[ . Elsewhere Gon Clubbin' News Flash! GI ibermania Employ... The Division III National 'Star Wars: Episode /' is onLy The 'Third Annual Live Arr.. ed for Drugs Championships get off to slow a movie - pLease adjust your Gleib Show' went off with BERKELEY - Two start in Massachusetts pathetic Lives accordingLy out a hitch last Thursday employees of the Blue Heaven drugstore on Sports, page 16 Opinion, page 4 Hiatus, page 8 Telegraph Avenue were arrested last Friday, accused of selling an over-the-counter , H E c 5 D drug with the knowledge that u their customers intended to use it to make methampheta­ mine. The suspects allegedly sold 98,000 pseudoephedrine pills to undercover agents. Officials said that up to nine pounds of methamphetamine could be produced from the amount of pseudoephedrine that was purchased by the UC SAN DIEGO THURSDAY, MAY 20,1999 VOLUME 97, ISSUE 16 agents. The pair will appear in federal court in Oakland on May 28. If found guilty, they could face up to 20 RETURN OF THE FORCE A.S. Council years in prison, as well as fines of up to $250,000. - The Daily Californian Approves UnIversity, NFL Team New Budget to .... Staclum SEATI1..E, Wash. - The FINANCE: Members University of Washington decided last night how to and the Seattle Seahawks have reached an agreement spend student fees next year to share the Husky Stadium By VIncent Gragnanl . for the 2000 and 200 I sea­ Senior Staff Writer sons, pending approval by The A.S. Council spent almost two the UW Board of Regents. hours last night debating how to allocate The NFL franchise expects the approximately $1 million that will be to play 10 home games each collected in student fees next year. season with the possibility of A.S. President Tesh Khullar and Vice playoff games. During each President Finance Eric Rovner prepared of those games, the the 1999-2000 fiscal year budget, which Seahawks will pay $305,000 in rent for the use of the the budget committee spent almost six hours Monday and Tuesday debating in facilities and stadium. The order to make a recommendation to the Seahawks are looking for a Usa Huff/Guardian home while their new multi­ A.S. Council. FInIIIIJI: (from left to right) Warren students Carlos Lopez (Biggs Darklighter), Julia Thompson The budget includes $8,000 for a purpose stadium is being (Princess Leia), Nick Olney (Obi-Wan Kenobi) and Michael Benedetti (Han Solo) secure seats. built on the current site of Triton Taxi Service that will offer stu­ the Kingdome. The tentative dents rides on Friday and Saturday nights agreement will be presented from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. in an area encom­ to the regents at this Friday's passing Pacific Beach, Del Mar and Mira board meeting. Child Receives Transplant Mesa. The $8,000 set aside in the executive. - The Daily lobe into Ortega. The left lateral 'cally ill recipient, brings this to a HEALTH: Surgery was budget is unallocated, which means it lobe made up 15 percent of his new level of complexity. Even can only be made available after the the first pediatric liver liver. so, both procedures went very Profe..... R.sIgn council has approved a contract with taxi Kate Deely, a spokeswoman smoothly." Ov.r ............nt transplant south of L.A. service. Khullar said he hopes the A.S. from UCSD HeaJthcare, said Deely said doctors report a TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Council will approve a contract before By SheIIe MdM Aranda Via reIeaed from the perfect course of recovery for both Five women professors at the the end of this academic year so that the Guardian Reporter hospital 011 May 13 and is feel­ patients and Ortega will soon be Aorida State University Law service can be available to students at the Eighteen-month-old Karla inlwelJ. released from the hospital. School resigned as of the beginning of next year. Ortega is lilted in pod condi­ Deely uid the physicians and "We are extremely pleased final day of the spring term. Commissioner of Academic Affairs tion after ........ a liver surpons involved in the proce­ with everything about this case," Four of the five women said Andrea Mendez raised an objection to II'lnIpIIiIl a. May 6. Ortega's dure donated their services and, Ajai Khanna, UCSD's director that they had experienced setting aside money for the program. She I~ ••upncy procedure due to the emergency nature of of pediatric liver transplantation, daily harassment, both sexual said that after speaking to the Student wu .... fint pediatric liver the case, the hospital c:ov~ the said. "Both patients are doing and racial, mostly by white Safety and Awareness office, she felt that IIIIIIpIInt from a living donor to cost of the operation. very well and the initial function male members of the faculty. the program was not thorouglily lib place south of Los Angeles. UCSD Director of of the baby's new liver looks The women who resigned - researched. Doctors at the UCSD Abdominal Transplantation excellent." most of whom are continuinl Khullar said that because it is an unal ­ Tnnsplant Center performed the Marquis Hart said although the Prior to her transplant, Joel their careers at other univer­ located item, he thinks the council should transplant after Ortega was surgery was a delicate proce­ Lavine, UCSD's director of sities - allege that they were discuss details of the service when the admitted to the UCSD Medical dure, doctors are confident that pediatric hepatololgy, diagnosed undermined in front of stu­ A.S. Council decides whether to approve Cent~r in Hillcrest on April 30. it went well. Ortega with rapid onset of liver dents.and unfairly criticized a contract. Ortega's father, Carlos Brito "A liver transplant is a very failure of an unknown cause. 'for having different opinions. The motion to approve setting aside Aranda, donated part of his liver delicate, lengthy and complex Lavine said Ortega's blood was Interim Law School Dean money for the Triton Taxi program because physicians felt they procedure," Hart said. 'The fact not clotting and she also had Donald Weidner said the approved with 13 members approving, could not wait for a donor liver that this kind of procedure extreme jaundice. He also found school plans to take action one opposed and six abstaining. to become available. Doctors involves major surgery on a that only 10 percent of her liver against what has been called transplanted Aranda's left lateral healthy donor, and a tiny, criti- was functioning. a "hostile workplace" at the See DECISION, Page 3 law school. - FSView & Florida Flambeau 'Two UCSD Students Injured in Car Accident Spoken ••• CRASH: Lucio Vazquez and Bethany Netro were hit at intersection as they were walking to concert on Friday night "Everyone we give By Jennifer GfIIdy Shores Drive. Netro landed close to the north pelvis. On Tuesday, he was moved money to needs to be Stsff Writer Netro and Vazquez, along with crosswalk. Vazquez landed close to out of the intensive care unit accountable to UCSD Police stated that at friends Unni Malancharuvil and the scene of the accident. Netro, who is in serious condi­ UCSD. " approximately 8:30 p.m. on Friday Michael Foley, ' were heading Eyewitnesses called the paramedics, tion, suffered from a broken tibia -T.. h KhuI .., evening, a car hit two UCSD stu­ toward campus from University and Netro and Vazquez were rushed and fibula in her leg. She has A.S . President dents on their way to the Sun God Lutheran Church on La lolla to Scripps Memorial Hospital. undergone two of three surgeries, See story at right Festival concert. Bethany Netro, Shores Drive. As the group began Vazquez, who regained con­ one for internal bleeding, and 21, and Lucio Vazquez, 22, were to cross the street, Netro and sciousness Tuesday, suffered from another on her leg. She has also had Internet: www.ucsd.ecJu/,u8lditlfl injured at the intersection of North Vazquez were only five feet from multiple head fractures, two multiple blood transfusions for her E-mail: IUBffllenIIucsd.edu Torrey Pines Road and La Jolla the curb when a car hit them. cracked vertebrae and a broken severe loss of blood. , I't f ( f .. ' .... , •• 1 , f .. ,~ , 2 NEWS The UCSD Guardian Thursday, May 20, 1999 i O, . Th'ui-sday,- Miy' '1999 . Theucsb Quai-dian NEWS 3 Fire Damages A.S. Office UCSD EVENTS ETCETERA ••• - ern (TI) TIll BLAZE: Cause of flames the fire started, a student entered would cover the majority of the the building and smelled smoke. costs. lrafflc School To Go~ Thursday, May 20 is unknown but being She walked through the building to Carruthers said that the majority ON THE INTERNET BY JOHN BaRBeR calJed suspicious investigate and when she saw the of the repair work is complete but 1IIIIIIII_111 IIIIIJI... Music: red fish blue fish OFaFearHeR tire, she rang the fire alarm. that the carpet still needs to be I Enjoy this percussion concert at 8 p.m. in the Mandeville Auditorium. By VIncent 0,.,....,1 Anderson said that because the_ replaced. He said he expects the The percussionists of UCSD directed by Steven Schick offer an evening Senior Staff Writer fire was caught so soon, the sprin­ room to be back to normal in about of dazzling drumming. Admission for students is $3. For more informa­ A fire that began in a paper klers did not go off, saving the build­ 10 days. tion, ca ll 534-3229. recycling container burned parts of . ing from extensive water damage. When asked about increased the third Door of the Price Center .