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Show News Monday • March 2, 2009 A3 Dr. J. Karl Worthington Retires CHANGES from* A1 means to get the word out, including using email to inform students of their platforms. This format differs from the past elections where each team had one solid week of campaigning from the time they put posters up to the time they announce the winning team. The idea for the change came from a close look at how other Utah colleges and universities format their election procedures. During the second week of the campaign, each team will begin hard campaigning. This includes large banners, pass-out cards and tables set up for each team to campaign from. Watkins said that the changes will also give studenfr a "heads up" that a debate will be taking place that week. "The last few years, we have scheduled the debates the week before the actual elections week," Watkins said. "This year, we have decided to put it right in the middle." Monday will be the first day of campaigning. The debate is scheduled for Tuesday at noon at Center Stage in the Sorensen Student Center. "I don't know if you have ever been to a student election debate, but they are very sparsely attended," Watkins said. "We want to change that because these are students will decide what the fees are, what policies will change; all sorts of important stuff and their platforms are important." Watkins added that their intention is to give students a reason to show up and let them know it coming. "We are going to do publicity a couple weeks before," he said. "We want to give both teams a chance to tell students about the debate." In addition to these changes, the elections committee has partnered up with EZ Burger, who will give away 300 burgers at the Tuesday debate. "The main thing I would like to convey to students is to get out and vote." Watkins said. Students can' vote using their UV Link Account, on campus OF at home, Monday March 2 through Wednesday March 4. the school was UTC/Provo. He has been involved in helping oversee UVU's the expansion of academic After • 35 years of ser- programming; playing a vice to the school. Dr. J. critical role in getting many Karl Worthington, Associ- degree programs approved. ate Vice President for AcaDr. Mohammed El-Saidi demic Affairs, is retiring. will take over Worthing"Karl is a resource that ton's responsibilities, servwe will sorely missed on ing as the Interim Academic this campus," Interim Presi- Vice President, in addition dent Elizabeth Hitch said. to his responsibilities as As"He may be able to clean sociate Vice President of his desk, but he will never Academic Administration. be able to erase the indelPreviously, Dr. El-Saidi ible mark of his positive served as department head effects on the college as it and assistant dean of assesshas become a university." ment at Ferris State UniverWorthington has been sity, Mich., but comes to with UVU since 1975 when UVU from Tarelton State Executive Sections University-Central Texas 'Britnee Nguyen • News editor "Jack J. Waters • Editor-in-c^ief (TSU-CT) where he was Jared Amie Wells « Assistant News editor MagiH • Managing editor John Ditzler • Opinions editor an academic dean and pro- Jennie Nichoils • Editor at large Met Sundquist • Life editor Robbin Anthony • Office manager fessor of mathematics. Matt Beaudin • Sports editor Brent Sumner * Adviser Dr. El-Saidi has a ' Due to the student body election and the content of this issue, these editors were Ph.D. in Applied Statis- absent from their positions this week to maintain a high standard of objectivity. tics from the University Art & Production of Memphis and has more Web Merinda Davis • Lead designer than 20 years of successGreg Wilcox • Web manager Florence Gonzalez • Sections designer Jordy Kirkman • Multimedia manager ful teaching, research and Dave Iba • Photo editor administrative experience. Trent Bales • Assistant Photo editor Carol Acevedo • Features editor "We will miss Karl's CONTACT US: Marcus Jones • Sections designer wit and patented play on WC McCrery • Sections designer Student Media 800 W. University Parkway words, but more imporOrem, UT. 84057 • Copy tantly his focus on students TEL: (801)663-8688 Emma Hunt • Copy editor FAX: (801) 863-8601 in all his daily work," Hitch Review Is a student operated E-MAIL: anthonro@uvu.edu said. "We wish him the UVU newspaper which Is published once a very best in retirement." week during Fall and Spring semesters. "And I've just been amazed at their lack of funding how they're able to come out from* A1 with such a good publication with such a tight budget. I ecutive Vice President, is de- think, in line with university scribed by Niazi as a "geek status, things like campus of writing." Waters brings journals should get a boost." with him an abundance of As for the team name, experience and training Waters admits that the word from his years as a UVU "engage" is often overused Review staffer, including his in marketing catch phrases. current tenure as Editor-in- But, as he explained, the Chief. Waters says that one decision to use it in spite of point on the Team Engaged that was born from the delist of changes that he feels sire to give the lost meanstrongly about is their de- ing back to the concept of sire to raise the amount of community engagement. funding for UVU's literary "We're going to utilize the and other journals, such verb essence of that term as Touchstones, Warp And and just be actively engaged Weave, CrescatScientia, etc. in progressing our goals," "... I've been associated he said. "I think that it rewith one of the journals, ally does a good job of deTouchstones,'" Waters said. scribing what we want to see happen in our different areas of responsibility ... " Britnee Nguyen, running for Vice President of Student Life, is a communications major with emphasis in public relations. Nguyen has some previous experience in student government. Last November, Nguyen was awarded Utah's PR Student of the Year award. As VP of Student Life, Nguyen said that she hopes to provide students with a more authentic university experience through better scheduling of on-campus activities. "I feel like a lot of [students] haven't been able to have that," Nguyen said. "They're in class during a lot of activities, which always take place at noon." She also said that she hopes to foster | SPENCER SHELL News writer ENGAGED more of an on-campus housing feel by co-sponsoring activities hosted by the resident engagement coordinators at the apartment complexes nearest to campus. Joseph Demke, a biochemistry and accounting major says that hefirstmet Niazi in the accounting lab where Demke works as a tutor. Their friendship developed through Demke's tutoring of Niazi in math and accounting. Demke said that he has harbored an ongoing interest in participating in student government for quite some time. "I wanted to do a senator position last year but I couldn't because of my schedule," he said. Demke said that he is available now because his job in the schools' accounting department, which he had thought was very secure, was cut as one of the many recent budget reductions. "To complete our ticket we needed his skills to have the financial side covered to be able to give a strong report on anything we've spent," Niazi said. Team Engaged says they believe their team offers a fresh approach to student government "I think what really sets us apart is that we are set apart from the government, that our hands are in multiple departments around campus, " Waters said. 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