1:19 a.m.: Citizen contact

▶ An unknown subject was seen “ripping off signs” at the Village Building 1. Field interview administered.

1:54 a.m.: Burglary

▶ Three males were seen “carrying items” out of Hubbs Hall after entering through a broken window.

7:40 p.m.: Party disturbance

▶ Ten to 15 female students were reported as “getting ready for a party” loudly at the Sixth College apartments. Will cooperate.

11:02 p.m.: Suicide attempt

▶ A female student threatened to “jump off [the balcony] and kill herself” after being locked out of her residence at Oceania Hall.

11:04 p.m.: Battery

▶ A student was reported as “punching a security guard twice” at the Loft in Price Center East.

Saturday, April 3

11:11 p.m.: Fight disturbance

▶ Two males in their late 20s, wearing hooded sweatshirts, were seen fighting at the San Diego Miramar Apartments.

Sunday, April 4

1:24 a.m.: Fight disturbance

▶ A “large group” was seen fighting at the Gilman Parking Structure.

4:07 p.m.: Injury

▶ A 26-year-old male reported having “leg pain” after falling down a flight of stairs at the Engineering Building Unit 3.

11:28 p.m.: Lost property

▶ A foreigner “flying out on [Monday]” reported losing a brown leather bag containing her passport at Cafe Ventanas.

Monday, April 5

12:12 a.m.: Medical aid

▶ A male was reported as having a possible concussion after hitting his head on the wall “purposefully.”

10:39 a.m.: Chemical spill

▶ Unknown chemicals were reported as spilled on the floor at the Stein Clinical Research Building as a result of an earthquake.

Tuesday, April 6

2:46 a.m.: Incomplete call

▶ A child’s voice was heard over the phone saying, “Help me, help me” before the call disconnected. Referred to other agency.

6:45 p.m.: Hazard situation

▶ Three white males were reported as smoking cigarettes at Allen Field, a possible “fire hazard.” Gone on arrival.

10:22 p.m.: Kidnapping

▶ A male was seen chasing a white female, dragging her into the backseat of a mid-size vehicle, and driving towards a dead end as she screamed, “Rape.”

Wednesday, April 7

11:03 a.m.: Possession of marijuana

▶ An Asian male and white male were seen smoking marijuana outside Geisel library. Unable to locate.

Thursday, April 8

8:41 a.m.: Drunk in public

▶ A 40-year-old intoxicated white male with “soiled pants” was reported as repeatedly “ringing the doorbell” of the Stein Clinical Research Building. Unable to locate.

2:49 p.m.: Grand theft

▶ A student “wearing a sleep-study watch worth $1,000” was reported as missing after failing to show up to the second study session at the UCSD School of Medicine.

10:39 p.m.: Possession of marijuana

▶ Four to five males “dressed in suits” were seen “smoking marijuana cigarettes” at the Visual Arts Building.

8:56 a.m.: Welfare check

▶ A veteran in his 30s with post-traumatic stress disorder reported “feeling down” and reacting unpredictably to “loud noises.”

Saturday, March 27

8:05 a.m.: Welfare check

▶ A 15-year-old male wearing a blue T-shirt and a black jacket was reported as missing at Lot 103.

Sunday, March 28

8:41 p.m.: Incomplete phone call

▶ A female was heard saying “What the heck” before getting disconnected while making a 911 emergency call. Unable to locate.

Monday, March 29

9:12 a.m.: Vandalism

▶ A hole was punched in the wall where a sign was once posted at the Cognitive Sciences Building.

12:44 p.m.: Reckless driving

▶ A female driver with “possible medical problems” was seen driving erratically in the “wrong lane” at Campus Point Drive. Unable to locate.

1:38 p.m.: Incomplete phone call

▶ “Laughing” was heard through a Thurgood Marshall College call box.

1:44 p.m.: Fire

▶ A trashcan was set on fire at Gilman Drive.

7:22 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A 20-year-old male wearing a white sweater with yellow stains was seen “holding a syringe” and walking toward the Student Center. Gone on arrival.

Tuesday, March 30

9:12 a.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A bald white male wearing beige clothing was reported as “yelling at people” and “shouting something about being a prophet” at the Center for Molecular Medicine Building.

10:43 a.m.: General disturbance

▶ A homeless black male wearing a red sweater and blue beanie was reported as cursing, “yelling at staff” and saying “You might not live that long” to customers at the Mobile gas station.

