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THE UCSD GUARDIAN | MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2012 | www.Ucsdguardian.org
Two-Week Voting Period May Have Increased Voter Turnout
LIGHTS & SIRENS Friday, March 2 3:41 a.m.: Medical aid ▶ A young female was having a “bad reaction to antibiotics” at Marshall Apartments West and was having difficulty breathing. Transported to hospital. 10:35 p.m.: Disturbance ▶ The subjects at Kathmandu Hall threw a ball at an RSO. Information only. Saturday, March 3 1:04 a.m.: Assist other agency ▶ The San Diego Police Department requested help with a vehicle rollover at the intersection of Torrey Pines Road and La Jolla Village Drive. Information only. 7:45 p.m.: Preserve the peace ▶ There was a “civil dispute” regarding the purchase of an iPhone at the entrance to Mesa. Will cooperate. 11:26 p.m.: Medical aid ▶ An intoxicated female at The Village Building 1 fell from a moving golf cart and injured her jaw. Cancelled before dispatched — female left the area. Sunday, March 4 5:05 a.m.: Alcohol contact ▶ An underage female was drunk in Pangea Parking Structure. Arrested and transported to detox. 9:14 p.m.: Disturbance ▶ Two parties were having a verbal argument over a car door hitting a parked vehicle at The Village Place and Market. Checks OK. Monday, March 5 12:03 p.m.: Injury ▶ An adult female at the Bookstore was struck by a skateboard and bleeding from her left leg. Transported to hospital. 1:19 p.m.: Non-injury accident ▶ A UCSD shuttle bus collided into a tree at the intersection of Mandeville
Lane and Gilman Drive. Report taken. 8:01 p.m.: Armed suspicious person ▶ “Four males with machetes,” possibly wooden weapons, were at Frankfurter Hall. Checks OK. Tuesday, March 6 12:16 a.m.: Medical aid ▶ A young female at Marshall Residence Halls was having difficulty moving her legs. Transported to hospital. 7:53 p.m.: Vandalism ▶ A group of males “possibly vandalized” benches and street signs by Che Café. Field interview administered. Wednesday, March 7 12:18 a.m.: Citizen contact ▶ A stuffed animal was hung by its neck in an elevator at The Village Building 1. Information only. 1:31 p.m.: Information ▶ Dogs were loose on the I-5 freeway, and one was injured. Dog released to owner. 1:46 p.m.: Citizen contact ▶ A bike fell off a shuttle bus on the intersection of Gilman Drive and Myers Drive and got damaged. Information only. 4:44 p.m.: Lost property ▶ The subject lost a passport at an unknown location. Information only. 8:27 p.m.: Annoying/harassing phone calls ▶ RIMAC received multiple calls from a male caller using profanity. Information only. Thursday, March 8 11:15 p.m.: Medical aid ▶ A young adult male had a finger injury at RIMAC. Transported to hospital. —COMPILED BY SARAH KANG Staff Writer
▶ D-I, from page 1
contentious issue for both sides. A leaked emailed from an athlete urging A.S. Council not to publicize the vote because “we want people to vote, but we only want them to vote ‘yes,’” cast doubts on the neutrality of the campaign, as did an all-campus pro-referendum email sent by former A.S. President Utsav Gupta. The campus Judicial Board ruled on grievances — filed by both the pro and con campaign — based on allegations such as misleading information and inappropriate lobbying. J-Board dismissed both grievances. A.S. President Alyssa Wing, who ran last year on a slate centered around D-I athletics, said the two-week voting period is partly responsible for the higher turnout. The voting period is usually one week. Wing added that although she was personally disappointed with the results, she was happy that the student body had the opportunity
to weigh in on the issue. “The two-week voting period really helped students mobilize on both sides,” she said. “The percentage of students that showed up was very representative of what students actually wanted. I am genuinely very happy that the democratic process occurred and students were able to vote in this historic campaign.” Vice President of Student Life Meredith Madnick praised Wing’s efforts and the turnout. “Alyssa did an amazing job, and even though this is not what we hoped for, the turnout was great and it was a historic event,” Madnick said. Con campaign leader John Condello said that A.S. Council should never have allowed the D-I referendum to go to a student vote. “Even though [the con campaign is] happy we won, we’re disappointed that A.S. passed it [to be put on the ballot] in the first place,” Condello said. “I don’t think it’s viable to bring back in the near future.” Con campaign leader Kevin
Quirolo said that he was surprised by the turnout and results, and that the special election is a warmup for the general election next quarter. “I wouldn’t be against having the referendum again [next year], as long as there is adequate time to have substantial an educational or informational period before election starts,” Quirolo said. “It’s the responsible way to make a decision.” Campaigning for the general elections for the 2012-13 A.S. Council has already begun, but Wing said that she does not believe a D-I referendum will reappear soon. “This [vote] is a pretty definitive answer, and an accurate gauge of feedback,” Wing said. “I don’t know what next year’s council will do because it hasn’t been settled and the people haven’t been voted in, but I don’t see this coming up again in a year.” Additional reporting by Nicole Chan. Readers can contact Angela Chen at shchen@ucsd.edu.
Chancellor, Professors Pledge Support for Black Resource Center ▶ CENTER, from page 1
The presentation stated that the resource center would cost approximately $306,924. Noah said that the resource center would be an important aid in recruiting and retaining more black students. For example, a BSU overnight retention program had a 71-percent yield rate; 21 out of 29 students participating eventually decided to attend UCSD. “If we could maintain this yield rate while expanding the program, we could make huge strides toward reducing this invisibility,” Noah said.
Although Fox pledged her continued support at the meeting, members of the public called for more accountability from administrators. “What happened two years ago was that no administrator took ownership of the proposals, and some of us were caught trying to make up the slack,” literature professor Jorge Mariscal said. “Somebody with serious credibility needs to take control of this so it gets implemented in a timely fashion so we’re not here a year or two from now with nothing done. This is long overdue at this
campus. We can’t wait another 50 or 25 years.” Sociology professor Ivan Evans offered to work with Villanueva, Noah and other students involved to help them receive course credit for the work they put into compiling the report. Members of the CCC called for the committee to memorialize, in writing, the commitment toward providing the new space. The motion passed. Readers can contact Angela Chen at shchen@ucsd.edu.