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VOLUME 47, ISSUE 55 MONDAY, MAY 19, 2014 WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG STUDENT LIFE CAMPUS YES ON TRANSPORTATION Revelle Sun God Festival Student Draws Thousands Dies After GUARDIAN Festival Neither UCSD officials nor campus police have confirmed the death or PHOTO BY MICHELLE LOUIE/ MICHELLE BY PHOTO released the student’s name. BY allie kiekhofer Senior Staff Writer The Guardian endorses voting A Revelle College student living yes on this week’s transpor- in the Village East Tower died tation referendum. Voting shortly after Sun God Festival 2014, begins today at 10 a.m. on according to UCSD students who wished to remain anonymous. TritonLink and runs until The mulitple sources confirmed Friday, May 23 at 4 p.m. to the UCSD Guardian that the student died while sleeping in the OPinion, PAGE 4 Village sometime after midnight on Saturday, May 17. An NBC 7 article posted Sunday afternoon put the COVER YOUR EYES time of death at around 2:30 a.m. televising executions The source did not know if the opinion, Page 4 student attended Sun God Festival. The UCSD administration and the UCSD Police Department had BASEBALL OUSTED not released any public information regarding the death as of press ucsd LOSES IN NCAA REGIONALS Students wore special wristbands to enter the RIMAC Arena for the Sun God Festival 2014 May 16. time, and representatives from sports, Page 12 The festival lineup featured artists such as Juicy J, Young the Giant and Diplo. Photo by Alwin Szeto. A.S. Concerts and Events and the UCSD Police Department declined to comment. TRANSPORTATION An email sent out by a Residence FORECAST Life staff member, whose name was signed as “Pat,” notified some residential advisors, including those Endangered Shrimp May Delay Trolley in Earl Warren College, of the death. According to one of the sources, MONDAY TUESDAY The Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project has been stalled due to vernal pools along route. the email was later removed from the listserv. H 68 L 60 H 67 L 59 However, UCSD Director of Physical & By zev hurwitz Additional reporting by Aleksandra editor in chief Community Planning Robert Clossin said that there Konstantinovic and Dorothy Van. are no known vernal pools on the La Jolla campus that house fairy shrimp. readers can contact A plan to connect the Metropolitan Transit “The shrimp should not have any impact on the Allie KIekhofer [email protected] WEDNESDAY THURSDAY System’s trolley network to UCSD has stalled after the UCSD portion of the project,” Clossin said. “We’re H 67 L 58 H 68 L 60 discovery of vernal pools containing an endangered excited to see the trolley on campus, and we’d prefer species of shrimp along the planned route. sooner rather than later.” San Diego Association of Governments’ plan to SANDAG’s board of directors discussed the build several MTS Blue Line light rail train stations discovery of the fairy shrimp at its May 9 meeting. FACT on campus, as part of the SANDAG Mid-Coast Officials announced that an expected finalization for VERBATIM Corridor Transit Project, is currently in a period of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement CHECK environmental planning and surveying. The planned and Subsequent Environmental Impact Report — TRANSPORTATION Concerted 11-mile light rail extension from Old Town to La Jolla both of which include references to the fairy shrimp REFERENDUM efforts are is currently routed to inadvertently cross through — will take place later this year. several regional vernal pools that house a tiny species “The fairy shrimp could cause a one to four month necessary of “fairy” shrimp. processing delay for the environmental reports,” If passed, the “to dismantle Branchinecta sandiegonensis, also known as the SANDAG Senior Public Information Officer David referendum would segregation, San Diego fairy shrimp, is a federally listed endangered Hicks said. “However, signs are good that the delay institute a mandatory, and should and protected species of. Fairy shrimp generally vary will be shorter than that.” quarterly $49.96 fee be reflected in federal poli- from eight to 16 millimeters in length and are mostly Hicks said that SANDAG is in the process of native to San Diego and Baja California. securing funding under the federal Full Funding for all undergraduate, cies that provide incentive for diversity efforts.” graduate and See TROLLEY, page 3 professional UCSD - Nico Hemsley students to cover JUSTICE IS SERVED OPINION, PAGE 4 A.S. COUNCIL the costs for a new Regional Transit Pass. Appointed Associate Vice Presidents Take Office The entire language of INSIDE the referendum can be Many of the new AVP appointees ran for A.S. Council positions with the Let’s Act! slate. found at as.ucsd.edu. Lights and Sirens ............ 3 Due to current AVP College Affairs interviews requires four senators to Check out our analysis By Meryl Press Quick Takes .................... 4 Staff Wrter Meena Kaushik’s objection on the be present, and one of them must be of seven claims of the interview process, Charlie Cryan, the a college senator to ensure that there’s Features ......................... 7 candidate nominated for AVP College input from the colleges. However, arguments made by Crossword .................... 11 Nine new Associate Vice Presidents Affairs, was not confirmed. according to Kaushik, the original both the pro and con Sports ........................... 12 were nominated and confirmed at the According to A.S. Council bylaws, sides of the debate. A.S Council meeting on May 14. the committee who conducts the See APPOINTMENTS, page 3 See FEATURES, page 6 2 THE UCSD GUARDIAN | MONDAY, MAY 19, 2014 | WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG NEWS BIRDLAND By Rebekah Dyer Zev Hurwitz Editor in Chief Rachel Huang Lauren Koa Managing Editors Gabriella Fleischman News Editor Yan Gao Associate News Editor Kelvin Noronha Opinion Editor Morgan Jong Associate Opinion Editor Brandon Yu Sports Editor John Story Daniel Sung Associate Sports Editors Sydney Reck Features Editor Soumya Kurnool Associate Features Editor Vincent Pham Lifestyle Editor Jacqueline Kim A&E Editor Taylor Sanderson Photo Editor AVERAGE CAT By Christina Carlson Alwin Szeto Associate Photo Editor Dorothy Van Design Editor Zoë McCracken Associate Design Editor Elyse Yang Art Editor Annie Liu Associate Art Editor Andrew Huang Copy Editor Susan Shamoon Associate Copy Editor Madeline Mann Training & Development Dorothy Van Social Media Coordinator Aleksandra Konstantinovic Multimedia Editor Page Layout Amber Shroyer, Lauren Koa Copy Readers Andrew Chao, Kriti Sarin, Micaela Stone Editorial Assistants CAMPUS Rosina Garcia, Shelby Newallis, Waverly Tseng, Jonah Yonker Business Manager Emily Ku Advertising Director Bioscholar Students Help Design New Upper Division Seminar Audrey Sechrest Advertising Design The seminar focuses on contemporary topics such as the BRAIN initiative, mental disorders and neurobiology ethics. 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