Well-Loved Chemistry Professor William Palke Passes Away

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See p.2 See p.6 S e e p .8 Well-Loved Chemistry Professor William Palke Passes Away By T ed A ndersen Supervisor Linda Lange, Palke was pro Staff Writer nounced dead on arrival at 9 a.m. A colleague of Palke’s, Chemistry Profes sor Bernard Kirtman, said the Chemistry IB News of the sudden death of a 30-year and 101 professor was recognized by stu UCSB faculty member brought a somber dents and faculty as one of the best teachers cloud over the campus community Monday in the department. morning. “He was a wonderful guy. H e was a very Chemistry Professor William Palke, 58, listening-type person, a person the students was pronounced dead at Goleta Valley Hos could go to and get helpful comments and pital at 9 a.m. Monday, after being found insight,” he said. “H e was one of the out unconscious at 8 a.m. outside of his 4148B standing teachers in the department.” Chemistry Bldg, office. The death took family members by sur Computer science Ph.D. student Andrew prise because Palke was thought to be in Strelzoss explained that after coming into good health, Palke’s wife Nancy said. the Chemistry Bldg, early in the morning, he “H e was a very active person. W hen I say saw Palke laying on the ground and took im ‘very active,’ I mean he was an athletic per mediate action. son,” she said. “We rock-climbed, played “I saw him unconscious and I ran to get tennis, and he rode his bike to tire university someone to call for help,” he said. "Two la every day. It was such a shock when we found dies came up, and together we did CPR until this out.” the paramedics came, which was like 15 mi Strelzoss said he had limited knowledge nutes later.” - of Palke, but mentioned that he did often see Assisting Strelzoss in his efforts was Che him riding his bicycle around campus. Those PHOTO COURTESY OP CHEMISTRY DEPT. mistry Asst. Chair and Management Ser professors who knew the 30-year chemistry Chemistry ProfessorWilliam Palke (pictured) was found Monday mominglying unconscious vices Officer Christine Simms. According to veteran had the impression that he was in outside his office door. He was later pronounced dead at Goleta Valley Hospital. Simms, a heart failure seemed to be to blame good health, Strelzoss added. for the death. “As other professors came in, some who sense of the word,” he said. “He did very fine “I thought he was a very good teacher and “On the way to his office he apparently knew him for 25 years, they said he was in and recognized work in the field, of elec presented things in a really clearway. I don’t suffered a heart attack, and [Strelzoss] found great health,” he said. tronic structure of molecules, and more re think he was appreciated by the students as him in the hallway. [Strelzoss] and I pro Kirtman said Palke and himself, who are cently in the theory of nuclear magnetic re much as he should have been, because as vided CPR until the paramedics arrived,” both theoretical chemists, published work laxation and simulation of liquid crystals.” teachers go, he was really good,” he said. “I she said. “[Palke] was very personable and together on the electronic structure of mole Lecturing on complex ideas in an casy-to- actually sat in the front row of that class just one of the nicest men you would ever want to cules several years ago, but in the last 10 years understand fashion was a major strength of because of the teacher. He interested me meet. It’s very sad.” Palke turned his focus to other projects. Palke’s, said freshman chemistry major with his facial expressions and the way he According to Goleta Valley Hospital “Bill was a scientific scholar in the true Hans Sshwing, a Chem IB student. said things. I just really enjoyed the class.” “Star Wars” Fans Êxpect Parking Enforcement Costs Long Lines lor Pre-sale Tickets This Wednesday Paid With Citation Revenue By Ian Barker By Shaun McGrady Staff Writer Second in a R eporter Two-Part Series This is the second, in a tw o-part se Dust off that lightsaber, polish that Mandalorian ries on parking enforcement at denied due process; I claim so was armor, and charge up those proton torpedoes; tickets UCSB. Yesterday's article looked into everybody else," he said. “My first to “a galaxy far, far away” go on sale this week. the case o f Robert Hopps, an attorney bill was going to be a radical