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Sun God Finale Draws Crowd of 12,000 to RIMAC By Jaclyn Snow STAFF WRITER Traditionally known for drunken debauchery, trips to detox and a huge turnout for the concert finale, this year's Sun God proved to be no exception. Approximately 12,000 people turned out for the 26th annual festival concert, according to Commissioner of Programming Di Lam. -This was actually the biggest crowd we've ever seen at Sun God," Lam said -In past years, we've never had an accurate count of Sun God [attendees) since our scanners have gone down, so the numbers in past years have definitely been inflated But this year, we did do an official count" Demonstrating the reputation the festival has gained among those unaffiliated with UCSD, the 4,000 reserve tickets sold out, according to Lam. "The social scene was amazing." University of La Verne senior Ben de Arora said, "The parties were great and everyone was friendly." However, the lack of beer gardens on campus did not stop students from drinking. Officers were out all over campus, watching for intoxicated attendees. The UCSD Police Department declined to give exact figures on arrests and citations during the festival, as the figures were not yet finalized. The daytime stage featuring Lyrics Born, a San Francisco rapper with a large West Coast foUowing. attracted hundreds at Price Center with some students listening from the fountains. "It's been great. the best Sun God yet" Thursood ManhaII ColJeae junior em iItopher Puck said. , sot pushed into the fountain, but I can't reca1l much else," During the day, Sun God lawn had booths hosted by KoaJn set student organizations. The up a s1ip-and-slide 'ASON CAMP~G U."'IOI"N and a jacuzzi before administrators shut down the booth Above: Talib Kweli's rwrfomw jftpsa lid. ,""lItl My Oremical in the afternoon. Romance suenade tM Sun God concert crowd. -I think [administrators) realized there would have been a riot if they shut it down earlier; John Muir God was about the same as years past in terms of drunk CoUege alumnus Steve York said students, according to Officer Dan Cook. Lines started forming at the gates for the main event After passing through the gauntlet, students were at RlMAC Pieid around 4:30 p.m. Plain-dothed officers bombarded with food stands and blow-up obstacle were stationed in front ofRIMAC near the gates. pulling counes, which continued running after the show began ~withmwu~to~ilimcon~ts,~~ at 5 p.m. .After the concert, students expressed frustra- citations tOr alcohol. Visibly intoxicated students were abo barred from puling throush the pta. This Sun [ CONCERT, .,. 8 J
UCSD Police Join City Cops In Hunt for Rapist Campus, MIS Partner to By Charles Nguyen NEWS EDITOR NUMBER OF RAPES IN THE UCSD AREA Expand Free City Bus Zones San Diego law enforcement has Starting fall quarter, ysis at the campus' Transportation partnered with the UCSD Police and Parking Services. Department to investigate two students and staff To work in conjunction with these rapes of female students in the will have access to transit-service improvements, UCSD UCSO area. will expand the range of the free cam DNA evidence and how the bus routes to Fashion pus bus pass zone to include a larger crimes were committed showed Valley. regional area than previously served, that the same suspect was involved including the entire length of MTS with both crimes, San Diego Police By Erika Cervantes route 41 , which connects UCSD and Department officials said To expe STAFF WRITER Fashion Valley, Snee said. dite investigations, the city decided Surveys completed last quarter by this month to enlist efforts of uni Beginning next fall , UCSD stu T&PS reported that approximately versity police to catch the suspect. dents, faculty and staff will have 1,300 students, staff and faculty utilize According to victim and witness greater access to bus services in the the MTS and County Transit District reports, the perpetrator was an San Diego area. to enter UCSD each day. Asian male between 30 and 40 1 UCSD is working with the region No major changes are anticipated years old, between 5 feet 6 inches a Metropolitan Transit System for the on-campus shuttle system in the and S feet 10 inches taU and weigh lOO6 increase the frequency and service faU, Snee said ing between 140 and 180 pounds. areas of the buses MTS provides for While the improvements to sOUacf: SAN Dtlc:o 1'01.10 DfpjIUMINT the community, according to Greg l SHUTTlfS, page 8 J Snee, director of planning and anal- r SHUTTLES, page 3 ]
