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in the Tenure Process Academic Senate Temporary Student Input Policy niversity of Utah officials recently changed students’ role in decisions about McLean remembers that Wildermuth “brought to our attention a couple of years After receiving the OEO report and Wildermuth’s suggestion to change the retention, promotion and tenure of faculty members at the U. This comes in Office of Equal Opportunity Investigation ago” the question of student input in the RPT process. She remembers a “suggestion policy, President Watkins “demanded that ASUU be involved,” Morgan said. Uresponse to a report that found students may have implicit bias against mi- One of the OEO’s responsibilities is to investigate claims of discrimination on cam- that the line about SAC input be removed, entirely getting rid of the student input.” Morgan, McLean and Wildermuth met to create a temporary policy that, ac- norities and women in the process. pus. Its investigation into the RPT process started with an individual report of suspect- After hearing that the students’ voice may be taken away, the Associated Students of cording to McLean, “did not include a vote but did include a training video.” ed bias in the reports sent to UPTAC. The OEO looked at a small sample of reports. the University of Utah (ASUU) became upset. Under the temporary policy, students still review the faculty member, but do Student Input in RPT Policy It was a “limited review based on numbers provided to us” and “not very statistically They created a petition for students to sign about their rights as students and what not vote. With the training video, the administration and ASUU “wanted stu- The University of Utah uses the Retention, Promotion and Tenure (RPT) process to significant,” according to Sherrie Hayashi, director of the OEO. may happen if SAC input was taken away. According to McLean, the petition received dents to be more informed about their implicit bias,” Morgan explained. determine whether a faculty member will receive tenure. Professors pursuing tenure The investigation did, however, find a bias in the reports conducted by students. Ha- over 500 student signatures. “We intended to submit the petition to Wildermuth’s of- According to Morgan, under the previous policy, the SACs “used a vote to shield are reviewed annually to provide them with feedback on their progress and determine yashi acknowledged the report “has enough weight and rais[ed] some questions that it fice but it became a moot point after the OEO report,” McLean said. The Academic themselves from providing actual feedback.” Morgan said they are currently “working whether the U should retain them. If their progress is sufficient, professors can be pro- deserves a second look.” “Our role would not be to decide policy,” Hayashi said. Senate was unaware the OEO had released their findings before the meeting at which with the departments and colleges making sure they are going to provide an implicit moted. After advancing through the ranks, professors may be granted tenure, under According to the OEO, the study’s conclusion that the “disproportionately high rate they planned to discuss the changes. bias training, in addition to explanations why doing RPT review is important, what which the U commits to provide extra protections for their academic freedom. This of faculty who are female and/or are members of an underrepresented race/national or- “We came very prepared to the next senate with the understanding that we would have the student piece looks like and how it fits in with the rest of the process on campus.” allows professors to freely work on subjects that may be controversial. At each step of igin protected class who are referred to UPTAC based upon a negative or tied vote from the floor to discuss the issue. However, Wildermuth, without any warning, stood in front Another part of this new system combines the departments in the colleges the RPT process, students in student advisory committees (SACs) review and vote for SAC” is concerning and warranted a recommendation for administrators to amend the of the room and said she had submitted the numbers to the OEO, [which had subse- to all combine to create one SAC for the college, where each individual de- or against the faculty member being retained, promoted or receiving tenure. role of student input as outlined in existing policy. In the report, Hayashi writes, “I quently] found systemic bias, causing an uproar from the students,” McLean said. As for partment previously had their own SAC. “There was “push back from bigger The student vote on tenure is one of many — individuals ranging from the faculty recommend that the Senior Vice Presidents create an exception to the policy for the the petition and points prepared by McLean and other students, their presentation was colleges with diverse departments,” McLean said. These colleges didn’t want in the department to the vice president and president of the university also vote. Addi- upcoming RPT review process,” and “I further recommend that the University take never heard. Discussion ended after the release of the OEO’s findings. McLean said they students giving input or being part of the discussion on faculty members in tionally, a negative vote from any of the parties does not automatically end the process. steps to ensure that the RPT process is consistent with the University’s goals related were told “the policy violates OEO policy and will be removed without a vote.” departments where they did not understand how the teaching process works. Instead, the application is sent to the University Promotion and Tenure Advisory Com- to its Affirmative Action Plan and commitment to ensuring equal opportunity for all.” During this time it “seemed like some members of the Academic Senate and some Each department would create their own system but the “core of each SAC will be mittee (UPTAC) for further review. The OEO’s report was then used as proof of something wrong with students’ input members of the U’s administration seemed to be making moves to remove the student the same.” This would give SACs a more uniform way of giving more consistent and Harriet Hopf, interim vice president for academic affairs, explained that UPTAC in the process. According to Kaitlin McLean, the former Academic Senate chair, Wil- input, or at least take away the student vote,” Morgan said. productive feedback to the faculty. Morgan said another problem under the previous does not look at any new information. They simply ensure the process was followed dermuth brought the report to the Academic Senate and used it to argue amending the “We, as students, feel any bias should be eliminated and minimized,” McLean said. policy was that “the vote [of students] was being disregarded systematically by col- correctly and the negative or positive vote given was based on the evidence gathered. policy. “The timeline for putting a new policy in place was sped up by the OEO report,” She claimed the issue was not with the findings in the OEO report, but instead with leges and departments across campus.” The hope is the new policy will keep this from For example, if a “no” vote was given when all the evidence reviewed should lead to a said Connor Morgan, then-student body president. the way that students felt the situation was being handled. “Despite these findings, we happening. He said the temporary policy “mandate[s] that, once the SACs make their “yes” vote, UPTAC would ask the SAC or faculty to reconsider their vote. After the report came out, criticism arose from students and faculty about how much believe a compromise could be made where still student input would be valued,” she report, the faculty have to consider what the SAC said.” SACs have other duties besides reviewing RPT candidates. Greg Furlich, a member weight was given to the report despite its low statistical significance. Statistical signif- said. She said students were worried that, without a say in RPT, faculty would not “feel The physics and astronomy SAC has operated under the temporary policy of the physics and astronomy graduate SAC said they also “try to build community” icance is a mathematical method used by researchers to evaluate whether the results accountability to those they teach.” and Furlich was involved in that process. “We did the same report but we did and “try to make sure all students, including international students, feel welcome and are likely to have been influenced by factors besides random chance. It is highly valued Wildermuth “proposed the plan and didn’t plan to let anyone know,” McLean said. not get to vote,” he said. He feels they were “still thorough and offered ways treated well by peers and those who have power above them.” by researchers in most disciplines. Researchers also highly value the use of large sample “Amy [Wildermuth] stated that no other R1 institution use student formal votes in [the faculty member being evaluated] could improve.” The main difference, Last spring, Amy Wildermuth, the acting senior vice president for academic affairs, sizes in drawing conclusions. The OEO examined only 38 files sent to UPTAC. Hayashi RPT. We found that to be untrue; at least one other institution, Oregon State, has a for- according to Furlich, is that “nothing was referred to the UPTAC.” proposed to the U’s Academic Senate that a change be made to the student vote in the acknowledged there “could be a lot more in-depth review. But it didn’t really need to go mal student vote.” The students learned this through a student at Oregon State, who The student vote is removed in the temporary policy, and likely will also not be RPT process. Soon after, the Office of Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action at the U to that depth.” The OEO’s way of investigating reports only aims to find out if someone participated on a SAC that voted during the RPT process. included in the permanent policy, according to Hopf and Morgan, but a complete re- (OEO) released a report that found bias in the student’s votes. The report said they dis- was discriminated against. “ASUU saw a problem and they were trying to fix it,” Furlich said in regards to the moval of student input did not occur as was feared. “There is a consensus with most proportionately voted against minority groups and women. Administrators responded “The report was valid. Anyone has the right to make inquiries about discrimination actions taken by the student government during this time. “I think the college-level of the stakeholders that student input is important,” Morgan said, “I don’t think there by proposing to completely eliminate the student vote in the RPT process. and the OEO has the responsibility to report it,” Furlich said when asked about his government had good intentions.” is really anyone on campus who doesn’t want student input to be involved,” although Wildermuth could not be reached for comment. thoughts on the report. Furlich, a grad student, has been part of the RPT process for “Since Amy left, the push has been different,” McLean said. She explained, “less insti- “ASUU was concerned that students would be removed.” several years and at one time was the chair of his SAC. “I understand low statistics, in tutional push in either direction has occurred” which has “slowed the roll of the removal “In an ideal world there would be a student vote,” Morgan said. For now it looks like population sciences, is hard to deal with,” Furlich said. of the current policy.” McLean, Morgan and Hopf all said that students and faculty met to the final rule will not include that vote. He feels that “students lost power, at least on pa- discuss a new, temporary policy, still in place at the time this article was written. per, but in the grander scheme of things, [now have] more of a voice in the RPT process.” The report did stir action: First, a move to completely remove the student input com- Morgan thinks the final version of the policy will look similar to the tem- pletely and then a process to amend the policy wording through the Academic Senate. porary one, where they will “install safeguards” to make sure student input is not disregarded as it has been in the past. “Kaitlin and I have had a meet- ing with Harriet Hopf to discuss what the new policy may look like.” “No file was sent to UPTAC simply based on students this year,” said Hopf. She feels this is a sign the temporary policy may be working well so far. She also said she is mak- ing an effort to get a committee to create the permanent policy to meet together soon. As of the publication of this article, the committee meant to create the new perma- nent policy has not convened but said they do intend to meet.

