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Show The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 The Daily Utah Chronicle ©2005 \ www.dailyutahchronicle.com Vol.114 No. 107 Wednesday, February 16,2005 UCard discounts stagnate nesses to the program continually, and would have been happy to see 50 enrolled by the end of For the past two years, the As- 2004. The program has nine offsociated Students of the Univer- campus businesses accepting the sity of Utah has worked to gen- UCard. "I've never used it off campus," erate money for the school by selling the UCard as a credit card said Jessy Poole, a graduate student in the MFA fiction program. to local businesses. However, ASUU has not yet "I do use it to get discount on seen the success it has hoped books at the beginning of the sefor. Last April, former UCard mester." Coordinator John Poelman said A problem with getting busihis board would be adding busi- nesses to participate is the $1,400 it costs to buy in. This was a factor in Subway choosing not to Businesses currently join the program. "It's a big investment for busiaccepting the UCard nesses," said Jordan Spain, a student director currently in charge Blimpie of the project. "It's a tough sell 145 E. 1300 South because it's getting them to buy another credit card." Blue Iguana Marna Kopytkovskiy, a fresh165 S. West Temple man majoring in civil and enviPapa John's ronmental engineering, does not 369 S. 400 East use her card that often because she says that the choices are too Papa Murphy's limited. 302 S. 700 East The UCard has had some suc2100 S. 2286 East cess according to Spain, saving students $8,000 at the bookstore The Pie this past year. The bookstore 1320 E. 200 South began accepting the UCard and Spring giving users a 5 percent discount last fall. Communications Poelman modeled the UCard 248 S. 1300 East expansion plan after George Patrick Muir News Reporter Village Inn 910 E. 400 South SEE U C A R D PAGE 3 What Is to most students an ID card, the UCard has not reached its potential as a debit card at off-campus businesses. Talking on the cell phone makes the young react like the old worse," said David Strayer, professor of psychology. However, having a conversaStudents who talk on their tion with someone who is also cell phones are turning them- in the car can actually improve driving ability because the passelves into 70-year-olds. A new U study shows that senger can warn the driver when college-age drivers talk about potential problems. on their cell phones, their reac"The person on the cell tion tim£s slow to those of se- phone doesn't share situation nior citizens. awareness," said Frank Drews, Talking on a cell phone cre- assistant professor of psycholoates inattention blindness- gy and co-author. "A passenger drivers stop noticing things on supports you while you drive." the road because they are foStrayer currently has a study cusing on their conversations. being reviewed that shows that "When you ask a person if those talking on cell phones they drive worse when on the actually have worse response phone, they usually say no, but times than those who are drivthat others do. But it's them ing drunk. just as much as it is the next "The drivers on the cell person," said David Strayer, U phones actually had higher acpsychology professor and prin- cident rates," Strayer said. cipal author of the study. When sober seniors talk on The experiment was done the cell phone, their reaction at the U in a driving simula- time also slows, but not as badtion machine that could mea- ly as predicted. sure how long it took to hit "We thought that the interacthe brakes or simulate various tion between an already slower driving conditions. The study response time would create was published in the winter even worse effects in older edition of Human Factors, the drivers, but they are as affected quarterly journal of the Human as younger drivers, not worse," Factors and Ergonomics Soci- Drews said. ety. The researchers found that Strayer said he began investidrivers also slow down when gating the effects of cell-phone they're on the phone, which talking because the last 50 years creates obstacles for other of aviation research showed drivers who are trying to move that pilots became overloaded with the flow of traffic, Strayer with all of the new technology said. installed in cockpits. The cognitive scientist said "Cars are becoming the same most legislation regulating way. It's not just cell phones, driving while on the cell phone but CD players and DVD playoften allows it if the driver is ers. You can now watch TV using a hands-free phone, but while you drive," he said. he said this doesn't improve He said he plans to continue driving ability. to research the effects vari"With hands-free phones, ous outside influences have on you get really whoppingly bad driving ability. results, and with a hand-held smcfarland@ phone, those results don't get chronicle.utah.edu Sheena McFarland Editor in Chief 'MT College-aged drivers talking on cell phones have the reaction time of their 70-year-old counterparts, according to a new U study. Rubber wristbands lose meaning as statement gains national popularity ing cancer research have spawned many different wristbands that support a variety of causes. Created by the Lance Armstrong Foundation the yellow plastic wristbands have LONG BEACH, Calif.—From gained popularity since their May "What Would Jesus Do?" to "How 2004 debut according to www.msnbc. blue are you?" plastic wristbands com. that have a meaningful statement The wristbands cost si and all prohave become a rising trend for peo- ceeds go to the LAF. The foundation ple across the nation. was founded in 1997 by Cyclist Lance This trend of wearing plastic Armstrong one year after he was diwristbands to support a cause, such agnosed with cancer according to as cancer, has taken off in the past www. laf.org. months, yet knock-offs leave some Armstrong survived cancer himself questioning if those who sport them as well as won five Tour de France are really supporting the cause or Championships. The LAF provides simply succumbing to the newest information and support to people fashion trend. with cancer, survivors and their The first of such wristbands to ap- families. Their mission statement is pear was the "WW.J.D." wristband to to "provide the practical information remind those who bore the bangle to and tools you need to live strong." think before they acted. The wristbands have been seen The appearance of "Wear Yellow: Live Strong" wristbands supportSEE W R I S T B A N D PAGE 3 Katie Plourd Daily Forty-Niner California State University-Long Beach Stanford's mock weddings highlight demand for gay marriage rights Jenny Baer The Stanford Daily Stanford University STANFORD, Calif.—To promote the need for legal recognition of same-sex marriage, Stanford University's Queer-Straight Alliance, A&E page A or QSA, held a "Freedom to Marry Day" rally Monday in White Plaza that featured mock gay weddings complete with cake. Joanne Sanders, associate dean of religious life, officiated the mock weddings, as participants celebrated, accompanied by the Stanford Band. Opinion Senior Tess Williams said the purpose of the rally was simply "to make people stop and think." Senior Hannah Leslie, the head of QSA, said that now is an important time to raise awareness since marSEE MARRIAGE PAGE 3 Sports page 6 Shack-up shake-up Honk and park Healthy as a horse Danni Nutter explains how shared bathrooms are the least of your problems when a significant other invades your space. Len Lither and Carrie Ferrera have bones to pick about driving (and parking) in Utah. The U gymnastics team gets healthy after weeks of nagging injuries. Bowling for credits Dave Balandrin rolls his way through bowling class on Monday In the Union. Bowling courses meet as ESSF1310 and sections 7-14 begin March 3. |