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VOLUME 47, ISSUE 34 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014 WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG A.S. COUNCIL SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE Proposed Bylaw Changes Stalled PHOTO COURTESY OF AQUA DESIGN INNOVATION San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre brings William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” to life with modern costumes in a beautiful adaptation of the classic. WEEKEND, PAGE 7 BILL MURRAY: THE SONG Thanks, Phantogram WEEKEND, Page 9 THREE FOR FOUR College councils of ERC, Marshall and Sixth blocked reforms to election rules. Softball Sweeps Chico state sports, Page 12 BY GABRIELLA FLEISCHMAN ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR photo bY AUSTIN SONG rastic reforms to A.S. Council bylaws have two International Senators, add one more Transfer stalled, and will possibly be discharged, after Senator and cut one First Year Senator position. Both FORECAST three of the six college councils chose through of these amendments failed. Da vote not to ratify changes to the A.S. constitution. The Thurgood Marshall College Student Council and changes, which were drafted by the Bylaws Committee the Student Council of Eleanor Roosevelt College, or and passed by A.S. Council in Fall Quarter 2013, SCERC, failed the constitution in its entirety, while needed to be ratified by four out of six colleges needed Student Council of Sixth College, or SCSC, passed THURSDAY FRIDAY to pass and become part of the constitution. Instead, the certain amendments and failed others. Members of the standing rules, which A.S. Council passed in Week 3 of Bylaws Committee said they were surprised by because H 79 L 54 H 79 L 54 Winter Quarter 2014, have been amended to match the they asked for feedback from the college councils when current constitution. amending the constitution during Fall Quarter 2013. One highly contested change was replacing the “I can’t help but feeling a little bit disappointed, elected position of VP Finance and Resources with especially with the colleges that voted everything an appointed Financial Controller position. Another down,” Social Sciences Senator and Bylaws Committee SATURDAY SUNDAY change would make Academic Division Senators non- member Colin King said. “I don’t see a valid reason for H 73 L 54 H 73 L 54 voting members of A.S. Council but voting members on their own Academic Representatives Council, add See BYLAWS, page 2 VERBATIM CALIFORNIA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY “God help the marketing department Berkeley Student Exposes FierceBiotech Ranks UCSD in that has the challenge Metro Passengers to Measles of thinking Top 10 for Research Spending up ways of selling Ant- The National Institute of Health awarded $362 million Man-related toys to today’s BY Aleksandra konstantinovic tially affecting anyone who used Associate News Editor BART between Feb. 4 and Feb. 7 in in grants, $32 million less than the previous year. youth. Replica Ant-Man’s the early morning and late evening ants?” An undergraduate UC Berkeley hours. BY aleksandra konstantinovic university received in 2012. However, student may have exposed San No further cases have been Associate news editor UCSD received a total of 847 awards – Versus! reported in conjunction with the in 2013 versus 802 in 2012. WEEKEND, PAGE 9 Francisco metro passengers to the student, but officials urge anyone The online newsletter places Johns measles virus, according to public FierceBiotech ranked UCSD who may be experiencing symp- Hopkins as the first institution and UC health officials. The unnamed stu- eighth in its list of the ten U.S. bio- toms to immediately seek medical San Francisco in second — the latter is dent is reported to have taken Bay medical research institutions that attention. the only other UC on the list. INSIDE Area Rapid Transit in Contra Costa receive the most funding from the Measles often presents itself as a FierceBiotech mentions UCSD’s County and attended classes at UC National Institute of Health. The high fever and rash across the face research into new drug targets for Berkeley before being diagnosed online newsletter used only NIH New Business ................. 3 and neck approximately one to three malaria as the product of NIH fund- with the illness. awards statistics to create its rank- weeks after the initial exposure. If ing. UCSD also collaborated with the Rhyme or Reason ........... 4 Officials confirmed that the stu- ings, and the article emphasizes that untreated, complications, such as Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research dent was not vaccinated and con- the list is not meant to imply the qual- Review: Angel Olsen ....... 9 swelling of the brain and dehydra- to identify innovative treatments for tracted the illness during a recent ity of the institutions. Sudoku ......................... 11 tion, can lead to death. Lou Gehrig’s disease. trip abroad. UCSD received $362 million in Softball ......................... 