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Show Quote of the da Inside Page 4 Oooh; I see your knickers! The U theater department brings Steve Martin's adaptation of "The Underpants" to life. Ironically, in real life Martin prefers to go commando. L.5- Opinion Sports Page 6 Page 7 President's Circus Swingers A proposed parking lot under the U's most prime location isn't the right response to students' commuting difficulties. $ Bellamy and Piper dispense their prognosticatory glory on th£ masses, previewing the volatile A.L, East and adorable N.L. Central. Weather "Ricky Weeks is Ricky Henderson. Johnny Estrada is Johnny Bench. Bill Hall is Bill Mazerowski. Prince Fielder is Cecil Fielder. Ben Sheets is Ben Franklin. Corey Hart is the cure for heart disease." -Matthew Piper on the Milwaukee Brewers . SEE FULL COLUMN PAGE 8. 39/34 Snow See Page Two for 5-day forecast . T h e THE U n i v e r s i t y o fU t a h ' s I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d e n t V o i c e S i n c e 1 8 9 0 DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Wednesday, March 28, 2007 ©2007 www.dailyutahchronicle.com Vol.116 No.145 U student named Truman Scholar Bryson Morgan to receive $30,000 scholarship for public service Dustin Gardiner Chronicle Asst. News Editor PHOTO COURTESY U OF U NEWS CENTER Bryson Morgan Money matters Bryson Morgan was raised with a sense of respect for public service. As a child, he received nightly civic lessons at the dinner table as he listened to his mother, a Democrat in the Utah Legislature, and his father, a firm conservative, debate the issues of the day. Morgan took this emphasis on civic involvement to heart. He was named one of 65 national recipients of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship yesterday for his undergraduate work in politics. "I grew up with polirvcs," Morgan said. "I kind of had the model family as far as training somebody to be civically engaged." The scholarship is awarded each year to students planning to receive a graduate education in public service. More than 3,000 students applied for the award. While he is not sure at what capacity of government he will serve, Morgan said he wants to work to improve the democratic system he grew to respect as a child but now finds in a horrible state of disrepair. "There's plenty of room for improvement," Morgan said. He plans to focus his education on improving the quality of governance in three areas he says are in need of reform: campaign finance laws, redistricting practices and restrictions on lobbyists. Morgan, a junior in political science and economics, said he will use the scholarship to pursue degrees in public administration and law. University of Utah President Michael K. Young presented Morgan with the scholarship. "(This) is an incredibly competitive and selective award that honors only the finest students in the nation...Morgan is an exceptional representative of the University of Utah who will continue to do remarkable things," Young said in a written statement. Truman Scholars receive $30,000 for graduate study, priority admission to top graduate schools, leadership training and opportunities for reserved government fellowships. Morgan said that while the money is attractive, the scholarship is most valuable for the advantage it gives students when applying to graduate schools. '**-?;*=.. to TRUMAN Page 3 New sheriff in town ASUU Legislature to vote on General Assembly, Finance Board budgets Rochelle McConkie The Daily Utah Chronicle ASUU Senate and General Assembly members will vote this week on a possible Redbook amendment determining how much money will be allocated to the Finance Board and the Assembly. ; • Last month, the Senate passed a bill allocating no less than 9 percent of the Associated Students of the University of Utah's budget to the Assembly and no less than 7 percent to the Finance Board. When the bill later went to the Assembly, representatives changed it to give no less than 6.5 percent of the budget to the Assembly and no less than 9.5 percent to the Finance Board, saying that 9 percent was too much money to be given to the Assembly. Student groups can apply for money from the Finance Board during the fall and spring budget processes or submit legislation to the Assembly to receive funding. A meeting was held Monday night between the Assembly Rules Committee and the Senate Executive Committee to make a compromise, creating a bill would give 8 percent of the budget to each. Luiza Franca, senator for the College of Social and Behavioral Science and Senate sponsor of the bill, said the reconciliation was made to accommodate both the Senate and Assembly. Assembly members were concerned with the 9 percent allocation because it would create a huge change in their budgeting—they would rather increase the amount given gradually, Franca said. "Nine percent is a lot of money to increase in one year—it would make a huge difference," she said. Redbook, the student constitution, currently mandates that no less than 5 percent of the budget be given to the Assembly and no less than 11 percent be given to the Finance Board. At the Assembly meeting last night, however, the bill was changed again to have 7 percent of the budget go to' the General Assembly and 9 percent go to the SeeBUDGETS Page3 ft Get funding Student groups can apply for funding from ASUU online at www.ustudents.com or by picking up an application in ASUU, Union Room 234. '"•".-. > Applications are due to ASUU by April 2. ; > To be eligible for funding, groups must V first be registered with ASUU. " > Interested students can attend a . workshop Friday at 12:30 p.m. in Union : •: Room311. LEWNW MAHLER/Thr Dub Utjh Chwkle Jim Boylen answers questions during a press conference after being announced as the new U men's basketball head coach by Athletics Director Chris Hill on Tuesday. Boylen has worked the past two years as assistant coach to Michigan State and has 13 years of experience In the NBA. SEE PAGE 7 FOR FULL STORY A timeline of a good cause Student from Boston flies in to participate in Rock the U Ana Breton Huntsman Cancer Institute, Evans said the dance marathon was the highlight of her Spring Break. The Salt There was anticipation in the air. Lake City native was part of the "HoodDozens of students crammed around an ies," a team she formed with several of her oddly shaped circle marked off with cau- friends from high school. tion tape in the Union Ballroom. From the time the music started blaring, Nervous whispers and Evans and her friends were questioning mumbles went on their feet for more than back and forth through the a full day. mass in a wave of exciteEvans said she didn't do ment. anything special to preAt exactly 8:30 p.m., overpare. She was planning to head speakers were turned on, blasting sleep a couple of extra hours, but other"We Will Rock You" as the anticipating wise, she couldn't catch any Z's because of audience stomped and clapped along. her anticipation. Finally, a bouncing line of students She did, however, eat a "hearty dinner" clad in red clothes ran into the circle as to keep her energy going, she said. the crowd's screams drowned the music. Evans' grandmother was also a source Among them was Tiffany Evans, who wore of motivation for her participation in the a red shirt, a light blue hoodie, a flowing event. Her grandmother has survived green skirt, one spandex white pant leg, breast cancer twice. The two dined toflipflopsand a messy braid to one side. gether several days before the marathon. The freshman in early childhood edu"She doesn't treat (cancer) like an issue cation flew from her home at Boston because she doesn't want it to limit her," University to participate in the 26.2-hour Rock the U dance marathon to benefit the See DANCES Page 3 Chronicle Senior Writer 1.... LENNIE MAHLER/ The Duly Utah Chronicle Kathy Jents and Tiffany Evans dance as part of the "Hoodies" team in the last week's Rock The U dance marathon. Evans, a freshman at Boston University, came to Utah to dance in the marathon with a group of friends. |