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Show THE 8 Opinion columnist Mike Wright says that a vote for Nader is not a wasted vote. r n g It's Not Easy Being Green: "Si 3 ! IS East Coast City Hoppin': adventures in Phiily and Poll NYC. Plummet: Splitting two games caused the Utes to fall two notches in The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 national volleyball rankings. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2000 f -- . y&gKd em sans none jot mi. East Pfeace Is Growing Dim Three weeks ago, Rotem said, "our SHANE MCCAMMON Chronicle Editor in Chief tered, Rotem said, and the shards of peace have been broadcast nightly on television: the shot children, the mutilated soldiers, the mourning families. As Rotem sees it, violence between Israelis and Palestinians does not have to exist, especially in this day and age when Israel has been willing to negoti- If there was any question about the intensity and proximity of the conflict in Israel, all one had to do was take a quick look around the Hinckley Institute of Politics Tuesday. d Standing in the back were men wearing suits and conspicuous ear phones. Arab students sat quietly in the audience, gently shaking their heads, waiting patiently for a chance to ask a question. And at the front of the room stood Yuval Rotem, consul general of Israel in Los Angeles, furthering his and his country's position on the three weeks of street battles between Israelis and Palestinians. resorted to violence instead of negotiation. Druker to Speak On Dangers of Engineered Foods WYNNE PARRY Chronicle News Writer - There is more to the produce section of any grocery store than meets the eye of most casual shoppers. A story lurks behind every piece of food sitting neatly stacked and brightly labeled on the stores shelves. Generally, it is assumed that our food is safe, under the watchful eye of the Food and Drug Administration. But this a dangerous assumption according to Steven Druker, an attorney and founder of the Alliance for recently, involved in a lawsuit against the to Druker, the FDA has failed to acknowledge scientific concerns about risks unique to genetically modified foods such as the potential creation of novel toxins and. carcino- ASUU Hopes Higher-E- d MATT CANHAM Chronicle Asst. News Editor Politicians, administrators and student leaders are asking students to use their lunchtime to learn about the political issues facing higher education and the University of Utah. The Associated Students of the University of n Utah is sponsoring a forum today from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the A. Ray Olpin University Union Ballroom. ASUU President Jess Dalton will be joined by U President J. Bernard Machen, 2nd Congressional District candidates Democrat Jim Mathe-so- n and Republican Derek Smith, U.S. Senate candidate Democrat Scott Howell and Utah gubernatorial candidate Democrat Bill Orton. Gov. Michael O. Leavitt and Sen. Orrin Hatch declined ASUU's invitation. Lawmakers from the Utah State Legislature higher-educatio- "ITf rather than negotiation. "Negotiation is primarily the art of compromise. Palestinians have to know that when they come to the table, they won't get 100 percent of their demands," he said. Rotem says that because Palestinian leaders such as Yasser Arafat won't budge on several key issues, such as specific territorial demands, the peace process has been derailed and people have taken their frustrations to the streets. "To be blunt, Arafat didn't free himself from being a fighter," Rotem said, referring to Arafat's past leadership of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. "Arafat kept on his military dreams for peace seemed so close." But those dreams have been shat- thick-necke- Yuvsl Rotem said Palestinians have 54 VOL 110 NO ate. "Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak was willing to sacrifice his entire political base for the sake of peace," Rotem said. "He broke t3boo after taboo...because he felt the moment of truth had arrived." But instead of the arrival of that moment, Rotem says the Palestinians and their leaders returned to violence- - see PEACE, page 3 Forum Gets Student Input and members of the Utah State Board of Regents were also asked to participate and representatives are expected to attend. ASUU planned the forum to specifically address the issue of a tuition hike, but will also touch on diversity, financial aid, child care, light rail, textbooks and student safety. "The forum provides an intimate setting to talk on a personal level with legislative candidates and institutional representatives," Dalton said. He hopes students will attend the forum to learn about how the government can affect higher education and to decide which candidates they want to vote for. The forum follows an aggressive campaign, during which ASUU registered students. 2,285 Both events are part of ASUU's attempt to bat- tie the possibility of a large tuition increase. The Utah State Board of Regents is considering rais voter-registrati- on ing the tuition at different levels at Utah's colleges. The new tuition policy would mean smaller increases for community colleges and larger ones for. universities, such as the U and Utah State University. Regents have also discussed a tuition increase ranging from 10 to 25 percent. ASUU began the most successful registration drive in its history in an attempt to get 6,500 students registered. If enough students were registered and they voted for "education-friendly- " candidates, they could put pressure on the Utah State Legislature to reject any large tuition increase proposed by the Regents, Dalton said. ASUU will endorse candidates for the first time before the election. Dalton and his cabinet are in the process of analyzing candidates for both state and local offices before. distributing their endorsements to students. FDA-Accordi- gens. His allegations stem from its 1992 decision to treat genetically-modifie- d foods essentially the same as those grown conventionally. Druker, who will speak today in the Panorama East Room of the A. Ray Olpin University Union, feels this policy is scientifically unsound and based on "misrepresentation" by public officials who ignored memo after memo from concerned FDA scientists. "It is one of the worst scandals, I think, in the history of the republic," Druker said. However, on Sept 29, a U.S. District Court dismissed the. Alliance's case against the FDA, ruling that the FDA's treatment of genetically-engineere- d foods is legal. Druker says the decision was based on technical aspects of law and does not indicate that genetically-engineere- d foods are safe. He plans to the decision. appeal Though FDA officials were unwilling to comment on Druker's allega- see FOOD, page 3 Health Sciences VP Amos Awarded for Nursing Contributions JARED WHITLEY Chronicle News Writer nurse's life generally consists of long hours, assisting hurt people and accidentally sticking yourself with a A needle occasionally. Very rarely does it involve grand receptions and national awards. For Associate Vice President for Health Sciences Linda Amos, though,. Sunday, Oct. 22 was just such a night. Amos traveled to Washington, D.C., to receive the Sister Bernadette award Armiger award, a the American Association of given by and (AACN). Colleges Nursing "It was a wonderful experience," she said. "I was really surprised and very honored." The award recognizes outstanding nurse leaders who have made significant contributions to nursing education and the goals of the AACN. al see AMOS, page 3 r I ; 4w fc r- - 4 ... f "VvTv ' H 1 Mrm It f SILENT STUSV; Stciderts ?ron Wh5i;&r Eitmcnry thoo2 tite in the ?nslf - xJjiJrft ' - i 4 ' Inn, a at tH Umzux of Rn Atts. THE DAILY UTAH ONLINE CHRONICLE IS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT WWW.Utahchronicle.com I? 15. il.JI |