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Show ` DRINKING DEBATE Columnists weigh pros and cons of lowering the drinking age to 18 » 5 UCLA UNWORTHY South title holder is compared to victims of historical pulverizations » 6 Tuesday, November 29, 2011 www.dailyutahchronicle.com .0T-treUniver CHRONICLE s Independent Student Voice Since 1890 Vol. 121 , No. 53 02011 , Prof held with bail, pending analysis Laura Schmitz NEWS EDITOR Grant Smith, professor of materials science and engineering, pleaded not guilty to charges of child pornography possession Monday after allegedly viewing the material on a flight from Utah to Massachusetts. During Smith's arraignment Monday at the East Boston District Court, Judge Kenneth Desmond ordered the professor to be held with a $75,000 bail, according to a statement released by the Suffolk Country District Attorney's office. Smith was arrested upon arrival at the Boston Logan International Airport on Saturday after a passenger accused him of GRANT SMITH viewing child pornography on his laptop. After observing Smith's screen, the passenger, from Scottsdale, Ariz., alerted the Delta flight crew and a family member, who then notified law enforcement, according to the statement. Massachusetts State Police interviewed Smith upon his arrival, who provided written consent for a trooper from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force to search his laptop, which Smith allegedly said was purchased through a U research grant and which he was its only user. After investigating the computer, troopers discovered several images of young girls — estimated to be between 5 and 14 — some naked and some engaged in "explicit sexual activity" with men, according to the statement. "These weren't photos of a child in the bath that a parent might keep," Conley said in the release. "These were explicitly sexual and extremely disturbing." The professor's laptop and cell phone have been confiscated as evidence, while investigators seek a search warrant to forensically examine the devices' contents. At the request of Assistant District Attorney Kenneth Bennett, Desmond called for a series of restrictions upon Smith if he were to post bail, including no unsupervised contact with children under 16 and no nonprofessional internet use, as well as requiring the professor to allow searches of his laptop or any digital media at any time by the Department of Probation or a law enforcement official. Smith has been placed on administrative leave from the U, pending his criminal trial, See SMITH Page 3 CHRISTOPHER REEVES/The Daily Utah Chronicle Terri Jackson, a self-described die-hard Utah football fan is known better as "Crazy Lady:' However, the Athletics Department said she might not return to her usual dance routine. Perhaps her last dance A TRADITION IN QUESTION Super fan Crazy Lady might soon be asked to abandon her pre-fourth-quarter moves, despite MUSS support Emily Andrews STAFF WRITER One of the most cherished MUSS traditions could come to an end next football season, according to the Athletics Department. Terri Jackson is colloquially known as "Crazy Lady" for her unique dance moves between the third and fourth quarters of every Ute football home game. Chris Hill, director of the department, said she might not be returning to her usual time slot. "We want to reevaluate our traditions between the third and fourth quarters," Hill said. Sean Davenport, president of the MUSS board and a graduate student in sports psychology, said the movement to eliminate Jackson's dance routine is coming from the Athletics Department, and not from the MUSS. "I don't think people will necessarily be happy if she's leaving," Davenport said. Jackson was not able to dance at the Nov. 12 game against UCLA, and in the last two football games, her routine has been cut short, Davenport said. "It's definitely been a subtle, under-theradar move," Davenport said. "I think that they think that she's getting in the way." However, Jackson said her routine has been cut short many times before in past seasons. Ann Argust, director of marketing for the department, said no decision has been made regarding Jackson's return. "After the bowl game and holidays we will review and evaluate all the INSIDE: Terri Jackson's decade reign has infused her family and home. The alumna reminisces on her road to the moniker. » 4 See CRAZY LADY Page 4 Revisions turn candidates to issues Nic Dunn STAFF WRITER Unlike in past years, those wishing to run for student government office won't be splitting time between studying for finals and starting their campaigns this December. The filing deadline for elections used to be right around Finals Week. But after changes implemented by ASUU, those wishing to run for office won't be able to file until after the new year. Students who want to run for ASUU president, vice president or senior class president must file between Jan. 10 and Jan. 17. Running for assembly or senate re- AS UU elect ions Taking steps in genetics quires filing between Jan. 23 and Feb. 3. The change pushes back the start of campaigning, allowing student leaders currently in office to focus on their work a while longer, said Bryce Williams, elections registrar for ASUU. "So basically we could have those See ELECTIONS Page 3 STAFF WRITER Students and employees walk down the stairs in the Eccles Institute of Human Genetics. The stairs are designed to resemble a strand of DNA. President, vice president or senior class president Jan. 10-17 Assembly or senate between Jan. 23 and Feb. 3 Go to www.asuu.utah.edu to download an application. Pharmacy grad work nets national award Tyler North RICHARD PAYSON/The Daily Utah Chronicle ASUU APPLICATIONS of different types of institutions with a pharmaceutical program, but it's clear that the graduates of this program are making a difference and helping to ensure medication use by patients is safe and effective." The award is in place to recognize outstanding accomplishments in the training of pharmacy residents in the United States. "To get this award at this time really shows that ... we have really achieved something of real value," Mullin said. "We can show future applicants to the program how hard we work and the high level of work we put into the program to develop pharmacists who have a unique and high level of clinical practice." The U's Hospitals and Clinics Successful graduates of the College of Pharmacy have been recognized nationally. The American Society of HealthSystem Pharmacists Foundation has awarded the department's first-year pharmacy-residency program with the 2011 Residency Excellence Program Award. "This is sort of the ultimate award that a residency program can achieve," said Shantel Mullin the program's director and pharmacy manager. The success of past graduates is what put the U's program on the top of the list in 2011. "The graduates of this program have really gone on to practice in really meaningful ways," said Daniel Cobaugh, vice president of the foundation. "There are lots See PHARMACY Page 3 |