Geoff Green, Kim Gates Clobber Opponents in A.S. Runoff Only 1 in 15 Undergrads Voted in Two Days
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■ r sÆ ÈÈ Ê ' 1_______________________________ ■ OPINION/6 ( e ß B L ^ J ■ ARTSWEEK/1A Please Quit Your Day Sex, Drugs, 1 K â i è * Job, Doctor Fisher ' w w Ê k W m a Ê T Rock and Roll In a Jam SPORTS/12 \ Geoff Green, Kim Gates Clobber Opponents in A.S. Runoff Only 1 in 15 Undergrads Voted in Two Days 1,092 votes to Vogel’s 710. By Kevin Carhart With other candidates running Staff Writer________ for the two positions last week, no one received a majority, and Geoff Green and Kim Gates a runoff was called. emerged victorious from the The A.S. president-elect de Associated Students runoff clared that he would begin election held Tuesday and working immediately. “Every Wednesday. Green is next thing I said I’m going to do, I’m year’s A.S. president, and going to do, and it starts right Gates will be internal vice now,” Green said. president. Green claimed that before The results were announced he even steps into the presiden at Wednesday night's Legisla tial position, he will meet with tive Council meeting. Current the Council o f Presidents, a Rep-at-Large Green received body o f student government 728 votes in the runoff, while presidents from all nine Uni his opponent, Community A f versity o f California campuses. fairs Board Co-chair Jennifer “We want to prioritize some Perkins, garnered 323. items to bring before the [UC In the race for internal vice Board ofj Regents next y e a r... president, Rep-at-Large Gates everything from fee hikes to received 656 votes, while Off- student representation on the Campus Rep Greg Vogel re regents,” he said. ceived 374. A total of 1,081 stu “I think there needs to be dents voted, according to A.S. more contact between the pres Elections Committee officials. ident and the regents,” Green RICK BBSSBY/Dnly N n a In the primary election last said. “ I want to make it very Associated Students President-elect Geoff Green has much to smile about, it seems, now that week, Green emerged with clear very early what I he has triumphed over fellow runoff candidate Jennifer Perkins. The ambitious new student of 1,140 votes to Perkins’ 512, out ficer hopes to be accessible while creating a comprehensive fee hike plan in his first weeks on o f 3,241 votes cast. Gates had See GREEN, p.8 the job. V.P. Involved in Menendez Case Quits A.S. Wallace vs. Chamberlin- By Sal Pizarro “Having received several vised by my attorneys and the Staff Writer death threats, listened to repor police not to comment,” he said. Round Five in the Works ters threatening to invade all areas o f my life and being over A Key Witness Craig Cignarelli, Associated wrought with unending discus In the transcripts, Cignarelli By Kimberly Epier Students external vice president sions about this issue, I felt un said he was best friends with Staff Writer and an important witness in a able to continue responsible ful Erik Menendez while they both highly publicized Southern Cali fillment of my duties,” Cignarelli attended Calabasas High Grab your seats 3rd District fornia murder case, resigned said in an interview Wednesday School. Cignarelli graduated fans, contenders for the Santa from his post Wednesday night. night. from Calabasas High in June Barbara County supervisor’s “Due to the immoral and un Transcripts o f testimony Cig 1988, and Erik Menendez, who post are preparing to get back ethical pressures imposed by narelli gave last August before is a year Cignareili’s junior, sensationalistic society, and in in the ring. It’s Bill Wallace vs. the Los Angeles County Grand transferred then to a high school respect o f my personal safety, I Willy Chamberlin Part V, and Jury were made public April 17, in Beverly Hills, where his pa this time it’s about voters’ hereby offer my resignation ...,” and since then Cignarelli said he rents had moved. read a statement Cignarelli sub rights. has been contacted by “more Cignarelli also told the grand mitted to Legislative Council At an eagerly awaited press than several” news agencies. The jury that before the murder, he Wednesday. conference Wednesday, former Los Angeles Times ran an article collaborated with Erik Menen Cignarelli is a witness in the Supervisor Bill Wallace again on the testimony naming Cig dez on a screenplay entitled threw down the 3rd District trial o f Lyle and Erik Menendez, narelli on April 18. Friends, in which the main char gaundet in the shadows o f the who are accused of murdering Cignarelli has not granted in acter kills his wealthy parents for Santa Barbara Courthouse. theirparents at their