SPORTS A.s. Council at a Glance 1 Opinion 4 Making ........0 Don't forget .your towel ' Column 4 the grade A zany space adventure, 'Hitchhiker's Guide' proves Disney Thursday Coupon 6 Eleven UCSD athletes still has a few classics up its sleeve. Album Reviews honored for academic • excellence. page 7 Classifieds 10 page 12 'I: THE UCSD _ARI) UC SAN DIEGO THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2005 VOLUME 115, ISSUE 10 Watson proposes athletic scholarships By SHANNON EUOT expenditure commitment will not positive influence on the campus. Senior Staff Writer impact annual allocations of per­ The plan will help improve our manent and temporary funding teams, and better teams are easier UCSO student-athletes would to the Registration Fee Advisory to promote." be eligible to receive financial assis­ COIlllnittee. However, there is no The plan would be implement­ tance in two years under a new guarantee at this point as to which ed anywhere from 12 to 24 months scholarship proposal being consid­ student programs will be affected after its approval, according to ered by university administrators. by the new plan. Watson. Authors and sponsors of The grants-in-aid, mandated by "The Registration Fee the plan, including the department the CM, would provide approxi­ Committee annually reviews a large of athletics and student affair, are mately $500 annually to each of tile number of budget proposals and rec­ seeking endorsement by the faculty university'S 600 athletes. ommends those considered to be of Academic Senate as a prerequi­ After the university moved from highest priority and greatest benefit site for sublni sion to Chancellor NCAA Division III to Division II in to students," said Vice Chancellor of Marye Anne Fox for approval and 2000, me CAA changed its regu­ Student Affairs Joseph W . Watson, adoption. lations, making previously optional the primary author of the plan. "It "The proposal to use registra­ athletic scholarships a requirement. is therefore not possible to state tion fee funds to provide the foun­ The new rules mandated that each which particular programs would or dation funding for the student­ institution must offer a minimum would not be funded by the funds in athlete grants-in-aid is made in of $250,000 no later than fall 2005. question." the belief that such an expenditure Billy Wong/Guardian While UCSO has received a waiver AS leaders have backed the should be a high priority because from such policies for this year, plan. of the major positive impacts it ...... dIIp: Campus administrators and student leaders break ground on there is no guar:;ntee that it can "This is an investment into will have on student life and school a new S35 million student academic 5elVices facility on April 25. The structure obtain one in 2006-07. the future of our campus," A.S. spirit at UCSO," Watson stated in v.;tl replace the current campus administration building near Price Center. The proposal for scholar­ Commissioner of Athletics Bryce an e-mail. ships provides for a maximum of Warwick stated in an e-mail. "I UCSO Athletics Director Earl $300,000 in campus registration think this is a very well-designed W . Edwards sa id that the proposal fee funds for athletes. Initially, me and solid way for UCSO to appre­ is backed by his department as well Council approves new funds would be provided from sav­ ciate the efforts of its student­ as those who work with athletes ings and reserves, and permanent athletes and to take another step because it is based on what he calls funding would gradually be pro­ toward bolstering an athletic pro­ a "democratic distribution" model media grievance process vided by growth in student enroll­ gram that has shown tremendous 8y CHARLES NGUYEN response is due within the next ment. The plan states that the results and has been a growing See NCAA. Page 2 Staff Writer five days. Both a copy of the com­ plaint and response are sent to me In the wake of Student-Run A.S. executive assistant. Television's February broadcast An informal resolution may Atkinson withdraws Committee of pornography, the AS. Council also resolve the complaint, bur approved a media services griev­ only after an informal grievance ance procedure last week, which group - composed of the gen­ naming consideration mulls change in allows students to voice com­ eral manager of the media service plaints about Associated Students­ facing the complaint, A.S. com­ 8y W1LUAM CHING senior Victor Huynh, who retake policy run campus media. missioner of student services, A.S. Staff Writer attended the rally as the president "The proposal addressed con­ commissioner of communications of the Asian and Pacific-Islander cerns at each level, ensuring a and the producer of the broadca