12 The measles virus can remain readers can contact funding from the NIH in 2013, down readers can contact [email protected] airborne for up to two hours, poten- aleksandra konstantinovic [email protected] from the $394.98 million that the aleksandra konstantinovic 2 T HE UCSD GUARDIAN | THURSDAY, FEB RUARY 20, 2014 | WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG NEWS FLEETING THOUGHTS By Irene Chiang Laira Martin Editor in Chief Zev Hurwitz Managing Editor Allie Kiekhofer Deputy Managing Editor Gabriella Fleischman Aleksandra Konstantinovic Associate News Editors Mekala Neelakantan Lauren Koa Opinion Editor Kelvin Noronha Associate Opinion Editor Rachel Uda Sports Editor Brandon Yu Associate Sports Editors John Story Stacey Chien Features Editor Sydney Reck Associate Features Editor RAINY FRIDAYS By Eunice Ho Vincent Pham Lifestyle Editor Jacqueline Kim A&E Editor Taylor Sanderson Photo Editor Alwin Szeto Associate Photo Editor Amber Shroyer Design Editor Zoë McCracken Associate Design Editor Jenny Park Art Editor Jeffrey Lau Associate Art Editor Rachel Huang Associate Copy Editors Claire Yee Philip Jia Web Editor Madeline Mann Training & Development Dorothy Van Social Media Coordinator Page Layout Dorothy Van, Flavia Salvadori, Dorothy Lee, Joselynn Ordaz Council Forms Three New Task Forces, Mio White Resigns Copy Readers Clara Chao, Rosina Garcia, Susan Shamoon, Waverly Tseng Last night’s council meeting was be popular? mittee following a valid comment from Editorial Assistants Emily Bender, Rita Eritsland, Shelby Newallis, Morgan Jong, sad and lonely due to the absence of VP Student Life Linda Le reported O’Neal: “Since these relations are mostly Soumya Kurnool, Daniel Sung, Andrew Huang, Jonah Yonker my usual companion, A.S. meeting live that she attended SDSU’s student gov- dealing with emotions, I don’t think the Business Manager blogger Hannah Bernabe. It also meant I ernment’s divestment meeting this week. voting process is appropriate.” Emily Ku couldn’t refer to her notes when I tuned The second committee to be Advertising Director out. However, I was remarkably involved news business formed was one overseeing council Noelle Batema in last night’s council meeting. It began gabriella fleischman reserves, while the third is a commit- Advertising Design Alfredo H. Vilano, Jr. with (surprise!) a shout-out from Kyle [email protected] tee to restructure tradition events. A.S. Graphic Studio Heiskala. Tradition events currently receive The UCSD Guardian is published Mondays and “I don’t know if any of you noticed, special treatment, and they fall far Thursdays during the academic year by UCSD students “If you think our A.S. is structured and for the UCSD community. Reproduction of this but last week was the first week I didn’t outside of budgetary guidelines set by newspaper in any form, whether in whole or in part, crazy, well, their A.S. is structured even without permission is strictly prohibited. © 2014, all speak here,” Heiskala said. “But it’s okay, the UC Office of the President. This FOLLOW rights reserved. The UCSD Guardian is not responsible because Gabriella also wasn’t there to more crazy, so you can ask me about committee is intended to analyze and for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or art. The that,” Le said. views expressed herein do not necessarily represent report on it.” appropriately adjust tradition events. the opinions of the UCSD Guardian, the University of A resolution to impeach Mio White California or Associated Students. The UCSD Guardian Physical Sciences Senator Sierra Campuswide Senator Jordan is funded by advertising. Laira licked butter off of the bag. was tabled indefinitely following her res- Donaldson apparently did not notice Coburn asserted that sincerely US ON General Editorial: my absence, however, and called the ignation earlier this week. reaching out to college councils and [email protected] Guardian out — cough, cough — for Three ad hoc task forces were cre- expressing appreciation for them News: [email protected] ated this week. One was a committee Opinion: [email protected] reporting on her excitement for her could make notable strides in solving Sports: [email protected] event last week instead of the event that would focus on improving relations relations between A.S. Council and TWITTER Features: [email protected] Lifestyle: [email protected] itself. Well, I will do her justice and let between A.S. Council and the six college the college councils. A&E: [email protected] councils. This led to a passive-aggressive Photo: [email protected] you all know that her event, which hap- I wish her idea could work, but given Design: [email protected] pens on March 10, will highlight women back-and-forth between AVP College my recent revelations about inter-coun- Art: [email protected] in physical sciences on March 10 and Affairs Meena Kaushik and Social cil animosities, my hopes aren’t high. If Advertising: 858-534-3467 Sciences Senator Colin King. The high @UCSDGUARDIAN [email protected] will feature own physics professor, you’re wondering what I mean, please Fax: 858-534-7035 Alison Coil. point came when King read out the refer to my long-ass article that starts on Later in the night, VP Finance Sean bylaws of Kaushik’s job description.