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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 4 OLYMPIAD continued from Page 1 Syracuse Junior High. "They spent a lot of time and effort learning their subjects and they have a lot of fun doing it." "The students have the opportunity to compete for scholarships too," said Ian Harvey, interim director for the Science Olympiad. "There is over $100,000 worth of scholarships to be given away." Students are divided into two competition groups, grades six through nine competing in the B Division and grades nine through 12 competing in the C Division. When the students reach junior high, they are eligible to compete in the olympiad as many times as they want through high school. This is the first year Bolton brought students to the competition, but after only a few hours at the event she heard some of the students expressing interest in returning next year. After the competition, the older students were able to tour the U campus and meet with college and university representatives. Younger students met with U students to talk with them about their research. About 1,000 students from 59 junior high and high schools in Utah gathered for the competition. "It's been fun for them," Bolton said. "They are really learning how fun science can be." m.clark@ chronicle.utah.edu GREEN FUND continued from Page 1 of a diverse mix of equities, fixed income and alternative assets. The fund would allocate two percent of the endowment toward energy efficiency projects that would repay the loan with interest in ro years or less. The loan would help fund solar panel installation and any project that would reduce the amount of energy expended by buildings on campus. "It's really exciting," said Myron Willson, director of the U's Office of Sustainability. "If we do nothing our energy use on campus will double by 2050 and utilities costs will make this level of consumption unbearable." According to Rocky Mountain Monday, April 16, 2012 Revolution at Crimson Nights PHOTO COURTESY UNION PROGRAMMING COUNCIL Lindsey Sterling rocked the house at the Crimson Nights "Revolution" party in the Union on Saturday. 2,600 people attended the weekend event according to preliminary numbers from the UPC. Power, electricity bills in Utah are going to rise somewhere between 8o and roo percent in the next decade. Just this year the company submitted a proposal to the Utah Public Service Commission requesting a price hike of $172.3 million, an overall 9.7 percent increase in customer rates. Willson was encouraged to see students in the ASUU supporting green initiatives and said he welcomed any campaign to raise money for energy efficiency projects. "I'm agnostic on the method of how we [reduce energy consumption]," he said. "The students are suggesting this particular method, I just want the investment. I think it's important whether we try and get donors to do it, whether we use ENG funds, I don't care as long as .dailyutahchronicle. co T 157 S. Main Street 801 359-0192 Mckaydiamonds.com we get the ball rolling." The bill was sponsored by ASUU senator Taylor Thompson from the College of Science, who presented the resolution to her colleagues alongside the bill's author Torn Melburn, a senior in environmental studies. "We will take this demonstration of student support to David Pershing and the Board of Trustees," Thompson said. "Sustainability is not the administration's priority, so getting this project going will spur them into making necessary changes happen." Thompson said the U needs to do more if it plans on meeting its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. "We can save up to a million dollars a year by funding energy efficiency projects," Melburn said. "Af- RELAY FOR LIFE continued from Page 1 events happening worldwide, including in Africa, Europe and South America. There is even a virtual relay in the online social game Second Life. According to VolunteerMatch, it has raised about $3 billion since its start in 1985. Relay for Life involves team members walking on a designated course for 12 hours. Teams raise money before and during the event to become winners. All the proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. The U's course circles the Union Plaza and is about one-fifth of a mile, Chris- ter putting this money back into the endowment and allowing it to accrue savings to the general utilities budget, we could potentially branch out into investments in renewable energy generation, with the goal of becoming completely energy neutral." Melburn emphasized the investment would be repaid to the endowment and said the bill does not ask to simply take the money and spend it. "We are just trying to get the lowhanging fruit of energy efficiency projects," Melburn said. "It makes economic sense for everyone." The U's endowment is the cumulation of donations and interest over about 20 years. According to a Sustainable Endowments Institute Report titled tensen said. About 250 people registered with 24 teams. "Nearly everyone has known someone who has or has been affected by cancer," said Alexia Barnes, a senior in sociology. Her team's name, Happy Birthday, plays off the Relay's slogan, "More Birthdays." Within the course was a community of tents where teams would stay for the night when they weren't walking. While most of the teams did the majority of their fundraising before the event, many continued to raise money by selling amenities such as hand-warmers, food and other services. Members of sorority and "Greening the Bottom Line," Green Revolving Funds have been a success on various other campuses around the country. Harvard, renowned for its prodigious endowment of more than $30 billion, contributed $12 million to a Green Revolving Fund that yielded an annual 3o-percent return on 185 projects. The University of Colorado at Boulder's $500,000 fund has seen a 38-percent annual return from five projects over the past three years. The California Institute of Technology's $8-million fund has received a 33 percent annual return from 13 projects since 2009. Thompson and Melburn's bill will need to pass the assembly and a review by the board before it is implemented. t.gibb@ chronicle.utah.edu fraternity team effort Kappa Pike participated and raised money by charging to play Rockstar, Pong, a kissing booth and a silent auction. Beau Bigelow, a recent alumnus of the U, said he became involved in the Relay for Life in 2010. His grandmother passed away from cancer, which he said makes him want to be involved in the cause even more. His team, Bigglesworth, were the winners of the fundraising contest, collecting about $4,500. Despite on-and-off rain showers, the Relay continued without delay or hindrance from the weather. "The weather's kind of bad, but it doesn't compare to three years ago when we were shoveling tents out of the snow," Christensen said. "Rain or shine, we still walk." Throughout the night there was entertainment including comedy acts and local bands and artists. At io p.m. was the Luminaria Ceremony, where participants would light a candle in a paper bag in honor of someone they know who has passed away or is struggling with cancer. The bag normally displays a photo of that person. At the end of the night, the Relay had raised about $16,000 from its teams, Christensen said. a.rivera@ chronicle.utah.edu PELPIC O HOOPS Available for a limited time only. Price and participation may vary. 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