Beach 

Team Argentina: (from the right) prefrosh Murtaza Saifee, 

Ka Kin Kenneth Hung, and frosh camp upperclassmen 

counselor Kristin Dahl test their boat for the engineering 

contest at Ventura Beach. 

Permanent pre-Health 

Advisor Hired 

By Yang Hu 


Last January, the pre-med community 

at Caltech was worried after 

the sudden departure of former 

pre-med adviser, Angela Wood. 

An interim replacement, Melanie 

Hamon, carried on pre-health affairs 

until James Berk was hired 

in June as the new pre-health 

adviser to fill the position of prehealth 

advising at Caltech. 

“After Angela left, very suddenly, 

all the pre-meds were a 

bit confused in terms of what to 

do next and why Angela would 

leave in the first place,” remarked 

Caltech Pre-med Association 

(CPMA) President Vivian Yang. 

Over the summer, Berk made 

plans to initiate several programs 

to benefit students in pre-health 

careers. Each term, Berk plans to 

offer a minimum of four events 

– two focused on practical issues 

related to Medical/Health School 

applications and adjustment, and 

two focused on professional issues 

related to health careers in 

today’s society. Planned events 

start in October with a talk on the 

rise of geriatric medicine given 

by Caltech alumnus Dr. Wayne 

Chen, who currently works at 

the Keck School of Medicine at 

USC. Also in October will be a 

workshop focused on succeeding 

in interviews for medical 

school and other health professions. 

In November, Berk plans 

to have a workshop on volunteer 

and research opportunities, 

as well as a forum focused on 

issues related to public health. 

He is also continuing the wellreceived 

Health and Medical 

Professional Issues Forum that 

Director of Caltech Career Development 

Center (CDC), Lauren 

Stolper, initiated last year. 

Berk's self-described goal is 

to provide timely information 

to pre-health students on career 

management, and to establish 

contact between Caltech's prehealth 

students and individuals 

already working in health professions. 

He looks to expand the 

existing preceptorship program 

for next summer by adding new 

sites for clinical shadowing and 

See Pre-Health Advisor, pg. 6 

Photo by Rebecca Lawler

2 

se P t e m b e r 27, 2010 

Ne w s 

New Admissions Director 

Begins Tenure 

By James Wu 


This summer brought some 

changes to the Admissions Office 

at Caltech. The Assistant Director 

of Admissions, Cameron Pinckley, 

left Caltech in order to take 

a senior position at Dartmouth 

College. 

The new Director of Admissions, 

Jarrid Whitney, officially 

started on September 1. He had 

already moved to Pasadena from 

Santa Clara University in August 

with his wife and infant daughter. 

He currently lives right next to 

Caltech, only a block away from 

the athletic center. 

Director Whitney, who asked to 

be called Jarrid, was kind enough 

to give the Tech an interview on 

very short notice last week. I sat 

down with him to discuss his philosophy 

on admissions, changes 

to the admissions office, and 

wind mills. 

As a half Native American, 

Jarrid has a personal interest in 

reaching out to under represented 

groups. As there are many qualified 

members of underrepresented 

groups that are not aware of the 

The California Tech 

Caltech 40-58, Pasadena, CA 91125 

advertising e-mail: business@caltech.edu 

editorial e-mail: tech@caltech.edu 

Editor-in-Chief 

Tina Ding 

Copy Editor 

Sarah Marzen 

Layout Editor 

Hanna Liu 

Sports Editor 

Rick Paul 

Business Manager 

Gabriel Mendoza 

Staff 

Dannah Almasco 

Sandhya Chandrasekaran 

ZeNan Chang 

Deboki Chakravarti 

Sandhya Chandrasekaran 

Daniel Erenrich 

Andrew Freddo 

Yang Hu 

Casey Jao 

Natalya Kostandova 

Rebecca Lawler 

Monorina Mukhopadhyay 

Pradeep Ramesh 

Neha Samdaria 

Gloria Tran 

James Wu 

Wesley Yu 

Circulation 

Aryan Safaie 

Edward Chen 

Advisor 

Tom Mannion 

The Tech is published weekly except during 

vacation and examination periods by 

the Associated Students of the California 

Institute of Technology, Inc. The opinions 

expressed herein are strictly those of the 

authors and advertisers. 

Letters and submissions are welcome; email 

submissions to tech@caltech.edu as 

plain-text attachments, including the author’s 

name, by Friday of the week before 

publication. The Tech does accept anonymous 

contributions. The editors reserve the 

right to edit and abridge all submissions for 

any reason. All written work remains property 

of its author. 

The advertising deadline is 5 PM Friday; 

all advertising should be submitted electronically 

or as camera-ready art, but The 

Tech can also do simple typesetting and 

arrangement. All advertising inquiries 

should be directed to the business manager 

at business@caltech.edu. For subscription 

information, please send mail to “Subscriptions.” 

opportunities Caltech offers, one 

focus of his would be outreach to 

minority groups who have traditionally 

been underrepresented 

in STEM fields. However, he 

was adamant that he would in no 

way reduce the quality of incoming 

students. “I want to increase 

our profile with underrepresented 

groups, but I’m also going to be 

honest with them. I’m not going 

to push someone in just to get 

them in.” He pointed at Caltech’s 

Core and well known challenging 

course load as hurdles some students 

from underserved communities 

would face. 

Jarrid reiterated many times 

that he still has a lot to learn about 

the Caltech community before he 

could carry out his duties effectively. 

When asked if any changes 

might be happening to the admission 

office in general or to the admissions 

policy, he stated frankly 

that “I don’t know enough about 

Caltech right now to even suggest 

any changes.” 

However, he likes what he’s 

seen so far. 

“I just got back from frosh 

camp, and it was an eye opening 

experience. The frosh were 

collaborating, working together. 

I don’t think I ever saw a frosh 

alone,” said Jarrid. 

pre-health 

continued from page 1 

research opportunities. “In connection 

with CPMA, I believe 

that our students will have many 

great opportunities to learn, interact, 

and increase their status as 

candidates for health profession 

programs,” said Berk. 

CDC Director Stolper supervised 

the competitive hiring process 

for Caltech's new pre-health 

advisor. Stolper and Director of 

Employment at Caltech, Dlorah 

Gonzales, prescreened candidates 

for the pre-health advisor position 

and selected a group of finalists. 

Each finalist was interviewed by 

a group of pre-health students 

chosen by Caltech's student government, 

staff of the career center, 

and a number of administrators 

who have direct experience 

working with students. According 

to Stolper, “[students] make 

the most impact in the interview 

process in terms of attracting candidates 

to Caltech.” 

“One of the most compelling aspects 

of the interview process was 

the chance to meet with several of 

the Pre-Health students to answer 

questions about my background 

and plans for the future,” Berk 

said in an email. “This also gave 

me the chance to hear some hear 

about their reasons for pursuing 

a health career; I was impressed 

by their intelligence, maturity and 

passion for their career choices. I 

left the experience knowing that 

Caltech is where I wanted to work 

long-term.” 

Formerly the adjunct instructor 

at Azusa Pacific University 

and Westwood College, Berk was 

chosen for his experience with 

students, training as a counselor, 

and enthusiasm for working with- 

Caltech students, according to 

Stolper. He has accumulated over 

ten years of experience with college 

students in a variety of roles 

including counseling, teaching, 

“I’ve also never seen such engagement 

by students. The frosh 

were so attentive at the orientation 

workshops. They were discussing 

high level ideas. The professors 

were like rock stars. When a professor 

would finish a talk, they 

were immediately swarmed by 

students asking questions. I’ve 

never seen that anywhere else,” 

he continued. 

While change in the admissions 

office will certainly continue to 

be a source of concern for many 

members of the community, it’s 

clear that many members will 

find a kindred spirit in Jarrid. In 

high school, he won the top award 

for his design of a more efficient 

wind mill at a state science competition. 

He’s also an enthusiastic 

flyer, automobile restorer, and 

motorcyclist. 

and advising. 

“Over fifty individuals initially 

applied for the process,” 

said Stolper. “It is very clear that 

students are seeking [Berk] out 

for advice, enjoy talking with 

him, and know that he is there 

for them and will provide them 

with support as they make career 

decisions.... [Berk] has a focus on 

pre-health/pre-med advising, but 

he spends half his time working 

with students interested in a range 

of career fields, both graduate and 

undergraduate students.” 

Although long-term ties with 

medical schools only come with 

time, Berk has been hard at work 

building ties with admission committees 

at major institutions across 

the country. “Networking is a key 

component of my position,” says 

Berk. “I will be a strong and active 

advocate for students in the application 

process, helping schools to 

understand the academic rigor of 

the Caltech curriculum, and how 

that increases our students’ attractiveness 

as applicants.” Berk 

plans to attend the American 

Medical Student Association’s 

Pre-med conference this October 

at UC Davis. “There I will meet 

with admissions representatives 

from major institutions face to 

face, and further building their 

ties with Caltech,” says Berk. 

Caltech's pre-health students 

are relieved knowing that a new 

adviser has been hired. “I feel like 

the frosh have a great support system 

in terms of their pre-med career 

now. When I was in a personal 

meeting with Berk, he gave me 

a list of everything he had worked 

on during the summer, and I was 

amazed he could have so much 

initiative and contacts within the 

medical school admissions already. 

I think he is very suitable 

for this position and many premeds 

appreciate everything he's 

already done,” remarked CPMA 

President Yang. 

Berk’s office is on the 3rd floor 

of the Center of Student Services 

prank 

continued from page 1 

Black pranked MIT’s Mystery 

Hunt when he distributed a fake 

first question that directed MIT 

students to a Caltech transfer 

phoneline. 

The more recent prank attempts 

at both schools have been stopped 

by Security officers. Last year 

during Thanksgiving weekend, a 

team of ten Caltech undergraduates 

organized a large-scale prank 

on MIT, in which Caltech had allegedly 

bought MIT and renamed 

it “Caltech East, a new School of 

the Humanities”. The pranksters, 

led by former Caltech undergraduate 

Anthony Chong, had almost 

finished putting up a “SOLD” 

banner and a “Caltech East” banner 

on MIT’s main building in 

addition to relabeling all of the 

nameplates along MIT’s Infinite 

Corridor, when an MIT custodian 

got worried by the suspicious activity 

and called the police. The 

group of pranksters still managed 

to distribute a few copies of a 

fake newspaper, available online 

at east.caltech.edu. 

“The most disappointing part 

said Mannion. He plans to talk 

to MIT’s administration or student 

government to see “if we can 

get some reciprocity” in promoting 

pranks, which might involve 

looking the other way when 

prankers come to campus if given 

advance notice. “Bottom line 

is, it’s really cool that we caught 

MIT doing this. But maybe we 

can help them in the future if they 

would like.” 

“It would be nice if we set up 

some protocol,” said Chong, 

who organized the incomplete 

“Caltech East” prank. “Pranking 

is a significant undertaking, and 

it’s very easy to underestimate 

the amount of effort involved. 

It’s a bit of a pity [that pranks get 

stopped by Security].” 

th e Ca l i f o r n i a te C h 

was when the real cops showed 

up,” said Caltech undergraduate 

Jordan Theriot, who helped with 

the Thanksgiving prank, co-wrote 

the Thanksgiving prank newspaper, 

and is now in charge of the 

funding for Caltech’s Pranking 

Club. According to Theriot, the 

group of Caltech students had to 

plead with the police in order to 

take a picture of the half-flung 

“SOLD” banner on the building 

before taking all but a few 

of the prank newspapers back to 

Caltech. 

MIT’s recent almost-prank 

seems to be a retaliation against 

Caltech’s uncompleted “Caltech 

East” break prank. “I’m glad 

MIT retaliated in any way,” said 

Theriot. “I want to see Caltech 

come up with something great.” 

However, the way in which Security 

has responded to the pranks 

recently has some of Caltech’s 

most avid prankers worried. 

“The [pranking] game’s on, 

but we have had two shutdowns. 

We need to see what we can do 

to promote a pranking culture,” 

Security foiled Caltech’s prank to rename MIT as Caltech East 

School of the Humanities. over last year’s Thanksgiving break. 

There is a fine line between promoting 

rivalry and ruining the fun 

involved with eluding the police. 

“Part of the fun is doing something 

challenging and getting 

around Security,” said Chong. 

Still, the future of Caltech 

pranking looks bright. Caltech’s 

incoming freshman class has already 

pulled off four pranks, including 

a human pacman on the 

Olive Walk and a large banner 

across Millikan. “I see so much 

potential in this frosh class,” said 

Theriot. 

An organizational meeting for 

Caltech’s Prank Club will be held 

soon. Please contact Jordan Theriot 

with any questions. 

Photo from eat.caltech.edu

Ne w s 

se P t e m b e r 27, 2010 th e Ca l i f o r n i a te C h 3 

MOSH moves to 

Olive Walk 

By Tina Ding 

ed i t o r-in-Ch i e f 

Over the summer, the west room 

of the Tech Express on the Olive 

Walk was cleaned out and renovated 

to become the new Master 

of Student Houses(MOSH) office. 

In September, current MOSH 

Geoffrey Blake moved from his 

old office in the Center for Student 

Services to the new room. 

“I wanted to be closer to the 

students,” said Blake, “By being 

right on the Olive Walk, students 

can more easily drop in and 

chat.” 

With an office in the center of 

the undergraduate Houses, Blake 

plans to initiate activities to encourage 

more student faculty interactions. 

