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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Wednesday, April 2, 2014 MUSS Continued from page 1 of which day of the week they are assigned to register. Meeting the demands of 6,000 students who join the MUSS football program each year is not a simple task. Over the past few years, students who have joined have been frustrated by website crashes on the server. In the early years of the MUSS, registration was open to all students on the same day, but the current three-day schedule is designed to help reduce the load on the servers. The Alumni Association, which oversees the MUSS, has made an effort to correct any past issues as it tries to keep the registration running as smoothly as possible. "We switched to a new company prior to last year's registration in order to prevent a crash. It is the same company that the athletic department and many other universities currently use. Overload did not RESEARCH Continued from page 1 an extrovert or introvert, Bernabe's studies show that more Facebookuse causes people to worsen their communication skills. Bernabe thinks we should "remember what we did as kids." She thinks this will aid in the problems she discovered regarding Facebook use. Shauna Edson, a senior in writing and rhetoric studies, did research focusing on writing center theory in relation to refugees and sexual minorities. She has participated as a coaching in writing centers and will be one of the first to graduate with a major in writing and rhetoric, which has only been a major since July 2013. Edson focuses more on the technical side of writing but knows many who wish they had continued using writing as a creative outlet. "Really all writing is creative ... even technical stuff," Edson said. Edson said her biggest challenge when it comes to writing and rhetoric is the way instructors teach English to non-English speakers. She explained three teaching FULBRIGHT Continued from page 1 "It seemed like a perfect fit [for me]," Ward said. "It is like an investment in you as a future world leader." Bruce Smith, a professor in the department of communication sciences and disorders, went to Poland for a semester as part of the Fulbright Program. Smith said the most intriguing part of the experience for him was the ability to meet people from another culture. Ward agreed with Smith and said "it gives you a window into a different culture." Mushtaq said this aspect of the program is very important to both the Fulbright Program and the students involved. "When preparing your application, don't forget that [you are a cultural ambassador]," Mushtaq said. Proffitt said the program is more 221 5 1300 E Salt Lake City Everyday Value Menu $S FootIongs: B.L.T. lead to last year's delay — technical issues caused a delay," said John Fackler, director of alumni relations for the Alumni Association. He said the Alumni Association has worked with the company throughout the year to test the system. "They have assured us that with a year of experience, we have no reason to anticipate technical difficulties," Fackler said. Students who have registered for the MUSS online in past years should expect a similar but improved registration experience, Fackler said. "The process has been refined from last year to facilitate group seating, guest registration and T-shirt size selection — student and guest. We've tried to keep other items consistent to make the process as smooth as possible," he said. Students with additional questions about group seating, registration issues or guest passes can learn more on the MUSS blog. 3 I II p a.lillie@chronicle.utah.edu techniques, one of which focuses on correcting mistakes, while others try to incorporate the patterns in the writer's mother tongue, allowing the student to retain their cultural identity. "This is really important because ... societies are merging ... we need to be able to communicate," Edson said. Sasha Bordell, a senior in elementary education, who plans to begin teaching this August, focused on absenteeism in elementary schools. She found students may not go to school because of illness, lack of motivation and lack of parent involvement or interest. Bordell also found after completing an internship that introducing hand sanitizers in elementary schools led to an increase in attendance and a decrease in student illness. John Henrie, a senior in mechanical engineering, worked with designing and controlling underwater robots, looking specifically at fuel rods. Henrie said he settled on mechanical engineering after experimenting with two other majors. He advises fellow students to take a couple of extra years to "do something you find really exciting." e.trepanier@chronicle.utah.edu involved than he expected when he applied. He said although he did not expect to be working on his research project alone, he did not expect the level of interaction there was. "I definitely see the world differently after being in India for a year," Proffitt said. Wesley Sasaki-Uemura, a professor in the Department of History, said his Fulbright experience helped him finish his dissertation, which got him a job, while immersing himself in a different culture and meeting "really interesting people." Smith agreed with Sasaki-Uemura and said he met people with whom he is still in close contact because of Fulbright. Amir Khabibullin is currently visiting the U from Russia through the Fulbright Program. He said there is some culture shock for students, such as filing taxes, which he did last week. n.turner@chronicle.utah.edu I 801.582.5001 200 S COURTESY OF BRANDLEY PEREZ Students pose for a photo at an HBSA club meeting. SCHOLARHSIP Continued from page 1 it, which gives undocumented immigrant