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Conoor Imagine a University With No Students Marianne Madden • __v.noy opirr iorr@ucsdgua rdiarr.org or UCSD, as with the rest of the So why does the campus Pta up Amendment rights. Failures of His Administration OPINION University of California, stu with students, then? The answer is The new Triton Cable "accept MONDAY. MAY 15, 2006 ______Fdents are much like used cars. the state. In order to .get the nearly able use policy; which bans nudity • PRO, from page 4 It's unfortunate that Dynes should Ever wonder why your favorite $270 million a year California gives to and the word "fuel<" during daytime satlon and compensation disclosure; have to take a bullet for the system charity or local PBS station is so keen UCSD, the university actually has to hours from the station, shows which as he said in a hearing before the stale . he inherited from the offiials that on getting your old plece-of-Junk do something resembling a public ser side the university considered more senate, and he has apologized for these preceded him. But charged with the clunker, whether It runs or not? Here's vice,like educating the state's smartest important. shortcomings. He clearly recognizes administrat ion of the university in a hint: They don\ students. If the Student activists and agitators, the widening breach of trust between the public trust, he should have seen want the car itself. ,...-...... ---- campus could who have long lobbied the university the UC system and the California pub the bullet coming. In many cases, stllJ get the tax to change or accomplish whatever lic, and that policies are meaningless Unless Dynes and the regents can charities - 0 r, H ats dollars without pet goal is in vogue at the moment, without enforcement. But his assess pull a magi rabbit out of their hats more likely, the have yet to understand the cold n Firing ange having to accept ment comes only under the coercion at the regents' meeting on May 17, price-gouging pei- off any students, it hard-cash reality of the way modern of public pressure - too late to save the search for a new UC president . vate contractors Vladimir would probably universities function. In demanding his credibility. should begin. they hire to run the happUy do so, specific poliCieS, students still see · I d . vkogan({(ucsd.edu ve h1C e- onatlon even if it had to themselves as the university's cus Should UC President Robert·C. Dynes be fired programs - resell the old cars to give up the pitiful pocket change it tomers, and insist that customers other for-profit comparues without raises from tuition. are always right. As the university ddolng much to them. ThoSe com Thai is not to say that univer fmandal data shows, this model is Despite Pay Scandal, UC panies, in tum, receive credits for sity administrators and faculty don't no longer valid (if it eve.r was). for his role in the compensation scandal? gating "gross-polluting" vehJcles off genuinely care about the students 'The state of California is a custom Staffers Are Underpaid the streets, helping them to meet reg they serve. They surely do. However, er. The National Science Foundation ulatory pollution standards. without when the interests of students conflict is a customer. Those rich donors are • CON, from page 4 The University of California facj>~ actually reducing their own emissions with thinss like federally sponsored customers. Students, however, are Marye Anne Fox's unreported sab- serious problems, swept under the The findings on Robert A case for Dynes and of toxins. For charities, the junkier the research (which not. _ batical buyout. Then there was the carpet for far too long. However, jalopy, the better price it can fetch. provides near For students, 530,000 dog run for the pet of the UC most began before Dynes came into . At California's public universi ly a third of and tlieir lead Santa Cruz head Mosl current and office and most would continue even C. Dynes are grim 'cautious optimism' ties. the system works in very mllCh UCSD's total Studmts must ers, convincing former top UC executives have been if he were to leave. What the universi the same way. You see. the university cash), it is easy the university to named in the audits, so none of them ty needs is new poliCies that tackle the receives relativdy little money from to see why any "deII1lODS1trate how take their side has could hope to bring more credibility issues, not a new president to Simply By Nathan Miklos By Vladimir Kogan the students that attend its campus rational univer sidingwlb than would much less to do to the ofIke . make the issues less visible. SENIOR STAFF WRITER SENIOR STAFF WRITER es. In 2004, the latest year for which sity administra with proving the Were the regents to turn outside Despite his record on pay, Dynes the university has reported data, tor would side make the univmity righteousness of of the university, they would face one has led the university through two UCSD received $145 million from with the latter. their position and major challenge: pay. For, despite the storms, including a stale budget melt n the heels ofaudits by PricewaterhouseCooper's he Guardian caught the first whiff of the student tuition and fees. Though It In mldt the JIl(ft money:' much more to do outrage over the newly exposed perks. down and an eviction at the governor's may sound like a lot, student tees same way, most with convincing the staff at the University of California mansion. Based on this papers' con and California's state auditor, which found University of California compensation made up less than 8 percent of the executives that the administrators is vastly underpaid - especially the versation with him, he appears to have holes aplenty in the University of California's scandal in February 2005, long before the campus' total revenue. run oil companies also genuinely care that their bottom line would be bet system's president. Attracting