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Show Woman Beats Her Breast NotaLotofBull It's Women's Week; this woman writes a letter expressing spiritual need for a savior. PURRR..FECT ENDING David McEntire remembers running with the bulls in Spain. The Utes dulled Cougar claws, ending their season. J SEE SPORTS, PAGE 9 SEE OPINION, PAGE 6 SEE DEPARTURES, PAGE mTL The Daily Utah UH RONIGLE Friday, March 5, "The University 1999 of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since S90" Vol. 108 No. 108 United Takes Sign Language Program Begins At U Puanani Mateaki Chronicle News Writer ASUU 1999- - After two years of trying to gain funding for a sign language program at the University of Utah, the Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities was rewarded $60,000. Julie Rayl, U student and chair of the coalition's higher education committee, said she is excited by the decision. According to Rayl, the program was one of the U's funding priorities last year. Despite not being a U priority this year, the program received the money it needed anyway. Lake, Rep. Patrice Arent, suggested inclusion of the program after the initial executive appropriations committee's budget was decid- 2000 Jacob Parkinson Chronicle News Writer D-S- The United Party won by slight both in the margins and presidentialvice-presidentisenior class presidential elections of the Associated Students of the University of Utah. "From this point on, there is no longer Convergence or the United Ben Party," ASUU President-elec- t McAdams said. "Now we have got a lot of work to do." "We new this was going to be a close race. We told people that it would be a difference of plus or minus 20 votes, and it was," ASUU Vie President-elec- t Ryan Oakes said. In the presidential race the United Party received 1002 votes, and the Convergence Party received 870 votes; a difference of 32 votes. Convergence Party presidential candidate Cameron Soelberg left immediately and was therefore unavailable for comment. Dan Andercandison was his date in the election. "It was a tough race and a tough decision for voters to make. All of the al ial ed. full-tim- hearing-impaire- Zak Lowe (left), Ben McAdams (center) and Ryan Oakes celebrate their victory in the Union Ballroom Thursday. candidates were qualified and concerned with student issues," ASUU Elections Registrar Eva Michelle Hunter said. Hunter, who is also a Daily Utah Chronicle employee, said she voted for a different set of candidates in the final elections than she did in the primaries. are Posters, supplies, and some the necessary items to run a campaign, ASUU Elections Auditor Hiedi Warsehawski said after she reviewed the preliminary finance audit. The preliminary audit report released Thursday showed, line by line, how party money was raised and then spent. Each party spent most of its money on advertising. Both spent over $500 on posters. The United Party also listed over $500 in donated soda. "The presidential race candidates did a really good job. They were really meticulous and specific on what they had spent," Warsehawski said. The United Party still has yet to disclose some money expenditures see united Legislators Disagree on Higher Ed at Hinckley Puanani Mateaki non-partis- an Lake Sen. John Valentine, , Minority leader Rep. Dave Lake City, Assis- Jones D-S- bj ; MlrTZ rvt- - :'y -- A ' X77T D-S- see wrap-u- p page 3 3 Rusty Walls gave the initial sign language presentation to the higher education subcommittee. d Walls is a sign teacher and consultant. He language signed his request to the committee with the help of an interpreter. Walls identified sign language as the third most popular language following English and Spanish. Walls indicated that sign language consistency is a concern he hopes will diminish with the new program. "I want to help keep our students here," signed Walls, adding that many students leave Utah to attend universities that offer ASL programs. While the Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities was happy to get money for the sign language hearing-impaire- Chronicle News Writer Sea Scott Howell, party page guage. Wrap-u- p Legislators said the Utah legislative session had a tone of cooperation-th- en proceeded to debate about higher education. The executive appropriations comits budget to include the request. The money wifl be used to hire a e American Sign Language instructor. U student Nikol Parker plans on taking sign language courses and is happy with the new program. She d would like to work with children. Parker was inspired by a woman she worked for while she was in high school. The woman had a sign language-relate- d degree from another institution. "Sign language should be a required language just like Spanish is becoming," Parker said. College of Health Dean John Dunn said he wants to "move as quickly as possible," with the program. He said he hopes to have the program implemented as soon as Fall of 1999 but no later than Fall of 2000. According to Dunn, students will soon be able to get a bachelor's degree in speech and hearing science with an emphasis in sign lan- mittee expanded HEY KITTY, KITTY: Students watch the Utes pounce the Cougars in the Union Thursday. see sign language page THE DAILY UTAH ONLINE CHRONICLE IS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT WWW.clirOnicle.TJ.tall.edll 3 |