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Show U1111 REV AVIATION TROUBLES, A6 „aif trriwwsmrrdwsigmnllsalo,*AiaNiFe: ...v,..s.e:nw$ .0' L IV.XI 03 25 20 3 The Independent Student Voice //uvureview.com New UVUSA student body presidency promises transparency and change PHOTO COURTESY OF KEITH CAMPBELL (From left to right) Jarema, Tippets, Andrews, Campbell, Brklacich UVUSA executives work towards fulfilling campaign promises as next month's swearing in approaches. Team Ignite hopes to build a legacy of engaged students with a strong voice on campus By Alex Sousa Reporter @TwoFistedSousa Natalie Sullivan Assistant News Editor @nhillsullivan After a landslide victory, Team Ignite is getting ready to take office. The newly elected executive UVUSA officers will be sworn in at the beginning of April as part of the Wolverine Achievement awards, but they've already started to focus their work on the promises they made during the campaign. The members of team ignite are looking to build school pride on campus by making themselves available, effective community branding and reaching out to the student body in an attempt to accurately represent their voice. "I think one thing that the student government has failed at in the sense that we just didn't know what's going on with what the students want," said Jono Andrews, newly elected student body president. "In the past we've just said, well, we'll hope for the best." As part of their plan, as they discussed in their campaign platforms during the elections, executive officers plans to brand themselves a recruitment campaign next fall, the first-ever of it's kind it UVUSA history. "We're going to, next year, make sure there's transparency and that there's education and awareness of who we are and where we're at," said Tyler Brklacich, the vice president of the Academic Senate. "So, you'll see us actively pursuing that the first two, three, four weeks of school, and then an ongoing campaign through the senate branch, which will be doing student feedback forums and surveys, and that'll be another way to reach out," With this campaign, the team is hoping to create cross-campus collaboration by reaching out through the school's senate, student council, and other offices and clubs making opportu- nities to invest into the school widely available. "What's important is that we're drawing in more students through these volunteer opportunities so they're introduced to leadership opportunities across campus," Brklacich said. "We need to be an opportunity where we have a group of students, where it's not just us; we need See UVUSA, Al UVU Aviation Program experiences turbulence Aviation Program to fly on high despite hazards ahead By Chris Richards Reporter chrisrichards200@gmail.com go rf TYLER DEAN MUNDY/UVU REVIEW FAA cutbacks lead to possible closures of an air traffic control tower at the Provo Airport. Due to possible closure of an air traffic control tower at the Provo Municipal Airport, 1,500 UVU aviation students will have to change how they fly. FAA cutbacks from government sequestration could place as early as April 7, leaving just weeks for pilots to scramble and make adjustments as needed. There are only three control towers in Utah, and cutting one-third of them could cause a significant headache for aviation students and professional pilots. "[Flying without a traffic control tower] is like a symphony without a conductor," said Dr. Wayne Dornan, dean of UVU aviation and public services. "We are going to do whatever we can to avoid this closure." The Aviation Department has been working relentlessly with a team of specialists, contacting Congressman Jason Chaffetz and the FAA while looking at practical solutions. "We have been working almost a month on developing a whole new procedure to implement if this happens," Dr. Dornan said. See AVIATION, A5 PHOTO COURTESY OF TRAVIS GRIFFETHS UVU student collaborates with Argentinians to educate on risks of diabetes. Demystifying diabetes in Argentina Student receives grants from UVU for spring break trip to Argentina By Nicole Shepard Assistant News Editor Twitter @NicoleEShepard In Argentina, seeing suffer- ing from diabetes is not unusual, and many have needlessly lost limbs and lives. Travis Griffiths, a Spanish major preparing for medical school, spent the last six months preparing his senior project: a trip to Argentina to See ARGENTINA, Ab |