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1 ■ m m N D • Opinion 6 Give a Damn! E • Sports 9 GhreaCan! X • Crossword 15 • Classifieds 15 Page 6 WÊÈÊÊÊÈmn^ TÊÊ. ? S WmAÌÌkmJM mmm DeùlvTuesday, November 14,1989 University Nexus of California, Santa Barbara One Section, 12 Pages Volume 70, No. 48 Measles Smite Another Five Students Monday By Larry Speer Staff Writer “Spending $35 to pre Student Health Service officials venía possible hospita are desperately seeking to quell lization is in my mind the outbreak of a potential mea sles epidemic after five new cases preferable to spending of the highly-contagious virus $4,000 to be hospital were diagnosed Monday. ized with a serious case Over 500 students Were vacci of measles.” nated at Student Health Service as employees worked long past nor mal closing hours in an effort to John Baumann curb further spreading of the dis director, Student ease. At least 300 students had Health Service been vaccinated last week, but it is estimated that at least 1,500 are yet to be status.” immunized. The combination measles, The most worrisome develop mumps, and rubella vaccine costs ment in the unfolding saga of mea $35 on campus, and although the sles at UCSB is its outbreak in San Santa Barbara County Health De Nicolas Residence Hall, accord partment has sought emergency ing to UCSB Student Health Ser aid from the state government to RICHARD O'ROURKE/Daily Naxus vice Director Dr. John Baumann. fight the outbreak, at this point no A male dormitory resident came free vaccines are on the way. The Party's Over down with the illness Monday, “Spending $35 to prevent a prompting Baumann to strongly possible hospitalization is in my Former Gaucho free safety Marc Necoechea contributes to the recycling cause in utge all San Nicolas residents to mind preferable to spending cleaning up the aftecmath of a successful homecoming weekend. be immediately immunized and granting them “first priority See SPREAD, p.4 A.S. Leg Council Seeks Extension of LRDP Review Period tors conceded to extend the part is that (it) was part o f... the tional weeks to give students time worked with the administration at By Tim HofTman public comment period on the intent” of the administration to to address concerns over the length on LRDP issues. Both have S tiff Writer plan by one week, to January 19, pick this schedule, he added. LRDP, which will serve as served this year as the two student after students complained the Lawrence believes the admi UCSB’s model for growth and de representatives on the campus Although members of Asso schedule conflicted with finals, nistration is possibly shortchang velopment through 2005-06. The steering committee for the plan, ciated Students Legislative Coun winter break and January ing students on the opportunity to LRDP outlines the construction and have assumed roles as disse cil hope to work closely with schedule adjustment. Council, discuss the LRDP, which is cur of 1.2 million additional assign minators of information for the UCSB administrators in planning however, is fighting for at least an rently scheduled to undergo alter able square feet of campus build rest of Council, Siojo said. the campus’s future, many believe additional seven-day extension. ations and be presented to the UC ing space with enrollment capped As to whether Council will not enough time has been allotted “It couldn’t have been sche Board of Regents for approval in at 20,000 students. serve an effective role in helping for student input on UCSB’s Long duled at any worse time,” March. Only two council members, In the administration draw up a cam- Range Development Plan. Representative-at-Large Wade Lawrence added he felt UCSB ternal Vice President James Siojo Last week, campus administra Lawrence said. “I think the sad could afford two or three addi and President Mike Stowers, have See REACTION, p.12 I_______ , LOOKING AHEAD ________________ - - - Census of I.V. The Future of California’s Higher Education Starts Door to By Jay Bennert International Study Focuses on Coping With underscores the need for “some Door for 1990 Staff Writer_____ serious changes in the goals, and especially funding, of education Mounting Enrollment and Future Expansion if California is to maintain its Federal Survey The following is the first in a current position,” of excellence, four-part series examining re an OECD spokesperson said. By Daniel H. Jeffers cent trends in the growth of Ca t c S tiff Writer______ The major issue for The report, which examined lifornia public higher both public and private schools, education. California education said “the major issue for Califor Santa Barbara County will for the forseeable fu T. nia education for the foreseeable begin conducting a population While higher education in Ca K ture is achieving both future is achieving both equity census