students a chance to go to college — as well as non-DREAM students. Salazar said he wants to "help give back" to the 3o to 4o members of the club and said he has seen many students come from "families faced with barriers," because of the impact of their ethnicity on their social status. Many "DREAMers" do not have Social Security numbers and cannot attain one, which makes it difficult for them to get jobs or other scholarships. Paying for college becomes an issue for these students because they are granted minimal financial CONSTRUCTION Continued from page] needed attention for years. "The university gets so much money each year to improve physical facilities, and a certain amount goes to pathways," Browning said. "[This project] made it back on to the list this year." While the issue has been raised repeatedly before, budget constraints have pushed the project to the back as a priority. This year, the U decided to focus on two larger projects: the Union pathway project and another project that STUDIES Continued from page 1 ies in academia in general is probably the [reason this is happening now]," he said. Bob Goldberg, history professor and director of the Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Center, said he thinks it is unusual that the U does not already have a Mormon studies program. Other Utah schools, such as UVU and Utah State, have had the program for years. In addition, schools across the country have religious programs for other faith sects, such as Judaism, Catholicism and Baptist studies. The minor is already in the pro- aid and student loans, and are not eligible to apply for public scholarships such as ones at the U. Utah's version of the DREAM Act, H.B. 144, passed in Utah in 2002. It allows undocumented students to attend publicly funded institutions of higher education in Utah if they attended a Utah high school for more than three years and graduated. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, only 16 other states allow undocumented students to receive in-state tuition as of February 2014. Brandley Perez, a junior in accounting, is glad to see a scholarship that will help students with barriers go to school and take classes. He has a close friend who was unable to attend the U because of the financial problems of being a DREAMer. "It relieves some pressure," Perez said. Keith Blanc, a sophomore in communications, said he believes the scholarship is too narrowly tailored. "I don't think private scholarships are fair or right," Blanc said. Mehvash Saleem, a junior in health society and policy, disagreed, saying this scholarship will give equal opportunity to all students who work hard and are struggling between going to school and finding a job. "Even as little as $500 helps," Saleem said. Salazar said he wants the scholarship to be an example of offering scholarships to all students, regardless of citizenship. will provide easier access along Campus Drive. The new design will feature a zigzagging walkway for easier access from the lower part of the hillside to the upper south entrance of the Union. Browning said the project went through several conceptions before the current design was decided upon. "This specific [plan] has been in the works a little over a year, but this is an issue the university has struggled with for over a decade," Browning said. While the project may cause students a minor inconvenience now, Browning said he is sure the project will pay off down the road. He said it will create much-needed ADA access for the area and improve the campus as a whole. Andrew Hancock, a junior in biology, said he feels the new project will ultimately have a positive effect on the campus. "Everybody needs equal access to our campus," Hancock said. "Obviously, this project will make the campus more accessible and easier to get around." The project began earlier this month and will continue to develop as weather conditions make further construction possible. cess of becoming an official program using coursework Goldberg has already set into place like the one Reeve teaches. "[We hope to] offer courses that are intellectually sophisticated but sensitive to students' beliefs," Goldberg said. Ideally, Goldberg would like the program to be in place for the Fall 2015 Semester, but Reeve wanted to clarify that the program is still in its early phases. "It's only a proposal. It's potential. I don't want to make it sound like a done deal because I don't know that that's the case," Reeve said. Reeve believes that the program would be popular due to the growing interest in Mormonism outside of Utah, as evidenced by former Gov. Mitt Romney's presidential bid and the Broadway hit "The Book of Mormon." "Mormonism as the quintessential American faith is growing," Reeve said. Goldberg believes the most important thing a Mormon studies minor could bring to the U is a sense of community among what he describes as a state divided into religious "tribes." "We live in tribes," Goldberg said. "[Academic programs] can get people to understand each other and break down those tribal barriers. We're all kind of similar under the skin." e.trepanier@chronicle.utah.edu a.jose@chronicle.utah.edu ivy.smith@chronicle.utah.edu LLI 0 Black Forest Ham 0 SUBWAY Cold Cut Combo Egg & Cheese Omelete Veggie Delite $6 Footlongs: Meatball Marinara Seafood Sensation Spicy Italian Contact a.drysdale@chronicle.utah.edu for information about being a news writer for The Daily Utah Chronicle. ( See Our Other Locations: 1314 S Foothill Dr. (Foothill Village) 801.581.1322 421 E 400 S 801.355.3259 Gateway Mall (Food Court) 801.456.0798 974 E 2100 S (Sugarhouse) 801.485.8658 1,!SUBWA* TM STUDENT FRIENDLY - GO UTES! 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