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Show THE tt Tnn a ? A Shake It: 11 U students are learning to t 1 1 !3f I 1 . . Subtlety: ... soccer player Lesa Zollinger continues to excel despite back problems. U TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2001 VOL "rr During the Olympics, many facets of everyday life will change: Traffic, tourism and trade will play a larger role in Utahns' lives. Many residents and businesses may have questions about the changes that will take place in Febru- ERIKA JOHNSON Chronicle News Writer t 1 ary. In order to address their concerns, the University of Utah, the Salt Lake City Corporation and the Salt Lake Organizing Committee will host the second of three open houses today on the fourth floor of es Stadium. if ft .V:il':. II: f ter. special meeting is being held specifically for the U community in order to accommodate the large number of people expected to attend, as well as catch U staff members as they leave work, Springmeyer said. The U meeting will be held between 4:30 and 7 p.m. The meeting for the general public will start at 6 p.m. Both offer the overview and breakout sessions. Nearly 1,500 people attended the first open house in early August, and the U wants to make sure there is enough room for everyone, SpringA meyer said. smcfarlandchronicle.utah.edu Alleged Hate Crime at U The University cf Uuh Police Department is searching for a student associated with a possible attack that hate-motivat- ed took place Saturday. During a Graduate Records preparation course, one man started swearExamination ing zX another, according to Kevin Nolieivberg. Witnesses said the man yelled at the victim, "Where are you from?" and later tried to assault him, but failed to connect a punch. .Police believe fee student was targeted because of his apparent Middle Eastern ethnicity. The suspect left the scene and police have yet to locate him. He faces attempted assault charges 2nd could possibly face a federal hate crirres charge, MATT CAN HAM Ofll-c- cr , Tn:t: in ttaJI racqat S',v;::3 C-- JI NO 39 l.'lhr (fcr;r;jr, sni I'lzii Scrtsr tnt cf tfef Kf IU cstrts Monday afUfsoea. fy Although Snyder is searching for donor, there are other financial projects that the administration is working on, including finding funds for an engineering building. "Honestly, it is not at the top of our list," Snyder said. "Scholarships arc our highest priority." a Last fall, the Student Senate and General Assembly passed a resolution to build a $19 million student recreation center at the University of Utah. Because no donor has been four3 for the project, one year later, it's still on the drawing board. "We feel that it is too expensive without a donor," said Ben Lowe, president of the Associated Students of the University of Utah, explaining why the center is not being built. When the Senate and Assembly passed this measure, they had the understanding that a donor had been located who was willing to contribute $10 million to students' racquctball and running needs. The U would pay the remaining 19 million by raising student recreation fees $21.73 to a total of $36.73 per student each semester. Without a donor, the student pricctag would be substantially higher. "The U has a lot of needs, and we would be delighted if we were to find a donor interested in recreation,'' said Barbara Snyder, vice president for student affairs. "It's just a matter of finding someone who has a special interest in something like this." V:i', v. "The U felt it needed to take a leadership role to provide information to the community as a whole and specifically to the campus community,'' said Gwen Springmeyer, associate director of the U's 2002 Olympic Coordination Office. The open house will have two segments a general overview and numerous breakout sessions addressing specific topics, which include: Opening and Closing Ceremonies, mail delivery, the Olympic Arts Festival and the University Medical Cen- 111 Without Donor, Eec Center Stands Stii ' SHEENA MCFARLAND Chronicle News Writer Rice-Eccl- 7 ' : violated the spirit of democracy. The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 - g Opinion Subversion Lacking Columnist John Morlevsavs Utah ReDublicans Back At It: Winter Olympics Open House Held Today at Stadium : ignore tne stereoiypes ana enjoy the fun of belly dancing. The proposed recreation center includes 122,639 square feet of sport courts, weight rooms, a track, a climbing wall, handball and racquctball courts, as well as a juice bar, a cyber cafe and a kid's club. The goals for the building include promoting campus community interaction, serving as a recruiting tool and promoting student participation and recreation. Last year, ASUU made many efforts to gain student input on the proposed recreation center. ASUU took the proposal to 20 student groups and set up information tables at 10 locations around campus. It also held three student information forums before the Senate voted on the proposal. The opinions of 4,426 students were obtained through these means. Of those students, 4,115 were in favor of a new recreation center and the $21.73 increase in student fees. Only 145 students were opposed to the proposal, and 166 see REC CENTER, page 3 overnment Applauds Fort Bom glas WYNNE PARRY Chronicle Asst. News Editor jump-starte- Troops arrived on the foothills near Red Butte Canyon in October of 1862. They perched their camp high above the Salt Lake Valley to peer Saints community over the Latter-da- y below and monitor secessionist rumblings. The University of Utah has acquired portions of the land, now called Fort Douglas, in pieces most recently in 1991. The U added new student housing and renovated some historical buildings already there. The federal government is applauding the U's efforts. Monday, it received the 2001 National Preservation Honor Award for restoring Fort Douglas. historic buildings will eventually be renovated, and the process has already begun for about half of them, said Ann Racer, director of facilities planning. Fifty-fiv- e "It is the best solution," said Wilson Martin, program manager for the Division of State History. "You take into account history, but you also move forward." new buildings, includTwenty-on- e the ing Heritage Center, have sprung since up planning began in the mid-1990- s. Campus master plans already included student housing in the Fort Douglas area, according to Randy Turpin, associate vice president for the daily utah CHRONICLE facilities management. d But the Olympics the plans, making the U the site of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and housing for Olympic athletes. "What the Olympics did was move our schedule up by 15 years," Turpin said. The Salt Lake Organizing Committee has agreed to pay $28 million to lease the Fort Douglas student housing for the Olympic Village, Racer said. is on Eventually, the remainder of Fort Douglas will go to the U when it is declared "surplus" to the Army's future plans, said Racer. Ten historic buildings are reserved for use by the U's colleges. So far, seven colleges have found donors to Construction of the student-housin- g cost the U $120 million. All funds for renovation work arc coming from private donors. So far, $40 million has been raised for work on buildings, Racer said. "The Army had all the buildings occupied until the transfer in 1991, but we had a lot to do," Martin said. All buildings on the land the U acquired in I99t are slated for renovahigh-profi- fund the programs, which will house select students, The details of these housing plan are still being worked out, according to Dan Adams, director of residential living. wparry0jchronicle.utah.edu V le tion except the noncommissioned officers club, which sat on the area now under the Heritage Center. The club underwent so many alterations that it had lost much of its historic value, according to Martin. Initially, the military occupants were not pleased when the federal legislation granted the U land from Fort Douglas, Racer said Now, on weekends, the dining hall sees as many as 200 reservists from the southern end of the fort, which still functions as an Armed Forces reserve center, according to Racer. the world wide : 1 'if ). i 1..- - - , ' ' Post ChiptJ is in Fort Douglas, which received a historic preserviHoi vEO at www.DailylltahChronicle.com sssrL |