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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Friday, March 1, 2013 3 Panel of female veterans reflect on their experiences Gas leak problems Solveig Rundquist STAFF WRITER PHOTO BY BRENT UBERTY, REPORTED BY KENDRA STILL/The Daily Utah Chronicle A gas leak was reported at Shoreline Ridge 828 and 829 at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. The dorms were cleared by 3:30 p.m. until another leakage was detected at 6 p.m. "We're not sure if this leak is a part of the first or if it's a second leak," said Scott Jensen, associate director of administrative services. "We're providing the students with free food and drink at the Heritage meanwhile," he said. Shoreline residents, about 129 students, were temporally restricted from the area until the leak was contained. Those who were not present in the building were notified of the gas leak through an alert text. FOUNDERS Continued from page 1 torian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, famous for coining the phrase "well-behaved women seldom make history." She said she is grateful to the U, and that her years as a U student helped prepare her for her life's work. At the U, she had many great teachers and was involved in student groups, particularly in debate and women's organizations. But she also looks back at the U as a place where she formed life-changing friendships. "I made women friends who were so brilliant and impressive," Ulrich said. "I grew up in the '5os, when you were supposed to be dumb ... at the U I discovered that you could be cool and smart at the same time." She added when the women's movement started after her graduation from ELECTIONS Continued from page 1 was campaigning. ASUU also filed a grievance charge for handing out candy in the Social Work Building. Handing out food is prohibited by elections rules. The proposed punishment is no distribution of campaign material for 24 hours. Ford said she saw a student, who she believed to be Carlos Rivera, handing out candy. She said he was aware he was breaking the rules because of the way he acknowledged her. Rivera is not running FOSSIL FUELS Continued from page 1 Regardless of their opinions, the students said the petition will not force the U to do anything. They see the petition as a way of showing encouragement and support, Stiefel said. They are hoping the investment management office will look at the petition and try to work out a solution. While information on the U's exact investments is confidential, Kirkegaard suspects the university is investing in fossil fuel companies. "We don't know specific companies — that's actually not public domain," he said. "Frankly those are some of the most profitable companies ... they are invested in them ... we just don't know which ones SLAVERY Continued from page 1 Johnson said the two movies depict slaves in a manner that is not entirely historically accurate. She referred to Abraham Lincoln as the "ambivalent emancipator," and said the common belief that he was a passionate abolitionist is not accurate. Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation for many reasons, and the actual freedom of slaves was only one reason, she said. Johnson enjoyed the character of Django because of his dedication to the task at hand. the U, she felt well prepared to fight for what she cared about. Although she has received many prestigious awards, this one is special to her because it comes from her home university, and makes her feel that she has done something that makes the U proud of her. "It's very nice to be honored by your own," Ulrich said. "You don't usually get honored by your home institution." Julie Barrett, chairwoman of the awards committee on the Alumni Association's board of directors, said it is hard to choose which of the nominees should receive the distinguished alumni awards each year, and that the honorees are always impressive and diverse. The board looks for alumni who have made a positive impact on the world and community. Miller, another of this year's distinguished alumni, seemed surprised to have received the award. "It's pretty overwhelming," he said. Though he said he wasn't the best student, Miller's automobile business has made a big impact in Utah's economy. He has used that success to give back to the community through a number of avenues. Philip G. McCarthey was chosen to be an honorary alumnus in recognition of his contributions to, and in support of, the U. Although he sits on the board at Gonzaga University, Barrett said he is a Utah man through and through. A donation from his family funded the lead gift for the new McCarthey track on campus. He is honored to be part of the "unique community" at the U. "The U is important, because ... it's unparalleled," McCarthey said. He described the U as a university that shines a light for others to follow, and is thrilled by the advances furthered by colleges across campus, including the school of medicine. for office with the HOUSE Party, but is helping with the campaign. HOUSE Party vice presidential candidate Sam Ortiz, a senior in social work, said the party has not been able to identify if the person was Rivera or if the incident actually happened. Ferre believes the incident was fabricated. The HOUSE Party brought a grievance claiming the Peak Party hung posters on painted surfaces and bulletin boards — both prohibited in elections rules — in the HPER, the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building, Eyring Building and the Business Classroom. The proposed pun- ishment is taking down posters in those buildings. Ferre said the HOUSE Party spent hours making sure all their posters were in compliance with election rules. He said it is the party's responsibility, not ASUU's, to make sure posters are in compliance. Ford said they were not aware of the posters that were being challenged until the meeting. She indicated the posters in the Eccles Business Building that have been removed were not taken down by party members but removed by someone else. they are and how much." Mark Waite, investment manager at the U, confirmed it is "very likely" that the firms hired to manage the U's investments are investing in energy firms. Completely excluding fossil fuels from the U's investments could be difficult because of the U's sheer size. "We delegate ... to outside investment firms to make the actual investments," Waite said. "Because we're doing that ... we can't really control what they're investing in." Waite had not heard of Kirkegaard and Stiefel's petition, though he was recently at a conference with colleges from Northeastern states that Kirkegaard and Stiefel referenced as early adapters of fossil fuel divestment. "There were a couple [of colleges] from the Northeast that are getting sig- nificant pressure from some of their students, and apparently that's an issue that's coming up," Waite said. Those schools might have more physical