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Show ami Giasira -- file to Tibetan Freedom Is Aim (mm ofl i c! fte of Protesters U. Med. School Brings Net Up to Speed With IDX System SPENCER YOUNG Ghronicle Staff Writer About 50 Tibetans demonstrated in of the Wallace F. Bennet Federal Building Monday, hoping to get Americans to join the "Free Tibet" front DAN CONNOLE Chronicle Staff Writer movement. Communist China took over Tibet 25 ' 'in 1959 to bring stability to the region. iB7 CO The Chinese never left. Pema Chagozoetsang, who organized the march, said the march is to increase awareness to the crimes and the genocide that are taking place in The University of Utah Health Sciences Center has spent almost $2 million to reduce their cost of care Tibet. ; "A genocide is being perpetrated in Tibet," Chagozoetsang said. "Tibet has a population of six million, 1.2 million of which are unaccounted for. They've either been killed off or imprisoned." China is also committing a "cultural to genocide," according Chagozoetsang. China restructured Tibet's educational system, took away its democraticJonnof jravernment and banned the Buddhist religion she said. "(Jhina came to bring peace out Instead they"a)lonized.Now. we havc no treedpm and they took away our democracy and freedom of religion." Ted Wilson, director T of the University of Utah's Hinckley Institute of Politics, called for peaceful demon, strations to protest the occupation. If the protests get violent, ; said ' Wilson, the Chinese will get violent -- . -- Cmomai Photo Spencer Young Thuplau Kunqa distributed literature Tuesday to drum up support to fixe Tibet in front of the Wallace F. and alleviate patients' pain. The center adopted the IDX computer system which allows doctors to share patients' medical records. Patients receive only one bill for their time spent at the hospital, regardless of how many doctors they see at the U. "The IDX system provides us with data and statistics way beyond what we've traditionally dealt with to improve our health care," Chuck see "IDX" on ilkanett Federal Bnildfag. :i&-S&-- Wilson and 12 U. students spent part .of the summer in Northern . India building houses for Tibetan refugees. "The Tibetans- are angry at the Chinese, to put it blundy," Wilson said. They think the occupation is brutal .and unfair, and has goneon - pat 2 enM.," ,; '.. long Wilson saicl It could be 20 years before any progress is made between Tibet and China, but he encouraged the Tibetans to be patient. Wandu, who is the president of the Utah Tibetan Association, says Tibetans demonstrated Tuesday all Mt "Protest" on page 2 . rv - 4 Chkonku Photo Jeff Beckitrand Sigma Chi and Kappa Kappa Gamma were crowned champs despite at Songfest on Tuesday. displaying their homecoming sign upside-dow- n .EL Homecoming Activities for All EMILY HARWOOD Chronicle Staff Writer Ghmmcu Phoio Cathy Linford Kristen Zimmerman, Katy Taylor, Debra Burrington, and Ann Parsons discussed the evolution of feminism Tuesday .at the University of Utah. Feminism at UJranscends Generations AMANDA SKOW Chronicle Staff Writer From an academic groundswcll to a social movement, to literary and feminism has political theory, evolved over a generation at the University of Utah. Ann Parsons, director of the Th Dally Utah Chronicle 240 Union Building ' University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 841 12 women's studies program, suggested she teach a course on George Eliot -in the a female British novelist the in early 70s. English department The faculty resisted the idea, wondering if Eliot merited a whole course, Parsons said. From there, Parsons united with other professors interested in women's studies and. founded the women's studies - - While teaching feminist writers, Parsons was active in Salt Lake City's Central City, encouraging the creation of a school breakfast prochildren. gram for "It was activism but not feminist activism," .Parsons said yesterday at the Women's Resource Center power lunch of four panelists, tided "Reflections of the past, Visions of low-inco- stt MFtminismM. on pag ! From fine aits to card signings, organizers of "There's No Place Like Homecoming: Homecoming Week 1995" have planned activities they hope will appeal to students and alumni. Providing opportunities for alumni to return to campus and involving students in activities are two goals for Homecoming, said Neil Hanccy, director for alumni programs. "We want to try to keep everybody aware of what this campus is and have a e fun in the process," he said. events actually Homecoming the opening of with last week began the Alumni Art Exhibit in the Union Gallery, which features ceramics by lit-d- Dorothy Bcarnson. The gallery will feature this exhibit until Nov. 3. This week got off to a great start with Monday night's Songfest, held in the Union Ballroom. Although Sigma Chi and Kappa Kappa Gamma were crowned Songfest champs, all participants performed well and the crowd thoroughly enjoyed the master of ceremonies, basketball coach Rick Majcrus. "I think everyone had a good time," said Kari Bodcll, Songfest chair. "Coach Majcrus was wonderful, and all entries were very impressive." Bodcll also said while the number of groups participating this year was lower than in previous years, all of " the groups gave performances. Starting on Monday afternoon, m "Activities" on paf c 4 "top-notch- Non-Prof- it Org. 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