Thursday UC Santa Barbara Volume 79, No. 77 Two Sections, 16 Pages Top of the News Opinion #1 In Big West A rtsw eek Free at Last Sport Utility Vehicle UCSB’s men’s basketball Deconstruction A district attorney drops the All of those SUVs are • Have you ever had that team takes on North murder charges against former going to waste on not-so-fresh feeling? Texas at 7 tonight In the - Black Panther ‘ Geronimo’ Pratt 'housewives with their We sure did. Check out T-dome. Free for students after a 36year legal battle. ceil phones and kids. our new look. with their Access cards. Seep.2 ... ; - See p.4 See p.lA UCSB Crime Jurisdiction Awareness of Rental Legal Rights Could Extend Off Campus y oberto errini Can Help Tenants Avoid Troubles B R S suggested before. R eporter “[The bill’s supporters] want Chancellor Yang to immediately Second in a grant extended university jurisdic­ Associated Students Legislative tion over affiliated structures,’’ he Two-Part Series Council is reviving an old debate said. “All this is already bang concerning what rights the univer­ investigated." sity should have to punish students Navarro is currently on a com­ By Ian Barker Staff Writer f o r their off-campus mittee investigating expanding transgressions. jurisdiction to off-campus resi­ Currently, UCSB can only take dence halls. disciplinary action against students “For university-affiliated halls This is the second in a two-part for infractions committed on cam­ to be able to refer cases to me ... Isla Vista bousing series. T ie fir s t pus. However, many universities they go through a sort of three-tier part in Wednesday’s Nexus ex­ have disciplinary jurisdiction that plan that will change them to have plained bow to find the perfect extends to their surrounding com­ the basic structure of an on- dwelling. Today’s section gives an munities and beyond, and such a camgus residence ball," he said. overview o f resources available fo r policy has been proposed by some “That is, RAs, RDs, meetings, those with problems in tbeir current at UCSB. Proponents of expanded programming and orientation clas­ or future homes. Has your lease turned into a jurisdiction argue that it would ses must all mimic on-campus resi­ keep violent criminals out of die dence halls.” lemon? Fear not, there is help out there. university, while opponents claim According to Navarro, past at­ that it gives the university admi­ tempts at broadening the univer­ There are a number of resour­ ces to help renters avoid and deal nistration too much power. sity’s disciplinary authority have Wednesday night, Leg Council encountered roadblocks in die with problems. Isla Vista Hous­ passed the Safety 2000 Bill posi­ administration. ing Inspector Steve Fairly ex­ tion paper. The bill, authored by “A committee proposed in 1996 plained that the foundation for a Internal Vice President Danny to extend jurisdiction for acts of vi­ good tenancy can be established Costa, supports expanding jurisd­ olence anywhere in the universe as long before move-in. iction to university-affiliated prop­ long as the [perpetrator] was a stu­ “The very key thing is to think erties, including privately owned dent and the victim a university before you sign the lease. Make residence halls and grcck houses. member. The chancellor did not sure the communication going in "A lot of people think I’m trying accept that," he said. covers everything going out," he to get university jurisdiction for all W ith the expansion of univer- said. “The ‘well-oiled’ [real estate companies] all have a move-in of I.V., and no, I’m not — that sity jurisdiction comes die question checklist. I think that the stu­ would get into civil liberty prob­ of how UCSB’s crime statistics are lems,’’ Costa said. dents should utilize the research reported. The Safety 2000 Bill also TBNNIXB TRACY / MLTmui According to Dean of Students of [the Community Housing Of­ A broken sliding window loosely hangs from its track at an /. V. apart­ Joe Navarro, tins action has been See EXPAND, p.6 fice in the UCen].” According to CHO Assistant ment. Reporting such problems to a landlord promptly and In writing Manager Amy Van Meter, ren­ can help promote open communication for the duration o f a lease. ters need to understand all parts biggest one students get in trou- The CHO’s student hand­ Greek Houses Will Rock Out of their lease to avoid unpleasant ble- with is the Joint and Several book outlines procedures for de­ surprises. Clause. If four people are sharing aling with landlords, and Fairly “Make sure to read the con­ and one leaves, they need to re­ said, “The Rental Housing in Support of MS Research tract Make sure you understand place the person