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Show Quote of the da Inside A&E Opinion Sports [-Page 4 PageS Page 6 \ tCivil disobedience "Giac"-ed up Sour note ["Pierce Brosnan and Liam fZNeeson act their little »: hearts out in the excellent (• "Seraphim Falls." No more nifty slogans or bright red blazers—thanks to the unrealistic expectations of Ute fans. Coach Giacoletti is out. The Runnin' Utes' regular season came to an end with a 85-62 loss to archrival BYU. The Utes enter tournament play as the No. 7 seed. T h e THE U n i v e r s i t y o fU t a h ' s Weather "Looking upon these beacons of politics, I can't decide if I feel a seizure or vomit overcoming me, but it certainly isn't the urge to vote." I n d e p e n d e n t 49/34 Partly Cloudy -Cameron Sheya on ASUU campaign posters SEE FULL LETTER PAGE 4. S t u d e n t V o i c e S i n c e See Page Two for 5-day forecast 1 8 9 0 DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Tracking proposed fee increases Start: Feb. 8,2007 Finish: Regents vote March 9 , 2 0 0 7 j _ j ^ • ASUU proposes $5 fee increase for fine arts department, on top of current $1 fee, and a new $3 to fund study abroad programs. Vol. 116 No. 134 Monday, March 5,2007 ©2007 wwiv.dailyutahchronicle.com Survey shows a slim majority of students (50.8 percent) support the fine arts fee while almost 58.5 percent oppose the study abroad fee. ASUU Senate favors resolution in support , of arts fee, tables support for study abroad. Student Body President Jake Kirkham says he will advocate for study abroad fee for the 2008-2009 school year. ASUU General Assembly votes against resolution in support of $5 fine arts fee increase. • . " . • • . Kirkham lowers proposed fine arts fee increase to $1.50 (which would make the total fee $2.50) and submits change to Board of Regents for approval. What next: The Regents will vote on the arts fee along with the U's overall tuition increase at their meeting Friday. JENNY ELKINS.' The Ddilv Uuh Chronicle Fine arts fee advances Increase lowered after ASUU Assembly kills resolution Dustin Gardiner Chronicle Asst. News Editor After a proposal to raise student fees by $5 next year got a cold reception in the student Assembly last Tuesday, student leaders are pushing a smaller, Si.50 fee. The General Assembly vot- ed overwhelmingly to deny a resolution supporting the fee increase for fine arts programs because representatives said the increase was too large. Senators in the Associated Students of the University of Utah narrowly supported the measure the week before. Students weren't too sure Kirkham said he is advocating about the increase, either. Of the nearly 8,000 students who voted for a smaller fee despite mixed in a recent survey, a slim major- support because he thinks stuity favored the increase—just dents would have favored it if he had proposed less of an inless than 51 percent. Student Body President Jake crease. "I don't think the majority of Kirkham now plans to advocate the Utah Board of Regents for a students were ready to make (the $1.50 increase to benefit student fine arts programs on campus. See FEE Page 3 KIM PF.THRSONV The DJUY Utah Chronic!.- Amartya K. Sen, Indian Nobel Laureate and professor of economics and philosophy at Harvard University, meets audience members after speaking on global terrorism Friday in Kingsbury Hall. Terrorism tactics Conference addresses 'Values and Violence' Rochelle McConkie The Daily Utah Chronicle play as part of the event. Most of the items came from the personal collections of students. Several items on display in the Japanese room came from the collection of University of Utah President Michael K. Young, who lived in Japan for several years. President Young said the event was "wonderful." "It's really representative of Understanding the roots of violence can lead to a pathway to peace, human dignity and international cooperation in the global fight against terrorism. These messages emanated from the "Values and Violence: Intangible Aspects of Terrorism" conference held last Thursday and Friday. The conference consisted of panel discussions, keynote addresses and a series of workshops. American philosopher Martha Nussbaum and Amartya K. Sen, Indian Nobel Laureate and professor of economics and philosophy at Harvard University, delivered public lectures at the conference. Nussbaum and Sen worked together on issues of ethics and development. Addressing the subject of violence in identity, Sen urged listeners to look beyond reductionist ways of labeling people into singular identities. "We cannot think of us as being only one identity," Sen said. "That is not the way we are." Instead, he said, people must "be persuaded to enter into a dialogue with each other." "World peace cannot be brought about by some magic bullet," Sen said. "We must have an inclusive vision... incorporating fuller understanding." Kevin McNamee, a senior in anthropology, said the issue of multiple identities is relevant now to the world in its entirety and, more specifically, to Utah. "It's an issue we don't address anymore," McNamee said. "We often fall prey to labeling things." Lincoln Allen, a senior in psychology, agreed. He said the issue of multiple identities relates to Utah with its residents labeling each other based on religion and sexual orientation. "We force labels and pass judgments and make rules based on labels," Allen said, adding that in Utah people are often labeled based on whether or not they are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "Often (with these issues) we're so focused on terrorism that we forget to look at our own society, even with the gay and straight division," Mc- See. TEA Page 3 SeeTERRORISM TYLER COBB/TMt- P.itir Utah Ckwnlr Erika Thompson, a graduate assistant learns about the art on a Japanese tea cup from Koji Oida, an exchange officer who is doing an internship with the International Center, during International Tea Rooms in the Union on Friday. Students hold cultural festival Parker Williams "International Tea Rooms" in the Union on Friday. Teas and snacks from Japan, According to a Japanese prov- China, Iran, England and India erb, "If man has no tea in him, were available free of charge in he is incapable of understanding an effort to familiarize students truth and beauty." with various cultures. . As one of the final events of "It's really a great opportunity International Week, students to feel like you're actually going from several countries hosted into the home of somebody," said The Daily Utah Chronicle Anjali Hammond, International Center coordinator. "You can ask them about their culture and learn more about the way people interact with each other." Nobunari Isono, a sophomore in mechanical engineering, volunteered to share his Japanese culture. "In the U.S., we drink Coke and Pepsi; in Japan, we drink tea," Isono said. Traditional artwork, clothing and furniture were also on dis- Lecturer studies first-generation Latina/o students Ana Breton 'Chronicle Senior Writer ;: When Latina/o immigrants come to the United States, they often feel like they are stuck between two worlds. They face a constant struggle to keep their traditions from home alive while trying to adapt to the ways of living in their new county. Keeping this balance is especially difficult for Latina/o students who are thefirst,in their families to enroll not just at an American college, but in any college, said Rina Benmayor, Latina/o studies professor at the University of California-Monterey Bay. "It's a growing phenomenon," Benmayor said during a lecture in the Union Theatre on Thursday. "There's a huge wave of new immigrants that have brought first-generation students to this country." Benmayor has been studying firstgeneration students who understand the transition between countries and cultures by interviewing them and holding "testimony" panels in a fiveyear project based in California. Benmayor said that during inter- views, she tends to focus on students' cultural citizenship, which is how people organize their values based on their origins and cultural belonging rather than the formal status they hold as citizens of a new nation. For example, Benmayor said she has noticed that many first-generation students are more concerned about choosing a major that will help provide for their "familia" and tend to overlook a career they are genuinely interested in. "They're trying to be in two worlds at the same time," Benmayor said. Also, students who come to college in the United States find traditions that might be See LATINA/O Page 3 PageS |