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Show CELEBRATING ITALY Street festival brings a taste of Italy through food and entertainment at new location » 5 CONFERENCE PREVIEWS The sports desk provides ida a team-by-team analysis of the Pac-12 football season » 6 012 DAILY LY UTAH C H RONFr www.dailyutahchronicle.com The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 189 Vol. 122 No. 1 02012 CARLY CARNAHAN/The Daily Utah Chronicle Student fees will be used to provide Ed Passes to all U students for 10 more years. U signs 10 year contract with UTA Marjorie Clark ASST. NEWS EDITOR CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO Fraternities on Greek Row are preparing for the upcoming rush week during which altogether they will adopt about 700 new students. Rushing to Greek Row GOOD TIMES IN STORE Recruitment week has Greeks throwing parties and emphasizing involvement activities Drysdale STAFF WRITER Anna Greek Row is abuzz with preparations for rush next week. The chapters are preparing to welcome about 700 new students into their houses during the course of rush week, which kicks off Monday. Panhellenic Council president Erica Hansen said recruitment week is all about helping students find the best chapter for them. For the women, the process begins Saturday at 9 a.m. in the Union Ballroom. New recruits will then head to Greek Row where they will visit all the sorority houses. "All the girls go to every single house and get to know the girls in each sorority," Hansen said. "They can start thinking about what house is best for them." The men will begin a similar process Monday. Tyler Schmauch, Recruitment Chair Police Report for the Interfraternity Council, has been preparing for this week since the Greeks' last rush in spring. "I'm trying to make recruitment more comfortable for all of the guys," he said. "It may seem intimidating to go from house to house and talk with everyone. This semester I want more of a laid-back vibe." This vibe, it seems, will come into play Tuesday night, when fraternity houses will be hosting a variety of themed parties. "One house is doing a tailgate theme, with a barbeque and lawn games," Schmauch said. "Anoth- er one is renting inflatables. We have some really fun stuff going." Chas Foote, president of Beta Theta Pi, has big plans for recruitment week this year on campus as the organization recovers from a two-year moratorium. In 2010, the fraternity was suspended by its national chapter for vandalism and disrespectful and illegal activities. This week, he's excited to get to know the recruits. "The second night, we're having a blackjack activity," he said. "It will be a bit of a casino night, See RUSH WEEK Page 3 • r 114. Marijuana misdemeanor • • A male student living in Sage Point 812 was arrested for possession of io grams of marijuana in the early morning hours Saturday. U Police Lt. Mike Mcpharlin said the resident advisers noticed two students acting "odd" while completing rounds and alerted U Police. The student was referred to the dean of students and received a misdemeanor citation. . owe.. • Lon_ • • Car accident leaves drivers sore A Mitsubishi Galant collided with a Honda CR-V on Monday morning at 100 South and University Street. Both drivers complained of soreness from the airbags deploying, but were checked by paramedics on scene and were not taken to the hospital. The Galant was at fault, having failed to yield to the Honda during a left turn, Mcpharlin said. The case remains active. Pinecone hooligans Two kids, ages 8 and 11, were caught throwing pinecones at passing cars at 315 S. 1400 East on Aug. 16. Mcpharlin said that drivers were startled, but not endangered. The kids were released to their father, who promised they would face consequences from him, Mcpharlin said. Compiled by Emily T. Andrews JONATHAN ROYCE/The Daily Utah Chronicle Junior Max Wood of the Bennion Center Special Projects team performs an 'N Sync skit at the Bennion Center summer social Thursday at Officer's Circle. Service lovers unite at Bennion Center social from Hires and help out. In students invested in the the past, the social has been spirit of charity. STAFF WRITER held at the director's home, The event was a collaboStudents interested in but this year the Bennion ration between the center, community service swarmed Center decided to move the ASUU and the Orientation Officer's Circle last night to event to Officers Circle. Office, to morph three sepahang out and learn about "We moved it onto cam- rate events into an advocacy volunteer opportunities. pus so that it would be project and a social, Holmes The Bennion Center host- more accessible," said Lacey said. For the project students ed its annual Summer Social Holmes, public relations as- brought hygiene items such on Thursday night. Students sociate at the center. gathered to talk, eat burgers Organizers hoped to get See BENNION Page 3 Anna Drysdale Students will continue to ride UTA buses and trains at a discounted rate for the next io years, after discussions between the U's Board of Trustees and the agency. Historically, the U and UTA have negotiated the cost of the Ed Pass contract annually, but on Aug. 14 the Board of Trustees approved a new to-year contract between the two organizations. For the 2012-2013 school year, the U will pay UTA a flat rate of $3.7 million. After this year, the amount will increase by 5 percent per year for six years, then 4percent each year for the remaining three years. "We have been able to track the progress of ridership to the U," said Gerry Carpenter, spokesman for UTA. "We have found that ridership continues to increase, and as our costs have gone up we have asked for more from the university." Students currently pay $84 annually as part of their mandatory student fees toward the Ed Pass, whether they use it or not. If students were to purchase an Ed pass directly through the agency, they would pay $58.75 per month. According to UTA, one-third of the students, faculty and staff who commute to the U every day ride a train or bus to get there. This equates to about 3.1 million Uspecific riders per year for UTA. "That amount of ridership is significant for us," Carpenter said. "We have had a long partnership with the university since before TRAX went in." The new agreement is expected to relieve former difficulties in planning the transportation budget. "The agreement helps both budgets," said Alma Allred, director of commuter services. "Budgets are worked out two to three years in advance, so this really helps us live in the real world of budgets." The TRAX Red Line was built in preparation for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games held in Salt Lake City. At the time, the line started in Sandy and ended at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The extension of the line to the U's Medical Center was completed in 2003. With new lines to West Valley City and South Jordan completed in 2011, the Red Line now runs service between the Medical Center and South Jordan. David Johnson, a junior in sociology, rides TRAX to campus from South Jordan, and said the longer ride is worth it. "It's a 45-minute ride instead of a 35-minute drive," he said. "I save on gas and on the parking. A parking pass is expensive." Zane Wright, a sophomore in business, rides FrontRunner and TRAX every day to commute from Roy. "The UTA pass is pretty nice — [it] saves me from having to drive," Wright said. Although some students are faithful UTA riders, others still prefer the convenience of having a car on campus. "I would still drive because I'm on and off campus between [my] internship and class, back and forth," said Brandon Dalley, a third-year law student. "TRAX just doesn't run often enough to get where I need to go." m.clark@chronicle.utah.edu |