a quali enough left to guide it through a few O fled applicant would mean boosting more. T In fact, "auxiliary enterprises" about the environment - as long as it ter otT. In other words, students must compensation practices, several state senators have rest of California heard about unreported bonus - things like dining haIls and the doesn't mean lower profItS. demonstrate how siding with them his or her pay - a devdopment the Last January, the Guardian wrote called for the ouster of the beleaguered UC president. es, housin~ allowances and deferred sabbaticals bookstore - brought UCSD more For a case-study In the corpo would make the university more university's rabid unions would never in an editorial: "Though challenges than 5100 million, two-thirds the rate-university model, consider the money. As the current mobilization allOw. remain, Dynes' current administration And they might have the right idea, at the state s elite university. amount the campus raised In ·fees. drama over Student-Run Television: against new lee increaaes susP, this Indeed, compared to the alterative, certainly provides a basis for cautious Indeed, saylns that UCSD Is in After SRTV ~d pornography, and is a Ieaon student leaders have not Dynes remains I rather solid choice; al optimism." That cautious optimism Granted, Dynes is not the only administrator responsible for the university's bur In an Interview with the paper's editorial board, UC President Robert C. Dynes was the business of IIC~ lIudents is Ih national media descended like vul- yetleamed. his current salary, he's stU! a bargain. still remains today: geoning fiasco. True, his office granted substantial numbers of exceptions to UC pay asked whether his office would provide any money to UCSD for the rebuilding of University IIlIIJ8e5ting ~ lI)at any major on com tures to cover the story, the univer If students truly wiIh to Influence poliCies in the last fiscal year. True, he himself received 523,000 in compensation related House. the fancy chancellor's residence that was condemned after he went from being the pany is In the business of producing sity received many angry calls from the unlvasity's pollcia, they'd be bet- to his wife's residence at UCSD, which makes him a tempting target. campus' chancdlor to the UC system's president renewIhIe ellCllY - both caIqJories generous donors threatening to pull . ter off eaaing the rbctoric and lower But the UC Office of the President has been regularly issuing exceptions to univer ·fw said 'no' so far; Dynes responded. "That's local and they'w got to raise that money provide the reapective businesaes (and funding from the ·porn school" ing the volume, and showing the uni sity pay rules for nearly LO years, while Dynes has been in oftlce only since 2003. And loca1ly." . a univenlty is • business) a pIlIfulIy At the same time, students mobi va'Iity the sihw lining. As America's E-mail [email protected] $23,000 is a drop in the bucket compared to the substantial benefits paid to other UC 1\vo \WIeks later, the uc Office of the President admitted that it would give the campus small part of their annual rew:nue. lized in support of the Station's First charities know, It can be done. executives. $ 1 million from,.an opaque fund, provided by an anonymous donor, supposedly with sped6c Furthermore, the audit done by the Bureau of State Audits - the Intent of being used for adminlstraton' housing. state's independent, nonpartisan watchdog - suggests that the greatest That Interview carne at the conclusion of Dynes' two-~ 1nwgura1 tour, which problems within the university's pay practices are systematic - such brought him back to UCSD. Critics now argue, quite rightly, that Dynes sboulcfw as the outright failure to report compensation and the vague or spent his first two years in office doing less travding and inaugurating and more misleading identification of packages that are reported - the hands-on management. blame for which can hardly be pinned on a single person. However, what struck the lIlembers of this paper's editorial board was not But if anyone had ~ capability to identify and remedy Dynes' subterfuse over University House but his pUliion for the UC system these chronic problems, it was the UC president, wbo has and his commitment to public service. (Pollowing his YiIit, the board wrote been delegated much of t1:_ power of the UC regents to an editorial, titled "Dynes Provides Key Leadership and VIsion; expressing make pay dedslons. And Dynes took little action on the its optimism for his tenure.) university's pay practices until the issue hit the newsstands That tenure has been marked by many IIUCceaea· lust months after • in the San Francisco Chronicle. If the press had not been taking office. Dynes convinced a Republican governor to make a long pressuring the un iversity with its reports of the pay fias tenn funding commitment to the university. Since then, he's succesafully co, Dynes' apparent commitment to accountability and lobbied lawmakers to approve UC appropriations consistently above the UCSD lahln Stillature n enforcement might never have seen the light of day. levels requested in the governor's budgd. This failure to act has left the president vufner It's true that a slew of