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Table of Contents

Issue 6: Image

Our perceptions and ideas are built on the images that we see. This quarter, we wanted the issue to offer an analysis into the imagery that we see and

reflects on our social world.

-Chris Asuncion (Editor)

Photographers CornerTable of ContentsMe Meme, U Meme We All Scream for Image MemesAn Anthropological Study of OmeglersAsian-American SitcomDouble FeatureDirty HandsDirty HandsThe Street’s EliteHow to Make Spring RollsTaste of San DiegoPhotographers Corner

Layout by Jet Antonio

Memes. You know them. You read them. You might make them. You might even end up as one. Any of a variety of videos, ideas, concepts, or images that gets propagated through the Internet, memes are a cultural phenomenon that will baffle historians and sociologists of 5047 CE. I can see the intellectual discussion in the virtual projection classroomclassroom now: “How exactly does one ‘Roll Rick’?,” they’ll ask. “What is a translation of ‘Numa Numa Guy’ that is faithful to its original intention?” Students will write their senior thesis on lolcats and give them titles like “The idolization of the common felis catus by the homosapien Americus civilization”.

And you can be part of history too! One no longer has to have Shakespearean rapier wit and prose to make comedic commentary about the tribulations of daily life. Just the ability to come up with a quick one liner to match the appropriate sentiment already captured in a predesigned image.

Those recurring templates with the duo-chromatic pinwheel backgrounds, bold Impact font lettering, and quick photoshop cutout of some poor unassuming soul that now represents a social farce for the world wide web. Or the crudely drawn stick figures in familiar situations that end on dramatic declarations like Rage Guy or F*** Yeah Dude.Dude. The memes have endless forms, but the same goal: to betray your attempts to surf the web inconspicuously in class or at work by provoking an uncontrollable chuckle that says “Dude, THAT IS SO MY LIFE”. Maybe you have no idea what I’m talking about. Have no fear, Oh Internet Oblivious College Student. I shall show you the ways of meme-ismmeme-ism with my own series of second-rate memes using UCSD references.

Written by Judy Chow

Me Meme. U Meme.

We all Scream for Image Memes.

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Omeglers enjoy having epiphanies. Omeglers like Justin Bieber.

Omeglers are unfamiliar with children’s tunes.

Omeglers are either hard workers or vocabulary-deficient.

Omeglers can be heartwarmingly, uh, heartwarming.

An Anthropological Study of OmeglersBy: The Internet | Collected By: Andrew Hsieh and Alice Kim

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Omeglers don’t know that Chering is caring.

Omeglers can recognize repeat offenders. Omeglers keep “your mom” jokes alive.

Omeglers will only trust so far.

Asian American SitcomBy: Natalie Bui

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Isn’t it about time that we had an Asian sitcom? We have the George Lopez Show. We have Tyler Perry’s new sitcom For Better or Worse, too. We had Friends, now How I Met your Mother. Modern Family is slowly breaking through minorities with Colombian Sophia Vegara and little Asian babies.

However, we did try once before. In 1994, Margaret Cho attempted to create the first Asian sitcom called All American Girl, which centered on herself wanting to live a “wild life,” while being overshadowed by her over-achieving brother and held back by her traditional Korean family. This show received horrible reception, for over-exaggerating the most typical Asian American stereotypes and incorporating them into characters. It received much criticism, especially the Asian American community.

Fast forward to 2012. If we had an Asian sitcom, compiled all our favorite Asian actors, de-stereotyped them, here’s who what we would like to see:

MAGGIE QFrom: Mission Impossible III, NikitaA successful lawyer for a big firm. She is hard working, overly motherly, and is constantly nag-ging on her kids.

HARRRY SHUM JR.From: GleeThe attractive older son, gets all the girls, and is the bassist of his alternative rock band. The unmotivated child who doesn’t have a set path going for him.

JAMIE CHUNGFrom: The Bride-to-be in Hangover 2, Sucker PunchAttractive young girl whom wants to be get into acting. She is ditzy, always has boy troubles with recurring boyfriend of hers.

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KEN JEONGFrom: The Hangover, Knocked Up, CommunityLame but loving father who owns a funeral cakes bakery and is always on the verge of bankruptcy. He meet’s Maggie Q’s character at a court case, after he was sued for feeding meat cakes to a vegetarian.

DRAKEFrom: DrakeRecurring boyfriend of Jamie Chung. He is very charismatic, charming, and studying to be a physicist.

