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Tuesday UC Santa Barbara Football Rick O p i n i o n S p o r t s The movie “Any Given Not everyone enjoyed our Heartbreak losses, ninth- Sunday,” starring Al Pacino a c s and Cameron Diaz, is April Fools’ edition. Read a place tournament finishes playing tonight at 7:30 and letter from the person with and conference wins over Sunset: 7:27 p.m. 10 in isla Vista Theater. $3 the worst sense of humor, Pacific. It’s all on the Sports Low Tide: 11:13 a.m. students, $5 general. ever. page. See p. 6 See p.12 High Tide: 6:31 p.m. Volume 80, No. 100 . Two Sections, 16 Pages to hold their male victimizers responsible. She voiced her frustration over discussing Take Back the rape as if it were gender neutral. “We’re not naming the enemy clearly enough or loudly enough,” she said. Ward Night Protests named men as the perpetrators of sexual assault, supporting her claim with statis tics that were also published in Take Back Sexual Assault the Night pamphlets. By Sarah Romero Ward said society projects rape culture Reporter as either criminal or natural — more often than not as natural — and teaches men that they are entitled to women’s bodies. Punctuated by girl-band tunes and Rape culture within a natural context messages from women activists calling for includes domestic violence, war, the his female empowerment, Monday after torical possession of African slaves and noon’s kick-off rally in Storke Plaza set other situations that have institutional the tone for Take Back the Night’s week- ized white male dominance, she added. long series of events promoting awareness Also, much of the information collected about rape and violence against women. on rape and sexual assault is not obtained Members of Associated Students ALEX WARD / DAILY NEXUS from women survivors of rape, but from Women’s Commission, the. organization Sophomore CCS major Thais Albert and her all-girl band, the Titsofrenix, play at the white male professionals, such as politi sponsoring Take Back the Night, read the annual opening rally for Take Back the Night in Storke Plaza on Monday at noon. cians, who are “invested in its existence.” names of women who have been raped Ward suggested alternative solutions puts the male in the responsible role ... Fifth-year sociology graduate student and the names of the perpetrators in a to the problem of sexual assault that peo- because most of the time, in police Jane' Ward, a training counselor with the monotone list. They will do this periodi ple, such as politicians, can put into effect. reports, men are charged with assaulting.” Rape Crisis Center, who has been cally at different locations and times T h -e se include spending on throughout the week. She added that the names were read in a involved with Take Back the Night for 10 repetitive manner “to deliver the reality of years, emphasized the need to identify a Women’s Commission Chair Edith See RALLY, p.7 Sargon said the “name-reading project how often rape occurs.” potential attacker and encouraged women BillHequires UC Campuses Census Focuses to Extend Recycling Programs on Count Accuracy By Kristen Bradfield in I.V. Community Reporter By C lancy Roberts Reporter Though UCSB can boast of being the best-recycling school in the University of California system, new state legislation has set a dead After a countywide mail-in line for the campus to clean up its act even more. response rate of 59.4 percent, Legislation in 1993 forced the state bodies to reduce waste 25 per the Santa Barbara Census cent by 1995 and another 25 percent by 2000, but the UC did not Bureau has moved into its sec have to meet these regulations. A recent assembly bill, AB 75, took ond phase, with follow-ups on effect Jan. 1,2000, and requires the state, including UC campuses, to those who failed to respond and reduce waste 25 percent by 2002 and another 25 percent by 2005. JASON SCHOCK / DAILY NEXUS the targeting of group quarters. UCSB well exceeded the first legislative regulations, diverting 4J. Campus recycler Emily Buskirk, along with others, faces new challenges Anticipating low census percent of its trash from the overcrowded Tajiguas landfill in 1998, in reducing the amount of waste transported to landfills by UCSB. returns for Isla Vista, the Santa according to Associated Students Recycling Committee Chair Mary decrease our trash by another 25 percent on top of that. I have com Barbara Census Bureau is sta Ann Hopkins. In the*same year, the custodial department recycled plete faith in our campus; with our fantastic key players and the peo tioning workers in the commu 158 tons of office pack, or paper, which comprises 75 percent of ple we attract, it’s inevitable that we’ll do a