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Show 4 Thursday, January THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 16, 20QS iiindance Wi II Host U Hospitals Look to USC Studen t Film Lower Supply Costs New Wayne State Tracking System Needs INS Approval BRIAN LAMONT BURGESS The South End Wayne State University ALISON SHACKELFORD City, Utah. There, it could be picked up Daily Trojan University of Southern California DETROIT There is a new Immigration and Naturalization Service monitoring system designed to maintain data on all international students. The Student Exchange Visitor Information System was scheduled to begin last year but the Office oflnternational Students and Scholars is still waiting for approval. OISS has already applied to use SHVIS but cannot implement the program until allowed by the INS, SEVIS's creator and moderator. Schools without an active SEVIS will not be allowed to enroll international students. It was said that SEVIS was scheduled for approval before the end of last year. The cut-opoint was Dec. OISS Linda but Assistant Director 31, Seatts confirmed the deadline to be ANGELES Students from University of Southern California's n School of may dream of getting a feature-lengt- h movie film festival such as Suninto an dance, but this year, a few undergraduates managed to do it on their first try. The film's Brandon Sonnier, teamed up with four friends who had started their own production company to create "The Beat" The movie, filmed during summer vacation, will be shown at this week's Sundance Film Festival in Park by a distributor, such as Miramax, and purchased for millions more than the relatively low budget of $700,000 it took to make the film, said Justin Wilson, director of alumni relations for the School of Sonnier, a junior majoring in ff LOS Cinema-Televisio- A-li- st te BECfCERLE continued from page 1 Ian. 30. research achievements, she has shown "The new tracking system should be beneficial for staff and students in the transition from paper documents to a database," Seatts said. "I hope to sec this meet the needs identified by INS in monitoring international students." her leadership abilities through suc- cesses in multiple positions within the U and in national organizations," Prescott said in a written statement. She said she was not only excited about starting her new responsibilities as Deputy Director but also about all Cinema-Televisio- ANDREW KIRK Chronicle Sta'f Writer U Hospitals and Clinics are looking for ways to reduce the rising costs of medical care by reducing supply costs. project to By beginning a and implement ways to reduce identify supply costs, the hospital hopes to lower costs by 5 percent, saving the hospital $4.5 million annually. CSC Healthcare, a consulting firm that has worked closely with many academic medical centers across the nation, is working with the hospitals on the project. "Many companies hire CSC Healthcare when they're in trouble. The U's six-mon- th n. cinema-tel- production, produced evision , the film with four friends, three of whom attend USC. The fourth, a recent USC graduate, was the only one old enough to drink when the screenplay was first written, although two more of them could legally join him by the time the group celebrated their acceptance to Sundance. Hospital is doing good, they're just looking forward," said Doug Pederson, CSC Healthcare representative. "We're just trying to be as money conscience as we can be," said Carolyn Wiggins, the hospital's program man- the research being done at the Institute to cure cancer. Beckerle joined the Institute in 1999 and is the director of the Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Molecular Biology. She served on the American Society for Cell Biology governing board, elected leadership council and finance committees. She is also on the editorial boards for three research publications in her field. ager. "We're trying to redo the way we do business with our vendors," explained Pederson in a recent interview. 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SHACs Outreach Committee wants to help make their stay a little easier by giving them a teddy bear, or other stuffed toy, during their stay at the Hospital and by letting their families know that the students, faculty, and staff of the University of Utah are keeping them in their thoughts. Please take a moment to share your with families generosity facing a difficult time in their lives and bring your donation in. Zsi tejn mutt to mm this year's theme. "We're experiencing a time in our country and a need in higher education when it's important to remember Dr. King. We hear terms like diversity being used for reasons of political correctness rather than with thoughtful action," Machen said. "We hear a backlash against programs that seem to provide access and be inclusive. How will we make sure we will all have the same opportunity to dream?" speech specifically addressed the important roles of two different terms: color blindness and color consciousness. Using the example of herself and Bush's experiences during the college admission process, says initiatives such as Affirmative Action Hu-DeH- vf&i egt testdmi. privi- lege. Ij A tiny baby's hospital stay can be very stressful, and sometimes traumatic for everyone, filled with tubes, .sinter 1 without being born into white initiatives such as Affirmative Action help create racial justice for people like me, who came to this country as a refugee. Bush, on the other hand, was born of white privilege: he is a heterosexual, white male who was born into a wealthy said. "All white family," people in America have inherited degrees of white privilege by degrees of their race." said although the color blindness theory, meaning being blind to race, can be an ideal concept, it is "Color-conscio- for Babies Valentine's Day. continued from page have made it possible for students like her to attend a prestigious university ear The University of Utah Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) will be collecting new stuffed bears and other stuffed toys' on campus from January 22 - February 7. These toys will be delivered to the babies in the Newborn Intensive Xare Unit at University Hospital on RACE Hu-DeHar- t's 1 This is a brief description of the important features of this plan. This is not the insurance contract The actual plan sets forth in detail the rights and obligations of both you and the insurance company. Please refer to policy for plan exdusions. State mandated benefits, if applicable, are incorporated through a rider attached to the policy. 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