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Show Campus Conservation: page 5 The Daily Utah Chronicle investigates recycling campaigns, water usage and other environmental efforts at the U. The MWC loves pizza page It's not worth it to make a network specifically for the Mountain West Conference, claims Tony Pizza. 8 89/64 Partly ; Cloudy V Thursday, June 14,2007 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE T h e www.dailyutahchronicle.com U n i v e r s i t y o f U t a h ' s I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d e n t Voice Since 1890 Vol. 117 I No. 9 ©2007 Student deploys with Utah Guard backs plan • # • • I Many disputed —\jdowntown routes will fremain in service \ - - - • • . - I Hillary Holbrook I STAFF WRITER • ••• . • " '• j Students opposed to UTA's proi. posal to cut bus routes servicing the I- ;Ufromdowntown Salt Lake City are [^breathing a collective sigh of relief. U; The Utah TYansit Authority ap| proved a $i.5-millioh budget increase f in May to keep the disputed routes as I part of what UTA spokesman Chad i, SaJey said is the largest redesign in I, UTA history. !_, UTA previously proposed cutting <vmany of the bus routes running east j, from downtown and adding routes ;, going south to more suburban neigh> borhoods, hoping to increase rider!. ship. But a group of angry bus riders ! formed the U Student/Staff Transit Coalition and actively campaigned : against the proposal. j ^ Most of the public comments UTA [, received about the proposed changes • were also negative. "I'm happy they listened to the • public outcry and we were able to • preserve so much service," said Nicole Christensen, a junior in international studies, who heads the coalition. "But I'm cautiously optimistic." f,~. Christensen said when the new ( See\}TAPage3 ...,...,.,.", . -....,,. Distraction or freedom of speech? Real Salt Lake fans kicked out of game after holding up Tibetan flags Ana Breton ASST. NEWS EDITOR Two members of a soccer fan club were ejected from a Real Salt Lake exhibition game earlier this month 20 minutes before the match was scheduled to end—a move that has prompted questions about free speech at the U. Several members of the Chinese National Team stopped playing and threatened to step off the field after a handful of fans started waving Tibetan nags, a cardboard cutout face of Chairman Mao—the founder of the People's Republic of China—and a sign with the numbers "6-4" written in Chinese—a reference to June 4, 1989, when the Chinese Government opened fire on protestors in Tiananmen Square, After being threatened by authorities for the second time, most of the eight to 12 people holding up flags stopped. Only two of them refused to stop and were escorted off the RiceEccles Stadium property. Ergo the freedom of speech controversy. The fans—who are members of the Rogue Cavalier Brigade, an unofficial RSL club—said their freedom of speech to protest against communism and China's government was silenced after they were asked to put away their signs and asked to step outside of the stadium by U police. Although the phone numbers of the fans were unavailable, Colin Coker, who was one of the two people kicked out of the game, told The Associated Press he was surprised at RSL's re- See FANS Page 3 Mike Steck, pictured with his wife Hailey in their Sandy, Utah home, had been preparing to study law as a graduate student at the U this fall. Now they unexpectedly must spend a year apart after Mike Steck was called to serve in Iraq with the National Guard. Mike Steck finishes packing and organizing his bags at his Sandy home Saturday morning in preparation to leave for his second tour of duty in Iraq on June 12. Mike Steck to put law school on hold to serve yearlong tour of duty in Iraq Carlos Mayorga STAFF WRITER Steck's unit will operate as military police at Camp Bucca, the largest detention facility in Iraq, located in the south part of the country near the Persian Gulf. While most guard members are given at least six months' notice before their deployment, Steck was needed sooner. As the chaplain assistant in his unit, Steck works as a counselor to help soldiers deal with depression and fatigue. Under the Geneva Convention, the chaplain must be a non-combatant soldier, meaning that Steck is not only responsible for protecting himself but must also act as a bodyguard for the chaplain. As the day of his deployment neared, Steck thought more about the harm he could face in Iraq. But the thought of being away from his wife was most difficult. "It's something that a lot of people don't have to deal with," he said. "It's a growing experience for both of us." When he gets back, Steck wants Everything seemed to be going according to plan for Mike Steck. He had recently graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science and planned to start law school at the U in the fall. Then one afternoon in early May, Steck received a phone call that changed everything—he had a month before he would be deployed for duty in Iraq. Steck left Salt Lake City for Iraq on June 12. Steck, who has been with the Utah Army National Guard for seven years, always knew that he could be deployed at any time. The news, however, didn't come as any less of a shock. "It hit me like a ton of bricks," he said. "I couldn't believe it. It wasn't real." His wife, Hailey, a senior majoring in human development and family studies at the U, waited anxiously as more details of her husband's mission were released. "I was worried about his safety See IRAQ Page 3 over there," she said. LENNIE MAHLER/ft?Osily'uie!i Hailey Steck holds her husband's military dog tag containing his ID and a "Home Front Charm," which displays a photo of her. Haley Steck helps with a website, www.olympusjeweiry.com, that sells the charms for those who have loved ones serving in the military. College of Social Work holds memorial service for professor Dwayne Wilson Parker Williams STAFF WRITER TYLER COBB/ftr Daily Utah Ovcultk April Hewes, former student of professor Dwayne Wilson, lowers her head In remembrance of his life on Tuesday prior to Wilson's memorial at the College of Social Work. The distinctive smell of Dwayne Wilson's cologne and his milliondollar smile were well known throughout the College of Social Work. "Every time I saw Dwayne he'd give me a big hug," said Jannah Mather, dean of the college. "I could always smell his cologne for 10 minutes after he left." At a memorial service held at the College of Social Work on Tuesday, Wilson's students and colleagues shared fond memories of him. Wilson died in his sleep on May 14. He was 66. "We loved Dwayne and he loved us," Mather said. Wilson came to the U in 1992 and worked as an associate profes- sor in the ethnic studies program. Wilson also worked as a mentor to many students. April Hewes, who is pursuing a master's degree in social work, spoke about her relationship with Wilson at the memorial. "He truly kept me going when I didn't think I could," said Hewes. Wilson's impact on students and faculty continues despite his death. As a Fulbright scholar, Wilson worked with the University of Botswana and played a vital part in establishing a student-and-faculty exchange program with the U. Bafeletse Butale, who is currently participating in the exchange program and pursuing her master's in social work, said she first met Wilson in Botswana. Butale expressed her gratitude to Wilson for helping start the program. "We are the most privileged students to ever come to the U," Butale said. Wilson was involved in several prestigious organizations during his lifetime, including the American Society for Training and Development, the Mott Foundation and the University of Michigan, Wilson was also a member of the first African-American fraternity at Michigan State University, Kappa Alpha Psi. Hank Liese, a professor who worked with Wilson, said his death was like losing a family member. "He cared about us and he showed it," Liese said. In honor of Wilson, the College of Social Work is working to establish a scholarship for international students in his name. p.williams@chronicle.utah.edu |