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Show TTTp -- Laura B.Weiss dissects The Straight Dope: Jf Olympic doping control and new equipment that may help athletes succeed. ;i Inside a Critical Mind: , lJf -- -I ' The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 1 j THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, Two Parties for Dominate Legislative Ballot ASUU ERIKA JOHNSON Chronicle News Writer Link Between Heart, Diabetes Examined ALEX LEE Chronicle News Writer Of the five parties competing for the student body presidency, only two filed a large number of candidates for General Assembly and Student Senate. The Impact and Elevation parties submitted 104 candidates between them for the Associated Students of the University of Utah Student Senate and General Assembly. Matthew Menlove will run for Senior Class President from Elevation, and Jessica Judkins will run from Impact Apathy, Probable Cause and What? do not have anyone running with them for senior class president Apathy is running with two students, and Probable Cause has one. Impact has 63 candidates, one for each of the positions in the Senate and Assembly. Elevation has 41. "Based on my experience, having good candidates as well as many candidates is very important to the success of the campaign," said Ben Lowe, ASUU president. "They are the most dedicated workers." According to Lowe, his parry had almost as many candidates as there are Assembly and Seriate seats when he successfully ran for office last year. Kristien Hixson, who is running for Student Senate with Impact, was responsible to find enough candidates for her party from each of the U's 16 colleges. She did this by going through her personal contacts to find people she felt were qualified. She also had each of the candidates meet with Bill Edwards and Randall Lloyd, who are running for president and vice president from Impact, before filing. "Your candidates are your support," she said, explaining why she was working so hard to find people to run from her party. "You feel like you're part of a campaign community." Hixson also said choosing candidates to support a party also allows the party to select people it would most like to work with in the upcoming year. Dave McGowan, who is running with Impact from the College of Science, never considered runring until a friend from high school called him and asked him to run. "I didnt really know anything about it," McGowan said. "I just came up here and talked about it" Although Elevation did not find candidates for all of the positions, the party wished to focus on finding "quality" candidates, according to Allen, student body presidential candidate. "We're looking at filling seats with individuals informed about what they Ann-Mar- ie were getting themselves into" said Colter Hammer, who is running for vice president with Allen, "We're very pleased with the candidates we filed Although 16 million Americans have diabetes and 75 percent of them die from heart disease or stroke, little is known about how diabetes affects the heart Researchers at the U hope to change that soon. The School of Medicine received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institute of Health last October to take a lead role in solving that puzzle. Dr. Donald McClain, principal investigator of the project, hopes to develop a complete model of the disease's mechanisms in mice, from how diabetes affects heart development to how it impedes healing after a heart attack. This "gold standard" could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in diabetics. Such a global understanding of the disease requires expertise in several fields. McClain assembled a team of geneticists, molecular biologists and physiologists to perform experiments at all levels "from the whole mouse to the genes and cells." This approach is now possible because all the technologies have multi-disciplina- "Genetic techniques got ahead of our ability to examine the mouse physiologically," McClain said. "We now have quite a setup to look at this animal." To study the problem, investigator Dr. Dale Abel created special strains of mice through DNA manipulation. Using a novel technique called "conditional gene targeting," Abel induced genetic defects in some of these mice so their heart muscle cells cannot fully utilize glucose (an important source of energy in most cells). Other strains of Abel's mice C K, . 2002 VOL 111 NO 94 S7'"' - "' v. tv ry finally arrived. XJ t 1 La.. fiww$m .. feir.r.i"i.im.r--i- i" r- 4ki mmmvri -l T.'irr I nil 'ilfi studies the effects cf diabetes on the heart with genetically engineered mice. He's recognized as one of the top young scientists in the country. Dale Abel cannot regulate glucose level in their blood and cells. These mice lack the gene to make insulin receptors, which respond to the hormone insulin to regulate glucose absorption into the celL Although the mouse models are tai- - for the study, they still pose sevcral challenges to the researchers, said Abel, an assistant professor at the division of endocrinology, metabolism lor-ma- see DIABETES, page 5 Leads State's Lobbying Efforts, Spends $23,000 U 1 A 5 I JAKE PARKINSON Chronicle Asst. News Editor Last year, the U spent more money on lobbying than any other registered Utah lobbying group. Spending nearly three times more than any other state college or university, the U dished out $23,505 on lunches, sporting events and other event tickets. Utah State University, the second largest lobbyist in the higher education system, spent $8,000. "It looks like we spent a lot, but a lot of that is just cost value that we have to account for," said Nancy Lyon, assistant vice president for government 1 I i fHstcry TnfmzrJiz ttlr',?, UlU la 11$ spsclces Cirtscs Hill cfflct. Carlson Mall Moving on Up? With Law School Expansion, History Might Need New Home JAUID WHITLEY Chronicle Hem Editor History Prcfessor Jin letting has a spacious office and 2 great view of fee Salt Like Valley. Eat that right not alvrej-- s be fee case. Wbea fee QIsaey Founistioa announced a docatioa cf t:6 trJTloa to fee College of Lzw last itovezJtxt. fee cheered. fcurireds of people crowded into fee lrt I Jichen fett fee cvr:ed nien rresiiert Ecrre ' ti-i ' ' r v s C' i v 0 .t ir ' pltc ' 7a 3 t.?' k1 e cr '1 c c? ; :sc"iH V y, ; kttj -- -- Carlson Hall bouses the history department, the Ethnic Studies Program and fee Tanner Humanities Center. Corrplctcd in 1738, Carlson Hall was the first dormitory for women on fee U campus most offices are converted dorm rooms and therefore larger than standard faculty members' offices. In 1998, the building was placed pa fee National Register of Historic Races fitting for fee buSding feat houses fee history department "I think there was a gener! sense of shock among hi$ tory students, faculty and stair when fee law school" made fee announcement, said Den is e Kelley, chairwoman cf the History Student Advisory Committee. "I have perscrisl'y grown to Jove Orison I Ia!L4 would D to see fee history departeaerJ remaia feerel r-tc- " As a rrtr;c f ti' S ry Ori:cn c"l tJ, r-- ff ? it ,;i 1 r.-.y- see ELECT , . u The women's ' ... r today." The What? Party did not recruit any candidates, and asked students who approached them to run to work on their campaign instead. . i basketball team prepares for their first conference road trip. - L mf Jeremy Mathews as he takes RED to Sundance. H Hittlna the Road: ; Follow Hi!S is l V, lea lrj f r f-- sa crtj't nJc'.r .re O.e 'r-.t- v 3V rf "3 t ' . ty : 't t " .. , . . .. 17-- These events are necessary. Through these events, we help policy makers understand what we do on our campus. Perhaps the best way of helping them understand the U's role is to get them on campus to see what we do for the community," Lyon said Last year, the U hosted two legislative subcommittee meetings on campus. The costs associated in these meetings includes not only lunch, but also transportation, the said. Some may feel that $23,000 is too much for the U to tpend on lobbying. see LOSSY, pa$e page 6 the daily utah chronicle is on the world wide . affairs. For example, on Nov. 10, the U gave seven legislators football tickets to sec the Utcs defeat San Diego State by a score of j. The U didn't spend anything on the tickets, but the cost value must be included on the lobby report The game was a $140 lobbying effort The state defines lobbying as any gift given to a policy maker. Under this definition, the U Board of Trustees, state Board of Regents and legislators are all included. Lunches with legislators, regents and trustees appear frequently on the lobbying report so do tickets to plays and sporting events. wed at www.DailyUtahChronicle.com 3 |