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Show Benefits for Whom? Debates over giving housing rights to homosexual couples and coverage of the Pill for women continue. Legends on Film ON TO VEGAS stars refused to compromise their principles. The Utes finish off the season with a big win. Next: the WAC tourney. 8 SEE SPORTS, PAGE 12 African-America- SEE OPINION, PAGE 7 n SEE ENTERTAINMENT, PAGE The Daily Utah G HRONIGLE Monday, March 1, "The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890" 1999 Vol. 108 No. 109 Candidates Encounter Internet Problems Jacob Parkinson Chronicle News Writer If Allison Higgins wants to vote for herself in final elections Tuesday or Wednesday, she will have to make a trip to the ASUU office in the Union. major, Higgins is a officially listed under the University College. For elections purposes, she was supposed to be listed under the School of Business. However, because of a glitch in the computer system, her name will not be listed online. "I paid all this money. I put up posters. I was so excited. This was the first time I have ever done something like this. It is kind of like a guaranteed loss," Higgins said. Although Higgins will have the support of her sorority sisters Teri Erick and Anastasia Mahoney, the challenge lies in convincing other majors to forgo online for the ballot in the Associatvoting ed Students of the University of Utah office. Erick said she's willing to walk to the office but "I'm worried that other people won't." "I think every college student has the time to walk up there and vote," Mahoney said. "It's definitely unfair; they should have taken care of it beforehand," Mahoney said. They now have the responsibility to make it known that people have to vote in the ASUU office. "Nobody is going to make that big of an effort to vote," Higgins said. prc-busine- pre-busine- CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES: Wins & Utah 's Andre Miller (center) celebrates a final Huntsman Center victory Saturday. For sports coverage, see page 12. Losses at Executive Appropriations Meeting Machen gets flexibility, but Funding not as much as hoped Puanani Mateaki Chronicle News Writer LEGISLATIVE REPORT Bernard Machen, a minor milestone was reached when the executive appropriations committee gave him leeway in deciding how For U President J. Pi Phi and Alpha Chi Sororities Raise Money for Charities Jacob Parkinson Chronicle News Writer Two greek sororities spent last week raising money for charity. Alpha Chi Omega and Pi Beta Phi sponsored activities throughout the week raise funds for local and national charities. "The whole week went really well," Alpha Chi Omega President The Margaret McAdams said. will raised Chi go to money Alpha Women's Battered Lake Salt the Shelter. "The whole idea of working for someone else is a lot of fun," Pi Beta he can spend part of the U's budget. Despite Machen's small victory, Fred Hunsaker, associate commissioner for finance and facilities to the Utah system of higher education, called the higher education budget "a major The higher education budget should be rubber stamped by the Legislature on Monday. Machen will now have the ability to disburse the University of Utah's noncfunding allothat isn't directly for tmentfunding raises and wages for faculty and staff--as ompensation-based he sees fit. In the past, almost all new money see Should homosexual couples be allowed to live in married-studen- t housing at the U? Phi President Katie Jensen said. All of the money the Pi Phis raised will go to Links to Literacy. There is not a local chapter of Links to Literacy. All of the money raised will go to the national headquarters, Jensen said. Pi Phis across the nation raise money for the organization, Jensen Yes 36.6 said. "It's a worthwhile program to help people learn to read," she said. On Feb. 22, the Pi Phis held a dinner and the Alpha Chis held an open house where treats were served. see charity page legislature page ss ss 5 see ballot page 4 ONLINE CHRONICLE WEB POLL This week's Daily Utah Online Chronicle web poll had the highest participation of all polls run this year, with 306 total votes. The majority of the participants responded negatively to the Chronicle's Feb. 22 editorial demanding gay housing rights. Respond to this week's web poll at www.chronlcle. utah.edu. 4 THE DAILY UTAH ONLINE CHRONICLE IS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT WWW.chrOnicle.Utah.edu |
