UNIVERSITY FEE MAY INCREASE by $5 by Alison Gilchrist Miltonêsaier Contributing Writer Ome April, Students May Be Asked to Vote on a New Fee Increase

UNDER GNOME CIRCUMSTANCES. PAGE 7. VOLUME XLIII, ISSUE XXXII THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011 WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG AÊCLOSERÊLOOK BiologyÊProf.Ê UNIVERSITY FEE MAY INCREASE BY $5 By Alison Gilchrist MiltonÊSaier Contributing Writer ome April, students may be asked to vote on a new fee increase. On Feb. 2, ProtestsÊLabÊ University Centers Advisory Board ChairC Nicole Metildi presented a referendum to A.S. Council that, if passed, would raise Closure the University Centers Fee by $5 to $81.50 By Michael Chang and Regina Ip per quarter, and be adjusted annually by the S S W Consumer Price Index. The “Student Center Fee” was renamed the Molecular biology professor Milton “University Center Fee” in 1984, when Price Saier is seeking a neutral third party to Center West was built. It now supports Price mediate what he believes was the unfair and Center East and West, as well as the Student sudden closure of his lab due to personnel Center and the Che Café complex, by funding issues. Saier’s lab was closed by the biological maintenance, repairs and operation costs. sciences division, citing safety violations, UCSD spent $49, 980 in 2010 to commission a over winter break. Facilities Condition Analysis to provide an account Saier said the biological sciences of predicted expenditures as well as estimates for division closed his computer and research long-term planning purposes. The study revealed lab without warning, cancelled approved that, in the next 10 years, Price Center will require BISP 199 applications for Winter Quarter 2011 and expelled all lab volunteers, though See FEE,Êpage 3 the department later placed a limit on the ANDREW OH/GUARDIAN number of students allowed. Environmental Health and Safety specialist Sarah Gordon conducted a routine lab audit on Dec. 1 and reported that there were five minor violations. These violations COUNCILÊOPPOSESÊPROPOSEDÊ$6ÊTECHNOLOGYÊÊFEE included contaminated liquid media, By Jonathan Kaslow specific budget detailing the exact distribution of Recently, a few councilmembers said they were chemical supplies or equipment that was not C W student fees,” A.S. President Wafa Ben Hassine confident that Fox would reject the fee proposal stored in an earthquake-proof manner and said. The fee would cost a student taking 16 units lab materials blocking an exit. Graduate Student Association representative The final say on the fee rests with Chancellor a quarter an additional $288 per year, in addition “None of them sound like egregious Garo Bournoutian and Sixth College Senator Marye Anne Fox, but many groups, including to the approximate 40-percent increase in fees offenses,” Saier said. “This was a normal Parminder Sandhu have created a resolution staff, fee committees and the council have or students have witnessed in the past two years. report.” against a $6-per-unit quarterly tech fee proposed will review the proposal and present opinions to The fee would improve the technology in On Dec. 15, Saier found out his lab had by Academic & Computing Media Services Fox. The fee could see the Chancellor’s desk by classrooms by adding new projectors, expanding been closed, effective immediately, from a department. February and could be in place as soon as Fall podcasting capabilities, adding document readers posted sign. Later on, he found a letter on The fee, originally proposed on Dec. 1, was Quarter 2011. and improving WiFi service. Some money would his desk from biological sciences dean Steve originaly planned to be $5 per unit, but was later Ben Hassine and other members of A.S. also go to remote access labs, expanding WebCT Kay notifying him of the lab’s closure and changed to $6 per unit. Currently, there is no Council have expressed their disapproval of and keeping libraries open later. The allocation received notice via e-mail from the biological technology fee at UCSD, and ACMS officials are the fee. On Jan. 24, they issued a statement to of fee money is mostly based on expansion of the sciences associate dean Richard Firtel. concerned about outdated technologies. administrators stating their opposition to it. current systems, rather than a total overhaul. “I received no prior notification,” Saier The $6 figure is based on existing fees at other “The audacity to administer a new fee given The proposal also provides for the creation of said. “I received no opportunity to explain UC schools and how much the department wants the current student financial condition, the lack of an Instructional Technology Vision & Funding the situation. They did not tell us anything to spend on improving classroom technology. statistics to justify the technological changes and Committee. This committee would consist of until after closure. As far as I know