or they have to it when you sign,” she said. “The pay.” S e e HOUSING, p 3 By Lisa Butterw orth Staff Writer A.S. Dumps Virgin Paper in Favor of Used Materials A local fraternity and sorority are giving the community an opportunity to get its groove on in the name of charity. By Na th a n Buys On-Campus Rep Elsie Tanadjaja said the bill is an Thursday marks the second annual Rock MS, a benefit concert spon­ Staff Writer important affirmation of Leg Council’s dedication to sored by die UCSB chapters of Pi Beta Pin sorority and Theta Chi frater­ the environment nity. The event urns to raise money to combat multiple sclerosis, a disease “We might all believe that recycling is important, that targets the central nervous system, destroying control of the body. Associated Students Legislative Council attacked a but if we don’t do it, it means nothing,” she said. “It’s a Proceeds from the event, which features the Latin-flavored rock band behemoth, 15-bill agenda during Wednesday night’s simple tiling, but you contribute a lot to saving the en­ Ozomadi and opens with Common Sense, will be donated to an organi­ meeting and tabled a number of the items until next vironment you live in.” zation founded to aid MS research, according to Theta Chi Philanthropy week. Another position paper presented to the council Chair Jeff Garrett. One of the bills passed unanimously was a position dealt with extending university disciplinary jurisdic­ “[The money] benefits MS research and goes to the Nancy Davis ‘Cen­ paper encouraging university establishments to tion to off-campus housing, as well as increasing the ter W ithout Walls,’ an MS research facility which gives grant money to further incorporate recycled paper, according to A.S. number of blue light phones and lampposts, in re­ doctors so they can do research on MS,” he said. Recycling Coordinator Jessica Schectcr. sponse to rising sexual assaults and violence. Garrett explained that Theta Chi chose to support this particular orga­ “The UCSB Green Team position paper focuses on “This problem is an epidemic,” said Internal Vice nization because of the successful steps it has taken toward finding a cure increasing the university’s role in supporting the con­ President Danny Costa, the bill's author. “People that for the disease. cept and practice of recycling through the purchase of should be taking responsibility and taking care of die “We like the fact that their money went straight to research,” he said. post-consumer recycled products,” she said. “The idea students have not been, and we need to send a strong “They seem more aggressive about finding a cure for MS than other is to give students the choice of supporting recycled message to both the students and the administration products and refusing to support materials made from See CONCERT, p.5 virgin sources.” See COUNCIL, p.5 2 Thursday, February 18,1999 Daily Nexus Daily Nexus I f J Editor in Chief Kerri Webb Managing Editor Tennille Tracy Layout/Desgn Editor Carolyn Morrisree News Editor Tony Biasotti Training Editor Alexis Rlippini Campus Editor AN S t John “Geronimo” Pratt Case Closes for Good Asst Campus Editora Ted Andersen, Use Butterworth County Editori Gretcheo Macchiarella Asst County Editora Curtis Brainard, David Downs County judge’s ruling drat nis court in December 1968. AP Wira Editor Deirdie Kennedy Features E d ito ri Elizabeth Wethane Pratt was denied a fair trial. Pratt claimed he was in Opinion Editor O Megan Solow Pratt’s belated reversal of Oakland for Black Panther Asst Opinion Editor Megan Herr Sports Editor M a tt H u n t LOS ANGELES (AP) uplifted,” Hanlon said. “But fortune came with the dis­ meetings the day of die mur­ Asst Sports Editora Steve W endt Marvin Gapultos — The three-decade legal all I feel is frustration and closure that a key prosecu­ der, and that FBI agents and Artsweek Editora Robert Henson, Jennifer Raub anger that it took this long. tion witness hid the fact he police hid and possibly de­ Asst Artsweek Editor Tami Mnoian battle of Elmer “Geronimo” Photo Editor Jason Schock Pratt ended Wednesday It’s clear to everyone drat was an ex-felon and a police stroyed wiretap evidence Asst Photo Editor Tennille Tracy Pratt was wrongly con­ inform ant. that would prove it. Art Director Kazuhiro Kibuishi with the district attorney’s Copy Editor Renee Heyming decision to drop further pro­ victed.” Hanlon said he Superior Court Judge Pratt’s lawyers blamed his Asst Copy Editora Bryan Pon, Elizabeth Werhane arrest on a politically Copy Readera Erin Coe; Amanda Green, secution of the former Black Devon Harlan, Niilo Smeds, Panther who spent 27 years They tooif away the best years of his life.