VOLUME 51, ISSUE 1 MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017 WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG UCSD CAMPUS CSE !"#"$%&'"%#()*( POWERBALL +"#)(,"-./0%12134( 5$%#(*3(5$678# The cars will initially be used to improve the delivery of mail around campus and evaluate the condition of roads. K"'#969B9'+1R96: 0&+%'$12%$+3!/'$%"' UC San Diego will be conducting ILLUSTRATION BY MICHI SORA a study of self-driving cars on Over the summer, the computer campus coming this January. The study will be led by the Contextual science and enfineering Robotics Institute and will consist department officially changed Junior midfelder Summer Bales dribbles the ball during the women’s soccer game against Cal Poly Pamona on Friday. Te Tritons won 1-0. Photo by Francesca Hummler // UCSD Guardian of testing self-driving cars to deliver the process for admission into mail around campus. The institute their capped major, leaving hopes to overcome the issue of many students uncertain of students coming to the center of their fate. UC REGENTS campus to pick up their mail. Henrik Christensen, the I,1#)*,+C''!1J,''H !"4"3)(,8"9(.*%(:--"4"9-;(<$2134($(=83(13(>"")134# founding director of the Contextual Robotics Institute, leads the KB'9?L=6;8'L86M8N!"#$%&'$()!(**$*%(+% research for the self-driving cars on !"#$%&'''(%)*+,+ the UCSD campus and aims to start niversity of California Regent and Hernandez was fired from PodcastOne, the study with the delivery of mail 01#1''+(2,&(,''.)+#3$14, PodcastOne founder Norman Pattiz is claiming he was fired as a revenge tactic after to perfect the timing of the system. %!2&2%&C''!9D8'''E being sued by his former employee for Pattiz believed he was the one who leaked the “The reason why we started with Uallegedly using a handgun during meetings. recording of the his misconduct with a former mail delivery rather than doing Raymond Hernandez, the former PodcastOne female employee. person delivery is that if mail is 10 -%.,&/+''+%((,* employee behind the lawsuit, claims that the Hernandez was later hired by a different minutes late, it is all OK. If people 56789:86'';6''<=6>8?86<8''@A9B UC Regent used the weapon as a means for employer who then terminated the former are 10 minutes late for class, it is not F@=?:FC''!9D8''GH intimidation to get him to boost download PodcastOne employee after being urged by OK,” Christensen said in a statement numbers to con advertisers. Pattiz’s company to fire him. to the UCSD Guardian. “We are This is not the first time that Pattiz has faced “I didn’t and would never act in the manner starting out where disruption in the accusations of misconduct from employees. Just that’s been described,” Pattiz said in the statement system of 15 minutes is OK and, as FORECAST last year, a recording of the PodcastOne founder to TMZ. “We have received no lawsuit but I we make this very robust, then we asking a female colleague to touch her breasts presume this is in response to our letting him will slowly upgrade it.” was aired on the internet, and Pattiz has a history know today that we are going to sue him. His The self-driving cars will do of making such comments in the office, often allegations are absurd.” more than just deliver mail. The making his female employees uncomfortable. While Pattiz is denying receiving the lawsuit, cars may also act as a resource to facilities management. MONDAY More recently, however, Hernandez stepped Los Angeles superior court records show TUESDAY forward about meetings with Pattiz, alleging that documentation of a wrongful termination suit “These cars will actually be able H 72 L 64 H 72 L 60 during such meetings, Pattiz boasted about his titled Raymond Hernandez v. PodcastOne Sales to determine what is the quality connections to law enforcement. LLC et al. was filed on Sept. 22. of the road. I can deliver a map “This guy must be crazy. I’ve never met alone PodcastOne is now suing Hernandez for to facilities saying here are all the with him,” Pattiz said in a statement to TMZ. “I allegedly stealing the company’s intellectual potholes on campus,” Christensen said. Christensen hopes to upgrade WEDNESDAY THURSDAY didn’t hire him or fire him. I barely know who he property. is. The fact that I’m a law enforcement reserve The UCSD Guardian reached out to the UC to a transportation system after H 71 L 60 H 73 L 62 is well-known as I have public service awards in Office of the President on Sept. 29 for a response, the mail delivery system has been my office.” but they have yet to respond. smoothed out. The self-driving cars at UCSD will be almost like a personal Lyft or Uber service for VERBATIM 1?L=6;8'L86M8N'''("4"+#"5627*#8"#2 students. Mohan Trivedi, a professor of “LGBT+ rights would not electrical & computer engineering be where they are now had DISEASE OF THE WEEK at UCSD, has also been working on these transgender women, the research for self-driving cars drag queens, homeless LGBT+ youth, and queer on the UCSD campus. Speaking on people of color not chosen to ?