UVU Review, 2011-02-21

              A "VOL T'TSSUF4 i r i. i j i ' ' FEBRUARY 21, 2011 www.uvureview.com Unfortunate Trend By Andrea Whatcott News Editor The deadline to apply to run for student body government has come and gone. During a time when the campaigns begin to take off, those running are refocusing their direction, as there is only one team that will be on the ballot for the Executive Council this year. While even on the city government level candidates will frequently run unopposed, Richard Portword, current student body president, finds this situation and the lack of student involvement an "unfortunate trend." "This is a disservice for students to have only one team running because it takes away their democratic right to have choice and that's es Praise suadl - President Matthew Holland presents the President Holland reviews university's growth and its plans By Sterling Gray ' Asst. News Editor . In his annual state of the university address, President Matthew Holland had two major points. First, "The state of the university is sound." Despite this, the bulk of his speech described the different ways that the school expects to change in the next 10 years. Principally, Holland said that the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities came in November By Danni Freeman Staff Writer In the place of the lab coat one would expect from a doctor, Patch Adams entered the stage wearing baggy pants with orange flowers, a colorful button-up shirt and a tie-dyed tie. He had long hair, half of which was dyed a bright shade of blue, tied in a pony tail that extended to his waist. To top it off, he had a single No ordinary Abstinence isn't the answer: sex education in Utah fails. AlO sential in any election process," Portwood said. "We want as many people running as possible, because it creates involvement, engagement and awareness of what's happening on campus." According to Portwood, he and the current student officers are trying to assess why there was little student interest in running for office this year. One drawback for some students, said Portwood, is the big time commitment that the positions require. Advertising was another factor. "We are very aware, in thinking about what more could we have done," Portwood said. "We definitely could have done better with advertising, I'll readily admit that there could have been more public J- , annual State of the University address. and continued the university's accredited status. Holland summarized the NW-CCU's final take by saying, "We1 are commended for doing more with less, but we cannot continue in this trajectory and survive." In order to illustrate this point, Holland made a comparison to the Brooklyn Bridge. Before the bridge was constructed, common thought was that a bridge can either be short and structurally stable or long and unstable. But New York's wide East River fork earring hanging from one of his ears. The fact that Adams was no ordinary physician became clear to almost everyone seated in the Grande Ballroom on Feb. 15 when Adams came to speak. This strange appearance did not deter students from staying to hear his speech. The audience nearly filled the Ballroom with the overflow extending into the commons with those who came to hear Ad ity put out about it." Another facet that could be playing a part in the drop in applications is the recent change in eligibility requirements.According to Phil Clegg, assistant vice president of student life, three years ago the GPA requirement to run was changed from 2.5 to 3.0 and there has been a decrease in applicants since this change. "This is the first time we've had this happen since I've been here, in the last 15 years. This is really uncommon," Clegg said. Although Portwood and Clegg have both advised other groups who were considering running for office, those groups decided it was not worth the money and effort to run, as they believed they could not win progress to - ' required a long bridge and it expected to experience a high volume of traffic, so it needed to also be stable. This, in Holland's opinion, mirrors this university's attempts to allow, student population growth while still maintaining a small school feel and student-centered experience. Holland said that maintaining growth shouldn't be difficult. In fact, he showed a projection that estimates the school's student population at over 40,000 in 10 years and despite the difficulties that it causes, doctor ams' secrets to living a happy life. Adams didn't always live his life with such enthusiasm. During his late teens, Adams was hospitalized three different times after attempted suicides. During his third stay, Adams made two decisions that would change the rest of his life. First, Adams decided to study medicine to enable him to help serve humanity. During medical school, Adams came up with an idea for a continued on A5 FOR Student body president KZ Chris Loumeau Q Chris Loumeau Q Chris Loumeau Q Chris Loumeau Elections for student government are too important to have only one running party. Turn to A9 for a UVU Review editorial. against the incumbents, according to Clegg. Students were not required to run with a group and Portwood said there was a student who applied but continued on A3 j - 1 1 t r G'bert CtsnerosUVU Review for the future Holland said the mission of the school will not change. That is due to some recent statistics that have troubled Utah legislators, especially one that shows that only 39 percent of adults in Utah have degrees. "We used to be a top ten state of adults with degrees," he said. "Utah currently ranks 24th in the country. We are heading in the wrong direction."Because of this, the state of Utah continued on A2 Patch Adams showed students the healing Student overdoses in library r nr. ; UVU Review Archive By Lex Bourgeous News Writer A male student was spotted exhibiting signs of an apparent heroin overdose in the library Tuesday, Feb. 15, according to police reports. Campus police were called around 7:30 p.m., after other students in the library noticed the individual was having difficulty breathing and was allegedly unconscious. An unidentified student bystander reportedly came to the overdose victim's aid and began administering CPR. The bystander was able to continue until a campus police officer arrived and took over rescue efforts until Orem paramedics arrived on scene. The victim was reportedly conscious when he was transported to Timpanogos hospital by ambulance. "Thanks to some really heads-up students, UVU police and Orem paramedics, this student is still alive. They deserve the credit," said university spokesman Chris Taylor. The student remained at Timpanogos hospital until Wednesday, Feb. 16, when he was taken to Utah County Jail on felony drug charges. t 1 (. U.i'J Gilbert CisneiosvUVU Review and weird clothes. power of laughter