KEVIN WUFrom: Kev JumbaThe funny, sarcastic guy who aspires to be a film director. He never gets the girls and is always just the friend.

CHARLYNE YIFrom: Knocked Up, Paper Heart, stand up comedianPlays the daughter of Ken Jeong. She is awkward, tom-boyish, smart, and very quiet. She wants to be a fashion designer.

RAJIV SURENDARFrom: Mean GirlsHe plays the off and on again boy friend of Charlyene Yu. He is the awkward one that tries to integrate into the family but never successfully does.

1st- Generation Asian Ameri-can Family - The Traditional, conventional family

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Design By: Judy Jue

Asian American SitcomBy: Natalie Bui

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Isn’t it about time that we had an Asian sitcom? We have the George Lopez Show. We have Tyler Perry’s new sitcom For Better or Worse, too. We had Friends, now How I Met your Mother. Modern Family is slowly breaking through minorities with Colombian Sophia Vegara and little Asian babies.

However, we did try once before. In 1994, Margaret Cho attempted to create the first Asian sitcom called All American Girl, which centered on herself wanting to live a “wild life,” while being overshadowed by her over-achieving brother and held back by her traditional Korean family. This show received horrible reception, for over-exaggerating the most typical Asian American stereotypes and incorporating them into characters. It received much criticism, especially the Asian American community.

Fast forward to 2012. If we had an Asian sitcom, compiled all our favorite Asian actors, de-stereotyped them, here’s who what we would like to see:

MAGGIE QFrom: Mission Impossible III, NikitaA successful lawyer for a big firm. She is hard working, overly motherly, and is constantly nag-ging on her kids.

HARRRY SHUM JR.From: GleeThe attractive older son, gets all the girls, and is the bassist of his alternative rock band. The unmotivated child who doesn’t have a set path going for him.

JAMIE CHUNGFrom: The Bride-to-be in Hangover 2, Sucker PunchAttractive young girl whom wants to be get into acting. She is ditzy, always has boy troubles with recurring boyfriend of hers.

3rd-Generation Asian American Family The Modern, White-Washed Family

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At one point in John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, Augustus

Waters, puts a cigarette to his mouth, which prompts Hazel, a

sixteen-year-old with thyroid cancer who (in her own words) has

“lungs that suck at being lungs,” to burst out in unfettered fury.

“You think that’s cool?” she spits. “Oh my God, you just ruined

the whole thing [...] Even though you HAD FREAKING CANCER

you give money to a company in exchange for the change to ac-

quire YET MORE CANCER. Oh, my God. Let me just assure you

that not being able to breathe? SUCKS.” Sounds like a typical

teen fiction novel so far, right? Present a cigarette (out of no-

where, no less), say that it’s bad, and move on. Typical cautionary

tale that no teen will accept for its unbridled blatancy.

Except that this time, it’s a metaphor. “You put the killing thing

right between your teeth,” says Augustus. “But you don’t give

it the power to do its killing.” Hazel’s dumbstruck at how many

mental hoops Augustus had to jump through to arrive at this con-

clusion, but then--to nobody’s surprise--she completely accepts

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it. The Fault in Our Stars is full of these moments, both tongue-in-

cheek and genuine at the same time, and the book is all the bet-

ter for it. It’s got cancer kids in it, after all. What are you gonna do?

Maybe it’d be prudent to say though, that while The Fault in Our

Stars features cancer in a primary role, it is a book about neither

cancer nor cancer kids. Author John Green, equal parts novelist

and video blogger, finds utter joy in tearing down preconceived

notions regarding teenagers and teen fiction in his books, wheth-

er it’s in Looking for Alaska (“yes, teenagers are capable of love”)

or An Abundance of Katherines (“yes, teenagers can recognize

their own mistakes”) or really every single one of them (“teenag-

ers are smart”). And while he does succeed in this, what’s even

more amazing is Green’s ability to recognize the inherent human-

ity in these teenagers, who so often become marginalized to the

point of objectification. How Green writes in The Fault in Our

Stars is no exception.

By the first few pages you’re aware that Hazel is like no other

made-up cancer kid. She’s not especially outgoing, does nearly

nothing but watch America’s Next Top Model, and finds “cancer

kid support group” to be utterly ridiculous. Hazel does not wax

poetic about life with cancer, but understands well the sheer

irony of dying from the overabundance of her own cells. Clearly,

John Green has no qualms with breaking down teen fiction and

the “cancer kid novel”--where some smiley Anne of Green Ga-

bles fights courageously and dies courageously all with a smile

on her clichéd lips--and it’s to our great benefit. It’s not depress-

ing, either! Which is, you know, nice.

