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Show Page Friday, March 2,2007 KIM PETERSON/ Vif Duily Uuh Chronicle A sea of colors represents the different candidates of each party at the first ASUU campaign debate held Wednesday in the Heritage Center. ClOSG 1 0 1IOHI6 ASUl)'holds first campaign deba of ASUU in the Residence Halls. The'Daily Utah Chronicle Students fielded questions Candidates committed to expressing concerns about environmental connecting upper and lower diversity, campus emphasized the dis- sustainability and the repreparity between U commuter sentation of non-traditional residents by ASUU. students and residents. FUSE senior class presiDuring Wednesday's debate held at the Petersen dent candidate Nicole NguyHeritage Center, ASUU en praised the RHA's peer fapresidential, vice-presiden- cilitator program and pledged tial and senior class presi- to take in consideration the dent candidates addressed needs of different demoquestions relating to the graphics. "We want to create Residence Halls. This was a safe place, so that students the first debate of the Asso- can be themselves in their ciated Students of the Uni- own identities," Nguyen said The Forward Party, howversity of Utah elections. With increased marketing, ever, committed to create more programming and fur- a diversity council rather ther representation of resi- than just the existing diverdent students and the Resi- sity board. They also said dence Halls Association, they would have a member candidates said they would of RHA come to executive strengthen the presence cabinet meetings to repre- Rochelle McConkie sent the halls. Some students were concerned about recycling, because while there are some recycling bins surrounding the Residence Halls, no recycling program is in place. Activate presidential candidate Cameron Beech said he would put together a recycling task force within the first 30 days of his administration to address this issue. Forward Party senior class president candidate Brittany Bell, who is a resident adviser in Sage Point, said RHA already has recycling bins, and she would work to have bins on each floor. The More 4 U Party emphasized its push for more child care, which has been one of its main campaign issues. Candidates said they would create more open New time capsule buried, to be opened in 50 years The time capsule is a copper box that contains items such as the Chronicle Senior Writer Union mission statement, Young's Tucked away two feet inside the inaugural address, a Crimson View fireplace outside the Union rests a Bistro menu and an empty can of box of memories, dreams and a can "Cream of Cougar Soup" from riof Cougar soup. valry week. The new Union time capsule was Other items include a Sept. n esfinally buried on Wednesday as cur- say and remembrance quilt, an issue rent and former U students, staff and of The Daily Utah Chronicle and a administration watched it be placed canister of hair from the UPC direcin a small one-foot by one-foot box tors with an accompanying note that to be opened in 50 years. says, "Clone us!" "I'm delighted to be here and remDuring his speech, Young asked inisce for this special occasion," said members of the crowd if they kept U President Michael K. Young to the any sort of blog or journal. After small crowd during the cold winter several people raised their hands, morning. "It's a great way to memorialize a great building." See CAPSULE Page 3 ~ ™ ~ ~ Ana Breton nights for parents in the Residence Halls, and all parties said they would support more RHA events for married students and bring Homecoming activities to the Residence Halls. More 4 U party members said that two of their biggest goals are to solicit and listen to student opinions and to improve transportation on campus by providing shuttle schedules and shelters. Some parties introduced new platform ideas at the debate. For example, Activate said it would provide free tax services through ASUU for all students. The FUSE Party introduced a plan called the Graduation Guarantee, offering academic advising to help students graduate in four years. Advisers would meet v t •' BS*:T- 1 Hi n • ^^K It' \ - • • : 11 R - \ Jfc<9| • ; ! ™ ffflj 1nH KIM PETERSON/'/*.* D-JIIY Utah Chronicle Senior class president candidates Nicole Nguyen, of the FUSE Party, and Btirrany Bell, of the Forward Party, listen to a question from a moderator at the ASUU debate in the Heritage Center. with students once a semes- the university would pick up ter to help determine which the cost of any additional tuclasses to take to meet ma- ition needed to graduate. Forward called for fiscal jor and graduation requirements. If the student does — _ — not graduate in four years, See DEBATE Page 3 Buy a doctor, save a life Medical students auction themselves for good cause Ana Breton Chronicle Senior Writer Can't find a date? Buy one! The medical student class of 2010 will be auctioning off more than two dozen of its students tonight for a good cause. About 25 men and seven women will be auctioned in an effort to raise money for Rock the U, a 26.2-hour dance marathon benefiting the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Bids for date packages are worth anywhere from $50 to $150; however, Teresa Tuan, event organizer and a firstyear medical student, said bids will start at $20. "Hopefully by starting low, people won't be scared off too quickly," Tuan said. Packages range from a $30 Skybox package (including an autographed pidrure of Mehmet Okur) to a two-week membership to Rockreation. All date packages include Medical Students class of 2010 >What: Date auction >Why: To benefit the • Huntsman Cancer Institute * W h e n : Friday at 9 p.m. > Where: Union East Ballroom > How much: Entry is free; date packages range from $50 to$150 See M E D I C AL Page 3 Scientist calls for alliance between science and religion Jay Logan Rogers 77K? Daily LENNIE MAHLER/ The Daily Uuh Oinmtde U President Michael K. Young places the new time capsule In the wall by the fireplace in the Union Patio during a ceremony held on Wednesday. Utah Chronicle Saving the earth is within humanity's reach. "The technology exists, the cost is not high, and the benefits are beyond calculation," said Pulitzer Prize-winning scientist Edward O. Wilson. Wilson called for a partnership between the religious and scientific communities to save the environment during his lecture at Kingsbury Hall on Wednesday night. "Religion and science are the two most powerful social forces in the world today, especially in the United States," said Wilson, a professor emeritus of ento- mology at Harvard University. Wilson said that an alliance is necessary to stop climate change, deforestation, pollution, overpopulation and related problems that amount to a major threat to the future of the planet. Although he is a self-described "secular humanist," Wilson said he has no problem reaching out to religious leaders. He criticized other scientists' hostility toward people of faith as being counterproductive to the environmentalist movement. Wilson said he has had productive meetings with evangelical Protestant leaders in recent months. During his stay in Utah he met with leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He said the LDS representatives received his message with "very considerable warmth." Wilson was born and raised in Alabama. He said that because the state had a poor public school system, he got much of his education by pursuing merit badges for the Boy Scouts. Today, Wilson has mostly lost his Southern accent, but he speaks in folksy cadences about the environmental issues he is passionate about. Despite his affable, soft-spoken image, Wilson presents a serious message about transSee S C I E N T I S T Page 3 |