Elsewhere , H E Early Retirement CrlppI.. Campus SANTA BARBARA - UCSB i preparing for the worst when an expected 33 faculty members retire thi year as part of a money-saving early retirement program. An additional 88 staff members. who opted to take advantage of UCSANDIEGO THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1992 VOLUME 77, I UE 17 the UC y temwide.Voluntary Early Retirement Incentive Program, will also be leaving al ng with the faculty members on Jan. I. Officials at UCSB UCB Files Suit Against University hope the program will cut co ts and help offset budget short­ LAWSUIT: Co-ops loan money for effect, "taxation without representation" by the fal ls. Officials say that the legal action; Concern raised over admi ni tration. He added that the G A i in vacan ie will be an added "com pie! upport of the action." blow to departments like selection of Board members The UCB received a loan from the co-ops to Biological Sciences, which By Randy Katzke pay a $5,000 retaining fee to proceed with the already has to deal with Guardian Reporter suit, aid Bumett. increased student enrollment. The University Center Board (UCB) filed a Revelle Council Chair Mike Shah agreed with law uit again tthe Regen! of the University of Bumell that the elf-a sesed fee sh uld be in Students Voice California on Monday to gain acce to fund for tudent hand .1I0wever,Shahadded thatRevelle independent legal coun el. College Counsel is "not sure if the U B ~h uld OpInions of Sports At a pre conference Monday night. U B be that groupofstudenl. to control student funds ," DA VIS - Student at UC Chair hri Burnett explained that the suit, filed He argued that the U B is not a directly-elected Davis will oon have a voice in in Superior Coun t came after repeated attempt body and " represents a very small group of determining how important by the UCB to gain acce to fund that were students." ports are at UCD. The blocked by the UCSD admini tration over the He did reiterate that "Revelle College Council tudent will be the subjects of past year. doessuppon students having control of their elf­ a preliminary urvey which The UCB i attempting to retain independent assesed fee ." will aim to determine what counsel to clarify what powers are within the University General Coun el Joanna Beam student wan t in their ports university. al 0 expre ed con em overthe UCB' s represen­ program. spanning everything Burnett said that the UCB needs "a [legal] tation. She aid that the "UeB is not an ele ted from intramural to club ports opinion about what these rights are." body [and] therefore. it i not like the [elected] to NCAA athletics. TIle three­ According to Steve Dubb, Graduate Student A. ociated Studen ts who represent the entire part survey will also ask A ociation (GSA) repre entative to the U B. tudent body." The A.S . was allowed to retain UCB Chair Chris Burnett filed suit against students whether they would be the Board's inability to gain acce to funds is, in See SUIT, Page 2 the university on Monday. in favor of a fee increase to support a move to Division I. Cops Meet With Greeks at Picnic Co-opMe~rs SANTA BARBARA - A joint picnic held recently at Face Suspension UCSB allowed members of the Greek system and local law COOP CRISIS: The university enforcement officers to get threatens to suspend students together and improve commu­ nication. Fraternity and sorority involved in the Sept. textbook sale chapter presidents ate, social­ By Karen Cheng ized and played basketball with Associate News Editor more than 15 officers from the Several General Store Co-op members have Isla Vista Foot Patrol. TIle been threatened with suspension from the univer­ officers usually interact with sity for their roles in the North Conference Room the Greeks soley in response to (NCR) textbook sale in September. complaints. According to On Sept. 2 1. members of the General Store Interfraternity CounciJ Co-op occupied the NCR to sell textbooks. Later President Tom Pow ledge, "It's that morning, Un iversity Center Director Jim a step in the right direction." Carruthers notified the co-op members that they were illegally occupying university propeny. The University Center Board (UCB) had allo­ ,Inside cated the NCR in June to the General Store Co­ op to sell textbooks, but the administration sub­ The controversial RIMAC complex, depicted In this scale model, will be built north of sequently vetoed the allocation. third College unless opponents succeed In halting Its construction. According to General Store Co-op Senior Clerk Randy Corpuz, Carruthers threatened him RIMAe Construction To Begin with suspension ifhe and the other members did not vacate the NCR. To allow the resolution of CAMPUS: Opponents make last center. Five of the basketball courts, which other, more pressing