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Show DAILY 4 UTAH CHRONICLE Tuesday, February 23, 2010 ALCOHOL continued from Page 1 RICHARD PAYSON/The Daily Utah Chronicle A Senate committee voted and passed House Bill 114, which requires all public universities and colleges to disclose any monetary gifts exceeding $50,000 they receive to the state government. Bill would have U report foreign donations to state Michael McFall NEWS EDITOR The U will probably need to start disclosing any foreign gifts it receives to the state government, potentially breaching a promise it made to its private donors. A Senate committee unanimously approved House Bill 114, sponsored by Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, on Monday morning. The bill requires all public universities and colleges to disclose any foreign grants, fellowships, scholarships or funding—"gifts"they receive exceeding $50,000 to the state government. The U would have to go back several years to confirm information with at least 600 private donors, said Fred Esplin, vice president for institutional analysis. 201 Originally, the U reported foreign gifts it accepted only to the federal government, not the state. In the aftermath of 9/11, the federal government quickly passed a requirement that all public institutions must report egislative their foreign gifts ession of $250,000, a monetary threshold that Wimmer's bill lowers. "All they have to do under this piece of legislation and under the federal requirement is (also) send a copy of that disclosure to the Board of Regents," Wimmer said. The Board would then report them to the Legislature. Wimmer has said that foreign funding could influence what professors are teaching students in class. However, Rae Goldsmith of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, based in Washington, D.C., said safeguards are in place to prevent gifts with stipulations that might affect course content. Goldsmith also said that while the bill was in the House, it would require fundraisers to ask private donors to share where they're from, which could potentially scare some donors off. Esplin doesn't believe this will be the case—at least not for the U. Universities already report to the federal government, and this is just an extra copy of the same report, Wimmer said. The bill has already cleared the House and now moves to the Senate for final legislative approval. m.mcfall@ chronicle.utah.edu The Associated Press contributed to this article. WILDLIFE POLITICS continued from Page 1 continued from Page 1 to come for several years," she said. "It's been hard," she said. Schaller is in and out of the country, having conducted research in 23 countries. Back in 1988, Schaller conducted research on giant pandas. The research led to new conservation measures, resulting in a 45 percent increase in the giant panda population, Nystrom said. With the discussion, the U brings in someone responsible for more than 200 articles and 16 books of science. Schaller is also a member of Panthera, an organization that focuses on the protection of wild cats. The Cultural Vision Fund is providing the event's principal funding. The lecture has sponsorship from the S.J. Quinney College of Law, the Natural Conservancy, the Utah Museum of Natural History, the Salt Lake Main Library, the U College of Humanities, the U Environmental Humanities program and the King's English Bookshop. The event is free and open to the public. "The work (Schaller) has done is tremendously important, and we are excited to have him," Nystrom said. j.bennett@chronicle.utah.edu not a spectator sport," Minge said. "We can't leave political process to politicians alone— we need broad-base participation." Minge and Goldwater used the questionand-answer session, which ranged from the future of gun laws and Social Security to the ethics surrounding political campaign contributions, to tackle the issue of bridging the gap between constituents and their representatives. "College and high school students can make handmade lawn signs and write who they support on them," Minge said. "Then if they place them in the community, it will spread awareness, and that can affect elections." Minge expressed his optimism for the involvement of young people in the political process in the future. "It's a self-renewing process," he said. "If people are curious about it, it will continue," he said. Goldwater explained the voting system of Costa Rica as a model for potential U.S. voting methods. "Eight-five percent of the people turned out to vote in the recent election, and it seems to be due to it being held on a weekend," he said. "We should make election days on holidays and encourage everyone to go out." One of the main topics of discussion was the White House administration, with varying degrees of opinion. "Trying to do something over and over again, expecting different results is foolish," Goldwater said about what he perceives as socialistic tenants of President Barack Obama's presidency. "The people don't want it." Goldwater also stated that Obama will be a Last of the Silence: Wildlife Studies in the World's Wilderness WHAT: George Schaller, senior conservationist of the Wildlife Conservation Society, will give a lecture pertaining to protection of rare species. TIME: Tuesday, 7 p.m. PLACE: The Salt Lake Main Library SEXUALITY continued from Page 1 "There are very disturbing statistics of suicide rates among sexually non-conforming people," said Terry Kogan, professor at the U's S.J. Quinney College of Law, who also served on the conference planning committee. Last semester, students participated in a service and a march for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who were gay and lesbian and committed suicide in the past three decades, some attributing their death to the frustration and shame of having to hide their sexual identity. "The idea that individuals, institutions and government can use violence, shame and oppres- sion in order to control people's sexuality is a very timely and important topic," said Donald Strassberg, a U professor of psychology and an organizer of the conference. "It, in fact, does quite appropriately fit under the umbrella of human rights." The