The Daily Utah Chronicle

Plans for business school rejected

By By Rochelle McConkie and By Rochelle McConkie | March 6, 2008

Legislators removed an amendment last night to a capital facilities bill that would have authorized the U to use private funds to renovate the David Eccles School of Business. Now the U must go with a plan the state approved three years ago to redo the business school.

Legislature finalizes higher ed. funding

By By Rochelle McConkie and By Rochelle McConkie | March 5, 2008

With one day left for the 2008 State Legislative Session, lawmakers are finalizing funding for higher education, making decisions to pay for things such as academic advising or online course expansion, increasing faculty compensation or giving universities the OK to proceed with non-state funded building projects.

House prohibits open carry on campus

By By Rochelle McConkie and By Rochelle McConkie | March 4, 2008

Lawmakers in the Utah House of Representatives decided to keep guns hidden on college campuses, although concealed weapons permit holders may open carry firearms throughout the state. The House passed House Bill 473, which clarifies current gun laws, on Monday with a vote of 60 to 11, but amended the bill so permit holders would have to keep guns concealed on university campuses, either under clothes or in a purse, handbag or briefcase.

House amends bill to prohibit open carry of firearms on campus

By By Rochelle McConkie and By Rochelle McConkie | March 3, 2008

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ASUU supports cheap birth control

By By Rochelle McConkie and By Rochelle McConkie | March 3, 2008

The ASUU Senate passed a resolution Feb. 28 supporting Congress for access to low-cost birth control. The resolution was written in response to the 2005 Deficit Reduction Act, which slowed federal spending in Medicare and Medicaid and also cut out colleges and safety-net providers from supplying low-cost birth control.

State unlikely to fund business school

By By Rochelle McConkie and By Rochelle McConkie | March 3, 2008

U administrators listed funding for the renovation of the David Eccles School of Business as a top legislative priority at the beginning of the session, but lawmakers didn't set aside any money for the project in their budget outlined last week. Instead, $25 million for building projects were allocated to construct a new Utah Museum of Natural History in the foothills above Research Park.

House passes bill to speed up student evictions

By By Rochelle McConkie and By Rochelle McConkie | February 28, 2008

The U's Residence Halls might be able to evict students who are not paying their leases or are no longer attending classes without going to court, if the Senate approves a bill that the Utah House of Representatives passed Tuesday. U administrators are supporting House Bill 343, which would exempt university housing from state eviction laws, because the U is not a traditional landlord and students are not traditional tenants.

Bill to revoke tuition for undocumented falters

By By Rochelle McConkie and By Rochelle McConkie | February 27, 2008

Rep. Glenn Donnelson, R-North Ogden, has changed gears in regards to denying undocumented students the in-state tuition discount by releasing a substitute bill that would allow them to pay in-state tuition if they promise not to work. U sociology professor and Assistant Vice President for Academic Outreach Theresa Martinez, who co-chairs the group Utahns for the American Dream, said the amended bill is further evidence of a broken system when it comes to immigration reform.

Students and U staff blast Buttars

By By Rochelle McConkie and By Rochelle McConkie | February 26, 2008

Shae Sveniker stood on the steps outside the House of Representatives chamber, his voice resounding throughout the Capitol rotunda, echoing from the dome walls. He clenched his fist as he called the senator by name, speaking of slavery and oppression and directing his words "to you, Chris.

Bill to conceal names of animal researchers passes

By By Rochelle McConkie and By Rochelle McConkie | February 26, 2008

The Utah House of Representatives passed a bill to conceal the names, personal addresses and phone numbers of U animal researchers. The bill, which passed unanimously Feb. 22 and the Senate president signed on Monday, would modify the Government Records Access and Management Act to classify personal information of researchers who do medical or scientific research on animals at Utah colleges and universities as protected documents.