in Isla Vista this week to lifornia has been cited as a model V equity and excel ,-.rrrJ and excellence.” ensure the county’s share of for state participation in educa ‘The members of the OECD federal and state funding and tion, the quality of the system lence were concerned that California political representation by pro may be threatened because of fi First of a 4-part series had pulled out the rug from the viding check figures to com nancial limits, according to an humanities,” and urged the pare with the upcoming Fed international study. evidenced by the 1960 Master in which California colleges and adoption of state-wide guide eral Census. The seven-member Organiza Plan, according to UC Coordi universities work in conjunction lines resembling the National The Federal Census, which tion for Economic Cooperation nator of Special Projects Clive with industiy to promote re Endowment for the Humanities will be taken in April, 1990, and Development ssid Califor Condren, who attended the May search. ‘They were very inter “50 Hours” report, Condren will provide the basis for the al nia “leads die nation in talent, corueienGS in Paris where the re ested in how we raise money said. The NEH report, released location of federal and state resources, and facilities,” de port was presented. ■ihipugh the alumni and so on. in October, suggests that univer funding for social programs voted to higher education. The The OECD is made up of rep They are also inieiTSiCd *n how sities adopt a basic core curricu and education, as well as the OECD was particularly im resentatives from France, Italy, we related to industiy,” Condren lum emphasizing traditional lib statistics for all political pressed with the long range Japan, Norway, Spain, Sweden, said. eral arts coursework. Thé OECP districting. planning California has dedi and the United Kingdom. While the report commends The purpose of the county’s cated to higher education, as The report praised the manner the system in California, it also See GROWTH, p.8 See CENSUS, p.5 2 Tuesday, November 14,1989 HEADLINERS Daily Nexus A T I O GDR Names New Premier Aircraft Company Is Fined Navy Doesn’t Know How As Thousands Hold Rally $5.2 Million for Espinoage It Shelled Helpless Civilians BERLIN (AP) — Parliament chose a leading reformer ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Boeing Co. pleaded DESERT CENTER (AP)— The Navy was trying to de as premier today, and more than 200,000 East Germans guilty, Monday, to two felony charges of illegally obtain termine Monday how two of its jets strayed outside a marched in Leipzig to demand free elections from a gov ing secret Pentagon budget documents and agreed to pay target range and bombed public land, forcing campers to ernment that already has been pressured into granting more than $5.2 million in fines and restitution. dodge shrapnel and dive for cover, authorities said. them free travel. Before accepting the plea worked out between the Jus The A-6 bombers, on a routine training mission from Parliament also for the first time elected a non tice Department and Boeing, U.S. District Judge TS. Ellis the Naval Air Facility in El Centro, dropped a dozen communist as its speaker. III grilled lawyers for nearly a hour about whether “the 500-pound bombs on this remote desert area 150 miles The demonstrators, gathered in the city that has become penalty is appropriate to what I consider to be a serious vi southeast of Los Angeles, said Mike Ray, a spokesman for the focus for protests against the East German leadership, olation of the law.” the El Centro base. demanded die Communist Party abolish its monopoly on Ellis also criticized Boeing’s decision not to send “A motor home camped in the area received minor power. “someone here to act responsibly as officer of the com damage and one civilian received a minor abrasion, but West German television newscasts estimated the num pany” for what the judge termed “a very serious breach of did not seek medical aid,” Ray said. ber of protestors at between 200,000 and 300,000. security discipline.” The protest came after a weekend in which East Ger At one point, Ellis said he was considering scheduling The incident was the latest of several that have plagued mans by the millions exercised their new freedom to another proceeding “so that the court can impose sen the Navy over the past two weeks — another accidental travel, a right granted by the government to counter an ex tence in the presence of an officer.” bombing, a fatal ship collision, a deadly plane crash odus of emigres to the West. Instead, he ordered Boeing’s board chairman and chief aboard an aircraft carrier, a fire at sea and two cases in East Berliners today began returning to their jobs after executive officer, Frank Shrontz, to write a letter express volving sailors who fell or were washed overboard.