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Show Opinion Sports PageS Page 8 Page9 1,2,3,4,5... While you were out, some films opened. We reviewed them. You can thank us later. Mind your workers While you were away.. :; Jay Richards thinks the government failed to keep the West Virginian coal miners safe. ...the athletes did play! • • • _- •"•--; We recap what went on over the break. A&E Today's weather ^Mostly sunny 37/27 The THE University o fU t a h ' s Independent Student Voice Since 1 8 9 0 DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Monday, J a n u a r y 9, 2006 ©2005 www.dailyutahchronicle.com Vol. 115 No. 105 Phi Delta Theta charter terminated for hazing when pledges become official members. After the incident the pledge Chronicle Asst. News Editor left the chapter's house. He has deThe U's Greek Row is now short clined to comment. "The Phi Delta Theta International onefraternity. ^K-:^<- .-/••.. "Sphe Pjii Delta Theta International Fraternity has a zero tolerance poliFraternity removed the Utah Alpha cy regarding hazing, and that means chapter's 91 year-old charter at the closing chapters," said Ken MaiU just before Winter Break for vio- kowski, Tau South Province Presilating the group's risk-management dent. "The chapters are well aware of this policy." policy. __••• The hazing policy was covered After an allegation''-was reported about the hazing of a pledge, area at the President's Leadership Colalumni conducted an investiga- lege for new chapter presidents in tion. The alumni concluded that the January, as well as at Phi Delta Theta Leadership College in August, when a charges were correct. The hazing took place during initi- member of the U's chapter was presation week, often called "hell week," ent. The policy was also addressed Patrick Muir Grad students explore, design sacred spaces individually in a letter that was sent to each member of Phi Delta Theta from the General Council President last October. "Hazing is against the law in the United States, the state of Utah, the University of Utah and is contrary to the policies of Phi Delta Theta," Maikowski said. "Hazing is not what Phi Delta Theta is about or what we believe in." The group is appealing the ruling to the fraternities general headquarters. The fraternity does not have to sell their house, because the U has agreed that the chapter can reform at any time when the nationals deem appropriate, said former president Joe Rodgerson. A facebook.com group titled "Remember the Phi Delts!" has been started in honor of the closed charter fraternity. A few students have used the message board to verbally attack the pledge in question. Before the hazing incident, 2005 was a positive year for the group, with the chapter winning Greek Week and a member being named greek Man of the Year. In the fall of 2004, the chapter also won All-greek Philanthropy Week by raising more money for the Huntsman Cancer Institute than any other fraternity. A gem of a bowl game This last semester the fraternity participated in service activities with P.E.E.R,, No More Homeless Pets, Camp Kostopolous, Hurricane Katrina relief, Neighborhood House, the American Cancer Society, the First Presbyterian Church and the Lou Gherigs Foundation. Two members of Phi Delta Theta were voted onto the U's Greek Council for 2006. As a result of the chapter closing, new elections are to take place Monday, Jan. 9 for the two vacant positions, said Lori McDonald, greek adviser. p.muir@ chronicle.utah.edu Alcohol abuse hurts U students Catherine Callister Matt Simmons Chronicle Writer Chronicle Writer Water, a lotus flower and an African funeral mask were just some of the objects architecture graduate students used as inspiration in building their own "Sacred Spaces." Fifteen graduate students in a design studio class built their own models of a religious retreat. The models are now on display in the Salt Lake City and County Building. The sacred spaces were to be sanctuaries where people from all different religions could meet to worship and share their faith. Students designed their buildings for a specific site in Ogden Canyon in Huntsville, "something out of the city that lets people get away from worldly .distractions," said Anne. Mooney, the professor who taught the design class. For Mooney, one of the purposes of the project was to expose students to a variety of spiritual traditions that were unfamiliar to them. Students explored a variety of different religions, including Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism and American Indian religions. "Looking at the unfamiliar, you get more innovative," Mooney said. Each student focused his or her research on a different religion and selected a sacred artifact from that religion as an inspiration for a preliminary model and, finally, a building. Student Eric Cook chose to research Taoism and selected water as his sacred artifact. For him, water was a link to the natural world and