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Show E&ft&ftKkfr] iiCAMxaU Tuesday, October 7,2008 ICLE www.dailyutahchronicielom T h e 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 U student eyes office e Since Stude 1890 Vol. 118 | No. 32 ©2008 Pinning hopes on a new president McDonnell says 2-party system is flawed tive politics, McDonnell is running in one of the most liberal districts in Utah, which he said benefits his campaign because voters are more willing to lisWhen Dylan McDonnell was 8, politics and ten to his ideas. "The downtown and Avenues areas have a very pingpong went hand in hand. educated populace—there's a lot of As a child he would often discuss isprofessors and students who live in sues of diplomacy and conflict with his my district," he said. "If most people father over heated table tennis matchlooked into their own beliefs, they es. would find a liberal streak in there Twenty years later, McDonnell, a somewhere." graduate student in Middle East studMcDonnell received a bachelor's ies, hopes to be the second Libertarian degree from the U in Middle East candidate ever elected to a state office studies in 2006 and is set to receive in Utah—a feat mired with financial a master's degree in May. He is the and ideological pitfalls. Heritage Center's customer service However, for McDonnell, the chalmanager, graduate Student Advisory lenge is about more than just his camCommittee chairman for Middle East paign—which is built around one major Studies and president of the National theme: government should be based on Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Model cooperation rather than opposition. Arab League. DYLAN MCDONNELL "The two-party system just doesn't McDonnell's campaign relies heaviwork," McDonnell said. "If you want change, it's either heads or tails on a quarter, but ly on support from students and friends like Dave McGee, a senior political science student and in the end it's still just a quarter." McDonnell is running for a spot in the Utah House self-described campaign "jack of all trades." Mcof Representatives in District 24 against Democratic Gee has been friends with McDonnell for three incumbent and U alumna Rebecca Chavez-Houck In a state widely viewed as a bastion for conserva- See MCDONNELL Page 3 Ryan Shelton ASST. NEWS EDITOR "ASK HER" was greek recruitment ploy Michael McFall STAFF WRITER The "ASK HER" vandal is unmasked, and it's the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Griffin Jones, president of Kappa Sigma, said he personally went out with a group of about 20 volunteers Sunday, i%. *** the ones responsible for th*4in*theiMSS*ae \% M*> Writing this to MSure utm *ll norjust* sitnfU fu>*x. 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The "ASK HER" graffiti and "ASK ME" T-shirts were part of an advertisement campaign to recruit new members into the fraternity, he said. The women handed out fliers listing Kappa Sigma events for the rest of the week, including a Wednesday dinner with the Delta Gamma sorority. Abby Henriod, president of Delta Gamma, said last week she knew nothing about the "ASK HER" vandalism. Jones said the same Wednesday. U Paint Shop Supervisor Gary Forrest said Sept. 30 that no one told the U Paint Shop about plans for a graffiti advertisement campaign. "Saying something would have ruined the surprise," Jones said. The campaign is a signature See KAPPA SIGMA Page 3 JOSH Juliana Byington, freshman in pre-medical laboratory science, writes her opinion on the Crimson Cafe's Obama-McCain debate display in the Union lobby. Crimson Cafe's debate party will be held Oct. 8 i t 6 p.m. at the Heritage Center conference rooms. Students canvass in Virginia, try to swing state to Obama Jed Layton HINCKLEY INSTITUTE JOURNALISM PROCRAM SULLY, VA.—Each door Imani Tate knocked on had a mystery behind it. Is there anyone home? Will the people be receptive? How should I talk to them? What should I do if they get angry? Tate, a freshman in international affairs at Georgetown University, and other students spent Saturday afternoon asking themselves these questions as they/canvassed Sully neighborhoods to raise> support for Sen. Barack Obama. \ "I had gone door-to-door before, b\it this is the first time I have ever gone canvassing," Tate said. "It is a bit nerve-racking." Sam Solomon, a freshman in government, had more experience canvassing than other students. He always made sure everyone in the house was registered to vote. "I canvassed for a congressman while I was living in Chicago, but it is different knocking on doors for Obama," he said. "There is a lot more at stake." Virginia is a swing state this year, meaning it could go to either Sen. John McCain or Obama. Although Virginia typically votes Republican, an influx of people into Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. suburbs has the state at nearly even for both candidates. During the "veepstakes," there was talk of Obama choosing Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine to bolster Virginia support. "If Obama wins here, and it looks like he has a really good chance, it will be because of these types of neighborhoods," Solomon said. "The demographics here have completely changed. It is the same with North Carolina. It is shocking that Obama could win that state as well." See VIRGINIA Page 3 Child study expands Law panel looks for solution to Wall Street crisis with 3 new centers Niccolo Barber STAFF WRITER Lana Groves ASST. NEWS EDITOR Researchers at the U are participating in a study that will follow thousands of children's development from embryo to adulthood in order to help prevent childhood diseases. The U heads one of seven Vanguard Centers hosting the 25-year study for 105 locations nationwide, and recently added three new locations to expand the research to Wyoming and Idaho. Pam Silberman, community relations director for the study, said staff members have been preparing to start the study in several neighborhoods in Salt Lake and Cache counties and are leaving for Idaho today to announce the expansion to the community there. "We will open local offices there for staff and rent space in local hospitals there," Silberman said. "We'll be hiring most of our staff locally." The center received $16 million from the National Institutes of Health to open the new locations, but staff members in Wyoming and Idaho will not start collecting data until 2011. In the meantime, they will make lists of neighborhoods See CENTER Page 3 As the Dow dropped below 10,000 for the first time in four years Monday, the Quinney Col- lege of Law hosted a panel of experts reviewing the recent meltdown on Wall Street. Law professor Christopher Peterson, a scholar on sub-prime and predatory lending, said LUCAS ISLVt/Jbt Deity Utahttrosude Professor Ralph Mabey spoke about the Wall Street crisis and the future of the banking industry at the S J. Quinney College of Law. as many as 8 million families are facing home foreclosure— roughly three times the population of Utah. As those numbers continue to rise, the country is faced with finding a solution. Peterson said the rapid breakdown of the financial system happened largely because of dishonesty from the lenders to the borrowers. "We have become tolerant of commercial fictions and outright deception," Peterson said. As lenders sought borrowers, they deceptively pushed them into mortgages that were beyond the borrower's financial means, he said. Peterson suggested the financial situation in the United States needs comprehensive changes. Among many necessary reforms, the financial sector needs to require all mortgages to be suitable to the borrower's needs. Regulation is also a key component in financial reform, he said. "It's time for the country to realize we have lost the thrift mode of our ancestors," Peterson said. "We need a comprehensive bill that regulates the financial industry." Law professor Christian Johnson, an expert on markets, banking and derivatives, followed Peterson to help explain the government's solution to the crisis. After attempting to halt the plummeting economy by lowering interest rates and lending to banks from the Federal Reserve, Congress passed the recent $852 billion financial bailout. The 442-page bill created a type of financial bureaucracy, overseen by Congress, to essentially fix Wall Street, Johnson said. "The whole program is going to be run by Wall Street," Johnson said. "They're the only ones who understand how this complicated process works." The premise of this $852 billion solution is to curb financial See PANEL Page 3 |