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Show NEWS Page! Wednesday, October 4,2006 Practicing politics What: ASUU Tutoring Center Where: student Services Building, Room 330 W h e n : Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open until 6 p.m. on Tuesdays - How much: $6 an hour for individual tutoring; $3 an hour for groups, i RYAN PERKINS Vie Dsiily Uith Chronicle Study central ASUU Tutoring Center helps students prepare ' for midterms Local candidates recruit U students as campaign workers Dustin Gardiner Chronicle Asst. News Editor When Utah politicians are in need of campaign staffers, the U is a prime hunting ground. Dozens of U students are working on the campaigns of local politicians this fall. From low-level assistants to top-tier managers and political advisers, students are helping local politicians in their aims at office. Landing a job managing a high-profile campaign while still in college might seem daunting to some students, but with the right connections, many U students have found their way to the top. Joe Crocket, a senior in political science, is leading Democrat Christian Burridge's attempt to capture Utah's 3rd congressional district from Republican incumbent Chris Cannon. Crocket said Burridge offered him the position. "I was a little surprised that he even offered me the job," Cannon, 24, said. "I think I'm the youngest (Utah) campaign manager in a federal race." Crocket got his foot in the door with the Democratic Party as a freshman by taking an internship with the Hinckley Institute of Politics on the campaign of Donald Dunn, who ran against Sen. Orrin Hatch in 2000. Since his first internship, Crocket See C A M P A I G N S Page 3 KIM PETERSON/ Tk<- Dttiy Utah Chronicle Thomas Wright and Kim Bowman, Wright's campaign manager, discuss how the debate went Tuesday in the Hinckley Caucus Room. Rochelle McConkie The Daily Utah Chronicle For students struggling with grueling midterms and seemingly impossible course loads, the U offers many opportunities for easy and affordable tutoring. In accordance with National Tutoring Week, Oct. 9 through Oct. 13, the Associated Students of the University of Utah and other campus organizations will be promoting their tutoring services. The ASUU Tutoring Center, located in the Student Services Building, offers individual and group tutoring to all U students. Subsidized by ASUU and student fees, costs are $6 per hour for individuals and $3 per hour for groups. Students with Federal Pell Grants may receive free vouchers for tutoring. Students can come in to the ASUU Tutoring Center to register for appointments, pay for sessions and be directed to the tutoring center that coincides with their major or area of study. Deborah Hair, office manager of the ASUU Tutoring Center, said, "We work as a referral center—we refer students to the tutoring center that will meet their needs. The students then arrange with their tutors to meet in a public place." Tutoring can take place almost anywhere—in the library, in computer labs, in the cafeteria—anywhere that is convenient and comfortable for both the tutor and the tutee. Besides the ASUU Tutoring Center, tutoring is available in 18 departmental centers throughout campus. Some departments that offer tutoring include the athletic department, the Bennion Community Service Center, the Center for Disability Services, the Center for Ethnic Student Affairs, the College of Law, the University Writing Center, the Naval Science Center and the mathematics department. Tutors are usually upperclassmen who have excelled in their area of study They are selected through an application process and are expected to be personable, reliable and eager to help. ... "The tutoring services at the U are phenomenal," said David Martini, the ASUU student services director. "'Students first' is our goal here. If you're struggling or need help, there are ways to get it." Currently, the ASUU Tutoring Center features about 120 tutors, with math being in the highest demand. According to available records, in the 2004-2005 school year, the center served a total of 874 students, providing 6,256 hours of tutoring. First-year graduate student Anthony Buck, who is studying vocal performance and works at the ASUU Tutoring Center, said, "Some people come in and say, 'I would not have been able to pass my class without the help of soand-so.' These are the kinds of services we are trying to provide." The Heritage Center also provides tutoring services for all U students free of cost. These services, provided by students employed by the ASUU Tutoring Center, are, provided on a walk-in basis. ' r.mcconkie@chronicle.utah.edu LENN1E MAULER/ The Daily Utah Chronicle U history senior Eric Purkey watches as Jake Atkln throws dough for a pizza in the kitchen of The Pie Pizzeria on Monday night. The Pie, located just off campus at 1320 E. 200 South, is a popular eatery for U students. faces That's amore •'.of the Pie workers discuss pizza, soccer and 'the drunk rush' Ana Breton The Daily Utah Chronicle Whether it's a first date or a celebrity party, history is made here. It's where young and old, famous and unknown come to melt their memories into cheesy pull-aparts. And for more than 25 years, The Pie Pizzeria has been creat- ing memories for the thousands of people that pass through the popular restaurant every year. "I first came here for my 16th birthday party," Jessie Smith, who is now a sophomore in business,,said. "And now I just come in here to reminisce, not necessarily for the pizza,"' she said. History unfolds at The Pie, as it is most commonly known, LGBT center gets ready for annual Pride Week The U's Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center is celebrating this year's annual Pride Week from Oct. 8 to Oct. 12. In line with this year's theme, "Reaching Out" the center is working with other organizations to sponsor guest speakers, performances and projects such as community service. John Spillman, co-president of the Lesbian and Gay Student Union, said this year's goal is to work more with the community. "During this year's Pride Week, we want to reach out to campus in different ways," he said. Another objective for the week is to address issues the LGBT community faces throughout the Salt Lake area and in so/ ciety in general. 1 Spillman described one \ issue that needs to be ad- • v dressed: the way people use the word "gay" in a derogatory manner. The LGSU was founded in 1974 and has sponsored a i Pride Week celebration every year since. Pride Week kicks off on Oct. 8 with "Confessions of a Mormon Boy" at the Rose Wagner Black Box Theatre and ends with a concert by Fiona Apple on Oct. 25 at the Huntsman Center. Jade Gray and although most may be in the memories of the people that come here, some is left behind. Phrases like "Catherine eats poo," "Mozart kicks ass" and "Bill Pratt* s wife is fat" are written on the restaurant wall. It's so plastered with names and phrases that it takes a squinting eye to sort out exactly what's there. Eric Purkey, who has worked at The Pie for nine months, said the writing started when someone penned something behind a Marilyn Monroe picture that is hung on the east wall. "The managers at the time painted over it and then put the picture on top," Purkey, a senior in history, said. "But they got ••;•;; SeeFlEPage3 )'•>_• Pride Week events "Confessions of a Mormon Boy": Oct. 8 at 2 p.m.; Rose Wagner \ Black Box Theater; $ 10 for students, $20 general admission. J "Chronicles of You and Me": Oct. 9 and 10; Marnott Center for Dance, Studio 240; $5. "Exploring the Relationship between Gay and Civil Rights": Oct 9 at 7:30 p.m.; University Union Parlor B; free. National Coming Out Day: Oct. I I; keynote lecture by Esera Tuaolo, former NFL linebacker, at 3 p.m.; Utah Museum of Fine Arts Auditorium; free. Fiona Apple concert Oct. 25 at 8 p.m.; jon M. Huntsman Center (1825 E. South Campus Dr.); $ I I -$4 I. RYAN PR RKJNS/ The Daily Utah Chronicle |