critical articles and the release of recenl audits able to attacks from politicians and the public alike. have largely undercut Dynes' credibility and his political capital; the same Log on to "I think that Mr. Dynes is a good man; said Sen. Abel lawmakers that consistently backed his bid for more university funding Maldonaldo (R-Santa Maria) at a May 3 press confer now caU for his ouster. However, the most important players, including career.ucsd.edu ence. "I think Mr. Dynes is a good academic. I don't the governor and the speaker of the Assembly, continue to otTer their think he is a good manager and he's defmitely not suited Oukewarm) support. Time: 7:30 p.m., and click on to run a 520 biUion university system.' The truth is that Dynes remains the best president the university Place: Price pa.",a,WTli'Ilatll,a. A spokesman for Sen. Fabian Nunez (D-Los Angeles) can hope for. FREE "Port Triton" came to Dynes' defense, saying that the senator "feels we The biggest criticism offered by the audits is really need to focus time, energy and efforts on the many issues that Dynes appro~ millions In exceptions to the facing the UC system , rather than the individual personalities university's compensation poliCies, without con ThtnutmJs ofJob Listin, per Quizrter involved" - which is all very well. considering Nunez's own sulting the UC Board of Regents. However, the Explore opportunities for full-time, part-time, and internship pOSition as a UC regent. However, the "issues' are not the regents, in recent memory. have done little to positions, then submit your resume online. poliCies themselves, but the people who administer actually suggest that they want to be kept in mumaanson~~~~~ and enforce them. the loop. When the university used a flawed •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• "Those of us who lead the study to back a pay-increase proposal in University [ofCaliforniaJ hold the November, the regents ignored critics who university In trust for the peo pointed to serious methodological problems SpecW Programs for Job Seekerl In the report. Last ple of California," Dynes noted Coffee, Bagels, and... Smart Job Search Techniques accurately in a Feb. 8 hearing ~ .--- :~byinthe~ with California's Senate Education , for Graduating Seniors and Alumni· Committee. · We must earn ~ DiegoUnion-Tribune their confidence by being "--. shoYled that many of the Saturday • S/20 • 10am-12pm clear about ou r policies, 0 resents don't even bother coming to Effectl". Job Search Strategies making so und decisions O their board's meetings (In raponse. the consistent with those poli ~erslty sIq!Iy stopped taking attendance). Monday • 5/22 • 2pm-3pm cies, and be.ing open in com Though Dynes deserves much blame for his municating the a"tions we've mistakes, keeping the regmts out of the loop Is not How to Get HiNd at UCSD taken under our policies ." one of them; blame the regatts ~ fortbat. Wednesday. 5124 • 2pm-3:30pm Dynes is right on the money: Dynes' resignation would also pollC an impo .. Soprano Pianist But can we have confidence in sible question: Who should replace him? Though HeunHeun .... Julie Wong Interviewing to Win _ accepted UC leaders when self-analysis . the audits did show that Dynes had Wednesday • 5/31 • 3pm-4pm co mes only when testy reporters some Improper compensation (by allowing are knocking on the door? his wife to stay at University HoUIIC, .uIon of the Taiwan Stud. Endowment: To promote On-Camera Interviewing for Job Seekers" Dynes has accepted responsibility ironically enough), revelations about for the fact that the university "has other UC administrators were far understanding and appreciation of Taiwan's arts, culture, Friday • 6/2 • 9am-11 am not always met its obligations to pub more damaging. First, there history, medicine, science, and technology, • lYqullYd. CoI18S8.S34.J7S0 to sign up. lic acco untability in matters of co mpen- was UCSD ChanceUor PIY-~strotion IJ [ PRO, page 5] RILEY SALANf·PIARC[lCU>lRDI>lN (1'1 H\II (It CONTACT THE EDITOR CJtristiN PIU ~ Approximate number of people [email protected] ·FOCUS who attended this year's Sun God festival concert, according THE STUDENT OUTLOOK to A.S. Programming MONDAY, MAY 15, 2006 • • • By MameUe Federis A SSOC IATE FOCUS EDITOR ndocumented n 2000, months before students graduation at UCSD, Amy was just as anx wait passage ious as any other col legislation lege senior. The excite ment of fmally earning that would a diploma was overshadowed by uncertainty. Unlike her th classmates who were busily preparing for professional jobs after graduation, Amy knew that she could not do the same. It was 1982 when Amy's entire family left Taiwan (or the United States on tourist visas - with no intention of ever going back. Amy, who like the other students mentioned in this article asked to only be identified by their first names, was only three at the time. She and her siblings eventually entered the California public school system, even received a bachelor's degree, but today, she remains without legal status in the United States. According to Amy. her expe rience as an undocumented college student reAects the contradictions of U.S. immigration . MU$ical Equipment Faltered Both Rapes policies. "In this country, there's a law that immi Head. Neck Be grants can go to public school, and if you go Spine Center of SD During Sidestage Performance Occurred Close to public school you're raised as American," Chiropractic care, she said. "But if you want to be productive in American SOCiety, you're not allowed to do so physical therapy, to Campus because of your status. If you want to work and auto accident speciaist, ~ RAPES, from page 1 make things better, why aren't you allowed to?" UCSD insurance accepted Both crimes occurred in the As the debate on immigration continues 8950 Villa La Jolla Drive. Ste. B212. La Jolla, CA 92037 early morning hours, police said, to ring throughout the country, tens of thou 858-558-3111 Fax 1J58.