FEATURES OPINION stressed at school Dismantling Campus Calendar dilemma College life can be full of stress, but those levels sometimes become a ban on weapons sales a excessive. Students and counselors talk of the road to - and away Clatsilel$ way to ensure North Korea from - extreme stress. page 9 Sports 16 poses no nuclear threat? page 4 THE UCSD ARI) UC SAN DIEGO MONDAY, MAY 19, 2003 VOLUME 109, ISS E 15 SUN GOD TURNS OF AGE Fee ref Sun God brightens UCSD passes; Concert tumout ~ draws crowd high By JESSICA KRUSKAMP Senior Staff Writer Quarterly The 21st annual Sun od festival began at 10 a.m. with increase of activity, food and information booths scattered throughout campus. It concluded with a con­ $39 approved cert ar RIMAC Field thar drew nearly 15,000 students. "This year was pretty excel­ By MARNnTE FEDERIS lent," A.S. Festival Co-coordina­ Staff Writer tor Alex Kushner said. "Relative to other years, it attracted about The S39 fee referendum for the expan­ 3,000 on average." sion and renovation of the Price Center Concert doors opened at 5 and Student Center passed 54 percent ro 44 percent. The voting period last week p.m. when Beston and the HaM HsulGuonfon Kitchen warmed up a smaU crowd brought 6,415 students, 28.9 percent of from the newly introduced side -No Control": Bad ReligIOn frontman Greg Graffin and bassist Jay Bendey play to a crCM'd of nearly 15,000 UCSO the student body, to the polls. stage. Srudents started flowing in students at RIMAC field on May 16; Bad ReligJOn co-headlined the evening of music of the 21 st annual Sun God festival. "I'm more pleased that students came steadily at 7 p.m. when Latin beat out to vote than any result that could have group Kinky took the stage. gy because it was the best erup astic stage presence and inter­ "UCSD is a great school, and happened," said A.S. President Jeremy Natives of TIjuana, Mex., Kinky you could have had," said Earl pretive dancer continued to draw any party we get invited to we Paul Gallagher. "This week has been has been touring through Europe Warren College sophomore a crowd throughout its show. like to play," Levin said. "If I incredible, first the protest, counter­ and Asia for the pa t year and Jorge errano. Even the bands had a good send out the vibe to people, they protest and Sun God itself. The Price loyal funs heartily welcomed them As soon as Kinky wrapped up time at un God, as White Starr dig it, and they want to come out Center has been packed with student back during the 4O-minute ser. their show, rock band White lead vocalist her Levin was and party too." activism and student involvement." "Kinky got the crowd mov­ Starr immediately began its set sporred wandering around the The re u1ts of the Price Center and ing, and it was such a great ener- on the econd stage. An enthusi- RIMA Field. See CONCERT, Page 7 Student Center Expan ion Referendum will now be forwarded to Vice Chancellor of tudent Affairs Joseph W. Watson and then to the office of Chancellor Robert . Dynes. The referendum will also go to the University of California Office of the Festivities attract students Pre ident for final approval. \Vhen rhe approval processes are completed, a 30- throughout Sun God day year bond can be issued for construction to begin. By NEIL SPEARS "We figured that a lot of peo­ A Building Advi ory Committee, com­ Staff Writer pic are annoyed with us because prised of two-thirds ~tlJ(lents and J stu­ we bother them so much about dent co-chair, WIll also be formedome Against the backdrop of J pledging, ~ said Erica Kernlani, time next year to oversee planning, dC~lgn Pri ce Center fountain filled with CalPIR coordinator for and construction of the expansIOn. Other bubble and a cape-wearing, hunger and homelcssness. "Thi members of the board will also IIlclude becr-holdll1g un ,od, thou­ I a way to get back at u ." professional such as architect and COll­ sands of student nocked to ultural food was available rractors a well as representau\,e from Price enter, Library Walk and from many srudent organizations. university deparunent 'uch a ampu un ,od Lawn on hy 16 to A Korean barbecue and Chinese Planning and Phy ical Planning to ensure take part in the daytime festivi­ and Turkish food were being that any building will be up to code. tie of the un ,od fe tival. erved, among other types of fare. "I am exrremely ecstatic," aid From 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., The Kaibigang Pilipino booth University Centers dVlsory