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Show The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 The Daily Utah Chronicle ©2005 www.dailyutahchronicle.com Vol.114 No. 118 Monday, March 7,2005 Students First captures primary election victories Panel discussion highlights contributions of six women in WWII Jeff Strong News Reporter Patrick Muir News Reporter The American West Center held a panel discussion Thursday in the Gould Auditorium highlighting six women contributing to WWII. "The Women of World War H" helped bring to light the many contributions women made to the war effort. "I thought it was nest to see a different perspective. There are a lot of men veterans out there, but we don't hear much about the women who were behind the scenes," said U student Megan Black, whose grandmother, Bettina Black, was one of the speakers. Of the six speakers, Ora Mae Hyatt was a nurse who was in Okinawa during one of the bloodiest battles of WWII. Margaret Pensel was a young child living in Cologne, Germany during the war. Lorraine Robinson joined the Marine Corps, and Norma Day, Ruth Messick and Bettina Black were members of WAVES—Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. WAVES was set up in 1942 to send women to work so that men holding those jobs could be activated. The six women spoke of their many experiences during the war. Each of the enlisted women made special mention of one event in history that impacted them deeply. For all, it was the bombing of Pearl Harbor Dec. 7,1941. "I remember December 7, when Pearl Harbor got bombed. I could just cry right now thinking about it. I was so upset because that was part of the United States that got bombed," Robinson said. Soon after, she joined the Marine Corps. "I was in the library at Ohio State. Slam bang went the door. Someone yelled, 'Pearl Harbor has been bombed. We are at war.' There was a-long silence. Then, as if on cue, the ROTC members closed their books and walked out," Bettina Black said. Before Pearl Harbor, Hyatt, who wore her WWII nurse uniform to the event, dreamed of becoming a flight attendant. The tragedy had such an impact on her that she changed her life goals. "After Pearl Harbor a great wave of patriotism swept the country and I changed my dreams," she said. Hyatt enlisted to become a nurse, and six months later was in overseas training. Soon after that, she arrived in Okinawa, Japan on a ship. "We purposely arrived under the cover of darkness. As we made our way to the camp, we could hear the gunfire and see the shells explode in the air," Hyatt said. "As we left the ship, we were advised to keep quiet, for the enemy was near." Pensel, a native German, gave a unique perspective on the war. She told of life as a young girl living in Germany during the war."You didn't talk about the war much, because you couldn't trust your neighbor," she said. She recalled going to an office one morning with her mother. They entered, greeted the person behind the desk and sat down. "After an extended period of time without being helped, someone came out and said, 'Don't you know how to greet someone? When you greet us properly, we will help you.'" "We had to walk out and shut the door. I said to my mom, 'Do you know how to greet them? Because I don't know how to greet someone other than good morning'. 'I know how to greet them.' She said. We walked in and my mom said, 'Heil Hitler,' and they helped us right away." Of the enlisted women, Hyatt was the only one to serve outside of the United States as a nurse in Japan. Some of the capacities the other women served in were communications, award making and airplane mechanics. When their jobs were done and the war was over, the women returned home and Students had their first look at potential representatives of the Associated Students of the University of Utah when the primary election results were announced on Friday. The presidential candidates of the Students First Party and the People Incorporated Party move on to final elections after receiving 1,980 and 1,537 votes, respectivelyStudents First also received majority votes for the senior class president, Senate and Assembly positions, but is not overconfident at this stage of the election process. "We don't feel we have an advantage," ssaid Ali Hasnain, presidential candidate for Students First. "Everything's back at square one." Members of the People Incorporated Party added that they still have high hopes. "This has put a fire under us to work harder," said Rob Beck, vice presidential candidate for People Incorporated. "We will keep working hard and talking to students." The None of the Above Party was knocked out of the presidential race, but had an impact with 554 votes, enough to swing the election to either party. SEE ELECTIONS PAGE 3 And then there were two ASUU Primary Election Results votes percent of votes percent of votes Senior Class President votes Students First People Incorporated Senate 883 744 seats Students First People Incorporated Independent Assembly • :. : .Students First ' People Incorporated 54% ••:• 46% ,,.