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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 4 ELECTIONS Continued from page 1 Bird was not able to be at the announcements as he was on his way to Colorado at the time, but he still weighed in on the results. "From the beginning, we knew it would be a close race," Bird said. "Overall we do feel success in a lot of aspects. We are excited about elections being a little more clear [in the future]. It was a close race, we had fun and we wish the best to the Vision Party." Florence Fernandez of the Vision Party won the senior class president position over Team Unite's Tanner Olson. Fernandez won by 44 votes. Fernandez said she was lucky enough to have the Grow Party and the Vision Party behind her. She said Ali Sadler and Oliver Anderson, the presidential and vice presidential candidates for the Grow Party, stood beside her after the Grow Party was dissolved after the primaries. "It was very difficult, for sure," Fernandez said, donning both Grow and Vision gear after the results were announced. Zack Strong won the Attorney General position in a landslide victory over MacLane Taggart by a vote count of 1,748 to 1,333. Four independent candidates won senate seats in this year's election process. Cindy Chen won a close race for the College of Fine Arts, Rachel Wootton won for the College of Mines and Earth Sciences Lauryn Roth won the seat for the College of Medicine and Anthony Minjarez won the seat for the College of Science. "I am thrilled to be in ASUU Senate next year," Wootton said. "I hope everyone involved in elections continues to be engaged to improve the campus community." Team Unite won seven of the Senate seats compared to the Vision party's six and the four independent winners. The Vision Party won 18 of the Assembly seats while Team Unite won 17 of them. Three independent candidates won Assembly seats as well, and there will be a special election for a final Assembly seat in the College of Science. n.turner@chronicle.utah.edu SCHOLARSHIPS Continued from page 1 what aid is available to them. The University of Arizona launched their university-wide scholarship search engine, Scholarship Universe, in 2009. Scholarship Universe allows students to input their personal and academic information and locate financial aid for which they qualify. USC provides their students with a table listing all campus scholarships with the description, amount and application deadline. A similar universal system does not yet exist at the U. However, U employees are hopeful about this new transition. "It would help the university in terms of leveraging our scholarship resources much more effectively. It will definitely help enhance the 'seamless navigation' that President Pershing talks about, because we will SPRING BREAK Continued from page 1 public health, poverty and environmental justice, among others. Stephanie Cooper, student chair for the Alternative Breaks program, said the program serves two purposes: to allow students to delve deeply into an issue and attempt to identify its root causes. Secondly, Cooper hopes students return to Salt Lake City with possible solutions for similar problems in our community. Cooper traveled to Denver, Colo. as a student participant in a group focused on women's issues. The Denver trip is one of three new trips offered this Spring Break, all student-driven. "The faculty advisors are very open to student ideas," she said. "There's so much room for the program to grow. All it takes are students willing to put in the work." Nisha Kalavam, an ASB student site leader, has experienced this openness firsthand. Kalavam led the trip to Seattle to work on Monday, March 17, 2014 have them all in one database," Parker said. Parker said because there is a large amount of information to gather, creating this database will take time. She said the formation of the office will come in stages. The first stage: create the office. This was announced March 5. The next stages are to identify each of the scholarships around campus and to consolidate the information into an online database that students can easily access and use. Parker described this transition as an "overhaul." Aside from the database, the new scholarship office plans to provide guidance to students as they go through the application process. "I want this office to be proactive and communicate with students and provide for them an avenue that is seamless so that it's much easier for them to navi- hunger and food justice. Last year the trip was called "Hunger and Homelessness," but Kalavam felt this topic was too broad. She brought her concerns to Kris Fenn, the progam's director, who worked with Kalavam to develop a more specific trip. Students traveling with Kalavam over Spring Break worked on an organic farm, a food bank and a food distribution agency. They also explored the city of Seattle. Bergeson and his group in Point Reyes worked with a representative from the National Parks Service to address the needs of different coastal species on a variety of beaches in the area. He hoped to show students the "nuts and bolts" of environmental restoration, including the respective benefits and harms of different restoration efforts. Student participants looked forward to gaining hands-on experience in these issues. Madeline Berger, an undeclared freshman, headed to Kanab, Utah to work on animal advocacy in a no-kill shelter. Berger has volunteered with animals before but hoped to gain more education on INTERNATIONAL Continued from page 1 bring diverse cultures together to share with the U and the Salt Lake City community. Johnson said around soo students and citizens attended the event Thursday night in the Union. The event has sold out in years past ,and the number of attendees grows each year. Last year, more than 40o people attended. Tickets to attend the event cost $6 before the event and $8 at the door. Fan Yu, a visiting scholar from China participating in research at the U, said, "I just want to know different things about the world." The event included a raffle for prizes and a diverse selection of food. There were Chinese, Nepali, Polynesian and African dances, as well as Taiko and Mariachi music. The Vietnamese fan dance included an appearance by Miss Vietnam Utah. There was also a fashion show featuring traditional clothing from Afghanistan and China, which Johnson said is a "big STUDY YOUR SCRIPTURES! THE AMAZING COLOSSAL APOSTLE i '" r, 0_ RO BERT/M. PRIC I - j.peterson@chronicle.utah.edu this specific topic. "I'm hoping it will steer me in the direction of how to be more useful," Berger said. Bettymaya Foott, a junior in environmental studies and Spanish, also participated in the Kanab trip and enjoyed the experience. She wished the program offered more scholarships. "I got $50, which is helpful, but it almost wasn't worth applying for," she said. "I could have spent that time working on my homework or other things I have to do." As the Bennion Center expands their program, they continue to receive more applications than they can accept for each year's program. The center hopes to continue adding new trips to meet student demand. Lacey Holmes, the Bennion Center's public relations coordinator, believes every student deserves the experience. "Alternative spring breaks give students a chance to get outside the bubble and learn about something they've never been exposed to," Holmes said. "The trip lasts a week, but the experience lasts a lifetime." a.oligschlaeger@chronicle.utah.edu hit" among attendees. Bei Yan, a transfer student from China in business, was most excited to see the Chinese dance. Siblings Hamza, Kyla and Kamila Yaqoobi are students at the U from Afghanistan who attended the event specifically to be a part of the fashion show. Hamza Yaqoobi, studying pre-dentistry and business management, said he feels it is important for students to be exposed to culture. His sister Kyla Yaqoobi, studying sociology, said she attended "just for the experience of it all." And their sister, Kamila Yaqoobi, in sociology and criminology, said the fashion show was a "good opportunity to show our culture." International Night hosted the Best Afro Dance Company, composed of students who attend SLCC and founded the dance company in 2012. The company's goal is to teach community members different African dances. The proceeds from the March 6 event will fund next year's International Night. e.trepanier@chronicle.utah.edu ! C_D 0 The only letter you actually want to write • • • TEIBSBardlEOFIBeHiSIOIVNI.11 F- gate the scholarship process," Parker said. "My number one priority is making this process better for our students." The new office will provide information on both undergraduate and graduate scholarships. Parker said the entire process is still in its infant stages. Currently, a taskforce is being assembled to assess how to best collect the scholarship and financial aid information. Once the data collection is near completion, the U will ask for student opinions on how to best go about organizing it into something that will be useful to them. 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