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UNIVERSITY k n H V w A . v re-op- en By VALE WHITE vwhitesuujournal com The SUUSA Senate will vote today on whether declaration of candidacy for anothei to 22 hours Natalie Gerber, elections director, said Resolution Electiop Again Part Deux will to fix the problem of the senate the ability give not moving the declaration of candidacy deadline when elections were moved from March 22 and 28 to March 1 and 8 We only received a few applications befoie the Feb 15 deadline, Gerber said If the senate n By-La- 1 - ?1. .4-- -- i- V' -n -- iM pass the bill, I JULi wuth student government that caused the problem Theie was a mix up on the ad, and that is my fault, Geiber said I hope the senate votes 'o pass the resolution and I believe tlus will fix the will men e elections back to pioblem SUUSA Resident Micah Paul Keith said tile problem with elections began when Rachelle Brew'er, clubs and student involvement Vice president, told him at the end ot Januaiy that elections w'eietoo late in the year for some SUUSA blanches to meet In an article published in the Feb 16 edition of the University Journal Keith was quoted to say the new executive council could not meet until fall and that was w'hy they pushed to move elections Keith collected the quote In an Its not the executive council that couldn officially meet until fall, its the CSI branch (and' the entire legislative body, Keith said Keith said the executive council moved elections with the approval of the election director , See BYLAWS, Page 4 Senate majority opposes using fees for marquee By RYANN RASMUSSEN rrasmussensuujournal V 'op'-- if 7 c CHRISTINA MEIER group of girls from the Cedar City area performs e show of the Feb. 13 women during the basketball game. The game, which SUU won, was A half-tim- JOURNAL UNIVERSITY against Centenary in the Centrum Arena. The girls dance routine was part of a song medley from Disneys Mary Poppins. Winter Olympics under way in Italy A which is Passion, he said It kind of overshadowed it and didnt stick with it as much as it should have freshman a Phillips, Ashley undeclared major from Eskdale, said there was little excitement during the ceremonies The lighting of the torch was really good m the ceremonies, but that and the opera were the only good things about it, she said Phillips said she thought everything else seemed to be cliche and unoriginal when compared to Salt Lake Citys - 7 V. V' - J A L CHRIS DUFRENSE A TIMtb Julia Mancuso, a member of the United States Alpine Womens Combined Downhill team ranked No. 11 in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. The week calls for colder temperatures under sunny skies. It will be clear and cold until next week, when more snow is will Temperatures expected. lows with be in the mid 30s the mid and upper teens. Almanac, Page v A A A rfc f r A '4irmr m PRACTICALLY PERFECT kwhitneysuuoumal com With the arrival of the XX Winter Olympics m Tonno, Italy, SUU students expressed their opinions on the events and compared them to the 2002 Salt Lake City games Nick Yamashita, a senior criminal said the justice major from Cedar City, but were creative ceremonies opemng overbearmg I thought the ceremony was creative, but it seemed to have lost emphasis over this years theme fyi " "waswiWiL. Judicial Council on Wednesday, Gerber said if the Senate Resolution does not pass, she would the end of March www Web simply refuse to submit an election calendar until SUUSA the site, http Accoichng to after March 8 August couldnt ratify a calendar suu edusuusa, tlieie were only two senatorial for March 8 elections if there was no candidates as of Feb 14, one day before calendar to ratify the deadline The reason for the hearing was that as confusion some been There has the Simkins brought Henry Scott to who has the final authority on when an Geiber regaiding take against to are elections grievance place going advertisement on page 2 of the Feb At first. Tiffany August, SUUSA 13 edition of the University Journal activities vice president, said she had In the ad, it said the deadline for the final decision and Geiber said as applications was Feb 22 at 5 pm election director, the decision was Simkms said m the gnevance that hers August latei said it was a joint the senate nad not passed Senate since decision Resolution 10 06, the ad was false Nate Caplin, chief justice of the and the true deadline stood Feb 15 Keith SUUSA Judicial Council, said August In the minutes of the gnevance heanng make and Gerber should cooperate and took place Wednesday, Gerber said the the decision together The election director is to publication of the ad was a mistake and the ad ran set the calendar and then submit it to the activities before it was supposed to vice president for approval Gerber said it was a lack of experience dealing In a gnevance hearing before the