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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.

j.hibbard@chronicle.utah.edu

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.

j.hibbard@chronicle.utah.edu

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)

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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.

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Chronicle staff Oscar picks

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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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NEXT GAMEUtah vs. BYU

February 27Huntsman Center

7 p.m.

RUGBYcontinued from Page 3