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Show DAIL www.dailyutohchronide.com T h e Live airwaves: After a year on hiatus the U's student radio station is back on the air. see Red Pulse UTE AH CHRONICLE Klli W 'IF U n i v e r s i t y Thursday, August 28, 2008 o fU t a h ' s I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d e n t Voice Vol.118 S i n c e 1 8 9 0 No. 5 1 ©2008 ^ Hillary urges unity, support for Obama dents felt her speech achieved the desired effect. v Tom Nelson, a U student attending the convention, thought Former presidential candi- Clinton did her job. "Within 30 seconds she said date Hillary Clinton attempted to quell all doubts of whether she was a Barack Obama supshe really supports Barack porter," Nelson said. "I think Obama as the next president in any news outlet can skew it and her convention address Tues- analyze it, but I think she said day night, and tried to convince what needs to be said tonight." her supporters to follow her Anita Sanchez, a senior Collead. Clinton spoke at the Pepsi lege Democrat from WashingCenter in Denver on the need ton, said Clinton convinced her for unity to put Democratic to vote for Obama. presidential candidate Barack "She supported Barack and Obama in the White House. so am I," she said. Freddy Juarez, a freshman "Whether you voted for me, or voted for Barack, the time is from the University of Missouri, now to unite as a single party agreed. "Hillary stayed on task. with a single purpose," she said She didn't get too caught up in early in her speech. "We are on herself, or her run for politics, the same team, and none of us or her rivalry with Obama. She just told the voters to support can sit on the sidelines." On the streets in Denver Obama because she does too," and in auditoriums scattered he said Jamie Tunness, a sophomore throughout the city, college stu- Jed Layton HINCKLEY INSTITUTE JOURNALISM PROGRAM from Colorado State University, felt Clinton was smart to not talk too much about her husband, former President Bill Clinton, or her failed bid for the presidency. Clinton mentioned her run for the Democratic ticket a few times, bur" each time she followed with a quick reference for the need to support Obama and the issues both he and she sustained. "I ran for president to renew the promise of America," she said. "To rebuild the middle class and sustain the American Dream, to provide the opportunity to work hard and have the work rewarded, to save for college, a home and retirement, to afford the gas and groceries and still have a little left over each month." Al Flint, a sophomore at the PHOTO COURTESY MA JING Sen. Hilary Clinton spoke at the Democratic Convention in Denver urging all democrats to support Barack Obama. See HILLARY Page 4 Freshmen feel free to explore faith downtown Salt Lake City. For some students, graduating from high school also means a graduating Although Nicholas Aoki's family only from their church and religious comlives 10 minutes away from the U, he still munity. As they leave home to go off to moved into the freshmen dorms. It was college, they are given an opportunity a time to move out of the house and to to define themselves as adults, which explore things on his own, he said—for includes what they believe and practice. instance, his religion. This often means choosing a place of When missionaries used to ask the vo- worship and community for their faith, cal performance major what his faith was, if they choose to continue it. he would politely tell them Buddhist. Al"I have a lot of friends who stick to though half of his family believes in Bud- their faith when they go to college...most dhist teachings, he wouldn't necessarily people do," said Andy Davies, an agnosself identify with the religion. tic freshman in pre-computer science. In order to encourage that choice, stuNow that he is in his first year of college, Aoki is considering exploring the dent groups make it a priority to reach faith of his upbringing on his own. He out to these incoming students and offer also plans to visit the Buddhist temple in them an opportunity to continue their Michael McFall STAFF WRITER FILE PHOTO/ftf Da!fUlrt(t>rMk!r Christian preacher Evan Schaible is one of many preachers that come the campus yearly to proselytize. For many students coming to college allows them the chance to explore who they are, this often includes religious beliefs. faith in a new community. The Muslim Students Association, a student group that meets in the Union Den every Friday afternoon at 1:30 for prayer, thrives with incoming freshmen each year. Last year, around 60 new students joined the group adviser Mohanad Mossalam said. Many of them, as well as the regular membership, are international students from the Middle East. Unlike Christianity's variations and denominations, incoming Muslim students have only one group on campus to call theirs. It's their one place to go, Mossalam said. Groups such as the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship and the Korean Christian See FAITH Page 4 Magnesium shown to reduce Theater department low on funds cerebral palsy in preemies tumes (from past productions) instead of making new ones," said Bob Nelson, who chairs the departWith low student enrollment ment. "We also have plans to bring numbers and a drop in private do- costs up for ticket prices." nations, the U theater department Prices for Babcock Theater and is scrapping to get enough