A FLOCK OF BLACK SHEEP ▶ OPINION, PAGE 4 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO www.ucsdguardian.org MondaThursday Februaryebruary, October 69, 696911, 2007 The Student Voice Since 1967 Funding Slashed for > THE ROOTS K23 ORCHESTRA FallFest 2007 . M . P SPREADING OUR ROOTS Campus L.E.A.D. Center 8 • ber’s salary. However, the committee By Simone Wilson • Hiatus Editor Budget overages and reviewed the proposal and deemed 12 . s much as I’d like to stifle the most-likely frightening turnout program overlaps led to that it failed to meet specific require- CT for 2007’s highly anticipated Fall Fest — which should see ments, saying it created an unneces- O record-breaking attendance, if body count pays any worthy collapse of campus’ sary overlap of leadership and commu- , tribute to the headliner’s brain-exploding range of ability — student leadership nication programs already provided by A other organizations. development center. “Given these concerns, the RFAC of RIDAY F will hereafter lift our musical present onto the good-’ol-day pedestal. 2003-04 decided not to fund the new • Now, if only for the sake of our legacy-hungry grandchildren, we By Vanessa Do SLES Center that year, but requested Senior Staff Writer more information be provided and fur- ther analysis done,” Bournoutian said. RENA The Leadership, Engagement, The next year, former Vice Activism and Development Center, Chancellor of Student Affairs Joseph known for helping students develop W. Watson decided to advance the cen- . social and leadership skills outside ter’s development as a three-year pilot of the traditional classroom environ- program with temporary funding. At A RIMAC See ROOTS, page 7 ment, was disbanded this year after its the end of the trial period, the fund- > funding was cut by the Registration ing would have to be presented again Fee Advisory Committee in July. to RFAC and the committee’s decision “The pure and simple fact was that regarding funding the center in future the cost associated with the center years would be final, Bournoutian exceeded the quality and quantity of the said. current programs offered,” RFAC Chair Although the original SLES concept Garo Bournoutian said in an e-mail. proposed only one new staff member, The L.E.A.D. Center was created two additional staff members were in the 2003-04 academic year, when hired for the center, nearly doubling its the original proposal for a Student yearly operating budget. At that point Leadership Engagement and Services in time, SLES was renamed L.E.A.D. Center was presented to RFAC, with a and its mission statement and goals yearly operating cost of about $65,000 — including one new staff mem- See L.E.A.D., page 3 CHRISTINA AUSHANA/GUARDIAN Advisers Continue Search for New UC Figurehead FEDS FINE achieved throughout his term, includ- advisory committees representing Appeal to independent ing heightened transparency and and composed of faculty, students, UC FOR search firms, closed- public accountability, the retention of staff and alumni, each of which is Dynes’ Departure national laboratory contracts and the allowed up to 13 members, appointed session meetings advance establishment of the UC Merced cam- by a constituency official. The regents’ pus. He also addressed areas in which committee has also sought input from ANTHRAX the hunt to replace Dynes succeeded his presidency had been weak, citing campus chancellors and systemwide OCT. Richard Atkinson outgoing UC president. ethnic and gender diversity among the vice presidents. 2003 as UC president. university’s senior administration as “These conversations have been an BLUNDER By Reza Farazmand his chief concern. illuminating and productive starting Senior Staff Writer A report by independent consult- point and this dialogue will continue Resignation of UC’s Livermore lab ing firm the Monitor Group released as the process moves forward in the AUG. Dynes announced The search for a new UC system shortly before Dynes announced his coming months,” Blum said. 2007 after controversial charged with improper president continued last week when a resignation provided more severe cri- Dynes himself emphasized the tenure. special advisory committee composed tiques of his leadership, however, say- importance of such consultations, as handling of the deadly of several regents met in a closed ing that inflexibility to change, unnec- well as the need for general involve- JUNE Dynes will officially biological agent, agrees session via teleconference to discuss essary duplication of jobs and public ment of the UC community in the step down as UC 2008 president. potential candidates for the position. distrust of the university are among its selection process at a meeting of the to pay hefty penalty. The committee, led by UC Board most pressing problems. Berkeley Divisional