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Show Tuesday, April 22, 2014 DAI LY UTAH CHRONICLE The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 www.dailyutahchronicle.com Vol. 123 No. 120 ©2014 OPINION: Public doorways should ARTS: Salt Lake Comic Con brings SPORTS: Softball demolishes UVU, be smoke-free environments >> 4 in Trekkies, 'Doctor Who' fans >> 5 outscores Wolverines 26-7 >> 6 CRIME U Police continue search for library lot suspect Courtney Tanner ASST. NEWS EDITOR MARRIOTT CENTER FOR DANCE MARRIOTT LIBRARY AREA OF INCIDENT EMILY ANDREWS/The Daily Utah Chronicle The incident occured in the parking lot west of the Marriott Library. An unknown man allegedly attempted to open the driver's side door of a female student's car on April is. The incident occurred just before io:55 p.m. in the west Marriott Library parking lot. According to a U Police report, the woman left the library and walked to her parked car. Once inside, she locked the doors. The male suspect tried to open her door but was startled when the student honked and See SAFETY page 3 CALVIN CHHOUR/The Daily Utah Chronicle A new block U has been installed near the Campus Store. New Block U site creates campus pride, photo op, possible traditions John Peterson STAFF WRITER Union director Whit Hollis, is the man behind the new block U statue. Two years ago, Hollis was talking with students and colleagues about the lack of "school spirit objects" on campus. To remedy the problem, he and his co-workers settled on a large red block U between the Campus store and the Union. It took Hollis and his co-workers time to CHRIS SAMUELS/The Daily Utah Chronicle As part of "Geek Week" the Marriott Library will be open for 24 hours. make their idea a reality. All projects that will change the appearance of campus must be approved by a committee that determines if the object will be erected on the site of a possible future building. Hollis is still getting the final numbers for the costs but estimates the block U cost about sis,000. Hollis said he sees this as an investment in school pride and future tradition. "I hope that when students and their families See BLOCK U page 3 Tco-anxiety': taking a break from technology and exploring nature Students de-stress during Geek Week with yoga, therapy dogs Nathan Turner STAFF WRITER It is time to get your geek on, because Geek Week has returned for Spring Semester. ASUU is partnering with the Marriott Library, the Union Programing Council and the Residence Hall Association to hold the weeklong end-of-the-semester event. The Marriott Library will have extended hours during Geek Week and will remain open 24 hours a day from today until April 25 at 10 p.m. The library will open again at 9 a.m. on Saturday and remain open until io p.m. It will open once again on Sunday at noon and not close until April 3o at 6 p.m. "This semester we are [changing] events as a result of student feedback and changing resources," said Rachel Wootton, director of Allison Oligschlaeger STAFF WRITER the Academic Affairs Board. Parking validations will be available for students taking advantage of the library's 24-hour schedule. Free pizza will also be provided to students every night at 8 p.m. in the library. The second floor of the library will be home to yoga during Geek Week. Sessions will be held today, Wednesday and Thursday at 2 p.m. "We have found that providing these resources the week before and the week of finals to students has generated a very favorable response," said ASUU president Sam Ortiz. Geek Week is meant to help students reduce stress during finals week. Therapy dogs See GEEK WEEK page 3 ALLISON OLIGSCHLAEGER /The Daily Utah Chronicle Students share art as they participate in a nature walk in City Creek Canyon. Mahreen "Jai" Hamid Bashir thinks you might be suffering from eco-anxiety. "We're bombarded with data and analysis that says we're moving towards a climate-constricted future," said Bashir, a senior in environmental and sustainability and gender studies. "I feel like a lot people are hampered by that and are dissuaded from advocacy because they feel like it's already a lost cause." As a nature leader for the Children & Nature Network, Bashir is working to reverse this attitude of helplessness toward the environment. "I think we need to convince people that there is hope and that there is something we can do," she said. Bashir feels in order to save the environment, people must first engage with it. Bashir's job as a representative of the Children & Nature Network is to get kids outside and involved with nature. See SUSTAINABILITY page 3 NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS FOUR U PROFESSORS RECEIVE ACCOLADES Cynthia Burrows, professor of chemistry, received the Linda K. Amos award for her work toward improving the environment for women at the U. Burrows is chair of the Department of Biological Chemistry, making her the first woman to take such a position in the College of Science. Catherine R. deVries, professor of pediatric urology, was selected to receive the Clinical Excellence Award from Castle Connolly Medical Ltd:s National Physician of the Year Awards. She has traveled the world performing surgery on people who had little or no access to medical care and has focused on serving in Asia, Latin America and Africa. The medical service she provided around the world inspired her to found the U's Center for Global Surgery. Hester Henderson, professor of exercise and sports science, received the U's Distinguished Faculty Service Award in March. Henderson founded U-FIT, a student organization that provides sports opportunities to children in the community. Students gather with the children on Fridays to instruct kids in different types of games and sports, focusing on spending time one-on-one with each child. Henderson received the award at a luncheon at the Bennion Center. Sharlene A. Kiuhura, a professor in special education, was selected by the Council for Exceptional Children to receive the 2014 Early Career Publication Award for her article detailing work she did for her dissertation. Kiuhara's research focused on teaching disabled high school students persuasive writing. Compiled by Anna Drysdale Police Re cart Campus Store burglarized U Police have a suspect in a break-in at the Campus Store on April 13. The perpetrator was caught on video surveillance and appears to be wearing a light-colored shirt, gray pants and black gloves in the footage. U Police Sgt. Mike Richards said the individual is also suspected in the bookstore robberies from April 7 and March 21. In the most recent burglary, the suspect broke the window of the south service door with a rock to enter, Richards said. The suspect allegedly stole $3,000 worth of Apple computers and iPads. U Police arrived at the scene approximately 90 seconds after the intrusion alarm sounded. The case is currently under investigation. U student arrested for pot, alcohol A 19-year-old male U student was arrested on April 12 for underage drinking and possession of "a small bag" of marijuana. An officer was making rounds in the Union parking lot when he discovered the man, Richards said. The individual was transported to the Salt Lake County Jail. Female stuck in Honors elevator A female resident of the Donna Garff Marriott Honors Residential Scholars Community was trapped in the dorm's elevator on April The elevator stopped on the fifth floor, and the woman was stuck inside for nearly 25 minutes, Richards said. The Salt Lake City Fire Department pried the door open, but they were unsure why the elevator malfunctioned. There were no reported injuries. Threatening texts lead to referral to dean A former male resident of the Sage Point 810 dorms allegedly sent threatening text messages to two of his ex-roommates on April ii. The suspect purportedly texted the other two males because he was concerned about being kicked out of the university, Richards said. U Police issued a referral for the student to visit the Dean's Office to resolve the threats. The suspect roommate left the dorm weeks before this incident because of unrelated issues. Person gifting Bibles is too Old Testament An individual was allegedly "aggressively" handing out Gideon's Bibles to patrons near the southwest corner of the Marriott Library. The incident occurred on April 9 near io a.m. Richards said the person "felt it was their spiritual duty to perform this service." U Police did not ask the individual to leave. The person is not affiliated with the U. Compiled by Courtney Tanner |