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Show The Daily Utah Chronicle ftUggSBfr 'JOSE ) JP rim ASUU survey requests candidates' opinions qj Catching the last rays... on issues of higher ed. Officials want students to use results to vote in next elections By Paul Reinarz Chronicle Staff Writer The Government Relations Board of the Associated Students of the University of Utah sent out surveys to state legislative candidates Wednesday to gather information for U. students on the candidates' views of higher education. The board wants to inform students how politicians voted on higher education issues in the past and their responses to the survey. "Higher education is the number one issue in these elections," Joel Kittrell, board chair, said. "We want to let the know we are candidates them." watching More than 300 surveys were July 6 to Aug. 26. "I think it's great that the students are putting pressure on the candidates. Otherwise they probably would pay little or no attention to the concerns of the students," Starr English, V student, said. there will get involved in higher education issues. He said he knows of no other school group doing anything to make students aware of the candidates' stands on higher education. Voter registration among U. students is another concern of the board. Students can register at the booth during orientation as well as find information on 1 1 V U. Kittrell plans on giving the information out to other Utah schools in hopes the students I - T?i V V what district they live in and what candidates are running for office in their district. "This is a great way to narrow down who I'll vote for and also to get students registered to vote who aren't already," Jennifer Foster, U. student, said. "Students are becoming politically aware," Kittrell said. A lot of schools are protesting s issues by holding speak-outs, sit-in- WiftlWlfSit iiwilliiasili . Iff . and not paying tuition. sent out by the board to candidates running for the Utah Kittrell said he wants the State Senate and House of surveys to be a peaceful way of" Representatives. The board plans letting the candidates know to send similar surveys to students also have a voice in the gubernatorial candidates. The board will publish a list of candidates in the Daily Utah Chronicle that voted in favor of higher education over the past four years and responded positively to the survey. The list will also be available at a booth during freshman orientation, government. The board is not trying to endorse or condone candidates or political parties, Kittrell said, they are trying to make students aware of how the candidates feel about issues concerning them. "This is not a Republican or see "survey" on page two CHIONICU PH0I0)wi(ltHman ...of the Wednesday evening sun and spring quarter are U. students Casey Wright and Steve Sexton, who like most students need the welcome break from vigorous paper writing, and studying in preparation for finals. Marriott asks U. students for input RDT leaves U. after 26 on extending library hours, service years to provide space for new research bldg. By Travis Rigby Chronicle Staff Writer The Marriott Library will receive an additional boost to its budget this fall, due in large part to an Urgent Student Support budget raise presented to the Utah legislature this year. The additional budgetary funds will help the library expand its hours and services, Juli Hinz, Marriott librarian, said. This week, a survey was taken in the third floor lobby of the library. The survey asked students to prioritize the days students wanted the library to remain open. Those days included Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holidays that fall during the quarter. The survey also asked if the library should remain open on weekends during the quarter break and wnether the library should expand services rather than hours. Results of the survey are expected sometime this summer. "We haven't made any firm decisions on how many hours we will extend and what those hours will be. The survey is part of the process," Hinz said. Preliminary results of the survey show a variety of see "Marriott" on page three theatre's rehearsal studios, offices, By Jason Wood Chronicle Staff Writer The Repertory Dance Theatre is leaving the University of Utah campus after a 26 years of practicing modern dance in a converted army barracks building. Building 509, which housed the and storage since 1966 on the upper east end of campus, is being demolished to provide space for a new Biomedical Polymers Research Facility. "The reason the company had to change location was the lack of available space," Vicky Hutter, publicist for RDT, said. see "RDT" on page four Scientists isolate gene for neurological disease Inside 4 $ By Kerry Shea Chronicle Staff Writer University of Utah researchers have Chance said "Patients have a hard time walking, usually have braces on their feet and in extreme cases may be confined to a wheelchair." So far researchers have been unable to find a cure for CMT. Chance said Matsunami, research assistant at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, determined that the condition known as CMT Type 1A is associated with the presence of three copies, instead of the usual two, of a certain gene on identified an abnormally duplicated gene that is suspected to cause the most common form of neuromuscular "The discovery of the gene was an important step in disease. understanding what causes CMT and hopefully will be disease, an important step in developing a rash of treatments named after three physicians who first described the condition in 1886, for patients with this disease.,"Dr. Philip Chance, "Charcot-Marie-Toot- h affects the neurological system and although not life threatening, patients suffer from wasting of the muscles Film students prepare for the Student Film Show. U. v see page 7 and deformed feet," Dr. Philip Chance, genetics professor and codirector of the Muscular Dystrophy Association muscle clinic, said. In addition to a loss of dexterity, genetics professor and co-direct- or of the MDA muscle clinic, said. "current treatment does not address the cause of the disease, only the symptoms." Chance along with Dr. Norisada chromosome 17. The scientists found that this gene, directs production known as PMP-2of one of the components of myelin, a 2, substance that coats nerve fibers and helps conduct nerve impulses from the brain to the limbs. "We have known about the chromosome for three years," Chance said, "but we have had difficulty identifying the specific gene and isolating it." In March, researchers from Stanford University published a paper discussing a gene specific to mice with a disorder similar to CMT. The mice experienced a loss of muscle control and hence were known as "Trembler Mice." "That was a hot tip," Chance said. "In the Stanford paper, researchers had isolated a gene on chromosome to is equivalent 11 which chromosomel 17 in humans." see "gene" on page two |