Academic Senate SOURCE: UC OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT By Matthew L’Heureux of Regents Dynes also announced that UC on Oct. 4. C h a i r m a n Provost Wyatt R. Hume would act as “In my opinion, it’s very important are human resource consulting firms News Editor Richard Blum, the university’s chief operating officer that the faculty, staff and students play that assist corporations and institu- was formed in until Dynes’ tenure is officially over. a very active role in the choice of the tions in identifying potential candi- The Office of Inspector General has mid-August, Following the Oct. 5 meeting, next UC president,” Dynes said. dates for senior management posi- slapped the University of California shortly following Blum commented on the advisory In addition to consultations with tions.” with a $450,000 fine for allowing an current president committee’s progress and its efforts to students and faculty, the regents’ advi- University policy dictates that unauthorized scientist to send vials of Robert C. Dynes’ involve a broad spectrum of the uni- sory committee has sought to employ the regents’ advisory committee be the biological agent anthrax — which announcement versity populous in the process. an independent search firm to assist comprised of 11 system officials, leaked upon being opened — in a ship- of his intent to “The search for the new presi- in the process of identifying quali- including by default Gov. Arnold ment from its Lawrence Livermore resign from Robert C. Dynes dent is proceeding,” Blum said. “Over fied candidates for president. Sept. 21 Schwarzenegger, Systemwide Alumni National Laboratory in 2005. UC President office in June the past month, the regents’ commit- marked the deadline for these firms Associations President Eleanor Brewer, The breach occurred when the 2008, or when his replacement is tee has had the opportunity to meet to bid for the opportunity, and the former Board of Regents Chairman UC-operated laboratory shipped 1,025 found. with advisory groups representing the advisory committee will announce its Gerald L. Parsky and student Regent vials of bacillus anthracis — commonly Dynes, who began his tenure in various constituencies within the UC decision at a later date. According to Benjamin Allen. referred to as anthrax — to a branch of October 2003 as the 18th president community. We have also begun to UC Office of the President spokes- In addition to those serving on the Midwest Research Institute in Palm of the University of California, will be hear their ideas about candidates.” man Trey Davis, the firm will be con- the committee by default, Blum chose Bay, Fla. in September 2005. After taking a one-year paid administrative As outlined in university poli- cerned with the coordination of the six members of the UC Board of unpacking the shipment, employees leave before returning to a full-time cies on presidential appointments, recruitment process, although names Regents to be included in the selec- discovered that two vials of the agent faculty position at UCSD. Reflecting the regents’ advisory committee is of potential candidates can be submit- tion process. were uncapped, and one additional on his time as president in a let- required to “consult broadly with con- ted from any source. vial had a loose cap. A drop of liquid ter to university academics and staff, stituent groups of the university from “We’ll be hiring the search firm Readers can contact Reza Farazmand Dynes cited several accomplishments across all 10 campuses.” These include later this month,” Davis said. “These at [email protected]. See ANTHRAX, page 3 HIATUS SPORTS INSIDE WEATHER Blanked Again New Business .......................3 From Manila to Mil Column .................................4 Oct. 11 Oct. 12 Women’s soccer continues its unbeaten streak Letters to the Editor .............5 H 72 L 56 H 66 L 57 lavors. with a shutout over Sonoma State. Druthers ................................7 page 10 page 16 Classifieds ..........................12 Oct. 13 Oct. 14 Sudoku ...............................13 H 64 L 55 H 70 L 57 2 NEWS THE UCSD GUARDIAN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2007 NEKO BY CHRISTINA AUSHANA Charles Nguyen Editor in Chief Matthew McArdle Managing Editors Hadley Mendoza Serena Renner Eric Kim Copy Editors Nathan Miklos Matthew L’Heureux News Editor Kimberly Cheng Associate News Editors Sonia Minden Natasha Naraghi Opinion Editor Marissa Blunschi Associate Opinion Editor Rael Enteen Sports Editor Danai Leininger Associate Sports Editor Alyssa Bereznak Interim Focus Editor CURRENTS Simone Wilson Hiatus Editor Jia Gu Associate Hiatus Editors Program to Preserve preserved for the female patient to Christopher Mertan use in the future. 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