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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Thursday, April 14, 2011 EARTH DAY continued from Page 1 The house supports about 6o men at a time, said Ashley Edgette, a student in environmental studies and an active member of the Bennion Center. In addition, students will be giving gardening tips to elementary school students, and to local families and community members, Rothacher said. At the end of the event, there will be a celebratory lunch for everyone, as well as a speech from an alumnus. MAP continued from Page 1 the new system, he will continue to help develop the program. "Working with the GIS is a really good opportunity for students to develop good ideas and gain hands-on experience working with the latest technology," he said. GIS utilizes a series of data entered about the geographical measurements of buildings to create a precise graphical model of each floor. This enables different departments on campus to analyze the data for future use, including eco-friendly applications. "The GIS is important because it's our university," Echaluce said. "It will help departments out greatly." The current information system used for geographical data at the U is called computer-aided design, a limited system that works much like Microsoft Excel. The information is often outdated and incomplete, said Torn BOWLING continued from Page 1 psychology who attended the event. "Especially when it's fondue." The chocolate fountains flowed as students quickly filled up the bowling lanes and surrounding billiards area. "This is probably our most successful, relaxed evening event we have had," said Alyx Williams, community service director for the UPC. "Our events in the past may have been a little too complicated. This one was easier for the students to Norah 011ey, senior in environmental studies and director of sustainability for the Associated Students of the University of Utah, is also planning to get students involved with environmentally friendly projects. "One thing we're focusing on is local and organic foods, which will be provided by Chartwells in the campus gardens to celebrate Earth Day," she said. ASUU will also host bigger events, such as a bike parade where U locks will be given to a few participants to encourage alternative means of transportation. Registration for this event will be free. "Planet Earth" is also going to be shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Post Theatre, where free drinks will be available. Another event will be The Art of Recycling, where students can create art from recyclable materials, 011ey said. The artwork will be entered into a competition, where students can win prizes. Earth Day has been held April 22 every year since 1970, in order for people to show their appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. More than 175 countries participate in the celebration. Milbank of the Office of Space Planning and Management. After seeing Echaluce work with GIS, Martin Buchert saw its value as a teaching tool, as a geographic information systems instructor teaching Intermediate GIS. Pending approval, Buchert said he would like to assign all of the students in his class to assist in entering data into the GIS. He plans to designate a few floors to each student to assist their hands-on learning in the field. "Our office benefits from being able to gain efficiency from the increased labor done by students," Milbank said. "We also have students trying to learn advanced features of the GIS, and this presents a real-world application for them to work on." There are more than 90o floor plans that need to be entered into the GIS system. At this point, about 200 floor plans have been completed and checked, Buchert said. The Office of Space Planning and Management has eight employees working full-time with GIS data. If a classroom of students assists with the data entry, the process will speed up drastically. GIS opens the door to a more efficient use of space on campus, Milbank said. Instead of using current technology to analyze data through a spreadsheet, departments will be able to access detailed maps regarding effective or ineffective use of buildings. Although currently limited to a two-dimensional representation, future plans for GIS include a three-dimensional platform. This can also be exported to outside resources such as Google Earth, a company using GIS to provide detailed maps of the world, Milbank said. "We can look at this as a closedbox situation for buildings already on campus, but this is an ongoing project because the campus is constantly changing geographically," he said. "Conceptually, the project will never end because we'll be constantly feeding new information as it comes in." POLICE REPORT \--400110r Narcotics investigation ends in arrest A narcotics investigation concluded Tuesday with the arrest of 32-year-old Juan Lopez-Obrador near 600 East 200 South. After Salt Lake City Police Department's narcotics unit conducted an operation based on information obtained through prior investigations, police were waiting for the suspect to arrive. The suspect arrived and was found to be in possession of cocaine and heroin and was arrested on site. Lopez-Obrador was taken to jail for possession of narcotics with intent to distribute—an offense determined by the method of packaging, quantities and police investigation, said detective Rick Wall of the SLPD. m.lenihanclarke@ chronicle.utah.edu Each student presented an award to his or her nominated professor after sharing specific remarks, explaining what makes the nominee outstanding. "It wasn't just a class—my whole life changed," said Yasmeen Hussain, a senior in math and biology who presented an award to David Gard, a professor of biology. "I added a major after taking his class." With 90 student nominations, selec- 1? 1.schmitz@chronicle.utah.edu 440 Ili mlIP14A 'J iff slailyutahchronicle.cor r.nelson@ chronicle.utah.edu One on One Interested? Contact Corinne Dalton An interpreter in the medical and legal fields tion was determined by six ASUU members, with four hours of consideration. "We went through a whole process deliberating," Sanchez said. "Many of (the winning professors) were nominated twice." The selected instructors took home an engraved glass plaque-and-pen set to honor their dedication to teaching excellence. "I'm honored and grateful," Elliot said. "While these awards are gratifying, I really thank my students. I learn from them more than they ever learn from me." continued from Page 1 we have done, but there are tons of people here so it has been wildly successful with minimal planning," Williams said. Classes and Tutoring Suspect shoots man in vehicle A man was shot while driving Sunday near 90o West California Ave. The male suspect, who was also driving, pulled his car adjacent to the victim's and fired two shots, one hitting the suspect in the chest, according to the police report. The victim was taken to a local hospital to be treated. "My understanding is that (the victim) was not in critical condition," Wall said. SLCPD located the suspect in Provo on Tuesday, who was arrested for several charges, including attempted homicide. 1■1 The incident is still under investigation, and it is not known if the shooting was the result of prior altercations, Wall said. Compiled by Laura Schmitz PROFESSORS s.wiseman@ chronicle.utah.edu za-Palooza garner more attention, but this wasn't designed to pull the numbers that a mid-day or weekend event would. "This has been one of the most low-key events bruises," Wall said. The child's condition was not poor enough to warrant a hospital visit. 1 ■1 The driver was not arrested, and the driver's state at the time of impact is unknown, Wall said. The incident is under investigation, he said. Child struck by car A 4-year-old girl was crossing a street near 1200 West Pacific Ave. on Tuesday when she was struck by a car. A vehicle was traveling westbound on Pacific Avenue as the child was crossing southbound and she was hit, according to the police report. "She sustained very minor injuries— probably just a scratch and a couple r Spanish get to." Bowling Night eclipsed the participation of the past few, more scaleddown events sponsored by UPC, Williams said. 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