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Show Wednesday, February 26, 2014 DTAEI LY UTAH CHRONICLE The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 www.dailyutahchronicle.com Vol. 123 No. 94 ©2014 ALSO INSIDE: Utah's three seniors look back on the highlights and challenges of their careers » 6 Jackson Hannon argues bad communication between producers and consumers is killing the gaming industry » 5 ASUU elechons Students discuss election fiasco Emily Andrews EDITOR IN CHIEF Nathan Turner STAFF WRITER After a messy start to the ASUU elections season that saw Team Unite disqualified by the Elections Committee, then reinstated in the elections following an ASUU Supreme Court reversal, some ASUU members said the process has become muddled with hurt feelings, burned friendships and disillusionment. The Elections Committee's Feb. ii decision forced Team Unite to miss the presidential and vice presidential debate on Feb. 13. However, a Feb. 13 ASUU's Supreme Court ruling reversed the decision, and Team ASW Debate nixed due to 'lack of resources' Unite moved on to the general elections the next day, winning all three executive seats. Mike Bird and Ashley Newhall of Team Unite will now face Justin Spangler and Madison Black of the Vision Party in the elections in March for the presidential and vice presidential seats. Florence Fernandez of the Grow Party will face off with Team Unite's Tanner Olson for the senior class president seat. Amidst a season rife with allegations of campaign violations against multiple candidates and parties, an ASUU candidate who wished to remain anonymous came forward to discuss her frustration with the process. Although The Daily Utah Chronicle does not usually publish anonymous sources, the candidate's name is withheld because of the se- rious ramifications speaking publicly could have on her role in ASUU. The candidate said ASUU is in need of reform across the board and that the organization needs to be more transparent. She added that it is crucial that students be aware of event like this, but that few know about it. See GRIEVANCES page 3 Greek scholarships awarded wine HINCKLEY INSTITUTE ..... —0,— CHRIS AYERS/The Daily Utah Chronicle ASUU marketing director Carmen Gold speaks at the State of ASUU yesterday in the Hinckley Caucus Room. ASUU Nathan Turner STAFF WRITER Staff looks back on successes of the year The first ASUU presidential/vice presidential debate for general elections has been canceled. The debate would have been held today. Taylor Thompson, ASUU's election registrar, decided to cancel the debate because of a "lack of resources." "Basically, ASUU has had to pay for [more] than anticipated," Thompson said. "Marketing hadn't gone up yet, so nobody even heard about it. We didn't expect great attendance, and my moderator fell through. It was just like a whole mess." Thompson said pulling the debate together in the final 48 hours before the event just was not possible. The next will be on March 4 in the Hinckley Caucus Room. Thompson hopes the cancellation of the first debate will give Team Unite and the Vision Party extra time to prepare for the second one. Mike Bird, the presidential candidate for Team Unite, said he does not think the cancellation will hurt his party. Team Unite was unable to participate in the primary debate because it was temporarily disqualified. Thompson agreed she does not think it will affect either party's chances. "It is unfortunate ... because we would love to get our message out," Bird said. "I still feel good about us getting our message out to students." Karriann Johnson STAFF WRITER gender roles, hypersexualization and stereotypes. The event was organized by Rudy Medina, the student services coordinator for the Office of Student Equity and Diversity. The Hinckley Institute of Politics hosted the annual State of ASUU address Tuesday afternoon. ASUU staff members Scott Thatcher, Sam Ortiz, Sara Seastrand, Kendahl Melvin and Carmen Gold focused on what student government at the U has accomplished this academic year. "When we came into office, we had four platforms we were focused on that I would like to break down: sustainability, inclusivity, diversity and transparency," said Ortiz, the ASUU president. He said success in these platforms is shown by the Recycle Rice-Eccles program and ASUU's coordination with the LGBT Center and the Bennion Center on events. Ortiz also spoke about transparency within ASUU. "Transparency is really about accessibility," he said. "We post budgets online and market what we're doing so students really know what's going on in ASUU." Gold, ASUU's marketing board director, said ASUU has had an impact on her life and can for other students as well. "As I leave this year, I can see I left my own small impact by getting the word out and getting students to events," Gold said. She said her time in ASUU taught her things she would have been unable to learn in a classroom setting. Blake Giove, a junior in business administration, said there were pros and cons to the State of ASUU address. "I was pleased with how well the current president and vice president were able to explain the system to students in a way we can understand," he said. "But I was disappointed in their not having much of an idea of the far future." Each speaker in the forum spoke of the importance of student involvement. Seastrand said getting involved on campus has benefits beyond the academic realm. "It's important so you can get an education that extends beyond the classroom," she said. Ortiz also made sure to address See GENDER page 4 See ASUU page 3 n.turner@chronicle.utah.edu DANE GOODWIN/The Daily Utah Chronicle Business professor Alan Sandomir spoke to fraternity and sorority members that have a cumulative GPA of 3.7 and above and new initiates of the Order of Omega National Honor Society at the first annual Greek Scholarship Banquet in the Union Ballroom Tuesday night. Lassonde plans for ASUU Assembly funds student groups housing complex Nathan Turner STAFF WRITER Ivy Smith STAFF WRITER The Lassonde Entrepreneur Center is planning a housing complex with workspace for budding entrepreneurs. Construction will begin in 2016. The center describes the building as a live-work, or live-make space. It will differ from other live-learn communities such as the Donna Garff Marriott Honors Center in that it will not have any classroom space. The Lassonde fosters business ideas and plans that U students dream up, and representatives from the center sought feedback from students on Tuesday. They hope the new building will bring their mission even further along and that the new housing development will be unlike anything the U has ever seen. See LASSONDE page 3 ASUU's Assembly was running out of money in its contingency fund, so it allocated $50,000 from the general reserve at a meeting Tuesday night in two $25,000 bills. The bills will now have to pass through the ASUU Senate on Feb. 27 for the transfer to be officially approved. The Assembly can only allocate up to $25,000 from the general reserve BRENT UBERTY/The Daily Utah Chronicle at a time, which is why they had to pass two separate bills. ASUU vice president Sara Seastrand announces how "We need to have these two transfers funding for on-campus childcare allocated by the Assembly is making a large impact. See ASSEMBLY page 4 Panel examines gender roles and media Allison Oligschlaeger STAFF WRITER Doctoral student Cindy Huynh does not think her purple hair makes her any less qualified to teach. Huynh, who teaches a hip- hop feminism course in the U's Gender Studies Program, was one of five women to participate in a panel discussion Wednesday about the misrepresentation of the female body. Panelists discussed the expectations for women's bodies, |