control over their investments, which is not possible for an institution managing as many investments as the U. "It's not something that we do directly through our office, just given our ... size," he said. The U does have a "socially responsible" endowment pool for investments. All investments made in that pool are environmentally friendly. "If we have people that feel strongly about that, at least from the donor side, there is an avenue for them to invest," Waite said. "What I do like about Django is how Django is the antihero," she said. "He will save his wife no matter what he must do." Panel members said movie viewers often hold onto the fantasy of the "White Savior" when it comes to slavery because white populations still hold underlying guilt concerning slavery. This creates a yearning for depictions of white men helping the enslaved blacks. Both "Lincoln" and "Django Unchained" contain these components, much to the delight of the box office, they said. Geneva Thompson, a senior in history and ASUU president, enjoyed the analysis the panel provided. "The two movies didn't really change my perspective on slavery, but I identified with the points the speakers made," she said. "My friends found the movies a little more eye-opening than I did." Also attending the panel was Sadaf Baghbani, a master's student in public policy. She was especially interested in the critique of the character of Abraham Lincoln in "Lincoln." "I came out of 'Lincoln' and I said, 'I love him!' As it turns out, he wasn't everything I saw in the movie," she said. The panel was moderated by psychologist and academic adviser Denise Francis-Montatio. a.drysdale@chronicle.utah.edu t.webb@ chronicle.utah.edu a.drysdale@ chronicle.utah.edu m.white@chronicle.utah.edu According to veteran and librarian for the Marriott Library Sarah LeMire, women make up about 8percent of the veteran population and 21 percent of veteran students at the U, but their stories are rarely heard. Women are now allowed to be combat soldiers, yet in Hollywood films such as "The Hurt Locker" and "Jarheads" we still hear about the military experience from a primarily male perspective. While women are definitely not missing in action, their stories are. The panel, along with the subsequent film viewing, aimed to address this issue and to give several female veterans the opportunity to talk about their experiences. The panelists included four female veterans affiliated with the U. Kim Adamson joined the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and was finally mobilized in 2001. Jennifer "Jing" Marcos enlisted in 2002 and is now a drill sergeant studying biochemistry. Janean Smith studies medicine and public health and serves with the Air Force Medical Corps. Audra Thompson enlisted in 2007 and plans on returning to active duty as soon as she finishes her degree. A large part of the discussion focused on how the roles of women in the military have changed. When Adamson enlisted there were 2,400 women in the entire Marine Corps, and their training included balancing books on their heads and learning place settings at the dinner table. She also had to write a three-page paper explaining why she should be granted the privilege of enlisting in the Marine Corps as a woman. Women were treated like a different species, she said. "In my job, I have the same risk and level of death as the males," Adamson said. "We share the same values. We're all wearing the uniform of our country. But when we arrived at a military base we would watch the sergeant screaming at the men, and then he'd get on the bus and say, 'Ladies, if you'll please follow me.' No rifles or navigation for us." It was a different world when Thompson joined the Army three decades later. Instead of being asked to write an essay, she was awarded a signing bonus. The military paid for her schooling, which includes geoscience but not book balancing. They also matched her dollar for dollar on a retirement plan, and the training was rigorous. Thompson said she used her rifle every day in training, and that every soldier — women included — was an infantry person before anything else. There is still inequality within the military, they said. Women may be permitted in combat units, but that changes the whole dynamic. "Back in World War II and the Philippines War, women weren't in the war, they were what you were fighting for," said Matthew Basso, a professor in history. "Women were the symbol of the homeland to be defended." Basso, who teaches a Gender and War course at the U, thinks it will take some time before male soldiers adjust to fighting side-by-side with women. LeMire said the real issue is that women simply aren't recognized for their service once they've finished. "Once you take your hair out of that obligatory bun, you blend right in with civilians," she said. "No one asks you for your story." "That's why you retire — so you can say whatever you want with no retribution," Adamson quipped at one point during the panel. The comment was met with laughter and applause from the audience. In the meantime, filmmakers such as Meg McLagan and Dania Sommers are doing their part to spread awareness. Their award-winning film "Lioness" was screened after the panel, providing additional insight into the lives of female combat soldiers in Iraq. s.rundquist@chronicle.utah.edu Police Report Indecent exposure A man was arrested and jailed on a charge of lewdness for masturbating in front of a woman at the Marriott Library on Saturday. The man intended for the woman to see him, said Lt. Mike McPharlin of U Police in an email. The man said he has done this before. The incident happened on the first floor of the library at 7:15 p.m., McPharlin said. The victim reported the incident. Suspicious behavior A man was walking around the Marriott Library showing a suspicious message to staff on Feb. 21. The man showed pieces of paper with the phrase "People who kill themselves are doing the right thing" at three information desks between 3:45 and 4:05 p.m., McPharlin said. Library security reported the incidents, and police were unable to locate the man, McPharlin said. The case is closed. Jungleball Two males got into a fight during a recreational basketball game in HPER East on Sunday. "The game got physical between the two of them to the point that [the attacker] threw [the victim] down to the floor," said the responding officer in the police report. "[The attacker] had grabbed [the victim] by the T-shirt. In doing so, he scratched [the victim's] chest. Other teammates intervened before [the attacker] could throw a punch to [the victim's] face." EMTs checked out the victim at the scene, and he refused transport for further treatment, the report said. He also refused to press charges and said he did not want the case pursued. According to the report, the attacker apologized to the victim. The case is closed. The names of those involved were redacted from the police report. by Topher Webb |