bill re The first of three highly anticipated prequels to the who won a 17,500 lawsuit over a scinding all tickets since 1994 — “Star Wars” trilogy will open May 19. According to parking ticket. Today's installment which is when the California State Metropolitan Theaters owner Alan Stokes, advance examines how. Parking and Trans Legislature decriminalized park tickets will be available Wednesday at the Arlington portation uses the revenue received ing tickets and allowed people to Theater in downtown Santa Barbara, as well as all from citations. contest their citation.” other venues offering pre-sale tickets across the . Prompted by the legal efforts of Vice Chancellor for Admini country. UCSB alumnus Robert Hopps, a strative Services David Sheldon “Tickets to ‘Episode I: The Phantom Menace’ in all swarm of questions have been said that he does not agree with theaters with pre-sale capacity will go on sale May raised by student government re this interpretation of the parking 12th at 12 noon Pacific Standard lim e, and will only garding Parking Service’s revenue policy change. be available at die box office,” he said. collection and salary distribution. “I think if the law changes it According to Arlington Theater Manager Karen Citing the fact that UCSB has doesn’t necessarily mean it’s re Killingsworth, the excitement associated with the re JASON SCHOCK / daily nexus had the second highest rate of con troactive,” he said. “I don’t know UCSB sophomore Amanda Atkinson and her brother lease of the film has theater employees anticipating tested parking citations of all nine what the intent of the legislation Jake get an early start Monday at 7 p.m. atthe Arling that lines will form far in advance. UC campuses, Associated Stu was.” ton to buy tickets to “Episode I: The Phantom Me “We expect [lines] to begin forming early Wednes dents Rep-at-Large Eric Morris According to Parking and nace. " Tickets go on sale Wednesday. day morning,” she said. “A t 12 noon on Wednesday, said he plans to introduce legisla Transportation Director Melba we will begin selling tickets for shows through the 31st promotion — unlike previous large-scale movie ven tion to rectify alleged injustices in Ortiz, for the 1996-97 academic of May, with a maximum of 12 tickets per person.” tures like Titantic,’ which was promoted for months the Parking Services appeal year, UCSB’s 24-percent rate of The unusual lack of promotion for the film has in advance — and the fact that it has still produced process. contested tickets Was second only brought attention from moviegoers, according to “Star lines weeks before the release across the country speaks “It was proven in the Hopps to UC San Francisco’s 25 percent Wars” fan Brett Tancer, an undeclared sophomore. Case that constitutional protec “The fact that the movie has had no real television See PHANTOM, p.5 tions have been denied. Hopps was See TICKETS, p3 2 Tuesday, May 11,1999 Dally Nexus M y Nexus Editor in Chief Ng Kerri Webb Managing Editor ^ Tennflle Tracy Layout/Design Editor ( a Carolyn Morrisroe China Cuts Diplomatic Ties With U.S. Training Editor Alexis Fflippini suits public and “severely bassy that killed three jour News Editor ^ Tony Biasotti Campus Editor / p JiH St John punish those responsible.’’ nalists was deliberate. Asst Campus Editors v b Ted Andersen, lisa Butterworth Secretary of State Made “How could you be that County Editor /a? Gretchen MacchiareHa Asst County Editors Ng Curtis Breinard, David Downs BEIJING (AP) — China that snaked between the leine Albright said NATO shameless? Get out of AP Wire Editor « E Sarah Kent broke off military ties and U.S. and British embassies would provide China with a China, American butchers!” Features Editor Elizabeth Werhane read a slogan spray-painted Opinion Editor VS Megan Herr other contacts with die Un and shooed away onlookers. full explanation. She added AssL Opinion Editor /2? Nathan Woodside ited States on Monday and China’s suspension of that statements by Chinese by protesters on a sheet- Sports Editor Ng Matt Hurst authorities indicated anti- metal fence facing the bat AssL Sports Editor G k Marvin Gapultos demanded those responsible high-level military ties — Artsweek Editors Xp Robert Hanson, Jennifer Raub for NATO’s bombing of its and talks over arms control, American protests in Beijing tered U.S.

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