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Show 9 FALL N E W S RECAP Service proposal gets shut down by ASUU Senate Rita Totten Goodwin said. "There is not a course already implemented that would count." She said by requiring serThe ASUU Student Senate Executive Committee voted vice participation, it could down a proposed corequisite take away from the good exNov. 17 that would require periences that can come from students to participate in a community engagement. Reimherr and ASUU Vice community engagement proPresident Jon Hayes pregram before graduation. The four voting members sented the corequisite to of the Associated Students the committee and Serviceof the University of Utah Learning Scholars. Students committee voted one in fa- in the service-learning provor and two against the pro- gram are required to complete an Integrative Service posal, with one abstention. The corequisite would Project to complete the have required all students to Service Learning Program. complete at least one hour of Reimherr said he decided community service or a ser- to use the corequisite as his vice project before graduat- ISP when he found out it ing. The corequisite require- was feasible, but he had conments could be completed ceived the idea long before. Reimherr and Hayes dewithout additional course work, said ASUU President cided to pull the bill for a month or so after it failed to Patrick Reimherr. Senate Chairwoman Jen- pass the committee. "We walked away from nifer Buhler, a senior in elementary education, said the meeting with the dethe committee members felt sire to do more research they didn't have sufficient and learn how we can coninformation to pass the tinue to make this more of a unique benefit than corequisite. a burden," Reimherr "We talked about said. it for a long time," Buhler said. "SeverIt appears there al members needed are still several more specific inforquestions and conmation." cerns that need to be addressed for the Buhler said the proposal to move committee memReimherr bers were not nee- Patrick Reimherr forward, essarily against the coreq- said. uisite but wanted to know A survey was sent to stuwhat classes would count dents to gauge what kind of for the community engage- support the corequisite had ment. She said they also on campus. Reimherr said had concerns about how the the results look positive. corequisite would work for However, Goodwin said transfer students and non- she isn't so sure how crititraditipnal .students^ cally . the .responses . were 1 Kasi Goodwin, senator for considered. She. said the the C6iTege'of S c i ^ e T saicT' "worcling on the^sufvey was she was'strongly against the a little confusing arid vague; corequisite from the beginCollege of Architecture ning. Goodwin was unable Sen. Jessica Batty said the to be at the meeting when committee needed, more the corequisite was consid- information on specific opered, but sshe said she has tions for student's majors been doing' research on her that would fulfill the reown within hef.college. quirement. "It was too abstract," "Since the corequisite Goodwin said. "I didn't see wouldn't take effect until how it would be applied 2010, we felt a few more across the board." months should be taken to Goodwin, a chemistry do research," Batty said. major, said that after speakA more critical look is ing with her adviser, she re- needed because it affects so alized that someone in her many people, Batty said. position would have to take The committee will not an additional class to fulfill hold a meeting in December, the requirement, which is in so the earliest it could be recontrast to what the original submitted is in January. proposal stated. r.totten@ "Science majors are busy," chronicle.utah.edu STAFF WRITER Monday, December 15,2008 Colleges prep for cuts of the Utah State Legislature and another 5 percent cut at the start of the next fiscal NEWS EDITOR year in July. The governor's budget cuts will hit alCollege deans won't be asking for much most all aspects of the state except K-12 this holiday season. Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. proposed a $1 bil- education, which will see smaller cuts. Vice President for Academic Affairs Dalion statewide budget cut Dec. 4 that could mean up to a 14 percent cut in state funds vid Pershing said it is impossible to know for the U in the next fiscal year. Deans and the amount of the cut right now because administrators are planning how to make it will depend on how Utah's economy do with less and prepare for an uncertain proceeds. Pershing said the U cut would not be financial future. The school's budget was cut 4 percent across the board because every college in October, and will likely see a 5 percent has a different situation. He said the cencut at the beginning of the spring session tral administration is taking a reduction to soften the cuts to each college and no University of Utah budget cuts: college's cut would exceed 14 percent. . "The way we expect to implement a *"S(pct. 2008:4% across-the-board cut cut this large is by using the help of local • Additional 5% cut expected at the people," Pershing said, referring to the beginning of the spring session of the Utah State Legislature deans, department chairs and faculty • Additional 5% cut expected at the start of within the colleges. "The decisions are the next fiscal year in July best made locally, not centrally." But there is one thing deans said they Total cuts: 1 4 % will try not to cut—academic programs. Colleges and departments are determining ways to cut costs without "Preparing an educated workforce cutting educational programs and letting faculty go. Administrators is critical to the economy," said James said colleges will not terminate tenured and tenure-track faculty, and they are working to prevent pay decreases. Most colleges are not Graves, dean of the college of health. filling faculty vacancies, which could lead to fewer courses available "The last thing we want to do is cut back and more students In classes. Rochelle McConkie on educational programs, but something has to give." The likely result for most colleges will be fewer faculty, fewer courses and more students per course, which could pose further problems because enrollment typically increases when the economy is poor. Administrators said they do not anticipate having to let current faculty go and they are working to prevent having to lower faculty salaries. Steve Ott, dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Science, said his college won't be terminating any tenured or tenure-track professors, although the future is less certain for adjuncts and teaching assistants. Ott said his college has already terminated two searches for new faculty. "The danger is all of this could get into a downward spiral of not replacing faculty," which could result in fewer courses and fewer credit hours to bring in revenue, Ott said. Dean of the