money Studio 115 tickets will increase by $1 to put on student productions and next year. hire new faculty members. "It adds a few thousand dollars, The department will have to and we need every dollar we can make changes and increase fund- get," Nelson said. ing this year if they want to build Many academic departments at new theaters and open a graduate the U have been financially affected program. by the drop in student enrollment, Projections for the 2008-2009 but the theater department hit the school year estimate an increase bottom a few years ago and hasn't in theater enrollment, but because managed to climb back up. the department's budget has been "For a theater department with dropping in the past few years, fac- such a long history at the U, (they) ulty members are looking for alter- get overlooked all the time for native ways to save money. funding," said U theater alumnus "We're going to be pulling cos- Nick Bayne. Lana Groves ASST. NEWS EDITOR Ryan Shelton magnesium, 4.2 percent of their children developed cerebral palsy, whereas 7.3 percent of premature babies A study conducted by U research- whose mothers received a placebo ers could potentially change the way developed the disease. doctors treat mothers at risk of giving Cerebral palsy is the term given to birth prematurely. a group of neurological disorders that Magnesium sulfate, a chemical of- limit control of movement, posture ten found in bath salts and used by and activity. Although the cause is farmers to treat soil deficiencies, was not well understood, cerebral palsy is found to significantly reduce the risk attributed to brain injury or developof cerebral palsy in premature babies mental abnormality during pregnancy. when delivered intravenously to their See MAGNESIUM Page 3 mothers prior to birth. Michael Varner, professor and vice chair for research in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the U and a key researcher in the study, said magnesium sulfate has been used for more than 30 years to postpone premature labor. However, its effectiveness, he said, has been minimal at best. Administering an IV of In the mid-'9os a group of doctors magnesium sulfate to and researchers stumbled across a mothers at risk of prelink between magnesium and decreased cerebral palsy rates, spurring term birth reduces the the decade-long study that included risk of cerebral palsy in researchers from the U and 19 other institutions around the world. premature infants. CereThe study was published today in bral palsy is a group of the The New England Journal of Medineurological disorders that cine. limit control of movement, "We still don't have a good handle on what causes cerebral palsy in preposture and activity. Magterm babies," Varner said. "And how nesium sulfate has been magnesium fits in this whole equation, we don't really know. But we used for decades to posthave used it long enough to know that pone premature birth. it's safe. I'm sure that this will change some aspects of high-risk obstetrics and change habits and practices in deThe U participated in this livery rooms." study with 19 other instiDuring the multi-institutional study cofounded by the National Institute tutions worldwide. The of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, study was printed Aug. 2,241 women determined to be at risk 28 in The New England for preterm birth—many of them from Utah—were randomly assigned to reJournal of Medicine. ceive either a placebo or magnesium sulfate. Of the mothers who received ASST. NEWS EDITOR Cerebral palsy study Brent Schneider, associate dean for the College of Fine Arts, said the department isn't as bad off as other departments on campus, but still plans to raise money for the Fall Semester.. The extra funding could help the department hire more faculty and bring the theater graduate program The department is reworking curriculum to organize a master's program, but it will still take some time to open it up, said Schneider "It means hiring new tenure line professors. You can have auxiliary or adjunct faculty who sign a contract from year to year, but for a strong graduate program, we need to select the right people to fill that See THEATER Page 5 Campaign promotes green transportation Isabella Bravo STAFF WRITER Foot, bike, train or bus, the U wants its commuters to know their green options. U Commuter Services kick-started the school year with the environmentally responsible campaign—a half-reminder, half-plea to everyone on campus—"Go Green. Save Green." "We want everyone to know," said Alma Allred, director of Commuter Services, about the new campaign. "There are more options than single car, single occupant. This is mostly educational to help people see what's available." Commuter Services is sponsoring tables all over campus where students can find out which mass transit route works best with their commutes. The U's Auxiliary Service employees, such as those from the University Campus Store, the UCard Office and Commuter Services, are wearing campaign T-shirts with the top four alternative transportation choices printed on the back, "Walk, Bike, Train 'n' Bus." The Auxiliary Service employees will be required to wear the T-shirt for the first two weeks of school. See GREEN Page 5 ANNA KAHTASHOVA/lhtOcitymamkh James Boswell, with the commuter services, helps Jason Smurthwaite, a sophomore in parks and recreation, find a bus route to a TRAX stop closest to his neighborhood. |