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Show The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 The Daily Utah Chronicle ©2004 www.dailyutahchronicle.com Vol.114 No. 113 Monday, February 28,2005 Dorm promiscuity far from dormant Amanda Friz Staff Reporter Dealing with the worst-case scenario Now that Valentine's Day has passed and spring is nearing, hookups in the residence halls are blooming like daffodils. But not everyone is always happy with a couple's newfound love. Freshman Carrie Taylor knows firsthand that living with someone who has a significant other can be challenging. "I had a roommate last semester whose boyfriend [slept! over four out of the five nights of the school week," she said. "Sometimes it distracted me from doing my work. It made it hard for falling asleep sometimes, too." Sometimes residents might not feel comfortable even having a member of the opposite sex stay the night, said April Stevenson, an assistant Residence Life Coordinator. Sophomore Akela Bellazetin said she agreed that when a roommate has a boyfriend or girlfriend, sharing a room becomes a challenge. "It is annoying to not have privacy in my own room," she said. Mike Halverson, a freshman, also has experienced fallout from a roommate and his lover. "I found a condom wrapper underneath my bed that I am pretty sure was not mine," Halverson said. Kyle Bybee, a residence life coordinator, said students like Taylor, Bellazetin and Halverson are not alone. "It's one of the more common problems that we deal with at least weekly," he said. From The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: College By Joshua Piven, David Borgenicht and Jennifer Worick Note: This list of methods is not Office of Residential Living approved. • Prearrange a "keep out" signal. Agree that a towel wrapped around the door handle, a hotel-style "Do Not Disturb" sign, or an index card in the doorjamb indicates the room is occupied and being used, and you should stay out SEE WORST-CASE PAGE 4 ORL's approach promiscuous roomates SEE PROMISCUOUS PAGE 4 he or she is aware of the visitation policy. "To have that open communication is really important," said April Stevenson, an assistant resident life coordinator. Also, you should tell your Resident Advisor about the situation and the conversation. •If the problem still continues, ask a Resident Adviser or your assistant Residence Life Coordinator to intervene. They will protect the identity of any•Talk to your roommate first. Ask if one who complains, so there is no fear While The Worst-Case Scenario's suggestions might be humorous, the authors warn that their tips are not guaranteed to be "complete, safe or accurate," so they might not always work. Kyle Bybce, a residence life coordinator, agreed. "Being passive-aggressive causes other problems," he said. Instead, he suggests the following course of action: of roommate retribution. "We can't help unless they're willing to come forward," Bybee said. •Compromise to work out an agreement, such as a boyfriend or girlfriend must leave by midnight. This agreement becomes a roommate contract that everyone in the suit must sign and abide. SEEORL PAGE 4 Residence Halls Association Visitation Policy • Residents of Gateway Heights, Chapel Glen and Sage Point halls may not host an opposite sex guest overnight. Residents may host a same-sex guest for no more than three days in a . 14-day period, providing the roommate(s) agrees. • Residents in Benchmark Plaza, Shoreline Ridge apartments and Officer's Circle homes may host an opposite or same- ^"Z sex guest for no more than three days in a 14-day p e r i o d ; ^ ^ : providing the roommate(s) agrees. ;-^: ; ;^;; From the Residence Halls Handbook ^ Different views College GOP, Dems debate on gay marriage Kira Jones News Reporter Knights of patience Dustin FJnchz takes his game to the wire In the first round of the tournament. See photo essay page 5 A&E page 6 Amanda Friz Staff Reporter Put the 'weird' in 'weirdo* Crispin Glover is one strange fish. Read his interview with Ben ZaJkind in the A&E section. Hint: Expect snail eating. Opinion pageS Wake up and get real! Democrats and other "Things that must go" are some issues Judd Nielsen and RuthAnne Frost need to get off their chests. Sports New tutoring center popular, but falling short of goals page 9 Rivalry revelry Runnin' Utes knock off BYU 69-60 Saturday night to run their record to 24-4. Thirty students a week now frequent the Heritage Center's new tutoring center. But coordinators want more. "It's a new enough program that I think not a lot of people know about it yet," said on-site coordinator Emily Allred. Because not many people know about the free tutoring, which takes place Sunday through Thursday nights, the new center has not yet met its goal of reaching at least half of the at-risk students on campus. However, that is an ambitious goal, and the center just opened less than a month ago, said