David Eccles School of Business, Jack Brittain said his college was planning to hire eight new faculty members this year, but is now only able to hire three. By See BUDGET Page 10 Hospital expansion begins Project will double capacity, update care centers Lana Groves ASST. NEWS EDITOR Within a few years of its opening, the Huntsman Cancer Hospital had no free beds available. To handle the increasing number of cancer patients, the Huntsman Cancer Foundation and the U broke ground Oct. 31 on an extension to the hospital that will double the number of beds and open updated centers and technology for cancer care. "There are 4,000 new cancer patients every year," said David Entwistle, CEO of U Hospitals and Clinics. "Today's groundbreaking does not come a day too soon." Construction on the project will begin in spring and should be completed in mid2011, said Mary Beckerle, executive director of the Huntsman Cancer Institute. The $110 million expansion project has long been a goal of Jon M. Huntsman Sr., cofounder of the Huntsman Cancer Institute. The additional 120,000 to 156,000 square feet designed to connect to the northeast lobby entrance of the existing hospital will allow physicians to treat patients with various types of cancer more efficiently. Besides four additional operating rooms and 25 outpatient exam rooms, the expansion includes new centers to bring researchers together for screening and diagnoses and a new MRI machine to monitor tumor surgery. Entwistle said the expansion will also include new surgical rooms and an expanded cafeteria. The Utah State Legislature has approved $80 million to $90 million in bonds to the hospital, which would be repaid through revenue, Beckerle said. The remaining $30 mil linn will be funded through private donations, which the hospital plans to raise during the next year. With more than 4,000 new cancer patients every year, beds at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital are hard to T :: come by. Groundbreaking took place Oct. 31 to expand the hospital and double the number of beds it has. Beckerle said that despite state budget cuts, she doesn't believe the hospital will have problems with bonds. "Everyone is concerned about the financial climate, but we're optimistic that we'll be able to move forward," she said. On Friday, the Lincy Foundation headed by Kirk Kerkorian of Beverly Hills, Calif., announced a $5 million gift for cancer research. Kerkorian worked with Hunts- • man on service work in Armenia. Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., whose family has also donated millions of dollars to cancer research at the U, said he remembers in 1991 when his father, Jon M. Huntsman Sr., sat the family down to announce his prostate cancer. "In 1999, my dad stood up and said something that was pretty profound," Huntsman said, "He said, 'This is the beginning of cancer research on campus, one that will exist right here on the Circle of Hope.'" Beckerle said the hospital will be able to increase treatment with advanced technologies and help patients receive help for not only cancer, but also their overall health. . Sarah Chambers Collins of Ogden was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years •ago and sat in the audience waiting for a chance to speak with Jon M. Huntsman Sr. to thank him. "When I first heard that I had cancer, I was worried about it—I still am for that matter," said Collins, who receives treatment at the hospital. "(But the hospital) is a wonderful facility. They offer yoga, an information library—they just have a whole-person approach to cancer." l.groves@chronicle.utah.edu Number of young voters Campus car break-ins on the rise broke election records Michael McFall STAFF W R I T E R Jed Layton STAFF WRITER WASHINGTON, D.C.—Fran Thompson lent her support to President-elect Barack Obama by creating a Facebook group. Alan Wallsdale backed Obama by forwarding political texts to his friends. Jerry Watkins donated $50 to the Democrat's campaign, Wallsdale and Watkins, both juniors in math at George Mason University, and Thompson, a freshman in Catholic studies at Georgetown University, were among 23 million young voters in Nov. 4's presidential election. The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement estimated 23 million Americans age 18 to 29 voted, a new record.This was an increase of 3.4 million from 2004. More than 52 percent of eligible young voters went to the polls, tying the 1992 election for the second-highest young voter turnout. 1972 had the highest percentage with 55.4 percent. Thompson said students used different avenues to support Obama because he excited them about politics for the first time and encouraged them to vote. She said she felt youth voting increased because students realized they could make a difference in the election and are The U Police Department has tightened security after 22 cars were broken into on campus in late November. Police said it's possible that all the break-ins could have been by the same thieves because the car windows were similarly pried desperate for a better future. "We were worried, we still are worried," she said. "But we heard the words of Obama and realized that if he can overcome obstacles to be heard, we can too." Thompson still wore an "Obama for President" T-shirt a week after the election, mostly to rub the Illinois senator's victory in the face of Sen. John McCain supporters, who she said were active and strong on Georgetown's conservative campus. Youth voter turnout was high for both candidates, CIRCLE reported, but was overwhelmingly favored toward Obama. CIRCLE estimated voters ages 18 to 29 chose Obama two-to-one over McCain. CNN exit polls indicated the same, suggestnig Obama received 66 percent of the youth vote compared to McCain's 32 percent. Peter Levine, the director of CIRCLE, based out of TAifts University, said young voters had a large influence on the election both in the polls and away from them. "Young Americans went to the polls in record numbers, showing they are an influential voting bloc in American politics," Levine said in a statement. "This reflects their deep concern about the critical issues at stake and the impact of See VOTERS Page 12 L open until they shattered. Of the 22 students who have reported car break-ins, 14 of them didn't report any missing property from inside their car. It's unusual that the burglars would break the windows, yet leave all of the property untouched, said Scott Folsom, chief of police. "Why would anyone go through the trouble if there's nothing readily evident that's worth stealing?" he said. Folsom described the thefts as "fishing expeditions" where a criminal randomly breaks into vehicles to see what he or she can find. Capt. Lynn Mitchell said last week the U Police do not have See THEFT Page 10 PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY TYLER COBB/The Daily Utah Chronicle i- |
