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Show -THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Thursday, May 24, 2007 Student documentary to be featured in festival Film made in part by U's humanities program Federico Martin is the director of thefilm,which centers on her daughter Amber and her STAFF WRITER addiction to crystal meth. "When I first started making the On the outside, Judy Fuwell looks like your average wife, mother and documentary, I wanted to make it grandmother who takes care of her about meth and the effects and show it to my daughter Amber and hopeio-year-old grandson, Michael. Except for the fact that Fuwell fully she would get off drugs," Fuhas an autistic daughter, a husband well said. The documentary was made and son with alcohol addictions and another daughter who is homeless through the Humanities in Focus and was once addicted to meth. Her program, which was created a year rocky family history is all part of a ago by Jeff Metcalf, an English prodocumentary that will be shown to fessor, and Craig Wirth, a professor in the department of communicaan audience 12 states away. Fuwell, a sophomore in social work. tion. The program is an offspring of the Venture project at Westminster College, which offers students who are unable to attend college because of financial reasons a chance to earn free college credit by committing to a year's worth of humanities classes. The documentaries will be shown at the Martha's Vineyard Independent Film Festival being held in Massachusetts from Sept. 13 to 16. "Humanities should be a study about how passion is related from one human being to another, and this was a vehicle for them to express U STUDENT BATTLES CANCER that passion," Wirth said. For Fuwell, taking part in the documentary program was a way to tell her story, which is an insider's view of the world of drugs and how easy it is to obtain paraphernalia. It is also about Amber's life on the streets and near-death experiences. Fuwell said Amber willingly accepted her role in the film. "I realized this was my way to make a difference," Fuwell said. "Hopefully it can help somebody." And although Fuwell's daughter is still living on the streets—something Fuwell said she was trying to change by making the film—the documentary has created awareness about meth use and several people have even reached out to Fuwell with their own stories about addiction. Students interested in the program can contact Metcalf at jeff. metcalf@english.utah.edu or Wirth at cw25@utah.edu. f.martin@ chronicle.utah.edu return in time for his immediately." classes on Tuesday. There are 10,500 "It wasn't that bad once cases of AML reI got in the rhythm...excorded each year. continued from Page 1 cept, it was expensive," Few people who have he said. AML cancer survive. Kniss organized Solia main artery in Potter's neck that Potter's cancer is darity Day, where thirdropped chemicals into her blood- now in remission. Alteen of Potter's classstream. though her last blood mates shaved their heads "That was probably the worst. It test showed no sign as a sign of support. was pretty invasive and it got pret- of leukemic cells, she "It was a nice way to ty swollen afterwards," she said. "I will receive one more make people feel like didn't really feel anything while I round of outpatient they were involved and was going through it...they give you chemotherapy. keep them from wora lot of drugs." In August, she rying," he said. "It was Food didn't seem appetizing due hopes to have a bone kind of extreme, but it to the metallic taste left in her throat. marrow transplant. Kristi Potter's boyfriend, Joe Kniss, has helped to keep her company. Kniss, who was a way to send a big Potter said she survived on grilled Unfortunately, she has teaches at the University of New Mexico, flew back to Salt Lake City every weekend message that doesn't recheese and soup because it was easy no siblings, forcing to visit Potter when she was in the hospital. Kniss also started a blog so friends and ally carry a high cost." to eat. the hospital to search family can follow Potter's progress. for a donor with the In addition to her boyBut the hardest part of the process was recovering from the side effects same blood type as Potter. Kniss received a PhD from the U's friend and her classmates, Potter has of the chemo treatments. Through it all, Potter said the computer science program last year, also received much support from her Potter's hair fell out within a week hardest part wasn't learning about so he knows all of Potter's current department and her family. Potter's and she was left feeling nauseous. her illness or the treatments that classmates. He decided to start the parents are moving to Salt Lake City Despite the discomfort, Potter said she'd go through, though the progno- blog since he found himself "telling from Seattle for the next six months. Potter was supposed to receive her she felt lucky. sis was good and the doctors told her the same story everyday, because so "Nurses would tell me how much there was a cure. Telling her family many people wanted to know how PhD.this year, but now has to return leukemia treatment has improved and friends was the most difficult Kristi was doing and what was going to school for another year. She plans to continue her dissertation research over the last 10 years," she said. "because they are just as upset as (I on." "They told me that patients would was)." Kniss teaches at the University of on the visualization of uncertainty throw up constantly after chemo and Luckily, Potter hasn't faced her New Mexico, but he flew up when data while receiving further treatthere wasn't anything they could do. journey alone. Joe Kniss, her boy- Potter first went to the hospital. Ev- ments. Now they have drugs for that, too, friend, has been keeping a blog de- ery week for the next month, he'd t.fuller@ drugs put through the IV that work tailing her progress. fly up after his Thursday classes and chronicle.uiah.edu LGBT DIRECTOR SELECTED continued from Page 1 selor, but as an advocate for the resource center and a mentor to the students. If in the future Martinez sees that a student is in need of counseling, she will direct that student to the U's Counseling Center. Martinez, however, believes her background as a therapist will be helpful to students who are facing prejudice and bias because of their gender and sexual orientations. Among the concerns they wrestle with, she said, is the "coming out" process—telling family and friends about their sexual orientation and potentially losing their parents' support. Since LGBT students also face issues in the classroom, Martinez will try to visit classes on campus to educate students and faculty members about diversity and sexual orientations. She will also work with departments throughout the U to ensure that LGBT students succeed academically. "I believe I have great professional and personal experience to share," Martinez said. "I am excited to work with the students and the overall campus." Keri Ellingson, assistant vice president of student development and research, said the panel of judges chose Martinez because she was willing to take action not just with the center, but also in classrooms and throughout campus. "We needed someone with good interpersonal skills who understands LGBT issues and can work well with students," Ellington said. The LGBT Resource Center was created in 2002 to provide a sense of community for LGBT students and allies. "This is a safe space for students to come where there are others who reflect their social values and way of life," said Bonnie Owens, a senior in gender studies and an intern at the center. Martinez will step into the role of director on June 4. l.herman@chronicle.utah.edu ASUU PASSES YEARLY BUDGET ate and Assembly...but at the marketing expense fund with same time we didn't want to $19,000. hurt the budget process too In keeping with the 2006much," Pearson said. 2007 administration's decicontinued from Page I The budget also includes sion to cut funding for KUTE, $6,500 for a new recycling the U's student-run radio staBoard. board. Last year, recycling was tion, no money has been set "The Assembly needs it part of the special projects aside for the Student Broadboard—it had previously been cast Council. more," Kalian said. Usually, the Assembly has a separate board. Pearson said In last year's budget, ASUU to pull money from the ASUU ASUU is in the process of ne- gave $15,000 to the council General Reserve to support gotiating programs with the U but suspended the funding student groups that request administration, but said recy- in January, saying the radio money at the end of the year, cling bins should be in place station does not have a large especially for groups travel- in the fall. He hopes to begin enough audience to justify the ing to conferences during the marketing the new recycling expense. program during freshman orisummer. Pearson said a task force is Kalian said the Assembly entations. • now investigating the overall usually funds bigger projects The budget also creates a media production on camfor student groups while the single account for marketing pus, and that ASUU will wait Finance Board supports op- ASUU activities. 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