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Show Sports , Opinion A&E Today's weather * Page I Page 5 Page 6 Ttazzle' dazzles Democracy inaction Star quality Rebecca Higgs thinks Babcock's new play sparkles with humor. Jay Richards thinks that if we believe in democratic ideals, U students should be making the decisions that affect our campus—not the Utah Legislature. Utes Kim Smith and Shona Thorburn are getting national attention. The University ofUtah's Independent Student Voice \ H '-':* Since 1890 DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Delta Delta Delta scheduled to lose charter THE Patrick Muir Chronicle Asst. News Editor The National Executive Board of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority notified the Utah chapter that its charter will be revoked on April 30. The decision came as a shock to the U chapter's leadership because the group was never given a warning or put on probation. In November, members of the executive office visited the U and told the chapter they were proud of how the members had improved financially and academically, Melissa Carey, president of the Utah chapter, said. "Something happened in two months where, instead of having faith in our ability to do this, they decided (to revoke the charter). We're shocked," she said. VoL 115 No.115 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 ©2006 www.dailyutahchronicle.com Jason Gomez, chapter development specialist, said the sorority's executive board voted to withdraw the charter because of a destructive pattern that had developed. "For the past few years there has been a consistent need to recruit new members, which has put strain on the chapter both for leadership andfinancially,"he said. The sorority is the smallest on campus with 30 members. The expected number at the U, called "total," is 63 members. "Almost every sorority on campus has been struggling with numbers and making total," Carey said. Currently, only two out of the six sorority chapters are above total, which was recently reduced from 80 to 63. Carey said she plans to appeal the decision to the executive board. A W Tri Pelt Trivia Recleved Charter in 1932 Built House in 1938 Greek Woman of the Year 2004 was Tri Delt Brecken Pincock Raised most money for Huntsman Cancer Institute in 2004 Greek Advisor of the Year 2005 was Marnie Hansen Won Greek Week in 2005 J a i m e Myers, a current Tri Delt member, is a member of the U.S. Ski Team "It's going to be a lot of work, but there have been other Tri-Delta chapters that have successfully appealed the decision, and executive office has allowed them to keep their chapter." For recruitment this semester, the house is offering a money-back guarantee for all potential members. "If you pledge and we end (up) keeping our charter, we will go ahead and keep the documents and send the dues and everything into nationals," Carey said. "But we're going to hold onto that money until we know for sure we're there. And if we don't come back in the fall, they will be able to get that money back." If the sorority is dismantled, the move will affect the organizations for which the chapter raises money, including: The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake, St. Jude's, a cancer research hospital, and Primary Children's Hospital. For the past three years, the chapter has provided five volunteers five nights a week at Rocky Point Haunted House. In exchange, an estimated $25,000 in donations is given to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake. Allison Barclay, director of operations for the Boys and Girls Club, said it is a significant amount of their budget. "I'm very sad to hear they're losing their charter. They've been a great help," said Beatrice Turvey, area director for the Boys and Girls Club. The sorority begins recruiting tonight from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m, at its house, located at 100 S. 1431 East. It is open to any female U student, and people can drop by for part of the time, said Britney Anderson, Panhellenic public relations chairwoman^ .The sorority received its U charter in 1932 and built its house located on 100 South in 1938. p.muir@chronicle.utah.edu Around the world in seven ways Tuition due today Study Abroad Office introduces new programs Lana Groves Chronicle Writer viewers a chronological perspective of who lived in Utah and why, as well as how regions changed as increased numbers of settlers arrived. The exhibit features photographs of downtown Salt Lake City taken more than 100 years ago. "Viewers can appreciate the photographs and note the similarities of the way our city is now and the way it used to be," Dingus said. "You can actually picture (Salt Lake City) to- Students usually travel, work or study during the summer break, and the International Center is making it possible to do all three on a different continent. The center has organized seven new study abroad program sites for the 2006 Summer Semester: Ghana, Costa Rica, Argentina, France, Switzerland, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Egypt. "You can get a lot of credits in a short amount of time, and you don't have to be away too long," said Sara Demko, assistant director of the International Center^ Students interested in public health and learning about other cultures can gain hands-on experience in programs in Ghana and Costa Rica, Demko said. Another new program, "Writing in Paris," combines traveling in France