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Show Briefs LET'S GET READY TO RUBBLE Campus & Community _J i Huntsman to spend | birthday with troops Michael Sharp/michaelsharp@ccu$u.edu CONSTRUCTION CREWS BEGAN TEARING DOWN THE MERRIU. LBRARY last week. The demolition process will cost the university about $800,000. The library will be demolished in intervals and the space will remain empty until the university can secure funds from the Utah Legislature to build a new agriculture building. The Merill Library was built in the 1930s. •TUITION • SNOWMOBILE From page 1 From page 1 is an obtainable goal somewhere down the road," Hansen said. "Our first test drive was three miles and now we can go 10 miles. We have more than tripled our range." The snowmobile weighs about 950 pounds. He said its weight needs to be decreased greatly and hopes steps will be taken in the future to decrease the total weight. Bob Silver, a member of the team and a senior in electrical engineering, said, "Ours is much heavier, but at the same time, it is just as fast." The snowmobile can accelerate from zero-500 feet in 10.9 seconds and is excellent for utility purposes, Hansen said. He also Said it has great towing capability. They recently towed a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee weighing 4,345 pounds with the snowmobile, he said. USU's electric snowmobile team has 12 members. Paul Carpenter, a senior majoring in electrical engineering, was a member of the team this year. He said he helped with the data collection of the censor networks of the snowmobile and also analyzed its main power system. Carpenter said he was pleasantly surprised at USU's performance in Michigan. The electric snowmobile team is in constant need of funding. Hansen said they were unable to build the snowmobile they wanted because of a tight budget. If it had not been for last-minute donations, Hansen said USU would not have been able to compete in the SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge. "We know what needs to be done; It is just a question of time and money and the resources to do it," Hansen said. Courtesy USU Electric Snowmobile Team THE USU-DESIGNED SNOWMOBILE took home a plethora of awards from the SAE challenge, including the Rookie of the Year Award. He said he began working on the snowmobile in the late '90s with his father. "It's funny, because neither one of us rode snowmobiles, but we noticed they were noisy and stinky," he said. The two worked on the snowmobile on and off for several years, he said. The electric snowmobile is now the focus of Hansen's senior design project. He said he is happy to be working on it at USU because it gives it a home. There are also greater resources available at the university, he said. "We have made more advancements within the last six months than my dad and I did in six years," Hansen said. "There are much greater thinkers here. Many talented brains are better than one mediocre brain." He said the electric snowmobile will be used in Greenland this summer by the National Science Foundation to collect pollution samples. Hansen said he hopes this will increase the team's recognition and funding. -ariek@cc.usu.edu All schools were required to increase by 4 percent, but Tier II is controlled by individual school administrations and may vary. Tuition at the University of Utah will increase by 9-5 percent, while Dixie State College will increase tuition by 31.3 percent for undergrads and decrease it by 10.7 percent for grad students. The only school that did not increase Tier-II tuition was Salt Lake Community College. Covington said a 3.5 percent increase in salary for college professors was approved by the state and the 4 percent increase in Tier-I tuition will go to help pay for that. She said since college professors in Utah are paid less than the national average, it's difficult to retain them. "It's difficult for Utah State and the University of Utah — both research universities — to keep well-trained professors on campus," she said. Franco said some areas of academia must pay professors more than others, so he did not know how many new faculty members the proposed $250,000 for faculty hiring would afford. "No one wants to increase tuition, but we need to cover expenses and we felt this was a reasonable amount," he said. "Central administration, including the president, is trying to keep tuition down." Franco said despite the increase, USU continues to be a good educational value because other schools had to raise their tuition as well. -ella@cc.usu.edu Contact USU Police at 797-1939 for non-emergencies. Anonymous reporting line: 797-5000 EMERGENCY NUMBER: 911 Blotter {Police News from the Campus & Community Friday, March 17, 2OO6 • USU Police assisted with a parking issue that occurred in the Parking Terrace. An individual was upset that he had to pay a parking fee for parking in the Terrace. • Police responded to 700 North 800 East to direct traffic. The vendors from the home show were trying to get in and out and were creating a traffic problem. Police directed traffic until the traffic pattern returned to normal. Wednesday, March 22, 2006 • While at the Fine Arts uarking lot on a separate incident, police investigated an incident where an unidentified individual had thrown some clay at the vehicle the parking enforcement officer was driving. Sunday, March 19, 2006 •-TJSU Police responded to a fire alarm at Valley View Tower. Upon