So if The Fault in Our Stars is not about cancer, what is it about?

Well, a lot of things. Acceptance, for one. Certainly parenthood.

The miracle of human consciousness. But most of all, it’s about

love. Because really, that’s what seems to be most applicable

here (or any novel, really)-- even in a so-called “anti-cancer kid

novel” like The Fault in Our Stars.

BOOK: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

by Andrew Hsieh

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It’s nice that Spring Awakening returned to its roots at UCSD.

But name those two words in any other context and more often

than not people think of the musical--that successful venture to

get teens dancing to songs like “Totally Fucked” or “The Bitch of

Living.” And since that’s all that phrase evokes these days, a run

of the original play version of Spring Awakening was much wel-

comed to UCSD, even if only to show modern audiences where

Duncan Sheik’s musical masterpiece’s roots lay.

Directed by third-year MFA candidate Anthony Luciano and star-

ring other MFA students and undergraduates, including Sarah

Halford and Zach Martens in lead roles Wendla Bergmann and

Melchior Gabor, Spring Awakening tells a tale of sexual repres-

sion and the inevitable explosion (perhaps a poor choice of words)

of hormones that follows. And at first, Frank Wedekind’s script is

easy to understand even 94 years after his death. Halford plays

Wendla with fantastic glee and simultaneous innocence--her con-

fusion as to why she has to start wearing a rather long dress is

palpable--and Martens’s Melchior looks so adrift in a sea of exis-

tential sadness that the audience can’t help but be lost with him.

But as the play progresses--and there’s three hours to drudge

through, as some senior members of the audience realized to

their dismay--Luciano’s vision becomes more and more muddled.

While a big part of the play purports to explore the dichotomy of

the uncontrolled wilderness and the sterile society, scenic de-

signer Christopher Scott Murillo’s efforts don’t seem to convey

that. Though Wendla, Melchior, and other characters frequently

visit the forest for respite, the actual forest in question is little

more than a few feet of grass onstage, joined at the hip to a much

more visible schoolyard. (To Murillo’s credit, it’s a very nice set.)

And while Nicolas Dean Drashner’s sound design is understand-

ably sparse, it did seem a little too minimalist at times, which

unfortunately did not really help the audience to understand on-

stage going-ons. The ending in particular seemed to have some

greater aspirations toward deviating from the usual script, but the

execution almost trivialized it instead.

Of course, Luciano’s Spring Awakening did have some great

redeeming qualities. Its ignorant schoolmasters certainly were

alternately hilarious and thought-provoking without seeming con-

trived; scenes between Halford and Gabor genuinely evoked all

the right (and sometimes horrific) emotions. It’s just a little unfor-

tunate that the rest of it is so veiled, behind somewhat confus-

ing artistic gestures that leave the audience feeling even more

befuddled than Spring Awakening’s actual characters.

double feature PLAY:

Spring Awakening, dir. Anthony LucianoFeb. 3-11 at Mandell Weiss Theatreby Andrew Hsieh

David Choe can be a total douchebag, but he doesn’t actually try to be one.Unlike other artists he doesn’t pretentious-ly pretend to draw deeper meanings fromhis artwork, but makes straightforward, bluntly inappropriate pieces, with a hu-morous outlook instead. But like almost every artist, he has a couple of self-de-structive tendencies. He continually wants to be a fuck-up when things start looking up. In the documentary “Dirty Hands,” re-corded by friend Harry Kim, we see the sought-after crimes and punishments that show us the unintentional growth of an artist.

At the start of the film, we see David Choe talking with four African women shaking their bare bottoms in the background. He’s talking about looking for the dino-saur that exists in the Congo. Clearly, he’s trying to avoid as much responsibility as possible. Death doesn’t scare him, but prison sure does–after being locked up in Japan for beating an innocent man. There’s also no formality with David. No resumes. No portfolios. Just the “I do what I want” sort of thinking, the “I just wanna draw tits and ass” mentality, which with that exact statement landed him his first stint in a pornographic magazine.

His art can be vulgar, some with hentai-esque qualities. There can be a level ofrevenge in his artwork, like when he put together a hand-drawn calendar of all the

women he slept with, leaving snide re-marks at the bottom. On some pieces he uses urine and even soy sauce to add that rusty, metallic feel that actual colors can’t texturize. There’s even a shot in the film where David punches himself repeatedly in the nose, until trickles of blood fall per-fectly in an inkblot to make a heart. Other times, he will simply draw a whale. Just a whale. Art really doesn’t have to mean anything with him.

