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VOLUME 45, ISSUE 49

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OVT and Plaza to Close on Weekends

Increased Party Spending in 2011 By Ayan Kusari Staff Writer

hall hours without raising prices. For this to be feasible, two dining halls needed to be closed on weekends, he said. The committee chose Plaza because it is the “least active” dining hall, and OVT because of its location. Next year, OVT and Plaza will open 30 minutes earlier and close

In 2011, UCSD administration spent the most money on holiday parties of all San Diego public agencies, according to a report released April 9 by The Watchdog, a group that monitors public agencies. UCSD spent $247,996 on parties for faculty in 2011, up from $179,552 in 2010. In an April 11 interview with the San Diego Union-Tribune, UCSD spokesperson Jeff Gattas said that the finding makes sense because UCSD employs more than 28,000 people, making it easily the largest employer in the county. Due to a general layoff at the end of the 2009-10 academic year, UCSD had fewer employees in 2011 than it did in 2010. The School of Medicine, which is almost entirely private, had the

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tarting Fall 2012, Ocean View Terrace and Plaza Café will close on weekends to save money. To offset this, OVT and Plaza — along with Foodworx — will have extended weekday hours. The Undergraduate On-Campus

Housing and Dining Advisory Committee and the Housing, Dining and Hospitality staff passed this change at their Feb. 27 meeting. The move to close OVT and Plaza on the weekends passed with three in favor, zero against and five abstentions. “[Ocean View Terrace and Plaza Cafe dining halls] will be closing on

weekends in order to save money, since students don’t use dining halls as much on weekends,” Residential and Dining Services Advisory Committee representative Clinton Rodriguez said. According to Housing, Dining and Hospitality Executive Director Mark Cunningham, the committee and staff wanted to extend dining

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SCIENCE & TECH

Scripps Scientists: Venice is Still Sinking Billion-dollar initiative under way to prevent floods. By Javier Armstrong Staff Writer The city of Venice is still sinking, according to a recent study assembled by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Officials first addressed the problem decades ago when they learned that centuries of building, along with pumping groundwater from underneath the city, caused subsidence. (Subsidence is the gradual caving in or sinking of a piece of land.) The study, published on March 28 by the Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems Journal, showed that continued subsidence is due to natural forces. Researchers from Scripps, the University of Miami and a company from Milan named Tele-Rilevamento Europa assembled

the data. The team used a combination of GPS data and interferometric synthetic aperture radar data (InSAR). InSAR uses radar and satellites to generate maps of the earth’s surface, and look for deformations or elevations; it is generally used to measure earthquakes, landslides and volcanic activity. The report used the combined analysis from five different stations in Venice from 2001-11. It said that the city continues to sink at a rate of one to two millimeters per year. In addition, the data revealed that the city is sinking slightly toward the east due to plate tectonics. The GPS results indicate a general eastward tilt in subsidence due to the Adriatic plate sliding beneath

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FORECAST

Anywhere else, that throw is 240 feet. Easy. Mike Hazle

Former U.S. Olympian on Nick Howe’s 226’ throw

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the Price Center Ballroom on Thursday, April 26. Atmosphere released their most recent album, “The Family Sign,” in 2011.

ELECTION 2012

Ron Paul to Visit UCSD on May 4 By Zev Hurwitz Associate News Editor Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul’s will visit UCSD on Friday, May 4. Paul will be speaking at Warren Mall at 7 p.m. UCSD Youth for Ron Paul, an official group involved in Paul’s presidential campaign, organized the candidate’s visit to UCSD. UCSD Youth for Ron Paul President Elizabeth

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Goodrich said that she expects a sizable turnout; approximately 1,000 guests have clicked “attending” on the Facebook event. “This is not just for [Ron Paul] supporters,” Goodrich said. “This is an awesome opportunity for anyone to hear a presidential candidate speak.” Goodrich said that UCSD Youth for Ron Paul collected over 1,000 signatures on a petition to bring Paul to campus.

“The campaign saw that there was great general interest in Paul coming to speak here,” Goodrich said. Warren Mall has a capacity of 8,000 spectators. Early seating begins at 6 p.m. and general admission seating begins at 6:30 p.m. The event is free, though online registration is required for early admission and seating. Readers can contact Zev Hurwitz at zhurwitz@ucsd.edu.

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SURF REPORT monday Height: 1 ft. Wind: 3-12 mph Water Temp: 62 F

Tuesday Height: 1-1.5 ft. Wind: 5-13 mph Water Temp: 62 F

Wednesday Height: 2.5 ft. Wind: 6-11 mph Water Temp: 62 F

Thursday Height: 1-2 ft. Wind: 4-11 mph Water Temp: 62 F

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