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Show MONDAY, MARCH THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE DIVERSITY continued from otqt 1 "Zt'3 some kind of power grab, and that's the real issue," said Mar'anez. "What they want to do is control what we say; they don't even want to deal with the issue of diversity." Utah State Sen. Pete Suazo, Lake City, who is a member D-S- alt of the board, said he also dis- agreed with Beta's intentions. "It was pretty unusual for him to come in and say, 'After nine months in Utah, I'm going to chair this community advisory board on diversity," said Suazo. It's a different approach to reaching the same goals that is causing the problems between the board and ihe administrators, said Linda Ajnos, vice president for health sciences and dean of the U College of Nursing "It really is a sh&mc that k hr.s come up like this," said Anos. "Wc ?11 have the same goals. "When Sew came to th university one of his main commitments wa1? to diversity; it's very obvious we do not have the staff and faculty and studenu reflective of the population. Betzl waats to see change." Aside from the controversy surrounding the board itself, one of Betz'3 Ideas was to create an associate position in the department that would oversee diversity, specifically the inciioo ofjoinoddes in the acuity His piopogat brought a heated reaction from toe board. , Members of the board disagreed with the prooosial because the job description, specified that any candidates for the position inustt have a background as afr9feWurAad sipce he or she' would be thaihly ty orteated, the job would act get dsae aj welL "The person in that position would only be able to half address the issue of diversity,"" raid Suazo. "We cnvi&Icr.ed somebody vrho would report directly to the president." Amos said that to do the job well, a person in such a position must have a background as a professor so he or she could communicate more easily with the peo ! vice-presjd- ent ple who can effect change. "In order to go toe to toe with those involved in decision making, someone in that position would have to be an academician so he or she can communicate with people like the chair of said Amos. Amos also said the friction had a lot to do with different ways each party defined diversity. The board is ignoring gender issues in its discussions, she said. "We wish to embrace a broad definition of diversity which includes women," said Amos. "Martinez and the board do not wish to include women in their definition, and therefore, our methods are different." The reason the board doesn't hoid gender-specifi- c issues as a priority in their work is because women are not unaerrepreseuted to the extent that minorities are in the health sciences at tat U, according to members of the board. "That wasn't why we were organized," said Suazo. "Amos herself is an example of women's representation.'' "They are pointing that cut in ocdti to say that they are diversifying and making a good-fait- h effort to help the Mtuat!on by addressing women's issues," said Martinez, "When 4$ percent of the medical school is female, then how can thni be considered problem?. , Mortise said that only 2 percent of the stttdenf bodv at the medical school was of Latino origin. "The law says that where you are underrepresented, you must make a fl&id-faiteffort to Mid ttartiaez. "Their Improve definition pf; diversity is a from putslde ct t&b, Suazo said he was not planning on attending a meeting of the board that was scheduled tor this morning out of principle, ; but added that ht- wanted to keep the discussion going and attempt to solve the diiemma. "I'm not cutting off communication, but I think U's time for both the university and us to go and think about where we want to go," said Suazo. h non-Motast- oa - rrSi5 ecome a Plasma Donor wi iJffliM ii in nriTiiiiianiiirn-fi- J Dalton, Decker Want Cabinet Members to Be Accountable ir position in the committee. They made the decision because the Lowell Bennion Community Service Center is so effective in recruiting individual students, Decker said. She said they want the new position to focus on involving groups in board chair of this year a ELIZABETH WHITE Chronicle News Writer Tell us what you're going to do, and then sign your name to it. Associated Students of the University of Utah President-elect Emilie Jess Dalton and Vice President-elec- t Decker have finished outlining next year's ASUU Executive Cabinet. They hope that making contractual agreements with those appointed will increase accountability. memThe contract with each of the executive-cabinbers will delineate his or her responsibilities and priorities for the year. Dalton said there has never been a "clear-cut- " definition in the past of executive cabinet and he thinks the contracts will make everypositions more concrete. thing "It's more of a binding obligation" Dalton said. He said the contracts will be finalized with the 2000-0- 1 ASUU chief of staff and the cabinet members. To ensure that the members fulfill their duties, Dalton said he plans on having monthly meetings with the cabinet members to check their progress. Because he and Decker are basing next year's jobs on contract, they wili be able to replace members who don't live up to the standards as needed, Dalton said. Right now, Decker and Dalton are meeting with the current executive cabinet to formalize job descriptions for the 2000-0- 1 cabinet. To further accountability, Dalton said he and Decker may require certain board directors to commit to office hours each week. In addition to the contracts and job descriptions, the composition of next year's cabinet will be different. Dalton and Decker made the community-service- s vice-cha- ns vice-cha- ir campus service. Among other changes are the addition of the director of the communications office and the deletion of the Utah Intercollegiate Assembly delegate. ir Dalton said most boards will have one or more such as to fulfill extra responsibilities positions campus networking with the united club council. He said they will leave a lot of the choices as to board members and vice chairs up to the appointed executive cabinet. members as "We want to give the executive-cabinmuch empowerment as we possibly can," he said. Applications are due March 29 and interviews for positions start on March 30 and continue through April stu6. Dalton said they are looking for dents and hope that people from all over campus apply. He said they are going to club meetings in hopes of recruiting applicants. He said they want to "look into people seriously and equally" during the interviewing process. The new leadership feels "a real responsibility to implement" its platform to the fullest extent and wants to work to educate the new executive cabinet on its ideas to "increase their knowledge of the subject," Decker said. Dalton said that is the reason behind the extensive vice-cha- et et hard-workin- application process, which includes a letter of recomd mendation and a essay. 500-wor- Japanese Nat 'I Team Debates at U of debating "boring MATTHEW STEPHENS Chronicle News Writer Imagine strolling up to a McDonalds counter and ordering a Big Mac, large fries and a California sushi roll. If the Japanese3 national debate team had its way, Americans would soon have that option. Last Friday, the Japanese team debated the U's team about the merits of McDonalds serving sushi. The Japanese team picked the strange topic because its members were tired " formal issues. Masako Suzuki and Tsuyoshi Yamazaki, the debaters representing the Japanese national team, are on a tour of the United States. They arrived in Salt Lake City the morning after a long flight from southern Illinois. Typically, they debate once at each school and spend the following three to four days sightseeing. Suzuki said that she especially likes Salt Lake City because it is "very beautiful." The question being debated was six-wee- k. hypothetical because neither Japanese nor American McDonalds serve sushi. Nonetheless, arguments for and against the position were lively, informative, and a bit silly. The Japanese team took the position that McDonalds should serve sushi. 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