&58-3841 when the suspect forced his way sands of undocumented students who are in into the victims' homes through the same situation that Amy was in six years www.laJolladc.com unlocked windows. ago, are closely watching Congress' next step. CHARLES ELLIS/GUARDIAN The first sexual assault occurred They are not just keeping an eye on what at an apartment complex on Cargill happens to H.R. 4437, a House bill passed in Avenue on June 13, 2005 according December that would make being an undocu period, the conditional status would be lifted most loans require a Social Security number or hours or to incur heavy debt 011 credit cards just to UCSD Sgt. Tom Morris. The sec mented immigrant a felony and build up the upon graduation from vocational school or a a CO-Signer who is of legal status. to allow their students to attend the university. ond rape was also close to campus. U.S. -Mexican border, but also the less stringent two-year college, completition of at least two In 2002, a law called A.B. 540 went into "Post A.B. 540, it has definitely taken some and occurred on Chamlant Drive immigration bill pending in the Senate. years toward a bachelor's degree or higher, or effect in California which allowed for in -state financial burden off students;' he said. "Most on March 6 of this year. Police That bill, set aside before the Senate broke two years of service in the military. tuition for anyone who has spent at least three students still end up working full -time, since declined to release any more infor for a recess this past spring, would create "The D. R.E.A.M. Act does not offer amnesty, years in high school within the state, graduated they are still ineligible to access. grants and mation on the suspect or incidents. a legalization path for undocumented immi nor is it an entitlement," Sen. Dianne Feinstein from high school or received a CED, or signed financial aid" Both locations were within a mile grants. Attached to it is the Development, (D-Calif.), a supporter of the bill, stated. "I an affidavit stating that they're pursuing lawful UC Davis student RJ., who came from the JIISON CAMPIVGI)ARDIAN of Regents Road. which connects Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act. believe we should give these talented students a status. According to the Unive.rsity ofCalifornia Philippines in [990 as a child and is cur Hip-hop pioneer Talib Kweli drew many concert attendees. An exodus ofstudents , however. directly with the UCSD campus. The D.R.E.A.M. Act was first introduced to the chance to succeed." Office of the President spokesperson Ricardo rently undocumented, said that he feels exited the concert before headlining band My Chemical Romarlce's performance. In total, there were II rapes in House in 2001 and has slowly gained more sup The D.R.E.A.M. Act would also repeal a Vasquez, most students who utilize A.B. 540 lucky to be in California where in-state the University City and La Jolla port throughout the years. law that prohibits states from prOviding higher are U.S. citizens, but about 524 students with tuition is an option. • CONCERT, from page 1 and [ think programming could have area last year, according to local The D.R.E.A.M . Act would apply to those education benefits to undocumented immi undocumented status have been able to qualify "I'm also lucky that my parents are tion over problems with Talib Kweli's done a better job picking a headliner police department statistics. who came to the United States at 15 years or grants unless the same benefits are given to since the law's inception. capable of funding my education," he set. who doesn't just appeal to a very spe younger. As long as a student can prove good U.S. citizens. For some states, the provision According to Director of Legal Services said. "It's just really draining on me "' was very disappointed that Talib cific group," Earl Warren College fresh Readers can Charles Nguyen at moral standing and completion of high school discouraged allowing undocumented students Anthony Valladolid, prior to A.B. 540, prospec emotionally ... knowing that if one was not on the main stage and had to man Yesenia Padilla said. <0 1think that's [email protected]. and acceptance to college, the D.RE.A.M. Act to pay resident tuition rates for their public tive UCSD students faced enormous economic day my parents just decided to stop deal with such horrible sound equip why a lot of people left [after KwelW would provide a conditional permanent resi universities. Meanwhile, these students do not hardships in