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THERE’S A HOLE IN THE BUCKET ▶ OPINION, PAGE 4 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO www.ucsdguardian.org Tuesday, May 26, 2009 The Student Voice Since 1967 SUN GOD 2009 A.S. Council Fills Roster With AVP Appointments former A.S. Speaker Jordan Taylor was Four associate vice appointed AVP of academic affairs. president positions left “Taylor was the most professional and well-versed in what academic unfilled after council affairs entails,” Gupta said. reviews dozens of Former A.S. festivals coordinator Alex Bramwell was appointed AVP of applicants. concerts and events — the position By Nisha Kurani responsible for organizing the annual S W Sun God Festival — pending council approval. After nearly a month in office, the Bramwell co-planned this year’s new A.S. Council is reaching its full festival alongside 2008-09 AVP of form. Councilmembers conducted an Concerts and Events Garrett Berg. extensive selection process last week This involved booking bands, per- that yielded eight of 10 appointments forming logistical work and ensur- to the council’s associate vice president ing that staffing levels were adequate. positions. Bramwell said he wants to improve Responsible for overseeing many the popular campuswide festival next of the council’s most important opera- year by booking a broader range of tions — including the management of performers. Police Report 64 Festival Arrests student enterprises and the organiza- “[At next year’s Sun God Festival], tion of the annual Sun God Festival — the goal is to have an even more diverse Majority of arrestees the 10 AVP appointees are chosen by lineup that attracts diverse groups of temporarily detained at four selection committees, each headed people together on campus,” he said. by one of the council’s four executives Bramwell added that he intends to RIMAC detox facility. and comprised of several campuswide increase advertising for other events By Reza Farazmand senators and the outgoing AVPs. throughout the year, such as Bear N E According to Vice President of Gardens and A.S. Nooners. Student Life Ricsie Hernandez, the Jasmine Phillips was appointed Despite a significant decrease in committees serve as advisory bod- AVP of diversity affairs pending coun- the number of police officers at this ies that provide appointment recom- cil approval. She said prior experiences year’s Sun God Festival, arrest and mendations to the president and three such as working with resource centers citation levels remained fairly con- vice presidents. The executives submit such as the LGBT Center, the Cross- sistent with last year’s, according to their final decisions to the council for Cultural Center and other organiza- reports compiled by the UCSD Police approval. tions geared toward assisting under- Department. After a series of application inter- represented students have prepared Of the 64 individuals arrested views last week, Hernandez — along her for her new responsibilities. on May 15, 54 were taken straight ERIK JEPSEN/GUARDIAN with VP of Finance and Resources “Having these interactions has Top: The police presence at this year’s Sun God Festival was smaller during the event’s daylight hours Peter Benesch, VP of External Affairs allowed me to have ideas within me to a detoxification facility located and grew after nightfall. Above: Officers oversaw a crowd of over 19,000 festivalgoers. inside RIMAC Arena. The remaining Gracelynne West and President Utsav to try and make change and pro- 10 arrestees — most of whom were to jail, according to UCSD Police cers unable to commit to their shifts, Gupta — confirmed six appointments mote diversity on campus, and also arrested because they either refused Department Sergeant Doug O’Dell. O’Dell said. at a May 20 meeting. increase the numbers and reaching out to cooperate with police or were in The number of uniformed officers At last year’s festival, 57 individu- The tentative appointments of AVP to underrepresented groups,” Phillips possession of drugs — were taken at the festival dropped by roughly als were taken into police custody. of diversity affairs and AVP of concerts said. 36 percent from last year. While 77 O’Dell said that, as in previous years, and events will be finalized at tomor- Phillips said she will attempt to officers patrolled campus during the the majority of the arrests made at row’s council meeting. encourage diversity by directing atten- READ ON 2008 festival, there were only 45 offi- the 2009 event had to do with alcohol Former Eleanor Revelle College tion to cultural groups on campus and ▶ ▶ Council Chair James Lintern was Page 3: Sun God Lights and Sirens cers at this year’s event, due in part to last-minute cancellations by offi- See SECURITY, page 3 appointed AVP of college affairs, and See AVP, page 7 UCSD Medical Center Fined BODY PARTS, EXPOSED $25,000 by State Health Dept. By Sarah Alaoui plications. S W The UCSD Medical Center issued a statement acknowledging the error, The UCSD Medical Center and turned in a report to the CDPH and Scripps Mercy Hospital, along with 11 later released a statement of apology. other state hospitals, were charged by Scripps Mercy Hospital was the California Department of Public charged with using faulty respira- Health last Wednesday of making tor equipment while transporting a major mistakes that put patients at male patient for an MRI exam in serious risk of injury or death. September 2008. The patient expe- Last June, surgeons at the UCSD rienced heart failure and was left in Medical Center forgot to remove a a vegetative state as a result of the sponge during a lumbar surgery, and mistake. did not take a post-surgery X-ray. The two most recent fines were The sponge was later discovered filed on April 24, but were not made during a routine X-ray appointment public immediately because of concern three months later. over the swine-flu outbreak. According to a hospital spokes- The two San Diego hospitals, both person, the patient underwent a located in Hillcrest, were charged the second surgery, and the object was JOSEPH HO/GUARDIAN removed without any long-term com- See HOSPITALS, page 7 Import Faceoff, a car show hosted by student organization Imports@UCSD April 21, invited spectators to check out souped-up foreign imports and domestic racers. FOCUS EAP on SPORTS A Trio of INSIDE ONLINE WEATHER Comics ............................2 Poll: What did you think of the Life Support Gold Diggers Lights and Sirens ............3 police presence at this year’s May 26 May 27 Overseas immersion programs Track and field: A program-high Burnt Soup ......................4 Sun God Festival? H 68 L 57 H 69 L 58 flatline as budget cuts shock a three individual champions led Letters to the Editor ........6 Classifieds .....................13 UC enterprise already the Lady Tritons to a third-place May 28 May 29 Crossword .....................13 Tell us at www.ucsdguardian.org. suffering low enrollment. PAGE 8 national finish. PAGE 16 H 69 L 59 H 70 L 59 2 NEWS THE UCSD GUARDIAN TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2009 ANIMAL STYLE BY CHRISTINA AUSHANA Matthew McArdle Editor in Chief Hadley Mendoza Managing Editors Nicole Teixeira Simone Wilson Smruti Aravind Copy Editors Allie Cuerdo Reza Farazmand News Editor Jesse Alm Associate News Editors Yelena Akopian Kimberly Cheng Alyssa Bereznak Opinion Editor Trevor Cox Associate Opinion Editor Janani Sridharan Sports Editor TWO COKES SHORT BY SAM PELLE Neil Joshi Associate Sports Editor David Harvey Focus Editor Joanna Cardenas Associate Focus Editors Stephanie Tsank Sonia Minden Hiatus Editor Allie Cuerdo Associate Hiatus Editors Edwin Gonzalez Erik Jepsen Photo Editor Emily Ku Design Editor Christina Aushana Art Editor Patrick Stammerjohn Web Designer Page Layout Regina Ip, Emily Ku, Monique Lam, Sonia Minden, Jonathan Shan, Naomi Shiffman, Teresa Trinh Copy Readers Jonathan Kim, Kelsey Marrujo, Naomi Sweo, Anita Vergis, Joyce Yeh Monica Bachmeier General Manager CURRENTS Mike Martinez Advertising Manager Alfredo H. 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