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Show THE DAILY roniclE I UT. The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice since 1890 Monday, Makui 10, 2003 VOL. Skiers Blow Out Opposition, Win 11th NCAA Title TRENT T00NE Chronicle Sports Writer The U ski team reached the summit of collegiate skiing's Mount Everest and was crowned NCAA champion Saturday in Hanover, N.H. The Utes won the national title nth time in school history the first time since 1997 after scoring a combined 682 points over the four-da- y championship to blow out the field. Utah coach Kevin Sweeney relished his team's success. "We really rallied," Sweeney said. "We are pretty fired up right now and this is an exciting day for the program. As a team, we are ecstatic. This is a tremendous accomplishment for this team and we couldn't be happier." The Utes comfortably won the national title, winning by more than 100 points. Second-plac- e Vermont moved up three places on the final day thanks to its alpine racers and finished with 551 points. Colorado came in at third with 546.5 and New Mexico dropped from second to fourth and ended the weekend with 541.5. Denver rounded out the top five with an overall score of 522.5. The Utes went into the last day of with a competition over their closest oppoadvantage before nent finishing 131 points better than Vermont. In addition to winning the national title, Utah also individproduced 10 ual awards in the process. "The team came together at the right time," alpine coach Aaron Atkins said. "We skied so strong and that made our team hard to beat. We set out and did everything we wanted to do from day one. The Utc skiers deserve to be champs." The Utes put themselves in a position to win by sticking to the obvious placing multiple skiers in the top 10. In the women's slalom event Saturday, junior Lina Johansson raced to victory with a time of 1:35.03. Her win aided in the Utes winning the event title. Senior Petra Svet also skied two solid runs and finished in ninth place. Sophomore Rowena Bright finished close behind Svet to earn for the 99.5-poi- an nth-plac- e nt finish. see SKI TEAM, page 8 SHEENA MCFARLAND Chronicle News Editor Movies, live music and a comedy troupe filled the Union Friday night as hundreds of U students gathered for the first ever Crimson Nights. The free event, which ran from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., also featured sumo wrestling, bowling, crafts and a basketball tournament, along with Quick Writs and Tolchock Trio, which both performed the Crimson in Underground. While organizers had hoped for about 300 students to attend, they ended up with nearly 600, according to Frank Chacon, assistant director of the Union. "We almost don't have enough activities for everyone here tonight, but we've made it work. Next time, we want to beef up the programming," Chacon said. The night, which was the idea of Union Director Whit Hollis, included activities which were housed in the Union Ballroom, the bowling alley and pool hall, the Crimson Underground and part of the cafeteria. Chacon says the next Crimson Nights, which will be held April 4, may need more space in the Union. "We're outstandingly pleased with how many people came out tonight. I think there was some outstanding marketing done for the event, and everyone has worked really hard to make this a success," Chacon said. coordinaChad Dilley, the tor for the Union Programming Coun- late-nig- 2 NO. I M ht spearheaded the event, was also pleased with the turnout and wants to continue to improve the event. "The goal was to see if there was a need for programming, and now that we know there is a need, we want to keep making it better," he said. "We're going to base most of the improvements on what the students want." In order to get student feedback, organizers gave out free candy bars to participants who filled out surveys what they liked about the evening-anand disliked. "We really just want to see what the students want, so we're not basing activities off what I want or what the organizers want," said Trisha Young, a junior in business management and a member of the Union Board and the Associated Students of the University of Utah's Freshman Council. "We want students to come back." Sheila Monterrosa, a sophomore accounting major, is one of the students who said she will "definitely" come to the next Crimson Nights. She decided to check out the activities after attending the gymnastics meet. "I had nothing else better to do, and I'm having a really good time here," she said. Organizers are hoping to attract more students like Monterrosa by scheduling Crimson Nights to correspond with the football schedule. "The athletics department is totally behind uslon this, and it will be a good way to attract a lot of people," Chacon cil, which late-nig- ht ADAM BENSON Chronicle Staff Writer Coming off the heels of Thursday's primary election results, the "All Aboard" and Summit parties spent Friday afternoon discussing their campaigns in more detail. The debate, held at the Hinckley Institute of Politics, gave candidates from both sides a chance to elaborate on party platforms. "All Aboard" party