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Show 4 THURSDAY, MARCH 7, NICARAGUA continued from page 1 ,'ti Muff iikc sMtihrs. lirih control and rt ri.it.il i .ire," said Mike y., M.Ki'iiK', project site leader. At the school, students r. iiicd in .i.'c trorn 4 to 17 in a m ttinj;. A retired teacher set up the Mhudl, and volunteers make up the v. sinjle-classrooi- THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 2002 n m.i if. 'We would work in small groups, which wi re more intimate," said trip "Wc participant Andrew would teach them for about an hour and then B" play in an abandoned lot for another hour and a half." Because the trip focused on personal contact, (iillman feels that playing with the kids was a larjc part of the experience. "The schoolyard was just as opportune for the kids as the language dia- - University of Utah Presidential Intern Program The internship is a paid position requiring: commitment for academic year (August - May) ten hours per week one year experience at the University of Utah minimum cumulative GPA 3.25 interest in serving the University community Application available in 206 Park Building Application Deadline: Friday, March 29, 2002 5:00 PM, in 206 Park Building of eight students to work with his the Office of the President The President seeks a diverse cohort staff in To find out more about the internship, call information sessions: 581-77- March 5 fa; 1- -2 PM or visit one of our 93 prams we made for them," he said. A hard part of the trip was dealing with the poverty of Nicaragua. "'I"he schoolyard had old machinery, broken glass, barbed wire and a deep hole," Gillman said. "Hut it didn't matter to these kids, they loved it." Throughout the trip, the city went without water for the majority of the day and experienced power failure at night, Rose said. Hut the poverty didn't affect the attitude of the participants. "People arc people wherever you Bo." McKenzie said. "Their culture and people aren't any better or worse than our culture and people just different." Rose was proud of his students' ability to adapt to the country. "We had students who had very little experience with Spanish, and this was the first international experience for a few of them," he said. "The group did really well, they were really optimistic. They weren't just tourists cither, they really got involved and made it very personal." Participants enjoyed watching the Olympics in a different country. "It was really cool because wc were able to take Salt Lake City with us." Gillman said. "Wc were able to show them the city wc live in, which was really cool." 25-fo- smcfarlandchronicle.utah.edu BILLS continued from page 1 school eligible for licensure in Utah as a physician or surgeon if certain requirements are met. The act establishes the requirements for licensure of foreign-educateindividuals. Status: Passed in the House and Senate. SB142: Higher Education Budget Authority, sponsored by Sen. Lyle d Jeff Alexander, Summary: Changes the requirements for a student to attain state residence, forcing dents to pay non-reside- out-of-sta- nt stu- te tuition rates. Sfarus: Passed in the House and Senate. HB343: Admission Policies for Higher Education, sponsored by Rep. Margaret Dayton. Summary: Created by concerned lawmakers over the audit report of the admission practices of the U School of Medicine, the bill prohibits institutions from discrimination against any group or person on the basis of race, sex, religion, ethnicity or national origin in admission policies and practices. The bill simply mirrors existing state and federal law. Status: The House passed the bill, but the Senate did not have time to review it before the end of the ses- sion. Senate Bill 50: Utah Medical Practice Act Amendments, sponsored by Sen. Edgar Allen, Summary: The bill makes a student enrolled in a foreign medical Hillyard, Summary: The bill gives college presidents and the state Board of Regents the power to reallocate funding between line items. Status: Passed in the House and Senate. SB147: Restriction of Funding on State Entity Whose Policy, Rule, or Action is Contrary to Law, sponsored by Sen. Michael Waddoups, R-S- Lake. Summary: The bill would limit funding to state agencies that have rules, policies or actions that violate statutes. Waddoups created this bill to punish state administrators for n policies. supporting Status: The Senate passed the bill, but the House voted it down. More information about individual bills is available at or no-gu- www.urahs-br.edulegisupdate20- www.le.state.ut.us. jparkinsonchronicle.utah.edu March II (a, 12:30- - - 1:30 PM Union 411 Information available at website: www.a4lmin.utah.eduprcsidcntintcrns.ht1nl 'unite rfu.lcmic credit m.iy he jvhiI.iMc MAYOR OF THE DAY: S :,.V i i , 1 p Mm, f A V I History Professor Ron Coleman presides over an event In the Paralympic Village. Coleman was mayor of the day Wednesday. U U SALARY continued from page I " . .. 1 Provo, said, "When agencies flaunt the law, there has to be consequences. If government agencies don't have to stick by the laws why do citizens have to?" On Feb. 5, the bill failed out of committee, but Waddoups resurrected the bill Wednesday when the Senate approved the proposal U lobbyists had a big job pushing lawmakers to vote against the bill. The Utah Gun Owners Alliance, Eagle Forum and Gun Owners of Utah each had multiple lobbyists trying to raise support. In the end, "justice prevailed," said Fred Espliti, vice president for university relations. "I'm pleased the Legislature will allow this dispute to be settled in a 15-1- 1. ' itM v court where it should be. The dispute is, at its root, a difference in the interpretation of the law." "Lawsuits are phenomenally expensive," said Sarah Thompson, executive director of Utah Gun Owners Alliance. The tax payers should not be responsible for paying the cost of this kind of lawsuit, she said. The gun rules came under fire last year when Attorney General Mark Shurtlcff told lawmakers that the state Legislature alone had the right to create gun laws unless it gave that right to another entity. Universities and colleges have not been given that right and are therefore breaking the law, Shurtlcff said. Lawmakers and U administrators have agreed to settle the dispute in what both sides arc calling a "friendly lawsuit." jparkinsonchronicle. Utah, edu rJfM 5 8 1 . 7 0? 4 1 11 BUDGE' continued from page 1 "We look forward to being able to clear up some questions raised in the audit report," Wirthlin said. The state allotted $66 million for the U education fund. The state also created funding through bonds for a new engineering building and authorized to remodel Marriott Library. Higher education received only $9.7 million of the needed $26 million to fully fund the 8 percent increase in student enrollment at the state's institutions this year. "It would have been nice to sec more funding too for enrollment growth," Lyon said. What this means for students is not yet known. U President Bernic Machcn previously said to compensate for the lack of state funds, he plans on increasing tuition "significantly." Machcn plans to announce his proposed increase later this week. That proposal will need to receive the approval of the U Board of Trustees and the state Board of Regents before it can be implemented. jparkinsonchronicle.utah.edu |