3:32 p.m.: Burglary

▶ A laptop was stolen through a broken window at the Sixth College apartments.

Wednesday, March 31

3:35 a.m.: Report of rape

▶ A Thornton Hospital nurse reported that a rape had occurred at the UCSD campus.

3:10 p.m.: Animal call

▶ A student reported being “bit” by a 64-pound black dog in front of the Student Health Building.

3:29 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A female magazine solicitor in her 20s was reported as “aggressive[ly] cursing” at someone on Library Walk. Unable to locate.

3:32 p.m.: Animal call

▶ A white dog without a leash was reported as “growling” at Foodworx.

Thursday, April 1

3:13 p.m.: Noise disturbance

▶ “Bands” were reported as causing noise disturbance at the Revelle Plaza.

10:08 p.m.: Alcohol contact

▶ An intoxicated 20-year-old female was seen “passed out” at Lot 705.

11:08 p.m.: Suicide attempt

▶ A female student texted that she had “taken 15 pills and [was] overdosing.”

11:39 p.m.: Drunk in public

▶ A female reported that her intoxicated friend was “trying to strike” her at the Matthews apartments.

▶ 2:44 a.m.: Alcohol contact

Two intoxicated white females were seen “running” by the Pangea Parking Structure. Field interview administered.

9:34 a.m.: Report of grand theft

▶ A telescope worth $600 was reported as stolen from the Biomedical Sciences Building.

2:24 p.m.: Welfare check

▶ An 11-year-old boy was reported as having a seizure; his mom was “being hysterical, but [his] dad seemed like things were fine.” Gone on arrival.

9:04 p.m.: Welfare check

▶ A male student with lupus was reported as missing from Village Building 4. Checks OK.

10:51 p.m.: Report of grand theft

▶ A Latino male in his 30s with long black hair and a “heavy build” was reported as stealing a vehicle from the North Mesa Apartments on Miramar Street. Unable to locate.

11:43 p.m.: Alcohol contact

▶ An intoxicated male was reported as running from the police on his Razor scooter, heading toward the Main Gym.

Saturday, March 20

12:12 a.m.: Welfare check

▶ An intoxicated female was seen vomiting at the Village Building 3. Checks OK.

2:04 a.m.: Possession of marijuana

▶ The scent of marijuana was detected at the Village Building One. Field interview administered.

4:25 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ Four males wearing black — one in a ski mask — were seen in a “beat-up white sedan” at Lot 604. Verbal warning issued.

Sunday, March 21

12:42 p.m.: Medical aid

▶ A 43-year-old female had an “injured wrist” after “slipping and falling” at Naga Street.

12:48 p.m.: Battery

▶ A male with a moustache, sunglasses and blue spandex shorts was reported as hitting another male in the chest at the Spanos Athletic Training Facility. Field interview administered.

1:45 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ An Asian male with a “bowl cut” and carrying binoculars was seen at Regents Road.

7:35 p.m.: Missing person

▶ The seven-months pregnant wife of a resident at the North Mesa Apartments was reported as missing.

Monday, March 22

7:29 a.m.: Report of vandalism

Graffiti and “shed things thrown around” were reported at the Service Yard.

8:51 a.m.: Medical aid

▶ A 60-year-old woman was reported as “bleeding from the head” at the Rebecca and John Moores Cancer Center.

2:14 p.m.: Medical aid

▶ A 16-year-old male reported having a “gash on [his] head” at RIMAC Field, but remained conscious and breathing.

3:42 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ An elderly Asian couple was seen “dumpster diving” at Regents Road. Field interview administered.

Wednesday, March 24

11:18 a.m.: Animal call

▶ An “unaggressive” brown and white dog was reported as missing from Bonner Hall.

12:34 p.m.: Welfare check

▶ An 18-year-old female from Sixth College was reported as missing after posting that she was “sad” on Facebook. Checks OK.

12:07 a.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A 20-year-old male with long black hair was reported as “playing the violin” at Lot 304, “hiding behind cars” to avoid CSOs.

Checks OK.

12:34 a.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A black male was reported as “screaming … about the current situation on campus” at Price Center East.

Saturday, Feb. 27

12:02 a.m.: Citizen contact

▶ A male dining at P.F. Chang’s reportedly left behind a black book containing “threats against African-American students at UCSD.”

