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DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 4 Law professor to debate balance of safety, freedom Prof to 'teach' Colbert about psychology Michael McFall NEWS EDITOR Americans have struggled with the delicate balance between national security and constitutional freedoms since the terrorist attacks on Sept. II, 200!. The conflict is a neverending one, and today it comes to the U. U law professor Amos Guiora will debate against Susan Herman, president of the American Civil Liberties Union, over whether extreme religious language should be monitored and restricted to protect American lives and livelihood. The debate, which will take place at the College of Law today, takes inspiration from Guiora's new book, "Freedom from Religion," which argues that the federal government should be able to ban certain religious speech if it means protecting its citizens. "While I disagree with Amos Guiora's conclusions, I applaud Nicole Miller, a professor of exercise and sport science, will appear on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" tonight. Stephen Colbert documented his ongoing quest to land a spot on one of the U.S. Winter Olympic teams. He finally found a home as an assistant sports psychologist on Nicole Miller the U.S. speedskating team. The position is unofficial, but Miller, who is the team's actual psychologist, will be on tonight's show along with one of her speedskaters to "teach" Colbert how to interact with athletes. "It probably won't be anything remotely close to what I do," Miller said. "The reason (Colbert) chose to do the sports psychology role is because there is no end to the humor you can have with people's emotions." For cable subscribers, the program will air at 9:3o p.m., but check local listings for exact time. Jake Hibbard FORUM continued from Page 1 know what's happening on campus and why, she said. Myron Willson, director of the Office of Sustainability, used the meeting to emphasize the various ways the U uses energy and how to make those uses more efficient. "The U is basically a little city," Willson said. "We are trying to maintain a tight power and fuel budget on campus so student tuition will not increase." Because of rising enrollment and construction on campus, the Office of Sustainability has a goal to limit energy use and save money, Willson said. Brainstorming ways to do this should involve the students, he said. Willson and Stephen Goldsmith, professor of city and metropolitan WEBSITE continued from Page 1 of research, Stark said. "We're very excited and honored that the University of Utah has received the very first one of these awards," Stark said. "This proves our ability to really use animations in a way that makes sci- Monday, February 1, 2010 planning, will teach an honors-level course in the fall called Unsolicited Master Plan that will focus on coming up with ways to reduce the campus' carbon footprint, Willson said. "This class will be engaged (with) areas surrounding the university that can come up with options for sustainability and ideas for revitalizing neighborhood business communities," said Cindy Cromer, a neighbor and landlord in the area. "It's a really great opportunity." Alma Allred, director of Commuter Services, said one of the biggest goals for his department in the past year has been to reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips, which are the main concern for pollution and parking issues on campus. Since the 2002 Fall Semester, such commutes to the U campus have decreased from 67 percent to 5o percent, and TRAX ridership has gone ence accessible to people." The site receives more than 50,000 visitors a day and, on peak days, has more than 250,000 page hits, Stark said. This translates to several million page hits every year, she said. Although the site was originally intended for use by students in grades five to 12, the center knows from feedback ROCKY MOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS Candidacy for Accreditation Granted for Doctor of Physical Therapy Program (DPT) by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education up from 21 percent to 38 percent, Allred said. "By 2020, we would like to decrease (those trips) to somewhere between 44 and 47 percent," he said. Allred said the car share program will help achieve this goal. U Car Share, an agency that allows students who are 18 and older to rent cars by the hour, is gaining popularity on campus and around the valley. "There are over 500 registered participants thus far," Allred said. "It's been a great turnout." Tami Cleveland, planner and staff architect for Campus Design and Construction, also previewed many campus projects that are in the development stage. "One such project is the Student Life Center, which we hope will be the social heart of campus," Cleveland said. The new building will be located near Legacy Bridge and will serve that students from kindergarten through graduate school, as well as teachers, use the site in a variety of ways to learn about and teach genetics, Stark said. Stark said she feels this site provides a cheap, easy way for everyone to gain access to genetic information. The 21st century is considered by some the age of genetics, as the genome project is giving way to new breakthroughs in genetics, Stark said. However, some middle schools and high schools cannot afford to purchase copies of new books as they are updated, she said. In an essay published in Science, Stark and Kevin Pompei, the center's associate director, detail their philosophy on having this information available to the public. "Genetics is a field moving Inaugural class to begin May 2010.