achieve.” He recognizes that “our involvement in RPT is different than most schools” but felt “frustrated they didn’t want to give us a voice.” He said he is “curious to under- stand why they were making these changes” and thought it was “a malicious move by some of the administration to take student input out of RPT” at the beginning. Physics and Furlich also said he wondered “what the results would be if someone came to the OEO and said they think faculty are [biased] in their reports.” He explained, Astronomy “We were stripped of our vote. Would the faculty be stripped, too? I think the answer is ‘no’ and it makes it feel like it was politically motivated.” Like Doval, Furlich felt as though the students in the SACs were left out of the loop and When Hopf visited the Physics and Astronomy Department, she told the director, “Your students wondered “why didn’t we receive any feedback on how to improve our reports, why were we get it.” Student Opinion just shut out?” Furlich also said he disagreed with claims that the SACs were voting “no” with- Their department was one of the most outspoken against getting rid of the student Faculty Opinion out any explanation. “An RPT candidate deserves a reason why it’s a ‘yes’ or ‘no,’” Furlich said. vote. Eugene Mishchenko, a professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department, “People in [the College of Science] feel very strongly that a vote could be main- wrote a letter to president Ruth Watkins expressing why getting rid of the SACs’ votes Not all faculty were on board with changing the RPT policy. Mishchenko, who wrote “Taking away the voice of the graduate students is not the way to [fix the problems tained,” McLean said. “I personally feel very strongly a vote should remain. However, would be a mistake. Mishchenko sent the email with the support of his college’s SAC. the letter to president Watkins, did not see anything wrong with the way students vot- with SAC’s input in RPT],” said Doval. She wants the vote to continue. “I think the if a formal input process would be more impactful, then that is what we should do.” Furlich said that “to completely get rid of [SACs] and not recognize them I think is a ed and even believes it was against policy for them to try to get rid of student input. “I SACs play a very important role in student input in RPT and I am against the changes McLean said that overall she wants “to make sure [SAC input will] actually will make a step too bold.” This sentiment was echoed in Mishchenko’s email. was surprised to learn this was to be abandoned or changed,” Mishchenko said. to student input in RPT.” However, Doval is not completely against a revision of the difference in the review.” She recognizes that “because it has been flawed for so long, “There was a lot of variation from department to department,” said Flo Doval, a “Student voting was just one vote in the process of many equal votes,” he said. It policy. “I think a good thing that could come out of changing the policy is a standard the student vote has not been regarded highly in the past.” graduate student and the current SAC chair in the Physics and Astronomy Department. would take more than a student voting “no” in the RPT process to keep a faculty mem- of review.” Doval hopes a standard of review would ensure there is a certain level of “I don’t think students had a meaningful voice in the way we used to do things, but I The process in the physics department was different from most. Most SACs only look ber from achieving tenure or a promotion. The student vote usually only meant the effort and care put into the SAC reports. think we will have a meaningful voice with the new policy,” Morgan said. at responses to the course evaluations that every student is asked to fill out at the end case would be reviewed by UPTAC and examined again. From the beginning of the process, Doval said it “seemed like someone didn’t want the [email protected] of a semester. The physics and astronomy SAC still goes over student evaluations — “Should we oppress student opinion? It’s an additional chance to make sure there students to vote and found a way to make that happen.” She feels the move to get rid of @kate_lyn_noel recognizing that there are biases there that may exist from those — but goes a step are no serious problems with [the] case. In at least one case, students’ vote uncovered student voting in RPT was calculated. She is also frustrated with administration’s commu- further. They additionally interview fellow graduate students and the faculty member something that everyone else missed,” Mishchenko said. He believes getting rid of the nication with her. “I have tried to get more information from upper administration but no under evaluation. vote means things may be overlooked — like in the case of the death of the physics grad one seems to want to talk about it. I have sent a lot of unanswered emails,” she said. There has “always been a question about the [relationship between] graduate stu- student. His ideal solution would be to keep the student vote. When asked what she thinks would be the best outcome, Doval said they should “change dents and their mentors,” McLean said. She said the physics and astronomy SAC be- Hopf doesn’t necessarily agree. She explained that a student really only sees one it back to the way it was, with some quality training videos to improve the way things were.” lieves this is a very important factor to consider when looking at who should be re- aspect of the faculty at the U: their teaching. She said, “A vote doesn’t, in some ways, Furlich said he understood that administration was trying to make improvements tained, promoted or receive tenure. In her opinion, this may not be a priority for faculty doesn’t make sense because they’re voting on a piece instead of the whole thing.” Hopf on the previously existing policy, but feels “they fell short on what they were trying to members involved in the review and may be missed without strong student input. feels the students aren’t just voting on a faculty member’s teaching ability when they “If you get rid of student-on-student interviewing, you would miss out on informa- take the vote, but on everything the faculty member is responsible for. Students may tion, and I fear that is when bad things happen,” Furlich said. Doval agreed. not understand those other responsibilities. “Triggering UPTAC was [also] an important part of the evaluation process,” Doval Even if Hopf doesn’t believe the students should necessarily get a vote, she told The explained. She and Furlich both said they don’t take a “no” vote lightly. If they vote no, Utah Chronicle, “I think student input is crucial to the promotion process.” Getting rid of it is because they want something about that faculty member to be looked at seriously. the vote doesn’t mean the end of student input and voice in the matter of RPT. “I think it “My SAC has shown that we can do [reviews] rigorously with good in- is a strength of the University of Utah that we involve students in the process,” Hopf said. tentions,” Furlich said. “We have a strict guideline we follow to keep the “I think the reality of our old process was: Students voted and they felt like that gave standards the same.” Doval said she shares this belief and expressed that them a voice, but often times everybody just ignored what the student voice was and didn’t they “took a lot of time and effort in creating our reports.” incorporate it,” she said. Hopf hopes the permanent policy yet to be put in place will allow Although the physics and astronomy SAC also meets with the entire College of Sci- for students to be heard and to stop faculty from just disregarding their feedback. ence, Furlich felt it was important for his college’s SAC to meet independently. According The administration also believes student votes can be “harmful to our ability to re- to Furlich, they “have had some issues [they] needed to deal with,” specifically the sui- tain faculty.” Hopf alleged that an awarded faculty member once left the U because cide of one of the graduate students in their department. The suicide, which occurred in a SAC voted against them over what she calls “a personal grudge” and other faculty 2017, brought into question the lab environment created by the student’s mentor. Furlich members subsequently didn’t support their tenure. 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MARCH APRIL The month started out with a senior day meet to remember as the The road to the national championship went through Baton Rouge for the team not only posted their highest score of the season so far, but also Red Rocks. The team was placed in the region by the NCAA in order to sent their seniors out with one last win at the Huntsman Center. The Red qualify for the national championship. The team’s streak of 197’s was bro- Rocks took down Michigan 197.975-197.350 and went out on their postsea- ken the first day of competition at regionals when they scored a 196.800 in son journey. the first session of the day — but it was enough for the team to qualify for The regular season ended with a loss as the Red Rocks fell at the the regional finals the next day. The team rebounded and placed second to hands of Georgia in Athens, 197.450-197.525. LSU with a 197.250, punching their ticket for the NCAA Championships. For the first time in Pac-12 history, this year’s championship was held The Red Rocks drew the harder of the two semifinals, having to take on at a neutral site. The Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah hosted a LSU and UCLA for the third time as well as seeing Michigan for the sec- championship for the books. Skinner scored her long-awaited 10 on the ond time. It proved to be a challenge as the team placed fourth during the Looking Back at the floor behind masses of Utah fans. The Red Rocks put up a valiant effort competition with a score of 196.7250, which ended the team’s season. but came in second to UCLA, making it the second year in a row they [email protected] won the title. Utah’s 198.025, as well as UCLA’s 198.400, marked the two @s_mora99 2019 Red Rocks highest scores across the nation for championship week. By Sammy Mora / Staff Writer Photo by Kiffer Creveling

