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Show www.utahstatesman.com Logan, Utah Utah State University Today is Wednesday, March 19, 2008 The USU football team begins spring training today. THE NEW 80,000-SQUARE-FOOT BUSINESS BUILDING WILL BE LOCATED SOUTH OF THE CURRENT BUSINESS B U I L D I N G , O V E R T A K I N G L U N D H A L L . The building will cost $40 million, for which fundraising has begun. As seen in the illustraion on the right, a stock ticker will keep students up to date on the market changes. Artist rending courtesy of The Huntsman School of Business Campus News Huntsman School of Business begins fundraising efforts for a new building BySETH R.HAWKINS editor in chief Eight USU students help clean up at Zion National Park during Spring Break. Page 3 Features From cereal to shampoo, students are constantly in touch with their ; agricultural Having outgrown the current business building, the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business is seeking to attract funds to build a new $40 million building, said Douglas Anderson, dean of the Huntsman School of Business. The proposed 80,000-squarefoot structure will be built to the south of the current Business building and will rest where Lund Hall currently stands. It will be wider than the current building, but not nearly'as tall, rising to only five levels - roughly twothirds the height of the current building - though each floor will be larger than the existing building. There will also be a connector between the two buildings that will cover the first three floors, containing informal study areas for students. "The simple fact of the matter is we need a new business building because we've outgrown this one," Anderson said. "But we also want a different kind of business building, one where our students and faculty can interact much more spontaneously and easily." The different kind of building can be seen in the architecture, which incorporates much of the existing style on the north end of the new building, and shifts to a more modern look on the south face, Anderson said In addition, the building incorporates a very horizontal design, as opposed to the vertical approach in the current business building, which Anderson said symbolizes the change in business over the years. "In the 38 years since the George S. Eccles building was • dedicated, the way business operates as well as the way busi- [ I See BUILDING, page 3 Utah State hosts its Aggiemail to see first Relay for Life change in features Pagefi By M.RUSSELL staff writer Sports The Statesman presents a tribute to USU All-Americarx; standout Jaycee Carroll. Page 4 •?.': Opinion "But in the whole discussion, we can't lose sight of the fact that college - except for a couple weeks out of each semester - is supposed to be fun/' Page 10 Almanac Today in History: In 2003, the United States declares war on Iraq on suspicions of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein possessing or building weapons of mass destruc<i<$8&Major combat operations lasted until May 1, 2003. ' Weather A celebration, a remembrance, and a fight for life relay is coming to USU. On April 11-12, students and Logan citizens will join in the fight against cancer in USU's first Relay For Life at the Fieldhouse. "This is a celebration of life," said Lin Brown, relay director of the Great West Division within the American Cancer Society. "That's why we run all day and all night, because the fight for cancer isn't over yet." Each Relay For Life team will run to fight cancer. Brown said. "Anybody can be on a team. Students should come even if they do not have a team," Brown said. "The important thing about being on a team is that one person is always on the track, to signify that there is no finish line until we find a cure." The racetrack will turn into a party, said Janis Buttis, volunteer for the American Cancer Society. "We will have food, live bands, prizes and all sorts of entertainment." At the end of the relay, Buttis said, there will be awards handed out to those with the most logged laps, most creative team and the top fund-raising team. "This is really a great way to get the community involved into cancer awareness," Alesia Semborski, graduate student, said. "I wish more students could be more involved in the fight against cancer, and what better way to do it than this?" From the survivors running lap \lSeeMLDAY,page3 By M.RUSSELL staff writer It's been almost 300 days since USU implemented the new Aggiemail e-mail system, and so far things are running well, said USU Student Information Technology manager Gary Egbert. So good in fact, IT specialists are looking to expand the list of available features on Aggiemail accounts, he said. "To date, we are experiencing approximately 99.9 percent uptime with over 18,000 user accounts," Egbert said. "More than 9,000 of those users have logged in successfully and have used their account within the last seven days. Aggiemail is working just as we expected, being heav- ily utilized and holding up just as we planned." Aggiemail's next step is to provide more features for students that will hopefully give them the tools to be more effective, timely and successful, said Erika Ellsworth, IT specialist. "Given Aggiemail's current stability, we feel we can now look at expanding the list of features available on all Aggiemail accounts," Egbert said. A proposed feature will enable users to download messages from Aggiemail servers onto an outside computer, said Chris McKnight, IT account manager. "The POP (Post-Office Protocol) and IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) sys- [• See AGGIEMAIL, page 3 Lowest Tier II increases in the works 2008-2009 Student Initiative funding GLBTA Operating Budget $5,000 Second Tier Tuition Increases, 2001-2008 2001-2002 ^3.5% "B2004-2005 ™ 4% I I 2002-2003 5% 2005-2006 6.25% D I 2003-2004 2006-2007 -B2007-2008 ™ 3% Staffing of the GLBTA $38,062 High: 50° Low: 28° Skies: Mostly cloudy with 20 percent chance of rain. S n o w * likely at night. MS§M^reaklng news English Writing Center $6,000 cademic Opportunity $11,000 Tuition and fees continue to rise, but this year USU President Stan Albrecht is working to keep the tuition increase as low as possible for students. The pie chart on the left shows where the monies ASUSU is responsible for will go. The funds total $191,062. This increase will amount to about $45 per student per semester. The graph on the right shows how the rates have changed since 2001. graphs by SETH R. HAWKINS |