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Show Wednesday, March 26, 2014 DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE www.dailyutahchronicle.com The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 Vol. 123 No. 106 ©2014 ALSO INSIDE: Utah's new offensive coordinator focuses on reshaping and accelerating offense » 5 A Jackson Hannon argues the U.S. needs to withdraw from further involvement in Afghanistan, focus on internal issues » 4 Inflammatory tweet targets BYU Ryan Miller STAFF WRITER University of Utah @uutah 1om Congrats to our Pac-12 —N1- Conference brethren, University of Oregon, on its victory in the NCAA Tournament today! Nice win, Ducks! rio ioat 8 University of Utah @uUtah So, its been a while... @MightyAlaskaUte: @tyshep @BHoeksel @Utahnation @chang_max @SwoopHawk 1573 days to be exa University of Utah @UUtah 21 m Last time #byu has beat #UofU — it's been years, right? #littlebrother @SLC_UT @tyshep @BHoeksel @Utahnation @chang_max *5 rr-r i — L-, University of SCREENSHOT COURTESY OF @BYUBITTERFAN The U's rivalry with BYU doesn't end when football season does. On Mar. 2o, the U's official Twitter account tweeted a congratulatory remark to Oregon for beating BYU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The tweet was followed by "good-natured ribbing" directed at BYU. The tweet from the U's account read: "Last time #byu beat #UofU—it's been years right? #littlebrother." Andrew Thompson, new media specialist for the U, declined to say who wrote the tweet. Both BYU fans and Ute supporters asked for the tweet to be taken down, calling it embarrassing. "I view BYU as a premier institution and a wonderful neighbor, and I think the rivalry makes each institution stronger and better," Thompson said. "There is a mutual respect between fans on both sides that you don't often find in other rivalries, which truly makes it special." He added that "good-natured ribbing" is essential to keeping the rivalry alive. AP sports reporter John Coon tweeted in response to the U's original message: "@uutab shouldn't be tweeting out inflammatory stuff about BYU. Bad standard of professionalism for an institution of higher education." Robby Jackson, a sophomore in communication, said he was initially critical of the tweet. Jackson, who reports on Utah basketball for the Utes Sport Report on Scout. com, originally tweeted that the account was embarrassing but said he overreacted. "I thought those tweets had crossed the line, but looking back, it was out of fun, and nothing malicious was said," Jackson said. "Next time if whoever is running the account wants to do it again, I would refrain from mentioning specific people in the tweets and not use "#littlebrother" or similar hashtags. Playful rivalry talk has its place, and what the account tweeted out wasn't all that bad." A similar incident occurred in Nov. 2010 when BYU beat Utah State University and a message flashed on BYU's Marriott Center scoreboard, reading "Utah State, enjoy the loss" and referred to the Aggies as "little brother." BYU issued an official apology following the incident calling the message "inappropriate" and stating the message "does not reflect the sentiment of BYU Athletics or the university." Utah's Twitter account has since taken down the tweet containing the "little brother" hashtag and tweeted: "We apologize to #byu for congratulating Oregon on their win tonight. #BYU is a wonderful institution and even better neighbor. #GoCougs!" The U's account has since congratulated the other Pac-12 schools in their success in the NCAA Tournament. 'We share content that is pertinent, like deadlines, news, events and activities. We also share content that can be viewed as light-hearted and fun," Thompson said of the U's social media accounts. "We've found that this balance of content keeps the campus community engaged so that when we need to share really important information, there is a greater reach to do so." r.miller@chronicle.utah.edu SmartTrips SLC poises to increase UTA usage DANE GOODWIN/The Daily Utah Chronicle Sara Tannenbaum, coordinator of Smart Trips Salt Lake City, speaks in the collegiate room in the Union on Tuesday afternoon. PHOTO COURTESY OF BENJ DRUMMOND Kevin Tao STAFF WRITER For Sara Tannenbaum, coordinator of SmartTrips SLC, realizing an increase in public transportation to the U is a matter of changing attitudes. "Students have some of the greatest support in getting to school," she said. Tannenbaum spoke on campus as a part of ASUU's #Healthy4Dayz campaign on Tuesday, with three students in attendance. She said students are privileged to have easy access to routes to the U and a free UTA pass, which for an adult outside of the U costs $83.75 per month. She is happy more students are using online resources such as Google Maps and the UTA Trip Planner to make using public transportation easier. SmartTrips offers personal assistance in trip planning. Funded through a UCare grant, SmartTrips