While the season might not have ended up the way the team had hoped, it was a record-breaking year for the University of Utah Red Rocks gymnastics team. For the first time in school history, the team scored 197 points in 12 meets in a row. This year's team was also one of the first eight in the nation to qualify for the newly formatted NCAA Championship meet. The Red Rocks also set history by qualifying for their 44th consecutive national championship berth. With all the positives that came from the season, the team also had some lows. Co-head coach Megan Marsden announced her retirement from the team on April 22, and three days later, junior standout MyKayla Skinner announced that she would be attempt- ing to make the U.S. Olympic team and might not be participating in this upcoming season. Both of these added on to the losses of MaKenna Merrell-Giles, Kari Lee, Macey Roberts and Shannon McNatt, who are all graduating. The team finished the season ranked No. 6 in the nation. Tom Farden was announced as the sole head coach for the team and his first order of business was promoting Carly Dockendorf to an assistant on the team heading into summer conditioning.

JANUARY FEBRUARY This year’s season started off on a high note when the Red Rocks took In the second month of competition, the team went 3-1 in quad down Penn State in blowout fashion 197.175-194.450. The next week, the meets and took second in their first quad meet of the season. The team headed down to Provo to take on rival BYU in the 100th meeting be- month started off with a two-meet home stand where they took tween the two schools. The Red Rocks were victorious in the meeting, taking down both Arizona and Cal. The Wildcats took the bigger loss, put- down the Cougars with a score of 197.250-196.475. ting up a 197.075 to Arizona’s 195.400. The Red Rocks continued their three-meet road trip the following week President’s Day weekend was packed with gymnastics for Utah fans as the when they headed up to Corvallis to face their first Pac-12 opponent, Oregon Red Rocks competed against LSU, Missouri and Stanford in the GymQuarters State. For the second week in a row, the Red Rocks demolished their oppo- Invitational on Feb. 15, then flew across the country to take on Stanford in a nent, this time with a score of 197.150-195.450. The Red Rocks finished out dual meet on Feb. 18. The Red Rocks took second in St. Charles, falling only to their road trip in Tempe facing Arizona State. The Sun Devils were no match LSU by a slight margin of 197.250-197.075. The team bounced back in Palo Alto, for the Red Rocks, who downed them 197.375-195.825. destroying the Cardinal for the second time in three days, 197.125-195.800. At the end of January, the team was ranked No. 4 in the nation and was undefeated. All eyes were on the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Feb. 23 as the then-current national champion UCLA rolled into town to face the Red Rocks. It was a meet for the ages as the rivals looked to take each other down. The Bruins ended up victorious in the first meeting of the season between the two teams, 197.625-198.025. 10 THE UTAH CHRONICLE sports sports ORIENTATION 2019 11

MEN’S TENNIS and Ally Dickman were both placed on the All-Conference Second Team. The Utah men’s tennis team finished their season with an overall record of This was Barrera’s second all-conference honor. 17-12 and a 2-6 conference record. The team went 1-1 in the Pac-12 champion- Barrera was is ranked fourth nationally with seven triples, a .385 batting ship, but fell to Baylor in the NCAA tournament. At the end of the 2019 season, average and 57 hits. Dickman tied for the most home runs on the team with two players on the team were named to the Pac-12 All-Conference teams. eight. She also had a .635 slugging percentage. Senior Dan Little was named to the Pac-12 second team. This was his third time receiving a Pac-12 honor. Little is ranked 45th nationally as a singles player. GOLF He went 4-2 in conference play, and is 6-2 against nationally ranked opponents. The Utah golf team ended their season at the Pac-12 Champion- David Micevski, also a senior, was named to the honorable mention team ships where they tied for fifth place. On the individual side, senior after a successful season where he went 13-4 in dual play. Micevski was Kyler Dunkle finished in second place. ranked 85th nationally at the end of the season. This was the fourth time this season that Dunkle has ended in the top five. He is in second place in Utah history with 10 top-10 finish- SOFTBALL es, tied with head coach Garrett Clegg. Utah softball ended a rough season with a 19-35 overall record, going 7-17 Sophomore Tristan Mandur tied for 16th place at the tournament, Spring Sports Season in Pac-12 play and landing in the seventh spot in the Pac-12. Although the and this was his fourth top-20 finish on the season. team had some crucial wins, they were unable to come up with what they [email protected] needed. The Utes saw no post-season play this year. @CaseyOverfield At the end of the season, three athletes were honored by the Pac-12. Julia Sum-Up Noskin was named to the Pac-12 All-Conference Third Team. Alyssa Barrera By Casey Overfield / Sports Editor

