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Committee deems ICE’s grievances legitimate
More security needed at Crimson NightsBy Michael White
The student body at the U is capable of great things, throwing awesome
parties included. Crimson Nights, the party held at the Union, is an opportu-
nity for students to enjoy the company of classmates and friends.
The events can be fantastic, but some rotten apples occasionally spoil
everybody’s fun. Last Friday, Crimson Nights had to be shut down when a
fight broke out. Besides the point that fighting should never be tolerated,
one would hope students have reached a level of maturity at this point
where they can demonstrate some self-control. U students who attend
these functions need to do a better job of behaving themselves and repre-
senting the U.
Crimson Nights—according to the Union Programming Council’s website—
is “the largest late-night student programmed event in the nation” and should
be regarded as a serious party. Bowling, casino games, free food and danc-
ing are all available to students. It’s an alcohol-free event and is designed to
be a safe, fun place for students to party. It’s an opportunity for U students to
take a break from getting plastered at a bar or a house party.
We all understand that when going downtown or to someone’s house to
party, there is always the chance that some jerk is going to show up wasted
and ruin the mood. It’s a risk we assume when going out. Crimson Nights is
supposed to be a way to minimize this risk.
MUSS working through sign-up woes
By Jake Hibbard
After suffering three grievances, the
ICE party has finally drawn blood from
its opponent with a successful ruling in
its favor.
The ICE party filed two grievances,
one against the NOW party and the
other against Sarah Day, ASUU gov-
ernment relations director, for creating
unfair advantages in the NOW party’s
favor for the upcoming student gov-
ernment election. The student govern-
ment’s elections committee ruled unani-
mously in favor of the ICE party on both
grievances Thursday afternoon.
The committee found Day guilty of
violating ASUU code, which prohibits
officers from using “their positions of
leadership within ASUU to unduly influ-
ence other students towards one party
or another,” according to the final deci-
sion by Madson Thompson, committee
chair of ASUU election’s committee.
Ashley Jolin, assistant campaign
manager and ASUU Assembly candi-
date for ICE, accused Day at Wednes-
day night’s grievance hearing of breach-
ing her neutrality as a member of ASUU
by attempting to persuade Jolin and
other students to switch allegiance to
the NOW party on multiple occasions.
The grievance also cited that Day at-
tended NOW core meetings and that
seven of Day’s relatives were listed on
the NOW’s donation list for Rock the U,
the U’s annual fundraiser for cancer.
The other grievance, against NOW,
found the party guilty of sending un-
solicited text messages before March
6—the date parties are allowed to offi-
cially start campaigning—in an attempt
to gain students’ support.
As punishment, NOW is not allowed
to utilize text messaging for its cam-
paign until Monday at 9 a.m., two days
after the election begins.
For Day, the ruling recommended for
her to not attend any further campaign
meetings and that she apologize to
Jolin and other ICE leadership for her
conduct.
By Jake Hibbard
The second day of MUSS sign-ups
Thursday exposed a new kink in the on-
line registration process, leaving some
students still hanging in MUSS-seating
limbo.
Many students tried to sign up at
noon when registration began, only to
encounter an error message that read:
“You are not a registered student.”
“Registration is working, but we un-
derstand some of you have been told
you are not eligible,” read a message
on the Facebook MUSS fan page when
officials found the root of the problem.
“This is because we had an incomplete
list from the registrar’s office.”
The Alumni Association switched out
the incomplete list of students with one
that is accurate, said Brynn Whitchurch,
executive secretary of the Alumni Asso-
ciation. Once the new list was put into
the system, students with a last name
beginning with letters I through R had
the option to either sign up or wait until
Sunday at noon—which has been des-
ignated as a second I through R day—if
they want to seek preferential seating,
she said.
The Alumni Association tried to alle-
viate sign-up problems by dividing the
window when students could register
into three days, based on the first letter
of their last name. Last year it was one
day, resulting in a server crash.
After initial problems occurred
Wednesday with sign-ups, Jordan
Smith, a senior in political science,
thought that if problems with online
registration continue to surface—sign-
ups also were delayed last year on the
opening day—that maybe the MUSS
should to revert back to older methods
of having students register.