arrival it was found that residents had been cooking in the basement and the smoke from the food had activated the fire alarm. • USU Police responded to a automobile crash in the R-2 parking lot. The crash involved two vehicles and was damage only. Saturday, March 18, 2006 Monday, March 20, 2006 •.Police responded to a fire alarm in the Fieldhouse. The beam detectors was activated by helium balloons that were released in the air. The alarm was silenced and reset without any further problems. • USU Police responded to the Chemistry Building on a report of water leaking. Upon arrival police provided assistance in finding a mop. • Police responded to a fire alarm in the HPER building. The alarm was activated by humidity that accumulated in the pool area due to the fans not circulating. The fans were not circulating because the power to the building was shut off while Electronics replaced an electrical switch. Thursday, March 23, 2006 Tuesday, March 21, 2006 • Police responded to the west side of the Merrill-Cazier Library on a report of four male teens doing tricks on their bicycles. The subjects left the area as it was being reported, and were not found anywhere on the campus. • Police made contact with a student who was riding his skateboard on the highway. The student was informed of the city ordinance and released with a warning. • Police responded to a report of a vehicle burglary. A stereo, CDs and a CD case were stolen. Some checkbooks were also taken out of the vehicle. This investigation is continuing. • USU Police responded to Lundberg Hall where there was a lit candle showing in the window. Police extinguished the candle. Compiled by Aaron Falk. All police blotters can be found at www.utah statesman.com SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Gov. Jon Huntsman planned to spend his birthday thanking members of the Utah ] National Guard serving in Iraq. I Huntsman, part of a delegation of members of Congress and three governors touring Iraq over the weekend, turns 46 on Sunday. He arrived in Baghdad on Saturday morning and the delegation spent most of the day meeting with Iraqi leaders, Huntsman chief of staff Neil Ashdown said. Huntsman planned to meet with Utah soldiers throughout the country on Sunday. "His main objective is to let them know he supports them and how much he appreciates them," Ashdown said. Ashdown said Huntsman is expected to return to Utah on Monday night and provide details after he gets back. Huntsman, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Gov. Bob Riley of ; Alabama are part of the delegation invited by U.S. Sen. John McCain, RArizona. U.S. Sens. Russ Feingold, DWisconsin, and John Thune, R-South Dakota, and U.S. Reps. Mark Kirk, R-Illinois, Joe Schwartz, R-Michigan, Tom Udall, D-New Mexico, are also on the trip. Lt. Gov. Herbert to speak at Utah State Utah Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert will speak March 27, at Utah State University. Herbert is the featured speaker at USU's second annual Spring Runoff Conference March 2728. Herbert speaks at 11:30 a.m. in the Eccles Conference Center auditorium. The lieutenant governor, who leads state efforts concerning homeland security, transportation, water and rural affairs, will address critical Utah water issues. His talk is free and open to the public. "The Great Salt Lake Basin: Science, Ecology, Management, Policy" is the theme for the two-day conference, which is hosted by USU's Water Initiative. The gathering offers an open forum for discussion of societal and technical issues surrounding regional management and development of water resources. "The Spring Runoff Conference is so named because it is held at the end of winter and in anticipation of spring's runoff season - a time of anticipation and excitement in hydrology," said Jack Schmidt, associate professor in USU's Aquatic, Watershed and Earth Resources Department in the College of Natural Resources and conference co-organizer. The USU Water Initiative is an interdisciplinary collaboration of the university's Utah Water Research Laboratory and the colleges of Agriculture, Business, Engineering, Natural Resources, Science and Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences. Trooper could face charges in crash SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah Highway Patrol trooper involved in a serious injury accident failed to use a police siren when crossing a Tooele intersection en route to a call, an investigation of the crash reveals. Trooper Jeremy Floyd "failed to clear the intersection" before entering it, a report by Tooele County sheriffs investigators said. "He was running with his lights on and no siren and entered a red light," Tooele County Sheriffs Chief Deputy Ron Matekel said. Investigators said it was unclear how fast Floyd was driving before the crash, but estimate the speed at 80plus miles per hour. The report will be forwarded to the Tooele County Attorneys Office, which will decide if criminal charges will be filed, Matekel said. The accident happened about noon Thursday at the intersection of State Road 36 and Bates Canyon Road near Tooele. Floyd, 27, was northbound on SR 36, responding to a call of a reckless driver. Crossing the intersection, he crashed broadside into an eastbound passenger car, causing it to roll. The car's 24-year-old female driver suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized. ^Compiled from staff and media reports |