SportsSports Page16Page16 A man and his dresss SOME CALL HIM FLUID. TO º;650./;>,>65 OTHERS, HE’S SWEDISH SAPPHIRE. HIS REAL NAME IS DANIEL, AND HE’S A MUIR COLLEGE SENIOR. PAGE 9 <.3@» SONOMA SCORES ONE FOR UCSD. PAGE 16 VOLUME XLII, ISSUE IV MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2009 WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG =+*=,/-<+:1;1; <0-/74,-6 $$$$$$$$ ;OPZ0Z @V\Y <QKSM\-`=+;,XIZSQVOWNÅKMZJTW_[_PQ[\TMWV ITTMOMLQTTMOIT\QKSM\QVOXZIK\QKM[ 7YLZPKLU[ By Yelena AkopianNews Editor A former campus parking- and they start giving out tickets that He wants to raise your student enforcement officer is claiming that they wouldn’t normally give out … UCSD Parking and Transportation That’s not right.” operates on an illegal ticket-quota Brennan, who was employed by fees 32 percent next month. system — allegedly forcing staff to UCSD for over 20 years, said an Last Saturday, he met with student press for hand out a minimum number of unofficial quota system forces park- tickets every day. ing officers to give out tickets for the first time ever to discuss his reasons why. “They don’t say you have to give out so many tickets, but if you don’t See PARKINGpage 2 C President Mark G. Yudof met with student newspa- meet whatever number, they chastise per staff and A.S. representatives this weekend at the you and tell you to get your numbers UC Irvine Student Center. According to UC spokes- U up,” former officer Kenneth Brennan man Lynn Tierney — who played hostess at the meeting — it said. “They start harassing people, was the first president-student meeting in about 40 years. The rendezvous took place around a small ONLINE conference table bordered by spongy bagels, Read and assorted jams, individually-packaged teabags comment and exotically-labeled coffee. After entering on the full the room and introducing himself to staff interview. members from the Southern California UC newspapers, Yudof seated himself at the head of the table behind a Coca-Cola Zero and an empty glass. “Thanks for coming on a Saturday,” he said. “I know you have better things to do.” UC Irvine Chancellor Michael Drake entered behind Yudof, introducing himself and taking a seat on the president’s right. “I need a copy of the blue folder,” Yudof said, pouring himself the Coke. “You all know Chancellor Drake? Any problems here, at Irvine, I just want you to know it’s all his fault. For the record.” Drake laughed. See YUDOFpage 6 PHILIP RHIE/GUARDIAN .VVK`»Z*VSSLNL+PUPUN/HSSZ(IZVYI4\PY6]LYÅV^ )VV]IT+ZQUM Closure of Sierra Summit, GET YO GRUB ON :MXWZ\;PW_[ Mercado means heavier GOODY’S Fall Quarter traffic M-F: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. S-S: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. ;XQSMQV,Z]O at other campus eateries. OCEANVIEW TERRACE M-F: 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. Kelsey Marrujo S-S: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Senior Staff Writer )TKWPWT)ZZM[\[ PLAZA CAFE M-F: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Now that Muir College’s two primary S-S: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Lara McCaffry cafeterias, El Mercado and Sierra Summit, Contributing Writer ROGER’S PLACE are out of commission — the former per- M-F: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. manently and the latter temporarily, for S-S: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Campus burglaries and auto renovations — one would imagine that an thefts each decreased by roughly VILLAGE PLACE avalanche of growling stomachs would be & MARKET 50 percent last year, according bursting through the doors of at nearby Every day: 9 a.m. - 1 a.m. to the 2009 Clery dining halls Plaza Cafe and Oceanview CAFE VENTANAS ONLINE Report — released Terrace. M-F: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. The Clery by the UCSD Police However, according to Associate S-S: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Report can Department on Oct. Director of Housing, Dining and be found at 1. The report pro- CANYON VISTA www.police. Hospitality Steven Casad, students from M-F: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. vides statistics on ucsd.edu. Muir’s formerly crowded cafeterias are S-S: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. reported campus actually disseminating cleanly into the crimes and arrests, TIMOTHY WONG/GUARDIAN EARL’S PLACE other dining halls. M-F: 9 a.m. - 1 a.m. along with disciplinary referrals, Goody’s operates assembly-line style, aiming to move customers through the ordering process as quickly as possible. Oceanview Terrace is accomodating S-S: 3 p.m. - 1 a.m. made in 2008. the largest portion of Muir dwellers, at residents — followed by Plaza with 10 there is always a period of heavier traffic FOODWORX Reported burglaries went down 22 percent. percent and Cafe Ventanas with 6 per- in the dining halls during Fall Quarter, M-Th: 9 a.m. - 11 p.m. from 91 in 2006 to 53 in 2008, while Taking a close second is the brand- cent. which he attributes to administrators F: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sat.: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. the number of reported vehicular new Goody’s Place and Market, which Associate Director of Housing, Dining Sun.: 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. has absorbed roughly 18 percent of Muir’s and Hospitality Steven Casad said that See DININGpage 3 See CRIMEpage 2 :762,5 -69,*(:; 50./;>(;*/ :<9-9,769; .