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Show Tuesday, September 4, 2012 TH E DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 www.dail ahchronicle.com 'GHANA' MEANS FAMILY •• Utah's soccer team has a goal to make team bonds central this season » 11 Vol. 122 No. 17 ©2012 ALSO INSIDE •• Opinion columnists share ideas on voting participation, age and concerns of the system » 6 New initiative focuses on female grad rates Anna Drysdale The benefits extend beyond eco- find the statistic alarming. nomic impact. Women who are edSusan Madsen, UWEI senior aducated are healthier, more engaged viser, has researched the women's To combat low graduation rates in their communities, make better education deficit in Utah and said among women in Utah, a new or- parents and have more educated it has roots in women's aspirations ganization is revamping the way children, Holladay said. Potential and ideas of duty. women think about education. for self-development is increased, Many women in Utah believe it The Utah Women and Education and the social impacts are far- is their duty to drop out when they get married and begin having famiInitiative aims to help Utah women reaching. understand the ways that earning a Census data from 2008 shows lies, Madsen said. UWEI is hoping degree can positively impact their that although the number of men to introduce a different mentality. families and lives. in Utah with a bachelor's degree "It's your duty to get your educa"So many think education is consistently exceeds the nation's tion for your family and your kids," about getting a job, but it's not average, the number of women in Madsen said. about working or not working," Utah with a bachelor's degree does UWEI has released 12 research said Mary Ann Holladay, the direc- not. Women in Utah graduate at tor of UWEI. below-average rates. UWEI leaders See WOMEN GRADS Page 4 STAFF WRITER STUDY RESULTS: Study participants who had not attended or who had dropped out of college truly believe they will obtain degrees "sometime in the future." However, statistics show that the majority of these women will never return. There is a much stronger likelihood that a woman will earn a college degree if she attends immediately after high school. Source: www.utahwomenandeducation.org Fighting words Carolyn Webber most of these words in their original form. In the Special Collections Gallery, the library will be Along with guns, words served showcasing an exhibition called as weapons during the Ameri- "Fighting Words: American Revcan Revolution. Pamphlets and olutionary War Pamphlets." newspapers were used to sound The collection includes a the call, spread information and range of pamphlets — from a further proclaim the cause and trial about freedom of press in right of liberty. 1735, to a speech given by King The Marriott Library contains George III in 1780 and original STAFF WRITER Straw poll provides voting opportunities Emily T. Andrews NEWS EDITOR The Hinckley Institute of Politics is gearing up for the presidential election season with a straw poll, designed to give students a chance to participate in a mock election before the real thing rolls around in November. The poll opens Sept. 17 and will continue until noon on Sept. 20. Results will be announced before 5 p.m. on Sept. 21. Based on results in 2008, organizers of the poll expect about 2,000 students to participate. This year, students will have the option of casting their ballot online or at a number of polling stations around campus. Lindsay Zizumbo, program manager for the institute and an organizer of the poll, said she's hoping to get a voting machine for students to use. To spread word about the poll, Zizumbo said about io to 15 students in the Hinckley Institute Student Association will go to classes this week to get students energized about voting. The ballots allow students to vote in national and state wide elections. e.andrews@ chronicle.utah.edu put an emphasis on what the Founding Fathers believed and the purpose behind the revolution. "When you're able to see the real thing, I think it gives realness to a history that we know a lot about," Conner said. "Everybody has learned about the revolution — seeing the real documents makes it more alive for students, for anybody who looks at it." See REVOLUTION at the Spark meeting held at the Union make notes on personal ideas of change across campus. Spark is a new initiative with a goal to ignite positive change across campus. Umagination' project to help beautify campus with landmarks STAFF WRITER The Special Collections Gallery at The Marriott Library is showcasing an exhibition titled "Fighting Words: American Revolutionary War Pamphlets:' works from Benjamin Franklin, William Pitt, Edmund Burke and John Locke. The writings are not a traveling exhibit, but are property of the library and stored in the rare books division. "We like to have our exhibits relevant to the current time period and what's going on right now — which would be the presidential election," said Alison Conner, who is curating this collection for her graduate project in library and information science. Current political debates have Attendees Alicia Wrigley CARLY CARNAHAN/The Daily Utah Chronicle )) WORDS OF REVOLUTION The Marriott Library displays a range of original pamphlets in the Special Collections Gallery ..:40 TODD HOOPER/The Daily Utah Chronicle Page 4 What began as an experiment in a class of 3o students has grown into an online forum regularly used by more than 550 students. Founders of Spark hosted a luncheon with representatives from partner organizations including ASUU, the College of Fine Arts and the Office of Sustainability to honor students whose ideas have been rated highest by their online peers on Thursday. Jim Agutter, a professor of design in the College of Architecture and Planning, opened the meeting with a short explanation of the organization's history. His class initially tested the idea for Spark. "What we found is that the students in the experiment really liked it," he said. "They responded well, thought it was a great idea and were asking questions of why the university didn't engage more students in soliciting ideas that affected them." Because the initial response was so positive, Agutter worked with Martha Bradley, senior vice president for Academic Affairs, to expand the program's reach. Spark helps students come up with solutions for specific challenges posted by various departments and organizations involved with the U. After ideas are posted, users discuss the suggestions and rate them. During a period of about three weeks, the top five ideas are identified through voting. The students who generated the top ideas present their innovations directly to the organizations that issued the challenge. At the luncheon Thursday, two of the top five winning ideas were presented. The challenge, issued by Raymond Tymas-Jones, dean of the College of Fine Arts, invited students to find ways to increase creativity in non-arts environments. The winning idea, titled "Umagination," was presented and created by Tosifa Memon, Shrinivasan "Cheenu" Raghuraman and Gourab Bhattacharje, all graduate students in biology. Parth Dudhiya, the fourth Umagination team member and a graduate student in engineering, was unable to attend. The title "Umagination" comes from the process by which the students developed the idea. Raghuraman said the group of students See SPARK Page 3 ASUU Expanding Freshman Council looks for 'gems' of applicants Topher Webb STAFF WRITER With applications due Friday, ASUU's Freshman Council is getting fired up for a new year. Neena Pack, a senior in mass communication and political science and one of three Freshman Council advisers, said selections will be made Sept. 9 with council meetings beginning Sept. 17. Pack didn't have an exact number but said she expected about ioo applicants. Without any students on the council during the summer, the board focused mostly on promotional activities. Oliver Anderson, a junior in human love seeing someone that might have been shy and really introverted come out of their shell and really gain some confidence" NEENA PACK FRESHMAN COUNCIL ADVISER development and sociology who also advises the council, said the group isn't looking for a specific skill set in its applicants. "We really want you just to be yourself," he said. "We are looking for someone who is unique that can really con- tribute and see a different angle of how to help freshmen." Pack said she is looking for "hidden gems" from the applicants. "I love seeing someone that might See FRESHMAN Page 4 |