What You need to know about Sun God page 5 Illustration by Herrick Ong 2 THE UCSD GUARDIAN | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013 | WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG CONTACT THE EDITOR MEKALA NEELAKATAN NEWS [email protected] UC SYSTEM CamPUS UC Regents Hosts Last Imagination Center Holds Symposium Meeting of the Year The new UCSD center for human imagination formally opened Tuesday, May 14. BY sean nam senior staff writer that the center has already begun in multi-disciplinary collaborations As part of a two-day meeting, the Board of Regents met to plan. within the UC system and beyond The new Arthur C. Clarke “This is the outcome of imagina- are ideally suited to approach the to speak about education policy and fiscal budgets. Center for Human Imagination at tion,” UCSD media arts professor potential of human imagination senior staff writer UCSD formally opened Tuesday and center director Sheldon Brown from a wide range of perspectives,” BY sarah moon May 14 with a public symposium said. “We need a more thought- Meyers said in a statement. titled “Visions of the Future.” ful, deliberative approach to under- Brown said the center would The symposium, one of several standing how it works.” also include well-known science opening events, discussed what the According to creators of the cen- fiction authors and UCSD alumni world might be like 33 years from ter, this symposium and others to such as David Brin and Kim Stanley now, in a fashion similar to that of follow are just the beginning steps of Robinson and UC Irvine physicist late British science fiction author a larger exploration of how problem Gregory Benford. Arthur C. Clarke, who published solving, creativity and education can The center’s second major sym- his book, 2001: A Space Odyssey, be improved with a better under- posium titled “Starship Century” discussing the future of the world 33 standing of the imagination. will be held on May 21 to May 22 years from 1968. Tedson Meyers, chairman of when some of the world’s brightest The center itself will largely the Clarke Foundation, said many writers and scientists — including focus on imagination, analyzing universities responded to the foun- Peter Schwartz, Neal Stephenson how it works and its impact on our dation’s request for a permanent and Robert Zubrin — gather at daily lives. Thinkers from multiple home of the Center for Human UCSD to discuss the possibility of disciplines as different as technol- Imagination, but UCSD was the best space travel in this century. ogy, sociology, politics, medicine suited. readers can contact and literature will be involved in the “Its top flight research resources, sean nam [email protected] research projects and public lectures facilities and academic excellence San DieGO Genesee Interchange Project Begins Construction breaks ground after a CTC approval of $8 million in starting funds. BY mekala neelakantan North Coast Corridor Program — “Prior to and upon the start of news editor will reduce congestion along La Jolla’s construction, SANDAG and Caltrans Genesee Avenue with the replacement will be coordinating with UCSD to The Genesee Avenue Interchange of I-5 highway overcrossing, the addi- reduce construction impacts and Project will begin construction tion of auxiliary lanes and the widen- encourage carpooling, biking to cam- fall 2013, following a California ing of I-5 access ramps. pus and other methods of transporta- NOLAN THOMAS/GUARDIAN FILE Transportation Committee vote “Several years of planning and tion,” Kosup said. approving $8 million in preliminary collaborating with the community The Genesee Avenue Interchange he University of California The May 15 meeting featured project funding. has resulted in this exciting project Project is slated for completion in Board of Regents met on May a 20-minute public commenting The $94 million plan was ini- that will improve mobility and pro- spring 2016. In addition, the $6.5 bil- 15 and 16 at the Sacramento period, an update on the 2013– tially proposed by Caltrans as part vide better access for travelers in the lion North Coast Corridor Program TConvention Center to discuss the 2014 budget and a report from UC of the San Diego Association of [University City] area,” Kosup said in will begin several other projects fiscal budget, educational policy President Mark Yudof regarding the Government’s 2030 Regional an email to the Guardian. “We look over the next 40 years, including an and campus building plans. The UC state of the University of California Transportation Plan in 2007, a forward to breaking ground on the expansion of the SuperLoop Rapid Student Association hosted a press and a discussion of academic per- fully funded collaboration between project this fall.” Bus Route and the extension of the conference on the first day to reveal formance indicators. Caltrans, SANDAG, the city of San