conference will be open to comments and questions from the public, an aspect strongly encouraged by organizers to increase participation among the audience and community. "We really do want to have a dialogue about these issues," Strassberg said. "It isn't about telling people what to believe. It's about having a discussion about how things are, how we want things to be, and how or why things should be made different." t.thorne@ chronicle.utah.edu involving alcohol and for people to be considered for amnesty, they must not have been involved in "coercing or encouraging the endangered person to consume alcohol." "Too bad they have to have a law to give them an out," said Sen. Allen Christensen, R-North Ogden and vice chairman of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee that heard the bill Monday morning. "But I agree with this bill." The U's Students for a Sensible Drug Policy chapter worked with the Starks family to promote the passage of the Good Samaritan Policy, the same idea but for controlled substances as well— but some of the chapter's members see this bill negatively. "We have worked so hard on this, and we are not willing to compromise hu- DERBY continued from Page 1 to stimulate her mind at the same time as exercising. She also noted that this sport is one of the only ones where the athletes play offense and defense simultaneously. The women now add "derby girl" to their definitions of themselves. Small simply says that she's a wife, mother, dietician and derby girl. Matthews will often introduce herself to new people as a dietician and tell them she also plays roller derby, she said. Matthews co-founded the Wasatch Roller Derby league in hopes of moving away from the theatrics and choreographed fights the sport is infamous for, she said. When roller derby was first revived in the early 2000s, it was really showy and flashy, Matthews said. As the sport has moved into the ranked matches, Feddema said she believes this is a sport to watch. The team still dresses gimmicky, as that's part of the sport, Small said, referring to the multicolored knee socks and black and blue team uniforms. The team is focused on becoming nationally ranked by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, so it tends to be more competitive than the other .1. man lives," said Michael Matyjasik, U SSDP presidential adviser. "Mitigation and amnesty are completely different ends of the spectrum." Valerie Douroux, the U's SSDP president, said she is worried about how this bill could hurt future attempts at a Good Samaritan Policy that expands to controlled substances. "I'm afraid that if they (do) pass this that it will become as 'oh well, we gave you what you wanted, so get away,' " Douroux said. "I don't think it's enough to encourage people to call for help in medical emergency situations." The inclusion of alcohol is good, but drug possession should be protected as well, Douroux said. H.B. 277 has passed unanimously at all three of its stops thus far—the House Judiciary committee, House floor and Senate Health and Human Services committee. j.hibbard@ chronicle.utah.edu leagues here in Utah, she said. They play teams from Colorado Springs, Colo., Las Vegas and Reno, Nev., and some as far away as Calgary, Canada, Feddema said. Although the team holds back during practices, it's a different story for games, Matthews said. "When you hit someone you know, you don't want to injure them," Matthews said. "It's different if you don't know someone. You just really want to win." The league is also nonprofit, and it often has charity fundraising bouts, she said. The team has played for organizations such as the American Diabetes Association, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Primary Children's Medical Center and many more across Utah. Forty percent of the funds received in their charity fundraiser bout March 13 will be donated to the Huntsman Cancer Institute, according to the league's website. The league's first interleague game is Saturday, which will pit Midnight Terror, the league's traveling team, against the Treasure Valley Rollergirls of Boise, Idaho. For more information about Wasatch Roller Derby and its upcoming events, visit its website: www.wasatchrollerderby.com. d.rafferty@ chronicle.utah.edu V 1 1 1 V .1. OF POLITICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MIKE MANGUM/The Daily Utah Chronicle Former Rep. Barry Goldwater Jr., R-Ariz., right, expresses his opinion on national health care reform. Goldwater and Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge David Minge spoke at a forum at the Hinckley Institute of Politics on Monday. one-term president. "You heard it here first," he said. Minge rebutted Goldwater's comments with a discussion of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Hurricane Katrina was mismanaged, but government aid has sophistication that is needed to help a suffering country, Minge said. A staunch conservative and libertarian, Goldwater also criticized the contemporary Republican Party. "The Republican Party is lost," he said. "Religion began creeping into the GOP during the 197os and began confusing its focus— which is limited government, low taxes and a strong military. George Bush confused it even more." Aside from students, professors and others from the community were present at the forum. "I was very impressed with the questions that were asked," said Bob Goldberg, a U history professor. k.pratt@ chronicle.utah.edu Regulating Sexuality preview Wednesday Opening keynote: "Marriage Equality for Same Sex Cou- ples?" Shannon Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights; 7 p.m., UMFA Auditorium Thursday Panel: "Mechanisms of Violence: Harassment, Assault and Fear,"9 a.m. Keynote: "Freak Flags and Freedom Fighters: Love, Hate and the Limits of Law Reform" 11:30 a.m., Post Theater, Fort Douglas; Lisa Duggan, professor of social and cultural analysis, New York University Panel: "Breaking the Cycle: Prevention and the Next Generation;' 2:30 p.m. Friday Panel: "State Tolerance of Violence and Discrimination;' 8:30 a.m. Panel: "Public Shaming" 11 a.m. Source: The S.J. Quinney College of Law CONNECT to The Chronicle • dailyutahchronicle.com |
