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Show THE "IT ff Paper or Cloth? Chronicle opinion columnist Jason Cootey explores the towel controversy of the J. Willard Marriott Library. T WMtUTAH c:HRDNICLE UA5 . Leaving On a Jet Plane: Jennifer Pfafflin surfs the Web for the cheapest spring-brea- k flights. u-- The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 I j 5 f Road Rage: Thelites garner their 10th best score of all time on the 2? road against Utah State. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2000 VOL 109 NO 104 Child-Car- e ASUU Mottola Out: For Good? Flan Is Stymied sramdonwinn Chronicle Sports Editor . ! . ; JILL HOMER Chronicle News Writer Hsano Mfltttiia, Utah's leading scorer sad a Wooden Award could be out for the rest of csn-diua- t. the season with an elbow injury, if was announced late Monday night. Mott&LS, who injured the elbew in the second half cf the gajne against Ait force more than a week ago, is awiergoing iets to determine how severe the iajuy is. He will definitely rot piay against Air Fore: Thurso rifckt According to team trainer Trevor Jameson, the team will not know until at least Thursday if MoudiS will be able to reiiyn. Even then, though, it would be cn a strictly baste, ' Phil Cultea will likely get the start in Mditdl3Mwere Mcttola has undergone a seiies of iesis, but nothing deriniie has Heen determined. The jiijarj Mottola landed on wrea occurred the elbow vety hard when jumping for a rebotmd and getting tangled with an Air force player in the ak Mottola played with a sleeve on the elbow against New MeH$ and.. UNLV out wss largely u5CfTectiv" and boktd hesitant in both g?roe$. if Mottola must Miss the rest of the season, he will undergo surgery to repair the damage. It does not appear 10 be career threatening, but it could hurt his stock come NBA Draft time. game-to-jjar- administration the Until responds to an Associated Students of the University of Utah initiative, plans for affordable, accessible child care vill be stuck in bureaucratic limbo. ASUU has worked since last d semester to develop a child-car- e that would facility n e and child offer drop-ipart-timcare. However, it has yet to hear from the U administration about securing a spot for the new prostudent-sponsore- gram. ASUU President Ben McAdams S2id that his administration has found space for the new facility, but it has not yet received any feedback ne from To On Student Faculty Salaries One U MATT CANHAM Chronicle News Writer Given the chance to address the Utah State Legislature's Higher Educa- tion Appropriations Committee Monday, Utah's students had "meager representation." Only Natalie Noel, government relations chair for the Associated Students of the University of U tah, and James Mainord, Utah Students Association lobbyist, addressed the committee. Noel spoke briefly about the Utah State Board of Regents' request for $13 million to increase faculty and staff salaries. The Regents wouid use the money the salaries of those employees making less than 10 percent of their market value. "It is frustrating for students that we are losing these professors," Mainord to increase said. Noel said two of her favorite professors left the U last year because they could get higher salaries elsewhere. Mainord also asked for legislative President J. Bernard Machen said he had nothing to report regarding the initiative. McAdams said he can not release any information about the potential location of the facility until he receives further input from the administration. He said he plans to meet with Machen to discuss' the plans later Hanno MSttotS's elbow tojyry could end his playing days with the Utss, Legislators Wait, But Students Don't Show Committee Listens U Machen. support for an increase in funding due to enrollment growth around the state, and for an increase in the base budget n of Utah's institutions. "This is the first time students have not expressed any interest," said Boyd Garfictt from the Legislative Fiscal Analysts Office. Garriott said in previous years students had to fill out a speaker's list, and many who wanted to address the committee could not, due to time constraints. Though the meeting had "meager representation," more students have attended the budget presentations by the individual schools, according to higher-educatio- Rep. Afton Bradshaw, R-S- Lake. Noel said student leaders planned or. speaking last Friday, but. there was net enough time during that meeting. ASUU needed more notice to get a large number of students to the capi-to- l, she said. However, students will have other chances to lobby legislators. Noel said she plans on addressing the Executive Appropriations Committee during a future meeting, and a student rally is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 16. The rally will begin at noon on the see STUDENTS, page 3 this week. "Some people would have to move out of their offices," he said. "There are a lot of things we still need to work out." Kris Hale, child-car- e coordinator for the U, said space is one of the primary factors in approving the initiative. "Space is such a premium at the U," she said. "We've had to put this on hold until we can get some space cleared. Once we get this resolved, it will be a very positive step." She said that a student-ru- n probe feasible would gram through student staffing and ASUU financial support. ASUU currently contributes $22,000 per year to child-car- e activities, which McAdams said could be funnelcd into renovation of space and financial support for families. ASUU funds are not enough to support an independent child-car- e program, he said, but it could be used to draw in matching funds, or solicit a partner to subsidize the program. ASUU hoped to have the initiative resolved as soon as possible in order to seek out other sponsors. ASUU was pushing to create a new facility rather than expand existing ones, according to McAdams. "The demand for child care exceeds the supply," he said. "This child care, equates to no drop-b- y and no part-tim- e scheduling. Curchild-car- e all of the centers rently, at the U are filled to capacity, so they can't offer these services." There are six child-car- e centers at the U, which offer mostly full- see ASUU, page 3 U Group Gathers Petition Signatures Green Party Recruits Terra Firma to Help Get Nader on Ballo ELIZABETH WHITE Chronicle News Writer Terra Firrna members have one week to get as many signatures from University of Utah students as they can. The group is supporting the Utah Green Party's initiative to get ballot status in Utah. If the party gets 2,000 signatures, Ralph Nader will be on Utah's presidential ballot come November, along with any Utahns who want to run for ether offices as Green Party members. Supporters have been gathering signatures from all over Utah, said Dave Rowland, of Utah's of the Green chapter Party. They have almost reached the goal of 2,000, Rowland said, but because so many signatures are disqualified because of minor regulations, every signature counts. He said he wants 3,000, so the party can easily exceed the requirements. "The state will disallow any signature they are able to," he said. "State administrators arc doing their job, but they really don't like the idea of the two parties having co-cha- ir Dave Rowland spoke to members of Terra Firma Monday. any challenge; you have to really do it their way." Terra Firma Sander Lazar said he hopes club members will gather a total of at least 150 signt natures. "We'll be a boost of confidence to the Green Party, the more signatures we get," he said. Rowland said Terra Firma's support will make a difference, no matter how many signatures they get. The deadline for petition submission to the Lt. Governor's Office is Feb. 15, Rowland said, the earliest deadline in the nation. see TERRA FIRMA, page 3 THE DAILY UTAH ONLINE CHRONICLE IS ON THE WORLD VIDE WEB AT WWVY.Chronicie.Utah.edu |
