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Show ZOMBIES 101 BACK IN BLACK: The Red Rocks beat Nebraska with a season-high score » 7 DAILY Reed Nelson says a survival class might not be a bad idea )) I Mond 74111010 *ir The Univel, www.dailyutahchronicle.com MN/ 6 March 8, 2010 CHRONICLE idk npendent Student Voice Since 1890 Vol. 119 No. 91 ©2010 Candidates kick off campaigns Jake Hibbard STAFF WRITER As students walk around campus today, they won't be able to help noticing that the Associated Students of the University of Utah elections are quickly approaching. Members of the ICE and NOW parties flooded campus Saturday morning for the annual Posting Day, the date when parties can officially begin their campaign. Posting Day is when everything really catches fire, from handing out campaign T-shirts to hanging posters from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. John Pearson, NOW vice presidential candidate, gave ASUU Cametk.E\61%. Choke. elections See ASUU Page 4 Party Platforms NOW ICE RICHARD PAYSON/The Daily Utah Chronicle Posters for the ICE and NOW parties went up around campus Saturday morning as the ASUU campaigns got into full swing. STAFF WRITER In the eighth month of Allyson Gamble's pregnancy with her son, she came down with the flu, which severely damaged her heart. Gamble spent the next six years with a failing heart, until April 2007, when her condition worsened even more overnight. After being admitted to the hospital, Gamble received a heart within a matter of days, she said. Now, almost three years later, Gamble is able to run and play with her son outdoors, she said. "Every day is a new day," Gamble said. Gamble and three other heart transplant recipients shared their stories at a press conference Thursday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Utah Transplant Affiliated Hospitals Cardiac Program. The program performed its first heart transplant in 1985 and has since performed more than woo, - Raise the MUSS cap - ASUU will seek out job and internship opportunities for students - Collaborate with career services to improve career fairs - Create a guide to give students ideas for different career paths - Improve recycling awareness and education, advocate on-campus compost system and increase support of on-campus organic gardens - Designate a new ASUU representative for student groups - Create a campus-wide texting program for marketing, advertising and general distribution of information RESEARCH AT THE U U celebrates 25 years of heart transplants Deborah Rafferty - No new student fees or fee increases - ASUU will provide a set amount of ticket vouchers for every on-campus performing arts or fine arts production - Create a semesterly publication about the at least 300 student groups on campus, called the InvolveU Brochure - Combine the Campus Relations and Student Services boards to create an Outreach Board - Create an online hybrid calendar of events for university and student organizations featured on the ASUU website - Cut ASUU stipends from $800 to $500 - Host Redfest at Stillwell Field Changing demographics could affect education Katie Harrington Minority shares of the population one of the only programs in the country to do so, according to a University Health Care press release. UTAH Cardiac Program pulls resources, skills and expertise from four Salt Lake City area hospitals: University Hospital, Intermountain Medical Center, the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Primary Children's Medical Center. The team reviews each patient, then matches the donor hearts, eliminating some competition for hearts and patients, according to a statement from the program. UTAH Cardiac Program co-directors A.G. Kfoury, from Intermountain Health Care, and Josef Stehlik, from U Health Care, attribute the program's success to its unique model and cooperative components. The program is the only one in the Intermountain West that gives patients in Utah quality care STAFF WRITER Utah is in the middle of a major demographic change, and the U will have to diversify to keep up, according to a U researcher. A 2008 study found racial and ethnic minorities in 2007 were estimated to be 18 percent of the state's population, but they're projected to increase to 3o percent by 2050, mostly because of an increase in Latinos. The U's demographics follow a similar increasing pattern, according to the Office for Equity and Diversity. For the past 39 years, the number of ethnic students has increased from .03 percent to i percent in 2009, and the U will have to adapt to the transformation in multiple ways, said Pamela Perlich, the study's author. Perlich, a senior research economist for the U business school, See HEART Page 5 See ETHNIC Page 5 College of Science replacing UMNH in Thomas Building Michael McFall lion donation for an ultimately $75 million venture, the U will revamp the inside of the building to give the College of Science a new home, after the dinosaur memoriam finishes moving out in 2012. "We are committed to doing as much as possible with the resources given to us," Young said. The move's largest expense would Josh Bennett THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE The Utah Museum of Natural History will be moving to a new home near Red Butte Garden, leaving behind the historic Thomas Building. U President Michael Young announced Thursday that starting with a $io mil- come from earthquake-proofing the building, since the 77-year-old facility is not up to modern seismic standards, said Brian Saam, vice president of the college. The U also intends to use the money to retrofit the building as the College of Science's new headquarter. The Gary L. and Ann S. Crocker Science Center, as it will be known, will include labs and classrooms for genome and cellular biology science and a math and science education center. The U intends to completely revamp the interior but will keep the same front facade of the building and the main architectural layout. The U administration is hoping the Legislature will approve addi- Groundbreaking • 1111 111.11 111 N80 4991rwm - 1111L George Thomas Library completed Library moves to the new Marriott Library Building and Utah Museum o Natural History moves in is 'Merl:MITI See UMNH Page 4 Gary L. and Ann S. Crocker Science Center set to move in 2_ •: tional funds for the project during next year's session. The U asked the Legislature for $150 million to repair its water and electrical systems. Even that funding isn't likely to come—at least not much of it, said Cory Higgins, director of plant operations. The College of Fine Arts was also 200 1990 20, 2010 20116 UMNH set to move to new location near Red Butte Garden _Source:te University of Utaht |