But some of his other artworks are indeed beautiful--and not in that contemporaryway you would find at the San Francisco MOMA. “I make art for people who don’t give a fuck about art,” he said, “-–who don’t go to museums. I’m not trying to getrecognition.” In an age where we push the limits of art, defining art as something wequestion whether it is ‘art’ or not, we really

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There’s also no for-mality with David. No resumes. No port-folios. Just the “I do what I want” sort of thinking,

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But some of his other artworks are indeed beautiful--and not in that contemporaryway you would find at the San Francisco MOMA.

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don’t have to question David’s. His col-lective art pieces look schizophrenically distorted and tortured, whereas his indi-vidual paintings have a beautiful, dainty, cherry blossom nature to them. Some other pieces area bombardment of color-ful ink splotches and splatter paint, usu-ally accentuating a lonely figure. His other chaotic, chicken-scratch sketches look like of Radiohead’s O.K. Computer’s album art. Sometimes they look like X-rated com-ic strips, featuring imaginative characters with alien and monster-inspired features. His post-apocalyptic, urban dwellings look as though they could be on the cov-er of Jay Z’s and Linkin Park’s Collisions Course album. Oh wait—they are.

Dirty Hands captures much of David Choe’s bad boy life, sharing some of hismost personal reflections, his sad confes-sions, his embarrassing episodes of jail, and even his private fights with a girl-friend- all without trying to praise him as some hard-ass. It doesn’t leave much out. But we also see how some of his life doesn’t really turn around even when he does get fame and recognition. Where is he now? Well, David just recently made headlines for making over $200 million dollars worth in stock for his mural at Facebook, but hey, he might just gamble that all away. After “selling out,” having a client list made up of Vanity Fair, DC Comics, Warner Brothers Entertainment, and Facebook, David Choe says it all

made him realize to grow and man up. That is the downside to living your dream, he claims—you never really get to grow up.

“Can we really believe that he is shaping up now?” I ask Harry Kim. He just laughs. “Well, you know how artists are,” he says. “They are very contradictory. They always say one thing and mean the other.”

Well then, has this film caught him in his contradictions? Has it opened his eyesto the real him, to maybe change his ways?

“No. Not at all.” Harry Kim replies with a shake of his head.

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any people believe that Graffiti started in New York in the turn of the 60’s and 70’s. It was considered a low class, gritty and criminal form for gangs to mark their territory but there is much more than what meets the eye, especially in history.

Cavemen did it first. Many people fail to draw this connection but writing on walls was an instinctive and primitive activity that didn’t suddenly become popu-lar in the 1900s. The Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, and even the Native Americans did it as well. The ancient Greeks placed handprints that resembled hearts and a number which indicated where prostitution was avail-able. They were also used to display declarations of love, political rhetoric and simple words of thought. Modern graffiti has shifted in a different direc-tion since it’s rebirth in New York, mainly due to the ad-vances in technology. The motivation of the individual has changed. Graffiti was once a temporary art form to many of its artists. One would spend their whole night making an entire wall only for it to be painted over the next day. You built your reputation through your art, gaining street credit of other graffiti artists. Now that the exchange of information has made it possible for artists to document their work, expand their audiences, and get the type of exposure they never would have ten years ago. It has become more of an art form in some eyes of society and drawn more attention to the art crit-ics despite having very little precedence in the elitist groups. Graffiti itself constitutes vandalism and is an illegal act. It has grown viral with the controversial artists like Banksy and Shepard Fairey. Many of these artists seek to de-personalize space, with communal ideologies that provoke thought. It has significance to both the artist and the community in both a positive way of expression but is also damage of property causing a debate. Can it be considered art if no one approved of it?

