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Show The Daily Utah Chronicle 6 The Daily Utah -- Friday, February 26, 1999 Shawn Parker Bailey, Opinion Editor: EPiTORCHRQNiCLE.UTAH.EDU Chronicle Chronicle LFJS SCIAL AVERMENT IF THEY INVESTS SECURITY IN THE Letters to the Editor Pon't... STOCK MARKET... Editorial The U's Grading Standard Is Pedestrians Need More Visibility at Night and Day from a distance at the University of campus seems to be awash with lights. Even from street level, the spherical globes that illuminate the U environment seem ubiquitous. However, students who have to walk to their cars at night can tell you of many places on campus where light is insufficient. Our campus community is a relatively safe place, thanks in part to the efforts of campus police and planners. But it could be safer, especially for the thousands of pedestrians who make their way around campus. When deciding where to place lighting fixtures on campus, planners should keep in mind the routes students take to get to places like "E" parking Unfair '1 Seen Odd Greek Reasoning blue emeror may that may gency lights not work are not going to cut it. Can you imagine? "Could you assault me over near the emergency phone? I need to make a d anti-gree- People may joke or complain ter. Since the bulk of night classes and activities happen at the center of campus, and students aren't always able to move their cars closer at night, planners should make sure the most walkways are well lit This will ensure that students are safe from both would-b- e muggers and automobiles. Trees and shrubs should be trimmed back near roadways to ensure drivers1 can see walk pedestrians before they out into the street. .1 ' Part of the responsibility for increasing safety for pedestrians lies with the pedestrians themselves. Those who walk outside late at night (and during the day, for that matter) should keep an eye out for oncoming traffic and use pedestrian walkways and highly-traffick- ed crosswalks. Those who drive should keep an eye out for stray pedestrians and be prepared to stop. This means slowing down a little in areas where it's dangerous to drive fast. In other words, don't be versity Avenue and bulldoze all the houses (although such a proposition might be enough to increase the number of student voters). Maybe if someone were to outline, on an basis, exactly k what it means to be the rest of us would understand. Maybe even a few of us would care. k complaints seem especially odd when one considers the fact that for the past year we have been k ruled by an regime. But in the year since Dubitsky and his Zapatistas wrested the power of the ASUU away from those who rightfully should have held power issue-by-iss- 'life' call." about how far away these lots are, but when it comes to safety, their distance from the center of campus is no laughing mat- policy. ASUU Elections Expose lots. Strangely-space- Editor: The University of Utah has what may be the worst system of grading available, and I just happen to be in a major that strictly enforces this Kelly Morris Chronicle Opinion Columnist So now we find ourselves in the of the political battle ASUU office. Fifteen parties have entered, but only one will leave triumphant. What's really interesting isn't the internal drama but the similarities it bares to national elections specifically in regards to special interests. We have our own special interest group at the University of Utah. Like the NRA, they hold an immense amount of power, perhaps an inordinate amount. Like the Christian Coali- tion, they smear their enemies with vague words that all sound ominous. They are the greeks. It is a terror that comes up every year around election time the fear of k having someone who is the ASUU a running power hungry madman who doesn't understand the joys of rhythmic chanting. Instead, we need a righteous defender of the common man's right to wear covered in the letters of Anti-gree- anti-gree- non-hellen- ic those who didn't receive enough votes to win the greeks don't seem to be that they are not a greek. Now that's the way to combat the image that fraternities and sororities are filled with immature, elitist snobs. In the end, the greeks control ASUU. They like it that way and they intend to keep it that way. So why not let them have it? Of the eight students appearing in the "What You Say" feature in the Chronicle of Wednesday, Feb. 24, seven either flat out said no, the elections were not important, or that they weren't even sure what ASUU does. Of course the one greek polled warned us of the risks we run by electing Despite the radical change in the make-u- p of the student government, we are still facing tuition hikes, Orson non-greek- s. 'What exactly does it mean to be ? Looking around at cam- anti-greek- paign posters, it's hard to find one that bears the slogan 'Stick It To Those Greeks!" anti-gree- a dead alphabet. What exactly does it mean to be Looking around at campaign posters, it's hard to find one that bears the slogan "Stick It To Those Greeks!" In the various Chronicle articles detailing each party's stance, no one proposed that we liquidate Uni anti-gree- too impeded in the things they do. In fact, the number of service projects reported to the Chronicle seem to be on the rise. Obviously they can't be in too much pain. Judging from the serious injury sustained at one party earlier this year, and the possible rape that took place at the next, the worst enemy of the greek system isn't sitting in the ASUU office, but instead is wearing a letter just like a greek. So it seems that the only thing that k makes someone is the fact rt anti-gree- Spencer Hall still looks like a prison, the food at the Union is still inedible and overpriced as well. The only real difference can be found in the Union in the ASUU offices, which have just been remodeled. ASUU suffers from the same problem as the greek lobby: people don't care because there don't seem to be any changes. In that light, maybe we can feel justified in giving a office to a club of babies over a nonexistent cause. non-existe- nt stupid. Everyone who visits this campus should help keep it a safer place. All it takes is a little common sense from everyone involved. Unsigned editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Daily Utah Chronicle Editorial Board. Editorial columns and letters to the editor are strictly the opinions of the author. "Letters to the Editor" is an open forum for the community of the University of Utah. Letters of an indecent or libelous nature, or those which demean or threaten any individual or group because of race, sexual orientation or religion will not be considered. Letters must be brief. Letters will be edited for style and space. Author's name and phone number must be submitted with every letter for verification purposes. letters to editorchron-icle.utah.edor drop them off at Union 240. u Unfortunately, it hinders students' ability to perform where they need. The film department has some grading policy BY WHICH it needs to balance out the average grade given each semester, almost like a curve. This means that even if you perform quite well and do everything expected of you, you could still end up with a C or D. At this rate, how does the U expect people to even graduate with a good GPA? I've already felt the impact of this, as my GPA is bare minimum to keep my declared major (film studies). Unless the "U" changes its policy, students will never be able to achieve the grades they rightfully deserve. Someone needs to look into this, and fast. Otherwise, someone will get hurt. Boyd Petrie Sophomore, Film Studies Column on Prudish Attitudes Was Right On Editor, I've been meaning to respond to this editorial for weeks, but you know how the hectic life of a college student can be. Regarding an editorial in the Feb. 5 edition of the Chronicle, I can only say bravo to Kelly Morris editorial titled "Academics and Prudish Attitudes Don't Mix." It was superb! Nothing irks me more than people who have to inflict their prudish attitudes towards education, literature and pretty much everything on everyone around them. And funny, there seemS to be an overwhelming amount of them in this neck of the woods. I even belong to the, let's say, "religious majority." But somehow a hideous has developed out of this majority. The kind of people who belong to this are the ones who think the only important thing in life is to get married and start breeding. It's a scary thought. Well done! sub-cultu- re sub-cultu- re Ann Jarvis Senior, Elementary Education |
