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Show Today's weather Most cloudy 71/56 The THE ©2005 A&E Opinion Sports Page 4 Page 5 Cage 6 Now you see him.- Child's play Building momentum Advice columnist Danni Nutter explains the disappearing millenium man. L.J. Lither thinks Republicans should stop throwing partisan tantrums. Real hopes to keep winning against Chivas USA, University o fU t a h ' s oice Independent S t u Since 1890 SUMMER UTAH CHRONICLE New policy pre-emptively strikes discrimination lawsuits W e d n e s d a y , May 18, 2005 svww.dailyutahchronicle.com Vol. ] 15 No. 2 Tyler Peterson Chronicle Asst. News Editor University of Utah doctors wrap a newborn orangutan in a blanket for warmth Mother's Day weekend at Hogle Zoo. U doctors help deliver baby orangutan Andrew Kirk Chronicle Asst. News Editor "v University Hospital physicians have been involved with some monkey business—and they're proud of it. When an orangutan at Hogle Zoo needed help giving birth over Mother's Day weekend, three physicians from the U came to the rescue. Katy Gespeland, chief OBGYN resident, and Sean Esplin, assistant professor of maternal fetal medicine, performed a C-section on the orangutan named Eve, saving the mother and baby. Stephen Hartsell, director of the emergency medicine residency program, was first contacted by the zoo and asked Gespeland and Esplin to help. Esplin couldn't believe what he was being asked to do. His wife made him call the zoo and make sure it wasn't a joke. "When I tell people, nobody believes me," he said. His own children didn't believe him until they read about it in the newspaper. Gespeland said she'd heard of physicians helping out at the zoo, but was surprised when she was asked to help deliver an ape. The anatomy turned out to be so similar to humans that it was actually easy, she said, "just smaller and hairier." Hartsell said the zoo has called him five or six times for various emergencies. Because of his position in the emergency room, he knows most physicians in the hospital and can contact the specialists needed. "In medical school, I worked with big cats," Hartsell said. After coming to the U, he frequently visited the zoo to see their cats and built a relationship with the veterinarians. Several years ago, a cheetah arrived from Arizona with a bad knee. Hartsell got the cat an MRI, which identified an infection and saved the animal's life for another seven years. "If you show an interest, they keep coming back to you," he said of his relationship with the zoo. Back at the hospital, word of the Number of Students... To ward off potential discrimination lawsuits, the U recently changed a procedure that gave extra help to minority students who didn't meet minimum admission requirements. The U has traditionally accepted up to 5 percent of each year's pool of applicants who did not meet the school's academic standards. Many of those students were sponsored by different campus organizations that wanted the students to attend the school for a variety of reasons. Under the old policy, race was the only indication of a student's diversity. "The previous policy opened us up to a legal challenge," said Robert Payne, U general counsel. Disgruntled plaintiffs have successfully sued other universities around the nation for similar admission practices. Under the new policy, the university application will allow students to explain special at- Number of sponsored students admitted to the U • applying under the 5% rule 2002-114 2003 - 252 2004 - 279 2005 - 230 to date Administration Athletics Ballet Center for Disability Services Center for Ethnic Student Affairs^ Dance • accepted under the 5% rule Educational Opportunity Programs 2002 - 74 Music 2003-131 Theatre 2004-157 Other 2005 -106 to date 2002 2003 2004 2005 7 9 17 4 10 74 1 6 4 3 3 9 26 1 7 100 1 6 3 1 3 4 17 2 7 135 1 7 2 0 1 10 1 9 43 1 1 1 0 1 Total 29 : 70 8 i 33 352 4 20 ; 10 4 8 'Sponsored student! typically do not meet the minimum acceptance requirements of the U tributes—other than race—that make them "diverse." Through the addition of this new comments section, U administrators will now be able to consider factors including "unique talents, abilities, life experiences and ethnic or cultural diver- bronze sity" that will "enhance the life and character of the institution and its student body," according to the U's policy and procedure manual. The U's legal counsel raised concern earlier See DISCRIMINATION Page 3 ASUU administration full of optimism for the coming year Patrick Muir Chronicle Writer A bronze by Robert Wick stands amongst flower beds and fountains Tuesday afternoon at Red Butte Garden. Robert Wick's bronze collection Is on display until the end of October. Admission for U students is always free. See ORANGUTAN Page 3 ASUU President Ali Hasnain said in his inauguration speech that he could not remember any of the promises he made during his campaign and that he planned on making all of his decisions based on a coin toss. But it was a joke. During his April 28 speech, the Associated Students of the University of Utah's new leader highlighted items from his party's agenda, including securing and maintaining child-care services, expanding the UCard program and establishing the student government's presence on campus. "We want to inform students of what's going on," Hasnain said. "If we just inform students of something, I would consider it a job well-done." Hasnain vowed to apply all his energy and intelligence to his position and promised to "do everything he can" during the school year. "We want to win the hearts of so many students that have second thoughts about us," Hasnain said. He said ASUU will strive to represent three types of students: First, the students who voted for them and already trust their decisions; second, the students who doubt their abilities; and third, the students who don't care. "ASUU is there to support all 28,933 stu ~ dents," said John Poelman, vice president of ASUU. "We are servants of the university." Poelman said that members of their party decided to run because they've had the best college experience and they want other students to have that as well. "We were confident that ASUU had the power to make that difference," Poelman said. "We pledge to be the best servants we can be to ASUU...and see the U to the potential it has." Chief Justice April Heiselt swore Hasnain, Poelman, Lissy Largin, senior class president and Nicola Saliendra, chief of staff, into office. pmuir@chronicle.utah.edu Bradley Hansen's life honored at graduation ceremony H. Rachelle Graham Chronicle Writer Senior U administrators deliver a cow to President Young In front of the U's Park Bildi Building Monday. Bradley Scott Hansen would have graduated with his master's degree in mechanical engineering had a car accident not taken his life last Thanksgiving Break. He was driving in Colorado with his wife Maggie Hansen. While she was driving, she attempted to pass a semi truck and lost control of her car, swerving into oncoming traffic. Brad Hansen died instantly at the age of 25. His wife ended up in the hospital in critical—but stable—condition. Maggie Hansen accepted the honorary degree in the place of her deceased husband at the College of Engineering commencement ceremony last week. After being asked to receive his son's award, Bradley Hansen father said he preferred the 'love of (Bradley's) life1 to do the honors. Maggie and Brad Hansen had Hansen been married only months before the accident. Brad Hansen's mother said everyone he met was fond of him. He had a weakness for cars, especially BMWs, and movies. His dad said he didn't know where to begin describing his son because he had so many wonderful qualities. Brad Hansen had received the College of Engineering Wayne Brown and Campbell Graduate Fellowships, and he was a member of Pi Tau Sigma National Honor Society. His specific research study was in environmental fluid dynamics involving unique measurements of turbulent stresses in the urban roughness sublayer. His professors enjoyed having Brad Hansen in their classes. "If I had to fill a room with energetic graduate students, they would all be just like Brad," said Jospeh C. Klewicki, professor of the department of mechanical engineering. "Brad represented the very best of the U's department of mechanical engineering. We who knew Brad are deeply saddened by our loss, and feel fortunate to have known him," according to the commencement program. hgraham@ chronicle.utah.edu |