In San Diego, there are plenty of spaces for graffiti artists to work with. UCSD has its own hallways in Muir College for students to express themselves in a safe setting without having to worry about fines or handcuffs, but when you have a controlled type of set-ting, it can empower you or make you yearn for more. I have taken several cans to these walls. It was fun but the perception of it only being seen by college students made me want to do something more. When I heard about the Surfing Madonna, a ten foot mosaic piece that was installed in an underpass of Encinitas that sparked a debate, it made me more aware of how people can interpret art. Even though the public reaction was over-whelmingly positive, city officials said that it fell under the definition of graffiti and was going to be taken down. I spent the time to think of what my message would be. Society today is filled with people consum-erism. I wanted to send a message to the public about the social issues we have with commercialism. We are constantly bombarded by advertisements on our walls daily, telling us what to buy, where to shop and what we should look like. My resistance to commercial-ism sparked the idea. I remembered a quote from Yann Martel, that “If we, citizens, do not support our artists, then we sacrifice our imagination on the altar of crude reality and we end up believing in nothing and having worthless dreams.” I decided on stenciling a barcode, to make the public aware that we pay for everything we see now. Our perception of ourselves have been warped and changed by corporations. We only approve of artists if they follow the rules. If that were true none of the art we have today would have been made. So I went out at 3am armed with a backpack of spray-paint and my message. Graffiti has its place in the world and will not go away, even it if it washed or paint-ed over . Graffiti was a form of expression thousands of years ago and even today it still holds an imprint of this primitive but innate traits.

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any people believe that Graffiti started in New York in the turn of the 60’s and 70’s. It was considered a low class, gritty and criminal form for gangs to mark their territory but there is much more than what meets the eye, especially in history.

Cavemen did it first. Many people fail to draw this connection but writing on walls was an instinctive and primitive activity that didn’t suddenly become popu-lar in the 1900s. The Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, and even the Native Americans did it as well. The ancient Greeks placed handprints that resembled hearts and a number which indicated where prostitution was avail-able. They were also used to display declarations of love, political rhetoric and simple words of thought. Modern graffiti has shifted in a different direc-tion since it’s rebirth in New York, mainly due to the ad-vances in technology. The motivation of the individual has changed. Graffiti was once a temporary art form to many of its artists. One would spend their whole night making an entire wall only for it to be painted over the next day. You built your reputation through your art, gaining street credit of other graffiti artists. Now that the exchange of information has made it possible for artists to document their work, expand their audiences, and get the type of exposure they never would have ten years ago. It has become more of an art form in some eyes of society and drawn more attention to the art crit-ics despite having very little precedence in the elitist groups. Graffiti itself constitutes vandalism and is an illegal act. It has grown viral with the controversial artists like Banksy and Shepard Fairey. Many of these artists seek to de-personalize space, with communal ideologies that provoke thought. It has significance to both the artist and the community in both a positive way of expression but is also damage of property causing a debate. Can it be considered art if no one approved of it?

In San Diego, there are plenty of spaces for graffiti artists to work with. UCSD has its own hallways in Muir College for students to express themselves in a safe setting without having to worry about fines or handcuffs, but when you have a controlled type of set-ting, it can empower you or make you yearn for more. I have taken several cans to these walls. It was fun but the perception of it only being seen by college students made me want to do something more. When I heard about the Surfing Madonna, a ten foot mosaic piece that was installed in an underpass of Encinitas that sparked a debate, it made me more aware of how people can interpret art. Even though the public reaction was over-whelmingly positive, city officials said that it fell under the definition of graffiti and was going to be taken down. I spent the time to think of what my message would be. Society today is filled with people consum-erism. I wanted to send a message to the public about the social issues we have with commercialism. We are constantly bombarded by advertisements on our walls daily, telling us what to buy, where to shop and what we should look like. My resistance to commercial-ism sparked the idea. I remembered a quote from Yann Martel, that “If we, citizens, do not support our artists, then we sacrifice our imagination on the altar of crude reality and we end up believing in nothing and having worthless dreams.” I decided on stenciling a barcode, to make the public aware that we pay for everything we see now. Our perception of ourselves have been warped and changed by corporations. We only approve of artists if they follow the rules. If that were true none of the art we have today would have been made. So I went out at 3am armed with a backpack of spray-paint and my message. Graffiti has its place in the world and will not go away, even it if it washed or paint-ed over . Graffiti was a form of expression thousands of years ago and even today it still holds an imprint of this primitive but innate traits.

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How to Make

by Judy Chow1 2 3 4 5Dip in Hoison peanut sauce or alternate sauce of your choice. Enjoy!

You can store any unused portions for several days, or make them all at once and refrigerate it so you can grab it on the go.

Lay the rice paper down on a flat surface. Place shrimp, pork, and vegetables in the center of the rice paper. Don’t make it too full!

FoldFold the rice paper like you would when making a burrito. Tuck in the sides, fold up the bottom, and roll it upward making sure the stuffing is taught.

Prepare a large mixing bowl with WARM water. Lay out all the items around a flat surface that is big enough to hold the rice paper. Dip a singular rice paper in the bowl of lukewarm water. Slowly rotate the paper until the sides are all moist.