good job.” nity to ensure the large college- UCSB’s trash, she added. The campus attempted to exceed the first state standards regard student population and residents “UCSB has really done well with recycling; that’s why it is going less of the law, Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services David without conventional housing to be more challenging to meet [the new legislation], because we’ve are counted. Workers stationed already exceeded the numbers,” Hopkins said. “So, now we have to See RECYCLE, p.5 at Zona Seca, the Institute of Religion, as well as homeless Justices Affirm First Amendment Rights of College Interest Groups shelters, soup kitchens, parks and campsites, will attempt to By Jeff Lupo giously motivated student groups to receive group, we have to consider funding others count those without traditional funding from universities as a provision of with just the same seriousness,” he said. “The Staff Writer housing. their First Amendment rights. ’ bottom line is we’re really not changing. This According to Santa Barbara According to UCSB Associated Students is just ensuring what really already exists, Census Head Rick George, the acting Executive Director Paige Anderson, that we look at things with a viewpoint-neu A United States Supreme Court decision bureau is working hard to may have an impact on which campus stu the court decision will benefit students across tral mentality, which allows for more free improve the accuracy of the cen dent groups are funded in universities across the country. “It promotes what a higher edu dom.” sus after 1990’s undercount of the nation, but is expected to have little cation should be doing. It promotes open- According to Anderson, while more con I.V. impact on UCSB. mindedness and free thought,” he said. troversial, politically motivated groups such The decision in the case of Board o f However, Anderson noted that the deci as the College Republicans and Campus “We are not sure on an esti Regents o f the University o f Wisconsin vs. Scott sion should not greatly affect the allocation Democrats can now request university fund mate of the current population Harold Southworth remands an earlier of funds to UCSB student groups. ing, there is still a line to be drawn as to what of Isla Vista, but know that the Wisconsin district court decision that “It really doesn’t affect our proceedings, it groups will actually receive funds. population has changed a lot in declared university funding of certain con just allows for a greater number of groups to “We can’t fund groups that have an objec the past 10 years,” he said. “We troversial student groups as violating the ask for A.S. funds. We now have to be con tive such as defeating a particular political are working hard to improve on rights of students who do not wish to sup tent neutral when we decide which groups candidate, and we obviously can’t give the huge 3 percent under count port these groups. The March 22 decision we’re going to give funding to.' For example, will make it possible for politically and reli- if we give funds to one religious-oriented See FEES p.4 See CENSUS, p.3 2 Tuesday, April 11,2000 Daily Nexus « (S Daily Nexus Editor in Chief M att Hurat Trial Calls Attention to Guards’ liabilities Managing Editor E liza be th W erhane Layout/Design Editor %Ashley Timiraos ,The FBI accused the state culture of violence in pris prison lieutenant, two Training Editor Tony Biasotti of trying to block its inves ons also weren’t helped sergeants and five correc Campus Editor •W Ted Andersen tigation — a charge denied when four Corcoran tional officers — allegedly AssL Campus Editors s Jerry Beers, Eric Simons by Corrections officials. guards were acquitted in conspired to brutalize the Cou nty Editor %David Downs “The real subject of this November of setting up prisoners by setting up two Asst. County Editors . A* Marisa Lagos, Shaun McGrady AP Wire Editor %Sa rah Kent trial will not be the indi the rape of one inmate by a fights between rival gang Features Editor E liza be th W erhane • W vidual officers, but will be prison enforcer known as members. Opinion Editor Tony Biasotti the Dept, of Corrections,” the “Booty Bandit,” A ssi Opinion Editor %Alexis Filippini Sports Editor Zack O’Neill FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — said Catherine Campbell, watchdog groups said. Sgt. Truman Jennings 4• W Eight prison guards president of the watchdog But to get convictions, and officers Michael Asst. Sports Editora A? Brooke Roberts Artsweek Editor %Jennifer Raub accused of staging gladia group California Prison prosecutors must persuade Gipson, Timothy Asst. Artsweek Editors $ Trey Clark, Cristy Turner tor-style inmate fights for Focus.