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Show j THE DAILY mWm ji M UTAH CHRONICLJcS The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice since 1890 Wednesday, January asuu May start icnoiarsnip runa for Books To Pay SAOAF BAGHBAN1 Chronicle Staff Writer In the fall of 2003, students without scholarships will have the opportunity to receive a small scholarship to pay for books or student fees. U students Aaron Titus, Jeff Neu and Josh Ashby have sef forth a bill to the student government Senate and Assembly to allow for the School Spirit Scholarship. "The idea was originally introduced to us by an opinion given in the Sept. 9, 2002 issue of The Daily Utah Chronicle. We thought it sounded like a good idea, so we've been working on it since," Neu said. The scholarship will put $100,000 from the General Reserve to a protected account called the College Student Council, where it will earn interest. The interest would then be awarded each semester to 20 to 30 students who could exemplify school spirit, had no other scholarships, were not a member of the student government and had at least a 2.0 GPA. "This is going to help 20 to 30 regular students pay for books," Titus said. "We're not looking for one or two super-huma- n scholars." Titus says the scholarship is to help "regular" students who have no other scholarships and aren't or academically athletically inclined. To make this work, the Associated Students of the University of Utah would create a Scholarship Board to administer the money and the accounts. In addition, $5,000 of student fees will be allocated annually to the scholarship endowment to protect the scholarship from inflation. To pass, this bill must be approved by both the Senate and Assembly by a simple majority. "We've talked to student Assembly and Senate members and they seem to agree that this is a great idea," Titus said. "I don't know why it wouldn't pass, this is the way ADAM BENSON Chronicle Staff Writer In 1966, Ezra Taft Benson, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, referred to Martin Luther King Jr. as the "Communist leader of the civil rights movement," according to Duffy, moderator of the Mormon Brown Studies Bag Series. celebration of the As part of the campus-wid- e life of Martin Luther King Jr., a group of four panelists offered their perspectives on race relations between the LDS Church and its minority members in a Tuesday afternoon panel in the Union so-call- ed John-Charl- es Theater. "Mormons try to excuse the racial discourse that goes on within their society, and that, to me, is very troubling," said Darron Smith, a BYU professor in the education, culture and society department. However, Smith also said the racist mentalities some Mormons hold arc typical of most of the American population. "Mormons are no more prejudiced or racist than anyone else in the country...thc notions and representations Mormons in Utah have of minorities in Utah come from socially constructed representations they see on TV," he said. Muriel Lee, relief society president of the black Turning Heads: see MORMONS, page 6 ANDREW KIRK Chronicle Staff Writer Researchers at the U's College of Health have found a way to lose weight, feel better, increase metabolism and reduce the risk of cancer-drink- ing enough water. II The study, led by Wayne Askew, professor and director of the division of foods and nutrition in the U's College of Health, found that eight glasses of water a day not only helps maintain the body's hydration status, but may bolster its metabolic rate as well, resulting in more efficient burning of calories. It has long been known that adults should drink at least eight glasses of water a day, but the new study helps z. explain why. Askew decided to do the study because no one had done research on the amount of water a person needs to drink for optimum health. The College of Health then funded Askcw's study. The body's cells shrink or expand depending on the amount of fluid they contain.. This compression and expansion of the cell changes the spatial rela- tionship of the organelles inside the cell, altering the efficiency of metabo- Killian Manning performance in ALI HASNAIN Chronicle Asst. News Editor, celeTo kick off the Martin Luther King Jr. week-lon- g U a bration, faculty gathered to discuss the panel of initiatives. initiatives become seemingly predominant in tough economic times. "Initiatives and programs that lead toward diversity come under attack" during such times, said U Associate Vice President for Diversity Karen Dace, introducing Tuesday's panel discussion in the Marriott Library's Gould Auditorium. According to William Smith, assistant professor in the education, culture and society department, a "white resentment," in which some believe that whites are los- ty w t water lism. "We think these changes in cellular size act as a signal for the regulation of cellular metabolism," said Askew in a written statement. In three previous studies, Askew and his graduate students found dchydra- - rt turns a "blind eye" to Zoey during their the Union Theater for Martin Luther King Jr. Week. Martin-Locka- z. g, caloric-burnin- see WATER, page 7 - , ! ' - .1 'i ing ground to blacks, Latinos and other ethnic minorities due to institutions such as Affirmative Action, is growing throughout the nation. When the economy goes south and budgets are cut, initiatives goes up, according support for vv anti-diversi- ty to Dace. However, it won't happen at the U, she says. Part of the reason for that is the administration's commitment to a diverse student body and faculty. "This university has gone through challenging economic times in the past, and we didn't curtail our diversity then," she said. Nonetheless, Dace says the U has not yet reached the stage of a perfectly diverse campus. see DIVERSITY, page tion depressed metabolism. The most recent study was designed to provide physiological information on the advantages and disadvantages of consuming different levels of water on the body. Research subjects were given four, eight or 12 glasses of water a day. Before getting up on the fifth day of the study, they were hooked up to a machine that measured how many calorics they burned per minute in a true resting condition. Their urine and blood were also tested. The subjects drinking only four glasses a day showed definite indications of dehydration. Subjects drinking eight glasses were sufficiently hydrat-cd- . There were little differences between the subjects drinking eight and twelve glasses a day. Askew But, as for caloric-burnin12 found those who drank glasses burned more calories than those who drank eight. Subjects also reported feeling better on eight glasses of water a day than four. They felt better, were more inclined to study and concentrated better. For most people, the thirst mechanism doesn't kick in until they have dehydrated three percent of their body weight, according to Askew. At that level of dehydration, there's a two perg cent decline in per day. "So if you exercise in a sweat suit or sit in a sauna to lose weight, you are 7 1 V ... ...... 1 1 z 11 Frank Morgonis speaks at a Martin Luther King Jr. Week panel entitled Initiatives." "Deferring the Dream: The Impact of Anti-Diversi- ty THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE IS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT WWW.DailyUtahChronicle.com OFY 1 NO. 87 Itnwove cult D iversi ty Init moves iriiiir In Mar d Econ omic Times Anti-diversi- 12 said. As an example, Lee recounted that after evaluating a woman for physical therapy, the patient asked if she could stroke Lee's hair. "How humiliating for me, as a minority. ..but those kinds of things happen to minorities in the CLSS6S O nr. impact of 1 Mormon group Genesis, was born to West Indian parents in London. She said she looks to the vision of King when examining the LDS Church. "To me, the issues of Martin Luther King become one of identity. ..I want to know what keeps minorities in the LDS Church when the things that happen to them arc ridiculous," she fit see SCHOLARSHIP, page 5 ty 2003 VOL. Mormons Discuss Racial Inequality -v anti-diversi- 15, |