“We’ll get some tables out there 

during lunch time, allowing faculty 

and students to eat together,” 

said Blake. Additionally, Blake 

and his wife, Karen, plan to use 

the Lloyd kitchen to make snacks 

and desserts for students after 

dinner. He will be available on 

most nights after dinner. 

About fifteen years ago, before 

the Tech Express was built, 

the MOSH office also resided in 

its current location. After speaking 

to former MOSHes Sunny 

Chan and Christopher Brennen 

who voiced the benefits of having 

MOSH close to the Houses at that 

time, Blake began efforts to reinstall 

the office on the Olive walk. 

To reduce the size of the Tech 

Express, copying and faxing are 

no longer available. 

The MOSH serves as the faculty 

mentor to the residential associates 

of the Houses, and meets 

with them weekly. The more “fun 

and major role” of the MOSH 

is encouraging student outings 

and faculty student interactions. 

These activities range from taking 

students to musicals and plays 

to hosting manners dinners and 

activities at the MOSH house, located 

at 500 South Hill Avenue. 

The MOSH also works with 

IHC on Rotation and other House 

traditions. 

Blake has served as the MOSH 

for one year, and is also the faculty 

chair for freshmen admissions. 

He is the Professor of 

Cosmochemistry and Planetary 

Science, and teaches Ch21b and 

Ge133. “My research group 

definitely sees less of me,” commented 

Blake on taking up the 

position on top of his faculty duties, 

“but [as MOSH,] you can’t 

make the difference without putting 

in the time.” 

Over the summer, Caltech 

Housing replaced the ricketty 

front entrance doors to the North 

houses, Marks, and Braun. The old 

combination locks have also been 

replaced by cardreaders, which 

were activated approximately 

four weeks ago. The cardreaders 

are different from the magnetic 

cardswipes in the South houses 

and Avery house, and require updated 

student ID cards. Students 

were issued updated cards when 

Security charges students $50 for 

using the new secure bike cage 

By Amol Kamat 


Cardreader replaces North House combination locks 

Cardreader, top left, scans 

student IDs to unlock the door. 

By Casey Jao 


Write for the Tech. 

We pay up to $30 for news articles. 

email tech@caltech.edu 

To help combat the history of 

bike theft at Caltech, security has 

installed a new bike cage. The 

cage, located on the second floor 

of the Holliston Parking Structure, 

is available to members of 

the Caltech Bicycle Program and 

costs $50 per year. 

Caltech had problems with 

bike thefts on campus in the past, 

although there has been a definite 

decrease in burglary in the past 

few years, according to Gregg 

Henderson, chief of Caltech Security. 

However, according to 

a security report released in the 

summer, there were six bikes reported 

stolen between August 4th 

and August 25th. Furthermore, 

just a few weeks ago, a bike was 

stolen from Avery despite the use 

of a steel U-lock. 

Opinions of this solution have 

been mixed, at best. One undergrad, 

who would prefer to remain 

anonymous, said, “I think it’s 

ridiculous for security to charge 

$50 to keep your bike safe instead 

of doing the job that we are paying 

them to do.” 

Henderson defended the cage, 

“I totally agree with that, but I 

don’t have enough personnel to 

they checked in this fall. 

The renovations were done in 

the interest of security, according 

to Housing director Peter Daily. 

"The North house doors were 

1960s vintage. We now have 

doors with newer technology that 

work with the cardreaders," he 

said. 

While Daily declined to discuss 

specific costs, he acknowledged 

that the project, which 

replaced five entrances over the 

past twelve months, was "very 

expensive." The money financed 

the cardreaders as well as the 

cardswipe-compatible doors. 

ensure that they’re there at every 

moment. That’s virtually impossible. 

Yes, we do charge, but it 

was very expensive to build. I really 

wish we could be everywhere 

at all times, but we can’t.” 

Undergrad Scott Yantek feels 

his money would be better spent 

elsewhere: “I’d buy a good lock. 

Two bikes are safely locked at night in the bike cage 

on the second floor of Holliston Parking structure. 

No plans are on the table to 

update the older cardswipes, but 

"from my understanding, all new 

installations will be similar to the 

new cardreaders," said Daily. 

The door replacements were 

part of a broader renovation program 

by Housing. Contractors installed 

new electrical equipment 

in the North house basement, increasing 

the power to each North 

house room, and are in the process 

of installing energy-efficient air 

conditioners in the North house 

rooms. Two weeks ago the carpet 

in the North houses was replaced. 

Furniture in Avery, Ricketts, and 

My bike costs $90. It would be 

cheaper for me to just buy a new 

one every two years.” 

Alan Menezes, who had his 

bike stolen this year, was concerned 

about location: “It seems 

kind of pointless since you have 

to walk to Holliston to get your 

bike.” 

There are 

sixteen assignedparking 

spots 

a v a i l a b l e 

in the bike 

cage. The 

spots are on 

a first come 

first served 

basis. For 

more information,contact 

Kristina 

Valenzuela 

in the transportationoffice. 

Photo byTina Ding 

the North houses is also being updated. 

"We've been busy this summer 

making sure that quality-of-life 

issues are done well," said Daily.

4 se P t e m b e r 27, 2010 

Class of 2014 

Statistics 

300  

250  

200  

150  

100  

50  

0  

257 

JCAP 

continued from page 1, 

of time. We hope to find more semi-conductors 

than in all of history, screen them 

to find ones we think are viable, and find 

10 new ones that meet our needs. We hope 

to develop a library of synthetic ways to 

stick catalysts onto a surface,” explains 

Brunschwig, one of JCAP’s primary overseers. 

Finally, JCAP will simultaneously develop 

capabilities for linking together light 

absorbers, catalysts and membrane units 

on multiple scales from the nanoscale to 

the commercializable macroscale. 

Cost-efficiency is, of course, an important 

consideration. Brunschwig remarks 

that “the device has to be almost free because 

gasoline is very cheap. So one of the 

design features is that we will not use precious 

metals such as platinum.” 

Along with a strong central management, 

a necessary strategic aspect of the 

JCAP proposal was the geographical restriction 

of collaborators within California 

with the purpose of maintaining communication 

and accountability between departments. 

Each site will host scientists from 

other member sites for short term and long 

term visits. Researchers will also utilize 

video conferencing developed by Caltech’s 

EVO Collaboration Network, which will 

enable highly accessible communication 

such as from a desktop to a large conference 

room scratchboard. 

Both the JCAP North and South will 

combine the efforts of synthetic chemists, 

chemical engineers and builders. Moreover, 

each site has all of the projects, but 

differentially sized. For example, while researchers 

investigate membranes on a meso-scale 

at one site, other researchers will 

examine them at a nanoscale at the other 

site. Some of the problems JCAP will be 

closely observing across scales include fluid 

flow, carbon dioxide input and diffusion, 

how bubbles affect light absorption, etc. 

“This will be a vertically-integrated 

project. We will build prototypes on all 

scale levels in parallel, which will allow 

By Neha Samdaria 

226 

Class Class of of 2013 2013 

Class of 2014 

Women  Men  

Amongst the 603 admitted students, 226 matriculated to Caltech. The class 

of 2014 is 31 students less than the previous class of 257. The percentage of 

women in the freshmen class is 40% women, down from class of 2013’s 43%. 

The yield is approximately the same as previous years, dangling at about 37%. 

Recently appointed Director of Admissions, Jared Whitney, reflected upon 

his first few interactions with the new froshlings during Frosh Camp, “I was 

amazed at how quickly they all bonded! They had such big ideas already and 

were eager to learn.” 

us to tackle problems on that individual 

level,” describes Brunschwig. “The point 

here being that you want a critical mass; 

you want various groups to talk and interface 

to be intellectually one site.” 

Roughly half the researchers at JCAP 

South will consist of Caltech graduate students 

and postdoctoral fellows, while the 

other half will be newly hired staff acquired 

over the next few years. 

However, “this is not normal research, 

as in single PI [principal investigator]oriented 

as in most university or industry 

labs,” says Brunschwig. “All science and 

engineering will be focused on the device, 

with much more control over the science 

by a science management team, keeing an 

eye on where we’re going. The PIs can’t 

decide by themselves what to pursue. 

We didn’t want more than two sites 

– Steve Chu envisioned “Bell Lab-lets”, 

not an initiative involving 100 PIs spread 

across 7 sites.” 

“Many of the existing solar research 

efforts are largely on fundamental science; 

JCAP will do transformational science and 

develop technology of solar-fuels generation 

that can be potentially implemented in 

large scale. So we will not only do breakthrough 

science, we also have an aggressive 

agenda to develop a true revolutionary 

technology and bring it to the market,” 

says Yang. 

To advance its goal as quickly as possible, 

JCAP will incorporate the latest discoveries 

from the scientific community 

including national research centers as well 

as individual university groups. “JCAP is 

committed to the rapid transfer of research 

results to private industry for commercialization,” 

declares the DOE Office of Basic 

Energy Sciences in the JCAP Technical 

Summary. 

“JCAP wants to use everybody’s best 

ideas. We don’t want to spend 10 years trying 

to develop a catalyst only to find that 

there are 10 people out there with better 

Ne w s 

NEWS BRIEFS 

Revised and new HSS music 

offerings to include Youtube 

and other online media 

Professor Neenan, who teaches the music 

history and theory courses in HSS, will 

be encouraging students to access Youtube 

and other online sites for listening homework 

assignments typically associated 

with the music history and music appreciation 

courses. Students will continue to 

be required to complete listening assignments 

each week as part of their homework, 

but rather than listening entirely to 

CDs checked out from the library, students 

will access files on Youtube and elsewhere 

in order to see video clips of music performed 

live. Classes will also include an 

online questions and comments forum via 

the course website. 

The first such revision will be seen this 

fall in Mu21 – Understanding Music – a 

course Neenan describes as “a whirlwind 

tour through the history of Western music,” 

covering a little more than 1200 years of 

music in 10 weeks. Youtube clips of chanting 

monks and six year old piano prodigies 

will make up some of the listening assignments. 

In the winter, both Mu26 – Jazz History 

– and a new course, Mu140 – The Great 

Orchestras – will utilize online video and 

music resources. “I’m all for making homework 

assignments more fun and interesting 

and if students can accomplish the same 

thing – or more – by accessing Youtube 

rather than going to the library and checking 

out CDs, I’m in,” Neenan says. 

catalysts,” adds Brunschwig. 

Brunschwig expects that there will be 

regular 6-month reviews in which they will 

consider current goals, funding of various 

projects and its reallocation, if necessary. 

While Lewis will oversee JCAP’s endeavors, 

he will maintain his research group 

in chemistry with basic research projects 

developing components for a functional 

device on a microscale level. Lewis’s other 

projects include an NSF-funded initiative 

known as Powering the Planet, run by the 

Center for Chemical Innovation. The initiative 

is also working on a prototype, but 

its collaborators span across the nation. 

The proposal for JCAP of creating 

carbon-neutral fuels from sunlight and water 

was selected for DOE funding among 

many other collaborative teams across the 

nation with different though very interesting 

and worthy ideas. 

“We wanted to partner with LBL because 

of their intellectual power, expertise, 

facilities, their light source, and molecular 

foundry,” says Brunschwig. 

“Even if we had not been selected, we 

though it was valuable enough to try and 

find other ways to get it off the ground,” 

comments Brunschwig. “From my point of 

view anyway, I would like to see 10 Hubs 

working on making solar fuels. It has both 

high pay-off and high risk, but gas emissions 

are high risk, too.” 

JCAP will be given $22 million this 

fiscal year, with $25 million for the next 

four years. JCAP’s staff will occupy temporary 

space in the next month, as Jorgensen 

will not be completed for another 

16-18 months. The team does not expect to 

undertake a lot of research, as most of the 

money from this year will go toward the 

building and installment of equipment. 

The JCAP team hopes to sign the cooperative 

agreement this week. 

Changes to Ma1a 


This year, Prof. Dinakar Ramakrishnan 

will teach Math 1a, the freshman course on 

calculus and proofs. He replaces Prof. Tom 

Graber, who taught the previous two years. 

A twenty-two year veteran of Caltech’s 

faculty who is teaching the course for the 

first time, Ramakrishnan has been thinking 

of ways to make the course more “userfriendly.” 

Because some students have had little 

exposure to the level of rigor in Math 1a, 

Ramakrishnan plans to dedicate a few days 

in early fall specifically to writing mathematical 

proofs, though he anticipates that, 

due to time constraints, he may have to 

shorten a section near the end of the quarter. 

“The purpose of Math 1a is to teach [students] 

the mathematical method...using 

calculus, which most people have seen,” 

said Ramakrishnan. “Students are really 

learning about argument.” 

Ma1c Prof Jerry Marsden 

Passes Away 

Professor Jerry Marsden, who teaches 

the freshmen Core course Ma1c (Practical 

Path), and is the author of the textbook for 

the course, passed away on September 21. 

A detailed article will be published soon.

Fe at u r e s THE CAlIfOrnIA TECH se P t e m b e r 27, 2010 5 

Nearby caffeine: coffee, tea, and a nice 

place to work 

by Sarah Marzen 

Coffee shops and tea shops can merely be places to buy a delicious alternative to sleep or energy drinks. But 

coffee shops are also an alternative to a cubicle or messy desk. Most coffee shops now have electrical outlets and 

offer free Wi-Fi. Here are some of my favorite alternative work spaces. 

