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Speed, slippery road result in crash

Students should utilize Bennion Center

By Michael McFallThursday’s snowstorm wrecked at

least two people’s days.

A gold Toyota Camry, traveling west

on 100 South, crashed into a silver

Ford SRG, traveling east, shortly after

2 p.m.

The driver of the Toyota, a middle-

age woman, was traveling too fast for

Thursday’s snowy conditions, accord-

ing to the Salt Lake City Police De-

partment. She slid into the opposing

lane when she turned the corner from

North Campus Drive to 100 South,

crashing into a silver Ford a student

was driving.

Neither driver complained of injury,

police said.

The hood of the Toyota was com-

pletely smashed. The Ford lost its front

bumper and sustained other minor

damages to the front of the vehicle.

Both cars were towed.

Traffic headed eastbound on 100 South was narrowed to one lane for

about half an hour as police cleared the

scene.

The woman was cited for speeding,

but officers at the scene did not have the exact speed she was traveling.

By Michael WhiteThe Bennion Community Service

Center at the U is a great opportunity

that often gets overlooked. Students

looking to contribute more to their

community or bolster their résumé

should make the Bennion Center

their first stop. I know students are busy with

school and jobs, but who doesn’t

have a little time during their four or

five years at the U to make a differ-ence and give something back to the

community from which students take

so much?

You don’t need to have loads of

experience or time to volunteer at

the Bennion Center. Christy Tobolski,

public relations coordinator for the

center, said, “The misconception

about volunteering is that students

don’t have the time or experience...

This is where you get experience.”

Don’t most students have a little

spare time here and there? I know

U students are busy, but cut back a

little on the video games or television

and walk into the Bennion Center.

Students might be surprised to find they actually do have the time.

The Bennion Center offers a wide

variety of ways to get involved and

give back to the community. With

more than 60 service projects cover-

ing a variety of community issues,

students can surely find a way to contribute. The Bennion Center has

opportunities for students that require

as little as a day’s worth of work. But

why would you want to give just a

few hours? Students should take the

time to really get involved.

Even if students’ only motiva-

tion is to improve their grad school

applications or résumés, the Ben-

nion Center is the place to do it.

The Service Learning Scholarship

Program offered to students is one of

the best opportunities on campus to

give a little and get something great

in return.

The program is beneficial to both students and the community. Accord-

ing to JaNae Lilly, service-learning

coordinator, “Students come away

knowing how to directly apply their

degree to their community.” What

future employer wouldn’t appreciate

that? Often students graduate from

the U with no idea how to use their

MIKE MANGUM/The Daily Utah Chronicle

A Salt Lake City police o!cer helps control tra!c traveling past an accident on 100 South. Poor conditions and excessive speeds contributed to the crash on the busy street.

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GYMNASTICS

Friday, February 26, 2010 3

Rocks stay upbeat as season winds down

Asiata will return for 6th season with UtesFOOTBALL

MIKE MANGUM/The Daily Utah Chronicle

Matt Asiata runs for a touchdown against Louisville. He injuried his knee on the play and missed the rest of the season. He successfully petitioned the NCAA for another year of eligibility due to medical hardship. See ASIATA Page 8

TYLER COBB/The Daily Utah Chronicle

Kyndal Robarts vaults during the meet against Utah State. Robarts and the Red Rocks are focused on regaining excitement to help carry them through the meet tonight against BYU in Provo.See RED ROCKS Page 8

Friday, February 26, 2010 54

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BASEBALL

Team hoping to keep winning streak alive

Wyoming @ Utah Saturday, Feb. 27, 4 p.m. Huntsman Center

Wyoming—The last time the Cowboys got a win was when they played the Utes on Jan. 27. Since then Wyo-ming has lost seven straight games, the most recent a 85-63 loss to BYU. Wyoming is sitting in eighth place in Mountain West Conference standings with a 2-11 record. Afam Muojeke is leading the Cowboys with 16.8 points per game. Adam Waddell leads the team with 5.8 rebounds per game.

Utah—The Utes are coming o! a 54-43 win over Air Force and have won three of their past "ve games. The Runnin’ Utes are tied for "fth place in the MWC with a 6-7 record. Carlon Brown is leading the Utes in scoring with 13.2 points per game, Kim Tillie is averaging 5.4 re-bounds per game and David Foster is getting 4.2 blocks per game.

Series—The Utes have the edge in the series with a re-cord of 93-73. The Utes won all three games they played against the Cowboys last season including a win in the semi-"nals of the MWC Tournament.

M E N ’ S B A S K E T B A L LU P C O M I N G G A M E

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Utah66.9 .436.322 .74434.212.0 13.4

5.46.3

Season StatsPoints / game

FG%3-point FG%

FT%Rebounds / game

Assists / gameTurnovers / game

Steals / gameBlocks / game

Wyoming 73.0.437.275.68534.911.615.68.14.4

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Utah57.6 .407.298.66237.8 13.818.3

5.83.3

Season StatsPoints / game

FG%3-point FG%

FT%Rebounds / game

Assists / gameTurnovers / game

Steals / gameBlocks / game

Wyoming 64.2.403.378.68439.715.914.55.74.4

Megan Marsden Mat IandoloElaine Elliott

What do you do to build team camaraderie outside practice?

Elaine Elliott- women’s basketball- “All the girls live together, so they are pretty close. I mean, when they go to the movies they don’t invite me or anything.”

Megan Marsden- gymnastics- “We open the season with a team retreat, and after spending lots of time on the road together the girls get pretty close, hanging out on buses and in hotel rooms. But it’s really up to the girls to jell and come together as a team.”

Mat Iandolo- women’s tennis- “They plan team dinners and go to the movies together and just spend a lot of time together o! the court.”

Offense disappoints in season opener

JULIEN GOMEZ/The Daily Utah Chronicle

Sophomore Janita Badon gets a layup against Air Force on Wednesday night. The Utes are taking their four-game winning streak on the road against Wyoming on Sunday afternoon.

NEXT GAMEUtah vs. Sam

Houston StateFebruary 26

Huntsville, Texas6 p.m. CT

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February 26, 2010

Modern dance concert breaks from tradition

Performing Dance Company Spring Concert

Thursday—Saturday, 7:30 p.m.Marriott Center for Dance TICKETS $7 students, U of U faculty and sta! and seniors$10 general admissionPurchase at the Kingsbury Hall Performing Arts Ticket O!ce

801-581-7100or one hour prior to the performance at the

Marriott Center for Dance Box O!ce

Brazilian company features martial arts-inspired dance

Where: Kingsbury Hall

When: Tonight at 7:30 p.m.

For more information about DanceBrazil, visit www.dancebrazil.org

DanceBrazil

RICHARD PAYSON/The Daily Utah Chronicle

The group DanceBrazil performs an original piece at the Salt Lake Main Library on Wednesday afternoon. The dancers will be performing tonight at Kingsbury Hall.

See DANCEBRAZIL Page 7

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Season Stats

National RankingVaults averageBars average

Beam averageFloor averageTotal average

BYUN/A48.50548.33048.06548.205193.165

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