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VOLUME 47, ISSUE 57

TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2014

WWW.UCSDGUARDIAN.ORG

UNIVERSITY CENTERS

A SPRAY OF EXPRESSION

Sun God Festival 2014 Crime Log

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Alcohol-Related Incidents

Students Sent to Detox

PHOTO BY JOHNATHAN GAO/GUARDIAN

Last week, students reprised the Graffiti Hill art event that was an attempt by University Centers to create a student art space after Graffiti Hall’s closure. FeATURES, PAGE 6

THERE'S NO APP FOR THAT

silicon valley's wage-fixing opinion, Page 4

STRONG AT NATIONALS

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

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staff writer

4 2 1 Controlled Substance Cases

Narcotic Cases

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Cases of Battery

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9 Over 21 INFOGRAPHIC REPORTING BY GABRIELLA FLEISCHMAN INFOGRAPHIC BY DOROTHY VAN PHOTO BY ALWIN SZETO/GUARDIAN

TRANSPORTATION

FORECAST

THURSDAY

by tina butoiu

15 Total Arrests

Marijuana Related Incidents

sports, Page 12

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FRIDAY

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VERBATIM

Mental issues are consigned to the back of the public consciousness because they are easy to conceal and difficult to detect under the façade of a pleasant demeanor. ”

- Kelvin Noronha THINKING CAPS

OPINION, PAGE 4

INSIDE Lights and Sirens............. 3 Quick Takes..................... 4 Engineers........................ 8 Crossword..................... 11 Sports............................ 12

Students Vote in Favor of Transit Pass Referendum

Months of speculation ended Friday when the special election results showed student support for the fee increase was at nearly 75 percent. BY zev hurwitz

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CSD student fees will increase by nearly $50 per quarter for the 2014– 2015 school year following the passage of the transportation referendum on Friday, May 23. The results, revealed at Round Table Pizza on Friday afternoon, come after a week of voting and advocacy on both the supporting and opposing sides of the issue. A.S. Council released the special election results online, revealing that the student body passed the referendum with 4,867 “yes” votes and 1,780 “no” votes. The 24.58-percent voter turnout surpassed the 20-percent threshold needed to validate referendum results. Beginning in Fall Quarter 2014, every graduate and undergraduate student will receive a Regional Transit Pass, which will allow for unlimited rides on all Metropolitan Transit System buses and light rails as well as all services offered by the North County Transit System, except rural and premium routes. Fees are set to rise by $49.96 each quarter with a 1.5-percent annual increase to accommodate inflation, according to the official text of the referendum. “I feel very excited that students got the outcome they voted for,” ASUCSD MOVES

BY Gabriella Fleischman

News Editor

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Hospitalizations

Che Repairs Taken Out of UCAB 2015 Budget

editor in chief Director Kyle Heiskala said. “I’m excited to see what the long-range effects will be. This opens up San Diego in a way it hasn’t for students before.” As a mandate of all student fee increases, 29 percent of the new fee’s revenue will be returned to financial aid. The remaining 71 percent will go toward the purchase of the Transit Passes for all graduate and undergraduate students and to operate a new Student Transportation Advisory Committee. This committee will allocate any remaining funds to additional transportation projects and influence transportation decisions. “Forming the STAC will be the biggest next step,” Heiskala said. “We need to get students involved and make an effective committee.” Heiskala also said there is other work that needs to be done to make sure the changes are implemented smoothly, such as transitioning to ID card technology instead of bus stickers. He said that he will probably remain very involved in the process. Eleanor Roosevelt College had the highest voter turnout, with 28.29 percent, and Earl Warren College had the lowest voter turnout: 25.77 percent. Additional reporting by Gabriella Fleischman.

readers can contact gabriella fleischman

gfleisch@ucsd.edu

University Centers Advisory Board voted to remove the cost of Che Cafe repairs from next year’s budget in a special meeting on Friday, May 23. Whether or not the Che Cafe Cooperative will be able to operate out of the facility without the fire marshal-mandated repairs — including renovating the restrooms and adding a fire alarm and sprinklers system — remains to be determined. Several safety hazards were noted in a 2010 report by the UCSD fire marshal. UCAB argued that these repairs are mandated and that the Che Cafe Cooperative can operate out of Porter’s Pub until the repairs are completed. However, members of the Che Cafe Cooperative contest that the repairs are recommended and that it is University Centers’ obligation to complete them. Ultimately, the co-operative believes that UCAB is using these repairs as an excuse to “get rid of ” the Che Cafe. During Friday’s meeting, UCAB went into executive session, prohibiting members of the public from hearing the discussion leading to their decision. Prior to executive session UCAB allowed the public, limited to UCSD students and alumni, to speak for 20 minutes. After roughly an hour of deliberation, the UCAB motion to remove Che repairs from the budget was passed by a 9 to 4 vote. Although the motion was passed, administrators will make the final decision. Additionally, a motion to create a committee to discuss all options concerning the Che Cafe’s future by June 3 was also passed with an almost unanimous vote count. Additionally, the budget itself was passed by a vote of 11 to 1, with 2 members of UCAB abstaining. According to A.S. Council proxy Jesse Qin, the relocation of the Che Cafe is temporary. “The whole plan is that the Che Cafe will temporarily be relocated until there is enough money to deal with the maintenance of it,” Qin said. Former A.S. proxy JJ Ma said the redaction of the Che Cafe is to augment the UCAB reserves. “I think the ultimate goal is to build up those reserves again,” Ma said. “I figure that the temporary relocation is just for this next fiscal year.” According to Che Cafe principal member Davide Carpano, even one year away from the venue has implications for the co-operative’s ability to do business. “Once a place where shows exist closes for a year, you lose your contacts and volunteers, and your community gets destroyed,” Carpano See CHE CAFE, page 3


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