the process of change that he found are parts of Taoism. Cook's final model is a chapel made out of a semi-clear material that looks like ice melting into water. Inside the chapel there is no pulpit or alters—"it gets rid of the hierarchy that can come with religion," Cook said. Student Dave Abraham focused on the religion of the Dogon tribe of West Africa. Abraham used a ceremonial funeral mask as his sacred artifact and focused on the idea of transitions. The transition between our world and a spirit world morphed architecturally into the transition of light in and out of his building. Mooney said that one of the inspirations for this building project was Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson's initiative for bridging the religious divide. The designs will be featured through Jan. 21 on the first floor of the Salt Lake City and County Building, 451 S. State Street in Salt Lake City. ccallis ter@ ch ronicle.utah.edu An Interfaith building design by David Abraham, a graduate student In architecture, fs based on a funeral mask from the Dogon Tribe of West Africa. Scott Moses, a sophomore in business, lost a friend last May to an accident in which drugs and alcohol played a role. His friend was returning home late at night from a party and was in a high-speed crash on the freeway. Little else is known because she and her vehicle were demolished. "It really made me think about how often (alcohol-related deaths) might happen to people," Moses said. He personally refrains from drinking and partying, but was still affected by the irresponsibility of others. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the Core Institute: American Campuses 2003, 68 college students are assaulted by a peer who has been drinking and eight others are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault every hour. These studies also predict that about four students die every day for alcohol-related causes while nearly 21,000 others are injured. According to the institute, one out of four students admit to receiving lower grades in their college classes as a result of their drinking habits. According to the report, "one night of heavy drinking can impair one's ability to think abstractly for up to 30 days, hampering (his or her) ability to understand complex concepts or think through a basic math problem." Although the U's dry campus reduces the amount of alcohol-related incidents that occur to students here, as U Police Detective Mike McPharlin said, "for those few who have been victimized in any way where alcohol was a contributing factor, numbers don't matter." There are ways to minimize alcohol-related incidents in the college scene, McPharlin said. Aside from abstinence, which "for some is unreasonable," drinking responsibly with people you know and trust is important, as is drinking to relax and not to get drunk, he said. Acquaintance rape, assault, DUI and intoxication are some of the citations that U police have issued involving alcohol, he Ute senior Travis LaTendresse holds his Emerald Bowl Offensive MVP trophy after the Utes defeated' Georgia Tech 38-10 on Dec. 29 in San Francisco. / SEE PAGE 9 FOR FULL STORY See A L C O H O L Page 3 MAKING MONEY Majority of U grads making less than $30,000 in the first year of work Patrick Muir Chronicle Asst. News Editor Most students go to college to get a better paying job after they graduate. But a new study shows that the majority of U graduates are making less than 530,000 their first year out of college. Fifty-one percent of U graduates reported earning less than $30,000, according to a report by the nonprofit Utah Foundation. That is slightly better than Brigham Young University and Southern Utah University, which reported 55 percent and 69 percent re- spectively. But it is worse than Utah Valley State College (41 percent), Westminster College (40 percent) and Weber State University (47 percent). The survey—conducted in the summer—is based on responses from 1,943 Utah college graduates. Career Services at the U keeps similar data, and director Stan Inman said a $30,000 salary is what students can expect coming out of college. Inman said problems happen when collecting this type of data. "Some graduates report SeeLOW SALARIES Page4 U ALUMNI SALARIES Less than $30,000 51% $30,000 -$39,000 $40,000 - $49,000 $50,000-$59,000 $60,000-$79,000 $80,000 - $99,000 BACHELOR'S ADVANCED DEGREES $100,000 or more Source: Utah Foundation Research Report Grad students earn big bucks Patrick Muir Chronicle Asst. News Editor Compared to other Utah institutes of higher education, more graduates of the U's graduateschool program earn a salary of $80,000 and have full-time jobs as their first job out of college, a new study shows. The survey of 2004 graduate earnings reveals that 22 percent of the U's advanced graduates earn a salary of $80,000 or more and 85 percent have full-time jobs, according to a report by the Utah See LARGER SALARIES page 4 |
