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Show A The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 In the Search: Closing the Party: """JH"" i Opinion Editor John Morley takes a stab at Utah Republicans' efforts to keep Democrats off their primary election turf. 8 Moving Up to , .- ,r. " rni nr ' tudents Claim Prof Police Wanted Edmunds Before Charitable Donations Get Girl's Kidnapping Students Extra Credit LAURA B. WEISS Chronicle Editor in Chief 2002 The Daily Utah Chronicle f , A When Professor Anne Yeagle offered an extra credit assignment to students, she didn't expect the whirlwind that came with it. Yeagle, who is teaching three intensive economics courses this summer, offered her students a maximum of 10 extra credit points for collecting $100 for a charity an opportunity that allowed students to boost their final grade by a full letter. situation. The "I thought it was a win-wi- n students got the chance for extra credit that they had asked for, and it is something I can deal with volume-wise- ," Yeagle said. She limited each student's donation to $20. The rest had to come from other sources. A out CRAIG FROEHLICH Chronicle News Writer Before Bret Michael Edmunds was wanted for questioning on the disappearance of Elizabeth Smart he was wanted by the U Police Department. On June 7, police issued a warrant for Edmunds' arrest for failure to respond to an officer's signal to stop. Five days later detectives in the kidnapping case asked for the public's help in finding Edmunds. The charge, a third-degrfelony, stems from an April 20 incident. According to court documents, Officer Aaron Rosen responded to a phone call reporting someone unconscious or asleep in a parked car near the block U. A police report states the officer found Edmunds and woke him. Rosen reportedly spotted a hypodermic needle near the car and smelled alcohol on the suspect. A background check yielded a felony warrant for Edmunds' arrest on fraud. the to According report, Edmunds sped away, nearly hitting Rosen, who was approaching the vehicle a second time. Safety precautions forced Rosen to avoid a d pursuit through the residential area. A June 4 statement signed by UPD Detective Troy Martinez stated that Edmunds ignored verbal commands to turn off his vehicle before driving away. The reason for terminating the chase differs from the earlier police report. It states that Rosen lost sight of the suspect vehicle which was running stop signs and reaching speeds of 70 mph. UPD officials are reluctant to comment any further on the Edmunds incident. "We don't want to interfere with Salt Lake City's investigation," Sergeant Lynn Rohland said. The incident near the block U was reported in late April by the Daily Utah Chronicle. cfroehlichchronicle.utah. edu M y.- - ?as r 150 points are available in the course. Each sio a student raised would add one point to that student's grade. However, students in the class have questioned the ethics of Yeagle's extra credit project. "It seems like a noble cause, but not a noble means. I spent half an hour with a friend calculating how much money it would take for her to go from a B- - to an A- -. We figured that it would take $70," said one student, who wished to remain anonymous, fearing academic retribution. Katharine Coles, President of the Academic Senate, argues that extra credit is something that should only be reserved for special circumstances. "It seems to me that if Yeagle had asked students to design a fundraiser from the ground up and then graded them on how well they organized it, the project would apply to the class. To be based solely on an amount of money is inappropriate," Coles said. According to both Coles and U General Counsel John Morris, the U does not have any formal Big Time: 2002 VOL 112 NO 4 Points written policy that deals with this situation. In her semester-lon- g courses, Yeagle gives students the option of earning extra credit by doing service, either through the Bennion Center or on their own. However, Yeagle said the shortened course doesn't allow her to set up a community service project in five weeks. "In every single class we talk about poverty and the redistribution of wealth. I tell students that sometimes studying economics is a bummer, and sometimes it helps to do something," Yeagle said. The money will go to the North Carolina-base- d charity Carolina for Kibera, which funds projects to improve an area in Kenya known as one of the world's largest slums. Yeagle said she made it clear in each class that if students had a problem with earning extra credit through donations they could talk to her. "I'm fair, and I'm also very opinionated. I want students to come forward, and we can work out see GRADES, page 3 U u .: Student Found iu-wiu- Dead in Campus Apartment CRAIG FROEHLICH Chronicle News Writer U student Brett Peterson, 36, was found dead in his campus apartf 'vt-- . - A?. , . ment the afternoon of June 13. The cause of Peterson's death is unknown pending the results of an & ' investigation by the state medical examiner. A detective with the U Police f.' Z?' V' Department reported that no evidence of a crime was found. The G incident is classified as an unattended death, the meaning deceased had not been under the care of a physician in the last 30 days. Peterson recently moved into the Medical Plaza, a pair of apartment towers north of the Benchmark dorms. e Peterson was enrolled as a for the Summer student :t K:d Eutta. Afr;::n c.:i;t j?r::i t.v.n semester. According to his obituary, expanding his education at the U was the fulfillment of a dream. Peterson had previously worked in management positions with supermarket chains Reams and Albertson's. 35 years under Thayne's leadership," he said. Wood believes he was chosen because of his tenure at Dean of Students Stayner Landthe bureau. ward met with Peterson's parents, "It really is just a matter of longevity," he said. "I'm brother and sister soon after being notified of the death. He extended very familiar with the data, state, the people in government and in businesses around Utah." the University's "deepest sympathy Wood's familiarity stems from his involvement in comfor this tragic event." mittees around the state. His expertise includes the housFlowers were sent to the family and a is real and he estate of U President Bernie Machen member the from markets, ing Governor's Council of Economic Advisors and of the and his wife, Chris. Revenue Assumptions Committee for the State of Utah. His mother, Vicki Peterson, Wood is the author of more than 80 research studies for remembers "Brett's smile" as the statewide offices, most recently "Economic Change in first thing people noticed about Salt Lake City's Central Business District, 1990 to 2001" him. for The Downtown Alliance of Salt Lake City this year. "He was everyone's friend," she e The Bureau which currently employs eight said. Vicki Peterson recounted many positions and two student positions has existed for about 70 years, and it serves the community by providing instances when her son came to the ..iter - ee high-spee- s total of the Another Ute baseball player signs on with the Major Leagues. WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, U Chronicle News Writer Adam Benson gives an insider's perspective on the effort to find Elizabeth Smart. mmerUTAH. H RONICLE Student - J - tS v - . '. ''""N-n,,- ; . - v.i l:li:n U ths 1 h.. ... full-tim- W V . c:i ' 1 ct:.:r st:t-:- s frcr.1 V Bureau Gets Interim Director SHEENA MCFARLAND Chronicle News Editor The U School of Business' Bureau of Economic and Business Research has appointed a senior economist as interim director after the death of former director Thayne Robson. James Wood, who has worked for the bureau for 29 years, has taken over the directorial duties until a new director is found. "The School of Business is conducting a nationwide search for a new director. The person will have a fresh set of eyes," he said. When the new director is found, Wood will hold the e position of associate director. "I am very honored to be appointed, it's the first profull-tim- motion I've had in 29 years," he said. Wood will continue to complete economic studies, proposals and contracts. 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