trying to fund their education. He ment; de Ayora said. Most students were just happy to be Con"..tulatioM dent status to those who qualify. After a six-year qualify for state and federal financial aid, while recalled families who were willing to work long l D.l_E_A_M., page 12J The concert went very smoothly. there with friends and socializing. Lam said. alt hough she admitted that ·Personally, I had a pretty good there were problems with Kweli's set. time at the concert, granted 1 was Heather Fireworks were set off immediately hammered off my ass," Marshall senior after his act, preceding My Chemical Billy Ikosipentarhos said. Welles NEW ORGANIZATION BRINGS HOMELAND SECURITY CLOSER TO HOME Romance. Many concert goers chose to By Molly Crystal promoting student involvement in rounded view of each issue." Matt Ramirez saia. "There's no real Editor in Chief-Elect leave before the headlining act Readers can contact ladyn Snow at CONTRIBUTING WRITER issues related to national security. It De.ibert, who is chairman of the set curriculum for getting into these "' don't like My Chemical Romance [email protected]. 2006-07 is a nonpartisan, preprofessional club organization, and the founders of the organizations, and it's not as easy as hat John Muir College that provides information and hands club pushed its development in the one, two, three." junior April Deibert had on experience for students who are hopes that it would become a sort of The organization hopes to give W in mind when she began interested in homeland security. training ground for students who are students exposure to the issues Learn. about a new way to pushing for the creation of a new With the help of two other students, interested in going into any aspect of that these agencies deal with, READ student organization was very differ the organization began this year and foreign affairs. After finding statis and to let them know about ent from what has grown from her is now over 6O-members strong. tics indicating that nearly half of the the plethora of opportu efforts. Her original idea was to cre "This project seeks to showcase current members of agencies under nities available to peo UCSD ate a community service organization the talents of UCSD undergraduates the u.s. Department of Homeland ple with interests in JENNIfER HSU/GUAROIAN that would allow students to Intern who wish to go on to work in govern Security will retire within the next national security, no microbiology degree, you can work online! with local politicians, but when her ment, public service, social science five years, they became concerned for matter their background. with bioterrorism. There's medical PAY for college e-mails to local officials were met ... or any other related field,~ Delbert the next generation's ability to protect "People tend to think that there's work involved. You could basica1ly do Student Securities with negative responses, Deibert had stated in an e-mail "Although we are the country from future disasters and just the FBI and the CIA," Deibert anything that you want" S«urlng your futur• • to change plans. very new, we have been attempting attacks. ..aid. "But really, there are trillions of One of the organization's biggest www.u(sdgllordian.org The S.O.L.O. organization called to provide networking opportunities, "Ifyou look at where [current offi organizations dealing with homeland goals is to foster discussion of current www.studentsecurities.com The Intern: Homeland Security guest spealc.ers, job opportunities, cials J are at and how they got there, security, and so many opportunities sprung from Deibert's interest in and the most important of all. a well- there's a huge ga~;' Vice President for everyone. If you want to use your [SECURITY, p.~ 12] 10 FOCUS THE UCSD GUARDIAN MONDAY, MAY 15, 2006 FOCUS 11 ,.,,,,.., n-a...... A-.1tM/lJ ...... , SetIIII) , . CcAp ...... 1tIIjar: lAP" Ba ...... 0'·· ',"' ...... NINETEENTH ANNUAL ...... ~w.n...... , .... S I ',a n., """"" v.,.. 'Sa ", ... ,.,..". CaIIep: 1IIuqoocI '-TDI MDIUTB ...... 11 (h.... .,_ .. C...... *'" CoIep: 'I1IaIpd ....r.tI! MI;or: w.nIJIIk Major: PolIIicaI Sdenc.e ~ ..~(No ... Ibr ...... ,_.1 I... .., ...... "1liiy . ..,.... IIIIIIt ..... 1IaIwIdo (IilDnl1l .... by ._..., -s.., .....)~-Mip! 1IIrh IIy ....,.., .. iJIIIDII) U C S D UN DERGRAD ·UATE SdIece _1111 .... 010-'" "8...... ,. 0f'WIIu tf ...... , P/a CONFEItENa ROOM 1 OWl, .. ...ror ...... " ".",.,., labs: Haw tltt! MIlle PNma in ".,. Collie: 'IIItIIpocI w.nw: Ma· ....., lalli Gil , 11.., ...... ,.~ ...'Mn,,",.JIS GIIitIMu rIw Uot ..".,., ,,,.,,,., lias ItJjKIetJ c;", ;x: ...... , ,.,..."",.,., """' ...... ,., Mbrt_c.r-...n.n-CdIep: ...... 01 I • ., "....,...., tI{~ CAl ~ - r-...... tI{ RESEARCH CONFERENCE MIjor: .- DIItII4 __ ~ III! OIu, .. illd ~~~ AIM CA3· CoIIep w.rna; PIayti- I!IeInar ~ M.jor: Sociofoty ...... L.d.'. OI8IFIlawll;MIjar; ...... oIosY and NturoIdInte H fiOIdaII (MInIIR1IIIII .., .... ."...... , - SIIaI) .",..,...... ,..".. .. "11.· " ".,. J MAY 20, 2006 'PwrIfIiII.... p' .. lWIIIwic .....- _ AIIIII&' kIN c.aa..: a...Ie; loti- ...... ,. a..,. oaa ....1 .., fluor ..... UrIIpIaIId) ".,...ar-...... CoIep: ;or: ....1ioIaiJ ...... 