Starbucks 

You want a spot for your 

laptop but didn’t show up before 

8 AM? Tough luck. Starbucks 

has never been empty since 

it offered free Wi-Fi. The 

overpriced drinks don’t taste 

very good, the pastries are soso, 

and the store on the corner 

of Lake and California doesn’t 

offer any of mega-Starbucks’ 

healthy, warm breakfast items 

except for oatmeal. The 

Starbucks-produced music is 

just loud enough that you can’t 

tune it out. On the plus side, 

Starbucks provides nutritional 

information for all of its menu 

items, and it’s open from 5 AM 

to 11 PM. 

Location: Everywhere. 

Seriously, type “Starbucks 

near Pasadena” into Google 

maps. 

Website: www.starbucks.com 

Tazza Bianca 

No one is ever here, and that 

makes this place a gem for the 

wandering workaholic. The 

tea selection is large enough, 

if overpriced, and the friendly 

barista is happy to play a 

different radio station for you 

if you just ask. The snacks are 

barely mediocre and the place 

closes at 5 PM. 

Location: 146 S Lake Ave # 

108 

Coffee Bean and Tea 

leaf 

With tastier drinks and a 

wider tea selection, the Coffee 

Bean sets itself from the 

Starbucks that’s thirty seconds 

down the road by offering its 

patrons a completely different 

atmosphere. There’s only 

about five seats inside, near 

electrical outlets. Most of the 

seats are at small tables outside, 

which are filled with people 

talking, not working. Try their 

iced tea lattes if you’re tired 

of Starbucks’ flavorless tea 

lattes. 

Location: 415 S Lake Ave # 

108 

Website: coffeebean.com 

Teaspots 

This “cheap Asian 

Starbucks” is the hang-out for 

PCC students during the year. 

Prices are cheap with the 30% 

student discount, the boba is 

tasty, a wide range of decent 

Asian food is made to order, 

and there is free Wi-Fi and 

electrical outlets everywhere. 

This is definitely a tea shop 

aimed at a younger crowd. The 

place is open until 1 AM and 

the music varies from popular 

oldies of the Backstreet Boys 

to Korean pop songs from 

2ne1. As with other cheap 

Asian stores, Teaspots only 

takes cash, but they have an 

ATM in store. 

Website: 1443 E Colorado 

Blvd 

Peet’s Coffee and Tea 

Better than Starbucks, plenty 

of space indoors and outdoors, 

and an extensive tea selection. 

Most importantly, it’s next to 

Noah’s, which makes delicious 

fresh bagels. 

Location: 605 South Lake 

Avenue 

Website: www.Peets.com 

Zona rosa 

Not a great place to work, and 

not a great place for food, but 

their Mexican hot chocolate is 

delicious if you like cinnamon. 

Grab a cup after a romantic 

movie date. Cash required. 

Location: 15 S El Molino Ave 

Website: www.zonarosacaffe. 

com 

Intelligentsia 

This new coffee shop in Old Pasadena looks like an interior 

decorator’s conception of a mad scientist’s lair. Blue walls 

on one side are opposite from a brick wall, and in between is 

an amazing collection of beakers and rudimentary hot plates. 

They have a very precise procedure for brewing coffee that 

involves evaporating water into a coffee filter using a halogen 

lamp two different times and stirring in between, and the effort 

shows-- the coffee is artwork. However, a latte is $4. The 

food is similarly pricy and similarly tasty. By the way, don’t 

order tea here unless you feel like wasting money. 

Intelligentsia is roomy and cozy, a feat achieved by separating 

the front of the store from the back using glass shelves filled 

with aesthetically pleasing coffee products. There are no 

electrical outlets. You can join the multitude of intellectuals 

reading in the back, or you can watch as Pasadena’s young 

professional crowd grabs their mid-morning coffee. 

Location: 55 E. Colorado Blvd. 

Website: www.intelligentsiacoffee.com


How does the Tech 

stack up against 

other collegiate 

newspapers? 

By Tina Ding 

ed i t o r-in-Ch i e f 

At a recent conference for student 

journalists, Sarah and I sat in 

front of the associated collegiate 

press critic with the April 19, 

2010 issue of the Tech placed on 

the table between us. “Tell me,” 

he said, “what is the thing that you 

like the most about your paper?” 

As I considered my response, my 

thoughts turned to the tight-knit 

Caltech community with its spirit 

of innovation, active student and 

House government, and unique 

self-image. The chance to report 

on these topics and thus contribute 

each week to this one-of-akind 

Caltech identity is what I 

enjoy the most. In other words, 

I told him, it’s the Caltech-centric 

content of our paper. 

At this collegiate press workshop, 

we interacted with other 

student editors and writers from 

around the country during social 

hours after conference seminars. 

The newspapers represented by 

this group of journalists ranged 

from student newspapers smaller 

than our own to the Minnesota 

Daily, the largest student-run 

newspaper in the country. When 

I asked a group of Minnesota 

Daily reporters how they manage 

to generate so much content each 

day, one senior reporter asked 

me what city Caltech resides 

in. Upon hearing Pasadena, he 

seemed confused by my question. 

For the next several minutes I listened 

blankly as he expatiated on 

Minneapolis legislature, which 

was apparently his area of journalistic 

focus. All I could think 

was, “Wow, I think we only did 

one piece all year on Pasadenarelated 

news and I wonder how 

popular that story was...!” We at 

the Tech try to focus on the issues 

that matter most to Techers, e.g. 

Kip Thorne’s forays into Hollywood 

or the latest news about the 

changes to core rather than high 

gubernatorial race spendings. 

The Tech isn’t a 16+ page daily, 

nor does it have a whole office 

building floor as its newsroom. 

Instead, we get our perks from 

being a part of the “do it our way” 

mindset of Caltech, reflected left 

and right by things such as our 

Housing system, Interhouse parties, 

the bookstore, 100+ “committees”, 

donut (both the midnight 

and website varieties), Tom 

Mannion... and the list goes on 

and on. 

We did, however, find some 

commonalities among the Tech 

and just about every other student 

paper. First and foremost, readers 

griping about the paper appears to 

be universal, according to the various 

editors and advisors I met. 

Secondly, tension between the 

paper and administration is inevitable, 

but is possible to mediate. 

As we begin a new year, I hope 

that our experience at this summer’s 

journalism conference can 

give you, our readers, some perspective 

on both the California 

Tech and the spirit of our community 

that I sincerely value. 

R E S TA U R A N T & C A N T I N A 

OpiNiON 

Class of 2013 gipped of an offcampus 

frosh camp 

By Amol Kamat 


The new frosh have arrived and 

are facing the time honored tradition 

of rotation. But these new 

Techers experienced one thing 

that the Class of 2013 did not: 

Frosh Camp at Ventura Beach. 

Last year, as some of you may 

recall, Frosh Camp was held oncampus, 

with prefrosh living in 

the houses and attending lectures 

across campus. 

“The high value placed on this 

important experience is apparently 

not as valuable as the dollar,” 

gargled one anonymous sophomore, 

“Caltech definitely needs 

to make this up to us because I 

am paying the same tuition as the 

new frosh.” 

The general consensus amongst 

the sophomore class is that they 

did not get to know each other as 

well as the new class. “I personally 

feel that I met most of our class, 

but I also had the added benefit of 

preseason. But, I feel that Frosh 

Camp is an invaluable experience 

to meet our class before we 

are separated into houses, and I 

feel without Frosh Camp, many 

people did not get the chance to 

know their class as well as they 

might have liked,” said Vishnu 

Manoranjan. 

According to the September 

1970 issue of “The Month of 

Caltech,” Frosh Camp began in 

1919 when the Caltech Y held an 

evening reception for the incoming 

class. 

Later, that became an all day 

event. Eventually, it grew to be an 

overnight campout in the mountains 

before becoming a multiple 

day affair. In 1970, Frosh Camp 

was held on campus for the first 

time since 1926, featuring a simi- 

lar slate of activities as last year’s 

Frosh Camp. The reasoning behind 

that switch was to allow the 

new students to become more 

familiar with the Caltech/Los Angeles 

area. 

Last year’s change was more 

due to finances. Dean Green clarified, 

“Frosh Camp was held on 

campus last year due to financial 

issues related to the economy. It 

was reinstated this year because 

Vice President for Student Affairs 

Anneila Sargent and others 

at Caltech place a high value on 

new students having this off campus 

experience where they can interact 

easily with each other and 

with the many faculty, staff and 

upperclassmen who participate.” 

“They owe us a nice senior trip, 

an expensive one,” said Blaine 

Matulevich, “Like Europe.” 

Tax Dollars Balanced 

Caltech’s Budget 

By Evans Boney 


I attended the staff town hall 

that President Chameau held 

at the end of last year. In it, he 

touted the increased grant funding 

that we had been able to secure 

due to the stimulus (this led 

to a mind-boggling 30% increase 

in grant funding year-over-year). 

When asked about when we 

would see the income from the 

stimulus trickle down to campus 

improvements or additional jobs, 

Chameau said, “That’s not how it 

works”. Next question. 

Presumably, President Chameau, 

had he been asked to 

elaborate, would have droned on 

about how terribly complicated 

the budget is, but that he has every 

assurance from Dean Currie 

that everything is completely on 

the level. 

WELCOME BACK CALTECH STUDENTS & FACULTY!! 

CALTECH 15% OFF 

VALID ON FOOD ONLY 

Not valid on beverage or alcohol. Dine-In only. 

Cannot be combined with any other promotions. 

Must present valid Cal Tech Student or Faculty ID 

Must present coupon. 

Expires 10/31/10 Code: CT927 

SUNDAY SIRLOIN 

STEAK SPECIAL 

$9.95 

10oz Top Sirloin Steak 

Rice, Beans, and Vegetables 

No coupon needed. 

We’re famous for our Margaritas!! 

JOIN US FOR HAPPY HOUR! M-W 4-7PM 

1076 E. Colorado Blvd. (at Wilson) | Pasadena | (626) 577-1307 

This confuses me. Excuse my 

ignorance, but throughout the entire 

talk, President Chameau repeated 

over and over that he had 

balanced the budget. But... how? 

Did chopping those 100 jobs really 

save enough money to offset 

the loss in the endowment? Or 

did we use stimulus money to balance 

the budget? 

Luckily, we have facts and 

figures available on Caltech’s 

website. I encourage all of you, 

particularly interested faculty, to 

check out the past 5 annual reports. 

Caltech has had a “systemic 

deficit”. That is to say, even in 

the good times, Caltech’s costs 

exceeded it’s revenues (from 

grants, interest, and the like). 

But somehow, last year, despite 

lowered revenues from the endowment 

(which were offset partially 

by the Draconian job cuts)... 

we did it! Chameau seemed to 

have expected quite a celebration, 

and got tepid applause. 

I’m confused. 

Is the goal of the institute to 

balance the budget? 

If so, bully for President Chameau. 

He has hoarded the stimulus 

right into the endowment, 

fixing our systemic deficit with 

donations from American citizens. 

Or am I missing the computer 

labs? The new professors? The 

new buildings? (Schlinger was, 

for instance, started in 2007). 

Nope. This also can be checked 

online. Despite taking much, 

much more government money... 

line items related to research and 


academic support increased 0.5%. 

I thought grant money, particularly 

stimulus money, came with the 

expectation it will be spent supporting 

research, not hoarded into 

the endowment. 

I’m sure there is some fancy financial 

footwork that we can do 

to get away with this sort of chicanery. 

I hope to see a cogent explanation 

of his balanced budget 

from the President, and finally get 

an answer to the question asked at 

his town hall last year. 

But it sure helps explain why 

the stimulus package isn’t working, 

if Herbert Savers like President 

Chameau are padding their 

balance sheets instead of moving 

aggressively to gain an edge (as, 

for instance, UT Austin is doing). 

I hold President Chameau personally 

responsible for his part in the 

failure of the Stimulus Package. 

Somewhere in the neigborhood of 

$20-30 M, depending on what line 

items count as research support, 

appears to have been grifted. 

I look forward to seeing an 

update from the President on 

Caltech’s careful stewardship of 

Stimulus Funds. Particularly, 

I would ask him to publicly defend 

his rejection of the Faculty 

Healthcare Committee’s recommendation 

that we reinstate the 

old mental health plan, in light of 

the recent rash of suicides. 

Apparently, despite receiving 

30% more funding for just such 

research support, we just don’t 

have the money for such frivolity.

THE CAlIfOrnIA TECH se P t e m b e r 27, 2010 

Prop 19: sound in principle 

but not in practice 

By Pradeep Ramesh 


Proposition 19, also known as 

the Regulate, Control, and Tax 

Cannabis Act of 2010, has generated 

waves of controversy, especially 

in recent months as the 

clock winds down towards the 

upcoming midterm elections. As 

such, understanding the details of 

the ballot initiative are critical to 

making an informed choice. 

In essence, the law permits all 

those who are 21 or older to: 

1. Possess up to one ounce of 

cannabis for personal consumption 

2. Use cannabis in private residences 

or in authorized public 

sites 

3. Grow cannabis at a private 

residence in a maximum plot of 

25 square feet 

The law grants local governments 

the power to levy taxes 

and allows for the transportation 

of marijuana from licensed premises 

in one city/county to another 

without regard to the local laws 

of intermediate localities. Disregarding 

any scientific arguments 

for the benefits or harmful side- 

effects of smoking marijuana, I 

believe that Prop 19 is a flawed 

legislation because it is poorly 

designed. 