fter a thrilling and competitive fall season, the spring sports at the University of Utah came in strong and A wrapped up the school year on a high note. Nine sports Although the team had some finished their seasons in the new year following a strong winter in which the Utah ski team won the NCAA Championship and both the men’s and women’s basketball teams reached the Pac-12 tour- crucial wins, they were unable to nament in Las Vegas. come up with what they needed. GYMNASTICS The Red Rocks had another very successful season, coming in second place in the Pac-12 with a 5-1 conference record and an 8-2 overall record. BEACH VOLLEYBALL For the 44th time in program history, the team made it to the NCAA tour- The Utah beach volleyball team had a successful season, going 5-9 overall nament. In the regional meet in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the team came in and 0-2 in conference play. Their third season was the best the team has first in the regional semifinal meet, and then placed second in the regional looked since they joined the Pac-12. final. Unfortunately, the team fell in the NCAA semifinal with a fourth place The Utes went to the Pac-12 beach volleyball tournament but lost both finish and their lowest score of the year, 196.7250. matches. Although their second game against Washington was hard fought, Despite an unfortunate end to the season, this was a record-breaking year they were able to win only one out of three sets. for the Utes as they scored a 197 or higher in all but two meets. The year The top-scoring pairs for the year were Dani Drews and Tawnee Luafale- ended with Utah’s junior star Mykayla Skinner announcing her intent to pur- mana and Kenzie Koerber and Megan Yett with 7-7 overall records. sue a spot on the 2020 Olympic team. Co-head coach Megan Marsden also announced her retirement at the end of the season. LACROSSE In their inaugural season, the Utah lacrosse team came out with an overall WOMEN’S TENNIS record of 5-10. The Utes went 3-3 at home and 1-7 on the road. In their final Welcome Home! Women’s tennis had a successful season, and they were ranked 38th in the game of the year, Utah took down Detroit Mercy 16-10. The win came at the country for three weeks in a row. They ended their season with a 13-10 overall end of seven straight losses. record and a 3-7 conference record. In Pac-12 play, the Utes were victorious Josh Stout led the team with 43 goals, and was a key player in many of over Colorado and Oregon. Utah’s games. The first Ute to be nationally honored was James Sexton, At the end of the season, senior Brianna Chisholm found herself on the who was named to the USILA Team of the Week for scoring 13 points in We are excited to welcome you to campus. Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention squad. Chisholm ended the season one game, the most for any player in the nation. Sexton led the team with Learn more about housing options , student with nine wins in singles play and 10 wins in doubles. 49 points and 25 assists. leader opportunities, and events online: housing.utah.edu 12 THE UTAH CHRONICLE sports sports ORIENTATION 2019 13 CAMPUS After this draft, Utes are on 16 RECREATION of the 32 teams in the league with multiple teams having two SERVICES or more former Utah players. OUTDOOR ADVENTURES WHERE THE Equipment rentals | Outdoor adventure trips 54’ Indoor Climbing Wall| 13’ Bouldering Wall All of the Utes taken in the draft have been given new num- bers by their respective teams. Blair will wear number 27, while Cody Barton will rep the number 57 for the Seahawks. Gay will UTES ENDED be number 9 in Tampa Bay. San Francisco has a new number 6 with Wishnowsky and Jackson Barton will be number 71 for the Colts. Four Utes were picked up as free agents after the draft concluded. UP IN THE NFL The Seattle Seahawks gave Utah fans more reason to join the 12th man after snagging Offensive Lineman Lo Falemaka in a free agent deal. Falemaka will help the Seahawks protect newly re-signed quarterback FITNESS Russell Wilson joining Barton and Blair as rookies on the team. 2 Offensive lineman Jordan Agasiva participated in minicamps 15,000 ft Fitness Floor | Group classes DRAFTBy Sammy Mora & Brayden Ramsay / Staff Writers with the 49ers and Jacksonville Jaguars, signing a deal with the Personal trainers | Functional Fitness Photo by Curtis Lin latter announced by the Jags on May 12. The New Orleans Saints got a steal of a free agent pick-up with linebacker Chase Hansen. Hansen was projected to get picked up in the NFL Draft on many pre-draft boards. Unfortunately, a back injury that sidelined Hansen posed too much of a risk for any of the 32 NFL teams to take him in the first seven rounds. Hansen was released by the Saints on May 10 but was signed back on May 14. Rounding out the free agent picks from the U, Corrion Bal- lard was picked up by the Carolina Panthers. Ballard will have to fight for a starting position with the Panthers but could join CRIMSON LAGOON former Ute Jared Norris as a hard-hitting defensive player for 50 meter lap pool | Indoor Leisure Pool Carolina. Carolina’s defense is led by linebacker Luke Kuechly Outdoor and leisure pool | 33 - Person Spa he 2019 National Football League (NFL) draft has come and gone. It draft. The Aussie punter will lead San Francisco’s Special Teams in the 2019 and is a big reason why the Panthers challenge for the NFC was a successful year for the University of Utah Football team as nine season with his booming kicks and fake punt threat. South title each season. T total players were selected by NFL teams via the draft or as free agents. Matt Gay was taken in the fifth round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, another The nine selected this year will join 19 former Utes who are The first Ute off the board was Marquise Blair who was taken 47th overall early special teams pick. The Bucs hope Gay fares better than their last special already making their mark on the NFL. After this draft, Utes are by the Seattle Seahawks. Seattle took Blair with their second overall pick in teams draft pick, Roberto Aguayo. A promising 2016 draft pick, Aguayo, like on 16 of the 32 teams in the league with multiple teams having the second round. Blair fits the Seahawks “Legion of Boom” mantra well with Gay, was a Lou Groza Award and Vlade Award winner, led his conference in two or more former Utah players. his violent hits and nose for the football. field goal conversions and was drafted higher than normal for a kicker. Hope- With the 2019 draft in the rearview mirror, it is time to look for- With the 88th pick of the 2019 NFL Draft, the Seattle Seahawks selected their fully the parallels end there — Aguayo floundered toward the end of his rookie ward to the 2020 draft. Utah has the potential for having upward second Utah football player, Cody Barton. Barton has the potential to get the season and was eventually released. Look for Gay to start right away and lead of six players drafted and a few more being taking in free agency. starting job and play alongside former Utah State Aggie, Bobby Wagner. Wagner Tampa Bay’s special teams this season. His monster leg will help extend the SPORTS and Barton would play similar to what we saw this year with Barton teaming up Bucs’ potential scoring position to 60-yards-out of the uprights. [email protected] [email protected] with Chase Hansen. Barton’s sideline to sideline play, paired with Wagner’s phys- The final Ute taken in the 2019 draft was Jackson Barton. 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A Word of Advice Sofia Sant’Anna-Skites - Modern Dance (B.F.A) & English (B.A.) Studying modern dance promises unusual and unexpected learning from the Arts Desk experiences. Flexible syllabi, master classes and performance opportu- nities keep dancers on their toes. Each professor has a unique way of presenting movements and materials. Core class professors rotate on a quarterly system — a dancer will typically have four different profes- sors for modern technique, ballet and improvisation over the course of eing a freshman is terrifying, to say the least. As you embark on Hannah Keating - Musical Theater (B.F.A.) a school year. your college journey, the writers of the Arts Desk want to pass The Musical Theatre Program in the theatre department’s BFA is really intensive. Due to the variable schedules required of modern dancers, B along some words of wisdom — from reflections on our personal With dance every morning and multiple semesters of music theory and acting work, it it can be challenging to work around the major. However, I degrees to general advice, we wish you the best of luck. can be really stressful. However, it is really rewarding to invest in my passions every day would advise all dance majors to find ways to create time for and watch my closely knit classmates shine as well. I love our weekly Dem Lab class, self-reflection and non-dance-related interests. Palak Jayswal - Communication (B.A.) w/ Minor in Creative Writing where the entire major gets together to showcase our work. I have loved my time at the Here’s the thing about college: It provides an infinite number of opportunities, and University of Utah so far, being in the MTP and exploring SLC’s theatre opportunities. Alison Myers - English (B.A.) because of that, it’s really easy to feel overwhelmed. I remember coming in as a fresh- It’s great to get the QA requirement out of the way your first semester Be open. That has to be the best advice I can give. Be open. man determined to be a double major, and I quickly found out that wasn’t going to hap- by taking a class like Math 1010. There are also theater classes open to all You’re going to find, if you left home as I did, that the new space pen. It’s hard to know what you want to do with the rest of your life when you’ve just majors, such as Acting for Non-Majors. provides opportunities to climb out of your old molds and precon- left high school. My advice for you: Go with the flow and sample as many classes as you ceived notions about yourself. It’s a scary time, looking back, es- can in this first year. The beauty of gen eds is variety. If you have an idea of what you’d Rachael (Ray) Gill - Gaming (B.S.) pecially if you’re aware of how formative those early months can like to major in, focus on classes related to that field. If not, try a class in fields that may The U’s Entertainment Arts and Engineering program is the only one I have be — so fully embrace that. If you are entering yourself into a cru- interest you. It took me two years to figure out English wasn’t for me, despite loving to found (and others have agreed) which allows for a focus on game design alone. cible, chat with the fire. Ask questions that you would have been read and write. An Intro to Journalism class combined with my work here at The Utah That is why I have chosen it as my degree, so far. The U is more expensive than too afraid to in your old circles. Be open. I came to the U knowing Chronicle helped me figure out where my true interests lie. After taking an Intro to Cre- some and the program is new, but it is worth the degree. It comes with the influ- full well that the classroom setting didn’t suit my interests. But ative Writing class last year, I began figuring out where English fit into my interests, so ence and knowledge from the instructors, a great learning environment and good in being present mentally and physically, I looked at myself with I added a creative writing minor to my degree. College is about a lot of things, but most people and connections. The program does require some programming skills, but clearer eyes. I went vegan. I became Christian. I joined The Chron- important of all, it’s about figuring out who you are and how you fit into this world — this shouldn’t prevent you from trying some of the courses they offer. icle. Being an English major, people have assumptions about what and you can’t do that without experience. Give your passions a chance to develop and Courses I highly recommend are Introduction to Game Design with Ashley you study (spoiler: more than grammar) and what your aspirations don’t let anyone tell you humanities majors are insignificant. My writers are a perfect Brown, Video Game Storytelling with Alf Seegert and any course from Corrinne are (not an English teacher). You get to define what you do in your example of why that statement is false. Lewis. Before you take these, though, be sure to take core classes so you don’t clog time here and what you patiently, persistently get to become. So up your schedule in the future. I would also recommend working part time while be open. The last thing I was expecting to encounter here was any- Christopher Payne - English (H.B.A.) & Film and Media Arts (B.A.) EAE Emphasis studying to help pay for bills and show employers that you’re well rounded. thing resembling family, particularly so far from what I called home So, you’re considering a Bachelor of Arts. Bold move. You’ve surely heard the hor- — and I have never been so happy to be proven wrong. Welcome to ror stories: $30k - $100k+ for a degree that won’t necessarily land you that cushy Abigail Raasch - Modern Dance (B.A) w/ Minor in Arts Technology the next phase of life. career as a doctor or engineer, courses that prioritize creativity and communication As a modern dance major, my best suggestion is to make connections with every- [email protected] over more “marketable” skills and, of course, there’s the notorious language require- one in your department. Not just regular connections, but positive friendships with as @TheChrony ment. My first words of advice: relax. Embrace the freedom that comes with college many people as you can. The people in your program are going to be the people you and learn to be flexible. The entire process of choosing a degree will certainly be work with for the rest of your life. The arts world is a small world. Be kind, humble and overwhelming, but remember that walking away with any degree will open doors for ready to grow and learn. It’s worth being you and going into your program owning who your future. The most important part of these next few years will be learning what you are while truly supporting all the others who have the same goals as dreams. you care about and developing the skills and the portfolio to achieve your new goals. Spend your first semesters talking with advisors and researching the dozens of de- Yixin Song - Film and Media Arts (B.A.) EAE Emphasis grees available to you. Fulfill your gen eds with a variety of classes and try to get a feel The U is a big school. By that, I mean it offers more than enough class options to fulfill for what subjects you might enjoy more than others. Knock out an HF requirement your needs. No matter your major, there are tons of electives for you to choose from. Hu- with Video Game Storytelling. Crush an IR with Global/Transnational Literature. manities is undoubtedly one of the most sought-after subjects because of the liberal arts ap- Take care of an FF and learn a bit about cinema history with History of Film from proach toward education here at the U. I personally love taking humanities classes because 1952. If you’re feeling particularly adventurous, try a course in theater, dance, archi- of the smaller class size and more in-depth group discussions they allow. Early Modern tecture, music or whatever strikes your fancy. Take the time to get an idea of what Philosophy with Dustin Stokes is one of the best ones. It covers great minds like Descartes you’re looking for, and then go for it. and John Locke and explores the meaning of existence and life. 20 THE UTAH CHRONICLE arts