“Maybe (the Alumni Association)
shouldn’t do (sign-ups) on the internet,”
he said. “With the increase in demand
for Utah football among students, it’s
pretty much impossible to try and put
that on the server…maybe just do it
through forms.”
Despite having two unsuccessful
starting days for sign-ups, Whitchurch
said students should stay calm.
“It’s all going to pan out,” she said.
Priority seating will not be affected by
the glitches, and those at the U Infor-
mation Technology department have
discussed the things they can do for the
rest of sign-ups, she said.
Friday, March 5, 2010 3
Rocks hope to bounce back, have fun
Rivalry face-off with BYU could be nation’s biggest
See RUGBY Page 8
RUGBY
GYMNASTICS
LENNIE MAHLER/The Daily Utah Chronicle
Co-head coach Greg Marsden huddles his team during the meet against BYU. The No. 9 Red Rocks are at home at the Huntsman Center tonight for a skirmish with No. 11 Nebraska at 7 p.m.
See GYMNASTICS Page 7
BASEBALLUtah
.2804368
53522
.357
Season StatsBatting Average
RunsHits
Home RunsRBIs
WalksOn-Base Percentage
Washington State .362667965220.447
Starting Pitchers
Friday (G1)Friday (G2)SaturdaySunday
Washington State Chad Arnold (Jr., RHP)Spencer Jackson (So., LHP)James Wise (Jr., RHP)Rusty Shellhorn (So., LHP)
UtahJordan Whatcott (Sr. RHP) Andrew Wilding (Sr., RHP)
Bryn Card (Sr., LHP)Rick Anton (Jr., LHP)
Friday, March 5, 2010 54
Seniors prep for last games as Utes
Jim BoylenMegan MarsdenElaine Elliot
Who is the best pro athlete to come out of Utah?
Elaine Elliott- women’s basketball- “Andre Miller because he has been able to stick around.”
Megan Marsden- gymnastics- “My favorite would have to be Michael Doleac because he was a great basketball player for us and played in the championship game and he married one of my dear gymnasts Shannon Bowles.”
Jim Boylen- men’s basketball- “I don’t want to insult anybody, Jerry Chambers.”
NEXT GAMEUtah vs. Colorado State
March 6Fort Collins, Colo.
1:30 p.m.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Utah66.6.431 .322.74234.311.813.6
5.4 6.2
Season StatsPoints / game
FG%3-point FG%
FT%Rebounds / game
Assists / gameTurnovers / game
Steals / gameBlocks / game
CSU58.6.394.303.67333.59.216.16.01.9
No. 2 seed still in reach for Utah womenWOMEN’S BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Utah58.5.410.316 .68238.813.4 17.9
6.53.9
Season StatsPoints / game
FG%3-point FG%
FT%Rebounds / game
Assists / gameTurnovers / game
Steals / gameBlocks / game
CSU 60.9.373.318.69738.613.218.68.52.9
NEXT GAMEUtah vs. Colorado State
March 6Huntsman Center
2 p.m.
THIEN SOK/The Daily Utah Chronicle
The Utes will finish out the regular season without David Foster, who injured his ankle against BYU. The Utes will miss his defensive presence, as he averaged just over four blocks per game.
NATHAN SWEET/The Daily Utah Chronicle
Senior Luka Drca will play his final regular-season game Saturday at Colorado State. Drca leads the team in assists.
Straight shot to semi-final round would require wins by U and SDSU a loss by BYU
JULIEN GOMEZ/The Daily Utah Chronicle
Guard Janita Badon is swarmed by Air Force defenders. After falling short in Provo, the Utes look to regain momentum against CSU on Saturday at home.
Friday, March 5, 2010 7
UtahNo. 9
49.100 48.90948.866 49.069
196.944
Season Stats
National RankingVaults averageBars average
Beam averageFloor averageTotal average
Nebraska No. 1149.12548.85348.65649.084195.719
NEXT GAMEUtah vs. Nebraska
March 5Huntsman Center
7 p.m.
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