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Show FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Groups Wanting H3UU Uibll hlUbL File by March 15 ER1KA JOHNSON Chronicle News Writer Conspiracy Theorists Are People Too the same power. As a history professor, Goldberg is fascinated by the "thread of conspiracy in the American tapestry" starting Prof Researches Theories, But Doesn't Believe All of Them U Student organizations that expect money from ASUU next year need to act now. This year, more than 200 clubs and organizations shared $134,555. A similar amount should be budgeted for student use next year. Groups that want some of this funding need to turn in a budget request form by March 15. Because of the long Olympic break, the Associated Students of the University of Utah Finance Board has begun its budgeting process for next year earlier than usual. Redbook mandates that the finance board send out letters to the registered clubs and organizations telling them how to receive funding no later than the first Friday of Feb- JAKE PARKINSON ruary. spiracy in Modern America." The deaths of Marilyn Monroe, Martin Luther King Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy and hundreds of prisoners of war in Vietnam remain clouded by a mystical skepticism similar to urban legends and fairy tales, Goldberg said. Words like Roswell and Area 51 carry Although the mandated date is a few weeks away, ASUU is sending the letters out now. The request form deadline is March 15, as the latest date Redbook allows. Letters going out to the clubs and organizations include a budget request form, information on how to request funding and the times and places of workshops for students to learn about funding. The workshops and consultations will begin March 5. Students can meet with members of the Finance Board to make sure their budget requests fit the criteria to get all of the funding each group needs. In order to receive funding, a student group must be registered 30 days prior to the deadline. They also must fill out a budget request form detailing specific expenditures the group needs monies for. Groups can receive up to $3,500 of ASUU funds, and according to Ryan Wilson, who recently became the finance board director, they usually receive that much money. "In the past they have," he said. "It depends on what the money is requested for." Groups that do not get money through the regular budgeting process or need more than $3,500 to function can request money through the General Assembly. The Assembly's contingency fund was budgeted at $34,000 this year, but legislation later added $25,000 to the fund. All of this money is budgeted to the student groups through the legislative process. ASUU typically begins the budgeting process for the next year before the elections because it is such a lengthy procedure. The budget must be approved by the Senate, Assembly, the University Joint Apportionment Board and the Board of Trustees. "They don't have time," said Ben Lowe, ASUU president, explaining why the budgeting process begins before the election of next year's administration. "We basically have it ready for them." Lowe said the incoming ASUU officials will have an opportunity to review the budget and make changes they deems appropriate, although he does not know how much time they will have. "This year it's going to be different because the elections are later," Lowe said. "We were very involved in the process last year." Wilson began acting as finance board chairman last week after the resignation of David Broadbent, who occupied the position last semester. Wilson was the associate director of the finance board last semester and currently chairs the University Joint Apportionment Board. ejohnsonchronicle.utah.edu )PYi 2002 3 Chronicle Asst. News Editor Conspiracy theories represent symbols of enlightened skepticism, not paranoia, according to one U professor. History Professor Robert Goldberg considered an expert on conspiracy theories. He studies, teaches, writes and speaks about suspected government cover ups. "Our society is obsessed with them," is he said. Goldberg spoke at the Hinckley Institute of Politics Thursday. He spoke to a handful of U students and members of the community in an address titled after his latest book, "Enemies Within: The Culture of Con- v.' sU before the American Revolution. Goldberg discussed a 1997 movie starring Mel Gibson called "Conspiracy Theory." In the movie, Gibson plays a paranoid, insane conspiracy theorist who has multiple locks on his door and mumbles to himself. But by the end of the movie, Gibson's character unravels the details of a government cover-uGoldberg mocked Hollywood's p. characterization of conspiracy theorists. "Because it is Mel," he said, "we know to withhold our judgements." However, many people consider conspiracy theorists lunatics "They are not crazy. They are smart business people and they are supported by many people who buy their books and ideas," he said. He prefers to call them "conspiracy entrepreneurs." Goldberg himself doesn't believe most of the theories, however, he said after all of his research the Kennedy assassination remains a mystery to him. Goldberg has taught at the U since 1980. This semester he is teaching an Honors Program course on conspiracy thinking, and a graduate course in American history. jparkinson chronicle. utah. edu M l lcv, ers said In festivities. department of aslan studies, the the second in a series of talks titled, department of political science and . "911: Responding to Global Affairs." the Union Programming Board, was abensonipchronicle.utah.edu 'how mmy? and 'where?' sorts of " he said. rinx-IyFlowers expressed h exci'.:r:Kr.t for the Olympic Garr.es and Salt Li',:e City. "This is a good opportunity for the. state of Utah and the nation as well," he said. The lecture, sponsored by the Associated Students of the University of Utah, the department of histo ry, the Middle East Center, the aCai's v.i.iCn ? t d, i 4 rfp tj .rii I 1 f 1 -1 mmn "sfc" mum o) pj j , AddlrLv.-Jiy- , Flowers expressed great ecrJlJence that Olympic 'secuhe's rity wl:l be evcrj .I'.Ir-in the an corj'iient promised. 'I fact tbat we've dcr.e everything we can do...I r.n cor.fl'icr.t that there's no red tap? in our wcy vrnore," he 1 - top-secr- et he sw will in the te iilvizys T;;:cr jets 3'r. 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