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Show iUtah CHK nicle Not a Student Worker: jj President Ben McAdams has let his outside life interfere with his responsibility to students, says Dave Hancock. This Recipe Calls for a Mouse: - z I i larger religious studies program housed in the Center for the Study of 0 Ethics. The program offers no classes now. 3 "The goal is to create an educational forum for this community, because we feel religious study is something that is lacking in the state," said Brian Birch, associate director of the Center for the Study of Ethics at UVSC. The long-terplan is to offer in religious studies, but degrees Birch said "curriculum development takes a while." The program got underway when England approached the center's director, David Geller. It didn't take long for England to win him over. m 1 SfLHCJEHE: day anil A skater takes advantage cf the beautiful weather cicrs some sir outside the A. Say OSplr. University Mon- Union. A Trashy Player: TUESDAY, MARCH "Not giving it attention would be an oversight," Geller said. "It is so much a part of the fabric of Utah life, if we did not study k we would not with a mechaprovide nism to learn about the culture, and we would not provide a mechanism for Mormons to talk about their own culture." The only Mormon Cultural Studies program in existence is in Birmingham, England. Geller, Birch and England believe this should change, and other state institutions should come on board. Geller associated it with students going to "a Jewish institution and not having a Jewish cultural study." The UVSC program does not focus on theology; instead it looks at the and anthropological sociological life. LDS of aspects U instructor Margaret Toscano would like to see a similar program come to the U. She believes every major religious culture should be studied, and with the U's library collection, which houses some historical LDS documents, the U is "a natural place where we could deal with some of these issues." non-Mormo- This is a topic of particular interest for Toscano who has written articles and even one book on LDS culture. She is particularly interested in looking at the LDS culture through a feminist lens. Before a religious-studie- s program could come to the U, she believes students need to know that this fits comfortably within academia, she said. "Religion is such an important part, of culture in general that we need to learn to talk about it in a university setting," she said. "Students here are interested, but they are unaware that it can be dealt with as an academic see LDS STUDIES, page 3 MATTHEW STEPHENS Chronicle News Writer For those that have not visited the J. Willard Marriott Library recently, the west lobby has adopted a Swiss flair. In conjunction with the unveiling of an exhibit on the similarities between the United States and Switzerland, University of Utah Professor Dr. Robert Helbling sp.eke March 21. Helbling pointed out the many similarities war. The Swiss Constitution allows for a bicameral legislature and the sharing of power between the federal and local branches of government. Helbling said these similarities to the United States constitution were not coincidences. "The Swiss Constitution of i848...is deepLy impressed by the spirit and institutions embodied in the American constitution and the Bill of page 3 28, 2000 6 VOL 109 NO 133 ASUU Not Happy With McAdams ELIZABETH WHITE Chronicle News Writer Some of those who work with ASUU President Ben McAdams are questioning his commitment to U students. McAdams is the only student representative on the University of Utah Board of Trustees, but he was in Bangladesh working for President Bill Clinton over spring break when the board held its March meeting. McAdams also missed the Utah State Board of Regents meeting while away. "In a case where you're missing paramount meetings th?.t decide the future of the university and the lifestyles of the students, I feel those take precedence over a trip that will primarily benefit an individual," said an anonymous source who works closely with McAdams at ASUU. McAdams said he has taken three trips for the White House since his term as president began last May. He said he checked his voice mail on a daily basis and kept on top of things. McAdams said he chooses the dates on which he wants to travel and the White House assigns him a destination accordingly. "I've chosen them around school breaks," he said. "I choose the dates; I can't choose the trip, essentially." McAdams has not missed any Trustees meetings besides the one on March 13. "The reason I went on this trip is because the event the President was doing is in an area of my persona! interest," he said. Another anonymous source who works with McAdams at ASUU said: "It has been my Een watching experience McAdams function...that he has put his own personal goals and ambitions above those of the students. He has used every opportunity to further his career in Utah and national politics at the expense of student representation. He has vacationed at will for extended e periods, accepted several hia in term jobs during office, and generally failed to do anything but the b?re minimum requirements of his job responsibilities. Unfortunately, the ASUU Executive Cabinet has not functioned at its full potential largely due to the absence of the president Ever since Ben's first day on the job, ASUU has been dead last on full-tim- between the "Sister Republics'" constitutions. He said that the Sviss adopted their American-modele- d civil constitution after a ,:short-lived- " Swiss, Utah receiverpunt returner uses trash talk to get an edge in games. Marriott Library Hosts Swiss Displays see Use 5 U May Consider R eligious Studies University of Utah administrators can't rule out the possibility of studying Mormon culture, and some faculty members are directly behind the idea. At the first Conference on the Study of Mormon Culture, Eugene England told the Associated Press the U refused to study The Church of Saints. Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y "They clearly don't understand what cultural studies are. They think I'm asking that they teach doctrine," said England, the program coordinator for the Mormon Cultural Studies program at Utah Valley State College. Associate Vice President of Undergraduate Studies John Francis refutes this claim. "I think one is always open to interesting ideas," Francis said. Before he would consider a program equivalent to that at UVSC, Francis needs "to see much more development as to why we would treat a group with a more precise focus," he said. The UVSC program is part of the 4 your computer to find, click and download exciting recipes, then surprise your family will some darn good heme cookin'. The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 MATT CANHAM Chronicle News Writer ASUU A student looks at the Marriott Library display about the similarities between Switzerland and the United States, see NCADA.MS, page 3 THE DAILY UTAH ONLINE CHRONICLE IS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT WWWXhronScle.Utah.edu |