$--1#)"%(@$--(,;39%*6"(5$3(5$8#"(AB)%$(C134"%#(*%(+*"# behalf of Trivedi, Doug Ramsey, the fight back that morning. Yet, Director of Communications for the the movements and orga- The syndrome is known to lead to malformations in the hypothalamus, impairing bodily functions. Jacobs School of Engineering who nizations inspired by their has worked closely with Trivedi on is unknown due to the variability which regulates many other bodily actions have historically - K"'?8O9:;'?9FP;6DQ9?' this study, told the Guardian that and conveniently - forgotten ,-(..!/'$%"' of symptom strength and the functions. The pituitary gland is Trivedi believes that UCSD is the these groups.” symptoms themselves which could located at the base of the brain and perfect place to conduct a study Pallister Hall Syndrome is a rare have PHS be mis- or undiagnosed regulates hormones for the body, - Chris Robertson like this because it is a “microcosm genetic defect that is usually seen in many cases. and its impaired function can cause of a city, and it is a good idea if QUEERIES: OPINION, PAGE 4 at birth. The cause of the condition Symptoms for this disease can hypothyroidism, growth hormone you are going to start doing such is a mutation in the GLI3 gene vary widely with some patients deficiency, seizures, and sometimes testing to do it in a confined area,” inherited in an autosomal dominant having only a few and others lack of cortisol production or but it is still important to approach INSIDE pattern, meaning that if a parent has having a majority of the possible diabetes. this study “very carefully and very the condition, the child will have signs. Most with the condition In some infants with the slowly.” a 50 percent chance of having it. will have extra fingers or toes hypothalamus malformation According to Albert Pisano, the CRIME............................ .2 Only one mutated gene out of two (polydactyly), and the skin between (hypothalamic hamartoma), low Dean of Engineering at UCSD, it is IMMIGRANT PRIVACY........4 is needed to result in an affected the extremities will often be fused. or absent pituitary function may important to continue studies such individual. The condition appears Another significant symptom be present at birth which can lead BACK TO THE BEGINNING 8 as these on the UCSD campus. in males and females equally at found in the reported cases is a to low blood sugar, unusually high “First, it is just good research CROSSWORD ................14 birth. About 100 patients have been malformation of the hypothalamus, acid levels in their blood and body that helps us learn more about how MEN’S SOCCER ............ 15 reported so far in medical literature, the part of the brain that regulates but the actual frequency of PHS the function of the pituitary gland See DISEASED(page 3 See CARS,(page 3 S THE UCSD GUARDIAN | MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017 | WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG &,-+ !"#$%&'$%'By Michi Sora Sam Velazquez Editor in Chief Marcus Thuillier Managing Editor Lauren Holt News Editor Armonie Mendez Associate News Editor Quinn Pieper Opinion Editor Aarthi Venkat Associate Opinion Editor Alex Wu Sports Editor Susanti Sarkar Features Editors Timothy Deng Alicia Lepler A&E Editor Annika Olives Lifestyle Editor Brittney Lu Associate Lifestyle Editor CAMPUS Francesca Hummler Photo Editor Aleya Zenieris Design Editor Lorena Espinoza Multimedia Editors E3&*6134(F5,0(,)89"3)(C*839(0"$9(13(,$3)$(5-$%1)$(.%*6(,)%$34-134 Hojune Kwak Miguel Sheker Data Visualization Editor The boyfriend of Brayan Rodriguez, Christian Ortiz, was arrested by L.A. County deputies and charged with the homicide. David Juarez Art Editor Lisa Chik Copy Editor K"'A95?86'P=A: homicide early this morning and is and the suspect was responsible for Department Homicide Bureau urges Alicia Ho Associate Copy Editor +"/*!"#$%&' being held with $1-million bail. his death,” the Sheriff’s Office stated anyone with information to contact Reported missing by his family in a news release. them at 323- 890-5500. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s on Friday afternoon, Rodriguez was Officials suggested that they are The UCSD administration has Page Layout Office found UC San Diego student found by deputies in a home where aware of a motive for the homicide, yet to release a statement regarding Aleya Zenieris, Quinn Pieper, Tina Chen Brayan “Brian” Rodriguez strangled Ortiz supposedly lived and was but they have yet to disclose what it Rodriguez’s death. Copy Reader Agnes Song, Cora Becker, Melissa Posada, to death in Santa Clarita on Sunday.