One major pitfall of the proposed 

initiative is that the state 

government does not set the 

regulatory policies. Instead those 

powers are set-aside for the local 

governments, thereby creating 

a patchwork quilt of regulatory 

policies that vary from city to 

city and county to county within 

California. Consequently, the 

economic benefits of legalizing 

marijuana to the state are somewhat 

unclear – it is true that the 

state government will undoubtedly 

receive some revenue from 

local districts but the estimates 

appear rosy. It seems more sensible 

to create a statewide policy 

on marijuana and remit any taxes 

directly to the state treasury. 

Furthermore, by permitting 

residents to grow cannabis, the 

letter to the Editor 

Big T Update 

First, some statistics: 594 pages 

(144 color, 458 black and white), 

2,682 pictures, 27,869 submitted 

pictures, 1,460 days, 1,586 mailing 

addresses on file, 982 current 

addresses (45 international, 937 

domestic), 2,250 printed books, 

9 cover designs, 329 pages of 

proofs, 13 tested printing configurations, 

countless man-hours. 

The upshot? Everyone will be 

receiving every Big T promised 

by the ASCIT bylaws. We didn’t 

have the money to print four sets 

of books—so we ended up combining 

the three backdated years 

(2007, 2008, and 2009) into one 

‘mega-book’ that will be distrib- 

uted to members of the classes of 

2007 – 2013. Think of it as an opportunity 

to learn about your alums 

and feel connected to a larger 

Caltech community. 

We couldn’t manufacture memories 

from years past without archived 

pictures—but we tried our 

best to hunt down what we could 

all throughout last year, contacting 

prior house historians, Big 

T editors, and anyone else who 

might have usable content. 

Despite having caught up with 

our backlog, we’re not free and 

clear just yet. The problems outlined 

in the article on the Big T are 

still very much an issue going forward 

with the 2011 book (which 

we’re already working on). We 

OpiNiON 7 

legislation not only undermines 

any potential economic benefits, 

but also creates new enforcement 

problems for the state’s already 

strapped regulatory agencies. 

It seems more sensible to ban 

private cultivation and only authorize 

purchase from licensed 

growers. By permitting private 

cultivation, the law increases the 

probability of drug proliferation 

amongst minors and associated 

fatality rates. 

Lastly, since the sale of marijuana 

is federally prohibited by 

the Controlled Substances Act, 

the legal implications of cannabis 

legalization are potentially grave. 

Anti-cannabis groups can appeal 

to the higher courts and set the 

stage for a protracted and costly 

legal battle for years to come. For 

these reasons and more, I believe 

that Prop 19 is not a practical ballot 

initiative; the state legislators 

should seize the issue at hand and 

design a feasible proposal. Until 

then, I urge you to vote NO on 

Prop 19! 

by Alexandra Souverneva 

still have budget issues, are short 

on staff members, and the spectre 

of falling behind (again) looms in 

the back of our minds. 

Currently, students contribute 

$12 a term towards the publication 

of the yearbook. This past 

year, the total cost of printing the 

2010 yearbook was approximately 

$64,000—which works out to 

almost $70 a student. Advertising 

brings this total down to $55, but 

that still leaves us with a budget 

deficit every year. Student fees 

for the 2010-2011 school year 

have already been set, but going 

forward a more viable solution 

needs to be found. Students 

elsewhere pay upwards of $100 

for their college (or high school) 

Prop 8: How long 

will America have 

to wait? 

Judge Walker’s hallmark 

ruling against Prop 8 now 

pending appeal 

By Sandhya 

Chandrasekaran 


The fight for equal rights has 

been a constant struggle throughout 

history. 

Despite the supposed social 

progress we rarely fail to commend 

ourselves for, we still have 

a deep-rooted affinity for tradition 

and established ways, sometimes 

to the point of blind, irrational acceptance. 

The approval of Proposition 8 

during the California election almost 

two years ago in November 

2008 was thought to mark the end, 

albeit a wanted defeat, to heated 

arguments upholding the rights of 

gay and lesbian couples to get legally 

recognized marriages in the 

state of California. 

However, this setback only 

fired up opponents of the decision 

to fight back even harder. 

In addition to numerous prevalent 

demonstrations and protests, 

same-sex couples and government 

entities filed several lawsuits 

with the California Supreme 

Court challenging the validity of 

the proposition and its effect on 

previously administered samesex 

marriages. 

In the notable Strauss v. Horton 

case, the court upheld Proposition 

8 while allowing existing samesex 

marriages to stand. 

August 4, 2010 marked a 

true victory when Judge Vaughn 

R. Walker of the United States 

District Court overturned the 

proposition in the case Perry v. 

Schwarzenegger. Walker ruled, 

“Proposition 8 fails to advance 

any rational basis in singling out 

gay men and lesbians for denial 

of a marriage license. Because 

California has no interest in discriminating 

against gay men and 

lesbians, and because Proposition 

8 prevents California from fulfilling 

its constitutional obligation to 

provide marriages on an equal 

basis, the court concludes that 

Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.” 

While Walker acknowledged 

that the federal constitutional 

right to marry has traditionally re- 

yearbook, in which they might 

only have one small portrait. 

Increasing the student fee to 

$20 a term—an increase of only 

$15 a year, and the first in many 

years—would ensure that we can 

cover our costs. 

If you flip to the back of the 

2010 Big T, you’ll see a list of 

staff and contributors. It’s a handful 

of students, and an apt example 

of the 20/80 rule, although 

in this case it’s more like 5% of 

students generating 100% of the 

pages. If the number of pictures 

uploaded to Facebook is any indicator, 

there are a lot more closet 

shutterbugs at Caltech whose assistance 

can only improve next 

year’s book. Was there an event 

ferred to opposite gender couples, 

he asserted that this definition 

has evolved over time to include 

same-sex couples as well; furthermore, 

he stressed that a domestic 

partnership would not provide 

the same social means and 

recognition as a marriage. Walker 

underscored this outlook with his 

rationale regarding equal protection, 

which, he stated, would be 

sacrificed under Proposition 8. 

Walker eventually issued an injunction 

against enforcing Proposition 

8, basically granting samesex 

couples the right to marry for 

the time being. 

The judge also ordered a stay 

of execution to ensure that the 

injunction is upheld, pending appeal. 

Not surprisingly, proposition 

disputants were ecstatic. Even 

Governor Schwarzenegger, the 

named defendant of the case, 

showed appreciation and support 

for the outcome. 

This is not to say that everyone 

was pleased, as dissenting parties 

promptly sent a notice of appeal 

to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

As of now, the Ninth Circuit 

Court has continued Judge Walker’s 

stay of execution. While the 

court ordered an expedited briefing 

on the reasoning and basis 

of the appeals by the dissatisfied 

groups, the court has decided to 

hear out the arguments during the 

week of December 6, 2010. If the 

court finds these appeals valid, 

the decision will ultimately lie 

in the hands of the U.S. Supreme 

Court. 

By challenging Proposition 8, 

Walker has presented a visible 

sign of progress and has instilled 

hope to those at the brink of losing 

it. The final verdict is unknown 

and the issue faces a staggering 

journey up several rungs of the 

judicial ladder, which may even 

take years to climb. 

Nonetheless, a fiercer battle 

can only result in a sweeter victory, 

and for people who only 

seek to be valued and recognized 

as equals in society, a much deserved 

one at that. 

you organized or attended which 

didn’t make it into the Big T? 

Don’t take it personally—if we 

received a enough photos of an 

event, we made every effort to 

include it. Take pictures! Write a 

blurb! We want the yearbook to 

be a true reflection of campus. 

Enjoy your yearbooks! 

Mythili Iyer, Big T co-editor


Date Meal 

Sat, Sept 25 

Sun, Sept 26 

Mon, Sept 27 

Tue, Sept 28 

Wed, Sept 29 

Rouse meal Imes 

Avery Blacker Dabney Fleming Lloyd Page Ricke7s Ruddock 

Lunch 

11:30 am ‐ 1:00 pm 

Dinner 6:00 6:05 6:15 6:30 6:15 6:45 5:50 6:30 

Lunch 

11:30 am ‐ 1:00 pm 

Dinner 5:30 5:35 5:45 6:00 5:45 6:15 5:50 6:00 

Lunch 

11:30 am ‐ 1:00 pm 

Dinner 6:00 6:05 6:15 6:30 6:15 6:45 5:50 6:30 

Lunch 

11:30 am ‐ 1:00 pm 

Dinner 6:00 6:05 6:15 6:30 6:15 6:45 5:50 6:30 

Lunch 

11:30 am ‐ 1:00 pm 

Dinner 6:00 6:05 6:15 6:30 6:15 6:45 5:50 6:30 

pr e F r O s h 

Wed, Sept 29 


Lunch 

11:30 am ‐ 1:00 pm 

Dinner 6:00 6:05 6:15 6:30 6:15 6:45 5:50 6:30 

Lunch 

11:30 am ‐ 1:00 pm 

Dinner 6:00 6:05 6:15 6:30 6:15 6:45 5:50 6:30 

Lunch 

11:30 am ‐ 1:00 pm 

Dinner 5:30 5:35 5:45 6:00 5:45 6:15 5:50 6:00 

Sat, Oct 2 Lunch 12:00 12:05 12:15 12:30 11:45 12:15 11:50 12:00 

8ll dinners are preceeded by recep?ons, so arrive at the house where you are assiCned to eat dinner 30 minutes before the ?me  

listed above. Lunches (apart from the final Saturday lunch) are informal and you do not need to arrive early. On weekdays, come to  

lunch once you Cet out of class. The final Saturday lunch is treated as a dinner, so arrive 30 minutes before the scheduled ?me for a  

recep?on. Lf you are CoinC to miss a rota?on meal for any reason (includinC a class or sports prac?ce), you need to inform the LMN  

Nhair, Tim Olack (?mblackPcaltech.edu), or LMN Secretary, Laura Nonwill (conwillPcaltech.edu) ahead of ?me. 

Thu, Sept 30 

Lunch 

Dinner 6:00 

11:30 am ‐ 1:00 pm 

6:05 Saturday, September 25 6:15 6:30Sunday, September 26 6:15 6:45 Monday, September 27 5:50 6:30 Tuesday, September 28 Wednesday, September 29 Thursday, September 30 Friday, October 1 Saturday, October 2 

Last Name Lunch 

Fri, Oct 1 

Dinner 

Agrawal 

Sat, Oct 2 Lunch 

Ahn 

First Name 

5:30 

Deeksha 

12:00 

Curie 

Lunch  

5:35 

Ricke7s 

12:05 

Dabney 

Dinner  11:30 am ‐ 1:00 pm 

Lunch  Dinner  

5:45 6:00 5:45 6:15 

Page Ruddock Blacker 

12:15 12:30 11:45 12:15 

Ruddock Fleming Lloyd 

Lunch  

5:50 

Lloyd 

11:50 

Blacker 

Dinner  

6:00 

Avery 

12:00 

Ricke7s 

Lunch  

Dabney 

Page 

Dinner  

Ricke7s 

Dabney 

Lunch  

Page 

Ruddock 

Dinner  

Ruddock 

Fleming 

Lunch  

Blacker 

Lloyd 

Dinner  

Lloyd 

Blacker 

Lunch  

Avery 

Ricke7s 

Dinner  

Dabney 

Page 

Lunch  

Fleming 

Avery 

Allen Cameron Avery Lloyd Dabney Fleming Page Ruddock Ricke7s Avery Lloyd Dabney Fleming Page Ruddock Ricke7s Blacker 

All dinners are preceeded by recepIons, so arrive at the house where you are assigned to eat dinner 30 minutes before the Ime  

Alster Eli Ricke7s Ruddock Blacker Page Fleming Avery Dabney Ricke7s Ruddock Blacker Page Fleming Avery Dabney Lloyd 

listed above. Lunches (apart from the final Saturday lunch) are informal and you do not need to arrive early. On weekdays, come to  

Alvarez‐Gerritsen Anthony Page Blacker Ruddock Fleming Lloyd Ricke7s Dabney Page Blacker Ruddock Fleming Lloyd Ricke7s Dabney Avery 

lunch once you get out of class. The final Saturday lunch is treated as a dinner, so arrive 30 minutes before the scheduled Ime for a  

Amouzegar Sadaf Lloyd Page Ricke7s Dabney Fleming Blacker Ruddock Lloyd Page Ricke7s Dabney Fleming Blacker Ruddock Avery 

recepIon. Qf you are going to miss a rotaIon meal for any reason (including a class or sports pracIce), you need to inform the QRS  

Arene Chukwuemeka Dabney Ricke7s Blacker Lloyd Fleming Page Ruddock Dabney Ricke7s Blacker Lloyd Fleming Page Ruddock Avery 

Shair, Tim Black (ImblackTcaltech.edu), or QRS Secretary, Laura Sonwill (conwillTcaltech.edu) ahead of Ime. 