*Tip:*Tip: You don’t need to get it wet up to the center as the water will slowly soak up the sides of the paper until the entire sheet is pliable.

Prepare the vegetables-Wash lettuce, cucumber, and cilantro thoroughly-Rip lettuce leaves into palm-sized pieces-Cut cucumber into fine slices-Cut-Cut off the cilantro stems so that the sprigs will fit easily in the roll

Alternate vegetables: bean sprouts, carrots, mint leaves, Thai basil.

Prepare the meats-Cook Shrimp in boiling water for 3-5 minutes and until the shrimp is bright pink-Drain them, let them cool, peel, and pat dry-Cook-Cook Pork in boiling water for 5 minutes or until completely brown-Drain and pat dry-Cut strips in half

Photography and layout by Jet Antonio

This Vietnamese appetizer is one of many varieties of rolls within Asian cuisine, but no roll is as guilt free as this variation. The tender meats, crisp vegetables, and the delicate, diaphanous rice paper skin make this seem like a delicacy, but those light, fresh, tasty concoctions are deceptively easy to make. Its perfect for a quick study break, a healthy alternative from constant Ramen and Red Bull guzzling, and a warm reminder of homemade Asian food from mom.

Ingredients: 30 medium shrimp, 10 pork belly slices, Rice Paper Cilantro, Lettuce leaves, 1 Cucumber, Peanut Sauce (Makes about 15 rolls)

How to Make

by Judy Chow1 2 3 4 5Dip in Hoison peanut sauce or alternate sauce of your choice. Enjoy!

You can store any unused portions for several days, or make them all at once and refrigerate it so you can grab it on the go.

Lay the rice paper down on a flat surface. Place shrimp, pork, and vegetables in the center of the rice paper. Don’t make it too full!

FoldFold the rice paper like you would when making a burrito. Tuck in the sides, fold up the bottom, and roll it upward making sure the stuffing is taught.

Prepare a large mixing bowl with WARM water. Lay out all the items around a flat surface that is big enough to hold the rice paper. Dip a singular rice paper in the bowl of lukewarm water. Slowly rotate the paper until the sides are all moist.

*Tip:*Tip: You don’t need to get it wet up to the center as the water will slowly soak up the sides of the paper until the entire sheet is pliable.

Prepare the vegetables-Wash lettuce, cucumber, and cilantro thoroughly-Rip lettuce leaves into palm-sized pieces-Cut cucumber into fine slices-Cut-Cut off the cilantro stems so that the sprigs will fit easily in the roll

Alternate vegetables: bean sprouts, carrots, mint leaves, Thai basil.

Prepare the meats-Cook Shrimp in boiling water for 3-5 minutes and until the shrimp is bright pink-Drain them, let them cool, peel, and pat dry-Cook-Cook Pork in boiling water for 5 minutes or until completely brown-Drain and pat dry-Cut strips in half

Photography and layout by Jet Antonio

This Vietnamese appetizer is one of many varieties of rolls within Asian cuisine, but no roll is as guilt free as this variation. The tender meats, crisp vegetables, and the delicate, diaphanous rice paper skin make this seem like a delicacy, but those light, fresh, tasty concoctions are deceptively easy to make. Its perfect for a quick study break, a healthy alternative from constant Ramen and Red Bull guzzling, and a warm reminder of homemade Asian food from mom.

Ingredients: 30 medium shrimp, 10 pork belly slices, Rice Paper Cilantro, Lettuce leaves, 1 Cucumber, Peanut Sauce (Makes about 15 rolls)

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Taste ofSan Diego

Design by: Chris Asuncion

There is still some debate as to whether or not the name La Jolla was derived from the Spanish word meaning “jewel” or from the Indian term Woholle meaning “hole in the mountain”. This small coastal area has been attracting visitors to San Diego since the 1800s with the center focus on Girard Avenue and Prospect Street, which are still bustling roads today. Known as one of the most expensive places to live in the United States, La Jolla has some of the nicest beaches, fine dining, and galleries on the west coast.

Here is a quick peek at some amazing cafes and restaurants to check out in the La Jolla area.

La JollaNeighborhood:

Design: Chris Asuncion Writer: Saniya Husain

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627 Pearl Street, La Jolla, CAhttp://www.elpescadorfishmarket.com/ (858) 456-2526Open daily 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Few places in La Jolla capture the classic San Diegan vibe as well El Pescador. The fish market and restaurant is close enough to the beach to have the scent of salty sea air mingle with the aroma of grilled and sautéed seafood. A small, quaint storefront belies the grandeur of the food served there. Upon entering, one is faced with long glass display cases full of freshly caught fish, oysters, mussels, shrimp, and more. As you eat, you can catch glimpses of the kitchen through an open door, and see chefs walking through with enormous fish straight from the ocean.

