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Show THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Th u rsday, March 13, 2003 ASUU Joins Other Schools to Keep Guns Off State Campuses 1 firearms on campus. "This means we're representing the majority," Spilker said. "It's not everyone, but it is the greater portion of the campus." Spilker also said this campaign supports U President Bernie Machen, who has been fighting to ban weapons on campus. ASUU President Bill Edwards said student government usually stays neutral in issues but felt that this was representing the greatest number of students. "We promote the expression of students, but we feel like we have overwhelming support from the students," Edwards said. "For example, some students want a tuition increase, but we won't support the issue because we wouldn't be representing the students." The petition has been sent out through ASUU's newsletter, and circulated throughout the campus. So far, about 660 students have signed the petition online, and Spilker estimates about 250 signatures on paper. Some students, though, are upset that ASUU has a stance on the issue. "I don't think ASUU realizes that there is a lot more opposition to their position that they think," said junior Amarette Smith. "I think ASUU should either have the whole campus behind them or they should just stay neutral." Petitions will continue circulating for a few weeks. Students interested in signing the petition can come to the ASUU offices in room 234 of the Union. sbaghbanichronicle.utah. edu SADAF BACHBANI Chronicle Staff Writer 3La The U's student government has joined up with three universities in Utah to petition against a bill that u 1 -- J r I 1 1 ! No .'."'s-- L-.- :.. ..r IljLjz. flight crews are training to work with ..-.. Air Med U Hospital's pilots in the event of major emergencies. . rrz J F-- 16 figher jet would allow concealed weapons at universities. Senate Bill 108 repeals a law that bans "dangerous" weapons from schools and reinforces a statute that permit holders can carry their says concealed-weapo- n "without restriction" except in large prisons, weapons and courtrooms. jails The Associated Students of the University of Utah's Executive Cabinet has teamed up with Brigham Young University and Westminster College for a letter-writin- g and petition-signin- g campaign to persuade Governor Mike Leavitt to veto the bill. Heidi Spilker, ASUU's Chief of Staff says the campaign began after Ryan Keller, a BYU student who represents the student group Students Against Violence, contacted ASUU about the issue. According to Spilker, Keller urged a joint student body campaign, although Keller's group doesn't represent BYU or its official student government. "We would have considered the issue regardless of Ryan Keller approaching us. They just gave us an avenue to work with," Spilker said. "Joining campaigns gives us more support than if we were by ourselves, it gives us a lot more levity." Spilker stated that the two main reasons for supporting the cause. First, in 2002, ASUU polled students about guns on campus and 84 percent of students answered that they did not favor allowing I Emergency response helicopters and 6 fighter jets make an unlikely pair, but U Hospital's Air Med flight crew and Hill Air Force Base's 419th Fighter Wing are teaming up. Occasionally accidents occur during military training flights and the U Hospital's Air Med crew is needed to handle the emergency because Hill Air Force Base's medical crews don't have the ability to effectively respond to a major emergency such as a plane crash. The 4ioth's flight surgeon, James McGreevy (who is also a general surgeon at the U Hospital), is responsible for the health of the pilots, but not emergency situations. However infrequent, Air Med is needed in the event of major accidents on the bombing range. "It's not often, but when we need them Air Med we really need them. It may be a life or death issue for our pilot," said Maj. James Wilson, chief of public affairs for the 419th. "Although we don't anticipate it, we want to train up and be prepared," said Ken Matthews, Air F-i- Med's flight director. The idea of a partnership between the two aviation crews was proposed by Deb Tanzi in correlation with the Hospital Board Foundation. The purpose of the partnership is to allow the 419th to become more familiar with Air Med's capabilities and allow Air Med to understand the nature of the 4i9th's flight missions, Wilson said. "Aviators have a keen interest in reducing risks. We can share infor U-Li- raORfTAP fPAHBRA RPIifflR ULJll L alb nj mWuiuiiuily j uuuuubU LI Air Med Helps Out M ill Air Force Base ANDREW KIRK Chronicle Staff Writer 3 mation and help each other. Flight missions must have acceptable risks," he explained. For Air Med, those risks involve the concentrated air space over the Air Force's bombing range and the dangerous equipment on a fighter .J v U communications J v . we cell service jet. "We want them to understand our environment and risks, even conflict of the airspace," Wilson said. "There's a lot of planes flying over there. We need to know who else is in the air," Matthews said. fighters have a lot of exploF-- 16 sives on board. Besides the weaponry, there are explosives to open the canopy and eject the pilot. Emergency medical technicians responding to car crashes sometimes trigger deflated air bags causing an explosion and aggravate the accident. Air Med teams wouldn't want to trigger an ejection seat explosion in a fighter plane and send their patient 30 feet into the air, Matthews said. "We hope for more familiarity with what they do and how their equipment works," Matthews said. "When we know their equipment, we can make it smoother, the same as we do with fire fighters." Besides familiarity with the environment, Matthews said Air Med might also be interested in learning some of the military's emergency survival techniques. In the event of an Air Med crew crash in an isolated location, knowing Air Force survival strategies may be an advantage. The 419th and Air Med are planning to meet every three months for training exercises. akirkchronicle.utah.edu 60 WheneverWherever 600 Whenever Minutes 3000 Regional Wherever Minutes 500 Nationwide Minutes Whenever Minutes Unlimited Nationwide Whenever Weekends 1400 Whenever Wherever Wherever Minutes Minutes Unlimited Nationwide Unlimited weekends Weekends Unlimited Mobile to Mobile 'UsWfiii QMS" da) ! In U (with I any new activation) Expires 415 03 Motorola T720i y r STORE LOCATIONS vioeovarns Corporate Ofdce 4668 S. Holloday Blvd. 801-277-77- Valley Fair Ma" Layton Hill Mall u.. 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