Best Humanities safeu.utah.edu Classes To Take as A Freshman By Yixin Song / Staff Writer

1510: World History Since 1500 taught by Kurt Guner is more than just a his- he first few months of college can be daunting, but not because it tory class. It teaches world history on a broader scale so that students have a has a stricter regulation on academics and lifestyle. On the contrary, more than basic understanding of the world, but not too deep to bore you. Tit’s because you’ll find that nobody will tell you what to do. Up until It is hard to imagine that students could learn taboo words from a well-es- college, teachers and guidance counselors alike have helped students choose tablished university, but that is exactly what the U does with LING 1069: what classes to take, where to go and what activities to get involved in based @#$! Bad Words & Taboo Terms taught by Randall Eggert. It is by no means on their interests. In college, students quickly realize they are now respon- just a class full of inappropriate jokes and swearing. Instead, the course sible for all of that and more — but don’t worry. In the case of figuring out studies the linguistic patterns of profanity through a strict scholarly method. what starter humanities classes to take — we are here to help. No matter Having said that, it is still an extremely fascinating and fun class to take. your major, it’s important to try and sample a wide range of classes when you Philosophy is like math from a different perspective. It asks questions SAFETY IS are at the University of Utah. Here are some classes which will give a taste of which may seem useless but often lead to the ultimate question — why do we what the humanities program has to offer. exist? If you are interested in such a query, PHIL 1003: Intro: Philosophy and ENGL 2090: Video Game Storytelling taught by Alfred Seegert is an excel- Human Nature taught by Eric Hutton might be the class to take. It introduc- lent appetizer for students who are interested in writing and games. The U is es students to philosophical issues about the study of human nature while famous for its electronic arts and engineering program, and the class size is bringing empirical evidence to support these findings. an example of what you will find in most humanities courses. It utilizes a tra- The classes above are just a mere peek into what the university and many A CULTURE ditional literary approach to engage with issues found in media outside the humanities programs have to offer. The four years you spend here will be written word, such as narrative-focused games and film. You do not have to nothing short of exciting, so don’t be afraid to try courses that are outside be interested in games to take this class, so feel free to try it out if you want a your regular realm. You might just find your calling in life if you take a little taste of the video game program at the U. risk. MAKE A PACT TO ACT FILM 1110: Introduction to Film taught by Ali Akbari is a fantastic class for [email protected] students who are struggling to adjust to life in college. Akbari offers a forgiv- @TheChrony ing grading scale and a fun class experience. While watching some of the best movies in the history of cinema, it encourages students to critically analyze film and gain unexpected knowledge along the way. Even though the class is four hours long, the material never feels dreary. This is a great opportunity to The four years you spend earn a humanities credit while having a fun time. Terrified of public speaking? Love telling jokes and stories in front of your classmates and family? In either case, COMM 1020: Principles of Public here will be nothing short Speaking taught by Emily Wood is a definite contender. Not only does it reshape the idea of public speaking, but the class also prepares students for of exciting future endeavors. The history program might be one of the most under-appreciated majors. For students looking to break up their schedule with something different, history is a perfect subject to lose yourself in. A basic knowledge of history can come in handy regardless of your future profession or interest. HIST 22 THE UTAH CHRONICLE arts