Arman Samantha Ruddock Dabney Page Avery Lloyd Fleming Ricke7s Ruddock Dabney Page Avery Lloyd Fleming Ricke7s Blacker 

Arrangoiz Patricio Ricke7s Blacker Lloyd Fleming Dabney Page Avery Ricke7s Blacker Lloyd Fleming Dabney Page Avery Ruddock 

Assawaworrarit Sidhi Blacker Lloyd Dabney Avery Ruddock Page Ricke7s Blacker Lloyd Dabney Avery Ruddock Page Ricke7s Fleming 

BallenFne Susan Ricke7s Avery Ruddock Page Lloyd Blacker Fleming Ricke7s Avery Ruddock Page Lloyd Blacker Fleming Dabney 

Bapat Aniruddha Dabney Ricke7s Avery Page Fleming Ruddock Blacker Dabney Ricke7s Avery Page Fleming Ruddock Blacker Lloyd 

Bartle7 Andrew Fleming Lloyd Page Dabney Avery Ricke7s Ruddock Fleming Lloyd Page Dabney Avery Ricke7s Ruddock Blacker 

Baskin Nathaniel Dabney Lloyd Ruddock Fleming Avery Ricke7s Blacker Dabney Lloyd Ruddock Fleming Avery Ricke7s Blacker Page 

Becker Julie7e Lloyd Dabney Fleming Page Ruddock Avery Ricke7s Lloyd Dabney Fleming Page Ruddock Avery Ricke7s Blacker 

Braun Liana Lloyd Dabney Page Fleming Blacker Ruddock Ricke7s Lloyd Dabney Page Fleming Blacker Ruddock Ricke7s Avery 

Brooks Sawyer Fleming Ruddock Lloyd Ricke7s Page Blacker Avery Fleming Ruddock Lloyd Ricke7s Page Blacker Avery Dabney 

Brown Julia Fleming Ruddock Avery Dabney Ricke7s Blacker Lloyd Fleming Ruddock Avery Dabney Ricke7s Blacker Lloyd Page 

Bugga Pallavi Page Lloyd Ricke7s Ruddock Fleming Dabney Avery Page Lloyd Ricke7s Ruddock Fleming Dabney Avery Blacker 

Butsky Iryna Ricke7s Dabney Lloyd Page Ruddock Blacker Avery Ricke7s Dabney Lloyd Page Ruddock Blacker Avery Fleming 

Carreno Lucas Blacker Lloyd Avery Page Fleming Dabney Ruddock Blacker Lloyd Avery Page Fleming Dabney Ruddock Ricke7s 

Chandrasekhar Arjun Fleming Blacker Ruddock Avery Lloyd Dabney Page Fleming Blacker Ruddock Avery Lloyd Dabney Page Ricke7s 

Chang James Ruddock Lloyd Fleming Page Dabney Ricke7s Avery Ruddock Lloyd Fleming Page Dabney Ricke7s Avery Blacker 

Chen Chih‐Ping Blacker Ricke7s Ruddock Lloyd Dabney Page Avery Blacker Ricke7s Ruddock Lloyd Dabney Page Avery Fleming 

Chen PinFng Fleming Ricke7s Blacker Dabney Page Avery Lloyd Fleming Ricke7s Blacker Dabney Page Avery Lloyd Ruddock 

Chen Victor Page Ruddock Dabney Blacker Avery Ricke7s Fleming Page Ruddock Dabney Blacker Avery Ricke7s Fleming Lloyd 

Cheng ChrisFne Blacker Ruddock Lloyd Ricke7s Dabney Avery Fleming Blacker Ruddock Lloyd Ricke7s Dabney Avery Fleming Page 

Cheng Puikei Ruddock Page Ricke7s Blacker Dabney Avery Fleming Ruddock Page Ricke7s Blacker Dabney Avery Fleming Lloyd 

Chin Dorea Avery Blacker Fleming Ricke7s Lloyd Ruddock Page Avery Blacker Fleming Ricke7s Lloyd Ruddock Page Dabney 

Choi Dahan Lloyd Page Fleming Dabney Ricke7s Ruddock Avery Lloyd Page Fleming Dabney Ricke7s Ruddock Avery Blacker 

Coley Connor Ricke7s Page Dabney Blacker Ruddock Lloyd Fleming Ricke7s Page Dabney Blacker Ruddock Lloyd Fleming Avery 

Coryell Cu7er Avery Page Ricke7s Dabney Blacker Fleming Lloyd Avery Page Ricke7s Dabney Blacker Fleming Lloyd Ruddock 

Cosman Benjamin Fleming Lloyd Blacker Avery Ricke7s Dabney Ruddock Fleming Lloyd Blacker Avery Ricke7s Dabney Ruddock Page 

Cramer Todd Lloyd Page Avery Fleming Dabney Blacker Ricke7s Lloyd Page Avery Fleming Dabney Blacker Ricke7s Ruddock 

Czubak Maciej Avery Fleming Ricke7s Page Dabney Lloyd Ruddock Avery Fleming Ricke7s Page Dabney Lloyd Ruddock Blacker 

Dai Wei Avery Dabney Ruddock Blacker Page Lloyd Fleming Avery Dabney Ruddock Blacker Page Lloyd Fleming Ricke7s 

DebenedicFs Erika Page Fleming Ruddock Lloyd Ricke7s Avery Dabney Page Fleming Ruddock Lloyd Ricke7s Avery Dabney Blacker 

DefanF Connor Lloyd Ruddock Blacker Fleming Avery Ricke7s Page Lloyd Ruddock Blacker Fleming Avery Ricke7s Page Dabney 

Deghuee Rachel Dabney Ruddock Page Avery Blacker Fleming Lloyd Dabney Ruddock Page Avery Blacker Fleming Lloyd Ricke7s 

Desai Neal Avery Fleming Ricke7s Lloyd Page Dabney Blacker Avery Fleming Ricke7s Lloyd Page Dabney Blacker Ruddock 

Dieterle Michael Lloyd Dabney Fleming Blacker Avery Ricke7s Ruddock Lloyd Dabney Fleming Blacker Avery Ricke7s Ruddock Page 

Dilip Monisha Ruddock Page Lloyd Avery Ricke7s Blacker Fleming Ruddock Page Lloyd Avery Ricke7s Blacker Fleming Dabney 

Ding David Ricke7s Ruddock Dabney Avery Fleming Page Lloyd Ricke7s Ruddock Dabney Avery Fleming Page Lloyd Blacker 

Dodgin Sabrina Lloyd Dabney Ricke7s Blacker Page Fleming Avery Lloyd Dabney Ricke7s Blacker Page Fleming Avery Ruddock 

Dong Yishun Ruddock Page Dabney Fleming Avery Ricke7s Lloyd Ruddock Page Dabney Fleming Avery Ricke7s Lloyd Blacker 

Dooris William Avery Fleming Page Blacker Lloyd Ruddock Dabney Avery Fleming Page Blacker Lloyd Ruddock Dabney Ricke7s 

Dughi Ma7hew Blacker Dabney Page Fleming Lloyd Avery Ruddock Blacker Dabney Page Fleming Lloyd Avery Ruddock Ricke7s 

Fan Yuyang Lloyd Avery Blacker Page Dabney Ricke7s Ruddock Lloyd Avery Blacker Page Dabney Ricke7s Ruddock Fleming 

Fang Yuqian Blacker Dabney Ricke7s Avery Fleming Lloyd Ruddock Blacker Dabney Ricke7s Avery Fleming Lloyd Ruddock Page 

Fromm Joshua Ricke7s Avery Lloyd Blacker Fleming Dabney Ruddock Ricke7s Avery Lloyd Blacker Fleming Dabney Ruddock Page 

Geria Henry Page Avery Ruddock Ricke7s Blacker Fleming Dabney Page Avery Ruddock Ricke7s Blacker Fleming Dabney Lloyd 

Gong Angela Page Dabney Avery Blacker Ricke7s Fleming Ruddock Page Dabney Avery Blacker Ricke7s Fleming Ruddock Lloyd 

Gong Chen Dabney Avery Ruddock Ricke7s Fleming Blacker Lloyd Dabney Avery Ruddock Ricke7s Fleming Blacker Lloyd Page 

Gu Li Blacker Lloyd Ricke7s Ruddock Dabney Fleming Page Blacker Lloyd Ricke7s Ruddock Dabney Fleming Page Avery 

Guchait T r i s h a Ruddock Fleming Avery Page Ricke7s Blacker Dabney Ruddock Fleming Avery Page Ricke7s Blacker Dabney Lloyd 

Guo Ashley Fleming Avery Ricke7s Lloyd Page Ruddock Dabney Fleming Avery Ricke7s Lloyd Page Ruddock Dabney Blacker 

Gupta Garima Blacker Ricke7s Page Ruddock Lloyd Fleming Avery Blacker Ricke7s Page Ruddock Lloyd Fleming Avery Dabney 

Gupta Karan Lloyd Ruddock Ricke7s Page Avery Dabney Fleming Lloyd Ruddock Ricke7s Page Avery Dabney Fleming Blacker 

Hagerling Clara Ricke7s Page Blacker Avery Ruddock Dabney Lloyd Ricke7s Page Blacker Avery Ruddock Dabney Lloyd Fleming 

Han Jeff Avery Dabney Blacker Lloyd Ricke7s Ruddock Page Avery Dabney Blacker Lloyd Ricke7s Ruddock Page Fleming 

Hassenruck‐GudipaF Hima Page Avery Dabney Fleming Ricke7s Lloyd Ruddock Page Avery Dabney Fleming Ricke7s Lloyd Ruddock Blacker 

Hayashigawa Jeana Blacker Ruddock Dabney Fleming Lloyd Ricke7s Avery Blacker Ruddock Dabney Fleming Lloyd Ricke7s Avery Page 

He Monica Lloyd Blacker Avery Dabney Fleming Ruddock Ricke7s Lloyd Blacker Avery Dabney Fleming Ruddock Ricke7s Page 

Hess Rachel Fleming Ruddock Blacker Dabney Avery Page Ricke7s Fleming Ruddock Blacker Dabney Avery Page Ricke7s Lloyd 

Hirschhorn Max Lloyd Page Ruddock Avery Fleming Dabney Ricke7s Lloyd Page Ruddock Avery Fleming Dabney Ricke7s Blacker 

Horton Maxwell Page Fleming Lloyd Dabney Ricke7s Blacker Avery Page Fleming Lloyd Dabney Ricke7s Blacker Avery Ruddock 

Hsien Sophia Ruddock Lloyd Dabney Page Fleming Blacker Ricke7s Ruddock Lloyd Dabney Page Fleming Blacker Ricke7s Avery 

Hsu Jessica Dabney Ricke7s Page Blacker Avery Ruddock Lloyd Dabney Ricke7s Page Blacker Avery Ruddock Lloyd Fleming 

Hsu Victor Blacker Ricke7s Page Lloyd Fleming Avery Dabney Blacker Ricke7s Page Lloyd Fleming Avery Dabney Ruddock 

Hu Benjamin Ricke7s Lloyd Fleming Ruddock Page Dabney Blacker Ricke7s Lloyd Fleming Ruddock Page Dabney Blacker Avery 

Huang Tiffany Blacker Fleming Lloyd Ricke7s Page Dabney Ruddock Blacker Fleming Lloyd Ricke7s Page Dabney Ruddock Avery 

Hung Ka Kin Kenneth Dabney Ruddock Avery Page Blacker Lloyd Ricke7s Dabney Ruddock Avery Page Blacker Lloyd Ricke7s Fleming 

Ikpeazu Jonathan Avery Lloyd Page Blacker Fleming Dabney Ricke7s Avery Lloyd Page Blacker Fleming Dabney Ricke7s Ruddock 

Iza7 Gregory Fleming Page Lloyd Ricke7s Blacker Ruddock Dabney Fleming Page Lloyd Ricke7s Blacker Ruddock Dabney Avery 

Jenkins Lawrence Fleming Page Ruddock Avery Blacker Ricke7s Lloyd Fleming Page Ruddock Avery Blacker Ricke7s Lloyd Dabney 

Jester Julia Lloyd Blacker Fleming Ricke7s Page Avery Dabney Lloyd Blacker Fleming Ricke7s Page Avery Dabney Ruddock 

Jiang Siduo Ruddock Fleming Blacker Lloyd Avery Ricke7s Dabney Ruddock Fleming Blacker Lloyd Avery Ricke7s Dabney Page 

Jiang Zhengyang Lloyd Ricke7s Avery Fleming Page Dabney Ruddock Lloyd Ricke7s Avery Fleming Page Dabney Ruddock Blacker 

Jilani Muhammad Lloyd Ricke7s Blacker Fleming Ruddock Avery Dabney Lloyd Ricke7s Blacker Fleming Ruddock Avery Dabney Page 

Jin Xiao Fleming Ricke7s Blacker Page Avery Lloyd Ruddock Fleming Ricke7s Blacker Page Avery Lloyd Ruddock Dabney 

Johnson Robert Fleming Blacker Page Ricke7s Avery Dabney Lloyd Fleming Blacker Page Ricke7s Avery Dabney Lloyd Ruddock 

Johnson Timothy Avery Lloyd Fleming Ruddock Ricke7s Page Dabney Avery Lloyd Fleming Ruddock Ricke7s Page Dabney Blacker 

Jose Alex Fleming Dabney Page Lloyd Blacker Ricke7s Avery Fleming Dabney Page Lloyd Blacker Ricke7s Avery Ruddock 

Joshi Devashish Ricke7s Lloyd Page Avery Ruddock Fleming Blacker Ricke7s Lloyd Page Avery Ruddock Fleming Blacker Dabney 

