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Show PAGE 6 UNIVERSITY JOURNAL CAMPUS Glazier, West, Gunnarson NEWS MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2002 vie for presidential post Students at the polls during SUUSA primary elections will narrow the amount of presidential candidates Jfrom three to two BY KELSEY BLACKWELL ! and you're trying to get your feet on the ground to get stuck JOURNAL STAFE WRITER ~ With a lot of loans,” Glazier said. Glazier said such a plan has potential to attract more students to SUU and help others Active campaigning for the 2002. gtaduate sooner. Glazier said he would also like to promote 2003 SUUSA elections began this more student involvement to enhance students’ total college morning at 6 a.m. experience. This year’s election will include If elected, Glazier said he would have an open door policy two parties, Voice Box and Caution, ~ With students. He would be open with students about how along with an independent their student fees are spent and accept input from students candidate running for president. about where they think the money should go. Primary elections will only Johnathan “Baston” West, a junior communication major involve the three presidential from Boulder City, Nev., is the independent candidate for candidates because with just two parties there are not three eligible candidates vying for one position as required by election bylaws. All three candidates say they are excited to begin campaigning,. Presidential candidate Egan Gunnarson said his party’s name, Voice-Box, is meant to let students know he would like to be their voice and help them think outside the box. “I would really like to help students project their ideas and break free of restrictions,” Gunnarson, a senior political science major from Sandy, said. SUUSA president. He said running independently will be an obstacle, but he decided against forming a patty because he thought the candidates already running were excellent., “I didn’t want to pressure people into running with me who might not do a good job,” West said. Although West doesn’t have a party, he said he has the support of students all over campus. West said as president he would like to begin an e-mail system that would inform students of school activities, ramgihg from dances to information about individual clubs. He said he ‘would also like to give students the opportunity to evaluate various activities. “I don’t think many people use the suggestion box,” West said. “E-mail would be much more efficient for getting the responses of students,” He said he would also like to help clubs and organizations by keeping people informed and offering more opportunities for service learning, Under election bylaws, each party is allowed $2,000 for its campaign. West was allowed $500 because he is not affiliated with a party. He said he felt he was at a disadyantage because he is not allowed to spend the same amount of money as the other candidates and has had to use a lot of creativity to think of activities that will grab students’ attention. “I won't be able to give away any food, but I will hold a free raffle to win my car for a week,” he said. The raffle will be during the Be True to Your School activity, organized by Elections Director Paul Shakespeare to introduce students to the | candidates. The event will take place tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Sharwan He also said he would like to have a public-address system installed so students will be informed at all times. “I've looked around and one thing that’s immeasurable is information,” Gunnarson said. “An informed student is a wise student.” Gunnarson said he’d also like to create a student advocacy position that would link students to local and state governments and measute how students feel about various issues. He said he believes he is qualified to implement such a program because of the ties he’s already established working internships at the state capitol. “I want to take what Ryan [Richey] has done another step,” Gunnarson said. “I want Smith Center. Primary elections are ‘Wednesday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Students must bring their student L.D. to vote. Similar to last year, there will be voting booths on upper and lower campus. | “We've found that a lot of | students will stay either in the to be the student’s student.” upper or lower part of Matthew Glazier, a senior biology major from West Jordan, Utah, is another presidential hopeful. Glazier said his party’s name, Caution, is meant to grab students’ attention. “We want students'to notice what’s going on with student government and take a look at us,” he said. He added that his primary goal as president would be to implement a tuition payment program for students. “It’s hard when you graduate campus,” Shakespeare said. “This will make voting more accessible to students and | hopefully increase voter turnout.” Results for primaries will be | announced Wednesday, ., evening in, the Rotundaof the, | .Sharwan Smith Center,, . Applications for editor sought The University Journal seeks applicants for the position of editor for the 2002-2003 academic year. The editor will work with faculty and staff in the department of communication to oversee editorial production of the Journal, which is published on Mondays and Thursdays during the academic year. Primary duties including writing and editing news and opinion copy, assigning stories, laying out and proofing pages and managing the newsroom staff. This position pays a tuition scholarship and a cash stipend to be negotiated based on the successful applicant's experience and time commitment. Students who will be enrolled fulltime next year are invited to apply. Application forms are available from Barbara Gray in the department of communication. Applicants should also submit a resume, cover letter, and the names of three references. Submit applications to Paul Husselbee, assistant professor of communication, in the Centrum, Room 213A, by Friday, March 15. Review of applications will begin on Monday, March 18. Questions about the position should be directed to Husselbee at 865-8556. While those are big numbers, they represent around three percent of the nation’s total gross domestic product for each year. In any event, the Sept. 11 trauma doesn’t seem to have prevented the economic recovery now under way-a recovery that looks stronger than even optimists were expecting only a few weeks ago. Evidence that the recession is ending-or might never have been truly a recession in the first place-grew March 6 when the government said productivity grew more robustly last year than it thought. Even Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan seemed more confident, telling Congress now that the recovery is “well under way,” instead of “beginning to firm” as he had only weeks ago. “We can’t teach journalism if that : Mother and daughter hug after by a display of missing persons flyers at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City after terrorist attacks on Sept. 11-six months ago. ¢ Editor’s Note: For related story, Ssee page 5. expect to see bumps in the transition, but we're hoping it will be a plus on all sides.” about .. celebrating cultural heritage. At the Miss Indian World pageant, she was selected from a group of 24 | contestants representing tribes throughout the nation. The q Convocation was‘held asi® | apart of """ SUU’s Native American & years into losses totaling many é been seen so far. another way to do things,” he said., “I Cody Alo, spoke at last week’s Convocation. She spoke « translate over the 2 damages that have! that maybe there is Miss Indian capital.” ¢ Ultimately, he said he believes the cost will . depend on decisions still;! being made by individuals, business and government. Either under- or over-reacting to the challenges ahead could cause a drop in economic productivity, he says. That could £ trillions-enough |5 to dwarf the occurs,” he said. Husselbee said he would not allow censorship to occur. O'Driscoll said separating the Journal from publications will make it easier for teamwork to occur. Change is difficult, he said, even if it is beneficial. “It’s hard to see World, KeAloha Mae happen as “productive capital goes into protective near-term outlook for tighter security “By tying curriculum more closely to the news product, we'll provide a mote realistic experience,” he said. Husselbee also said he hopes the integration will entice more students to SUU and be a continuing vehicle for increased job placement. Baker said there will be an increase in the pool of writers. There are some concerns about the changes. Smith said there have been questions about the paper losing its student views and becoming the voice of the department and the university. in almost all public places, from airports to arenas to shopping malls, as well as higher insurance premiums and tighter building codes. There are already longer waits at airports and train stations, and more frequent disruptions caused by false alarms and skittish guards. All these bills will have to be paid, either by consumers (through higher prices) or by investors (through lower returns). Navarro calls this the “terrorist tax” and worries about what will Yet, even as the There will be bills (continued from page 1) recovering after attacks (continued from page 3) improves, the longer-run costs of Sept. 11 still loom ahead. ‘Journal’ to be moving 1| Week, which' HEIDI NEDREBERG/JOURNAL Economy ., Debates for SUUSA | candidates are on Thursday at 5 p.m.in the Sharwan Smith Center Theatre. They will talk about and debate various platform and SUU student issues. included various' cultural . activities, including an Indian Pow Wow on' Friday and Saturday. ., |