of, this is Revenue would fund technology improvements a lack of student representation in the drafting of staff, administrators and three students (two unprecedented. Nobody that I know of has for courses, except for the 29 percent that will the proposal,” Ben Hassine said in the statement. undergraduate and one graduate). The committee ever been shut down in a similar way. Locks return to financial aid. She also expressed concern of the precedent whose role it would be to decide how revenue is were changed.” A.S. councilmembers have raised concerns as the fee would set without student approval. spent will only be created if the fee is passed. According to Saier, EH&S said the lab to whether the money will go to the right places, as “Students and faculty share the concern that ACMS could not be reached for comment was closed due to two concerns. the proposal does not specify where funds will go. if this proposal passes, it will inevitably lead to the “One was that they were concerned “We cannot support any new fees unless we implementation of more fees through methods Readers can contact Jonathan Kaslow at have the opportunity to vote and are given a that lack student representation,” Ben Hassine said. [email protected]. See SAIER,Êpage 2 HousingÊforÊGreekÊOrgsÊCouldÊBeÊBuiltÊAlongÊLaÊJollaÊShoresÊDrive By Rebecca Horwitz groups — they should be allowed off-campus housing as well.” and also more accessible.” S W According to Raimondi, each chapter interested in a house Raimondi will soliciting opinions to see what the Greek would be able to receive one under the proposal. Housing community wants on paper. He will be visiting college councils, A proposal is currently in the works to have Greek housing payments would be similar to the dorms, where students pay provosts and deans to discuss how Greek members can help the built along La Jolla Shores Drive, southwest of Revelle College. for their room and not for the entire house. The chapters would colleges lessen the stress of meeting on-campus housing demands. “I want to change the stigma about the Greek community,” decide which amenities will be included Raimondi has been discussing the idea with several Greek Housing Initiative Committee Chair Michael Raimondi The proposed area along La Jolla Shores Drive is six to eight administrators, including Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs said. “You have members in your chapter who are involved on acres, but housing would take up two to three acres for the project. Penny Rue, and said they have been receiving positive feedback. campus who are actively bettering the community. All of these As of yet, there is no visual representation. Raimondi hopes to “This hasn’t been brought up to the administration from a positive things are occurring on a daily basis and they aren’t being create a housing community that best accommodates student life student perspective from a formal level before, that I know of,” actively advertised.” at UCSD. There are currently no estimates of the total cost. Raimondi said. The committee has set three phases for the proposal: Phase one After receiving student input from Panhellenic Association Raimondi said the administrators’ opinions have changed establishes Greek housing while phase two and three add student and Interfraternity Council, which Raimondi said were supportive dramatically since last spring. organizations and sports teams to the housing community. of the initiative, the committee decided to draft the proposal. “The university is listening and they are on board,” Raimondi “Housing will be opened up to all student leaders,” Raimondi “USC, Berkeley and UCLA all have Greek housing and each of said. said. “Their organization may not have alphabetic letters across those schools have a very fun social scene,” Kappa Kappa Gamma The committee will research costs and funding source once their chests but they’re still a community ... We have 23,000 member Sarah Tehrani said. “In fact, I think if this school had students who all care about 23,000 different things and form Greek housing, it would make the Greek system less ‘exclusive’ See GREEK,Êpage 3 WEBÊPOLLSPOKENSPOKEN FORECAST SUNRISE NIGHTÊWATCHNIGHTÊWATCH SURFÊREPORTSURFÊREPORT GASÊPERÊGALLON INSIDE LOW DO YOU SUPPORT THE THURSDAY FRIDAY ComicsÊ..................................2 UNIVERSITY CENTERS 6:36 A.M. Height: 3-5 ft. Height: 4-5 ft. $3.21 NewÊBusinessÊ........................3 FEE? THURSDAY FRIDAY Wind: 4-6 mph Wind: 4-8 mph Costco, Poway H 71 L 42 H 74 L 44 THURSDAYTHURSDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY Water Temp: 60 F Water Temp: 60 F 12155 Tech Center Dr & Gregg St LifeÊinÊLettersÊ.........................4 √ Yes SUNSET HIGH LetterÊtoÊtheÊEditorÊ................5 √ No SATURDAY SUNDAY $3.79 DruthersÊ.................................8 √ I don’t know Height: 3-5 ft. Height: 3 ft. SATURDAY SUNDAY

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