KIDS WITH PUMPED UP KICKS PAGE 12 VOLUME 45, ISSUE 5 MONDAY, OCTOBER 06, 2011 WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG ACADEMICS UCPD ALUMNUS LiquorÊLawÊViolationsÊTopÊ AND SCRIPPS CHAIR WINS CampusÊCrimeÊStats NOBEL PRIZE CRIMES BY Dr.ÊBruceÊBeutlerÊsharesÊ THE NUMBERS theÊNobelÊPrizeÊinÊmed- icineÊandÊphysiology. 57 Liquor Law Violations Burglary By Laira Martin 41 News Editor 24 Motor Vehicle Theft Revelle College alumnus and chair 16 Drug Law Arrests of the Department of Genetics at the Scripps Research Institute Dr. Bruce 4 Weapons Arrest Beutler, 53, is sharing the 2011 Nobel Sex Offense Prize in physiology or medicine for 3 his recent discov- 2 Aggravated Assault eries of how the immune system 2 Arson innately works. Beutler is cur- 1 Murder rently in the pro- *According to the UC cess of leaving La Jolla to work at Police Department’s Annual Bruce Beutler the University of Security Report Nobel Laureate Texas. “I noticed that I had a new email message,” Beutler ERIK JEPSEN/GUARDIAN said in an interview with Nobel Media. “Theft of unsecured property, first recorded murder on the UCSD selectively during the festival in 2010 “And, I squinted at it and I saw that LiquorÊlawÊviolationsÊ [including] laptops, continues to be campus in recent history. as a tool, not a goal.” the title line was ‘Nobel Prize,’ so I andÊburglariesÊsweepÊ an issue.” Police Chief Orville King In addition, there were 57 liquor According to Police Captain David thought I should give close attention said in an email. law arrests in 2010 from 86 in 2009, Rose, the report statistics do not to that. And, I opened it and it was annualÊcampusÊcrimeÊ King emphasized the importance of and 16 drug arrests in 2010 from 40. necessarily communicate the exact from Goran Hansson, and it said that report. using locks and keeping one’s property This is largely due to changes in year-to-year changes in criminal I had won the Nobel Prize, and so I safe to prevent burglary. policing outlook for major events activity at UCSD, in part due to was thrilled.” By John Baldwin The University has successfully such as the Sun God Festival. differences in accounting for crimes Beutler earned his share of the Contributing Writer reduced annual motor vehicle thefts “Enforcement of alcohol laws from year to year. The report’s counts award for his contribution in the on campus, which dropped from 54 [arrests] were down, due largely to a for liquor laws discipline rose from discovery of receptor proteins that he UC Police Department’s to 24 since 2008. change in tactics and philosophy at five to 1,050 and the counts for drug recognize bacterial microorgan- Annual Security Report for The report indicates one instance of the Sun God Festival – with greater laws discipline from 17 to 94 over isms which then activate immunity. 2011 revealed there were murder on the UCSD campus on Oct. emphasis on keeping officers in the the past year due to the inclusion Beutler shares one half of the prize 41 recorded instances of 29, when the dead body of Carlsbad field to ensure public safety rather of new disciplinary data from the with Jules Hoffmann of the University Tburglary on the UCSD campus and its resident Lorena Gonzalez was found than focusing on arrests,” King said. See NOBEL,Êpage 3 affiliated areas in 2010. in a burning van in Lot 701. This is the “Enforcement actions were used more See CRIME,Êpage 3 SAFETY UCSDÊPDÊDeemsÊReplicaÊGunsÊaÊCampusÊThreat By Aimly Sirisarnsombat regardless of authenticity, is subject to sus- Staff Writer pension or dismissal from the University. Students engaged in such misconduct either The UCSD Police Department recently on- or off-campus may also face legal con- faced two incidents involving student pos- sequences; Section 417.4 of the California session and misuse of replica guns on Penal Code calls for criminal persecution in campus, both violations of the Student such situations. Conduct Code. Communication director Rex Graham The first case was reported to have and UCSD spokesperson Christine Clark occurred at 2:10 a.m. on Sept. 17. Allegedly, could not comment due to the Family the student pointed a replica toy firearm at Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Residential Security Officer who was which restricts the release of information on investigating an unrelated incident in a violations to the UCSD Student Conduct residence hall. The second case, which NICOLE OLIVER/GUARDIAN Code and disciplinary actions from the occurred at 1:07 a.m. on Sept. 20, involved sion of a firearm — regardless of its authenticity nity,” Rue said in a Sept. 27 campus-wide notice university to students. Due to FERPA, the three students walking around campus carrying — according to a press release by Vice Chancellor regarding the incidents. “In a post-Virginia Tech university is also unable to comment on open replica toy guns. The students were later caught of Student Affairs Penny Rue on Sept. 27. climate, the University has taken significant steps investigations, a category under which Graham and the replica weapons were surrendered. “This extremely dangerous behavior threatens to ensure the safety of all its members.” confirms both incidents fall. 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In on command. Jin does not expect any silicone elastomer, which is a rubber- the Assistant Dean of the Rady expressedÊhereinÊdoÊnotÊnecessarilyÊrepresentÊtheÊopin- partnership with Samsung, a UCSD difficulty programming this system to like polymer that offers a variety ionsÊofÊtheÊUCSDÊGuardian,ÊtheÊUniversityÊofÊCaliforniaÊorÊ School of Management as Jordan AssociatedÊStudents.ÊTheÊUCSDÊGuardianÊisÊfundedÊbyÊ research team published an article in give off scents in synchronization with of benefits to the user. These perks advertising.ÊPabloÊNarada. the international edition of Angewandte images on a television. include mechanical elasticity, proper Clark. His name is Clark Jordan. 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