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Daily Nexus HEADLINERS Daily Nexus ■BlNlil/6 jB M l Brew Ha-ha Gringalet Gets Spiked “ m E j ä SI Mobil Onshore UCSB University Admissions Drilling Plan Southwest Policy Draws Reaction Denounced by Diversified Hllwood Faculty, Students Discuss Affirmative Action HU wood Shores Marine Faculty Reps Terminal Access RoJd By Susan Burkhart Action policies are gross mis­ conceptions, and fairy tales of Stiff Writer_______ _ what exactly UC admissions pol­ By Michael Ball • ¡ l icies are,” he said. Staff Writer_______________ The recent request by a Uni­ C. Reginald Taylor, a junior versity of California regent to ex­ political science major, agreed. The Academic Senate * B railli plore alternatives other than Af­ “The problem with Affirmative unanimously approved a resol­ firmative Action as a method of Action is that people don’t know ution Thursday rejecting a Marine attaining equality in undergra­ how it works, and the informa­ drilling project slated to take Terminal Point ■fp*'; duate admissions has received tion to the public is partial,” he Loading Ecologici i mixed reactions throughout the said. place on university-owned Preserve I land. Buoy UC system. People often neglect to ack­ Mobil Oil’s Clearview pro­ The current policy requires a nowledge that students’ talents ject would use slant-drilling Sands Beach minimum of 40 percent and a are considered, assuming Affir­ technology from an onshore maximum of 60 percent of fresh­ mative Action applies only to tower to tap into coastal re­ Coal Oil Point man applicants be accepted on ethnicity, which can lead to pre­ serves up to three miles away. academic standards alone. To judice, according to Chang. The resolution adopts a series ZACK CROSSMAN/My Nc*m fill the remaining openings, sup­ “Any claims that someone has of recommendations put forth Shown above is Mobil Oil Corp.’s proposed 17-acre Clear- plemental criteria ranging from been hired or has gained admis­ by a Special Committee on the view onshore drilling site, the Ellwood Marine Terminal, special talents, interests, experi­ sion to the University solely be­ Clearview Oil and Gas Project, which occupies universityowned property neighboring ences, learning disabilities, cause of his ethnicity is simply according to committee Chair Sands Beach and the West Campus Point Faculty Housing. ethnic identity, gender and loca­ not true,” he said. Gene Lucas. tion of residence are taken into Considering issues beyond The project, which would concern. ject will last,” he said. “Build­ account. academics is common practice, involve the erection of a “We are currently a UC cam­ ing housing to bring in new fa­ The January UC Board of Re­ according to William J. Villa, 175-foot tower on university pus competing for the best fa­ culty will help the university in gents meeting addressed the UCSB director of Admissions property, would detract from culty in the world. North cam­ the long run.” issue when Regent Ward Con- and Relations with Schools. proposed north campus hous­ pus housing will be a critical The Clearview proposal will nerly called for revision of the “Internationally, no univer­ ing, inhibiting the attraction of element in recruiting faculty. If be presented to Santa Barbara current policy, which he said un­ sity admissions are based 100 new faculty, according to you remove the opportunity to County officials in the next two fairly excludes whites and percent on academics alone,” he Lucas. bring in 300 faculty... that has a to three weeks, according to Asians, while stereotyping mi­ said. “Diversity is an important ‘There is a fairly close pro­ negative im pact” Shauna Clarke, Mobil media nority students as unable to part of education.” ximity between the proposed The impact of increased fa­ and external affairs manager. compete in the preliminary Craig Vincent, a senior Black housing and the industrial culty would last longer than Mobil leases a site on the round of admissions. Studies major, said other stu­ site,” he said. “This could result that of the proposed oil pro­ land for its Ellwood Marine UC Student Association Affir­ dents have suggested his admis­ in the loss of tens of faculty that ject, according to John But- Terminal, currently used to mative Action Committee Chair sion to UCSB rested solely on would move elsewhere. Not to tney, aide to 3rd District Super­ store oil to be transported to York Chang believes a solid Affirmative Action. Santa Barbara, but to other visor Bill Wallace. the company’s Torrance understanding of admissions is “I have the same right as any­ campuses. As long as those fa­ “[Clearview] may only be a refinery. essential before serious discus­ one else,” he said. “I busted my cilities are side by side, the pro­ short-term benefit. There’s no sion can occur. butt like everyone else to get ximity is too much of a guarantee on how long the pro­ See SENATE, p.4 ‘The real problem we are en­ countering with UC Affirmative See ACTION, p.5 Riverside Scholar Set to Carry All to Meetings as New Student Regent By M. Jolie Lash David Flinn. Stcff Writer A graduate student studying history with an emphasis on Native. American studies, Gomez is eager to inform stu­ Organizing caravans to UC Board of dents about his duties as their Regents meetings, visiting all nine cam­ representative. puses and personalizing statistics are “I will be the students’ regent, which, some goals of the incoming student rep­ means I belong to the students,” he said. resentative on the University governing “I will be there and I will listen.” board. Although the recommendation came UC Riverside student Edward P. this week, Gomez has already begun ef­ Gomez was recommended for the post forts to communicate with students to Monday by a four-member committee present their concerns to the UC govern­ that included Regents S. Sue Johnson, ing board. John G. Davies, current Student Regent Terrence Wooten and Ex-Officio Regent See REGENT, p.4 State Honors County Businesses for Efforts at Reducing, Recycling and Reusing Waste By Kimi Smith The six companies honored includi Reporter the Santa Barbara Roasting Company ------ ------------------------ 'Ugfct .. .----------- Art From Scrap, Dire$%£fitief Interna r ■- j'i¡ ¡ j . tional, Hughes Aircntfl Company The California Integrated Waste Man­ McCormick Demcon, Inc. and Sanforc agement Board awarded local businesses Winery. its highest honor this month, recognizing Although thousands of companies ap­ JAMES KUAJuJy N a n companies that make a difference in the plied for tiie award, the board rewarded Rock On community. only organizations that deserve the The second annual Waste Reduction honor, according to Liza Smith, CIWMB Award honored six county firms that information officer. Breaking up the monotony o f the day, a singer with the group Zoo Story en­ showed leadership in recycling, reducing tertains the multitudes o f noontime gatherers who were out to enjoy the and reusing waste. See AWARD, p.4 music and sunshine at Storke Plaza Wednesday. 2 Friday, January 27,1995 Daily Nexus HEADLINERS Daily Nexus Editor in Chief WÊÊ Kinberly Epter News Editor H Brenda Maxwel Layout/Design Editor I Suzanne Gamer Campus Editor H Colleen Valles Asst Campus Editore I Susan Burkhart, Tsn Molloy Date for First Prop 187 Trial Planned Nick Robertson County Editer H Asst County Editer I Jeff Brax _ SAN FRANCISCO status. to dismiss the lawsuits or fer to state courts. Opinions Editore ■ Alison Landa, W iliam Yelles (AP) — The first formal Gov. Pete Wilson to delay any rulings until Sports Editor ■ Curtis Kaiser trial in a Proposition 187 wants the high court to state courts have decided Asst. Sports Editors jp aiS Michael Cadilfi, Deborah R ail case, testing the initia­ reconsider that ruling, the meaning and validity Poliak’s restraining Artsweek Editor Kevin Carhart order, issued the day af­ Asst. Artsweek Editor Chris George tive’s ban on public edu­ but his lawyers have of the initiative. Copy Editor James Lissner cation for illegal immi­ sought to sidestep it in Spokesman Matt Ross ter the Nov. 8 election, A sst Copy Editor Erika M itteldorf grants, was tentatively Poliak’s court, by argu­ said he didn’t know the blocked enforcement of Photo Editor Michael D'Epiro scheduled Thursday to ing that the high cost of grounds for the dismissal Prop 187’s bans on edu­ A sst Photo Editor Rachel W eil cating illegal immigrants Illustrations Editor Matt Ragland be held in June. AP W ire Editor L is a S a to In a change from pre­ Poliak’s restraining order, in public schools and vious plans, Superior issued the day after the Nov. 8 publicly supported Copy Readers Chris Koch, Tony lu u colleges. Court Judge Stuart Pol­ election, blocked enforce­ Account Executives Pia Chatterjee, Caren Chopak, Stacy iak said he and lawyers in ment of Prop 187’s bans on Conn, Valerie Cortopassi, Megan the case anticipated a Normally, a restrain­ O 'Brian, Matt Slatoff date in early June for a educating illegal immigrants ing order is followed by a P ro d u c tio n Kyra Goldsmith, Zack Grossman, trial of lawsuits challeng­ in public schools and publicly hearing on a preliminary Gerry Melendez, W iliam Toren, Katie ing the ban on education supported colleges. injunction, which re­ ..............j Z o ra s te r in grades kindergarten mains in effect until a through 12. educating 300,000 illegal argument, or whether the lawsuit goes to trial, un­ When Poliak issued a immigrants in recession- requests would be filed less lifted by a higher temporary restraining or­ plagued California gives with U.S. District Judge court. An injunction der against the education the state’s ban a justifica­ Mariana Pfeelzer or a hearing can consider fac­ Armed with an Acronym ban in November, he tion that Texas lacked.
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