Karlsen Jonas Dabney Ricke7s Avery Lloyd Page Blacker Fleming Dabney Ricke7s Avery Lloyd Page Blacker Fleming Ruddock 

KaW Raj Ruddock Avery Lloyd Dabney Blacker Ricke7s Fleming Ruddock Avery Lloyd Dabney Blacker Ricke7s Fleming Page 

Keenan Sean Blacker Page Fleming Dabney Lloyd Avery Ricke7s Blacker Page Fleming Dabney Lloyd Avery Ricke7s Ruddock 

Khachaturian ArouFn Blacker Ruddock Avery Lloyd Page Fleming Dabney Blacker Ruddock Avery Lloyd Page Fleming Dabney Ricke7s 

Khan Sohini Avery Page Fleming Blacker Ruddock Ricke7s Dabney Avery Page Fleming Blacker Ruddock Ricke7s Dabney Lloyd 

Khetarpal Ishan Ruddock Fleming Page Dabney Lloyd Ricke7s Blacker Ruddock Fleming Page Dabney Lloyd Ricke7s Blacker Avery 

Khim JusFn Blacker Avery Ricke7s Ruddock Lloyd Dabney Fleming Blacker Avery Ricke7s Ruddock Lloyd Dabney Fleming Page 

Kim Isaac Avery Ricke7s Page Dabney Ruddock Lloyd Fleming Avery Ricke7s Page Dabney Ruddock Lloyd Fleming Blacker 

Kim Seohyun Page Dabney Blacker Ricke7s Lloyd Avery Fleming Page Dabney Blacker Ricke7s Lloyd Avery Fleming Ruddock 

Kishi Jocelyn Fleming Lloyd Ricke7s Blacker Dabney Ruddock Avery Fleming Lloyd Ricke7s Blacker Dabney Ruddock Avery Page 

Ki7o Rebekah Ruddock Avery Fleming Ricke7s Page Dabney Lloyd Ruddock Avery Fleming Ricke7s Page Dabney Lloyd Blacker 

Knister Kathryn Page Blacker Ricke7s Lloyd Avery Fleming Dabney Page Blacker Ricke7s Lloyd Avery Fleming Dabney Ruddock 

Laga Stephanie Blacker Dabney Fleming Page Avery Ruddock Lloyd Blacker Dabney Fleming Page Avery Ruddock Lloyd Ricke7s 

Lambert Valere Page Avery Lloyd Fleming Blacker Dabney Ricke7s Page Avery Lloyd Fleming Blacker Dabney Ricke7s Ruddock 

Lauria Michael Page Fleming Blacker Lloyd Ruddock Dabney Ricke7s Page Fleming Blacker Lloyd Ruddock Dabney Ricke7s Avery 

Lavin Albert Fleming Dabney Blacker Ruddock Ricke7s Page Lloyd Fleming Dabney Blacker Ruddock Ricke7s Page Lloyd Avery 

Leder‐Luis Jetson Fleming Dabney Lloyd Avery Blacker Page Ruddock Fleming Dabney Lloyd Avery Blacker Page Ruddock Ricke7s 

Lee Eun Jee Page Ruddock Blacker Fleming Dabney Avery Lloyd Page Ruddock Blacker Fleming Dabney Avery Lloyd Ricke7s 

Lee Hyunseok Ricke7s Blacker Fleming Dabney Ruddock Avery Lloyd Ricke7s Blacker Fleming Dabney Ruddock Avery Lloyd Page 

Lee Lisa Blacker Dabney Lloyd Avery Ricke7s Fleming Page Blacker Dabney Lloyd Avery Ricke7s Fleming Page Ruddock 

Lee Terry Ruddock Avery Blacker Fleming Dabney Lloyd Ricke7s Ruddock Avery Blacker Fleming Dabney Lloyd Ricke7s Page 

Lee Theresa Lloyd Avery Ruddock Blacker Dabney Fleming Page Lloyd Avery Ruddock Blacker Dabney Fleming Page Ricke7s 

Leet James Avery Blacker Lloyd Page Ricke7s Fleming Ruddock Avery Blacker Lloyd Page Ricke7s Fleming Ruddock Dabney 

Leung Erica Page Lloyd Dabney Ruddock Avery Fleming Blacker Page Lloyd Dabney Ruddock Avery Fleming Blacker Ricke7s 

Li Jarvis Ricke7s Fleming Lloyd Page Avery Ruddock Blacker Ricke7s Fleming Lloyd Page Avery Ruddock Blacker Dabney 

Li Jingyuan Lloyd Blacker Page Avery Fleming Ricke7s Ruddock Lloyd Blacker Page Avery Fleming Ricke7s Ruddock Dabney 

Thu, Sept 30 

Fri, Oct 1

pr e F r O s h 9 

THE Lee CAlIfOrnIA Theresa Lloyd TECHAvery Ruddock Blacker Dabney Fleming Page Lloyd Avery Ruddock Blacker Dabney Fleming se P t Page e m b e r Ricke;s 27, 2010 

Leet James Avery Blacker Lloyd Page Ricke;s Fleming Ruddock Avery Blacker Lloyd Page Ricke;s Fleming Ruddock Dabney 

Leung Erica Page Lloyd Dabney Ruddock Avery Fleming Blacker Page Lloyd Dabney Ruddock Avery Fleming Blacker Ricke;s 

Li Jarvis Ricke;s Fleming Lloyd Page Avery Ruddock Blacker Ricke;s Fleming Lloyd Page Avery Ruddock Blacker Dabney 

Li Jingyuan Lloyd Blacker Page Avery Fleming Ricke;s Ruddock Lloyd Blacker Page Avery Fleming Ricke;s Ruddock Dabney 

Li Suna Lloyd Blacker Dabney Fleming Avery Page Ruddock Lloyd Blacker Dabney Fleming Avery Page Ruddock Ricke;s 

Liao Susan Fleming Avery Dabney Ruddock Page Blacker Lloyd Fleming Avery Dabney Ruddock Page Blacker Lloyd Ricke;s 

Lieber Benjamin Avery Lloyd Dabney Ricke;s Ruddock Blacker Fleming Avery Lloyd Dabney Ricke;s Ruddock Blacker Fleming Page 

Lin Daisy Page Ruddock Avery Ricke;s Lloyd Fleming Blacker Page Ruddock Avery Ricke;s Lloyd Fleming Blacker Dabney 

Lin Randall Page Avery Fleming Lloyd Ruddock Blacker Dabney Page Avery Fleming Lloyd Ruddock Blacker Dabney Ricke;s 

Lin Yuchen Avery Page Lloyd Ruddock Fleming Dabney Blacker Avery Page Lloyd Ruddock Fleming Dabney Blacker Ricke;s 

Liu Audrey Ruddock Ricke;s Lloyd Fleming Page Avery Blacker Ruddock Ricke;s Lloyd Fleming Page Avery Blacker Dabney 

Liu Iris Page Ricke;s Fleming Avery Lloyd Dabney Blacker Page Ricke;s Fleming Avery Lloyd Dabney Blacker Ruddock 

Livingston William Fleming Lloyd Ruddock Blacker Ricke;s Avery Page Fleming Lloyd Ruddock Blacker Ricke;s Avery Page Dabney 

Lo Ashley Fleming Blacker Dabney Avery Page Lloyd Ricke;s Fleming Blacker Dabney Avery Page Lloyd Ricke;s Ruddock 

Lo Daniel Blacker Page Fleming Ruddock Dabney Lloyd Avery Blacker Page Fleming Ruddock Dabney Lloyd Avery Ricke;s 

Logan Paige Blacker Dabney Avery Page Ruddock Ricke;s Fleming Blacker Dabney Avery Page Ruddock Ricke;s Fleming Lloyd 

Lu James Ruddock Lloyd Page Blacker Ricke;s Fleming Dabney Ruddock Lloyd Page Blacker Ricke;s Fleming Dabney Avery 

Lung Genesis Avery Fleming Blacker Ricke;s Ruddock Page Lloyd Avery Fleming Blacker Ricke;s Ruddock Page Lloyd Dabney 

Luxem Katja Blacker Lloyd Ruddock Dabney Avery Page Fleming Blacker Lloyd Ruddock Dabney Avery Page Fleming Ricke;s 

Macdonald James Ruddock Fleming Dabney Ricke;s Lloyd Page Avery Ruddock Fleming Dabney Ricke;s Lloyd Page Avery Blacker 

MarHnez Mateo Page Blacker Fleming Avery Dabney Ruddock Ricke;s Page Blacker Fleming Avery Dabney Ruddock Ricke;s Lloyd 

Masuoka Sei Ricke;s Dabney Avery Blacker Lloyd Ruddock Fleming Ricke;s Dabney Avery Blacker Lloyd Ruddock Fleming Page 

Mathews Ella Blacker Ricke;s Dabney Page Ruddock Fleming Lloyd Blacker Ricke;s Dabney Page Ruddock Fleming Lloyd Avery 

Maxson Grant Ricke;s Dabney Page Fleming Avery Lloyd Blacker Ricke;s Dabney Page Fleming Avery Lloyd Blacker Ruddock 

Mernik Luka Fleming Page Avery Ruddock Blacker Dabney Ricke;s Fleming Page Avery Ruddock Blacker Dabney Ricke;s Lloyd 

Mezenner Omar Ruddock Lloyd Ricke;s Avery Page Blacker Dabney Ruddock Lloyd Ricke;s Avery Page Blacker Dabney Fleming 

Mishra Neeli Dabney Avery Page Ricke;s Blacker Lloyd Fleming Dabney Avery Page Ricke;s Blacker Lloyd Fleming Ruddock 

Misrak Abel Avery Fleming Lloyd Ruddock Dabney Blacker Ricke;s Avery Fleming Lloyd Ruddock Dabney Blacker Ricke;s Page 

Moore Marlyn Ruddock Lloyd Avery Dabney Ricke;s Page Blacker Ruddock Lloyd Avery Dabney Ricke;s Page Blacker Fleming 

Morgan Robert Ruddock Ricke;s Fleming Avery Blacker Page Dabney Ruddock Ricke;s Fleming Avery Blacker Page Dabney Lloyd 

Mukherjee Eric Fleming Page Avery Lloyd Ricke;s Ruddock Blacker Fleming Page Avery Lloyd Ricke;s Ruddock Blacker Dabney 

Mukherjee Nandini Dabney Lloyd Blacker Ruddock Fleming Avery Ricke;s Dabney Lloyd Blacker Ruddock Fleming Avery Ricke;s Page 

Nagel Jaime Dabney Page Ruddock Fleming Lloyd Blacker Avery Dabney Page Ruddock Fleming Lloyd Blacker Avery Ricke;s 

Napp John Blacker Fleming Dabney Ruddock Ricke;s Avery Lloyd Blacker Fleming Dabney Ruddock Ricke;s Avery Lloyd Page 

Nelson Charles Lloyd Dabney Blacker Ricke;s Ruddock Fleming Page Lloyd Dabney Blacker Ricke;s Ruddock Fleming Page Avery 

Neppala Pushpa Avery Ruddock Ricke;s Fleming Blacker Lloyd Dabney Avery Ruddock Ricke;s Fleming Blacker Lloyd Dabney Page 

Ng Gracia Ruddock Blacker Dabney Ricke;s Fleming Avery Page Ruddock Blacker Dabney Ricke;s Fleming Avery Page Lloyd 

Okamoto Kanenori Ruddock Blacker Lloyd Dabney Page Fleming Avery Ruddock Blacker Lloyd Dabney Page Fleming Avery Ricke;s 

Okoro Brian Fleming Lloyd Avery Ricke;s Ruddock Dabney Page Fleming Lloyd Avery Ricke;s Ruddock Dabney Page Blacker 

OOno‐LoQer Bertrand Fleming Ruddock Page Blacker Dabney Ricke;s Lloyd Fleming Ruddock Page Blacker Dabney Ricke;s Lloyd Avery 

Oyang Bryance Ricke;s Avery Fleming Lloyd Blacker Page Ruddock Ricke;s Avery Fleming Lloyd Blacker Page Ruddock Dabney 

Paluchniak Michael Page Avery Ricke;s Dabney Fleming Lloyd Blacker Page Avery Ricke;s Dabney Fleming Lloyd Blacker Ruddock 

Panse Ketaki Blacker Lloyd Page Avery Dabney Ricke;s Fleming Blacker Lloyd Page Avery Dabney Ricke;s Fleming Ruddock 

Park Cheol Woo Dabney Blacker Lloyd Ricke;s Ruddock Page Fleming Dabney Blacker Lloyd Ricke;s Ruddock Page Fleming Avery 

Park Jungsoo Blacker Lloyd Avery Fleming Ricke;s Ruddock Dabney Blacker Lloyd Avery Fleming Ricke;s Ruddock Dabney Page 

Park Kyung Keun Fleming Ruddock Dabney Page Lloyd Avery Blacker Fleming Ruddock Dabney Page Lloyd Avery Blacker Ricke;s 

Pharo John Page Ricke;s Fleming Dabney Blacker Lloyd Ruddock Page Ricke;s Fleming Dabney Blacker Lloyd Ruddock Avery 

Phillips Jacquelyn Avery Blacker Ruddock Dabney Lloyd Page Ricke;s Avery Blacker Ruddock Dabney Lloyd Page Ricke;s Fleming 

Pipe‐Mazo Daniel Ruddock Dabney Ricke;s Page Avery Fleming Blacker Ruddock Dabney Ricke;s Page Avery Fleming Blacker Lloyd 

