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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. 127 Monday, March 28, 2005 Student group pushes health insurance mandate for all students 5.5 percent enrolled in the current program as worries of student apathy abound ident Michael Young would not approve the mandate without the backing of the student Only i,6oo U students, or body, so SHAC has been try5.5 percent—are enrolled in ing to promote the mandate the student health insurance and educate U students on the program the U is currently of- importance of health- insurance coverage. fering. But the advisory committee One organization—the Student Health Advisory Com- said it still lacks student supmittee—is trying to change port. these trends and implement a Trinh said some student mandate requiring all students groups have rejected the manbe insured. date but have not shown up to If the U administration ac- explain their dissent in discuscepts the initiative, it would sions. not affect current students, The committee hosted one according to Tiffany Trinh, a such educational session and member of the committee. answered questions from The policy would be added concerned students Friday in in phases by placing the re- the Hinckley Caucus Room. quirement on incoming fresh- However, the event attracted men and transfer students less than 10 students, most of whom were directly involved only, she said. However, TVinh said U Pres- with SHAC. Steve Gehrke Asst. News Editor Jennifer Lambert, an assistant for the Hlnckley Institute, discusses student health insurance at the Hlnckley Caucus Room on Friday. Lambert believes that "the uninsured are a burden on society." Adam Reiser, a Student Advisory Committee member from the political science department, said student apathy toward the current state of health insurance means the status quo is working fine. However, SHAC members expressed concern that students may not grasp the seriousness of the situation. While the 18- to 24-yearold demographic is normally among the healthiest, Trinh said they are still prone to sexually transmitted diseases, chronic illnesses, pregnancies and accidents. Ninety-eight percent of private and public institutions in the United States require their students to have health insurance coverage. The U, however, is among the two percent minority that Typical medical costs* Average Emergency Room Charge $400 - 500 X-Rays and Interpretation $175 Blood Work $30 per test One day stay In hospital without medications $1,500 MRI $2,000 CAT Scan $1,200 'according to the Student Health Advisory Committee does not. A recent poll conducted by an independent organization showed 20 percent of U students are either not covered, or don't know they are insured. John Poelman, ASUU vice president-elect, said the cost of health insurance is one main reason 8 million 18- to 24- year olds in the United States are uninsured. He is on the Student Health Insurance Nursing students look for books on AIDS Seniors from the College of Nursing are asking U students to donate materials to a book drive for the Utah AIDS Foundation Library. The books are for people newly diagnosed with AIDS as well as those who just want information about the disease, said Katrina Tonioli, a nursing student collecting the books for a group Service Learning project. Tonioli said she encourages students to donate materials on any topics related to AIDS including: LGBT lifestyles, health, spiritual healing, emotional healing, selfhelp and common co-morbidities with AIDS. Students interested in donating may leave their books in boxes located in the lobbies of the College of Nursing, the School of Medicine, the College of Pharmacy, the biology building, the psychology building and the chemistry building. Though the School of Medicine has donated books, Tonioli said she hopes to get more donations from students before the book drive ends on April 14. SEE INSURANCE PAGE 3 Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Uto embark on $2.5 million project for 300 new exterior signs on campus Cassady O' Grogan Staff Reporter Brick masons work through the cold and snow to erect the massive Wall of Silence Friday morning in front of the Marriott Library. The wall Is suppposed to represent what people face every time they are silenced by a derogatory word. It is set to be smashed down April 1. Lauren Mecham, with ASUU special projects, finishes the final touches on her block March 23 In the Union. Many students came together to paint the hundreds of heavy cement blocks that eventually comprised the wall. The writing's on the wall Catherine Calllster Students transform university pathways to Stations of the Cross Lisa Narciso News Reporter everyone who participates to grow spiritually." There are 14 stations in the StaOn a cold, snowy and windy Fri- tions of