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Show ON THE STREETS: Students weigh in on caucuses, Heath Ledger and getting punched in the face •*•$: seepage Monday, January 28,2008 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE The U n i v e r s i t y of 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 www.daiiyu tahch ron icle.com Vol. 117 1 No. 110 I ©2008 Memory of Hinckley dies at 97 Hinckley lives 15th president led period of vast expansion church history. The number of Jennifer Dobner temples worldwide more than THE ASSOCIATED PRESS doubled, from 49 to more than Gordon B. Hinckley, the 120 and church membership longest-serving president of grew from about 9 million to the Church of Jesus Christ of more than 12 million. And the number of Mormons Latter-day Saints who presided over one of the greatest peri- outside the United States surods of expansion in its history, passed that of American Mordied Sunday, a church spokes- mons for the first time since the church, the most successman said. He was 97. Hinckiey, the 15th president, ful faitfi born in the United was surrounded by his family States, was founded in 1830. The church presidency is a when he died of natural causes. He graduated from the U with lifetime position. Before Hincka degree in arts in 1932 and ley, the oldest church president later dedicated the Hinckley was David O. McKay who was 96 when he died in 1970. Institute of Politics in 2005. Hinckley had been diagnosed A grandson of Mormon pioneers, Hinckley was president with diabetes and was hospifor nearly 13 years. He took talized in January 2006 for the over as president and prophet removal of a cancerous growth in his large intestine. In April on March 12,1995. He oversaw one of the greatest periods of expansion in See PRESIDENT Pas,e 4 Ana Breton Clayton Norlen THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE The message spread in seconds. Amongst students, the news that President Gordon B. Hinckley had died on Sunday night traveled through text messages and phone calls, sometimes leading to baffled replies. "I texted my brother and he just wrote back, 'What?'" said Brett Clark, a freshman psychology major. "He didn't want to believe what I was saying." Surrounded by his family, 97-year-old Hinckley died because of complications from old age. Serving as president for ihe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 13 years, Hinckley was the longest-serving president of the LDS Church. And for most students at the U, Hinckley was one of the only living prophets they'grew up with—one of the few they remember. "It's kind of weird because he's the only prophet I have known," Clark said. "He's been a prophet since I was seven, so it's just weird and sad to see him go. Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, laughs during an interview in 1999. Hinckley died on Sunday at age 97. Parties file for election Gordon B. Hinckley remembered Spork, Focus to contend for ASUU spot Michael McFall STAFF WRITER Two parties will compete in this year's ASUU elections. After Friday's filing deadline, the only declared parties in-the race were Spork and Focus. The winning party will succeed the current Associated Students of the University of Utah administration after its term ends in May. The Focus Party candidate for student body president is Patrick Reimherr, a junior political science major. His vice presidential running mate is Jon Hayes, a senior psychology and sociology major. Madison Warren, a political science major, will run as the party's candidate See STUDENTS Page 4 1910 to 2008 for senior class president. The presidential and vice presidential candidates for the Spork Party said they used a coin toss to decide who would run for president. Graham Anderson, a junior Asian studies major, won best out of 15 tosses and is running as his party's presidential candidate. John Bowers, a junior accounting major, will run as his vice president. McCaye Badger, a junior exercise and sports science major, is running as the parry's candidate for senior class president. Anderson said there is meaning behind the name Spork, but said the party is not See CANDIDATES Page 4 'Vagina Monologues' returns to U Clayton Norlen STAFF WRITER Women talked about their "coochie snorchers" and "mogos" last Friday during "The Vagina Monologues," a program that raises awareness about violent acts committed against women across the world. A group of more than 600 students, faculty and community members cheered on performers as they acted out the monologues in the Union Ballroom on Friday night. The event was organized by the Associated Students of the University of Utah Presenter's Office. Performers talked about what their vaginas would wear or say and told stories of women who have become sexually liberated. At other times, the crowd was somber while performers recited poignant monologues addressing genital mutilation and rape. Over the past eight years, "The Vagina Monologues" has raised more than $250,000 in Utah alone, with 90 percent of proceeds being donated to local organizations that assist women. "This show is really powerful in getting the message out that violence See MONOLOGUES Page 3 A somber crowd of about 200 gathered outside the Salt Lake City Temple on Sunday night to pay their respects to the late president of the LDS Church, Gordon B. Hinckley. Those present sung hymns such as "God be with you till we meet again"and "How firm a foundation." Some were lost In personal reflection while others huddled together sharing tears and memories of President Hinckley. Stagnant black enrollment Students Each figure represents! percent • Black _ * American Indian or Alaska Native 1990-1991 HI Asian or Pacific Islander 2000-2001 9 Latino • White 1970-1971 j ^ 1980-1981 2007-2008 Faculty 2007-2008 Source: Office of Budget and Institutional Analysis Black student enrollment lags behind other groups Clayton Norlen of color with academic resources and assistance at the U. The group currently has 325 Despite efforts by the Black high school students registered Student Union to increase the to attend the conference and number of black students on expects additional students to campus, enrollment numbers arrive that day. have remained stagnant since "It's just really sad that there the 1970s. is so little representation in The Center for Ethnic Stu- undergraduate programs," said dent Affairs and the Office of Sam Magadla, an undeclared Diversity are working to retain sophomore and member of students of color by providing the BSU. "It's unfortunate that academic, financial and social the medical school, which support, yet recruitment of claims to have so much divernew students is left to student sity, doesn't. They have few groups like the BSU. Students students of color in their proand faculty say that enrollment grams." rates are low because the U According to reports from campus is an unfriendly envi- the Office of Budget and Inronment for people of color stitutional Analysis, as of fall and lacks diverse faculty mem- semester 2007 there were 245 bers. V African-American students This Thursday, the.BSU will enrolled at the U, making up host a high school conference 0.9 percent of the total student to provide potential students body. In 1970, blacks made up STAFF WRITER just 0.5 percent of the U's student body. The 1970 number does not include refugees or non-citizens. Both the College of Architecture and Planning and the College of Mines and Earth Sciences have no black students in their program, and the School of Medicine only has three black students enrolled. Other racial-minorities face similar disparities of representation on campus and sluggish growth rates. Asian and Pacific Islander students account for 5 percent of the student body and Latino/a students make up 4.7 percent. Because there is little racial diversity on campus, Deanna Blackwell, the African American program coordinator in CESA, said students of color See ENROLLMENT Page 3 |