Piszkiewicz Samantha Ricke;s Blacker Ruddock Avery Dabney Lloyd Fleming Ricke;s Blacker Ruddock Avery Dabney Lloyd Fleming Page 

Pursifull Ralph Dabney Page Ricke;s Avery Lloyd Ruddock Blacker Dabney Page Ricke;s Avery Lloyd Ruddock Blacker Fleming 

Qian Mike Dabney Ricke;s Blacker Ruddock Avery Fleming Page Dabney Ricke;s Blacker Ruddock Avery Fleming Page Lloyd 

Raffiee Misha Fleming Blacker Ricke;s Page Ruddock Lloyd Dabney Fleming Blacker Ricke;s Page Ruddock Lloyd Dabney Avery 

Razon Benjamin Ruddock Dabney Blacker Ricke;s Page Lloyd Avery Ruddock Dabney Blacker Ricke;s Page Lloyd Avery Fleming 

Rekhi Angad Lloyd Ruddock Fleming Blacker Ricke;s Dabney Page Lloyd Ruddock Fleming Blacker Ricke;s Dabney Page Avery 

ResheHkhin Paul Ricke;s Ruddock Avery Lloyd Fleming Blacker Page Ricke;s Ruddock Avery Lloyd Fleming Blacker Page Dabney 

Reyes Jonathan Avery Blacker Dabney Page Fleming Ricke;s Lloyd Avery Blacker Dabney Page Fleming Ricke;s Lloyd Ruddock 

Reyes Stephanie Lloyd Fleming Ruddock Ricke;s Blacker Dabney Avery Lloyd Fleming Ruddock Ricke;s Blacker Dabney Avery Page 

Ritch Andrea Dabney Blacker Ricke;s Fleming Lloyd Avery Page Dabney Blacker Ricke;s Fleming Lloyd Avery Page Ruddock 

Rivkin Zachary Ruddock Fleming Avery Dabney Page Lloyd Ricke;s Ruddock Fleming Avery Dabney Page Lloyd Ricke;s Blacker 

Ross Anna Page Avery Lloyd Ricke;s Dabney Ruddock Blacker Page Avery Lloyd Ricke;s Dabney Ruddock Blacker Fleming 

Rreza Iva Blacker Fleming Ricke;s Dabney Ruddock Avery Page Blacker Fleming Ricke;s Dabney Ruddock Avery Page Lloyd 

Rughoobur Girish Blacker Fleming Ruddock Avery Page Ricke;s Dabney Blacker Fleming Ruddock Avery Page Ricke;s Dabney Lloyd 

Ryan Elizabeth Ricke;s Page Dabney Lloyd Avery Blacker Ruddock Ricke;s Page Dabney Lloyd Avery Blacker Ruddock Fleming 

Saifee Murtaza Dabney Page Ruddock Lloyd Ricke;s Blacker Fleming Dabney Page Ruddock Lloyd Ricke;s Blacker Fleming Avery 

Salomon Jesse Lloyd Dabney Ricke;s Ruddock Avery Blacker Page Lloyd Dabney Ricke;s Ruddock Avery Blacker Page Fleming 

Santoso Laura Page Blacker Dabney Lloyd Fleming Ruddock Avery Page Blacker Dabney Lloyd Fleming Ruddock Avery Ricke;s 

Schlamp Brooklyn Avery Ricke;s Ruddock Dabney Fleming Blacker Page Avery Ricke;s Ruddock Dabney Fleming Blacker Page Lloyd 

Schor Jonathan Fleming Ricke;s Page Avery Dabney Blacker Ruddock Fleming Ricke;s Page Avery Dabney Blacker Ruddock Lloyd 

Schor Stanford Lloyd Ricke;s Dabney Blacker Fleming Ruddock Page Lloyd Ricke;s Dabney Blacker Fleming Ruddock Page Avery 

Sell David Avery Ricke;s Fleming Lloyd Dabney Ruddock Blacker Avery Ricke;s Fleming Lloyd Dabney Ruddock Blacker Page 

Sencan Mehmet Blacker Ruddock Fleming Lloyd Avery Dabney Ricke;s Blacker Ruddock Fleming Lloyd Avery Dabney Ricke;s Page 

Setlur Bhargav Ricke;s Fleming Blacker Avery Lloyd Page Dabney Ricke;s Fleming Blacker Avery Lloyd Page Dabney Ruddock 

Shelton Amanda Ruddock Blacker Page Lloyd Dabney Avery Ricke;s Ruddock Blacker Page Lloyd Dabney Avery Ricke;s Fleming 

Shen Jeff Dabney Ruddock Ricke;s Blacker Lloyd Page Fleming Dabney Ruddock Ricke;s Blacker Lloyd Page Fleming Avery 

Shenker Jacob Dabney Blacker Fleming Avery Ricke;s Page Lloyd Dabney Blacker Fleming Avery Ricke;s Page Lloyd Ruddock 

Sherman Jeffrey Blacker Dabney Page Ricke;s Fleming Ruddock Avery Blacker Dabney Page Ricke;s Fleming Ruddock Avery Lloyd 

Singh PrastuH Ruddock Blacker Dabney Lloyd Page Ricke;s Fleming Ruddock Blacker Dabney Lloyd Page Ricke;s Fleming Avery 

Smith Russell Dabney Blacker Ruddock Page Ricke;s Avery Fleming Dabney Blacker Ruddock Page Ricke;s Avery Fleming Lloyd 

Spaur Kelsey Lloyd Ruddock Ricke;s Dabney Blacker Page Avery Lloyd Ruddock Ricke;s Dabney Blacker Page Avery Fleming 

Su Julia Fleming Ricke;s Dabney Lloyd Avery Page Blacker Fleming Ricke;s Dabney Lloyd Avery Page Blacker Ruddock 

Sun ChrisHne Ricke;s Avery Dabney Fleming Blacker Ruddock Lloyd Ricke;s Avery Dabney Fleming Blacker Ruddock Lloyd Page 

Sun Qunchao Avery Ricke;s Page Lloyd Blacker Dabney Ruddock Avery Ricke;s Page Lloyd Blacker Dabney Ruddock Fleming 

Suraesh Kalpana Lloyd Ricke;s Avery Ruddock Blacker Page Fleming Lloyd Ricke;s Avery Ruddock Blacker Page Fleming Dabney 

Suslick Benjamin Fleming Lloyd Avery Blacker Page Ricke;s Dabney Fleming Lloyd Avery Blacker Page Ricke;s Dabney Ruddock 

Tan Alison Blacker Ricke;s Fleming Dabney Ruddock Lloyd Page Blacker Ricke;s Fleming Dabney Ruddock Lloyd Page Avery 

Taneski Filip Fleming Ricke;s Ruddock Blacker Page Dabney Avery Fleming Ricke;s Ruddock Blacker Page Dabney Avery Lloyd 

Tang Michelle Lloyd Fleming Ruddock Dabney Page Avery Blacker Lloyd Fleming Ruddock Dabney Page Avery Blacker Ricke;s 

Terry‐Penak Brent Dabney Lloyd Page Ruddock Ricke;s Blacker Avery Dabney Lloyd Page Ruddock Ricke;s Blacker Avery Fleming 

Tiwari Mohit Lloyd Fleming Ruddock Blacker Avery Page Ricke;s Lloyd Fleming Ruddock Blacker Avery Page Ricke;s Dabney 

ToYgaard Pedersen Asbjorn Blacker Ruddock Fleming Ricke;s Lloyd Page Dabney Blacker Ruddock Fleming Ricke;s Lloyd Page Dabney Avery 

Tolnay David Ricke;s Dabney Lloyd Ruddock Fleming Avery Page Ricke;s Dabney Lloyd Ruddock Fleming Avery Page Blacker 

Torres Joseph Page Fleming Ricke;s Dabney Avery Ruddock Lloyd Page Fleming Ricke;s Dabney Avery Ruddock Lloyd Blacker 

Twarowski Aleksander Avery Ruddock Page Lloyd Dabney Blacker Fleming Avery Ruddock Page Lloyd Dabney Blacker Fleming Ricke;s 

Upadhya Gautam Blacker Ricke;s Avery Dabney Lloyd Ruddock Page Blacker Ricke;s Avery Dabney Lloyd Ruddock Page Fleming 

Vaish Atharv Avery Ruddock Dabney Fleming Ricke;s Page Blacker Avery Ruddock Dabney Fleming Ricke;s Page Blacker Lloyd 

Varnerin Christopher Ruddock Dabney Avery Fleming Blacker Lloyd Page Ruddock Dabney Avery Fleming Blacker Lloyd Page Ricke;s 

Vartanyan David Avery Ricke;s Blacker Dabney Lloyd Fleming Ruddock Avery Ricke;s Blacker Dabney Lloyd Fleming Ruddock Page 

Verma Malvika Lloyd Ricke;s Blacker Page Fleming Dabney Avery Lloyd Ricke;s Blacker Page Fleming Dabney Avery Ruddock 

Vinitsky Eugene Ricke;s Avery Ruddock Dabney Blacker Lloyd Page Ricke;s Avery Ruddock Dabney Blacker Lloyd Page Fleming 

Vo s s Ma;hew Lloyd Avery Ricke;s Fleming Ruddock Page Blacker Lloyd Avery Ricke;s Fleming Ruddock Page Blacker Dabney 

Wang Eric Lloyd Blacker Page Ruddock Ricke;s Dabney Fleming Lloyd Blacker Page Ruddock Ricke;s Dabney Fleming Avery 

Wang Kening Lloyd Ruddock Page Ricke;s Dabney Fleming Avery Lloyd Ruddock Page Ricke;s Dabney Fleming Avery Blacker 

Wang Yizhen Avery Lloyd Blacker Page Ruddock Fleming Dabney Avery Lloyd Blacker Page Ruddock Fleming Dabney Ricke;s 

Wang Yuchen Dabney Page Blacker Ruddock Lloyd Ricke;s Fleming Dabney Page Blacker Ruddock Lloyd Ricke;s Fleming Avery 

Waxer Benjamin Blacker Page Ruddock Fleming Ricke;s Dabney Lloyd Blacker Page Ruddock Fleming Ricke;s Dabney Lloyd Avery 

Williamson Michael Ruddock Avery Dabney Blacker Lloyd Ricke;s Page Ruddock Avery Dabney Blacker Lloyd Ricke;s Page Fleming 

Wilson Alexander Avery Fleming Dabney Blacker Ricke;s Lloyd Page Avery Fleming Dabney Blacker Ricke;s Lloyd Page Ruddock 

Wong‐U‐Railertkun Chatarin Dabney Fleming Lloyd Avery Ruddock Blacker Page Dabney Fleming Lloyd Avery Ruddock Blacker Page Ricke;s 

Woodward Nicholas Dabney Lloyd Fleming Ricke;s Avery Blacker Page Dabney Lloyd Fleming Ricke;s Avery Blacker Page Ruddock 

Wu Anjian Blacker Ruddock Lloyd Page Avery Ricke;s Dabney Blacker Ruddock Lloyd Page Avery Ricke;s Dabney Fleming 

Wu Jianqiu Avery Ricke;s Dabney Ruddock Page Lloyd Blacker Avery Ricke;s Dabney Ruddock Page Lloyd Blacker Fleming 

Wu Yu e Lloyd Fleming Avery Dabney Blacker Ricke;s Page Lloyd Fleming Avery Dabney Blacker Ricke;s Page Ruddock 

Xiao Guoning Dabney Lloyd Fleming Blacker Page Avery Ruddock Dabney Lloyd Fleming Blacker Page Avery Ruddock Ricke;s 

Xu Conway Page Fleming Avery Ruddock Dabney Ricke;s Blacker Page Fleming Avery Ruddock Dabney Ricke;s Blacker Lloyd 

Yang Perren Page Lloyd Dabney Ricke;s Blacker Avery Ruddock Page Lloyd Dabney Ricke;s Blacker Avery Ruddock Fleming 

Yao Wenqi Page Ricke;s Lloyd Avery Fleming Ruddock Dabney Page Ricke;s Lloyd Avery Fleming Ruddock Dabney Blacker 

Yeung Jessica Lloyd Fleming Dabney Avery Ruddock Ricke;s Blacker Lloyd Fleming Dabney Avery Ruddock Ricke;s Blacker Page 

Y o u Yanwen Dabney Ruddock Lloyd Avery Page Ricke;s Fleming Dabney Ruddock Lloyd Avery Page Ricke;s Fleming Blacker 

Young Michael Dabney Fleming Avery Ricke;s Blacker Page Ruddock Dabney Fleming Avery Ricke;s Blacker Page Ruddock Lloyd 

Yu Caroline Dabney Blacker Page Fleming Ruddock Ricke;s Avery Dabney Blacker Page Fleming Ruddock Ricke;s Avery Lloyd 

Yu Jessica Lloyd Avery Dabney Page Ricke;s Fleming Blacker Lloyd Avery Dabney Page Ricke;s Fleming Blacker Ruddock 

Yu a n Ben Ricke;s Page Ruddock Lloyd Dabney Fleming Blacker Ricke;s Page Ruddock Lloyd Dabney Fleming Blacker Avery 

Yung Jenny Ricke;s Avery Fleming Ruddock Dabney Blacker Page Ricke;s Avery Fleming Ruddock Dabney Blacker Page Lloyd 

