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Show BREADED DELIGHT 1 mi 0 - RNAMENT WIN: The basketball team 55-44 » 8 Vosen's Bread Paradise gives customers a tasty sense of culture t 4 ednes s ay, March 9, 2011 Y UTAH CHRONICLE Revised bill passes House U to discuss another rise H.B. 191 will affect undocumented students in tuition www.dailyutahchronicle.com The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 Andreas Rivera STAFF WRITER • Undocumented students will no longer receive resident tuition rates. A bill that would take away resident tu- ition rates from undocumented students has passed through the Utah House of Representatives. House Bill 191 was substituted with new language Feb. 24, to require students to provide proof that they are Utah taxpayers. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, has been thrown into the spotlight with other controversial immigration legislation this year. At a floor debate last week, Wimmer said he was not in favor of the substituted language but that the change was still acceptable. Prior to it being substituted, the bill specified that undocumented students could not because she is concerned for those who weren't employed during the three-year period and could not pay taxes for a year. "We can't set up road blocks," said Rep. Kay McIff, R-Richfield, who was against the amendment. The Legislature needs to encourage people to go to school rather than discouraging them, he said. The Associated Students of the University of Utah and various other student groups have openly opposed the bill because they believe it harms students. "A lot of students are not informed about the bill," said Rosalia Villegas, co-president of the Hispanic Business Student Administration, in an interview last month. "Most students don't realize they have the privilege of paying in-state tuition." House Bill 191 Source: http://le.utah.gov receive in-state tuition rates. Rep. Bill Wright, R-Holden, submitted a substitute bill that, instead of specifying that undocumented students couldn't pay in-state tuition, said students would be required to prove that they, or a legal guardian, have paid Utah state taxes. The bill was later amended to require them to prove they've paid taxes for three years prior to applying. Rep. Patrice Arent, D-Salt Lake City, said she was against the three-year requirement, Chinese culture is celebrated STAFF WRITER U officials will hold a meeting March 15 to decide whether to raise tuition starting this summer. The total increase could be anywhere from 7 percent to 9 percent, according to a statement. Some students are frustrated with the proposed tuition hike and are worried what the future might hold. "Tuition is already expensive enough," said Erin Reese, a junior in communication. "How will we be able to go to See TUITION Page 3 protest Ho se Bill 44 Laura Schmitz Vf,TO HB inii STAFF WRITER The U's fourth annual Chinese Culture Week kicked off Monday with a concert featuring traditional music of the east Asian country. "The goal of Chinese Culture Week is to bring sustained interest in China in a concentrated, condensed way," said Fu-Sheng Wu, a U professor and director of the Confucius Institute. "We want to reach out to a broader audience to have a maximum impact on campus." Held in the Libby Gardner Hall, "Chinese Music" highlighted School of Music faculty members and two invited guests, who performed musical selections that included authentic Chinese folk tunes. Faculty pianists Ning Lu and Jie Lu played together as a husband-wife duo, and several of their students watched them from the audience. "I liked how (Ning Lu and Jie Lu's) expressions really communicated—they were very involved," said Elizabeth Griggs, a senior in piano performance who trains under Jie Lu. "It was a lot more melodic than I was expecting." Violinist Wen Yuan Gu of the Utah Symphony and guest pianist Mark Fouxman joined the U faculty members in the performance. "The violin was really gorgeous," said Rebekah-Anne Gebler, a sophomore in mass communication and piano performance. "It's amazing how much of their music they memorize." Peter Worona a.rivera@chronicle.utah.edu St u dents SAM Alsaa I AKEyou YE TO .. - ..,11-,,977, w c R k H-ID N6? ' '''' -- t t k 477 ;IA- -- _ , -,,-----;.- allissa,_ i WHAT 1 Vol. 120 No. 91 ©2011 • _ if 1,c i .4,1, r foR * k , I, 4 Eons O ur, 0Jorpieg, • V GRAmA VAT , , , hici5 A VOI CeoI p ■ ---, ,I, , mzoie.04 --_-1 Kti0C pt4 los r. US •ICSR• ... -.__IL, Ay -66 an .v* Nw. SECRECY , pc • 1110. . r „ ,._ atl -% • CHRISTOPHER REEVES/The Daily Utah Chronicle Students pull together to express their opinion about House Bill 477 at a protest rally at the Capitol on Tuesday. H.B. 477 would place restrictions on the Governement Records Access and Management Act, making it harder and more expensive for journalists and citizens to access official governement documents. See CHINESE Page 3 U Hospital outsources 200 jobs Marie Lenihan-Clarke STAFF WRITER RICHARD PAYSON/The Daily Utah Chronicle The University of Utah Hospital is cutting its budget by moving medical transcription services out of Utah. Approximately 200 staff members who work for University Hospital have lost their jobs. Nuance, a Massachusetts-based company that provides medical transcription services for other facilities and departments, which are a part of University Health Care, announced it will replace the locally owned businesses that offer similar services. Direct employees of the U will not be affected by job losses. "In the past, University of Utah Health Care used a very decentralized model for transcription services, which, based on the technology available at the time, made sense, but as technology has advanced, so has the transcription industry and the need for medical transcription to easily integrate with our electronic health-records system," said Christopher Nelson, assistant vice president for Public Affairs at U Health Care. Nuance allows for quality See HOSPITAL Page 3 Honors College students host annual talent show Event about community, not competition Scott Wiseman STAFF WRITER Honors College students will get the opWhat: Seventh Annual Honors portunity to display College Talent Show their talents tonight at the Seventh Annual Honors Talent Show. When: Tonight, 7 p.m. The show is slated to include io different Where: Gardner Hall performances, most of which involve music. Some of the perforHow much: Free mances include a rock band, original piano and guitar compositions, vocal performances and a dance performance. Zach Burt, a senior in political science and a member of the Honors Student Advisory Committee, helped organize this year's show. "I feel like the talent show creates more of a community in the Honors College," Burt said. Andrew Webb, a sophomore in marketing, and Ryan O'Reilly, a sophomore in music production, are playing a cover of Europe's "The Final Countdown." They met last year at the U and play together in the band If We Start This Fire. See HONORS Page 3 |