Board Chm vendors and student organiza­ advertised its food offerings with and member of the "Vote Yes" campaign Tyler Huff/Guardian tions gathered under white tents tudents wearing costumes James Lynch. "['m 0 proud that the tu­ water, please: A member of the UCSD scuba club dISplays hiS prowess In the ready to entertain, erve food and resembling eggrolls, fried and dents of UC D aw the importance ,1I1d Pnce Center fountain amidst the surrounding festMoes of daytime Sun God. recruit prospective members. fresh lumpia, and fried bananas. saw the need and made the right decision." "It's my fir t year, so I'm total­ While cans of oda were old The fee referendum was a proce that ly blown away that UCSD could at many b oths, the Inter­ began about one year ago with the do something like thIS," said College Residents' Association University enters E:(pansion Ta k Force. Anthony Vu, an Earl Warren served root beer from a small keg. U TF first drafted and propo eJ the WEATHER SPOKEN SURF ollege student. "\t' awe orne." "We can't get beer. The next referendum wording to rite . oun~" ~...; n Sunod Lawn, a spinning best thing is root beer in a keg," and the raduatc Student SOCIJtlOIl. - ~. J~ REPORT gyro seat, bounce house and aid T heresa Vogel, I RA Once approval callie through, the ~...... rr lt' the only day I /1 M.. y 19 bungee run added to a ca rniv-al national re idcnce hall honorary UCETF also launched an mform.llIoll v>\oo SW 10 W 10 kt 30n phere. chair. "It attracts people because Mly19 MlylO UC Dcomes campaign to educate student on the Wnd waves 1 h. (X less Irreverence was a common itisa keg." H70L58 H71157 expansion and ellcourage them to vote. alive, right here. " Swell SW3 h. themc in many booths. Entertainment included per­ "By the fact that almost 0 percent of .( u~ For one dollar, students could formances from many rudent the tud nt population vored on thiS mat­ t:;, ~. - Hanan Jammal, M.ylO throw a water balloon at a Igma groups on a tage in Price enter. ter, whJch i a ignificantly large turnout (t " (t Earl Wanen College v>\oo W 10 kl Alpha Epsilon fraternity brouler Tne Pep Ban I, Juggling lub, for this ca mpu ,a ures me that thiS IS In Mlyll Mlyn Woo w~~. 1 h. (X less or lalUlch a pIC Jt the fa e of a sophomore Swell SW 3 h. H n l57 Hnl alPIRG member. See SUN GOD. Page 7 See REFERENDUM. Page 7 MONDAY, MAY 19,2003 THE UCSD GUARDIAN NEWS 3 2 NEW THE UCSD GUARDIAN MONDAY, MAY 19,2003 Undergrads showcase research UCSA members ejected BRIEFLY ETCETERA ••• Conference recognizes student achievement from Regents meeting By THOMAS NEELEY Johnson, Velma Montoya, AJredo Bill Gates to speak at UCSD by the Department of Energy to put the Rice n' Vice by kenrick 1 ByJUNMA research and college academia." conference helped expose them Terrazas and Tom Sayles as well as national laboratory, which has been under Organizers also hope that the Senior Staff Writer AS Senior Staff Writer to a broader range of topics relat­ Student Regent Dexter student forum on May 27 the University of California's control for 60 SMOOCHES FROM GIRLS, SIMPlY BY conference provided a dynamic ed to their field . Members of the public, including Ligot-Gordon and Student Rege nt­ years, up for bid. ASKING THEM TO POSE FOR ME WHILE A host of sfildents, faculty and and vital link for students pursu­ "Instead of focusing solely on students affiliated with the Designate Matthew Murray to hear Bill Gates, chairman and chief software Nanos has formerly served as comman­ I t>RAW THEM. I'M THIS GENERATION'S administrators gathered at the ing a career in research and gave the one thing we're researching, University of California Student the rest of their remarks. architect of Microsoft Corp., will present "The der of the Naval Sea Systems Command and 550., UCSD Faculty Club on May 17 some experience in terms of pre­ we are also exposed to and can Association, were asked to leave the UC Spokesman Trey Davis said MagiC of Software In the Digital Decade" at of the Navy's strategic nuclear program for the 16th annual senting facts obtained in learn about other specialized May 14 UC Board of Regents meet­ that even though not all studen ts 12:45 p.m. on May 27 in Pnce Center before serving as principal deputy associate Undergraduate Research research to the academic com­ areas that we may not have been ing held in San Francisco following were able to relay their comments at Ballroom. director for Los Alamos Threat Reduction Conference. The event was the munity.