Steve Nygaard, director of residential living. A stigma against seeking help makes reaching that goal more difficult. "I think a lot of students have done well all through high school and they reach a college-level class that they just don't understand...So they don't want to admit that they might need help in a certain subject area," Allred said. These are precisely the students she and the rest of the center are trying to reach, she said. Allred explained that a student must schedule a time and actually book a tutor at the center in the Student Services Building. But the Heritage Center uses a drop-in format. "If they just have one question, they can come and leave, or they can stay longer and do their homework there," she said. Thus, the tutoring at the Heritage Center is a vital extension of the Associated Students of the University of Utah's tutoring program, which also includes the old center. Allred said that a tutoring center once existed up in the residence halls area, but it was cut due to funding. Leslie Giles-Smith wrote for a grant, which made the new center possible. "We hope we can fund it long-range and let it continue," Nygaard said. He and Allred concurred that the center has been receiving positive feedback already. "Just the other day, an Officer's Circle resident told me that he was using SEE TUTOR PAGE 3 A debate between the College Republicans U Chapter and College Democrats Thursday drew a large crowd poised to comment on gay marriage and benefits for same-sex partners. The debate was organized by the Government Relations Board of ASUU, and centered on several issues. Foremost among the questions posed were whether or not a compromise could be reached between the political parties; whether or not the United States Constitution should be amended to ban gay marriage; whether or not gay couples should be allowed to adopt children and whether or not the issue of gay marriage is more important and is deserving of more attention than other issues. "I think it [the debate] went great. It's great to hear students engage in dialogue about the issues going on," said Bryson Morgan, ASUU director of government relations and mediator of the event. That dialogue began with a question about Brandon Daniels enjoys the lighter moments of the debate between the College Republicans U Chapter and the College Democrats regarding gay marriage Thursday afternoon In the Hinckley Institute of Politics. whether or not a compromise on this issue is possible for the parties. "There can be no compromise on civil rights. Though a compromise may seem like a two steps forward, it is really one step backward," according to Jack Lewis, vice president of the College Democrats. Breanne Miller, president of the College Democrats, added: "We have to favor raarSEE DEBATE PAGE 3 Hope for a cure Sen. Hatch supports stem-cell research to combat diseases like Parkinson's "Bun" Chambless, has Parkinson's dementia. That's why Chambless supports lawmakers such as Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who spoke Every day at 4:30 p.m., Tim Chambless calls about the benefits of stem-cell research on his father. Friday to open the Utah Museum of Natural The adjunct political science professor lis- History and the Genetic Science Learning tens to his dad to see how much he remem- Center's exhibit "Stem Cells and You" on disbers that day, and notices the frequency of play at the museum. accidental hang-ups. Bun Chambless was diagnosed with the Chambless' 83-year-old father, Beauford disease seven years ago, and now lives at the Texas State Veteran's Home because he requires 24-hour care. "There's an irony here because on the days that his memory is more lucid, it's more easy to become depressed. When his memory is a little more fuzzy, he seems to feel better that day," Tim Chambless said. As the phone noise gets louder because his father has less control over holding the phone, Chambless worries more and more that he's going to lose the man earlier than he lost his great-aunts and great-uncles who lived well into their nineties. His father, who grew up during the Great Depression, fought in World War II and earned a doctorate in American history from Jiice University, thanks to the GI Bill—and raised five children. But he worries more about his children Joe Sertich,Na graduate student, with friend Eric contracting the disease that currently afflicts Lund, left, checks out the new stem-cell display In 5 million Americans. the Utah Museum of Natural History Friday after "These horrible diseases tend to leap genits opening earlier that morning. The new display, erations, and statistically my two children co-hosted by the museum and the Genetic Science may have a higher chance of contracting this, Learning Center, Is an addition to the museum's or maybe their children," he said. Sheena McFarland Editor in Chief "Traits and Life" exhibit and will remain open until April 23. SEE HATCH PAGE 3 |