BEST VIEWS — CAFÉ MADSEN Located in the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building, Café Madsen offers coffee from SLC roaster La Barba, with an online ordering option available in the fall and spring and some of the best campus views out their window this fall.

BEST ATMOSPHERE — THE MUSEUM CAFÉ Found in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, this café features a vari- ety of soups, salads, sandwiches and drinks tucked away in the mu- seum. It is the perfect place to take a break during a busy day, have Your Daily some great coffee and even take a quick stroll through the museum. BEST OPTIONS — RED CHAIR CAFÉ Located in the Sorenson Arts and Education Complex, the Red Chair Café has quickly become a favorite for its Grind vegan and vegetarian menu options, as well as full espres- so bar featuring Caffe Ibis coffee.

OUR CAMPUS Note: Some campus locations may be closed or have modified operating hours for the summer. COFFEE By Hannah Keating / Staff Writer Photos by Cassandra Palor GUIDE OFF CAMPUS

GREATEST MENU — CAFE ON 1ST oving to Salt Lake City means becoming a part of one of the nation’s With a huge menu selection featuring specialty drinks, highest-ranking hipster cities. Coming in just behind Portland and beat- teas, breakfast and lunch, cafe on 1st’s minimal design epit- $250 HIRING BONUS ing out Seattle and Spokane for the title in 2018, Salt Lake was recognized M omizes SLC hipster culture. especially for the presence of coffee shops. Even The New York Times noticed the trend — Salt Lake citizens love their caffeine. It is easy to run to one of the familiar, BEST NEIGHBORHOOD SHOP — COFFEE NOIR big-brand chains to get a coffee kick, but there are hidden gems spread out across Work with a Fortune 500 Company The perfect neighborhood coffee shop with excellently brewed the University of Utah as well as just off campus. Here is a guide to finding your coffee, Coffee Noir is a diamond in the rough of Salt Lake coffee new favorite coffee shop. culture. The café offers a great variety of brunch foods and drinks Increased hourly wage + up to and outdoor seating tucked in the heart of the city. ON CAMPUS $5,250 in tuition assistance per year CAMPUS TRADITIONS — PUBLIK ED’S BEST MEETING PLACE — MOM’S CAFÉ A traditional campus hangout renovated into a great stop for Located on the first floor of the Marriott Library, Mom’s Café makes ordering coffee and brunch, Publik Coffee Roasters’ location just off of Pres- your favorite drinks or grabbing a bite to go incredibly easy. Stop by as you are ident’s Circle is a regular spot for U students and faculty alike. running to class, or take a seat inside the cozy meeting place or outside in the newly renovated Kathrine’s Courtyard. BEST HIPSTER SPOT — THE ROSE ESTABLISHMENT With roots as a soup and sandwich shop evolving to one CAMPUS FAVORITE — TWO CREEK COFFEE HOUSE of the coolest coffee shops, The Rose Establishment is the With two locations on campus (one in the Crocker Science Center and the other pinnacle of SLC’s hipster culture. It is located a little far- in the William Browning Building), Two Creek provides your favorite coffee plus ther from campus in downtown. EDUCATIONATWORK.ORG/APPLY loose leaf teas and pastries, with extra breakfast and lunch items on their CSC menu. TOP LOCAL CHAIN — BEANS AND BREWS With over 50 locations across Utah, Idaho and Nevada, Salt BEST ON-THE-GO — BRIO COFFEE Lake native Beans and Brews is the top-tier local chain, roasting brio COFFEE features two convenient campus locations — the first floor of the their own beans and serving gourmet coffee. Art and Architecture building and another in the lobby of the Aline Wilmot Skaggs Even with all these incredible local options, if you are really in Biology Building. Known for its quality in a rush, brio is the perfect option for stu- a pinch for time, stop by the Einstein Bros. in the A. Ray Olpin dents on the go. Student Union Building or the Starbucks in the Campus Store. [email protected] @iamjustkeating 24 THE UTAH CHRONICLE opinion

Declare Before It’s Too Late By Kristiane Sonnenberg / Staff Writer

or those of us who are far along in our majors, registration is a relatively simple process of identifying which gen-ed and major-spe- For example, my circuitous path caused me a lot of headaches leading up to graduation. It required squeezing both a basic science course and three New plasma Fcific courses we need to graduate, figuring out which classes we must take in a particular order and balancing our schedules. The process is 5000 level English and philosophy courses into my final semester, essentially much more complicated for undeclared students who often do not know setting myself up for my most difficult semester exactly as senioritis hit the donors receive how their classes will fit into whatever major they will eventually choose. hardest. There were many more religious studies courses that I wanted to As someone who has switched majors four or five times (I’ve lost track), take, but there was not enough time for them because I took so many unnec- I understand the difficulty of finding the path that is right for you. My -per essary major-specific courses at the beginning of my college education. up to $500 sonal experiences have also taught me that waiting to commit to a major I am lucky enough to be able to graduate in four years because as far as can make your life difficult as your graduation date approaches. So as fall majors go, humanities degrees are comparatively short. According to the in a month! registration draws near, I’d like to offer a piece of advice to all students — department of English, only 36 major hours are required to earn an English and especially freshmen — who think they have plenty of time to figure B.A. In comparison, the computer science B.S. in the Entertainment Arts out what they want to study: Commit before it’s too late. and Engineering (EAE) program requires at least 116 major credit hours and Bring this to your first I use such dire language because the consequences of waiting to declare the chemistry major requires 79-83 major credit hours. Besides taking much a major can be difficult to deal with. I started as a peace and conflict studies longer than my majors, these majors (and many other STEM programs) have visit and receive a (PCS) major as a freshman and took a couple of major-specific courses prerequisites that determine in what order courses have to be taken, which $20 bonus. during my first semester. Then I switched to political science and took more can add on even more time until degree completion. If I had switched into major-specific courses. After that, I switched to English teaching and took physics after my sophomore year (the last time I switched my major), it education-specific courses. When I switched to English (my current major), would have taken more than four years for me to graduate. my PCS, political science and education courses served no use other than Exploring your interests is an integral part of the college experience, but Walk-ins welcome for fulfilling the graduation requirement of having a certain number of upper-di- remaining uncommitted for too long can make graduating on time difficult vision courses. I eventually added Spanish as another major and philosophy and limit your ability to take the courses you love once you have declared your new donors! major. If you are a freshman, use your first two semesters to knock out some and religious studies as minors. I got halfway through the required Spanish 38 E 800 South, Salt Lake City coursework before realizing that I wouldn’t have time to finish the major gen-eds and figure out what you’re interested in. If you know you want to go (or even a minor) if I kept my other two minors. Philosophy and religious into a STEM field, by all means start getting those prerequisites out of the way. (801) 363-7697 studies were more important to me, so I dropped Spanish, which rendered If you are 100% certain what major you want to pursue, then jump in and start another semester’s worth of credits useless — if only as far as graduating taking major-specific courses. My advice is simple: figure out what you want to 630 West North Temple was concerned. study as early as possible, then declare. Don’t waver between different majors like I Salt Lake City If all of that sounds complicated and confusing, it’s because it is. I could did. I wish you the best of luck on discerning your interests and happy registration. barely keep track of whether I was fulfilling my graduation requirements or [email protected] (801) 531-1279 not, which caused other important gen-ed classes to fall through the cracks. In @TheChrony the process, I committed to a lot of extra work that ultimately did not count In addition to meeting the donation center toward any of my current majors, minors or general graduation requirements. criteria, you must provide a valid photo ID, Some exploration can be good. I benefited from learning that I did not proof of your current address and your Social want to work in politics or education and I discovered through my gen-eds Security or immigration card to donate. Must that the humanities are my passion. Academic exploration in college is be 18 years of age or older to donate. necessary, but it is best when done realistically and in moderation. If you wait too long to figure out what you want to study, you will severely limit yourself and your opportunities to delve into your final realm of study. 26 THE UTAH CHRONICLE opinion

