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Show The University o fUtah's I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d e n t Voice Since 1890 THE ©2006 Summer Edition DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Vol.116 No. 8 Monday, June 12, 2006 www.dallyutahchronicle.com Inside Sports A&E Opinion Page 4 Page 5 The wheels on the 'Cars' go round and round Religion doesn't kill people... And they do so awesomely. Pixar is genius. : Page 6 ...people kill people under the guise of religious affiliations, says Andrew Kirk The Nation awaits... We shortstop Ryan Khoury gets drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 12th round of the MUJ Draft Quote of the day Weather ,' Forever now means 'until I get v O bored.' 91/62 -David Yancey on modern marriage SEE FULL COLUMN PAGE 5 Sunny U student appointed to Board of Regents Patrick Muir Chronicle News Editor All Hasnain, center, has been named to the Utah State Board of Regents. Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. appointed former Associated Students of the University of Utah president Ali Hasnain to the Utah State Board of Regents as its one student body representative. The board is the governing body U student interns with international relations house committee Morgan Ratdiffe Chronicle Asst. News Editor After a month of living in Washington D.C., Zan Larsen, a junior in political science, has discovered there's no typical day in the life of an intern on Capitol Hill. Sometimes it's making hundreds of copies of briefings for congressmen, while other times it's summarizing hundreds of pages for the writing of the briefings. "It's definitely always an interesting experience," she said. Laxsen is currently interning with the House Committee on International Relations' Democratic staff, where she helps prepare materials for members of the committee for hearings and makes initial contact with people trying to reach the Democratic staff, as well as a number of other tasks. "That is one of the toughest jobs around here," said Bob King, the democratic staff director of the House International Relations Committee. "We are delighted (Larsen) is with us; congressional offices always have much more to do than we have people to do it, so we are chronically understaffed," King said. Larsen said she is used to the responsibilities since she just returned to Utah after spending Spring Semester in Scotland completing an internship with parliament. "I love traveling, and I find international politics really interesting. But what's most valuable is talking to the people here about how they got here," she said. Larsen said after graduation she plans to put her international experience to use in the Peace Corps. "I want to be an international political consultant and work on the hill or in an office like I work at now," she said. Larsen attributes her positive internship experiences to the Hinckley Institute, which arranged her D.C. and Scotland internships. The Hinckley Institute of Politics offers almost ioo internships throughout the year. They all include academic credit, ranging from three to 20 units and a stipend, which, according to Larsen, is rare for interns. While interns do not take classes while in D.C, they are required to write a research paper to submit to the U. Larsen is considering writing about the congressional legislation being required to deal with the U.S.India nuclear agreement. Courtney McBeth, manager of internships at the Hinckley Institute, said the U has one of the best internship programs in the country. "Internships better prepare students to be more competitive applicants for jobs, and most students say it's the best experience they had at the U," McBeth said. for the Utah system of higher education and oversees the establishment of policies and procedures, executive appointments, planning, budgeting and proposals for legislation. "Ali will be very effective in combining his insight as a student and his experience in government to voice the opinions and concerns of his peers in our higher education system," Huntsman said in a written statement. Hasnain, a senior in political science and economics, will serve a one-year term and replace U student Gaby Kingery. "I'm absolutely honored to represent the students of this state on the board," Hasnain said. Jenny Bloyer Vie Daily Utah Chronicle As a result of a snowy and rainy winter, pollen counts are high, making life difficult for those who suffer from allergies. Bryant Bauchman, a junior finance major, suffers from seasonal allergies and turns to an inhaler and nasal spray to keep his nose from becoming too dry. one would be more readily available than himself or ASUU Vice President Toby Collett to respond to press calls and requests. He also said the position will help to build relations between The Chronicle and ASUU. "It's important that we're on the same page," he said. Kirkham denied that the appointment had anything to do with poor relations between the two groups, saying that he considers the relationship to be generally good. Beech was a