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Arthur Wagner, central figure in UCSD theater's stellar growth, dies at 92
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Arthur Wagner, privilege to honor him UCSD Department of with the Chancellor's Theatre and Dance Medal. It is because of founding chair and his leadership, creativity the central figure in and zeal that UC San the graduate proDiego is now home to gram's advancement one of the top three to one of the top three graduate theater prosuch entities in the ARTHUR WAGNER grams in the nation. nation, and whose Arthur was an inspiravision helped revive La Jolla Play- tional visionary whose impact will house's place on campus, died of live on for generations, and he will cancer Sept. 21 in University City. be greatly missed." Wagner earned his theater docHe was 92. “Arthur was a friend and long- torate at Stanford University in time supporter of UC San Diego,” 1962 and served as an actor and said school Chancellor Pradeep SEE WAGNER>> PG. 8 Khosla, “and it was my distinct
Late French sculptor and former La Jolla resident Niki Saint de Phalle apparently saw value in the things you and I take for granted – like auto paint, light bulbs, polystyrene foam, garden hoses and the depths of the imagination. She used stuff like that in creating her sculpture “Big Ganesh,” which depicts a rather menacing colossus out for what appears to be a casual snack. The entry is one of hundreds among the permanent La Jolla campus collection at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, which invites you to explore the wonders within at 700 Prospect St. For more, see mcasd.org.
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Naming rights are wrong under Mid-Coast Trolley-UCSD plan By SANDY LIPPE The La Jolla and University City communities are aware that the Mid-Coast Trolley expansion will come to town around 2018. What the combined communities may not be aware of is the naming rights given to UCSD in exchange for $30 million in the next 30 years. Yes, our prestigious university, admired like
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Mother Teresa, has gone McDonald's on us in a proposed expensive ad campaign. How is the renaming of Old Town Transit Station to UC San Diego Health Campus South Station beneficial to the public? Imagine you are visiting from Des Moines, Iowa. Wouldn't it make more sense to keep it Old Town Transit? One of the promises in the 15page contract gives UCSD entitleSEE TROLLEY>> PG. 20
Lifeguard policy is outlined in event of shark sightings By DAVE SCHWAB
A naming rights pact between the Metropolitan Transit System and UCSD would allow the university to advertise itself to its heart's content. COURTESY PHOTO
Shark “protocol” was the main topic of discussion at La Jolla Shores Association’s September meeting. Discussion was prompted by association chair Nick LeBeouf, a kayak operator, who asked what lifeguard policy is regarding the closing of beaches as the result of a dangerous shark sighting.
A man-eating hammerhead shark was sighted by kayak fisherman Saturday, Aug. 29 a mile or two out to sea in the La Jolla Shores area. The incident prompted lifeguards to close down the beach and evacuate crowds for a number of hours. “When the beaches are closed, that hurts business,” said LeBeouf. SEE SHARKS>> PG. 11
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