home in Be terviews to any reporters about Surrounded by staff mem Bill Wallace verly Hills in 1989. the case, however. “I’ve been ad See WITNESS, p.8 bers, supporters and media types, the Goleta veterinarian was considering an appeal vowed to fight a judge’s deci rather than throwing in the Speech and Hearing Closure Vote to Come up Today sion to disregard 18 provi towel. Wednesday, officials sional ballots cast for Wallace from the state Democratic By Joanna Frazier the program be discontinued back from tne three reviewing in Isla Vista and give the super Party and the California Public Staff Writer based on the findings o f an ad bodies that the plan is not work visor’s seat to W illy Chamber Interest Research Group were hoc committee investigation of able with only four full-time fa lin. “W e are going to sue for the on hand to give Wallace their department infighting, will make culty and would not be the most appeal of the election contest support. One year ago, the Faculty Le a final decision pending the le efficient use of university ruling,” Wallace said. According to the former gislature declined to rule on the gislature’s vote. resources. Round one o f the heavy supervisor, the principles in fate of UCSB’s embattled Members of a special commit During phase one o f the plan, weight bout between Wallace volved have taken precedence Speech and Hearing Dept., seek tee charged with reviewing the department would continue and Chamberlin began nine over regaining his former posi ing instead the input o f a special speech and hearing last year to operate with the existing fa months ago in the June prim tion. “ It has become more o f a committee and a systemwide have been working over the past culty and resources. Tw o more ary. The two faced each other voters’ rights issue than a race task force. several weeks to respond to ladder faculty would be added in again in a November runoff, for supervisor,” he said. “You But now all recommenda more recent calls for the prog phase two, and by phase three in and during a subsequent re Can see the interest o f young tions are complete, leaving two ram’s termination from three 1998, two more ladder faculty count. The struggle appeared people. We need to encourage conflicting resolutions for legi groups — the Committee on would be added to bring the de to reach a conclusion after them to get more involved, not slators to consider when they Educational Policy and partment back to its pre-1990 Judge Nat Agliano’s March 16 disenfranchise them.” meet this afternoon — one to Academic Planning, the Gradu operating level. adopt a three-phase plan to ate Council and the Executive Though the three bodies have ruling, which ended a lengthy Chamberlin assistant Tom jumpstart the program and Committee o f the College of Let taken slightly different slants on court battle over questionable Widroe said Wednesday’s an another to close the department ters and Science. ballots in the race, and was ulti nouncement was not unex interpreting the special commit after current speech and hearing The special committee will mately decided by two votes. pected and that the current tee’s plan to revive speech and Wallace made an announce majors graduate. ask the legislature to approve a hearing, those behind the prog- Chancellor Barbara Uehling, ment several weeks ago that he See W ALLACE, p.8 three-phase plan for revitalizing who recommended in 1991 that the department, despite feed- See SPEECH, p.8 * * TiFADÏ T 2 Thursday, April 29,1993 JL JL^JL.1 » n! X J JL w k ^ Daily Nexus Pentagon Opens Combat Aviation to Women in Military WASHINGTON (AP) —In a revolutionary change commandant. for the U.S. military, Defense Secretary Les Aspin or Gen. Gordon Sullivan, the Army chief o f staff, said dered the service chiefs Wednesday to drop restrictions “The steps we are taking today women would begin training for combat missions in on women flying combat missions and serving aboard Apache and Cobra attack helicopters “almost most Navy warships. are historic.** immediately.” “The steps we are taking today are historic,” Aspin The changes mean thousands o f jobs and prestige ( f l said at a news conference attended by the chiefs o f the Defense Secretary positions once only open to men will now be available Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps. Les Aspin to women. The policy change means that within a year, dozens o In the coming weeks, the Air Force is prepared to put of women could be flying Navy and Air Force fighter 1 * its first female pilot into training to fly its F-15 Eagle jets and piloting the Army’s most lethal attack fighter-bomber, A ir Force officials said Tuesday.