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Show Thanksgiving 2007 THE RIVALRY U Student can't conceal blue blood Clayton Norlen STAFF WRITER Not every University of Utah student bleeds red—some bleed blue. Dan Whitaker, a junior in film studies at the U, has been a Brigham Young University fan since he could first talk and express his love for the team. Some of his fondest memories are of attending BYU football and basketball games with dad Tom Whitaker, a BYU alumnus. Dan Whitaker said his dad raised him to be a BYU sports fan. "I'm not too vocal about being a Y fan," Dan Whittakcr said, "It's not like I hate the U, obviously I'd root for them when they're not playing the Y." Dan Whitaker chose the U over BYU because, as a film student, he against each other, Seawright said. Tom Whitaker said he supports wanted a level of academic freedom he doesn't think BYU would allow. his son attending the U and thinks He said he didn't want to be restricted the school is a better fit for Dan than by the requirements of BYU's Honor BYU. Code or the attitudes on the BYU "I told Dan that he could only go to campus in Provo. the U if he'd keep his loyalty to the Y," "Dan is definitely a diehard Y fan, Tom Whitaker said. "He's done that." With his family rooting for BYU and it's funny to hear him talk about it here on campus in whispers," said in games, Dan Whitaker said being a Gardner Seawright, Whitaker's fiend BYU fan was the norm growing up in and a senior in sociology. "Whenever his house. he says he is a BYU fan, it's followed "I thought after coming to the U, I'd with, 'Don't tell anyone."* warm up to the teams more and mayIf there is a BYU game on television, be have an internal battle over which it is safe to assume Dan Whitaker is team to root for," Dan Whitaker said. watching it and will let people know "It never really happened. My dad still the outcome—especially if it is a game where BYU and the U are playing See CHEER Page IT Schools seek diversity Carlos Mayorga ulty at the Multicultural Students Center at BYU have worked to recruit students from local middle and high schools while providAlthough white students outnumber ra- ing scholarships and counseling for current cial minorities more than three to one at the students, said Lisa Muranaka, director of University of Utah and Brigham Young Uni- Multicultural Student Services at BYU. versity, initiatives by both schools seek to Many students of various ethnic backgrounds bring more diversity into higher education. at BYU comefromstates with more racial diverFor more than 40 years, students and fac- sity and are not always prepared to deal with the STAFF WRITER PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY TYLER COBB AND LIZ R O N D E L ft;'/ Uicl> Cv You obviously have one or two people demographics of Utah, Muranaka said. "You're going to get questions about your who make the apple sour, but people want background," she said. "Some of them may to know what's going on," he said. "It's our be great, wonderful, intelligent questions, opportunity to be able to say, 'This is who we arc, this is what we do, this is where we but some of them may be a little ignorant." The center hosts several annual events came from.'" to raise cultural awareness on campus, inThe Center for Ethnic Student Affairs at cluding an activity for Black History Month the U also hosts events that celebrate the and an annual luau. These events are not cultures of minority students and particionly beneficial to minority students but to pates in high-school recruiting. However, everyone, said Jason Nau, a senior in recre- CESA, in collaboration with the office for ation management at BYU. "The majority aren't ignorant (to race). See DIVERSITY Page 17 ELBOW |