* his candid and compelling discussion of a challenging question that should certainly be forthrightly debated," Nadine Strossen, Herman's ACLU predecessor, wrote in her review of Guiora's book. Although Islam extremism dominates the national conversation on the topic, it should by no means be singled out as the only type of speech the U.S. government should ban, Guiora said. For instance, in Utah, speech from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint community that argues for grown men to marry underage girls is harmful too, he said. "Regardless of what their faith is, the issues are so important," Guiora said. "They can totally agree or think I'm a village idiot—it's just great that students come." Herman could not be reached for comment. [e-mail] Get paid for The 26th annual Fordham Debate U law professor Amos Guiora will debate Susan Herman, president I of the American Civil Liberties Union, over whether extremist religious speech should be constitutionally protected if it can harm American citizens. The debate is free and open to the public. Time: 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Place:The Sutherland Moot Courtroom at the S.J. Quinney College of Law It can also be watched live online at www. dash board.law.utah.edu Source: The S.1 Quinney College of Law tions that explore the genetics of addiction and another one that explains Mario Capecchi's Nobel Prize-winning research involving "knocking out" genes, which has revolutionized genetic research. It also has interactive labs, where visitors can extract DNA from human cells. "We are bringing cuttingedge science to non-science people," Stark said. "By understanding about our genes, we can understand how life works." The site is funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Health, Stark said. To visit the student website, go to www.learn.genetics.utah. edu. For the science teachers website, visit www.teach genetics.utah.edu . d.rafferty@ chronicle.utah.edu pariV 201 daily uta chronicle •COM joble Columnist today. Ievel hphttor_ [e-mail] Follow us on Twitter! THE PIG FLIES AGAIN twitte.r. comiTheChro-vvy CITY ACADEMY Save ''''''''' ''' '''''''''' ''''''''''''' '''' 1111111111111111111111111111111111 ffilffifillillifill1111111111111111illic ' ROCKyMouwAIN owp ns UNivER from the United States Tennis Association to operate the tennis group for a year, but now it seems the grant will sustain the group for two years, Jensen said. The group's origins go back three years to a wheelchair sports expo at Liberty Park. There, coach Larry Orr met Dean Oba—whom Orr described as a "pioneer" of the sport—and struck up a friendship. They started playing weekly. From there, the popularity spread. Oba, another of the team's coaches, said the only difference with wheelchair tennis is that you get two bounces on your own side instead of one. The dynamics of playing, however, are much different because the movement is more difficult and, in most cases, players must have their back at least partially turned to the ball, something that never happens in regular tennis. Initially, the group was started for recreational reasons, Jensen said, but members of the group have gone on to compete at the state, regional and national level. In September 2009, six players from the group went to the U.S. Wheelchair Open in St. Louis, Mo., coming home with a total of nine titles, many of them coming out on the top of their division. The group practices every week year-round, meeting at Liberty Park during the summer and at the Murray Sports Mall during the winter and welcomes anyone to play, no matter what skill level, Jensen said. Flores said she loves the social aspect of the group, since she is a medical student and rarely has time to be social at school. She and Oba run drills across the court, practicing hitting the ball. "I'm not very strong, but coming here makes me feel like I can do these things," she said. a.rivera@ chronicle.utah.edu 2, Opinion a Q) VCS For more information contact: [e-mail] 801.734.6846 continued from Page 1 as a multipurpose recreation facility, Cleveland said. Some amenities will include a climbing wall, multiple pools, a running track, sport courts, a dance studio, a wellness clinic and a student lounge, Cleveland said. But the project will only go forward if enough money is raised during the Capital Campaign, the U's official fundraising effort, she said. Some other developing projects include new honors housing, a chemistry building addition, an arts and education complex and an expansion to the University Guest House, Cleveland said. For more information on these projects and other topics discussed in the meeting, as well as times for upcoming community forum meetings, go to www.unews.utah.edu. k.harrington@ chronicle.utah.edu forward rapidly," Stark said. "If textbooks are purchased every 10 years, (the information) is going to be out of date." An older version of the site was established in 1995 and was one of the first scientific reference websites on the Internet, Stark said. Since then, the site has gone through numerous updates as the Internet has changed, she said. The site now focuses on 15 topic areas, from basic genetics to epigenetics, the study of how the environment affects gene expressions. For example, the number of times a mother rat licks the rat pup will determine whether the pup will be calm or stressed out for its life, Stark said. Visitors to the site can nurture their own rat pup and see for themselves the effects it has on the pup. 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