1.1111' ...., -n. ~ Slllclo - ~ of ...... MIjor: ...... , 'MIfIIIr~ CMjIId: of Slaw ""-'1InII,tIo Quilzilil in ArItchd ..... c IIIIk 01 2 • ..., ~ a..... ' AMIJIiI 16 EIImIc 5lucl1es. Lan lui SovIJI" CoIIep: Muir: Major: CritiaoI _ .... 011 ...... , ...... CIIIIDId Po IJIIIIIII) ....,~a-hl ... ~ ..... - Welcome to the Nineteenth CONFERENCE ROOM 5 "Prosp«t of MulticulturAl Education in a ...... and PhIlosophy Gender Studies Global Society" College: Muir; Major: EAP --1IIatt . rs.r...... n.pr Jt.aiIqu "'*" CaIIeF MIIr. w.;or: ....-- Presiders: Profe5SOr Peter Krys~ Structural _ ...... if A-* AM s.qon.n" ...... Annual UCSD Undergradu· Issues in Environmen· Politics, Government Rec_Ex. '-- .. s.-.tf~"""· CONFERENCE ROOM 6 !IIIh 1CI1IIIIIII ...... by 1 3 Engineering. Professor Jeffrey Rahill, Math CoIIIp: ...... , MuIecuIIr BioI- a...t' CoIItp: w.rna; MIfar: a-. ·TBN MIN\TI1!\u.u. PraitItrr: Prffa-AM Celiro ~ EtIo .....r Eo "'1OIIlII ate Research Conference. tal & GeoScience and Health Care ematics -TEN MINUTE BREAK- OSY IIic SIIMIiIs ':VI tiIItd GImd.r IWaIioIU 111 't1tt! .Sqnk ./ EIIk 0lI I... d." ...... William John Gamer (NomInated by eo- ~ NwI' Colep: RewUe; MIjor: Art The purpose of the conference is to rec CONFERENCE ROOM 1 CONFERENCE ROOM 3 Yanul PaltlJlln (NomInated by Profes ....,...... 11 •• .., '*'.... C ~ .._. OIDI I ••• '''' ... EsIIIIt) ,., LIIM w..ts ...... d lIy Professor Guershon HareO HeyInan) HiIIory ognize the outstanding scholarly work Presider: Professor Martin Wahlen, SIO Presider: Professor Philip Roeder, Political sor GIll ...... c...... PIuIssaor...,.. .. ~ 'Dirc:o.... SIrwawwl DMdGu 110 Ilw ...... AlIa leIIlIIII) .-' "Application of DNR in Matloernatics and CtIa produced by our undergraduates and 10 Science 'i\n Analysis of of the Development of Self -n. /rMIIW HIIr-. .-...... '2!qIcriw ..... , .....,... "-' "".. a-.i' CoIIep: WImn; MI;or. "SIotrJoMI IWwnI U. hi Scuo IMID· Col - TEN MINUTE BREAK- Rebecca L Johnson (Nomlnlted by Various instructional Settings" College: ".... S- ...... ,...., I{ C,-[JI}+ ~,.. stimulate additional research interactions Presentation in Children' College: Warren; a....._ CompuIIr Scieollt II1II BIoinfor .... • Wwnn; MI;or: HWory (lID ...... by Professor Lisa Levin) Xenia Feere (Nominated by Professor Muir; Major: AppUed Math Major: Psychology Jici-q." CoIIep: .,... MIjor. Itunn ,.-CoIIep "-Ie;..., PIIIoIapIIy ChIIiIIIIIe a.u IWII- between students and faculty. The research "Plant Associated Nitrogen Fixation in Re Mellsn Famullrl) ...... OI*IpII...... lOr "'-_ A. fIoIlDII. ....D,J Slyln Wang (NomInated by Professor ..., ~SciIaIle SapIIIa ... (lis * III 1 .., ...... and conferen e !'lIperiences are also likely stored and NrlIllral Marsh Systems." Col "Effect of Federal Government Programs Aebeca Elizabeth Saucedo (NomInated .-..., ...... 1sIIIIJII) -~, Otjiilliaotiofa IIIOd tIte Promo to encourage more undergraduates to pur VItali F. Ne5terenko) by Professor Gill Heyman) _CIlII""" Iiort tI{ Gt!fiMr ,.." ill ~ lege: Roosevelt: Major: Environmental on Hospitals' Costs to Treat Undocllme nted If ...... 1I1hd ~ SoM a..a...I ...... , III Dow!oIowIo Scuo IMp: ,.,.- "Strongly Nonlinear Waves in Discrete Two ""'111 a-.....,. sue jUaduate and professional degrees and ystems Aliens· College: Warren; Major: Econo m "Exploring Language and Thought Relntions &Idtpoturd" CoIIep: w.nn; .....: Cia"'" CoIIep: Rooeewk; MIrjor: PoIiIiaII Mass Granuklr Systems" College: Revelle; .., ...... , ",.. ..", ... - lMontIIiI &wfiM" caree rs in research and college teaching. ics among Spanish-Engli h Biling"al Children" 'lWIJoIU tI{ CoIfoi... "'-' CUIp .. CGaIpIIer Sdenc:e CoU.p: a-wII; MIjor.Ilconomica ScieDce md PoIitiaol r..- Fablola A Hatley (Nominated by Profes -- Major: EAP Rec Ex College: Warren; Major: Psychology dwc-r-""".."., .1'OI-JtW/"." .- A total of t34 students WIll be presenting sor Jeanne Ferrante) Group P!esentatlon: "Measuring Gu ...... d ...... , ""*' ... .,.... (NoaMI_d by Kltherine wapchal (Nominated by HoaTH COItfEItENCE ROOM c-,IIIr • D1CM$" CGIep: WIrnn; ....., __ 'RIIUwIdI) papers at tlw conf.,ence this year. AU par "Chemical Analysis of the San Diego River bemltorial Power" Maid Matsumura (NomInated by Pro MIjar: ...... ,a....~ Professor Flrhat Beg) PraItiIIr. PrfII- a.r;,,;. IIwttI/IItIl. o..na...,...... ,.,010 ...... " tiCIpants have been nominated by mem through an Environmental Monitoring Ser Allison Margaret Henderson ( ominated fessor IsI.C Martin) ...... ~tf7a.l,..· ...... s-eI IIc:IIIII-.J ~ I11III Sllwirt,r LucrdM Molt - 'i\ Compact X-Pinch Based X-Ray SOIl"e IIi6ItIr7 c. bers of the fa ulty who have judged their vice Learning Project through the Teams in by Professor Thad Kousser) College: Rev "The Economic Effects of a Living Wage - 'J1!N WINUI'B BIII!AIC SfDrt JhIrIiIw .w. .,..... DofaMi,..,.", MIl RIfwnIa tIw JMjiniIiDII rI doe Hi,.,."'" CenIwy for Characterization of inertial Confine '*" ,.,.., ... ,....., work to be outstandmg. Each student will Engineering Serviee Program at the Jacobs elle; Major: International Studies-PoUlical Ordinance: A Comparative Analysis of AIIII ...... 'I I • .., .... a.IIfOi. I ••• .., ...... rM ~"CoIep: SidI; MIjor: a""p" CoIIep: WIrnn; MIjor: PhIIoeo ~" CoIIep: w.mn; MIojor: U\a'a- ment Fusion Capsules" College: Warren; Pittsburgh and Cleveklnd" Co llege: Muir; , tIae mil Bnalitb be awarded a certificate honoring him Or School of Engirreering" College: Thu rgood Science ...... , ,...,....., C.