with non-fiction writing courses. Morning classes earn three transferable credit hours, and the itinerary focuses on places such as the Musee d'Orsay, the Louvre and famous cathedrals. An extensive program *ias been designed for students to receive credit through the department of parks, recreation and tourism while hiking through the mountains of Switzerland. See U M F A Page 3 See N E W T R I P S Page 3 U students wait in line to pay tuition at the Student Services Building on Monday. The deadline for tuition payments was extended one day because the online tuition payment system was down Sunday. UMFA exhibit features artistic side of Utah pioneers Ana Breton Chronicle Writer The Utah Museum of Fine Arts, in partnership with the Marriott Library and the Utah Historical Society, is giving students a rare opportunity to see the artistic side of Utah's earliest pioneers. The exhibit, titled "Revisiting Utah's Past: The Pioneer Experience," will be on display at the museum until July 23. "We have some very unique items in the exhibit like paintings and journals created by the pioneers," Mary Francey, curator of UMFA, said. "We even have a map that lists the original points along the pioneer trail route," The items in "Revisiting" were specifically chosen to make visitors wonder how the pioneers viewed Utah through their art, said Annabelle Shrieve, a historical researcher for the exhibit. "The photos, . newspapers and books featured will hopefully help reveal the mindsets and sensibilities of the artists who painted the early scenes of Utah," Shrieve said. During the last couple of years, UMFA received inquiries about what Utah was like and how pioneers viewed Utah through their art, said Cody Dingus, communications and design specialist for UMFA. "During the early years of Utah's settlement, there was little time or support for the arts." Dingus said. "It's important to look into the future by learning from our past."*' In addition, "Revjpting'' offers Don't get scammed! Watch out for these financial fiascoes in 2006 Patrick Muir Chronicle Asst, News Editor The Utah Division of Securities estimated that Utahns lose more than $50 million per year in investment scams. The division released a report predicting the top ten most common investment scams expected for 2006, which are as follows: L In an instant messaging tip scam, promoters of penny stock companies send text messages to investors' cell phones. The messages contain stock tips, purporting to be inside information sent by mistake. This is modeled after a very successful 2005 scam that used faxes and voice mail messages claiming inside information. Once the stock price soared, the promoters sold their shares and the stock became worthless. 2. Advertisements in local newspapers promise great wealth by purchasing the new Iraqi dinar. The promoters explain that as democracy comes to Iraq, the expected peace will stimulate the Iraqi economy and the value of the dinar. What the investors are not told is that the dinars can be redeemed only in Iraq and that the sellers already have doubled their money. Thus, the dinar would have to more than double in value and you would have to take a trip to Iraq to collect any profit. 3. Last year, a promoter admitted to selling Paraguayan bonds issued in the 1930s, claiming they were still valid and paid interest. He is paying $12,000 in restitution and has paid a $10,000 fine. Other exotic foreign investments include buying land in South American resort cities and excavating valuable stone from Latin American mines for use in construction. 4. Promoters target businesses offering to arrange large loans at low interest rates after payment of an advance fee. In the end, the promoters use the fee for personal expenses and no loans are ever made. 5. Some scam artists have created bogus investment-related "regula- See FINANCIAL SCAMS Page 3 Author shares insight on link between neuroscience, government Morgan Ratcliffe Chronicle Writer There are thousands of people in the United States who think they are being brainwashed by the CIA, said Jonathan Moreno, bioethics adviser for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. "I know this because they call me all the time," he said. 1 But what is the likelihood that the CIA really is taking over the American people's brains? New developments in neuroscience are being made daily, and although brainwashing is not likely, brain manipulation is more plausible than many people may think. "This stuff r creepy," Moreno said. There is a long history of the government funding neuroscience experiments, which Moreno called the "genetics of the 21st century." His lecture, "Mind Wars: Ethics, National Security and the Brain," last Thursday at the Eccles Institute of Human Genetics Building, was part of the annual Max and Sara Cowan Memorial Lectures in Jonathan Moreno, bioethics adviser for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, discusses the possible future impact neuroscience may have in the military at. the Eccles Institute of Human Genetics Building on Thursday. Humanistic Medicine. "Neuroscience is the fastest growing area of science, and it is more sensitive than nuclear physics and microbiology," he said One of the leaders in neuroscience development is the corpora- tion DARPA, which is currently in the process of developing a "head web," a helmet that conducts noninvasive brain monitoring that could be used to measure brain See L E C T U R E Page 3 |