mailers concerning the pos­ minute push to halt the proposed can be set up to seat 5,000 spectators, will be sible co-op eviction, the subject of suspension located in a main gym. was temporarily postponed. $34 million sports complex Tucker contends that additional sports fa­ Corpuz said that appro)Cimately five to seven By Randy Katzke cilities are necessary to accommodate UCSD' s General Store Co-op workers have been threat­ Guardian Reporter growing population. It isestimated that UCSD ened with suspension. "[They haven't] forn13l1y Construction ofthe controversial RecreationaV will have 26,000 students by the year 2005, given out notices, but they are going to file Intramural Athletic and Events Center(RIMAC) and RIMAC is necessary to meet that in­ grievance procedures. I haven't seen any paper­ LEE"SX is set to begin in January, according to As istant crease, he said. work, and [if it goes through] it would come to HIAtUS: Spike Lee creates a Vice Chancellor for Student Programs and Fa­ "The athletic needs of the students were another hearing, but we don't know anything new myth in the movie cilities Tom Tucker. determined by a survey of 4,000 students In yet," he said. Malcolm X. III The giant sports complex has been the ubject 1988," he said. "The priority of RIMAe i According to DirectorofJudicial Affairs Nick of controversy since the $70-a-quarter fee in­ intramural and recreation use by the tu­ Aguilar, the university is not allowed to disclose SPORTS: Cro -country and crease needed to build the facility passed in Feb. dents." information about specific student , including women's volleyball compete in 1990. According to RIMAC Co-Chair Doug po sible uspension . But he said that he has the NCAA Finals. 12 The administration is currently waiting on the Willen, RIMAC is "going to be a great project processed all complaints concerning the text­ last of the 19 bids submitted by contractors for students." He added that "for a campus of book sale and forwarded the information to the before construction can begin, but the A.S. is 17,000, we really don't have adequate athletic students' respective college deans. Index rushing to halt the the construction and the insti­ facilities." "The Dean of Students has the responsibility tution of the fee by placing the maner on the Not everyone is excited about the new of investigation if any charges arc filed," Aguilar UCSD BRIEF ........................ 2 ballot of tile next ASUCSD election. facility, however. Opponents of RIMAC ar­ said. OPINION ............................... 4 The facility will consist of seven indoor bas­ gue that the university did not follow its own If the university files charge , the students . • MEETING NOTES ............ 6 ketball or volleyball courts, a 12,OOO-square-foot guidelines in the promotion of the complex would be able to discu s the problem surround­ "tATU .............................. HI weight room and a training and rehabilitation See RIMAC, Page 6 See CO-OPS, Page 6 CLA tFIED ... ..................... 8 PORTS .............................. 12 Thursday, November 19, 1992 The UCSD Guardian NEW 3 2 NEWS The UCSD Guardian Thursday, Novemruber19, 1992 eKtemal counsel," he wrote. SUIT: UeB files to In Sept. 1992. Burnett repeated Experts Argue Benefits of Immigration UCSD Professor May gain access to funds the request for legal counsel in a ETCETERA ... FORUM: UCSD pre-law ing to have 50 million people Martinez in support of immigrants' legal letter to University Center Director fraternity hosts debate I within] the neKt few years." Seeley rights. Adams said that Latinos in for counsel Jim Carruthers. He wrote lhat the Head NASA for Clinton about Mexican newcomers said. He cited 3Jl immigration law Los Angeles, both new immigr3Jlts ContInued from .... 1 "UCB and its member.> are legally CALVIN & HOBBES by Watterson that allows foreigner.> with relatives and Americancitizen . receive fewer By Frenc:\aco DeVrI_ canwomanastronautinJune 1983 independenl counsellasl mooth. entitled to use their own funds for By ChrIs Jensen in the U.S. to obtain green cards 3Jld welfare benefits. are less likely to be News Editor when she pent six days in orbit in ....--------, SIQIII4. I 'fUI':. Burnell did not think thaI the this proper purpose." He asked again ~ fJ.U. MOtKI"6'i Guardian Reponer assumed that a large percentage of UCSD Physics Professor and the space shullie Challenger. That '50~ AMI) unemployed. have the lowest infant UCB 's represenlalionoflhe student that the UCB be allowed to use its S\Ii£ ~ PRrn'{. lItE. A diverse panel of expens those eligible will take advantage of fonner U.S. astronaut Sally Ride mi sion was the fir.>t in which a .1'51(, .,IQ. F<Xlllc;lI . I mortality rate 3Jld have a longer life the own funds to retain outside legal ~,~ body was i ue.