-puIIr sa-e phy Major: Aerospace Engin eering ...... ,., ..... ifllwW.. ".. her a a research scholar. Marshall; Major: Chemical Engineering Elohim Demian HernandezCamacho Major: Sociology .",..,.....,11 • Nwtl{NowI,..,.,," bwIiIatIIMr" CalIF 1IIuqaocI ...... I .d.., ...... CIIIIsw AlIne c-.II~ (NOminated by Professor Thad KOtlSser) -TEN MINUTE BREAK- CaIlIp: RaoHNII; MIjar. ....1IIItry tIL ...... " PitaIIuor ... Eli SUzuki (Nominated by Professor MIjor: cntIcaI o.ndIr ...... CIlII,...., The conference is orga nized into 19 small College: Warren; Major: PoUtical Science David woodruff) Eric Shlnkal Yin (Nominated by Profes ~ MIl ...", ~ Senobs tit a.pIIId) roundtables. At each roundtable. five to ...... 01 I ... ." -nnw. ""Ror1Iifwilrl__ ..... Nod PoIitia: A R-r- "Investigation on tlu EJfocts of Age and Mlchlel Calvin Plouffe (Nominated by sor Rlndolph Bank) Topics In Medical Re· ._ n.aI OlD I .d.., ...... CIriIt IIw m.~ ~II" Sa l)j- eIght students will present tHeir papers 8 1i::::...... icMIaaion Of Dnv AItJ Soc;"J brtpIica Group Size on tloe Bubbling Production Professor J. lawrence Broz) "Multilevel Iterative Methods" College: 5I1It c.t.) ." CoIIJp: 'IIIIuJood M.nW: MI;or: 'ts wIth one or more faculty members serv seaKh ...... ~ MIl CitIII vw.- .. A/rfaI' Iiortt' CoIIep: Rooeewk; M8j0r: Critical with CA lis among Captive Killer Whales ''The Political Economy of Election Dates Revelle; Major: Applied Math .... "NIwL " , ... ~c..,.ta. l!Ihnk SbodieI -- IooMftIt; CoIIp: __ MIj«: Politi- (QNFEltENCE ROOM 4 ing as moderators. Each student has 15 (Orcinus orca) at Sell World" College: CalIIp: a.....ry Gender Sludiea and Exchange Rate Adjustments" College: DINING ROOM a-Ie;....., PraiIIr. PrrII-- ,., KiM. CItntiIIry/ -1»/ MINUTB BREAK minutes to discuss his or her paper and Muir; Major: Genera l Biology Eleanor Roosevelt: Major: International Robert Daniel valtierra (Nomlnlted by cal Sc:iIDt» Presider: Profes5Cr Nigel Calculi. Pathology It ••• ." ..,.",.", .... CsIaNII (lis...... " IWII 5 mmutes 10 answer questions. After aU Studies-Econ Professor Vlstasp M. Karbharl) .., ...... 01 VINII ...... 0I0mI_1I.., p,esentations are completed, there wi ll be Emerald Claire Butlto (Nominated by "Enhancing the Performance ofStul Beams ...... '" 11'1.'" .....,lIIttMk .., ...... , CItIIIlIIa II. h'10 ....." ...r-t.ar) Brenda Rio Tones (Nominated by 0IIIIwII. OIl" I .. ,d ., ...... -ooaw ItftItIwrIoIIot Doirw lAbor: A addillonal lime for group discussion. Stu Professor Julian 5chroede~ - TEN MINUTE BREAK With Co mposite Carbon Fiber/Polymer ...... ~.,a.. tfA&l· 'tIS ~,.. III iINI(pIIoMI ,..,,.,.,.,, Professor Nigel Calcutt) ...... ~ for • 1'rIIiIiaII f/JIjaJm: 1IIbIIItI· ...... , ~ SIrMll if doe ~ be "Long Distance Heavy Metal Transport in ,....., ,..,..,., L/pIIIII' CaDete= dents wi ll present their papers at eIther a Melodle Chlka OgaWI (Nominated by Shuts· College: Warren: Major: Structural "Neurotoxicity of Dichloroacetate" College: MMIIw "..,.,,1iIIMIiry .. dw 1ft '1rnIdIft"'" .... of n... UIo, .. l.IItbo ~. CaIIep: Sixth; ...., '-II IioIoziuIlI'llmotbtr _ tIw DWisiofI Plants" College: Warren; Major: General Engineering Mair; IilIfar: a....try morning or afternoon roundtable. During Professor Kia .. Strom) Eleanor Roosevelt; Major: Microbiology ZMIIIIM s..,;.d CclIIIp 1INrJood __ a.-MiJor ... """"1- CriIbI GencIer SIudieII HiAory tI{ DaIroatC ,.." .. Labia HotuMoIdJ. the session when they are not presenting. Biology "Interparty EleetoralCooperation in Mixed ~ .....: PbiIoeapIIr .... I'oIIIkIII OrjMII ~ vn."CoIep: IIawIIe; CoIIep: Rawle; MIrjor: Kevin Jung (Nominated by Professor Martelli Angelini EvIns (NomInated "' ...... Uo...(IIc: t ..d.., ...... SocioIosY students will attend roundtables of their ...... - TEN MI UTEBREAK Member Electoral Systems" College: Thur Science ... YIlIIIIIt MI;ar. Bicidwnvcry-a-utry jelnne Ferrante) by Professor lleltrtce Golomb, MD. TaIJ a...... , choree as members of the audience. good Marshall; Major: Political Science ~ ..... A-.,'" IIw DIS;" Rene Omar sanchez (NomInated by "UCSD Digital Nursing: Next Generation PhD) ...... I •• .., .... NIl (IID.II .... ." I'IafsIIOr 1lJIb: No AIoorIysis tI{ *",, Hrr ColIIp: WIrnn; .....: IIIawa Ii· "MIll"""" Healthcare (Tea ms in Engineering Servia: "Do Cholesterol Drugs cause Birth Defuts ...... A...... ,0 ...... CaaMjlC•• ,a..·Mipi· Thi s conference was made pOSSIble by gen Professor Prather) Andrew Vente .. (Nominated by Profes ..,•• ct...... , and Q 111, ...... AdvIllC8S In BIoI- Program, /Dcob School of EnginM'ing)· ~ "Q--. ~ /tIT FIw ,.,,..,,,.,.CoIIF'IInupId MlrIhiU; 19 erous support from the Vice Chancellor of "Operating System Development For An sor Mlchlel Parrish) and Embryo Loss? A ConJrolled Trial in ...... h,' .., .. ,.,.. y.., College: Warren; Major: Computer Sci Wotjor: InterMIIDIW ShIdiet Student Afrairs joseph Watson, and lhe Aircraft-Aerosol Time -of Flight Mlill Spee "The Grrat White Hype: Milk and tile Con Zebrcgi.th" College: Muir; Major: Animal VIICMM" CaIIp: ...... MInW; NATA"" 1-»1" ,.,.,.... .-• ...... , eo II ' ence and Engineering $