El Pescador has been a San Diego hotspot since 1974, at the time a simple fish market in Del Mar started by nineteen-year-old surfer Jim Mahoney. Soon, the demand for a restaurant area caused them to expand and offer cooked meals as well. The first prepared dish was a simple shrimp cocktail and lemonade, all for a dollar. A few years later, Sean Shannon joined the team, and eventually opened his own store on Pearl Street. The entire feel of the restaurant is that of a couple of surfing buddies, creating clean and simple, no fuss quality seafood. Everything is laid back and easy going, even during the bustling lunch rush, during which a constant stream of regulars and tourists file in for a bite.

The menu consists of a variety of seafood served in sandwich, salad, or sautéed form, though there are also a few soups, sushi, and tacos as well. In addition to the chefs preparing the seafood, they employ cooks who specialize in baking, so that the bread for sandwiches or alongside soup is artisan quality. Homemade tartar sauce lends an extra layer of taste to any plate. Must-try dishes include the cioppino soup, fish tacos, halibut sandwich, and the salmon burger.

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Lean & Green Cafe7825 Fay Ave Ste 180 La Jolla, CA 92109

http://www.leanandgreen.com/(858) 459-5326

Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Vanessa Uteau certainly knows what people want. Beginning last December, Uteau has been taking the lead in revamping Lean and Green Café, a small restaurant located in a nest of gyms and daycares, into an experience far out-stripping its mere size. Featuring organic wraps, salads, and smoothies (among other sideshows)—not to mention plenty of gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options—Lean and Green Café opens for lunch every day sans Sundays. And oh, does it get customers.

It probably helps that it’s right inside a fitness center, too. “For a long time, people would work out to make sure that their bodies were in shape, but not pay attention to what they put in their bodies,” said Uteau in a phone interview with Isa. “They’re more educated now, in a sense. They read more and they know that health is not just a trend. I think people really care more.”

And while it’s fantastic to see more vegetarian and certainly more vegan op-tions around, Lean and Green Café goes above and beyond the call of duty in helping the environment. Uteau is leading her employees to develop catering for the Café—delivered by bicycle, free of delivery charge, so long as the loca-tion’s close enough. Meanwhile, Uteau works with fitness instructors or yoga instructors to provide discounts, so that everyone working in health is part of the Lean and Green experience.

While the café officially opened under different ownership in 2008, Uteau certainly seems to have improved it a lot from what Uteau calls a “disaster.” “We’re very big on cleanliness,” said Uteau, who worked in the hotel industry in France before owning Lean and Green Café. “The place is clean from top to bottom, inside out. Making high-quality products in a clean and safe environ-ment is not always easy, but we make it happen.” Above all, though, it’s nice to know someone else cares about our health, too. Thanks, Lean and Green Café!

Design: Chris Asuncion Writer: Natalie Bui

Photographer Saniya Husain & Alice Kim

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Cups7857 Girard Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037info@cupslj.comwww.cupslj.com858-459-2877Mon- Thursday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Friday- Sunday 10 p.m.- 9 p.m.

One of the very few businesses that hold true to their beliefs and ethics- Cups Lounge is sincerely all-organic and still manages to taste great. They are one of the only two restaurants in California that are a certified green restaurant, actually attempting to make effort to reduce their carbon print in the global economy. Everything is reclaimed and recycled; the cupcakes are delivered in cute corn recycle packages and they try to get the best locally grown and natural ingredients for the season.

The owners of this bakery never wanted to become a celebrity hot spot and get international recognition, so you know how sincere their intentions are. Their products can be dairy free, gluten free, vegan, and diabetic friendly, avoiding preservatives anyway possible.

Cups opened up in 2009, with a very lounge 50’s diner feel. They change their flavors up every month, having over 85 different flavors from Crème Brulee and Dairy Free Peanut Butter Cup and the Not-So-Red Velvet (removing the unhealthy Red 40 dye that is normally found in red velvet cupcakes). You taste the difference in their ingredients; their textures are smooth, the whole grainy and rich taste in each one. It’s never too sweet, never too heavy, just perfectly refreshing.

Located on Girard Avenue, it is a healthier, more personal alternative to Sprin-kles, having a touch of individuality for each cupcake. Not only that, but stu-dents with their ID card get 10% off on any treats and the culinary class that Cups offers as well. They really are all about a good, hearty, and healthy cause- and that’s rare to find.

