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Show L cuRomICLE DTAEILY, ww.dailyutahchronicle.com ``-T;1 )U, n i V rsity of Utah's In OPINION •• One columnist questions the reasons behind the Boy Scouts of America's inconsistent policies toward gay leaders. 5 ARTS •■ The U's student ID Card gives access to many forms of entertainment around campus, a cheap way to be a part of a social scene. ependent 01:nt VtI41°6 Since-7'890 • Vol. 123 Na 1 SPORTS: Nationally recognized student section, The MUSS, makes for an unforgettable football season for any incoming in freshman. U to amend proposed skateboard ban Topher Webb NEWS EDITOR JONATHAN ROYCE/THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE FILE PHTO The U is set to review the language of a controversial proposed ban on recreational bicycle and skateboard riding on campus next month. The policy, passed by the Academic Senate on May 6, would prohibit recreational use of bicycles, skateboards or any other non-motorized vehicles not related to university activities. The Senate vote was de- cided by Senate president Robert Fujihami, said Allyson Mower, the Senate president-elect. The Academic Senate Executive Committee will discuss the language of the policy at its meeting on June 17. Originally the Board of Trustees was going to hear the bill at its meeting on May 14, leaving the Senate to review the policy in the fall. The policy will not take effect until passed by the Board of Trustees. "The Senate had basically voted to approve it as-is with the caveat that not everyone agreed with the use of the wording 'strictly prohibited,"' Mower said. "That wording is what the Senate wanted to be revisited in the fall. I think that wording along with the definition of recreation and commuting." Spokesman Keith Sterling said the U administration, in conjunction with the Senate, made the decision to review the policy earlier. "They're going to take a close look Senior gift gives students a place to write their dreams at this language and I imagine refine it a little bit because members of the Academic Senate had expressed publicly some concern about the severity of the language," Sterling said. The idea to revise the policy came from complaints about bikes and skateboards on campus. "Their rational for revising the policy initially was because of the significant increase in the use of See BIKES page 4 Parking structure concerns students Renee Estrada STAFF WRITER their own unique campus experiences at the U. "I think that this campus is full of really inspiring people, and I would love for them to have a forum to share what they've experienced," Minjarez said. "I hope that this can be one of those forums and even for students who want to share their opinions." The gift is dedicated to Stayner Landward, former dean of students. "He has been a huge inspiration. A really powerful mentor Students and professors expressed their concern about the design of the planned fourstory Sutton Geology Parking Structure at a meeting with U administrators earlier this month. Eric Migacz, an architect from EDA Architecture, the company designing the structure, presented a slideshow featuring diagrams and models of the parking structure. The structure is set to be built west of the Frederick Albert Sutton Building. The structure will accommodate approximately 350 cars and is estimated to cost $6 million. The cost of passes has not been set but could cost upwards of $300. The cost of the passes will help Auxiliary Services to fund the project. "There is no state funding, no taxpayer money going into this project. We have to pay for the building and the maintenance of the building," said Gordon Wilson, assistant vice president of Auxiliary Services. Members of the audience argued that students cannot afford the expensive passes and that the structure does not seem to satisfy the needs of students, while others said that building the structure would encourage people to drive to school instead of utilizing public transit. "One of the main problems with this plan is that we shouldn't be supporting parking when the U is trying to become more sustainable," said Robyn Lyons, a senior in geology. John McNary, director of Campus Planning, called it a balancing act. The U has to push public transit but also needs spots available for people to park. Another concern was that the structure will obstruct the views visible from the second and third floors of Frederick Albert Sutton Building (FASB). An audience member said the FASB building provides geology students with 36o-degree views of the valley and allows them to view nine mountain ranges. Tony Ekdale, a geology professor, said there is "scientific basis for the views." In regard to obstruction of the view, Migacz said the height of the structure would be as high as the parapet of the Naval Science building. According to Ekdale, FASB is a newer See GIFT page 3 See PARKING page 4 CONOR BARRY/The Daily Utah Chronicle Recent U graduate, Alexander Au, presents the 2013 senior class gift. The Wall of Aspirations will travel to events around campus. INSPIRATION The Wall has prompts that U can students answer Topher Webb NEWS EDITOR The 2013 senior class gift, the Wall of Aspirations-a portable, rectangular chalk board over six feet tall-sits behind white cabinet sections in the U metal shop, awaiting its final stenciling. The gift will be taken to large campus events, such as Plazafest and football games as a place for students to share their thoughts and opinions. "It's going to have different prompts on it. So, for example, if we had had it at Commencement, the prompt would have been, `With my degree I want to...' and then all these blank lines," said Erika Minjarez, the outgoing senior class president. "If we have it a Plazafest, it could be something like 'This year at the U, I want to..." Other possible prompts include asking what students are going to do for spring break and who they would like to see at the Grand Kerfuffle, according Alex- ander Au, who proposed the gift. Au, who graduated from the U in 2012, was inspired by the Before I Die... project. The project features chalkboard walls on buildings around the world with the prompt "Before I die I want to..." followed by a blank line. He said the gift is a space that allows students to say whatever they want anonymously. "[There is] not a big open place for students to write down their opinion," he said. Minjarez said the gift fits in with U president David Pershing's goal for students to create |