5:52 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A white male in his 60s with a gray beard was seen at Africa Hall. Field interview administered.

Sunday, Feb. 28

1:11 a.m.: Psych. subject

▶ A black female was seen “singing to herself” at the Gilman Drive bus stop. Gone on arrival.

3:45 a.m.: Drunk in public

▶ Three intoxicated students were seen heading toward the Village Building 1.

3:43 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A white female with a heavy build was reported as “yelling racist comments … at chairs and talking into a cup.” Field interview administered.

Monday, March 1

2:13 p.m.: Noise disturbance

▶ A group of five to 10 students was seen “dancing and playing loud music” outside the Engineering Building for over an hour. Quiet on arrival.

6:18 p.m.: Citizen contact

▶ A student at the Visual Arts Facility reported receiving multiple hate e-mails saying “Caucasian holocaust” and “White man must die.”

Tuesday, March 2

2:34 a.m.: Possession of marijuana

▶ CSOs reported finding marijuana “in the trash” on the Geisel Snake Path.

5:57 a.m.: Citizen contact

▶ A custodian reported that a female student was “upset” after being “locked inside” Geisel Library overnight.

2:13 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A white male in his 50s was reported as “screaming racist comments about orientals” on Library Walk.

3:10 p.m.: Animal call

▶ A white dog without a leash was seen in front of the Triton statue. Unable to locate.

6:39 p.m.: Medical aid

▶ A 24-year-old male reported accidentally “squirting a fatal chemical into his eye” at the Engineering Building Unit 3A.

9:30 p.m.: Vandalism

▶ Two males were seen “hitting [the] radar trailer with tennis rackets” at the Preuss School. Field interview administered.

Wednesday, March 3

1:39 a.m.: Medical aid

▶ A male reported he had been “bleeding all day … when [going] to the bathroom.”

7:07 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ Five to six Asian males were seen “loading bricks into duffle bags” at Lot 481.

11:54 p.m.: Citizen contact

The smell of marijuana was detected at the Muir College apartments. Unable to locate.

Thursday, March 4

5:27 p.m.: Assist other agency

A male was reported as overdosing on an unknown substance at Black’s Beach.

2:05 a.m.: Person down

▶ A white male was reported as unresponsive, lying on the Loft floor at Price Center.

9:06 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A Latino male wearing a black jacket was seen at the Gilman Parking Structure. Detention only.

9:26 p.m.: Suicide attempt

▶ A 25-year-old female resident of the Miramar apartments was reported as “[locking] herself in her room,” possibly possessing “knives” and refusing to respond. Field interview administered.

11:08 p.m.: Assist other agency

▶ A female patient at the Thornton Hospital Emergency Room refused to “show [her] ID,” and was suspected of “using a false name.”

Saturday, Feb. 13

1:49 p.m.: Domestic disturbance

▶ A male resident at the Central Mesa apartments was reported as having “low blood sugar” and “being violent” toward his wife.

3:26 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ Two Latino males and one white male were seen “spraying graffiti in the hallway” at Mandeville Center. Field interview administered.

Sunday, Feb. 14

12:14 a.m.: Medical aid

▶ An 18-year-old female was reported as “dizzy” and “vomiting” at Asia Hall.

3:22 a.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A 20-year-old male wearing black and carrying a laptop was reported as threatening a passerby with a knife. Arrest misdemeanor.

2:02 p.m.: Hazard situation

▶ Bees were swarming outside Goldberg Hall and “congregating in the drains,” but did not “appear to be aggressive” at time of report.

Monday, Feb. 15

1:55 p.m.: Indecent exposure

▶ A “very large … definitely white” male was reported as “pulling down his pants” by the dean’s office. Gone on arrival.

3:17 p.m.: Citizen contact

▶ A 40-year-old Asian male wearing a blue shirt and glasses was seen “standing near the [Marshall apartments] for approximately one hour.” Gone on arrival.

Tuesday, Feb. 16

4:48 a.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A white male wearing a red shirt was seen sleeping on a couch at the Loft. Checks OK.

11:12 a.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A black male in his 40s wearing dark clothing was reported as “going through the trash” and “talking to himself” at the Pharmaceutical Sciences Building. Field interview administered.

3:41 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A tall black male in his early 60s was reported as “cussing and yelling” in front of Perks. Unable to locate.

