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Show oT "irxnTHE "i i f i a l i. m r wu 1 HRGNICL I? r 3 n ?4 i U B 1 8 j I Nauseous Chatter: If t&L--JJ Opinion columnist Chris Yeates discusses diversity and all the controversy surrounding tne A5uu elections, Spring Break Destinations: n jL w 2251J, Students Discuss their plans to make the most out of their time off. I The Glitz, The Glamour, The Sin: The U mens basketball team nrpnarps tn farp thp I nhn; in Vph;k The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2001 VOL 110 NO 126 No Bull Victorious in Close ASUU Election Innovation Party Shocked By Loss; Thanks Volunteers MATT CANHAM Chronicle Asst. News Editor A shocked Innovation party fell by 66 votes Thursday ending its tumultuous run for the presidency of the Associated Students of the University of Utah. : After losing the primaries by almost 400 votes, No Bull came from behind to win the final election 1,635 to 1,569. The Innovation party expressed a mixture of disappointment and frustration. "This is a big upset for the Innovation party. It came as a shock to many people," said Steve Nelson, Innovation presidential candidate. "It hasn't hit me yet" "The biggest despondency is that I don't get to work with these incredible people next year in ASUU," Steve Nelson said of his many volunteers. candiInnovation's same Nick the Paulk, date, expressed sentiment "We had the most incredible team," he said. Paulk said the final election results were a mixture of growing No Bull see INNOVATION, page 3 Captures Election Victory By TTTimminntrTi-- n nitfumn in Stevs Nelson gets hugged by an Innovation supporter after hearing the results. BOEBI PARKY Chronicle News Writer ' ,vjs- This year there will be No Bull at the University of Utah. The No Bull party captured the 2001 ASUU presidency with 1,635 votes. The Innovation party came in a close second with 1,569. Only 66 votes decided the winner. "We have so much respect for Innovation," said Ben Lowe, president-elect of the Associated Students of the University of Utah. Current ASUU Emilie Decker said this year had the highest voter turnout on record with 3,204 voters. No Bull wanted to thank each . tm An mmV m ilHirr TnmiS! liTirf T emotional Nelson and jubilant Lowe celebrate their victory Thursday. iiiumi ih.i 11 mill nt overjoyed. Allen beat Innovation's r 9 EMILY FULLER Chronicle News Writer one. "We are grateful to all voters," Lowe said. ASUU senior class president elect Ann Marie Allen was also littWinr iTMiilBirTirirTiin-riirTT-rii- jr. 66 Vote Margin vice-preside- .fe 71 No Bull Lizzie Cameron by 531 to 407. "She is an awesome girl I have a lot of respect for her," Allen said. Upon hearing the results, No Bull supporters rushed upon the winning candidates who stood mid-flo- or in the ballroom. "We just fell in a pile," said Mike elect. Nelson, ASUU "It was neat to be with those who worked at our side." Lowe and Mike Nelson were hoisted up on supporter's shoulders while screams of "No Bull" filled the A. Ray Olpin University Union Ballroom. "I kept trying to get down to hug people," Lowe said. vice-preside- nt Mike Nelson was moved to tears. "We are so grateful," he said. Dan McConkie, elections regis- trar, announced the winning candidates at 10:15 p.m. amid colored lights, free pizza, live bands and dancing, all sponsored by ASUU. "We worked with so many dedicated people," Lowe said. While Innovation beat No Bull in the primary elections 1,221 to 834. Both Unity and U Force parties see NO BULL, page 4 For example, those incarcerated on charges are often unable to find jobs in the legitimate economy, and therefore attempt to make money in other ways, she said. drug-trafficki- ng " Women constitute the . growing prison population in the United States. African Americans are eight times more likely to go to prison than whites. The United States has 2 million people behind bars, 70 percent of whom are racial minorities. Angela Davis drew frequent applause in the packed A. Ray Oipin University Union when she spoke on prisozi reform as part of Women's Week activities. Davis, who was a keynote speaker for the activities, said the United States must think critically about its prison policy. ' "There is something fundamentally wrong about the assumption that you can lock people up and expect them to become rehabilitated" she said. She said many prisoners are there simply because they made mistakes. She said she has encountered many different social issues throughout her work with prisoners, and noticed that incarceration often results from social ' problems. Bali-roo- m "ii3.ce, class, render 2nd sexuality are all entangled in a... relationship. You can't pull one out of the structure," she said. While women are . suffering financially, the United States may be profiting from this high rate of incarceration, Davis said, "Some people are making a lot of money ss a result of prisons," she said. Corporations build the facilities, supply thrn and use the prisoners as a cheap source. of labor, all to muske a profit.' Instead of building larger and more prisons, the government should invest its money in recreational and programs and, more importantly, schools, she said. "Look at who's in prison: people without education, people who are illiterate," Davis said. According to Davis, prisons are the way we deal with social problems, . "We think about prisoners as 'morally separate' from the rest of us; prison is a concept where we deposit problems we don't want to deal with," she said. The United States also incarcerates "There are detention centers " drug-rehabilitati- on non-citize- niSLl ,., IM1n. ,m i.i President J. Bernard Machen said upper division undergraduates and graduates should pay more in tuition. l.l U ,! mm achen Explains Tuition Request MATT CANHAM Chronicle Asst. News Editor Freshmen and sophomores will pay less tuition than juniors and seniors under the University of Utah's new tuition proposal presented Thursday. U President J. Bernard Machen wants to raise tuition another 1.3 percent, but the hike would only be assessed to U students who have accumulated more than 60 credit hours. "We will not be putting it on all stun dents. Only those and undergraduate giaduate students," Machen said. The request marks the U's first vend ture into the state's new tuition policy. Under the policy, the state Board of upper-divisio- two-tiere- see DAVIS, page 4 i,.iimL.'.iM'' Ml-..-'i,,- Regents can set a statewide increase dedicated to faculty salaries, and each university can request a second increase to deal with institution-specifi- c needs. The Regents, who govern higher education, already set a 4 percent increase for next fall, but Machen expects them to raise that to a 5.5 percent increase at their meeting next week at Dixie State College of Utah. The proposed increase from 4 to 5.5 percent is in reaction to the state Legislature's faculty-salar- y package. The a has that 25 percent Legislature policy of all faculty and staff pay raises must come from a tuition increase. The Regents will also vote on Machen's tuition increase at the Dixie meeting. Earlier in the week, U administrators said Machen would request a hike of to 1.5 percent, which could have resulted in a 7 percent tuition increase overall. Machen told students Thursday he would not go any higher. "The University of Utah will not increase tuition over 7 percent," he 1 said. Specifically, he said the tuition increase will most likely be 6.8 percent. Each percent increase results in $12 for an undergraduate taking 15 credit hours. A 6.8 percent tuition hike would increase tuition by $81.60 per semester n for undergraduates. upper-divisio- see TUITION page 4 THE DAILY UTAH ONLINE CHRONICLE IS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT WWW.Utahchronicle.com |