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Show uvu REVIEW r www.uvureview.com JULY 5, 2010 VOL L ISSUE 1 Lauren StraftonAJVU Review A recent approval by the board of trustees will allow the university to purchase 100 acres of land between center street and 1600 north in Orem, which will be developed and used for intramural sports as soon as Fall of 2011. . Land purchase provides much needed space for intramurals By GLADIS HIGGINBOTHAM News Writer The school board of trustees has recently approved the purchase of 100 acres of property located between Center Street and 1600 N. on Geneva Road in Orem to serve as intramural fields. "We are just waiting on approval from the board of regents and other state entities," said Chris Taylor, associate vice president of marketing and communications. According to Taylor, the value of this property is $20 million with Geneva property owners donating $10 million and Vineyard Redevelopment Agency donating another $5 million. 'The school only needs to come up with $5 million to acquire this valuable property," Taylor said. Taylor also mentioned that tuition will not go up because of this purchase. The money to pay for this land will be coming from the sale of the property recently sold to UTA across campus by the Mountainland Applied Technology College and possibly a loan from the UVU Foundation. Taylor is very enthusiastic about this project and believes that it will benefit the school tremendously. He also said that if the proposal is approved, the fields will be ready for student use as early as fall of 2011. "There is a lot of speculation about this land and its use, but it's all premature," Taylor said. 'There are no hard plans other than our short term goal to build intramural fields, which are much-needed since we lost our fields to the new student track being built right now." Associate Director of Athletics DJ. Smith said that this purchase has little to do with the Athletic department, "except for the fact that we are helping with some of the money still needed after all the other donations." The department will be contributing $1 million, and the funds will be used to either purchase or develop the land. Smith did, however, express excitement about the property because, according to him, it will help tremendously with the intramural sports activities that students involved in intramurals need. As it stands right now, these students have very little space compared to other schools with the same number of students. "As for now, [the land] has been designated just for intramural fields to enhance the students' life experience in our university," Smith said. Student studies globalization's effects in Bolivia By STERLING GRAY News Writer Rachel Potter, an Integrated Studies major in Anthropology and Spanish, is in the middle of a three-month anthropological investigation in Bolivia, researching the way globalization is affecting the youth who are of Aymaran and Bolivian descent. During a normal workday, Potter stops to talk to Elsa, a Bolivian street vendor. Potter asks Elsa what she thinks about the government's efforts to make the Aymara language more prominent in Bolivia. The anthropological method requires that Potter stay out of the way of what Elsa wants to say, allowing her to guide the flow and direction of her response, rather than being driven by Potter's pre- conceived ideas or motives. Elsa tells Potter that although learning Aymara might be culturally significant, it doesn't improve her economic situation. If she could communicate in English, even rudimentarily, she could run her small business more effectively. Language is a major lens through which Potter studies the effects of globalization. -According to Potter, linguists predict that "90 percent of the world's languages will disappear completely in 50 years" due to the rapid pace of worldwide technological expansion. Copacabana, Potter's home base for research, is a small tourist town along the Bolivian leg of the Gringo Trail, and makes for a per- fect microcosm of the worldwide effects of a more global economy. Inhabitants of Copacabana, like Elsa, are almost purely of indigenous descent. Most speak Aymara, an ancient tribal language, as well as Spanish. But with the constant flow of tourists, residents of Copacabana feel the need to learn another international language, especially English. Potter has noticed this in the common conversations she initiates with Copacabana residents. Conversing with residents is a major tool in her research. From the conversation with Elsa and others of its kind, Potter monitors cultural sRifts due to globalization. When asked how her summer Anthropology student, Rachel Potter speaks with a streel vendor, named Ell, who proves to be critical in her research of globalization in Bolivia. research has gone, Potter quotes the motto of the International Language Program, for which she used to work. "One year of traveling is worth 10 in the classroom. And after being here in Bolivia, I can definitely say that that is true," Potter said. Sterling Groy/UVU Review Although they may study in different fields, Potter encourages all students to take what they've learned in the classroom and study abroad. Is the Geneva purchase worth it? Also, a case for campus bike paths. UVU junior Christina Lowe was crowned Miss Utah and will compete in the Miss America pageant. Former UVU star give the NBA another crack. Music is happening! And art : in a semi-truck gallery. A4 Bl B3 V4 id |