t Former UC President and Student Alliance and a member of 8y NAYEU PAGAZA process that would allow for stu­ - meets and decides on an infor­ UCSO Chancellor Richard C. SAAC, said the event was a means Contributing Writer dents to voice their concerns," mal resolution. Atkinson has withdrawn himself to get the attention of both stu­ former AS. President Jenn Pae If the filer of the complaint from naming considerations for dents and the administration. In an effort to reduce grade said. "If students are dissatisfied is not satisfied with the informal Sixth College less than a week "We hope that the black­ inflation, an Academic Senate com­ wim an AS. media service, then decision, a formal grievance may after A.S. President Christopher out is a starting point where we mittee is considering denying stu­ they should be able to address be reported to the AS Judicial Sweeten, joined by a group of stu­ can engage the administration," dents who receive a grade of "0" these concerns and have them Board, which makes the final deci­ dents wearing all black, held an Huynh said. "We are trying to or "F" me opportunity to retake dealt with appropriately." sion on any complaint concerning April 22 rally in Price Center to reach those certain few students courses. The procedure includes three A.S. media services. The board's protest the lack of student input who do care to become more Over the past two months, the ways of dealing with complaints, assessment of the situation will be in the naming process. involved in the school." Committee on Education Policy to be followed successively: the based on "me g'lIidelines for pro­ In an e-mail sent to the Sixth Huynh also said that he is frus­ has discussed ways to address ris­ media service level, an informal gramming in the media service's College community, Provost trated that students are unable to ing average grades over the past resolution and A.S.Judicial Board. governing documents," according Gabriele Wienhausen stated that give their opinions on the future decade, a phenomenon witnessed Complaints may be against spe­ to the grievance procedure. After Atkinson has requested to have name of the college. by universities across the nation. cific content or simply questions consideration, the board will sug­ his name withdrawn from further "We have a strong opinion on Committee co-chair and physics over general governance. gest appropriate sanctions to the consideration. Administrators how we like to see the campus professor Kim Griest said students' At the media service level, the "principle members of the media had previously chosen Atkinson's develop," Sweeten said. grades have become insignificant general manager of the specific service." name for the college, a decision After an April 24 meeting with as more students receive "As" and station must receive me com­ KOilill editor Steve York, who opposed by some students. Chancellor Marye Anne Fox, "Bs" than 10 years ago, when the plaint within 30 days of me inci­ starred in me pornographic video, "Should President Atkinson Sweeten said that the chancellor average grade at UCSD was a "c." dent. After mat, the manager has said he appreciates me need for choose not to reconsider his deci­ has agreed to attend a May 5 town "If everybody gets an 'A,' grades five academic days to meet with me procedure, but is wary of any sion, the process is suspended," hall forum on the subject at the don't mean anything," Griest said. the service's heads to decide on a Wienhausen stated. "As Provost, Cross-Cultural Center. Associate Vice Chancellor for response to me complaint. Their Set MEDIA. Page 3 I will explore with memben of Earlier this month, the AS. Undergraduate Education Mark the Sixth College community Council passed a resolution endors­ I. Appelbaum, who serves as an how best to procccd." ing the blackout and opposed informal nonvoting member on WEATHER SPOKEN SURF Sillth College studenu, as the naminJ of the coIIqe after the committee, said he disagrees well as members of the Student AdIinson. The resolution aIio aiti­ that the campus has experienced REPORT Affirmative Action Comminee, cizes the current name-seIcction grade in~tion, pointin« to data "We have a had called on the coli. admin­ process for not taking adequate generated by the faculty that show II ~ strong opinion on iSb'.tors to stop their decision to student input into account. the mean grade point avera~ for ~JI 4/l1 ..a Wnd: 10- 15 ill name the coli. after Atkinson "The MUCSn understands undergraduates risin« from 3.01 to H61 l51 H63l50 how we Uke to Heishl: 1·2 It. prior to his request in favor of a 3.05 OYer the last five years. that the nami. of Sixth CoIl. see the campus WMrt TeITll: 56-58 des. more open renaming process.