University of Utah Student Newspapers | 2010-02-19 | Page 2

2 Friday, February 19, 2010 ONLINE TODAY • News Opinion Traveling exhibit to showcase Utah counties MUSS section shouldn't have cap By Kendall Angel Traveling Treasures is back once again with a new exhibit for 2010. The Utah Museum of Natural History has teamed up with Zions Bank to showcase artifacts throughout the state. This year's Traveling Treasures theme is "County Collage." The museum has contributed an item from each county in the state of Utah to the traveling display. "We believe in having ties to the community," said Patti Carpenter, Zions spokeswoman. Zions Bank's goal is to share these displays with Utahns who might not be able to make the trip to the Salt Lake City-based museum. This year the exhibit will tour to 12 different Zions Bank locations across the state, providing an opportunity for people to come and learn more about the history and culture of Utah. The artifacts were taken from a broad range of collections, including agricultural collections, biology specimens and mineral samples. The majority are Utah-specific and considered to be extremely rare. One in particular is a fossilized skin impression of a duckbilled dinosaur from Kane County. By Michael White The one shining example of students' support for U athletics is the MUSS, yet the MUSS has an enrollment cap. It needs to be large enough to accommodate any interested student, yet every year students who want to join are turned away due to lack of space. Lack of space? The stadium is enormous; there is plenty of space. Enlarging the enrollment cap for the MUSS would bring more students to football games, increasing the already intimidating student section and making Rice-Eccles Stadium an even harder place for opponents to play. The MUSS is great. Students are guaranteed tickets to games, which in recent years have sold out. But more importantly, students get the opportunity to be a part of something. Instead of going to the game and sitting randomly among other students, MUSS members are part of a group. Watch the MUSS next time you get the chance. The whole section stands, cheers and claps as a single entity. It's awesome. The MUSS at football games rivals any student section in the county. It has just one problem though. It's not big enough. There is a demand for more space in the MUSS, and this space should RICHARD PAYSON/The Daily Utah Chronicle David Compton, preparator with the Utah Museum of Natural History, sets up a stand for artifacts to be displayed. Zions Bank on South Temple and Main will have a small display in its lobby of different artifacts from various Utah counties. FULL STORY ONLINE Dance fundraiser will rock U tonight By Michael McFall Students can dance for up to 26.2 hours tonight to help fight cancer. The Associated Students of the University of Utah will host Rock the U, an annual fundraiser that donates all of its proceeds, including the $5 entry fee, to research at the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. The dance marathon, which is the largest student-run philanthropic event at the U, starts in the Union Ballroom this afternoon at 3 p.m. and goes until Saturday at 5:12 p.m. To keep the marathon from getting old, Rock the U will feature several themed dancing hours including western, '80s, beach scene and rave theme with low light and glow sticks, according to ASUU. Students don't have to stay the whole time. After they pay the $5 entrance fee, they get a wristband to let them in and out as they please. ASUU will be providing five free meals on top of a constant supply of snacks. There will also be games and prizes. Activities include volleyball, a bounce house, a mechanical bull, sumo-suit wrestling and bowling. Last year, the marathon raised more than $75,000 after more than 300 students showed up to get jiggy with it. Visit www.rocktheu.com for more information. ri) www.ciailyutahchronicle.corn Read the full news and opinion articles online » Corrections and Clarifications The policy of The Daily Utah Chronicle is to correct any error made as soon as possible. If you find something you would like clarified or find unfair, please contact the editor at 801-581-8317. be made available. "Last year was the first year MUSS enrollment was capped," said Brynn Whitchurch, coordinator for the MUSS. Whitchurch said that the five thousand-person limit was reached before school even started, adding that an additional five hundred or so students were left on a wait list, but only a hundred of these students were awarded MUSS membership. Bummer. No student who wants to join should be turned away. Any increase in MUSS membership is positive. Yes, all students are guaranteed a ticket to home football games regardless of membership. But these tickets are often standing room only, way up in the nosebleeds, directly behind the MUSS in the bleachers. In recent years, this area has become the forgotten stepchild of the MUSS. Here students find themselves cheering at random and acting independent of their MUSS brethren. The two groups are in no way cohesive. It would be impressive to see more students acting as a single cohesive group. Incorporating more students into the MUSS would make it even more intimidating for the opposing team, as well as more fun for MUSS members. FULL STORY ONLINE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Advertising 801-581-7041 News 801-581-NEWS Fax 801-581-FAXX EDITOR IN CHIEF: Rachel Hanson ARTS EDITOR: Joseph Peterson [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] MANAGING EDITOR: Sara Copeland PHOTO EDITOR: Tyler Cobb PRODUCTION MANAGER: Alyssa Whitney ASST. PHOTO EDITOR: Mike Mangum [e-mail] [e-mail] ASST. 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