member of the BLOC Party core committee during elections and coached Kirkham and Collett for the debates. Dustui Gardiner For Bauchman and other students who have seasonal allergies, springtime not only brings pollens, weeds and grasses, it also brings sneezes, runny noses and itchy eyes. Vikki Judd, medical director of Student Health Services, said that about 20 percent of adults in the United States have some form of allergies. She also said that there is not a large increase in patients with allergies in Utah and that there are geographical differences in the types of allergies people have. "Because it is dry in Utah, I need to use my nasal spray more often," Bauchman said. He has also lived in Texas, California and Florida and said that his allergies are worse here and in California because of high pollen counts. A dilemma people often face is whether to use over-thecounter medications or prescription medications to treat symptoms. Rodger Test, a local pharmacist, said there is virtually no difference between taking an allergy medication over the counter versus getting a prescription. He said that most overthe-counter medications used to be available by prescription only. Test also said that people use grape-seed extract to treat their allergies. The non-prescription medications he sees used most are Benadryl and ClaritiiL "The only real difference is that over-the-counter medications tend to make users drowsier—except for Claritin," Test said. ASUU appoints press spokesman ASUU President Jake Kirkham recently created a public relations position within the student government to oversee communication with The Daily Utah Chronicle and student groups. Sophomore Cameron Beech was officially appointed to the position on June 6. Beech was already serving as an executive assistant in the cabinet of the Associated Students of the University of Utah. Beech's duties as press spokesman will be part of his job as an executive assistant in the Kirkham administration. Kirkham said he created the position so some- See R E G E N T S Page 3 Students look for relief during allergy season SeeD.C. Page3 New position created to facilitate . communication with The Chronicle and student groups As student body president and head of the Utah University Association last year, Hasnain attended all but one Regents meetings, lobbying for different student-driven purposes including a new recreation center on the U campus. The UUA consists of all the stu- j.bloyer@ chronicle.utah.edu Former U administrator dies in car accident Young. Under Snow's leadership at the Hinckley Institute, new internships were created, Former U adminis- training courses were strengthened and trator Reuben Joseph important lectureships were launched, (R.J.) Snow died Tues- said J.D. Williams, the founding director of the Hinckley Institute, all while Snow day in a car accident. Snow worked at the was overseeing an "unbelievable array of U for 12 years as an major university offices," he said. associate professor of "Under his leadership, (the Hinckley Inpolitical science, vice stitute) truly lived up to its reputation as president for Univer- one of the top programs in the country," sity Relations and di- said Kirk Jowers, the current director of rector of the Hinckley the Hinckley Institute. "We are striving to Institute of Politics. continue his legacy." He was also the vice Reuben Joseph In addition to working at the U as a president for student teacher and administrator, Snow also Snow life at BYU and a pro- served as the faculty representative on the fessor of political science there at the time President's Commission of the NCAA. of his death. He graduated from Dixie College in 1957 "He was an extraordinary administra- and went on to receive his bachelor's and tor and scholar, and an even more extraor- master's degrees in history at the U. dinary human being. His legacy is deep, Before joining the U as a faculty mempervasive and abiding, and he will be long ber, he received master's and doctorate remembered as a remarkable son of the degrees in political science from Northuniversity," said U President Michael K. western University and did post-doctoral Morgan Ratcliffe Chronicle Asst. News Editor work at the University of Oregon and Harvard. "Working with Dr. Snow was a great learning experience for me...he encouraged me to step out of my comfort zone and take responsibility for things I had never before handled," said Susan Turpin, an administrative assistant to the university president. "He was a true mentor to his students and his staff," she said. Friends and faculty said perhaps one of Snow's greatest achievements was his dedication to his students. "He regularly had me speak to his students, and I was always impressed that he was so focused on their lives and welfare; he knew and cared about each one of them," Jowers said. Snow also served as president and director of the Jacobsen Construction Company from 1984 to 1987, as well as president of the South Africa Johannesburg Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of See S N O W Page 3 |