VOLUME 46, ISSUE 51
MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013
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Health
Chancellors Vote to Lift Coverage Cap on SHIP Some campuses may opt to leave the health insurance plan in the coming months. BY Sarah Moon
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THE GOOD LIFE FESTIVAL
The Health, Recreation, and Well-being Cluster hosted its second annual Good Life Festival at Town Square and Matthews Quad with attractions aimed at promoting healthy living. The event featured a climbing wall, human hamster balls and henna artists. Other attractions included Zumba, as well featured performances by student organizations and DJ Harry Bui.
A.S. Council
California
Bomb Threats Hit Two CSU Campuses Police investigate at San Diego State and Fresno State after receiving bomb threats last week.
Incoming A.S. Council Transitions Into New Roles Meggie Le heads her last meeting as A.S. Council president as the newly elected councilmembers transition into their new positions. BY davis liang
staff writer
BY Aleksandra Konstantinovic
Associate News Editor California State University campuses in San Diego and Fresno received bomb threats within two days of each other, San Diego State on April 30 and Fresno State on May 2. Two notes were discovered in separate men’s bathrooms at SDSU claiming that there was a bomb on campus. Police evacuated the university’s Love Library and searched the area around the building with bomb-sniffing dogs. The library was re-opened that night after police determined that there wasn’t an immediate threat. Investigators plan to review campus security footage, but have not determined who left the notes. Campus police at Fresno State received a bomb threat around 8:30 See Bomb threat, page 3
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he 2013–2014 A.S. Council transitioned into their new positions during a meeting at Price Center Forum on May 3, 2013. The Wednesday night meeting marked the last time the current A.S. Council, headed by President Meggie Le, would meet. The outgoing A.S. executives reflected on last year’s A.S. accomplishments, words of wisdom for the newly elected members and their future goals. The current A.S. Council will begin governing this Wednesday. The weekly A.S. meeting will be converted into a retreat where the newly elected council will participate in team-building workshops and a review of Robert’s Rules, a set of formalities that help create efficiency and structure during council discussions. Next Friday, the A.S. executives will be making edits to the standing rules of A.S. council. The A.S. executives have also been pre-
paring for their new terms with meetings and projects that are already underway. Andy Buselt, A.S. President, is handling the transition into office by establishing several ethnic studies minors and by working on a plan to tackle the transportation issue. “I’ve been shadowing Meggie every meeting,” Buselt said. “I’ve also met with Robert Holden, the head of facilities. I’m also looking at an Islamic studies minor, Asian American studies minor and South Asian studies minor. The purpose of this is that each will not only focus on retention but student empowerment. I’m also working on establishing the bike committee as well.” Linda Le, A.S. VP Student Life, is working on the publicity and visibility of A.S. Council and a transfer mentorship program with ACTA, the All Campus Transfer Association. “On a more personal level, I’ve been having many meetings with Heather to move See transition, page 3
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Chancellors approved the 31-member UC SHIP Advisory Board’s recommendations including eliminating the lifetime coverage cap and other health benefits. At the May 1 meeting, all chancellors approved an advisory board recommendation to exclude premiums that will aid in reducing the $57 million deficit. “There were a number of issues facing UC SHIP as it moved toward the next plan year,” University of California Office of the President Media Specialist Brooke Converse said. “We wanted to make sure that students on all the campuses and all the administrators involved were all getting a chance to be informed about what was going on and have a say in how to move forward since it’s a plan by and for students.” Students and student health directors from each UC campus, as well as some administrators from campuses and UCOP, make up the UC SHIP advisory board that looked over the list of recommendations facing the program. The UC SHIP Advisory Board shared the information with other students and got their opinions on the recommendations. Campus representatives voted on the recommendations after the process was complete, which included one vote from each campus followed by the approval of the executive committee. The group of students and administrators then passed the list of recommendations to the Council of Chancellors, which included chancellors from all ten UC campuses and the UC Hastings College of Law. The chancellors confirmed that some UC campuses would keep SHIP while others would leave. UC San Francisco and UC Santa Barbara will leave parts of program. UC Berkeley is the only campus leaving SHIP completely, including medical, dental and vision. “UC SHIP was created with extensive input from students,” a UC Newsroom release stated. “Students emphasized the importance of an affordable premium and low co-pays.” Other recommendations included supporting a UC SHIP waiver, allowing group-level participation in UC SHIP, varying benefit designs for cost sharing, and more consistency of in covered services across campuses. Formalized SHIP program improvements for the 2013–2014 plan year include implementing a better reporting system which will take effect on Aug. 1.
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