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Show Thursday, March 22, 2012 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE www.dailyutahchronicle.com The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 Vol. 121 No. 105 ©2012 CHAD ZAVALA/The Daily Utah Chronicle About two hundered mourners gather at The Mestizo Coffeehouse to commorate the life of professor Matthew Bradley who passed away Tuesday. STUDENTS MOURN PROFESSOR INSPIRING ACTIVIST Affable Honors College Professor Matthew Bradley died Tuesday evening in his home. Bradley was 41. Andreas Rivera Brandon Beifuss NEWS EDITOR EDITOR IN CHIEF Hundreds of students, friends and colleagues from different corners of the Salt Lake education and social activism community mourned the loss of well-regarded educator Matthew Bradley. He was a professor in the Honors College who taught writing, among other subjects. He passed away at 41. Bradley was found dead in his hot tub in his Sandy home late Tuesday night by family members, according to Sandy Police Department. Police suspect he drowned, but the exact cause of death has yet to be determined. Foul play is not suspected. Bradley's brother, Luke, said Matthew never married and had no children, but dedicated his life to teaching. "He especially enjoyed helping students from underprivileged backgrounds," Luke Bradley said. His passions included education, service work and competitive cycling. He was a prominent member of the Utah Cycling Association. Fellow cyclists rode by Bradley's house Wednesday afternoon to honor him. Bradley battled cancer, which went into remission after his lower right leg was amputated in 2010. The loss didn't stop him from racing. Last year, he competed in the Para-cycling Road World Championships in Denmark, Luke Bradley said. His passion for social work spread both on and off campus. He was the faculty adviser for the Honors Social Justice Scholars and was heavily involved in the Mestizo Arts and Activism program. The prominent Utah activism group held an impromptu vigil at the Mestizo Coffeehouse on Wednesday afternoon. A coffee-stained piece of paper from the U Counseling Center about the grieving process laid on a coffee table in the back room of the crowded coffee shop. However, no one was reading it as they milled about and discussed Bradley's life. See BRADLEY Page 3 MATTHEW BRADLEY Read his obituary » 3 HINCKLEY FORUM CHAD ZAVALA/The Daily Utah Chronicle Salt Lake Community College President Cynthia Bioteau speaks about the importance of education as the keynote speaker of Women's Week 2012. Speaker: Lives of women are diversifying Kelly Jones STAFF WRITER Blending personal and professional life is no longer an either-or proposition for women in Utah, said Cynthia Bioteau, the keynote speaker at the U's Women's Week celebration. Bioteau said that this blend is a necessity for modern women. Bioteau is the first female president and CEO of Salt Lake Community College. She asked the audience to consider her remarks a "spur-note" address, explaining, "I want our time together to spur each others' thinking, so that it's different than when we came in." Addressing a crowd of administrators sprinkled with a few students, Bioteau said the way to lift the local community is by empowering women See BIOTEAU Page 3 Panelists urge students to serve elderly people Megan Gessel STAFF WRITER A great need exists in society to care for older adults both physically and emotionally, said three panelists at a Hinckley Institute of Politics forum Wednesday. Hosted in tandem with the Bennion Center, the event illustrated some of the existing challenges of working with an aging population. Topics included dealing with dementia and chronic disease and discussed the rewards that can come from serving older adults. Tyler Quist, a junior in chemical engineering and the Bennion Center's health and ability coordinator, said student volunteers with hospice programs have the opportunity to fill a void in patients' lives. "Some patients just want someone to talk to, some want someone to read to them," Quist said. "It's important to recognize each person is different and be there to fulfill that need, regardless of what that is." Many students have a fear of not being able to relate to patients and not having the time to get to know patients before they pass away, but those fears are unfounded, Quist said. "Patients are actually very open and they are excited for you to come visit," he said. "You don't need to say anything. They'll just talk and it's actually very easy." Fran Wilby, the executive director of the College of Social Work's W.D. Goodwill Initiatives on Aging, said that, despite the fact that society tends to overlook aging, the aging population still matters. Wilby said Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a free program that helps older adults remain independent in their homes as long as possible, is one way the college is helping to minister to See ELDERLY Page 3 Women's Week emphasizes female power Marjorie Clark STAFF WRITER To celebrate Women's History Month, the Office for Equity and Diversity held its annual Women's Week panel yesterday. Organizers of this year's Women's Week wanted to show that women with an education are "powerful beyond measure." This year is the first year they hosted a one-day conference, held in the Union, instead of spreading the events and speakers throughout the week. "We wanted to do something that would allow people to experience something all day, to come and go as they needed," said Jennifer Williams Molock, event chairwoman and vice president of the Office for Equity and Diversity. Following the week's theme of "Powerful Beyond Measure: Women, Work and Education," the first speaker of the day was Jill Jones, who co-authored Ca- sino Women: Courage in Unexpected Places, with Susan Chandler. The book focuses on women's issues related to work and health care in the gaming industry. Jones told the stories of women who worked in Nevada casinos, illustrating the hardships faced by those who worked in housekeeping, laun- dry and kitchen. "It is considered by the Department of Labor to be the fifth-most dangerous job in the economy," Jones said. "They chose these jobs out of necessity." By combining their strength, the women were able to accomplish their goals, Jones said. By supporting each other in their cause, the women were able to See WOMEN Page 3 |