• ; - . . percent 13 2 1• • 81% 13% 6% seats ••'•:: 25% positions percent Students First People Incorporated Independent 52 14 1. Thomas Flocco flies high above Park City taking advantage of the beautiful weather and 3,000plus acres of open terrain at Park City Mountain Resort Saturday. Park City will continue in the high 40s with minimal cloud cover throughout the rest of the week. Unsolicited e-mail causes special grievance hearing • •; Overall People Incorporated is in trouble with the Elections Committee again. A grievance was filed by Students First against the People Incorporated Party for sending out an unsolicited mass e-mail to the students of the College of Social Work. The e-mail asked students to "get out there and vote PINC," explained the party's platform and contained a link the party's Web site. "It's totally my fault. I didn't know it was against the rules and take full responsibility," said Holli Carter, 77% 21% 2% Total votes 4,017 Total students who didn't vote 24,916 MONEY SPENT Students First People Incorporated None of the Above Smooth sailing percent • 3 6 . . *«.., . Z 5 % ; 12"- : ; -'- $8,485.69 $7,422.22 $47.01 Assembly candidate and author of the e-mails. Carter contacted her opponents from the Students First Party to apologize. In the grievance statement, the Student First Party stated, "If this e-mail did indeed go out to every student in the College of Social Work...it would reach exactly 495 students, giving People Incorporated a crucial advantage over the Students First party." A special grievance hearing is scheduled for tonight at 9 p.m. in the Union. Patrick Muir Elections Committee doles out fines Above the rest $3 <% y see story on page 9 Ute center Andrew Bogut slams one home for two of his 20 points in the Utes' 72-60 win over San Diego State. The Election Committee members' hands were full as they ruled on u grievances Thursday night in the Union. The grievances were a result of improper reporting of the parties' budgets. Josh Kaggie, Senate candidate for None of the Above, chose to resign rather than pay the $10 fee. "ASUU sounded like to much trouble and $10 was twice my budget, said KaggL The People Incorporated Party was fined $151.24 and the Students First Party received $153 in fines. The majority of the fines were a result of the parties' over-spending on their set election budgets. Budgets are set by the Associated Students of the University of Utah. SEE VETERANS PAGE 3 c o Patrick Muir Accounting professor dies of cancer Barry Cushing, a professor in the School of Accounting and Information Systems, died of cancer March 2. He was 59. Cushing graduated with his doctorate in accounting in 1966 and began teaching at the U in September 1977. He was chairperson of the accounting department from July 1982 until December 1985. He left the U in 1986 for Pennsylvania State University, and returned in 1991. In 1996, he was named the David Eccles Professor of Accounting. "Barry has left an amazing legacy of impact on the lives of students, colleagues, friends and family. All through his life he never settled for second best, whether it was in preparing for his classes, working on research projects, writing papers, or taking care of his family. He will be sorely missed," said business professor D. Gerald Searfoss in a written statement. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Cherry Lee Barker, and by their four children, Dennis, Becky, Christy and Andy. Sheena McFarland . .1 ,--L.»i. •'- _!• 5 > A&E page 4 Opinion • O a1 pages Z A big, white padded room .-if • ^ • i Death and schools Mike Bednarz and That's what Ben Zalkind Len Lither criticize the decisions by feels like committing himself to after watching government that don't make any sense. the sellout indie film, "The Jacket." Sports Marc Jackson and Andrew Bogut leave the Huntsman Center winners, helping the Utes knock off SDSU » I a I I • B •'"'. '•'• • • ^ K ^^1 •' ' - ". ¥%*a "' ''"''*' "*"^' ,?f '; *J2mP '''•'•" '* ' flpfll ^i ' page 9 Goodbye 72-60. ' •. .. 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