provides community support and education for public transit use. Tannenbaum said there are stigmas associated with using the bus or TRAX, and she hopes further education will mitigate harmful assumptions. "To me, embracing alternative forms of transportation is more than just improving air quality: it's about improving your quality of life," Tannenbaum said. She believes too many people become attached to one mode of transportation and said spending time outside of the car to walk, bike or ride public transportation will make people happier, giving them a chance to slow down. Tannenbaum addressed the concern that using public transportation takes too much time. She said students can study, read or reflect while riding the bus or train. She hopes to see more students taking the time to walk and bike through their communities to absorb the local atmosphere. The majority of U students live off campus and commute, making it important for them to be aware of their contribution to air pollution, Tannenbaum said. "I think it's a great idea for students to be more involved in public transit," said Chris Rondem, a senior in economics and philosophy. Rondem said the cost of owning a car is a major reason for students to consider other transportation options. As a member of the Student Services Board, Rondem arranged for Tannenbaum to speak and is a student advocate for SmartTrips. Tannenbaum is confident that continued efforts through programs like SmartTrips will engage communities to join in environmental awareness. k.tao@chronicle.utah.edu Biologist Nalini Nadkarni presents a lecture on trees to prison inmates in Washington. U professors reach out to SLC jail Nathan Turner STAFF WRITER U scientists are teaching at the Salt Lake County Jail. The Center for Science and Mathematics Education started the program, called INSPIRE, on March 24. It is modeled after a similar program launched at Washington State by Nalini Nadkarni nearly io years ago. Nadkarni, now a professor at the U, hopes the INSPIRE program will have as much success as the Washington State program. "This program is important because it is an example of how scientists can bring science education to all people, not just those who can come to our campus or visit scientific institutions," Nadkarni said. Emily Gaines-Crockett, the program director for CSME, said they reached out to the county jail and the state prison system to start the program. "They are both very interested, but the group that was ready to start up first was Salt Lake County jail," GainesCrockett said. The March 24 lecture was the first of the monthly lectures that will be given by U faculty or graduate students. The monthly lectures will be delivered to unit 5D in the jail. Inmates have the option to go to the lectures or stay in their cells. Gaines-Crockett said they expect high turnover because inmates are released more often at the county jail than the state prison. Gaines-Crockett said in addition to the recurring monthly lecture they will have a conservation research project in the jail's green house. The conserSee INSPIRE page 3 UPC shows students love with free Zumba Allison Oligschlaeger STAFF WRITER Pharrell William's "Happy" blared through the Union Saltair Room as students grapevined to free Zumba lessons on Tuesday night. This was the first event in the Union Programming Council's weeklong "UPC Loves U" cel- ebration, which aims to show students some love. The classes, which started at 6 p.m., were taught back-to-back for a half an hour each. Anusha Buchireddygari, a graduate student in computer science, said she was looking forward to the event. "I've heard a lot about Zumba lately," Buchireddygari said. "I want to see what it's actually like." Turnout was low, but energy was high. Several UPC board members — along with a few students — partied to Pitbull and Lil' Jon as they tried to follow the instructor's complicated dance routines. The classes were taught by Deanna Hansen, a junior in linguistics and a certified Zumba instructor. Hansen began dancing Zumba a year ago and then started teaching as a way to be more involved. Tuesday night's class, which cost UPC s45, was the second time Hansen has taught since earning her certification. See ZUMBA page 3 Protein detection moves into the future Andrew Jose STAFF WRITER Fibrous gel was so 1959. Mary J. Wirth, a distinguished professor at Purdue University, addressed chemistry students regarding a new technique for protein detection in the Thatcher Building on Tuesday. The new research explores more effective methods of detecting proteins within various substances, which could eventually mean advances in medical treatments that focus on protein detection and identification. Since 1959, researchers have used fibrous gels to achieve this. See CHEMISTRY page 3 CHRIS AYERS/The Daily Utah Chronicle Mary J. Wirth at the Thatcher Building Tuesday morning, discussing submicrometer silica particles in prorwin electrophoresis. |