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Show UTrAH’S INDEPENDENT VOICE SINCE 1871 Che Salt Lake Gribune THURSDAY © 2003 Tue Sart Lake Tripune @ OCTOBER 9, 2003 s WWW.SLTRIB.COM Machen’s departurecloses rich chapterin U.’s history PHL Sanoiin/TheAssociatedPress The University of Florida's Manny Fernandez, right, congratulates Bernie Machen, the new school boss. New University ofFlorida president leaves behindlegacy ofindependence,financial stability the areas the committee identified as critical. In a brief statement following the announcement on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Machen, referring to his wife, Chris, said: “We had our bags packed because we were not sure if we were going to dinner or going to the airport. We are a bit overtaken by the moment.” Florida, the school’s search committee announced Wednesday. After interviewing 11 candidates earlier this week, the presidential search committee recommended Machen and two others to the school’s board of trustees on Tuesday. University of Florida trustee Manny Fernandez said Machen was selected because he brings “extensive experience”to all of By Suinika A. SYKES The Salt Lake Tribune The University of Utah is looking for a new president. Bernie Machen, who earned a repu- tation for standing up to state lawmakers and battling for federal and private funds for Utah’s flagship university, will be the 11th president of the University of also noted “we are sad to be leaving a @ Machen’s tenure had ups, downs. AS great school like the University of Utah.” Machen, a dentist with a doctorate in Machen, 59, will replace retiring Florida President Charles Young, who has held the job since 1999. educational psychology, took over as the U.’s 13th president in January 1998. A former provost at the University of Michiger, he cepiaced Arthur K. Smith, wholeft the U. to becomepresidentof the “Tt is a special treat for me to follow Dr. Young, one of the true giants of higher education,” said Machen, who See GUM ISSUE, A5 DOWNTOWN VISION Sat LAKE CITY MAYORAL PRIMARY ‘URE PE’ Hola camp may sway November race result 100 South Re Seeking support: Anderson, Pignanelli hope toinherit the Architecturalrenderingcourtery ofIntellectualReserve, Ine Tay Ae Lom Oy © Salt Lake Marriott Downtown @ Crossroads Plaza entrances , By HearHer May @® key Bank ©) Beneficial Lite building © Gateway Tower East (Zions Bank) (10) Qwest building TheSalt Lake Tribnene © Residential tower (now Inn on Temple Square) @ ZCMi Center entrances (11) New residential tower ® Gateway Tower West (12) Wells Fargo Bank building ? ‘ defeated candidate’s backers ® Eagle Gate Tower ee << oe Molonai Hola for his endorsement . Rejuvenation: LDS Church unveils an extensive redevelopment plan, mayoral chase, Hola was strong on the including the malls’ renovation; Nordstrom says it is leaving anyway By Katuy GURCHIEK The Salt Lake Tribune LDS Business College and Brigham Young University-Salt Lake extension will move to downtown Salt Lake City as part of the LDS Church’s plan to re- develop the area, David Burton, the church's presiding bishop, said change”atthe site, he said. “This is a vital stretch of real estate that provides key linkage between the downtown malls... and The Gateway,” city’s west side where Anderson had his poorest showing and in some pockets in the conservative-leaning east bench. Those are constituencies that Anderson and Pignanelli need since neither secured a majority of the city’s voters in Tuesday's primary ejection. andits developmentwill substantially Hola won't decide who to back until add to the city’s infrastructure, Burton early next week,aftera trip to Boston for said. Although day call for building two upscale resi- dential towers and making some structural changes to the church-owned the Triad Center will bring more than Crossroads Plaza and ZCMI Center vitality and rejuvenation of the city,” Residential towers would be built on Planningfor the schools’ move will start immediately, but it will be mid2004 at the earliest “before we see much the candidates. It would be proper to | | the corner of South Temple and West South. Burton characterized them as See NORDSTROM, AZ? Main Street malis Wednesday, people in attendance file by to take a closer look at a wooden model of the proposed downtown-renovation project. | 9 aaa pene Radder News Serowe WASHINGTON — Angry voters — the people © Arnold the who brought America conqueror. A9 | overturned Jeep jacks | Yoga for the young Children bend. | breathe and even oink | While practicing their poses. 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At least tee a The big question isee ; | That's just a side gig a | Yet some retailers and restaurateurs i are finding that to be among the most : Highs in the 80s and mostly clear around much of the state and tangible reflections of a new excitement i that Meyer has brought tothe city and ' 'i the campus with a team off to in seven years Lasa Manse Muien/The Salt Lake Tribune OLAME NUMBER 178 ; the national rankings for the first time 25 mph winds 34845" O12734 ae as ing start and knocking on the ot door of Not onlyare tickets a more prized The windows of the Smith's Food & Drug store at 900 East and possession than they used to be 600 South in Salt Lake City are painted in anticipation of the University of Utah homecoming week. The store atso selis U. Utes are on pace to shatter their season attendance record, and “we're all get sweatshirts and decorations with red-and white loge ; the See UTE FAMS, Als . ll E R COPY ; Talk ofthe Morning share Davis’ fate || =n" Uta, wt idential election. ut Community CAsHEs IN on WINS | othergovernors or shape See MAYORAL, A4 Paut Pravewron/The Sait Lake Tribrene INSIDE Ross Perot and Jesse V en- ‘says he will Le back to run for some Temple and of Main Street and 100 After a news conference announcing the LDS Church's plans for the two Sait Lake City e ° give an endorsement,” said Hola, a po litical newcomer whowas still enthusiastic about his 24 percent support. He malls. Incumbents e “T'm going ‘e come back and talk to scarce, other plans unveiled Wednes- The schools’ moveto the site of the 2002 Olympics Medals Plaza just east of he said. personal reasons. specific details were Wednesday. 3,000 people downtown “adding to the but they wantit. And they should. 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