Yu r k o Michael Ruddock Blacker Ricke;s Page Lloyd Dabney Avery Ruddock Blacker Ricke;s Page Lloyd Dabney Avery Fleming 

Zemlianova Klavdia Ricke;s Fleming Page Ruddock Blacker Lloyd Dabney Ricke;s Fleming Page Ruddock Blacker Lloyd Dabney Avery 

Zhang Daniel Avery Dabney Blacker Fleming Page Ricke;s Ruddock Avery Dabney Blacker Fleming Page Ricke;s Ruddock Lloyd 

Zhang Melissa Fleming Ruddock Page Avery Ricke;s Lloyd Dabney Fleming Ruddock Page Avery Ricke;s Lloyd Dabney Blacker 

Zhang Michael Page Fleming Ricke;s Blacker Ruddock Lloyd Avery Page Fleming Ricke;s Blacker Ruddock Lloyd Avery Dabney 

Zhao Shiyu Ruddock Page Fleming Ricke;s Avery Lloyd Blacker Ruddock Page Fleming Ricke;s Avery Lloyd Blacker Dabney 

Zheng Yuqian Dabney Blacker Ricke;s Avery Page Fleming Ruddock Dabney Blacker Ricke;s Avery Page Fleming Ruddock Lloyd 

Zhou Yu Ruddock Fleming Ricke;s Page Blacker Avery Lloyd Ruddock Fleming Ricke;s Page Blacker Avery Lloyd Dabney 

Ziac Julia Dabney Ruddock Ricke;s Fleming Page Blacker Lloyd Dabney Ruddock Ricke;s Fleming Page Blacker Lloyd Avery 

Zou Tianyang Blacker Page Avery Ricke;s Ruddock Lloyd Dabney Blacker Page Avery Ricke;s Ruddock Lloyd Dabney Fleming

10 

Fe at u r e 

THE CAlIfOrnIA TECH se P t e m b e r 27, 2010 

Book Review: 

by Sandhya Chandrasekaran 

The story behind the creation of Facebook, a site that 

has revolutionized the way people around the world 

communicate, is a typical story about the big and brutal 

world of business. Several people quite innocently and 

eagerly attempt to start companies and work their way 

up from the very bottom of the pyramid, only to find 

themselves crushed somewhere along the way. Even 

worse, a group of people at the brink of success find 

their friendship jeopardized in the process. 

Ben Mezrich’s fictionalized account of the tale, “The 

Accidental Billionaires”, is a very vivid chronicle of 

how two Harvard social outcasts came together and 

grew apart all in the span of a few life-altering years. 

Through his book, Mezrich boldly attempts to recreate 

the events of Facebook history. I say “boldly” because 

he lacks key information that would otherwise dissuade 

this pursuit; I say “attempts” because he consequently 

fails. 

The author’s note reads, “Trying to paint a scene from the 

memories of dozens of sources – some direct witnesses, 

some indirect – can often lead to discrepancies. I recreated 

the scenes in the book based on the information 

I uncovered from documents and interviews, and my 

best judgment as to what version most closely fits the 

documentary record.” 

This is essentially Mezrich’s version of a disclaimer 

for the incredibility of his book. By whimsically 

incorporating fluff to patch up the gaps in his information 

sources, Mezrich treads the line between fiction and 

nonfiction. The purpose of the book is undoubtedly to 

provide information on Facebook history; however, 

the overly descriptive phrases and cinematic scenarios 

make the whole situation unreal. Readers looking for the 

actual historical account could look elsewhere on news 

sites, and those looking for a good read could just as 

easily go to the library and find a mentally-stimulating 

novel, rendering Mezrich’s book completely and utterly 

useless. 

The wide holes in Mezrich’s research, sporadically 

replaced with nonsensical wadding, resulted mainly from 

Mark Zuckerberg declining to interview or contribute to 

the book in any way. Without any assistance from the 

star of the show, the creator of this world wide webpidemic, 

Mezrich turned to a man who was more than 

eager to provide his generally overlooked version of the 

events, Zuckerberg’s best friend-turned-enemy, Eduardo 

Saverin. In fact, Mezrich credits Saverin as a person 

“without whom this story could not have been written”. 

Placing that much importance on a person so polarized 

in the events that took place in no way helps the author 

fill in the missing information; in fact, the result is a 

somewhat biased picture as Saverin’s opinions receive 

much elaboration while Zuckerberg’s almost always 

follow doubtful prefaces such as “perhaps”, “maybe”, 

Bestseller “The Accidental 

Billionaires” merits a 

C 

A film adaptation of the book called “The Social Network” opens in theaters 

October 1, 2010. It is a Columbia Pictures film starring Jesse Eisenberg, 

Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, and Brenda Song, and is directed by 

David fincher, with adapted screenplay by Aaron Sorkin. 

and “we can only imagine”. 

Putting these aspects aside, as difficult as that is, the 

reader will find that Mezrich has crafted the individuals 

into memorable characters. The author portrays Mark 

Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin, the people at the root of 

the global phenomenon, as two socially awkward, hormonedriven 

boys. The extent of this ridiculous dramatization 

is surprisingly refreshing, as the reader sees these brainy 

powerhouses as actual, relatable people. Saverin’s 

eagerness and anxiety to be accepted into the Pheonix, an 

exclusive underground organization at Harvard University, 

is developed to the point where the reader can’t help but 

chuckle and pity his innocent desperation. Zuckerberg’s 

aloofness from the world around him complements his 

innovative and crafty personality. Even the Winklevoss 

twins, who claim Zuckerberg stole the idea of Facebook 

from them, are not only physically intimidating, but 

mentally driven to make something of themselves the 

merciless world of business. 

Despite the commendable characterization Mezrich 

employs, his book is a distorted, elementary read. Which 

only makes the reader wonder whether Mezrich’s so-called 

“national bestseller”, The Accidental Billionaires, is the 

real accident.

sp O r t s 

THE CAlIfOrnIA TECH ma r C h 8, 2010 7 

Soccer Preview ‘10 

A message from team captain Jonathan Yeung 

“The team is hoping to build on the progress we 

made last year. Every year that I have been here, 

our team has gotten progressively better. We have 

the players that will allow us to play competitively 

with most of the teams in SCIAC, but what we 

must do is to play to our full potential. But playing 

competitively is not enough, at the end of the game 

the scoreline is what matters. Last year, we won 

twice. This year, we need to do even better than 

that. 

This is also the final year for a large and strong 

senior class: 

Me, DJ Seo, Becky Scholz, Tyler Hannasch, 

Grayson Chadwick, Alan Pezeshki, Tom Lampo 

We all have been playing together for 4 years 

now and have always been the core of the team. 

Making this final season the best one is more 

motivation for the seven of us to play well.” 

Beavers Take on Bulldogs 

By Amol Kamat 


On a cold September night, the Beavers took on the soccer powerhouse that 

is the University of Redlands. Two early strikes from the Bulldogs quickly 

put the game out of reach, but an inspired Caltech defense, led by goalie 

Marcus Lucas, allowed only one goal in the remainder of the half. 

The defense continued to hold tight for the first twenty minutes of the 

second half before allowing four more Bulldog goals. The second half also 

saw the first major Caltech offensive attacks of the night, though they all 

sizzled before coming to fruition. Still, the Beavers were entertaining to 

watch, typically drawing more cheers than boos from the five assembled 

Beaver fans. 

Notable highlights from the game include Jonathan Yeung’s almost goal in 

the waning minutes of the game and watching the Redlands fans’ reactions 

as Sarah Wright and Sara Venkatesh took the field at the same time, even 

cheering when Wright slide tackled a Redlands player. 

The Caltech soccer team (now 0-3, although gocaltech.com counts the 

alumni game, making them 1-3) is ready to look past the 7-0 blowout. 

They will finish up a tough series of away games against Whitter and 

Chapman before a home stand against Pomona-Pitzer on Wednesday 

afternoon. 

Top Dog 

By Erik Peterson 


Michael Vick is top dog again. “Slick” Vick has been renamed a starter and is looking better than 

ever, much the chagrin of Nancy Grace viewers and PETA activists everywhere. Eagles coach Andy 

Reid made the decision to bench starting QB Kevin Kolb earlier this week, caving to vocal pressure 

from both pundits and Philadelphia fans alike. Pressure had been mounting on Reid following 

Vick’s performance against the Packers in Week 1, where he filled in for an injured Kolb during the 

second half and led the Eagles on a comeback to within 7 of the heavily favored Packers, despite 

him ultimately falling short. The injured Kolb remained out for Week 2’s game against the Detroit 

Lions, and the Vick-led Eagles managed to win 35-32, prompting even heavier pressure to make 

Vick the starter for the remainder of the season. 

ESPN panelists may disagree over whether beating the Lions (who have gone 2-33 in their last 

35) merits a starting position for Vick, or whether Reid is making a mistake by in effect throwing 

away all the offensive planning and training done around Kolb throughout training camp and preseason. 

Ultimately for the fans however, the story is simple: “We want Vick.” A recent polling on 

SportsNation.com showed almost 85% of fans nationwide felt Vick was a better choice than Kolb. 

Will Vick lead the Eagles where McNabb never could and help Philadelphia attain the Lombardi 

Trophy its fans so desperately crave? Smart money says “no.” Statistical computer simulations, 

courtesy of AccuScore.com, have however suggested that Philadelphia does indeed have a better 

chance of winning the NFC East with Vick at the helm rather than Kolb. Only time will tell how the 

Eagles fare under Vick, in the meantime Philadelphia fans can continue to stockpile their supply of 

D batteries and eagerly await the return of McNabb to Lincoln Financial Field on October 3rd. 

Addendum: Vick fantasy holders had much to be pleased with Sunday afternoon, as Vick threw 

for 3 TD’s and ran in for a fourth, with the Eagles crushing the Jaguars 28-3. Perhaps this will be 

enough quell Reid and Vick’s critics for the time being. 

Gray Chadwick goes up for a header in a match against Oxy 

Photo courtesy of Radka Dancikova

hu m O r 

12 THE CAlIfOrnIA TECH se P t e m b e r 27, 2009 

Caltech Membership Services 

Hello and welcome to Caltech. Initial membership to the Caltech community 

is free for all students, and will remain so for as long as you’re a student. 

Free Membership services include: 

Chandler: Where you get your lunch (you won’t wake up for breakfast) 

North or South kitchen: where you eat your dinner 

One room in House: you get a room in a House that you rotate into 

Blazing fast broadband: download anything you want in seconds, HD 

streaming! 

For most people, these services are enough. But some people simply want 

more. For those people, we offer Caltech Gold memberships. 

Caltech Gold offers many new services free membership doesn’t have, 

including: 

Access to all Houses: Now, feel free to walk into any House on campus. 

Interhouse communication has also been opened up. Is there someone in 

another House that you want to talk to? Now you can! 

Access to Professors: Ever see a professor and wonder “I wonder what having 

a dri-lunch with him would be like?” We offer programs where we will pay 

for lunch and dinner so you can do exactly that. 

Varsity and club sports: Want to ball someone up? Ever play a sport? Do you 

have zero experience but still want to learn a sport? Do you just want to bean 

someone in the face? Now you can. We offer NCAA varsity teams, as well as 

club sports and Interhouse athletic events. 

And More!: Such as the MOSH, ASCIT, as well as Tom Mannion (read – 

delicious food). 

Caltech Gold is a special service for special people. However, for a finite 

time only, membership is offered for a low, low price of simply asking any 

upperclassmen if you can join in something fun. 

Whichever membership you choose, we’re sure you’ll enjoy your time 

here and wish you the best of luck. Feel free to utilize the free membership 

services as long as you want. If you ever feel like you want something more, 

join Caltech Gold, and get access to a secret Gold only handshake. 

Chess Puzzle 

frosh Survival Guide 

Stages of Caltech 

Excitement 

“Wow, the world’s foremost playground for 

math and science. I’m so excited to be here.” 

“I can’t wait for the lab classes. I’m really 

looking forward to Chem 3a. How is that 

class?” 

Confusion 

“Um, you guys are also having some problems 

right? Right? Please? …” 

“So, can someone explain what induction is?” 

Depression 

*sobs* “What’s going on?” 

“Oh no, at this rate I won’t be able to get a P 

plus.” 

newfound wonder 

“Woah, did you know Professor Makorov also 

plays water polo?” 

“I never knew you could do that. That’s so 

cool.” 

newfound purpose 

“Yeah I’ve been spending a lot of time on this 

project. It’s really exciting.” 

The California Tech 

Caltech 40-58 

Pasadena, CA 91125 

“Hopefully I can work in Professor BLANKS 

lab this summer. It’s gonna be legend - 

wait for it - dary.” 

Disillusionment 

“SHUT UP FROSH” 

“Hey I’m having some problems 

understanding contour integration, can anyone 

help 

me?” 

“SHUT UP FROSH” 

“Hey, I’m having some problems 

understanding contour integration, can anyone 

please help 

“SH… oh hey baby of course I can help you. 

Call me Mr. Dependable.” 

release 

“Ah, I’ve finally graduated. Time for the real 

world.” 

“FREEDOOOOOMMM!” 

rebirth 

“Ah, the University of BLANK Graduate 

School of INSERT DEPT HERE. The top 

place 

for INSERT FIELD HERE.”

PDF (v. 114:1, September 27, 2010) - CaltechCampusPubs

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?