Wednesday, Feb. 17

3:00 a.m.: Discharging a firearm

▶ Three consecutive gunshots were heard at the Matthews apartments. Unable to locate.

Thursday, Feb. 18

12:51 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A black male was seen wearing a brown cape with “satanic lettering” and “mumbling to himself” at the Pangea Parking Structure. Unable to locate.

10:42 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A 25-year-old white male wearing a hooded sweatshirt was reported as entering the Internal Medicine Group building. Field interview administered.

— Compiled by Sonia Minden

Senior Staff Writer

1:01 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A white transient with brown hair in his mid-20s, carrying a bedroll and plastic bag, was reported as “checking doors” and “looking for a place to store his stuff” at the Revelle Laboratory Building 2000. Unable to locate.

1:42 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ Two white men wearing “swimming trunks” were seen trespassing at the Scripps Oceanography Pier.

8:09 p.m.: Animal call

▶ A large black poodle was seen in the back of a vehicle with the windows rolled up for “over an hour” at the South Mesa apartments.

Saturday, Feb. 6

3:31 a.m.: Citizen contact

▶ An unknown person was heard “throwing up” inside a room at the Village Building 2.

Sunday, Feb. 7

2:22 p.m.: Chemical spill

▶ An unknown chemical was seen on the floor of Engineering Building Unit 3A.

Monday, Feb. 8

12:54 a.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A 40-year-old male wearing a striped hooded sweatshirt was seen “going in and out” of Goody’s. Gone on arrival.

3:47 p.m.: Harassing phone call

▶ The manager at TF Yogurt was reported as calling the Center for Magnetic Recording “approximately 20 times.”

Tuesday, Feb. 9

12:14 a.m.: Noise disturbance

▶ An unknown number of people were reported as “jumping up and down and yelling, as if they were playing beer pong” at Brennan Hall. Field interview administered.

12:22 a.m.: Injury

▶ A 19-year-old male received “scrapes” on his hands and knees after falling off his scooter at Eucalyptus Grove Lane.

6:56 a.m.: Drunk in public

▶ A male with a heavy beard and dark complexion, carrying a “tupperware bin” but no apparent weapons, was seen “staggering around” and “urinating on the sidewalk.”

4:58 p.m.: Grand theft

▶ The safe deposit at Oceanview Terrace was reported as missing.

3:08 p.m.: Citizen contact

▶ A male student reported seeing his stolen bicycle advertised on Craigslist.

Wednesday, Feb. 10

4:05 a.m.: Medical aid

▶ A 19-year-old female reported that her leg had been “tingling for a few hours,” possibly due to a new birth-control medication.

8:45 a.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A white male with gray hair claiming to be a “volunteer policeman” was seen at Bonner Hall.

3:49 p.m.: Skateboard stop

▶ A white male wearing a black cap was seen skateboarding on the railings at Library Walk. Verbal warning issued.

Thursday, Feb. 11

4:57 a.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A male wearing dark clothing and carrying “something in his hand” was seen “running away” after a car alarm went off at the Central Mesa apartments. Unable to locate.

2:54 p.m.: Medical aid

▶ A Plaza Cafe employee required medical assistance after slipping and hitting his head.

11:59 p.m.: Missing person

▶ A Brennan Hall resident wearing a white T-shirt and jeans was reported as “leaving without saying anything.”

8:39 a.m.: Citizen contact

▶ A golf cart was reported as “towed improperly and burned up” at the Campus Services Complex.

2:43 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ Two white males with short hair were “soliciting around [the] ATMs” at Price Center. Unable to locate.

Saturday, Jan. 30

2:36 a.m.: General disturbance

▶ Two suitemates, one of whom had “shown [the other] his knife at the beginning of the year,” were reported as fighting at the Sixth College residence halls.

12:48 p.m.: Suspicious vehicle

▶ A Latino male in his 50s driving a Dodge Ram was seen stealing recyclables at the South Mesa apartments. Field interview administered.

3:52 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A white male and female in their 20s were seen “climbing” to the second floor of the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics. Unable to locate.

Sunday, Jan. 31

12:27 a.m.: Domestic disturbance

▶ A male reported that his wife would not “allow him to take anything” when he tried to leave their home after a verbal argument.

6:04 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A 15-year-old male with blonde hair and a tie-dye yellow shirt was seen walking towards Campus Point Drive.