the Cross, which is celebratday afternoon, Christian students as ed all over the world. According to well as other members of the com- New Advent, a Catholic Web site, munity gathered to re-enact the the stations are usually placed in inStations of the Cross around the U tervals on the walls of a church. But campus. sometimes the Stations can be celThe stations event is a demon- ebrated in open-air—around the U stration in memory of Christ's final campus for instance. walk to Calvary where he was cru"The re-release of Mel Gibson's cified. The Passion of the Christ, which folSt. Catherine's Catholic Newman lows the traditional Stations of the Center organizes an annual proces- Cross in its presentation of Jesus' sion around campus on Good Friday, sufferings, will certainly prepare commemorating Jesus' last hours and the crucifixion. Good Friday is the beginning of Holy Week for Catholics. It is exactly 40 days from Ash Wednesday, the time period called Lent that leads to Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday is the third day from Good Friday, the day that Catholics believe Jesus resurrected. "The Stations is truly good to get out and relive in some part in what Members of the St. Catherine's Jesus had to go through," said Sarah Newman Center walked around campus Frohlich, a student member of the singing Christian hymns and reading Newman Center. "I think it helps passages referring to Jesus Christ. people for a deeper appreciation of this traditional practice," said Rev. James Thompson of the Newman Center. Thompson led the Stations through various campus landmarks. Each station included a reading explaining the event, prayer and sing- Patio-Jesus meets his Mother, Mary. •Fifth Station at OSH/LNCO Plaza-Simon of Cyrene helps ( carry the cross. •Sixth Station at the Business Plaza-Veronica wipes the face of Jesus. •Seventh Station in front of the Art and Architecture buildingJesus falls a second time. Campus Planning and U Facilities Management are in the design stages for a $2.5 million exterior sign project. Former U President Bernie Machen set in motion the initial planning for the new signs by securing $1 million for the project more than three years ago. Now facilitators say they are ready to move forward, having laid down the plans for more than 300 new direction signs. "We will be installing the new signs on the buildings and roads around campus," said Mike Perez, associate vice president of facilities management. U facilitators are working with the Utah Department of Transportation to improve directions to the U on Highways as well as city roads, according to Perez. "People will love it when they see this new flavor in the way-finding process for the U," Perez said. Perez added that the conceptual designs are a blend of red sandstone [to match the towers of Rice-Eccles stadium] with a color-coded directional breakdown of campus hot points. Also, color zones will be used to SEE S I G N S PAGE 3 ing. The Stations of the Cross originated in 17th century Europe when Christians traveled to Jerusalem to retrace Christ's steps, according to the Catholic Encyclopedia. lnarciso@ chronicle.utah.edu Old faded signs on campus will soon be replaced in a $2.5 million project. A&E page A Lit-rock IOIO The Decemberists preside over the grad-core lecture tonight at Lo-Fi Cafe, by Eryn Green Students Megan Wolney and Maria Waters sing along during a remembrance ceremony called "Stations of the Cross" Friday on President's Circle. The Stations of the Cross •/•First station at the flagpole in Presidents Circle-Jesus is condemned to death. •Second station at the Naval "•.Science building-Jesus takes up his cross. •Third Station at the Student Services building-Jesus falls the •1first time. V-v - 'Fourth Station on the Union plan and for his coverage is paying about $120 per month, or $461 per semester. GM Southwest provides student health insurance to the U, but is losing money by retaining the U as a customer. SHAC statistics show the company pays out SI.IO for every dollar they bring in. SHAC members said this is a dangerous statistic, and so the company may -Eighth Station in Library Plaza-Jesus speaks to the Women of Jerusalem. •Ninth Station on the west Marriott Library stairs-Jesus falls a third time. •Tenth Station at the Chemistry building-Jesus is stripped of his clothes. •Eleventh Station in front of 1. . the Law School building-Jesus Is nailed to the cross. •Twelfth Station at the U . ./ Garden-Jesus dies on the cross. •Thirteenth Station at the National History Museum-Jesus is taken down from the cross. •Fourteenth Station at the flagpole in President's CircleJesus is laid in the tomb. Opinion Live and let die Andrew Kirk praises Terri Schiavo's parents for stopping the fight. Sports page 6 Sixth time's not the charm Kentucky ends RunnhY Utes' season once again. |