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loans, University of Utah academic and behavioral issues, sexual violence, intimate

partner violence, renter’s issues, food insecurity, and miscellaneous advice.” The o some on campus, the Associated Students of the University of attorney vouchers and emergency loans are particularly helpful to students who Utah (ASUU) seems like little more than a glorified party-plan- Interactive and live art cannot otherwise afford representation or other financial challenges. ning commission. While it is true that ASUU plans RedFest T All of these programs help students on an individual level, but T-shirts — the annual spring concert that draws big-name artists like B.o.B ASUU also affects change on a collegiate and state level. Each College Food and Migos — it provides many more resources to our campus. ASUU Student Council participates in Retention, Promotion and Tenure supports registered student groups and sponsors Plazafest, the tabling ALL FREE processes for the college. This means that students may have a say in festival at the Union that kicks off fall and spring semesters. which professors stay at the U and which get tenure. On the state lev- However, ASUU is so much more than concerts and student groups — it is el, ASUU’s legislative branch has lobbied state legislators on topics as our student government organization. Yet, while they may see the candidate varied as Sexual Violence Protective Orders, Student Loan Forgiveness posters for the executive branch elections each spring, most of my friends and Firearm Violence and Suicide Prevention. know little about ASUU, and none of them have voted in any ASUU elections. While ASUU also plans a lot of events, they aren’t just parties. The Di- Depart from your normal routine. This is unfortunate, because while ASUU may not dictate policy to President versity Board plans the annual Conference on Diverse Excellence, which Watkins, it does fund programs that make attending the U more accessible and “[creates] dialogue and [builds] consciousness around systems of oppres- has significant input on issues that affect every student at the U. sion, privilege, and solidarity through a social justice lens.” The Government ASUU runs a lot of programs that I wish I was aware of when I was a Relations board runs the Campaign Carnival which invites students to meet freshman. The Tutoring Center offers cheap individual and group tutor- local politicians and candidates, connecting them to campaign volunteering ing in a variety of subjects, and its flexible availability allows non-tradi- opportunities. Every board runs events like these to build a relationship tional students to use their services. The Student Services Board saves between students, their university and the broader community. students money by negotiating UCard discounts with local businesses Given that ASUU runs so many programs that benefit students and the like The Pie, Microsoft and Bed Bath and Beyond. Students can also university community, I am appalled by my own lack of knowledge of and in- read major newspapers like The Salt Lake Tribune and The New York volvement in our student government. I can make a lot of excuses about why Times for free through the Collegiate Readership Program. I’m not involved, but the biggest one is that I just didn’t know that ASUU has ASUU also funds essential services for students and their families. such a big role on campus. Perhaps this is a problem with ASUU’s market- The ASUU Childcare Program offers part-time care, non-traditional ing, but it may also be indicative of the way many new students see the U. I hours and a tiered fee scale for students who are balancing parent- thought that the U was so large as to be impenetrable to normal undergradu- hood and education. The Student Homelessness Task Force provides ate students like me — after all, 24,735 students were enrolled as undergradu- “short-term assistance to help alleviate the effects of homelessness And start thinking differently. ates at the U as of last fall. Now, after learning what ASUU has to offer, I have so that students can achieve long-term sustainability and pursue their no excuse for thinking that I cannot impact our campus. ASUU is far more education and goals ... These services assist in providing temporary than a party-planning organization, and it’s time to realize that we students housing, assistance finding funding resources and food, and more.” U of U students get free or deeply-discounted access to hundreds of arts experiences on campus each year through the do have a voice on campus and should use it. The Feed U Pantry serves students who suffer from food insecurity. [email protected] Arts Pass program. All you need is your Ucard. This includes events in the College of Fine Arts’ five academic units and While these programs serve students in these particular challenging situ- @TheChrony UtahPresents, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, and Pioneer Theatre Company. ations, ASUU’s Student Advocacy Board advocates on a larger scale “for all students in need of unbiased assistance, including: legal referrals, emergency 28 THE UTAH CHRONICLE opinion Students foot the bill for ASUU’s internal drama

