VOLUME 48, ISSUE 4 MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2014 WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE TALKING WITH THE PRESIDENT Trial Date Set for Che Cafe Graffiti Art BY tina butoiu associate news editor Park Opens PHOTO BY TAYLOR SANDERSON / PHOTO BY TAYLOR in Student Center The park will serve as a creative space for student GUARDIAN artists following the closure of Graffiti Hall last fall quarter. BY andrew huang senior staff Writer The UCSD Guardian spoke to UC President Janet Napolitano on After a year of collaborative Sept. 29 about pressing issues effort between University Centers for the student body. Read the and other campus organizations, interview transcript to see her UCSD’s new Graffiti Art Park is take on tuition hikes and UCSD’s scheduled to open today at the Old housing overcrowding. Student Center. LAWYERS REQUEST BENCH TRIAL Located between Porter’s Pub features, PAGE 6 Che Cafe Attorney Bryan Pease tells Che supporters, including students, alumni and non-UCSD affiliates about what transpired and Mandeville Center, the park during the priliminary hearing. Photo by Michelle Louie/Guardian. features eight double-sided, wooden billboards for artists to paint their CELEBRITIES EXPOSED epresentatives for the Che Cafe and in which the judge would examine the MSA to work. According to the park’s website, the project was inspired google faces $100m lawsuit University of California Regents will be determine whether or not the Che Cafe Co-op by a visit to Writerz Blok, a creative opinion, Page 4 back in court on Wednesday after Katherine followed the procedures denoted in the agreement RA. Bacal, judge of the Superior Court of San Diego and thus, if the eviction of the Co-op was legitimate. center in southeastern San Diego, County, set the trial opening date for the Cafe’s Both parties waived their right to a jury trial in the although many students have been lawsuit against the UC Regents. The announcement interest of time. advocating for a dedicated art space EXPANDING THE HALL came at a preliminary meeting on Friday, Oct. 10. Pease said that the dispute will likely be resolved since the last school year. Seven Tritons head for fame Che Cafe attorney Bryan Pease said he had in next Wednesday’s trial. In early September 2013, sports, Page 12 hoped that the judge would grant a formal hearing “If the judge in this trial determines that the the decades-old Graffiti Hall disputing the Master Space Agreement — the GSA vote was necessary for the eviction to proceed, in Mandeville Center was terms of the rental lease between the Che Cafe then we should ... take everything on submission surreptitiously removed, upsetting Co-operative and the university. Additionally, the to have a full hearing on our challenge to the GSA proponents of free expression at Che Cafe hopes that upcoming court dates will vote not being supported by substantial evidence UCSD. A nonbinding referendum FORECAST discredit the Graduate Student Association’s June and done in a manner that’s in accordance to the decertification of the Che Cafe, as well as the law,” Pease said. “[The trial] probably won’t be in the Spring Quarter 2014 general University Centers Advisory Board’s decision in continued and we probably will get a ruling one elections asked students if they May to exclude funding for repairs to the Che Cafe way or another next week.” supported “reinstating a Graffiti from the 2014-15 fiscal year budget. Pease added that the judge will either rule in Art Space on campus,” receiving MONDAY TUESDAY “The basis of our defense is that the university favor of the Co-op by stating that the university an overwhelming 92-percent “yes” wants the collective to comply with the MSA,” Pease has not and does need to go through the resolution vote. H 86 L 64 H 77 L 66 said. “The university should have to play by the procedures for disputes as specified in the MSA, or UCEN previously held two same rules and procedures.” will rule in favor of the UC Regents and give the “Graffiti Hill” events at the Old During the hearing, Pease requested a bench Che Cafe Co-op a time frame of when it needs to Student Center in February and trial procedure — a trial not involving a jury — vacate the space. May, respectively. The university WEDNESDAY THURSDAY provided blank billboards and spray readers can contact paint at the Hump, also near the H 73 L 63 H 72 L 64 tina butoiu [email protected] Old Student Center, which allowed students to once again create art installations in a safe and free environment. The success of these VERBATIM ADMINISTRATION two events gave credence to the idea of a permanent art installation on With some campus. notable excep- Pierre Ouillet Appointed as Campus CFO Kyle Heiskala, the A.S. tions, most of representative to the Campus the resolutions Planning Committee and a leading “that come Formerly of the University of British Colombia, Ouillet will join UCSD next month. advocate for Graffiti Art Park, through A.S. financial stability of the university figures for the