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If you find something you would like clarified or find unfair, please contact the editor at [e-mail] The Daily Utah Chronicle is an independent student publication printed during Fall and Spring Semesters (excluding test weeks and holidays). Chronicle editors and staff are solely responsible for the newspapers content. Funding comes from advertising revenues and a dedicated student fee administered by the Student Media Council.To respond with questions, comments or complaints, call 801-581-8317 or visit vvvvw. dailyutahchronicle.com .The Chronicle is distributed free of charge, limit one copy per reader. Additional copies of the paper may be made available upon request. No person, without expressed permission ofThe Chronicle, may take more than one copy of any Chronicle issue. Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/TheChrony Follow us on Twitter: @TheChrony RYAN MILLER U tah head coach Larry Krystkowiak has done wonders up on the hill, but he may have had some help with a reset button. After Krystkowiak was named coach in the spring of 2011, eight Utah players transferred. During his first season at the helm, he dismissed a player halfway through the season for violating team rules. Following the 2012-13 season, freshman Justin Seymour left the program after he and Krystkowiak reportedly made a mutual decision that his departure would be best. That same offseason, Aaron Dotson and Glen Dean also transferred from the program. This latest offseason, Ahmad Fields, Princeton Onwas and Marko Kovacevic all transferred away from Utah. In Krystkowiak's short time at the U, he has seen 15 players on scholarship leave the program. Some of the schools they left for? University of Idaho, Murray State, Drexel and San Jose State. Not exactly the blue-bloods of college hoops. I will admit, I never thought much of this until Marko Kovacevic left last season and ended up in Caldwell, Idaho, playing for the College of Idaho.The reason this caught my attention can be found in the statement sent out announcing Kovacevic's departure from the team. In the statement Krystkowiak is quoted saying, "Utah men's basketball junior Marko Kovacevic has left the team to return to his native Serbia. He has decided not to return due to family issues and we wish him and his family the best during this trying time:' Now, I'm no geography expert, but I'm pretty sure the move from Utah to Idaho doesn't constitute a "return to his native Serbia:' I spoke with Fields late last year, and he said that it was 100 percent his choice to leave Utah and that he wasn't forced out. I have no reason to believe he wasn't telling me the truth. But the question is how many have Wed. Thu. Fri. January January January 21 22 DIAL IN TO UKRAINE A Hinckley forum at 12:30 p.m. will focus on the Ukraine crisis and feature John Herbst, the former Ambassador to Ukraine. It will be held in OSH 255. 23 BE THE PARTY Applications for Crimson Night Associate Director for the Union Programming Council are due today. Visit their Facebook page or drop by their office in the Union Building for more details. CUBA TRIP GIVES STUDENTS NEW PERSPECTIVE BY JULIANNE SKRIVAN /STAFF WRITER COURTESY OF MORGAN BYRNE left like Fields, of their own accord, and how many have left under the same circumstances as Kovacevic? This season, Krystkowiak has mentioned that when he looks down his bench he doesn't see any players causing distractions. That wasn't the case in the past. Utah has been able to rise so fast, because they eventually found the players that clicked as a team — it just took a few tries. The Utes pulled it off just in time too. In October, the Pac-12 passed a reform that guaranteed four-year athletic scholarships for athletes in all sports. In other words, when a team decides on a player, they may just be stuck with him. Just think if the reform had occurred a few seasons ago. Would Jakob Poeltl be patrolling the paint? Would Brekkott Chapman be a star-in-waiting? Would the Utes have had a scholarship for Kyle Kuzma? I think the most important question now is, will Krystkowiak be able to get it right the first time from here on out? [e-mail] @millerjryan oDi CATCH THE LAST NIGHT OF "ALABAMA STORY" The play, which is based on true events that happened in Montgomery in 1959, closes tonight at the Pioneer Memorial Theatre. Drop by the ticket office before curtain goes up to get two free tickets with your UCard. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. misconceptions about traveling to Cuba, saying some may view it as scary and illegal. "People think they have Cuba in this little box, and once you start to peel the onion you see it's different': Russo said. Russo wanted the exploration to focus on Cuba's expanding cultural landscape and the different demographics of the people and country. "[The] life expectancy in Cuba and the United States is only a year apart, and the gaps between the rich and the poor are much smaller': Russo said. "In general the Cubans' needs are met and therefore more people, you could argue, are getting their basic human needs met. Here people are really poor or living extravagantly. It is more socialism-oriented because it is socialism:' Regarding physical safety, Russo said she felt safe to travel in Cuba. "I can go out ... at night and feel perfectly safe': Russo said. "People speak English and are trying to learn it, so the language barrier isn't as intense as people think:' Russo said she values the experiences students have when they return to the states. "My favorite part is once we are home and everyone has to reflect on the trip;' Hall said. "How they have changed, what they have learned; it's a time for critical thinking of everything they just saw:' [e-mail] @JulianneSkrivan course at the U took a group of students to Cuba last October for a brand new type of study abroad experience. Melissa Hall, the program manager for the class entitled "Cuba: Community, Complexity and Change': said the group was a mix of undergraduate and graduate students. Once enrolled, students began preparing for their trip, learning about the country they would be exploring. "Before we go, we spend a lot of time in the classroom focusing on the new culture they are about to experience, and once we are there they get to see a variety of groups, from redevelopment areas to the grassroots of Cuba:' Hall said. Gina Russo, the assistant director at the Bennion Center and organizer of the study abroad trip, received a grant to do an exploratory of her choosing. After a visit to Cuba, Russo wanted to share her experience with the culture. "I realized that it was viable and that students would love it," Russo said. "We didn't market it that well for that long of a time and we got 22 students right out of the gate who signed up. I was hoping for 12, and I was like "wow." I think people were really intrigued to explore this mystery country that is only 90 miles away from us:' Russo said she feels there are negative A LAPTOPS PROVIDE HELP FOR NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS BY CAROLYN WEBBER /STAFF WRITER PHOTO BY KIFFER CREVELING aptops are an essential tool for the average college student, so for those without the economic means, not having one can be an obstacle to completing education. The Women's Resource Center is hoping to change that. Leaders from the organization are reaching out to non-traditional students to loan them laptops during their college careers. Kim Hall, associate director for the center, said they received a grant from a local foundation to purchase 50 new Toshiba laptops for Fall Semester and have been lending them to students in need. Most are single parents or from low-income families. "The lack of service [of technology] isn't the issue:' Hall said. "Accessibility is the issue." For students who are working, studying and raising kids, it can be a hassle to come to campus just to get access to a computer. "It opens up all these options L because cell phones and computers are something we assume that everyone has:' Hall said. "It is just not the case:' Mary Smeding, a mother of four and a freshman in secondary education, received a laptop to start working toward her bachelor's degree this semester. She is happy to have more time to dedicate to her kids and grateful that the laptop came with programs that would have cost her hundreds of dollars. "It was a gift and such a relief,' Smeding said. "It takes away a lot of the stresses that most people don't think about" The U's IT Department loaded all basic programs free of charge and are donating their time to repair the laptops as needed. This is a major help to Valerie Green, a graduate student in educational leadership and policy. She owned a home computer but had a crisis when it crashed at the end of the semester during finals week. "I called [the office] and had a computer the next day. It saved my life that semester," Green said. She was surprised by the Women's Resource Center's trust in giving out the laptops so readily. "There are no parameters, which adds to the value of the program': she said. There are still 25 laptops the center hopes to give out. Those who meet the needs from their FAFSA, a financial aid form, can walk out of the office with a laptop to use until they graduate. "There is nothing attached': Green said. "They just want you to succeed:' Hall said each set comes with a laptop, cover, mouse and jump drive that cost around $500. Students on the U's satellite campuses are also able to take advantage of the program. Hall hopes that by addressing little issues such as computer access, there can be big improvements in the retention and graduation of women and other nontraditional students. "Their whole life changes based on being able to work from home': Hall said. [e-mail] 4 Donate plasma today and earn up to $300 a month! Who knew I could earn money, save lives, and get free vvi-fi at the same time? 2978 South State St., Salt Lake City, UT 84115 I Scan for an insider look at the plasma donation process To scan and view content, you most download a QR code reader from your App store. 'Applicable for eligible. qualified new donors. Fees vary by weight. New donors must bring photo ID, proof of address and Social Security number. CSL Plasma Good for You. Great for Life