9:09 p.m.: Suspicious package

▶ A “cup holder-like” container with a “flashing red light” was seen inside a trash can at Argo Hall. Checks OK.

Monday, Feb. 1

1:52 a.m.: Gas leakage

▶ The smell of “natural gas” was detected at the Center for Molecular Medicine.

4:20 p.m.: Medical aid

▶ A one-year-old male was reported as “listless,” with his “eyes rolled back in his head” after having a fever at the South Mesa apartments.

Tuesday, Feb. 2

7:11 p.m.: Hazard situation

▶ A 27-year-old male reported “poking himself with a contaminated needle” previously used in an animal experiment at the Engineering Building.

Wednesday, Feb. 3

7:06 a.m.: Traffic hazard

▶ An oil spill, possibly from a bus, was reported at Thornton Hospital.

7:57 a.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A transient was seen “sleeping on top of a valve box cover” at the Scripps Oceanography Institute.

12:01 p.m.: General disturbance

▶ A group of approximately 30 “union people” were reported as “marching” into an office at University Center.

6:49 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ An unknown subject driving a white pickup truck was reported as threatening to “cap” a male student at the Torrey Pines Glider Port.

Thursday, Feb. 4

7:29 a.m.: Suspicious vehicle

▶ An unknown vehicle containing “empty bottles and pills” was reported as parked for two days in the “director’s space” at Lot 001.

8:45 a.m.: Animal call

▶ An “injured pelican” was seen at Blacks Beach.

6:40 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A white male in his 20s with blonde, shoulder-length hair was reported as “throwing food around” at Geisel Library.

8:12 a.m.: Petty theft

▶ A retiring UCSD staff member was seen “attempting to steal university equipment” at Ritter Hall.

10:17 a.m.: Grand theft

▶ A centrifuge was stolen from the Center for Molecular Medicine.

12:08 p.m.: Stalking

▶ A five-foot-tall male with curly hair was reported as stalking a thin, six-foot-tall female with brown hair. Field interview administered.

1:32 p.m.: Medical aid

▶ A 20-year-old female was reported as having “severe stomach cramps” at a Peterson Hall bathroom.

3:47 p.m.: Medical aid

▶ An 18-year-old female reported having “double vision” and “drifting vision” at Challenger Hall.

Saturday, Jan. 23

2:34 a.m.: Drunk in public

▶ An intoxicated female with dark hair was seen at the Pangea Parking Structure. Unable to locate.

7:44 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ An unknown number of people were seen having a “snowball fight” at Village Building 1.

Sunday, Jan. 24

2:34 a.m.: Noise disturbance

▶ “Breaking noises,” possibly emitted from a malfunctioning dumpster, were heard at OceanView Terrace.

8:19 a.m.: Medical aid

▶ A female student fainted at Sixth College.

8:26 a.m.: Noise disturbance

▶ An unknown subject was reported as playing the drums at Regents Rd., a noise disturbance described as “chronic.”

4:39 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A 50-year-old, “dark-skinned” Asian male wearing a baseball hat was seen tampering with bicycles on the bike racks by Plaza Cafe.

Monday, Jan. 25

1:00 p.m.: Injury

▶ An 18-year-old female fell off her bicycle outside Peterson Hall, but remained conscious and breathing.

8:06 p.m.: General disturbance

▶ A female was “throwing things around” at the Village Building 1.

Tuesday, Jan. 26

11:01 a.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A 40-year-old male with blonde hair was reported as rapidly “flailing” his arms at Scholars Drive South.

Wednesday, Jan. 27

1:50 a.m.: Noise disturbance

▶ A student reported loud music and laughing was heard for over an hour at Tioga Hall. Quiet on arrival.

8:45 a.m.: Vandalism

▶ An unknown subject shattered a window at the Student Services Center Multipurpose Room.

2:35 p.m.: Medical aid

▶ A female at OceanView Terrace, who sounded “very emotional on the phone” reported being “unable to walk” due to severe cramps.

2:56 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A white male in his 60s wearing a blue cap was reported as “throwing things, yelling [and] panhandling” at the Gilman Parking Structure.

Thursday, Jan. 28

10:20 a.m.: Citizen contact

▶ An unknown subject drew a swastika on a door at the Cross-Cultural Center.

