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Show 4 FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, McAdams said campus gun control remains an important issue. However, he feels the debate was less about the direct irsue and was more important in establishing; a strong student voice. "One of things that was most important to me when I ran for office was that we lobby in the Legislature," he said. "I think we've taken on issues that students normally stay, away from. If we can create the image that students care and aren't apathetic, we can impact the Legislature." However, Hess felt the issue took up way too much of ASUU's time The mere pressing issues, he said, such as lobbying for n funding, seemed to be placed on the back burner. "It's definitely a disappointment the student body couldn't unite with one voice," he said. ASUU has lobbied for other issues than guns this year, though. Both McAdams and Oakes were vocal about proposed tuition increases in the Board of Regents. Despite their efforts, the Regents voted to increase tuition by 3 percent. ASUU continued from page 3 lowing the meeting. Another instance occurred when eight law students submitted a bill to the Senate asking for money to see their professor speak before the United States Supreme Court on Dec. 1. Because there were not enough senators at the meeting to vote on the bill, the students were unable to acquire any funding. gun-contr- Student Senate Chair Todd Hess said the attendance problems had a lot to do with scheduling conflicts. Assembly Chair Ryan Oakes said he contacted three Assembly members who had never attended a meeting and asked them to cither commit to attending more meetings or resign. Assembly members Heather Iran and Catc Mitchell did not attend last semester due to conflicts with the Thursday night meetings and health problems. Another Assembly member, Rob Barton, simply thought he had already been impeached. "It's just a matter of contacting them," Oakes said. "Hopefully from that we'll get some more people out." Oakes also plans to fill three Assembly seats that still remain empty. As for the Senate, Hess said that attendance problems were a result of bad timing for the meetings, but he expects better attendance in the future. THE BIG GUNS Of the ASUU bills gun-contr- STILL PARKiNG DOWNTOWN McAdams and Oakes were more successful in their support of the eastwest light rail system. When the proposal to expand light rail to the U came under attack, McAdams and Oakes spoke to the Salt Lake City Council and Mayor Rocky Anderson in favor of the system. "We identified that as part of the parking issue," McAdams said. "It would really cut down on the commute if students used alternate forms of transportation." The Council approved an eastwest light rail track, but it may be a while before students ever see it The city still needs to acquire federal funding to complete the project. Earlier this year, ASUU worked with U Parking and Transportation Services to change the status of parking lots after 3 p.m. "A" lots become "U" lots, and "U" lots become "E" introduced this ol ol gun-contr- ol higher-educatio- issue was the year, the most prominent and controversial. "For the first time, ASUU is being about vocal Issues," political McAdams said. "I hope the gun issue will establish a precedent for future students to speak out about their needs." However, the gun issue could not gain the student support ASUU hoped for. The Senate voted down a campus gun ban. Shortly thereafter, the Assembly ended a bill that requested student support of more laws. The strict issues slowly faded after ASUU realized the two bodies couldn't agree on thcrn. gun-contr- THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 2000 lots. "We thought it was stupid that there are faculty lots that stay empty at nights," McAdams said. However, many students feel these solutions haven't been as effective as ol McAdams tackled "the gun issue" mainly in an effort to get ASUU talking about something on campus. Unfortunate, he did not get the cwlcome for which he had hoped. ASUU had hoped. "Parking's just as bad this year 33 it was last," said student Taylor Browning. "It's never that bad at night The U needs something that would help it during the day." LEAVING A LEGACY McAdams said ASUU wanted to establish a legacy that would continue for years to come. ASUU took two elements of the U that formally existed, but were abandoned, and worked, to get them running again. It first pushed for the establishment of The Huddle, a sports cafe that would imitate the one that existed in the A. Ray Olpin University Union Building years ago. ASUU also reinstated the Utonian yearbook and gave the project $16,000 in funding. Its Huddle venture was successful, and the new sports cafe is scheduled to be completed in Fall 2000. However, the Utonian