(:7,9.(3365 05:0+, LOW They start harassing people, MONDAY TUESDAY *VTPJZ Height: 7-9 ft. 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Height: 3 ft. $3.56 WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Chevron, Pacific Beach *SHZZPMPLKZ “ KENNETH BRENNAN WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Wind: 5-12 mph Wind: 1-5 mph H 67 L 55 H 70 L 56 1575 Garnet Ave. & Ingraham St. EX-UCSD PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Water Temp: 70 F Water Temp: 70 F :\KVR\ 2 THE UCSD GUARDIAN MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2009 NEWS RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE By Philip Rhie :PTVUL>PSZVU Editor in Chief (S`ZZH)LYLaUHR Managing Editors 9LaH-HYHaTHUK 5PJVSL;LP_LPYH :TY\[P(YH]PUK Copy Editors 2LSZL`4HYY\QV @LSLUH(RVWPHU News Editor :HYHO:TP[O Associate News Editors ;YL]VY*V_ Opinion Editor 1HRL)SHUJ Sports Editor 4H[[*YVZRL` Associate Sports Editors 1HUHUP:YPKOHYHU ,K^PU.VUaHSLa Focus Editor (WYPSSL4\ZJHYH Associate Focus Editor 8IZSQVO,MXIZ\UMV\,MVQM[=[QVO1TTMOIT9]W\I;a[\MU 1LUUH)YVNHU Associate Hiatus Editors *OYPZ2VRPV\ZPZ ▶ PARKING, MYVTWHNL day minimum of parking citaitons. law. Director of Parking and 1HUHUP:YPKOHYHU minor infractions that would nor- “My supervisor, Marty Brennan said that in the past, the Transportation Brian D’Autremont ,YPR1LWZLU Photo Editor mally only merit warnings. [Greenawalt], told me I wasn’t department would offer prizes — also denied comment, but provided ,TPS`2\ Design Editor bringing any money in,” such as iPods or cameras the following statement: “If someone’s over the line a lit- *OYPZ[PUH(\ZOHUH Art Editor tle bit, normally the department he said. “They don’t even — to the officers who “There is no quota system at wouldn’t give a ticket out,” Brennan care about the handicap issued the most parking UC San Diego regarding any type 7OPSPW9OPL Associate Art Editor said. “If someone pays $7 for an all violations.” tickets during a particu- of parking or transportation cita- 7H[YPJR:[HTTLYQVOU Web Designer day pass and accidentally parks in Quota ticketing sys- lar time period. tion. Several departments, includ- Page Layout an ‘A’ spot, that shouldn’t be a cita- tems are prohibited under “They print a sheet ing the Transportation Services 9LaH-HYHaTHUK9LNPUH0W,TPS`2\1VUH[OHU:OHU I know two 5HVTP:OPMMTHU;LYLZH;YPUO:PTVUL>PSZVU tion, it should be a warning.” the California Vehicle and e-mail it to each per- Department, participated in a cam- officers that Copy Readers Brennan said he suspected his Code, which states that “ son and compare each pus incentive award program in (T`.\aKHY1VUH[OHU2PT5HVTP:^LV supervisor encouraged him to hand no agencies “may estab- were person,” he said. “And 2005 through 2007 in which the (UP[H=LYNPZ1V`JL@LO out parking citations rather than lish any policy requiring threatened that’s wrong. I know two names of exemplary employees who focus on his own job specialty — to (a) quota (for) arrests officers that were threat- were nominated by their supervi- already.” 4VUPJH)HJOTLPLY General Manager investigate disabled-placard abuse (or) citations.” ened [with losing their sors were entered into a monthly 4PRL4HY[PULa Advertising Manager and fraud — because fines collected Brennan further KENNETH BRENNAN jobs] already. These peo- drawing to win either a camera or (SMYLKV/=PSHUV1Y Advertising Art Director for parking tickets go to the univer- alleged that his supervi- FORMER UCSD ple are afraid to admit an iPod. The program was discon- + H Y H ) \ Student Advertising/ sors sent out monthly things.” tinued in 2007 because of budgetary 1\SPH7L[LYZVU Promotion Managers sity, whereas fines from disabled- PARKING OFFICER :JV[[/PLH[[ Network Administrator placard abuse are paid into a San e-mails listing how many Two UCSD parking- constraints.” Business Assistants Diego County fund. tickets each officer had enforcement officers ;PMMHU`/HU Brennan claimed he was fired issued — another practice that is contacted for this story refused to Readers can contact Yelena Akopian at Advertising Design and Layout prohibited under California state comment.