presidential candidate Adrian Johnson said his party is built on four traits that his administration believes best serves U students. "Unity, commitment, experience and vision. We know how to get things done, and we know where we want to take the Associated Students of the University of Utah next year," Johnson said. For Jake Werrett and his Summit party, the goals arc threefold. "We feel strongly that students should be able to access nutrition students are helping McDonald's, but there are no Big Macs involved. Last Tuesday, U students preparing to become registered dieticians prepared chicken noodle soup, chili, corn muffins, fresh fruit and carrot U cake for guests at the Ronald McDonald House. The guests are parents and caretakers of children hospitalized in Salt Lake City. The charity house seeks to relieve some of the financial burden of those who have left their 7 . 2 B L- - . ..." V v ' v 1 ....... said. "We can have an event before the game as a pep rally or after the game to keep up people's enthusiasm." Chacon also said the event was a success because of the combined efforts of many organizations. Along with the Union Programming Council, Saints Student ASUU, the Latter-da- y Association, the Residence Halls Association and the Student Alumni professors that they feel are most suitable for them," rett said. Wer- He also said the Summit party is committed to providing all students not only with an academic and social education, but allowing school spirit and U traditions to become a daily part of life for students. "College is about having a good time and making friends that last a lifetime... I can't believe we don't capitalize on our rivalry with BYU more than we do," said Summit party vice presidential candidate Rob Wood. In a departure from previous election debates, candidates at Friday's meeting were specific and particular about ' what each campaign hopes to accomplish. "What's important is to educate and mobilize U students as to how important it is to have a voice. We will create effective lobbying techniques that will turn our voting stick into a bat," said "All Aboard" party vice presidential candi- - homes and jobs for long periods of time to be with the children. The house is run by volunteers. When Jean Zancanella, instructor in the College of Health's division of foods and nutrition, heard they needed people to donate and prepare food, she told her class about it. Students in her Nutrition Policy course in the coordinated master's in dietetics program are required to do 40 hours of community service, Zancanella said. "They have worked all over Salt Lake. They work at the food bank, Kids Cafe at the Sorenson Multicultural Center, the homeless shelters, they .. J Sherice Boyack referees as Jamie Minor and Heather Dawson sumo wrestle as part of Crimson Nights activities in the Union Friday. All Aboard,' Summit Parties Get D own to Nuts and Molts ANDREW KIRK Chronicle Staff Writer n 1 Hocks th e Union Crimson Mi gluts c Association pitched in money for events on top of the $7,000 the Union appropriated for the two nights. Greeks and other campus groups promoted the event, winch led to higher turnout, according to Dilley. "We just really tried to get everyone involved, and said. 1 think it worked," Dilley smcfarljndchronicle. ut3h.edu Panel Promotes Peace Instead of Military Action SADAF BAGHBANI Chronicle Staff Writer popular project. "I know that there has been enough interest that they may do a few more meals during this semester. It is also likely that students in next year's class will continue the project," Zancanella said. Students in the class learn how nutrition and health issues in the community are resolved The Union's Saltair Room was filled March 7 as a panel of professors and community leaders spoke about the Iraqi situation. The panel was sponsored by the Committee for Peace in the Middle East and the Heterodox Economics Student Association. Dee Rowland, a member of the Peace and Justice Commission and the Utah Catholic Diocese, was the moderator for the panel. Brooke Hopkins, a professor of English, started the discussion by analyzing a selected list of comments by President George W. Bush on the reasons for going to war. According to Hopkins, Bush's first choice is war and the preceding step of diplomacy is an "ordeal" that the United States has to go through. "I could be accused of hearing cynically, but that's the way I sec it," Hopkins said. Deen Chatterjee, a professor in the U's philosophy department, discussed the two reasons Bush is giving for supporting war. First, that war is imperative to teach Hussein a lesson for defying the United Nations and second, to help the "helpless" Iraqi people. But Chatterjee disagrees with see MCDONALD, page 4 see PEACE, page 4 see PARTIES, page 4 Students Prepare Food for McDonald House out-of-tow- 1 teach nutrition classes in the community to a huge variety of audiences and much more," she said. Although the students arc free to choose where they serve, the Ronald McDonald House has been a THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE IS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT www.DailyUtahChronicle.com |