was less fortunate. Four months into the project, ASUU announced it would not con-- ti nue, at least for this year. McAdams said ASUU made this decision after it. became apparent the project could not be finished in time to publish by April. "I hope that by palling back from the Utonian, we'll see some students " step up he said. "I would like to see the Utonian r.ot fail" McAdams said he would, rather leave a legacy that's more responsive to the needs of all students. He said that for the remainder cf his term he will focus his efforts on projects such as child-car- e scholarships and expanfacilities. sion 01 U child-car- e LOOKING AHEAD 'The biggest work is still to come," McAdams said. "We've laid the groundwork, but we still have a long " way to go Besides working on child-car- e projects, McAdams also wants to create a list of student rights to see what ASUU needs to work on for the remainder of the year. "We have one semester left," he said. "We've completed a let of things that benefit students, but we stiil have a lot to accomplish."' LAWSUIT Learn home runs how correspond to salary to Statistics Introduction (SES in 3000), offered this term as a telecourse. Work toward your degree by earning university credit continued from page "When a state does that, they violate the Constitution, and they have to pay for it. They do not have the right to require somebody to do something contrary to their beliefs." Axson-Flyn- n made it very clear when she entered the program that there were a few things she would be unwilling to do something the professors apparently ignored, according to McConkie. The watching TV in the comfort of your home. Now tnat's worth something." Spring Telecourses: Introduction to the Visual Arts Science Without Walls SF World History FF (Art 1010) HF (History 1050) The U.S. Constitution (Political Science 4790) (Bioengineering 1510) Principles of Microeconomics (Economics 2010) Psychology of Infancy and Childhood (Psychology 1220) BF 1 U disputed Axson-Flynn'- "The theatre department faculty take exception to the allegations that are in her suit," said Fred Esplin, the interim vice president for university relations. "If a U student chooses to study contemporary literature, contemporary film or contemporary theatre, it's likely that they'll encounter language that some find objectionable. That's a decision they make when they choose that field of study and it's their choice to pursue that field. At the same time, the U said it would thoroughly look into the allegations. is. with student money Is give it back to the students. BEN MCADAMS ASUU PRESIDENT there are allegations of discrimination or discriminatory behavior, they will be taken very seriously." said Esplin. "We are aware that a suit has been filed and the university will take very aggressive action against discrimination on the basis of religion if those charges are confirmed." The theatre department, was referring ail inquiries about the case to Esplin's office, but David Dynak, the chair of the department, offered some perspective. "I feel for Chris said. "I am sorry that it has come to Axson-Flynn- ," this point." s charges. "The university's view One of the best things we can do that if Esplin said he felt like the issue would be decided in the best possible forum die courts. "They're allegations, and they are going to be dealt with in an appropriate way through the legal system," said Esplin. "What you're not necessarily dealing with are the facts." Dynak worried that the allegations were coming at a bad time for the U because of a recent article published in The Salt Lake Tribune which brought S biases at the U. up the issue of "It's unfortunate coming on the heels of Sunday's story," said Dynak. "It's not as if we didn't have enough to anti-LD- do already." Principles of Macroeconomics (Economics 2020) Psychology of Abnormal Behavior (Psychology Exploring Diversity DV (Etnnic Studies 5830) Introduction to Statistics (Social and Behavioral Scientific Foundations of Human Nutrition and Health SF (Foods and Nutrition 1020) HF TELECOURSES continued from page 1 Sciences 3000) African nations. Performing Arts Western Civilization Since 1300 GHANA FF (Undergraduate Studies 1730) (History 1020) 581-575- 2 tv.utah.edu Harvest Africa began as a family organization with Jason Richardson and his mother, Gladys. Richardson, who resigned from the U Hospital where he was a radiologist to devote his time to Harvest Africa, h already in Ghana with Gladys. They will soon be joined by Richardson's sister, Maureen. This is the second trip for Maureen Richardson, who works for the College of Nursing as an administrative secretary. She will be assisting Crandali in the operating room. "What little you do you can see that you are making a difference," she said. "We are giving them a moment of peace, because we can." |
