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Show R TRICTING ABORTIONS A LOOK BACK: The Chronicle examines bills from 2009's legislative session and the impact they have today » 3 Chris Wade says two House bills would cause guilt trips—and little more» 5 Tuesday, March 9, 2010 HRONICLE dent Student Voice Since 1890 Vol. 119 No.88 I ©2010 Fan section registration successful Spring into action Michael McFall NEWS EDITOR ATM) After a rocky start, the launch of MUSS sign-ups is finally complete and the organizers can take a deep breath. Many students are now signed up for the football MUSS, but only after a few days of technical failures and frustration. See MUSS Page 4 TYLER COBB/The Daily Utah Chronicle ' Stevenson Sylvester runs a drill as part of Pro Day held Monday at the Field House. Several former Utes worked out in front of NFL scouts in hopes of improving their draft chances. Utah football players had an impressive showing at Pro Day >> 6 UTA postpones U route changes Katie Harrington STAFF WRITER After hearing complaints from students, faculty and staff that April 4 is too soon to reduce public transit services to campus, UTA officials announced Friday that they've decided to push the date back to May 3. The changes will reduce the direct TRAX line from Sandy to the U and cut back on multiple bus routes that travel in and around the campus. "Rather than inconvenience riders by eliminating some of their services right in the middle of the semester when they are using it and relying on it, we felt like it would be better to wait a month to make those changes," said Gerry Carpenter, Utah Transit Authority spokesman. UTA announced that the agency has officially revised multiple bus and TRAX route service changes that were proposed at the beginning of the year in response to declining revenue. UTA lost at least $3.8 million during the past two years. The changes that will go into effect are expected to save UTA about $3 million. There was a lot of feedback during the various public hearings held in January and February, which is what led to the proposal revisions, Carpenter said. UTA received more than 600 comments regarding the route changes, which planners and the agency's management staff took into consideration at the end of February. Carpenter said the vast majority of those comments were directed to the express bus changes for Ogden and Weber, but there were a handful regarding the proposed reduction of TRAX Route 703, the direct line from Sandy to the U. Carpenter said the agency determined it was going to have to go ahead with the proposed midday trip reduction by limiting direct Sandy-to-University See TRAX Page 4 The following routes serving the U will change, effective April 5. Route 9 - 900 South - Complete elimination of Saturday service la" I'M nt', 4 Route 11 - 11th Avenue - Complete elimination of Saturday service Route 17 - 1700 South - Complete elimination of Saturday service Route 228 - Foothill Blvd./2700 East Complete elimination of Saturday service Route 313 - South Valley/U of U Fast Bus - \\ RV, i Imv OW, A Elimination of certain trips 1• Route 354 - Sandy/U of U Fast Bus Elimination of certain trips II New schedules are available at www.rideuta.com/changeday MIKE MANGUM/The Daily Utah Chronicle Skiing through hardship Paralympic athlete uses sports as motivation Deborah Rafferty STAFF WRITER Tanja Kari's face lights up when she talks about the challenges of skiing —and for a less-determined woman, a disability would be one of them. Unlike most cross country skiers, Kari only uses one ski pole instead of two to accommodate for the fact she was born with only one arm. Kari, program coordinator for the U Therapeutic Recreational and Independent Lifestyles program, has a prosthetic arm, which slows her down because it does not move as quickly as her real arm. But having only one arm never stopped Kari from competing. As a child and during most of her training, she skied with able-bodied people and succeeded when competing against them, she said. For her, See PARALYMPICS Page 2 COURTESY TANJA KARI U TRAILS program coordinator Tanja Kari was born with only one arm, but that hasn't deterred her from competing in the Paralympics from 1992 to 2002. RESEARCH AT THE U Motorized armrest could improve precision for doctors and artists Michael McFall NEWS EDITOR In the middle of a crowded laboratory filled wall-to-wall with gizmos and gadgets, William Provancher's latest invention—almost a year in the making—could become a tool for artists to more easily create photorealistic drawings or doctors to more easily perform eye surgery. Provancher, a professor in mechanical engineering, has developed a sensor-controlled, motorized armrest that allows doctors, artists and others to precisely handle the tools of their trade and do so with less fatigue. When people place their arms on a desk to write, their hands are able to move a pen about 4 inches in any direction without moving the wrist or arm. But precise use of the pen is practical only within about a I-inch wide workspace, the area the fingers can move the tool—be it a pencil or a scalpel—without involving other parts of the body, Provancher said. See INVENTION Page 4 UMNH speaker to offer green business ideas Rebecca Isbell berg wants to show that there is a way for companies to be environASST. PRODUCTION MANAGER mentally friendly without sacrificing a profit. Climate change is a hot topic, and the CEO of a "The learning I had million-dollar yogurt comabout the science of clipany wants to offer his two mate change, I believe cents. that it is very, very, very "The force of commerce scary," he said. "There is got us in this mess, and it's an enormous desire and the only force that will get urge to find new soluus out," said Gary Hirshtions." Gary Hirs hberg berg, CEO of Stonyfield Hirshberg has Farms, and the next lecturer for the U's "Nature of Things" series. Hirsh- See LECTURE Page 2 "Nature of Things" Gary Hirshberg, CEO of Stonyfield Farms -Tickets for the lecture cost between $15 and $25 and are available through KingTix at 801-581-7100 or at www. kingtix.com . -The lecture can also be heard live on KCPW, 88.3 FM or 105.3 FM. -Twitter users can follow the conversation by using the hash tag "#TNT2010." |