UVSC College Times, 2008-03-10

              'ip?:- (MOW? f N ill s he College Times MONDAY, MARCH 10,2008 Cardona combats poverty, corruption - Jared Magill ' ' Opinion editor T- Decades of government corruption, drugtraf--ficking and unethical free 'trade agreements with the .U.S. have sparked the re-'. emergence of La Santfsima Muerte,"Most Holy Death," which is beginning to pervade throughout Mexican culture as a fashionable, deified, archetype, according to a Mexican photojournalism Assistant Professor of Communication Scott Carrier invited Julian Cardona, a photojournalist from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to speak and present a slideshow of his work at the first installment of the Real World Lecture Series on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. in the Ragan Theater.... For the past 15 years, Cardona has been wielding his camera as a weapon in the fight against poverty, corruption and the rampant horrors now being wrought upon Juarez' citizens. "Around 1965, four or five companies in my city wanted to eliminate tariffs, so they lobbied with the U.S.," Cardona said. "Today, Juar-- ez is the biggest manufacturing center for U.S. products. " These companies still own ', most of Juarez." I', Cardona said that the 'Whole of Juarez, which has a population of around 2 million people, is owned and controlled by five or six ! wealthy families. The rest of Itne city languishes in a state of wretched poverty. Veronica Lopez, a communication major well known for being the first to institute a Spanish version of NetXNews, served as an interpreter for Cardona. Nevertheless, Cardona's English was adequate. Cardona explained that he might need an interpreter to help See CARDONA A4 i i p 'i w .-j i r r- fT H . e y ' I l w F ''tit" 'h' 4 ; , ' i i ' " j ! i I ' n , -'-'Vi II ' ; "' " i i i: -I ' '- J ; , c : I Photos by Ken Hoglund College Times Vol Hale, vice president of advancement & marketing (top) and Mike Freeman, UVSC library director, fake part in a tour of the new Digital Learning Center. . i .i i i... i. - ' ' ! 1 ' ) V. " (Above) Newly elected Student Team sweeps elections Drew Howells News wiuef The banners that covered the campus are gone. The fliers that once were littering the hallway are a thing of the past, and cotton candy machines and fragrant popcorn no longer linger through the hall of flags. The election results are final, and a large victory was awarded to Team Uphoria, the newly elected student government that will take the college into university status next semester.President-elect Joseph Watkins ensured the student body that his team is going to continue with the platforms they promised during the campaign. "We want to make 1 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT UVCOLLEGETIMES.COM Body President Joseph Watkins. sure that the things we told students that we'll do" will get done, get accomplished," said Watkins. Vice President ofAcademics-elect Dave Smith said, "We want to make sure we're honoring those commitments that we did make." The selection process for the committees will begin over the next few weeks. Smith commented how the selection process will ensure that individuals represent the vast diversity of the campus. "As we begin to piece together next year's council, it's important that we respect the diversity that the school has, and that we pick folks that are going to be passionate towards the students," Smith said. Modern design for a modern university David Fullmer News writer When the Digital Learning Center opens on July 1 , any student looking for a regular library will be out of luck. The $48 million library will be a state-of-the-art facility with videoconferencing capability, multimedia-editing equipment, digitized books and wireless Internet throughout. The 190,000-square-foot building will be a welcome change from the current library."We aren't interested in , just holding information," President William Seder-burg said, "What we have here is an interactive learn VOICE OF UTAH VALLEY STATE (Below) Team Uphoria during election uiaona -1 r , . , , I i .H' .':(. ' ' ,; . ,.v - K I lllll III I 1 II kHMIMIHWMMA 2 Trevor Tooke, the newly elected executive vice president is excited to get to work for the students, beginning with the interview process for the new council. "We've been promising people that we're going to work hard; we need to start now, start planning, and start recruiting candidates to fill the posi Digital Learning Center offers more than just dusty bookshelves ing center where students can study hands-on." Students can take advantage of 90 general-use computers, a copy center, a Mac lab and multimedia stations for image, video and audio editing. A self-checkout machine will help students get library materials more quickly, and 35 study rooms provide a quiet workspace for group projects. "We wanted to make the statement that we are dedicated to education," Seder-burg said. The library will also have a large cafe on the first floor to provide a light, airy,student-friendly environment. Each floor will be lined with warm, attractive wood Photos by Dave Iba College Times results ceremony. tions," Tooke said. Clean campaigning makes for smooth election The elections this year were relatively civil compared to years past, according to election officials. See ELECTIONS A2 to provide an inviting atmosphere."The new library will have a Barnes and Noble kind of feel to it," said Mike Freeman, library director. "The idea is catching on elsewhere. We're breaking the rules." The first two floors are intended to be very "public floors" with noise and chatter. The library will get quieter as you ascend, with the third and fourth floors being the main study floors, and the fifth floor housing mostly faculty. Sixteen skylights and 42,000 square feet of windows will allow abundant light and provide spectacu- See LIBRARY- A4 VOLUME XXXVII NO. 24 : i t ! i i f .i . j J i ( . 1 1 y Access the most recent UVSC news online 247. Student elections Wrap up on student body office elections, numbers and insight. r - - "! Sticker personality What does your bumper sticker reveal about your personality? Barlett's badinage Indie flick may be the 2008 sleeper you've been looking for. Hockey The hockey team scores another win against rival BYU in the final game of the season. UVSC makes honor roll Britnee Nguyen Public editor The UVSC Center for Service & Learning was recently named on the U.S. President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. This award was given from the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal service agency. The Community Service Honor Roll is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service-learning activities.Schools were chosen on the basis of service projects that were carried out, percentage of student participation, motivation for service, and which academic service-learning courses are offered. "UVSC definitely was a school to be recognized and qualify for this honor, with a wide array of departments that reached out and have engaged within the community," said Alexis Palmer, in a press release. Palmer is the director of the UVSC Center for Service & Learning, and an adviser. The center has been open since 1993. It works to build a sense of community commitment and create connections between service and See HONOR. A3 vw, i . r - n" i V I IWI ll.iil