main campus and the explained that students and school Council are BY brynna bolt guaranteed to do two things: 1) contributing writer through the effective use of new medical center. administrators began looking for elicit groans and exasperation and existing revenue. Furthermore, “Ouillet has extensive experience a suitable replacement for Graffiti from all but a few council mem- the university hopes that Ouillet managing large budgets, building Hall at the urging of previous A.S. bers and 2) pass unanimously.” UCSD Chancellor Pradeep K. will create an integrated multiyear, high performance teams and driving President Andy Buselt. Khosla announced the appointment multifund financial plan also based on change in complex organizations,” “There aren’t many empty spaces - Soren Nelson of Pierre Ouillet as UCSD’s first Vice components of the Strategic Plan. Chancellor Khosla said in his Oct. 6 left on campus, and what is empty is POINT OF ORDER Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer As the senior executive officer for all announcement. usually designated for something,” OPINION, PAGE 4 last week. Ouillet was hired following of UCSD’s financial resources, Ouillet’s Ouillet last worked as the Vice Heiskala said. “We wanted the conduction of an international duties unite several key areas of UCSD’s President of Finance, Resources and something relatively close to the search and, as of now, is set to join budget management: the campus Operations for the University of British original Graffiti Hall, so we started INSIDE UCSD in November 2014. budget office, financial analysis office;, Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. looking near the student center.” In a statement dated Oct. 6, business and financial services;, human He left that position in September He added that the project Average Cat .................... 2 Khosla wrote that the university resources;, operational and strategic after five years of employment. While was not the result of just a single hopes that Ouillet’s tenure in his initiatives;, real estate;, administrative at UBC, Ouillet oversaw the largest organization’s efforts. The Open Hong Kong Protests ........ 4 new position as Vice Chancellor and computing and telecommunications;, Student Housing and Hospitality Space Committee, along with Graffitti Art Park .............. 7 CFO will aid in reaching the goals and housing, dining and hospitality. operation in Canada, with more than UCEN and campus landscape Classifieds .................... 10 set forth by Chancellor Khosla’s Last year, the UCSD Budget Office 12,000 beds in mixed use facilities. architect Todd Pitman, worked Sports ........................... 12 Strategic Plan, issued earlier this fall. estimated the total budget to have been As VP of Finance, he similarly was closely together with A.S. Council These goals include enhancing the nearly $4 billion, including both the See CFO, page 3 See GRAFFITI, page 3 2 THE UCSD GUARDIAN | MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2014 | WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG NEWS AVERAGE CAT By Christina Carlson Zev Hurwitz Editor in Chief Rachel Huang Managing Editors Lauren Koa Gabriella Fleischman News Editor Tina Butoiu Associate News Editors Meryl Press Lauren Koa Opinion Editor Charu Mehra Associate Opinion Editor Brandon Yu Sports Editor John Story Associate Sports Editors Daniel Sung Sydney Reck Features Editor CAMPUS Soumya Kurnool Associate Features Editor Jacqueline Kim A&E Editor Salena Quach Associate A&E Editor New ASCE-Sponsored TritonFest Holds Inaugural Programs Taylor Sanderson Photo Editor Alwin Szeto Video Editor BY jacky to Triton Fest is to provide activities received a lot of positive feedback. This upcoming Friday night’s staff writer for students to do over the weekend. On the first Friday of Triton Fest, event will be a Streetside Cinema Dorothy Van Design Editor According to the results of multiple ASCE transformed UCSD into the in which ASCE will screen both Elyse Yang Art Editor surveys, students continually report Triton Obstacle Challenge, a mile- Anchorman and Guardians of the Annie Liu Associate Art Editor A.S. Concerts & Events launched wanting more to do on Fridays and long race composed of eight inflatable Galaxy, with a performance by its new Triton Fest program on Oct. Saturdays. obstacle courses that stretched from indie rock band Finish Ticket in Andrew Huang Copy Editor 10, a new series of events geared at A key aspect of Triton Fest that Sun God Lawn to Ridgewalk. The between. The next day, students Rosina Garcia Associate Copy Editor promoting student spirit and safety. ASCE wanted to emphasize is that it event included free food, graffiti will get to decide who makes San Dorothy Van Social Media Coordinator The events will continue to take place does not put students at risk of alcohol cubes, alcohol education stations and Diego’s best tacos at the UCSD Taco Aleksandra Konstantinovic Multimedia Editor every Friday and Saturday night for consumption or hospitalization.