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The CravoryLa Jolla Farmer’s Market at Girard Street and Center Street

info@theCravory.comthecravory.com

1-800-591-2571Sunday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

These guys are your modern day chefs. They aren’t your traditional, grand-mother-y, smothering, cookie-cutter chefs. They are the suave, cool, and aloof innovators of the baking world. Known for their originally savory and dangerously quirky combinations, they have created over 950 kinds of flavors, ranging from Red Velvet Cheesecake to even Pancakes &Bacon, or Rosemary &Balsamic cookies. And their cookies ooze of gooey, warm, melty-soft in your mouth type of sweet- a secret base that every one of their cookie holds. They are softer and richer than any other cookie you’ve tasted, with its strong, deca-dent flavors that have earned them top-notch recognition from the media, even with stars from the sitcom Modern Family. “We have even done gifting boxes for the Emmy’s, and sent them to the casts of House, CSI and a lot of other sit-coms.” That’s how popular they are. They’ve even been invited to member from 98 degree’s wedding, in particular for their catering.

You can catch them at the La Jolla’s Farmer’s market on Sunday from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m., selling at 2$ a cookie. The ones in highest demand are Red Velvet, Ultimate Chocolate Chip, and Birthday Cake- be sure to get there quick because they sell out at a rate of 200 cookies every hour. But no worries- just keep a look out for their store which will be opening up in Hillcrest by the end of summer.

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Photographer Chris AsuncionPannikin7467 Girard Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037pannikincoffeeandtea.com 858-344-5928 Monday - Friday 6 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday/Sunday 6:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.

When Bob Sinclair started brewing coffee out of his own house to fill the mar-ket void in 1968, few would have imagined the business peaking at 11 local shops in the area in the 70s. One of the first Pannikins still operates on Girard Ave., sporting the living room comfort and in-house brewing of the original Pannikin experience. Named after a device for brewing and pouring coffee, the extensive menu is notable for their Greek eggs platter. A basil, tomato, feta cheese, and scrambled egg concoction with a byala bagal on the side is a time-honored favorite amongst their dedicated customers.

The decor of the interior speaks to the unique personality of its original owner. Conspicuously hanging off a wall is a vintage red motorcycle, an example of one of the many eclectic hobbies of Mr. Sinclair. Since being taken over by owners Amanda Morrow & Renee Moreno, Pannikin has maintained its homey essence, while implementing some changes to include vegan and gluten-free options for the evolving customers. Pannikin is a lingering reminder of the artist colony that once dominated the street, where people can still grab a book at next door’s DG Wills Bookstore and sit for hours undisturbed along the La Jolla sidewalk.

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928 Silverado Ave., La Jolla, CA 92037858-344-5928

Monday - Friday 4:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Saturday/Sunday 6 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Nestled in the heart of downtown La Jolla, the Brick and Bell Cafe is a rustic cafe that can be identified from dusk till dawn by the overflow of customers down its staircase exterior. Adorned with an antique bell outside the red-brick facade, the place is an affordable haven amongst the upscale shops of an affluent community. The almost century old building is reminiscent of an anachronistic East Coast hangout, or “where George Washington would go for a beer,” muses owner Peter Schumacher.

With over 1,000 customers a day, the 20 plus staff has been filling the com-munity’s need for caffeine and in-house baked pastries since 2003. The display case greets each customer with a variety of muffins, cookies, and croissants to accompany their coffees and teas, but it’s the delectable scones that keep them coming back. Cinnamon sugar, cranberry, and maple walnut is only a sampling of their flavors, all coming in bite-size to fist-sized option. More than 120,000 scones fly off the counters on an annual basis, inspiring the upcoming online venture into deliveries of scones and personalized cookies. Their “live and die by scones” attitude hasn’t limited their taste palette, however, having recently added banana bread and macaroons to their assorted menu. Schumacer literally swears by another seasoned favorite, the Acai Bowls, featuring Brazil-imported acai in a homemade granola sorbet mixture.

“Customers are friends and there’s room for everybody,” encapsulates their unofficial mantra, and the frequent interruptions of customers with a friendly nod or jocular banter proved to be a testament of their efforts. The personable humor of both the owner and the staff reflects in the sign hoisted above the cash register reading, “Unattended children will be given an espresso and a free puppy.” Upon drawing attention to this quaint detail, Schumacer proudly quipped, “120,000 scones sold, 10,000 bad jokes told.”

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