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Show lull storv on \Y1 E COLLEGE TIMES THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE OF UTAH VALLEY STATE MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2008 VOLUME XXXVII • NO. 24 UVCOLLEGETJMES.COM Cardona combats poverty, corruption ll uvcollegetimes.com Access the most recent UVSC news online 24/7. NEWS, A3 Student elections Wrap up on student body office elections, numbers and insight. Jared Magill Op1 [1*0:1 eii'toi », Decades of government corruption, drug trafficking and unethical free tirade agreements with the ;0.S. have sparked the re' emergence of La Santisima •Muerte, "Most Holy Death," which is beginning to pervade throughout Mexican culture as a fashionable, deified, archetype, according to a Mexican photojournalism Assistant Professor of Communication Scott Carrier invited Julian Cardona, a photojournalist from Ciudad Jua~rez, Mexico, to speak and present a slideshow of his work at the first installment of the Real World Lecture ^Series on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. in the Ragan Theater. For the past 15 years, Cardona has been wielding his camera as a weapon in the fight against poverty, corruption and the rampant horrors now being wrought upon JuaYez' citizens. "Around 1965, four or five companies in my city wanted to eliminate tariffs, so they lobbied with the U.S.," Cardona said. "Today, Juarez is the biggest manufacturi n g center for U.S. products. " These companies still own most of Judrez." \-yr Cardona said that the "Svhole of Juarez, which has -h population of around 2 >Jnil!ion people, is owned -;and controlled by five or six ^vealthy families. The rest of ^t&e city languishes in a state ^of wretched poverty. Veronica Lopez, a communication major well known for being the first to institute a Spanish version of NetXNews, served as an interpreter for Cardona. Nevertheless, Cardona's English .was adequate. Cardona explained tljat he might need an interpreter to help OPINION, A5 Sticker personality What does your bumper sticker reveal about your personality? Photos by Dave Iba / College Times (Above) Newly elected Student Body President Joseph Watkins. (Below) Team Uphoria during election results ceremony. Team horia sweeps elections Drew Howells The banners that covered the campus are gone. The fliers that once were littering the hailway are a thing of the past, and cotton candy machines and fragrant popcorn no longer linger through the hall of flags. The election results are final, and a large victory was awarded to Team Uphoria, the newly elected student government that will take the college into university status next semester. President-elect Joseph Watkins ensured the student body that his team is going to continue with the platforms they promised during the campaign. "We want to make sure that the things we told students that we'll do will get done, get accomplished," said Watkins. Vice President of Academics-elect Dave Smith said, "We want to make sure we're honoring those commitments that we did make." The selection process for the committees will begin over the next few weeks. Smith commented how the selection process will ensure that individuals represent the vast diversity of the campus. "As we begin to piece together next year's council, [it's important] that we respect the diversity that the school has, and that we pick folks that are going to be passionate towards the students," Smith said. Barlett's badinage Indie flick may be the 2008 sleeper you've been looking for. SPORTS, B8 Hockey The hockey team scores another win against rival BYU in the final game of the season. Trevor Tooke, the newly elected executive vice president is excited to get to work for the students, beginning with the interview process for the new council. "We've been promising people that we're going to work hard; we need to start now, start planning, and start recruiting candidates to fill the posi- UVSC makes honor roll tions," Tooke said. Clean campaigning makes for smooth election The elections this year were relatively civil compared to years past, according to election officials. Britnee Nguyen See ELECTIONS • A2 See CARDONA • A4 Modern design for a modern university Digital Learning Center offers more than just dusty bookshelves David Fullmer Photos by Ken Hoglund / College Times Val Hale, vice president of advancement & marketing (top) and Mike Freeman, UVSC library director, take part in a tour of the new Digital Learning Center. ing center where students can study hands-on." Students can take advanWhen the Digital Learn- tage of 90 general-use coming Center opens on July 1, puters, a copy center, a Mac any student looking for a lab and multimedia stations regular library will be out of for image, video and audio luck. editing. The $48 million library A self-checkout machine will be a state-of-the-art fa- will help students get library cility with videoconferenc- materials more quickly, and ing capability, multimedia- 35 study rooms provide a editing equipment, digitized quiet workspace for group books and wireless Internet projects. throughout. "We wanted to make,the The 190,000-square-fooU statement that we are dedibuilding will be a welcome cated to education," Sederchange from the current li- burg said. brary . The library will also have "We aren't interested in a large caf£ on the first floor just holding information," to provide a light, airy, stuPresident William Seder- dent-friendly environment. burg said, "What we have Each floor will be lined here is an interactive learn- with warm, attractive wood to provide an inviting atmosphere. "The new library will have a Barnes and Noble kind of feel to it," said Mike Freeman, library director. "The idea is catching on elsewhere. We're breaking the rules." The first two floors are intended to be very "public floors" with noise and chatter. The library will get quieter as you ascend, with the third and fourth floors being the main study floors, and the fifth floor housing mostly faculty. Sixteen skylights and 42,000 square feet of windows will allow abundant light and provide spectacuSeeLIBRARY- A4 The UVSC Center for Service & Learning was recently named on the U.S. President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. This award was given from the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal service agency. The Community Service Honor Roll is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service-learning activities. Schools were chosen on the basis of service projects that were carried out, percentage of student participation, motivation for service, and which academic servicelearning courses are offered. "UVSC definitely was a school to be recognized and qualify for this honor, with a wide array of departments that reached out and have engaged within the community," said Alexis Palmer, in a press release. Palmer is the director of the UVSC Center for Service & Learning, and an adviser. The center has been open since 1993. It works to build a sense of community commitment and create connections between service and See HONOR-A3 |