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Show DAILY Tuesday, April 8, 2014 UTAH CHRONICLE The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 www.dailyutahchronicle.com Vol. 123 No. 112 ©2014 ALSO INSIDE: After winning regionals, Red Rocks prepare for Birmingham, Ala. semifinals » 6 ARTS Georgie Zamantakis applauds the U's microaggressions Facebook page for provoking discussion about inclusion and diversity » 4 Community favorite Black Box Belly Dance Affair explores the evolution of dance in 'Timeline' » 5 New Chrony editor appointed for shortened term Ivy Smith STAFF WRITER The Student Media Council announced new student leaders for The Daily Utah Chronicle and KUTE yesterday afternoon. Anna Drysdale, a senior in English, French and German, will be editor in chief for the Chronicle for a three-month temporary position, and Alex Wiles, a junior in communication, will be station manager for K-UTE, appointed for a standard one-year term. 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"I as editor in chief." the organizational strucwish that I knew Such changes are being ture of the Chronicle, pos- ANNA DRYSDALE it could be a little proposed by the Student ALE X WILES sible changes to the editor longer, just so that Media Council as a way to in chief's job description and the I could put changes into effect and address a drop in funds caused by plummeting advertising revenue and shrinking student fees. The regulatory bylaws for the Student Media Council stipulate that the editor in chief, who is responsible for "the day-to-day functioning of the Chronicle," has "recruiting, hiring, firing and supervisory responsibility for all Chronicle writers, editors, production staff, artists, photographers and other contributors." Emily Andrews, current editor in See STUDENT MEDIA page 3 ASUU ASUU votes to change fight song DANE GOODWIN/The Daily Utah Chronicle Emilio Manuel Camu writes a message on the arms of Karl Ramirez in preparation for a photoshoot as part of Asian American Awareness Week. AASA looks to initiate dialogue on stereotypes Allison Oligschlaeger STAFF WRITER The Asian American Student Association is helping U students look #BeyondTheStereotype. U students on campus this week can look forward to a variety of events planned by AASA to celebrate the U's 21st annual Asian American Awareness Week, the theme of which is "#BeyondTheStereotype." The week was planned by Merissa Nakamura, a senior in sociology and ethnic studies. Nakamura said the theme was chosen to fight misconceptions about Asian American students, such as the stereotype that they always excel in academics. "When you think of Asian Americans, you typically have a pretty firm mental image," Nakamura said. "This week is meant to switch up those narratives." Asian American Awareness Week kicked off yesterday with a photo project called "Asian American Womxn Who Empower Us." Nakamura said the project is in solidarity with fellow Pac-12 schools UCLA and USC, whose Asian American student resource centers recently received letters targeting Asian American women. Nakamura called the letters "really racist and sexist." In response to these letters, Asian American students at UCLA created the #BeyondTheStereotype photo project, which aims to counter the accusations that Asian American women are weak, promiscuous or suffering from low self-esteem. To contribute to UCLA's project, Asian American women at the U wrote messages such as "love and strength," "rise against" and "be empowered" on their arms before being photographed. "We wanted to contribute to the growing counternarrative of what it means to be an Asian American woman," Nakamura said. Asian American Awareness Week continues through Friday with an event every day. Nakamura said each event was chosen to highlight a unique aspect of the Asian Ameri- See ASAA page 3 CONOR BARRY/The Daily Utah Chronicle A cheerleader runs with a U flag before the Utah's game against Colorado last season. Nathan Turner STAFF WRITER ASUU has approved changes to the U's fight song, "Utah Man." The joint resolution was drafted by ASUU president Sam Ortiz and passed unanimously by both ASUU's Assembly and Senate. The bill does not make definite changes — it only stipulates that changes will be made. The Academic Senate is to propose the changes. Mark Pittman, an ASUU representative from the College of Law, said he supported the investigation of the fight song because he wants to address student concerns about the song being discriminatory. Several organizations will have to approve any changes to the song, so Pittman said he is not afraid of poor changes. Ortiz said the fight song has entered "new arenas" such as graduation commencement ceremonies, raising concerns from a lot of students. He said that bill passed through the Assembly and Senate meetings without a single vote opposed to it. "There are a lot of things that happen on campus that make different groups of students feel less at-home or welcome," Ortiz said. "Some people are OK with it, but those people who aren't comfortable with [it] are those who already feel marginalized." He said the U is doing everything possible to further the cause. "I encourage students to voice their opinions to the ASUU president and his cabinet as they review the issue," Pittman said. "ASUU takes student concerns very seriously, especially ensuring the inclusion of all students on our diverse campus." Ortiz said more is coming in regards to the issue. He said the next stop for the bill is the Academic Senate. Ortiz said the Board of Trustees would most likely hear the proposed changes after the Academic Senate. "I've kind of always also felt that [the wording of the fight song] was a little male-centric See UTAH MAN page 3 CRIME Breakup leads to aggravated assault Courtney Tanner ASST. NEWS EDITOR A woman allegedly pointed a gun at her ex-girlfriend at the University Medical Center on March 31. The woman was purportedly upset her ex-girlfriend was seeing another woman, who was also present at the scene. According to U Police, she tapped the gun on the window of their vehicle while yelling at the two women inside the car. ,0c4 Medical Dr. North All 1167:11 ce• go B 3504 1HNPTH AIL 0.■\ See CRIME page 3 U grad students win national policy competition Emilie Trepanier STAFF WRITER Three U graduate students won a national policy competition in March. The three students, Anna Brower, Clare Tobin Lence and Laura Briefer, won the competition with a policy on young peo- ple between the ages of 18 and 25 and low employment rates at the Policy Solutions Challenge competition in Washington, D.C. on March 22. The students were asked to look at the policy process and then redesign a program and address youth employment more adequately. "Hopefully teammates wouldn't be mad with my honesty," said Brower, a graduate student in public administration. "It was a lot, a lot of work." The students first competed at a regional level against USC's team in Los Angeles. The group thought that the best-case scenario was taking second place. "We actually did a really good job," Brower said. After winning first place at that competition, the students moved on to the competition at a national level against American University and Florida Atlantic University. They had four weeks to "cram" before the competi- See U GRADS page 3 |