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Show REVIEW r www.uvureview.com SEPTEMBER 6, 2010 VOL L ISSUE 6 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to grow up in the circus? Find out in our first Student Spotlight! B4 Learn about Utah Valley's black-market film sanitizing culture in The V. V3 Student life and wellness center leave a portion of student fees open to be used for a new stuNews editor dent center. Although a good portion As Friday night comes of student fees being used to around, students quickly gathpay for the current student er their books and belongings center will soon be placed after classes and head away in a fund for the new center, from school to participate in the new building will cost various evening diversions. around $40 million. ThereIf plans for the new Stufore, student fees will have to dent Life and WeHness Center be raised marginally to buffer continue to proceed smooththe cost of the structure. ' ; * ly, the new structure will ofWhile many students apfer students a place to spend preciate the purpose of the not only Friday evenings, but proposed building, they re 7 a place to enjoy some downmain reticent to the idea of time any day of the week. raising student fees. .> "We are a commuter cam"I would care if they raised pus, so it makes sense to have student fees. We are already a place for students to particiso tight with money," said pate in activities together," student Edwin Brock Miner. said student Lauren Wignall. It is proposed that over a On Aug. 27, student repfive-year period, student fees resentatives came before the. will increase by $45. This State Board of Regents and year, they have been raised received approval for the new $5, followed by $12 next building. This project is only year; however, student govin the beginning stages and ernment will assess the need will have to be approved by for student fees to complete the State Building Board in the building each subsequent October. It will then be preyear. They will not be raised sented to the State Legislature any more than necessary, acin the spring. cording to Portwood. "We are proposing to Even though some-stubuild in the parking lot just dents do not welcome the south of the library," said increase in student fees, othVal Peterson, VP of adminers feel the value of the new istration and legislative afbuilding is worth the cost; - : : fairs. "As part of this request, "It's not that much extra we will also build a parking money per year and, yes, I structure in Lot L, that would could use it elsewhere, but I have 536 parking stalls." am proud of my school and if If approval is met at each I'm not willing to give a little stage, construction on the extra money per year for my building will most likely beschool, what does that say gin in the fall of 2011, accordabout me," said student Gerrit ing to Peterson. Greer. "I think it would make "The life and wellness the university look more building will have several credible and would be a good purposes, but one is to have place for students to go." . additional space for student It has been proposed that life and student life actividuring the planning phase, ties here on campus," Peterextensive input from the son said. "We want to have a student government should place that students can go that be allowed in regards to dewill enhance their student exsign and layout. If approved, perience." the student government will This project has been in be reaching out to students the idea phase for years, but through surveys and focus according to Student Body groups to determine how to President Richard Portwood, fill the space in a way that the timing is perfect. The would serve the student popubond on the current student lation best. center will be coming off in the near future, which will By Andrea Lindgren Plans are in motion to build a new one that will give students a place to gather. Shane Maryott/UVU Review Summer physics whiz kid Proactive prevention By Sterling Gray Asst. News editor By Andrea Lindgren News editor ' B U R having thought* at ' «u*od» aiH i h * 24 how : 1.800 2.73.1 AUC G arrett Smith was not too different than the average student. On the Sunday before his 22nd birthday, he changed his voicemail message to, "This is Smith. I'm not feeling well. Please don't call me any more." When he failed to show up for class on Monday, one of his friends went to check on him. He had committed suicide. Like many in this area, WHIZ KID A7 PREVENTION A7 \ • • * Smith was raised in the Mormon faith by good and loving-parents, served a two year service mission for his church and, upon returning, enrolled in school. Smith, however, struggled with dyslexia and depression. Because of his dyslexia, he qualified to have his textbooks put on CDs each semester by Accessibility Services to ease his educational experience. Michael Negale wades through the knee-high grass, instruments in hand and equations in mind. His job isn't easy — measuring solar radiance in a stalk is hard enough, but calculating the amount of energy storage? Tough as it was, 10 weeks of practice made this a comfortable routine during his summer internship. Negale, a senior majoring in Physics and Math, interned at the esteemed Argfcnne National Laboratory. ' Jake Buntjer/UVU Review Michael Negale's summer proves he's , something of a genius. t |