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Show e outdoor magazi for University of Utah students Andrew Szuhay argues Obamacare violates freedom of religion >> 4 Wednesday, April 16, 2014 TH E DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Fight song future in hands of Senate www.dailyutahchronicle.com The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 Andrew Jose STAFF WRITER Diverging opinions erupted last week as students discovered that ASUU approved a bill agreeing to hear proposed changes to the lyrics of the U's iio-year-old fight song, "Utah Man." The controversy began over the repeated use of the gender exclusive term "man" within the song, and the phrase "our co-eds are the fairest and each one's a shining star," which some see as misogynistic and racist. Others argue that the long-standing tradition associated with the song is reason enough to keep the lyrics as currently constituted. U students have been increasingly divided and vocal in the past week, but their voices may have little to no impact on the decision, which will go to much smaller groups for deliberation. Allyson Mower, president of the Vol. 123 No. 117 ©2014 CONOR BARRY/ The Daily Utah Chronicle Academic Senate at the U, said she believes any change in the song would likely be discussed first in the Academic Senate and then by the Board of Trustees. "If the students are really behind changing the lyrics and there's some general agreement about what those lyrics should be, then I think a very natural progression would be to have a discussion in the Senate," Mower said. The marching band performs on the field prior to a U football game last season. See UTAH MAN page 3 Ute name here to stay BRENT UBERTY/The Daily Utah Chronicle Firefighters exstinguish a car fire in the pay lot next to the Business Building last Thursday morning. U student's car goes up in flames Courtney Tanner ASST. NEWS EDITOR At the U, where there is smoke, there may be a car fire. Brittany Eastman, a pre-business student, learned this lesson Thursday when her car, a Ford Taurus, spontaneously went up in flames near II a.m. The Salt Lake City Fire Department responded to the incident on 1655 East Central Campus Drive in a parking lot by the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building. Jasen Asay, SLCFD public relations officer, said responding crews found the front end of the car in flames when they arrived at the scene. They extinguished the fire within io minutes, Asay said, before turning the case over to U Police and the state fire marshal's office. The specific cause of the car fire is unknown. "A lot of times there's some kind of mechanical or electrical issue with the vehicle that the owner doesn't know about," Asay said. "They drive the car, and this issue turns into a small fire that spreads." He said vehicle fires are not "super common" but do happen on occasion at the U's campus. U Police Sgt. Mike Richards said there was nothing suspicious about the car fire and suspects it was caused by a mechanical malfunction. Officers estimate si,000 in damage to Eastman's car. Richards said the fire also damaged a nearby car because of the size of the flames but did not have a price associated with that damage. There are no reported injuries, and Eastman was not present at the time of the incident. Asay said vehicle fires like this are preventable. "We encourage people to make sure that their car is taken in for its annual maintenance by a professional," Asay said. c.tanner@chronicle.utah.edu @CourtneyLTanner CONOR BARRY/The Daily Utah Chronicle A man in American Indian clothing congratulates V.J. Fehoko after Utah defeated Colorado last season at Rice-Eccles Stadium. IN AGREEMENT The Ute tribe and the U signed a memorandum authorizing the U's continued use of the drum and feather logo Ivy Smith STAFF WRITER The U reached a new agreement with the Ute tribe about the use of the "drum and feather" logo yes- terday after months of discussion. The agreement also addresses the tribe's request for more educational outreach to potential Ute tribe students. U president David Pershing and the Ute Tribe Business Committee signed the memorandum at a ceremony held in Fort Duschene. This is the biggest change to the updated memorandum of understanding, said Michele Mattsson of the U Board of Trustees. As part of this agreement, the U also promised to educate the public about the Ute tribe's history. "[Our future relationship with the Ute tribe will be] a little more public and a little more organized," Mattsson said. The U will also offer more scholarships for Ute students. The decision to sign the memorandum comes after a tumultu- See UTE NAME page 2 ASUU Senate elects Wootton as new chair Allison Oligschlaeger the student Senate, a body responsible for allocating student STAFF WRITER fees to different student advisory After emerging victorious in committees. The SACs then use last month's elections, ASUU's this money to hold events within new student senators convened their colleges or send students to for the first time Tuesday night. academic conferences. Each of the 18 senators repre- Marcus Chen, a senior in exersents a different college within cise physiology and the chair of the U. Together they make up this year's Senate, called Tues- day's meeting in order to elect a new chair. Chen planned to give each candidate two minutes to speak and answer questions before students voted; however, the formalities were unnecessary. Only one student was interested in running for chair — Rachel See SENATE page 2 BRENT UBERTY/ The Daily Utah Chronicle Rachel Wootton, the incoming Senate chair, poses for a photo in the ASUU office. |