hether they are incoming freshmen or seasoned seniors, many students to swipe at someone is an expression of free speech, it is also an indicator of a lack of PERK UP! at the University of Utah have little understanding of the role the Associ- respect on campus. It was revealing how many of the same students who decry micro- ated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) plays on campus. ASUU aggressions, slurs and general disrespect turned on a dime once their support of calling 5X VISA REWARDS FOR TUITION providesW assistance with on-campus childcare, tutoring and legal services for students a female student a b---- fell under criticism. as well as club support, events and concerts that enrich campus community. One could say that Pryor was a public figure and that her office comes with scrutiny, BOOKSTORE DISCOUNT Yet, its cliquish environment creates an unproductive distance, as the majority of stu- some of which may be unsavory. It is only fair that all students who enjoy the benefits dents at the U are there to pursue education, and share little concern for the controver- of ASUU involvement must also accept the consequences for their decisions within the MUSS PACKAGE sies roiling within their student government. ASUU is so exclusive and insular that the organization. But while students in ASUU face the demands of leadership and represen- SCHOLARSHIPS majority of students are often unaware of specific instances of failure and disciplinary tation, they are not on par with elected government officials. action, let alone the internal factions and alliances at play. These leaders are fellow U students who are young and at the beginning of their VISIT A BRANCH TO LEARN MORE As such, ASUU’s last public squabble was an unwelcome development to the many careers — to imply anything otherwise is disingenuous. Professional legislators wield students who are already dubious about the portion of their yearly student fees that di- a significant amount of power that affects constituents far more extensively than any rectly fund ASUU. It's a fair concern, especially after it was revealed that Xandra Pryor, work done by ASUU — opening those in formal positions up to greater criticism. ASUU the former Vice President of Student Relations — who received tuition compensation is not on that level — it is a training environment in which mistakes occur as students paid for by students — had not attended meetings throughout the year, and that the develop leadership skills. While ASUU is concerned with representation and funded by legislative branch failed in its attempt to impeach her. The confusion culminated two student fees, remembering that it operates below the standard and with far less jurisdic- weeks before the end of the 2019 Spring Semester. Several current and former members tion than a state government provides perspective. of ASUU debated publicly between themselves, sparking fresh scrutiny about ASUU’s When conflicts within ASUU arise, all parties involved would do well to take sever- relevance and competency among the students on the outside looking in. al steps backward. Too often do valuable and necessary campus discussions disappear It is imperative that members of student government do their jobs. Their scholarship within a wave of emotional outbursts. The impact of one’s words weigh greater than is funded by student fees and they must fulfill their duties whether or not they believe their intention, and using sexist insults to demand refined leadership is fairly ironic — that the student body is paying attention. If a student is neglecting their responsibili- true, positive change need not stoop to such meanness. ties, those who provide the check to their power must act quickly to address the situ- It is deeply unfortunate that ASUU has a reputation that alienates students. From the ation. If the Assembly must impeach a member of the Executive Cabinet, it must be outside looking in, it can often be difficult to pinpoint exactly what ASUU does, how it done in an expedient manner — not at the tail end of the semester. If the desire to avoid is run and who it is for. Effective student advocacy relies on a trusting relationship with negative fallout guided the delay in action, the Assembly was just as guilty of wasting the student body. ASUU can operate as a bridge between the university and its students, student fees. who come from many diverse backgrounds, hold different perspectives and face a vari- Students who read The Utah Chronicle understand that its criticism of ASUU is not ety of challenges. Yet, the seemingly unending preoccupation that ASUU has with itself uncommon. However, this specific response is germane to more than ASUU playing has caused many to disengage and move on. fast and loose with student fees, the former Vice President of Student Relations and the ASUU is “Baby’s First Government,” just as The Chronicle is “Baby’s First Press.” Both Assembly’s failed efforts to remove her. It is important to note that, from the beginning, organizations provide opportunities for leadership, development and networking, but at the Pryor was called a b---- by a former member of ASUU on a private meme page — who, end of the day, they are run for students, by students. Because ASUU handles student fees after being called out for his behavior, rebutted that his use of “that b----” was general, and student representation, The Chronicle will report on ASUU — even if that reporting gender-neutral and an exercise of his right to free speech. highlights frustrating dysfunction and retaliation. Students have a right to know when there There are many instances where online culture enables people to explore edgier, unfil- is discord within ASUU so that they may demand more professionalism in the future. tered expression, and while that may inform the context around the offensive meme, it is For those who are current members of ASUU, former members of ASUU or desper- not an excuse. Vigilante justice and edge-lord humor is intrinsic to internet culture but it is ate to join ASUU themselves, it is time to accept responsibility — those who provide not a shield from consequences in the real world. This kind of language leaves a sting that is criticism should commit to conducting themselves with the same decency and profes- Federally insured by NCUA. *$150 is not salved by personal apologies and affects far more than any specific person, as has been sionalism they ask of others. It is my hope that ASUU will continue to contribute to dependent on setting up direct deposit exemplified by the consequences of that post long outlasting the botched impeachment. The Chronicle, using its reach to enrich student life rather than as a cudgel for internal and holding for three months. Three deposits of $50 will be made over Accusations of the suppression of student speech are weighty — the freedom of disputes. There should be continuing conversations about who we are as a campus, three months. Hoodie is treated as speech on campus is a subject of serious concern, as is the ability of students to obtain what leadership entails and how to combat the unacceptable treatment of our students. dividend and will be reported to you on IRS Form 1099-INT For more an education without being degraded by loaded insults. While using sexist language [email protected] information see ucreditu.com or contact University Credit Union at 801-481-8800 30 THE UTAH CHRONICLE opinion MAKE A LIVING. MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WHAT CAN I DO WITH A DEGREE IN GEOGRAPHY? Geographers get jobs in the private sector, with state and federal agencies, such as, The U.S. Forest Service, The Bureau of Land Management, and The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, or with conservation organizations like The Nature Conservancy.

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If the media was one’s only source for understanding the University of Utah, it would the civil rights movement was actively suppressed in CIA operations such as COINTEL- Science (5 year Degree Program) Population, Development & Sustainability appear that campus was perpetually on fire, the alt-right and liberal extremists constantly PRO. Students also had their voices silenced over concerns around the Vietnam War. Remote Sensing of the Environment https://www.geog.utah.edu at war. In reality, campus life at the U is perpendicular to this pessimistic portrayal. It is the ideology of white nationalism and its advocates that has rarely been subjected The public’s perception of universities has been conditioned to synonymize campus to the systematic suppression of free speech. Popular white nationalist figures who claim life with outrage culture, violent protest and the suppression of liberties. This is nothing college campuses are hotbeds of anti-free speech activities use this language to victimize new — American universities have been feared as progenitors of social apocalypse as themselves and distract from the more violent or regressive ideas within their movement. early as the Civil Rights era. Each decade, a new fear is dreamt up to counter a new gen- When I was a freshman, I was afraid I might say or do something to offend my fellow stu- Discover all the best parts of working here. eration’s progressive ideas, regardless of whether the ideas have merit or pose a serious dents. Being raised in Utah ­— where the population is 93.3% white and majority Latter-day risk. Every generation pivots from the values of the previous, and going to college is about Saint — we’re kind of out of luck in the diverse experience department. I experienced a learn- Join our team. developing the personal ideology that one is likely to keep for the remainder of life. ing curve in which I have offended people and have said offensive things out of ignorance. For- NOW HIRING That’s not to say the U has not been subject to controversy and political strife. From the tunately, the people I met at the U were more interested in discussion, reacting by explaining Text “mcdworksforme” to 36453 for McDonald’s posting of white nationalist propaganda around campus to the Ben Shapiro protests turned why what I said might offend someone instead of being outraged like the media claims. mcdonalds.com/careers at Valley Street, violent to the national outrage over the Cry Closet art exhibit, a prospective student might Indeed, “patience with ignorance” is how I would describe my experiences on cam- wonder if they are going to be dragged into one of the many political conflicts on campus. pus. No one on campus is actively looking for a fight — rather, everyone simply shares Choose your hours. Parleys Way and The answer, of course, is probably not. For the most part, the community at the U is the desire to be respected and be treated with dignity. I can not stress enough how No, really. Just tell us the hours you’re free (and the hours you aren’t). We’ll work around your needs. the SLC Airport dedicated to helping students accomplish their academic aspirations, no matter their important it was for my growth to be able to have constructive conversations about Pursue your education. personal ideology. If students are looking to get political, there are places and times controversial issues. Though people do have the right to be angry or upset when some- From high school completion to college tuition assistance, we can help you reach your dreams to get involved and exercise constitutional rights like free speech. Some would argue one around says something offensive out of ignorance, most students understand that that politics should sometimes interfere with academics, but I’ve yet to see a bunch of angrily calling them out and publicly shaming them can be counterproductive. Build your skills. Wherever you are now, come here to build the job skills, people skills, and life skills that can take you further. protestors barge into one of my classes. While students must prepare to meet people College is a time for growing in every area of your life. It means moving out of your with radical ideas that they may not agree with, exposure to different thought is what a parents' house, meeting a diverse set of people and tackling real-world issues. Students Delight our guests. college is all about. 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