2:58 p.m.: General disturbance

▶ A 60-year-old patient in a green sweater vest was reported as “yelling and hitting doors” at the Shiley Eye Center on Campus Point Dr.

8:46 a.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A 40-year-old Latino male wearing a gray sweater was seen attempting to open car doors at the Gilman Parking Structure.

11:44 a.m.: Medical aid

▶ A 22-year-old male requested lifeguard aid after breaking his nose while surfing.

10:59 p.m.: Drunk driving

▶ Three intoxicated males carrying open liquor bottles were seen driving a golf cart at Voigt Dr. and Gilman Dr.

Saturday, Jan. 16

12:23 a.m.: Welfare check

▶ A 21-year-old white female “fell down the staircase” at The Village Building 1. Unable to locate.

3:53 p.m.: Armed persons

▶ Six males holding pistols were seen hiding in the bushes at the VA Medical Center.

Sunday, Jan. 17

4:57 p.m.: Medical aid

▶ A female reported having a “possible panic attack” at the Marshall College apartments.

11:39 p.m.: Report of grand theft

▶ An iPod touch and cell phone were stolen from Tioga Hall.

Monday, Jan. 18

12:48 a.m.: Citizen contact

▶ An unknown number of students were reported as smoking cigarettes on the Goldberg Hall balcony. Field interview administered.

1:12 a.m.: Trespass

▶ Four students were seen in the basement of the Applied Physics and Mathematics Building. When asked what they were doing, they explained that they were “exploring.” Field interview administered.

2:17 a.m.: Medical aid

▶ An 18-year-old female was seen “passed out on the toilet” and “breathing heavily” at Stewart Hall.

2:34 p.m.: Medical aid

▶ An 18-year-old male reported having a concussion after “[hitting] his head” at Frankfurter Hall.

Tuesday, Jan. 19

11:26 p.m.: Suspicious vehicle

▶ A male was seen sitting in his car for over 20 minutes, possibly “looking at another vehicle” at Lot 702. Checks OK.

Wednesday, Jan. 20

12:10 a.m.: Suspicious person

▶ An unknown subject was reported as staring at female custodians in the dark at Center Hall.

7:58 a.m.: Report of petty theft

▶ A Sixth College female reported someone as stealing a “surfing bootie, shampoo and body soap” from her dorm.

6:20 p.m.: Injury

▶ A male “crashed into Geisel Library,” but did not request medical attention.

9:41 p.m.: Disturbance argument

▶ A white male and Asian male were seen “yelling and shoving each other” at RIMAC.

Thursday, Jan. 21

1:46 a.m.: Discharging a firearm

▶ “Possible gunshots [or] firecrackers” were heard at the Pangea Parking Structure. Unable to locate.

11:34 a.m.: Suspicious person

▶ An Asian male with a “large build” was reported as “making sexual remarks to females” at Burger King.

5:27 p.m.: Suspicious person

▶ A black male in his 20s wearing a black beanie and an orange vest was “seen walking around” the Sixth College apartment laundry rooms.

— Compiled by Sonia Minden

Senior Staff Writer

Motion City Soundtrack

My Dinosaur Life

Sony

Unfortunately, the bubblegum pop on My Dinosaur Life is little more than an overproduced rehash of the band’s limited repertoire: fast-paced, hyper-lyrical storytelling, climaxing in butter-smooth cries of self-loathing and forced irony. With a hotshot producer on board, you’d think they’d ease up on the high-school poetry (“There’s a buzz/ There’s a buzz/ There’s a buzzing of bugs”) and indulge in the kind of melodic simplicity that made their first efforts — “Feels Like Rain,” “The Future Freaks Me Out” — so freewheeling.

Instead, we get a haggard Justin Pierre bitching about pharmaceutical evils, something about a tourniquet, dinosaurs and dreams. Notable exceptions to their nonsensical babbling are “Skin and Bones,” which employs jumpy repetition to rival Fall Out Boy, and “Stand Too Close,” paring down every song’s obnoxious synth layers and cutting to recall a bit of their original simplicity.

By far the stupidest track is “@!#?@!” (Did I get that right? Am I missing an octothorpe?), which is apparently what Pierre was thinking of when he described the album as “edgy”: “You all need to go away, you motherfuckers/ You all need to leave me and my homeboys alone.” Really. And the rest is so forgettable that it’s better left as background music to the next episode of “Gossip Girl.”