A Sampling of Clips for
June 19, 2003
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UC under fire for VP's
generous raise;
Cash-strapped university says hand forced
San
Francisco Chronicle, June 19—The University
of California Board of Regents has approved a raise and $20,000
annual bonus plan that will lift the pay of Senior Vice President
Joseph Mullinix from $291,900 to $370,000 -- above even the
current UC president's salary of $361,400. It comes at a time
when UC officials say they are in a desperate budget situation
that has forced them to raise student fees by 25 percent. Last
week, UC hired Robert Dynes, currently chancellor
of UC San Diego, to replace the current president.
Dynes will make $395,000.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/06/19/BA22417.DTL
The Washington
Times On Technology Column
The Washington Times, June 19—There
is big money in anti-terrorism now, including federal grants
for research. . The Department of Defense has given a contract
to the Computer Vision and Robotics Research Laboratory at the
University of California at San Diego to develop
the interlinked cameras to be placed in airline seats that recognize
people of interest and track their movements.
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Memorial
service is today for Charles E. Nathanson
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 19—A
memorial service is scheduled at 9 a.m. today at the Old Globe
Theatre in Balboa Park for Charles E. Nathanson, executive director
and co-founder of UCSD’s San Diego Dialogue
a leading forum for policy analysis, research and public education.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/thu/metro/news_1m19nat.html
A vital
stop for the poor
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 19—For
more than a quarter-century, Lutheran Church in downtown San
Diego has served a growing number of people the Monday night
meal, forming a tight connection with the dispossessed and earning
it a name among the homeless as a place of comfort. With doctors,
pharmacists, dentists and UCSD medical students
who volunteer, the charity provides a medical and dental clinic
in upstairs office space at the church permanently outfitted
as a medical suite. (Quote by Dr. Ellen Beck,
a UCSD faculty member who directs the volunteer
medical program.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/thu/metro/news_1m19feeding.html
Archivists
say computers have no sense of history
Star-Ledger, June 19— A scientific
journal is warning that electronic record-keeping is no match
for paper and ink when it comes to preserving history. Officials
from the National Archives and Records Administration are working
with UCSD's San Diego Supercomputer Center
and the Georgia Tech Research Institute as well as the National
Science Foundation, the Department of Defense and the Patent
and Trademark Office. They hope to develop a prototype system
for "persistent archives" in a year or two.
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-9/1056005062165050.xml
Taking a
stand
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 19—Seattle
resident and UCSD studio art grad Roy McMakin
is a prominent figure among contemporary artists who drive to
blur the boundaries between an artist and a designer.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/thu/night_day/news_mz1w19pincus.html
Starlings
are feathering a new volleyball nest
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 19—On
the academically charged campus of the Preuss School, nestled
in the northeast corner of UCSD, there are
yells one might not expect to hear. What may sound like the
makings of an adolescent quarrel is actually the sound of learning
– although not in the traditional subjects on a campus
that provides low-income students from all over the county with
a college prep education. These are the sounds of girls learning
the game of volleyball.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/thu/sports/news_1s19starling.html
