The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 The Daily Utah Chronicle ©2004 www.dailyutahchronicle.com Vol.114 No. 68 Wednesday, November 17,2004 ESPN 'GameDay' to broadcast from U Weekend to bring national exposure Steve Gehrke Asst. News Editor Amid the widespread hype that is surrounding the undefeated No. 5 U football team, ESPN's "College Football GameDay" crew will broadcast from campus this weekend as one battle among several of the nation's most heated rivalries. The traditional rivalry between the U and Brigham Young University at Rice-Eccles Stadium was chosen as the backdrop for ESPN's broadcast rather than some of the nation's other heated rivalries, including Auburn-Alabama and Michigan-Ohio State. U officials are encouraging students to support their team, as this national exposure could have a substantial impact on the future of recruiting for the U's athletic and aca- demic programs. "This has the potential to bring more attention to the U than anything since the Olympics," said Alex Lowe, president of the Associated Students of the University of Utah. "It is imperative to get the student body out to 'GameDay.' The players really appreciate the support and passion of the student body." Coach ' Urban Meyer promised ESPN that 20,000 people would turn out for the 'GameDay1 broadcast, providing an atmosphere similar to that of typical Ute home games. U Athletic Director Chris Hill was more modest, but encouraged maximum hype and support. "I don't think the number is a set thing, we just want to have the biggest crowd we could get," Hill said. "We just want to get as many students as we can there and go from there. It's going to be the center of college football." Hill added that the 90-minute live shot would be important for the U and the surrounding area. "I think, for our athletics program, it's probably the next biggest [second to the Olympics] visibility that we'll have for years in national exposure," Hill said. "We've got to pull out all the stops, get flags out and show our best face." Lowe said this weekend will provide U fans an opportunity "to show we are as dedicated as any fans in any institution throughout the nation." He added that the exposure not only provides national recognition for the football program, but it also transfers into the university as a whole. The experience could inrluS E E E S P N PAGE 3 A sign in the Marriott Library's parking lot announces this weekend's arrival of ESPN's "College Football GameDay" to televise the Ute football team's game against BYU. Gay community copes with No. 3 Amanda Friz Staff Writer Longboarding 101 Above: Seven-year-old Joss Vawter checks out U alumnus Mark Christensen's custom carving board in front of the Marriott Library as Chrlstensen describes its multi-axis capabilities. Right: Vawter speeds through the South Campus Drive tunnel on Tuesday afternoon. Vawter, visiting from out of town, got an introduction to longboarding with his friend Chrlstensen. Registry seeks student bone marrow donors Christina DeVore Staff Writer remaining blood is put back into the other arm. Gorse said that while somebody may After Julie Gorse watched her broth- become a donor on the database, they er-in-law die from iymphoma without may never be matched. But it is imporhaving been able to find a bone marrow tant to get more people into the system. match, she wanted to help others donate The purpose of the drive is to register the vital tissue. more people in the national database, And today she will do that very thing. according to Gorse. More than 5 million The GreggfSchaub Donor Foundation people are currently registered, though that Gorse 'founded in her brother-in- there are several problems. law's name will register interested bone The people in the database are not easmarrow donors from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m in ily accessible because of outdated conthe Union Ballroom. Gorse, the founda- tact information and the immune system tion's executive director, contacted the donation type does not always match the National Marrow Registry after Schaub person needing the tissue, according to had died and found out there wasn't any Gorse. A small vile of blood would be way to register in Utah. drawn and send it to the registry to de"We believe that donating marrow is termine the donor's tissue type. the living gift of life," Gorse said. "If matched by the database, someone She added, "it can take one day out of then goes through the process of donatyour life" to donate and it could save a ing and you are there until you are 65," life. There are two ways for people to Gorse said. donate. The first is a surgical procedure In order to donate, potential donors and the donor receives anesthesia. Doc- must be between the ages 18 to 65 and tors withdraw marrow from the pelvic must meet health guidelines, according bone. The second option injects a drug to the National Marrow Donor Program. called filgrastim, which causes the stem About 3,000 people are looking for a cells to move into the bloodstream. Phle- blood stem cell match each day, accordbotomists then draw blood from one arm ing to figures on NMDPs Web site. where the marrow is separated, and the cde vore@chronicle. utah. edu A&E page A Opinion U chess ties UVSC in first road match ficially win the match, everyone that went from the U enjoyed the compeU chess players returned tition. from their first meet with Fourteen people from Utah Valley State College, the U showed up to play and were pleased by their and support the team durresults. ing the event, according to Enrique Arce-Larreta, Gross. a member of the U team, "We needed at least 10 won the final game with people to play," he said. nine seconds remaining "We were hoping to get on the clock, forcing a tie [the 10], and we did." in the match last Saturday. Gross said one of the "Enrique helped the club members was very team a lot," Club President excited about the results, Wes Gross said. and so the club plans to Anupam Chakravorty, post how the team did and another member of the what their moves were team, beat a key player during their matches on from UVSC in the final the club's Web site. round and boosted the According to Gross, team's points, leading the club will continue to to an opportunity to go practice in anticipation of home with a tie instead of their remaining two coma loss. petitions this season. "Anupam was great, EnThe U Chess Club memrique was great and every- bers said they hope more one played the best they practice time will lead to could," Gross said. more victories for them. Gross added that alsliston® though the U did not ofchronicle, utah. edu Shalee Llston Staff Writer Sports S E E G L B T PAGE 3 page 7 Salt in the City Shut up or leave! 'College GameDay* A&E's new advice columnist Danni Nutter starts her run by clearing up the difference between "boyfriend" and "liar." Sick of paying all the taxes while being pushed around, the blue states ponder secession and opinion columnists Mike Bednarz and Edward Stevenson debate the justification. ESPN's 'College Football GameDay' crew is coming to the U V' Legislation and civil disobedience are two ways in which members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community are coping with the passing of Amendment 3, a discussion group concluded on Tuesday. • Although there was some disagreement regarding which method was better, some participants stressed the need to incorporate both aggressive and behind-the-scenes tactics. "Every civil-rights movement has depended on different strategies," said Chad Beyer, executive director of the GLBT Community Center of Utah. Beyer gave the example of the Women's Civil Rights Movement. He said women successfully won the right to vote through both protests that put them in jail and through lobbying for changes in legislation. So, too, should the GLBT community work mul til ate rally to effect social change, he said. Evan Done, president of the U's Lesbian Gay Student Union, said he agreed with Beyer. "The reason why there is a place for both is because they both work off each other," Done said. Done cited a more recent example of the accommodating-militant dichotomy: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. "I don't think that Martin Luther King Jr. would have gotten nearly as far as he had it not been for some of the work that Malcolm X had done," he said. "Likewise, I don't think that Malcolm X would even have had a place to speak and a voicc.had it not been for the initial work of Martin Luther King," he added. A panelist of three experts argued strongly that legislative pushes will lay the groundwork for combating Amendment 3's effects. Jane Marquardt, chairperson of Equality Utah's board, said that legislators and courts have community roots, and that these federal officials would need to know GLBT people before changing laws. "I heard someone say a great line: 'Before we'll ever win at the ballot box, we have to win a discussion at the water cooler,'" she said. Marquardt added that states around the country are voting on the issue of gay marriage before spending enough time debating the issue. "It's like we took the test on the second day of class," she said, urging the GLBT community to become gay-issues educators. Panelist Scott McCoy, campaign man- Scott McCoy, director of the Don't Amend Alliance, discusses Utah's vote to amend the constitution and Its Impact on the GLBT community in the Union's West Ballroom on Tuesday night.