The proposal also includes plans San Diego Trolley to service UCSD its official UCSA 2012–2013 Higher The meeting comes the day Diego and local businesses. for the addition of three miles of and University City. Education Report Card for indi- after the release of Governor Jerry According to Caltrans I-5/SR 76 bicycle paths from Roselle Street to readers can contact vidual California state senators and Corridor Director Allan Kosup, the Voigt Drive, providing links to UCSD, mekala neelakantan [email protected] state assembly members. See REGENTS, page 3 project — a component of the larger hospitals and employment centers. SCienCE & teCHNOLOGY Council Discusses Patient Care Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach Record Heights Strike; Prepares for Sun God BY helen hejran STAFF WRITER Yes; you guessed it. Aleks is sick. Outgoing AVP Concerts and According to the National However, she will be back. Until we Events Eric Babajanian and Designate Oceanic and Atmospheric find a new columnist, that is. Sarah Harley made a short appearance Administration, the level of carbon Today’s meeting was fairly low key, to present about the upcoming plans dioxide in the atmosphere recently and around 7 p.m., I found myself for A.S. Concerts and Events, includ- surpassed 400 parts per million, nodding off to the calming voice of ing the production of more revenue- marking the highest level reached in the A.S. Advisor and Daily Operations producing shows and improvements human history. Manager in visibility for A.S. The NOAA recorded this read- Hayley Ryan Babajanian also men- as she read roll new business tioned the addition of ing on May 9, receiving a reading mekala neelakantan of 400.03 ppm from their station in call each time [email protected] the “T.O. Experience” Mauna Loa, Hawaii. UCSD Scripps a resolution at Sun God Festival Institution of Oceanography record- amendment 2013, a Triton- ed a reading of 400.08 ppm during was proposed. Outfitters sponsored tent that will fea- that same 24-hour period. Fortunately, I found a snack. ture a photo booth, merchandise and “That increase is not a surprise That, coupled with VP Finance Sean artist signings. to scientists,” NOAA senior scien- O’Neal’s colorful outbursts, kept me During New Business, council tist Pieter Tans said in an NOAA going for the rest of the evening. voted unanimously to stand in soli- release. “The evidence is conclusive The meeting began with special darity with UC patient care workers that the strong growth of global ILLustratiON BY JESSICA CHEE /GUARDIAN presentations, with the A.S. Women’s during their impending strike on May carbon dioxide emissions from the Commission speaking about their 21 and 22, passing a resolution titled burning of coal, oil and natural gas 3.2 to 5 million years ago. pace, the levels would hit 450 ppm goals for next year, hoping to continue “Resolution in Support of the May 21 is driving the acceleration.” “The 400-ppm threshold is in a few decades. their “Take Back the Night” sexual and 22 American Federation of State, Scripps has been providing a sobering milestone and should “There’s no stopping CO2 from awareness event and urging council County and Municipal Employees updates on the Keeling Curve, a serve as a wakeup call for all of us reaching 400 ppm,” Keeling said in to become more involved with their 3299 Patient Care Workers’ Strike.” record of atmospheric carbon to support clean energy technology an NOAA release. “That’s now a initiatives. Way to go, council. dioxide levels. American scien- and reduce emissions of greenhouse done deal. But what happens from Council then reordered to exter- The meeting was adjourned tist Charles Keeling produced the gases, before it’s too late for our chil- here on still matters to climate, and nal news for exactly two minutes. I shortly afterward (shout-out to A.S. Keeling Curve in 1956 to measure dren and grandchildren,” Scripps it’s still under our control. It main- watched as council watched a one- for promoting the Guardian’s Sun God carbon dioxide. In the last reading, oceanographer Timothy Lueker said ly comes down to how much we minute video clip titled “One-Minute Block Party), following an announce- from May 12, the carbon dioxide to UCSD News. continue to rely on fossil fuels for BBC News,” complete with a one- ment that Starbucks will replace Cafe concentration was 399.41 ppm. It is Scripps geochemist and Charles energy.” minute advertisement for Chevron, Roma in the near future. estimated that the carbon dioxide Keeling’s son, Ralph Keeling, pre- which they saw to completion. Perhaps I will purchase some of readers can contact Council, invest in AdBlock, please. that Starbucks the next time I cover level has not reached such levels dicted that if the carbon dioxide helen hejran [email protected] since the Pliocene epoch, around levels continue to increase at this In fact, it’s free.