SUUSA doesnt The senate will meet tonight in the Great Basin Room in the Sharwan Smith Center at 6:30 to -- , wftG ft By KRYSTLE WHITNEY Cf L J: 10-0- 6 gjv'6r'riCITiJ'68 tx ti I vote on the resolution to declaration of candidacy. fa V s yjy'jT r !. : I tr- 8 ceremonies Yamashita said he agreed this years ceremonies were not as as they were m Utah Lindsay Sharp, a freshman theatre arts major from Riverton, said the events were well done this year I find it interesting that no matter what people are doing, nations and countries are able to put it aside to have a good time, she said Its great how countnes come together freshman a Amanda Nilsson, undeclared major from Harlosa Skane, Sweden, said the Olympics are great for people who like sports They can watch different nations come together and unite m one goal Its really fim to watch, she said cheer will Nilsson Although home her many country, students find it difficult to watch Olympic events, she said Yamashita said theie is probably less of viewing from the public because this of lack advertising yeai There just wasnt a big push this he said Media plays a big and theie just wasnt a lot of ach crtisement Phillips said she agreed the 2008 games havent had a lot of recognition This Olympics doesnt senn to be as big as the ones in the past she said It See ITALY, Page 4 theme-oriente- d com of An overwhelming majonty the SUUSA Senate is opposed to a request from the SULI Marketing & Public Relations Office for SUUSA to help fund an electronic banner marquee, said SUUSA Academics Vice President Caleb Miller In an informal vote, the majonty of senators said they do not like the possible location of the marquee or its pnee tag, Miller said The project would cost approximately $150,000 Miller said many of the senators feel the money could be contnbuted to a more worthy cause that would directly benefit students such as lining dddiUoiiai stall aiunbeif lor the Wellness Center Sen Rachelle Gunderson, College of Education, said she agreed with the senate majority There are so many other worthy causes that the money could go to that would be more beneficial to students, she said I dont support SUUSA funding any money for the marquee of director O Driscoll, Dean said and relations, public marketing the public relations office is still seeking money from organizations and departments on campus to fund the project SUUSA, Facilities Utah the and Management been all have Festival Shakespearean approached to contribute Im going around campus asking different entities that would benefit from a sign like this if they could help with the project financially, he said O Driscoll said theie is no specific budget m the public relations office for this kind of project The project will be an investment foi the future for anyone w'ho contributes, he said Its a challenge, he said Weie asking people to stretch their budget now in order to benefit m the future The cost of the sign will ultimately depend on how much money the university can pull together for the project, O Driscoll said A sign like this would bnng more visitors, he said Its also another way to advertise campus events m the community Its another means to commumcate with the community, he said O Driscoll said the proposed site for the double sided marquee is the corner of 200 Noith and 300 West The possible site was selected because it is a high traffic area hesaid Sen Scott Jolley, School of Business, said he wouH like to see 'he marquee m a better, more visible location be should (The marquee) Interstate for something along are but not where they 15, said he to it, put proposing ODnscoll said the project is expensive enough that the university had to send a request to different companies to compare offers After the companies submit proposals, a committee will decide on what offer to accept The committee will make its decision based on the cost of the project, the service and warranty agreement, and the experience the company has in supplying this kind of of sign, ODnscoll said The quality the proposal and the companys work will also be considered The decisions of which company to purchase the marquee from and where to put it have not yet been made, ODriscoll said Miller said the majority of senators would feel more inclined to support the marquee proposal if there were smaller versions of the electronic banner placed m all the buildings on campus rather than at one outside location W Vte nwwi, V i r i t r Hi I M A I . BEN DRAPER UNI y Hall J' IRNAL a SUU employee, and Ben Johnson, Facilities Management manager, install a directional sign between the Sharwan Smith Center and the J.L. Sorensen Physical Education in addition to building Tuesday. The proposed marquee sign will be constructed. has Facilities already Management the signs Mike Miller, Index Accent 7 Classified 6 News Opinion Sports 3, 4, 6 5 BackPage, 8 L, |
