It has been nearly a year since bitcoin hit an all-time high of almost $68,000 per coin price. In 2021, cryptocurrency was on an upward trend with coins like Ethereum taking the stage along with crypto-fueled NFT marketplaces. Since then, there’s been a lot of controversy and discussion regarding the volatility of cryptocurrency in general. This article isn’t going to make a case for or against cryptocurrency but rather analyze how much it’s changed.

At the time of writing this article, bitcoin has dropped tremendously to around $19,000, about 28% of its peak price point. Alt-coins, cryptocurrencies which are modeled after bitcoin, have taken a dive as well. Ethereum is now dwindling to a price range of roughly $1,300, which is only a few hundred dollars away from its price in early 2021. Dogecoin hasn’t been having any luck recently and seems to continuously drop in price for internet-related reasons. Considering this cryptocurrency was made as a meme, it’s not surprising that the internet is more or less directing its value. Right now, dogecoin has dropped to a 6 cent price without having hit a dollar price range when it peaked.

There is a lot to be said regarding these price drops. Cryptocurrency has always been unpredictable since it’s based on the principle of being deregulated. The reason it reached such jaw-droppingly high values is precisely because of its volatility. President Biden has recently stated that he aims to regulate cryptocurrency because many day-traders and investors have lost plenty of money in the cryptocurrency market. Cryptocurrency’s situation as of late has led to a reignition of discussion regarding blockchain currency. Cases have been made that cryptocurrency isn’t viable for the dedicated trader, while others claim that the reward outweighs the risk. Others take this as an opportunity to point out all the environmental damage that blockchain can and has been causing. This is mainly because the technology that cryptocurrency mining requires uses an immense amount of energy, making it unsustainable in the long run. These issues have garnered concern on the federal level as well.

It’s obvious that cryptocurrency follows the phrase “What goes up, must come down” more consistently than other markets. However, this could also be an opportunity for folks to start investing now while the market is dropping in price. Instead of purchasing cryptocurrency at a higher price point, users can start investing now and then wait until bitcoin explodes again. That could be wishful thinking though, since who knows just how long bitcoin can last without dissipating or being mangled by government intervention. It’s all speculative, but it’s important to note that certain investments require more patience and luck than others. Only time will tell if these digital coins will stabilize or keep diving in price..

At the end of the day, cryptocurrency is just as unpredictable as any other high risk, high return investment. While it may look promising, it can also be just as punishing, which is why many investors are either wary or gung-ho about depositing money into whatever marketplace or coin wallet they can find. Despite it all, it’s still interesting to witness just how much has changed in the market after only a two-year timeframe. The cryptocurrency market is a true testament to how times are ever changing and how nothing can stay exactly the same for long in the modern age.

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UH Board of Regents member and founder of the Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation Stephen Chazen passed away on Thursday, Sept. 22 at the age of 76. 

According to the Wall Street Journal, Chazen stepped down from his position at Magnolia Oil & Gas on Wednesday due to serious health concerns. 

Board of Regents chairman Tilman Fertitta mourned his loss in a statement posted to the UH System webpage. 

“Every time I was around Steve, I learned something new from him. On behalf of the University of Houston System, I offer condolences to Steve’s family, friends and colleagues. He will be greatly missed,” Fertitta said. 

Chazen was appointed to the UH Board of Regents in 2018 by Gov. Greg Abbott. Since then, he served as chair of the endowment management committee, vice chair of the audit and compliance committee and as a member of the finance and administration committee.

UH System Chancellor Renu Khator echoed Fertitta’s statement, reflecting on his skills as a leader as well as the impact his philanthropy has had on the local area. 

“Our region is a better place because of his philanthropy, transformational leadership and dedicated service to important causes that were dear to his heart,” Khator said.

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Oxford First-year Senate Candidate Oscar Li (24Ox) was disqualified from the first-year senate race on Sept. 20 after earning the most votes in the election. He garnered 123 (6.83%) of the 1,799 votes cast by 344 students. The voting period opened on Sept. 17 and closed on Sept. 18.

The Oxford Board of Elections disqualified Li due to three minor campaign violations: the usage of unapproved campaigning material, an inaccurate expense report and spending over the expenditure limit of $25. According to the Elections Code, it takes three minor violations to be disqualified, Oxford College Student Government Association (OxSGA) President Andrew Yang (23Ox) wrote in an email to the Wheel. 

Yang said that Li was notified of the investigation on Sept. 19. The Board confirmed the nine new first-year senators and announced Li’s disqualification in an email sent to the Oxford student body the following day. 

Amiee Zhao (24Ox) and Aaron Zhao (24Ox) — who both received 83 votes and tied for ninth place — are set to replace Li’s senate spot. Because Li was disqualified, both candidates are able to take positions as First-year Senator. If Li was granted a spot in the Senate, Aimee Zhao and Aaron Zhao would have competed in a runoff election.

Seney Hall sits on Oxford College’s quad. Sarah Davis/Managing Editor

Li told the Wheel he plans to appeal his decision in a hearing with OxSGA’s judicial council.

On Sept. 16, Li hosted a meet-and-greet where he offered boba and encouraged students to come together to socialize and discuss ideas. In an effort to promote the event, Li used pre-approved campaigning material which had been edited to include information about the meet-and-greet, resulting in the first violation. 

The boba event cost $297.71, exceeding the $25 cap established by the Elections Code and contradicting Li’s prior expenditure report of $0. This marks Li’s second and third violations. 

Li told the Wheel the cost was split between himself and a group of 15 friends. 

All candidates were provided with an abridged version of the Elections Code during the primary information session, as well as a full Elections Code following the session, Yang said. Both documents contained information pertaining to budgets and allowed expenditures.  

However, Li believes the Board did not make the rules pertaining to expenditures clear to the candidates during this first info session. 

“I was aware of [the $25 cap], but what I wasn’t aware of was [OxSGA’s] definition, or what they define as a campaign expense or event,” Li said. 

Some members of the Oxford student body are standing in solidarity with Li. 

“I don’t think he was really trying to solicit votes,” Charunya Bheem (24Ox) said. “I think it was a fun way to gather opinions and ideas of all people.”

Oher students supported the Board of Elections’ move. Ananya Singh (23Ox) voiced support for Li’s disqualification, indicating that “nearly $300 is a lot to spend on an Oxford SGA election.” 

Additionally, Li said that he believes he was not the only candidate with multiple minor violations. 

“I respect the results,” Li said. “I truly support the newly enacted senators, but there were other violations … committed [by other candidates] which were also not investigated.”

OxSGA Vice President of Elections and Charters Olu Abitogun (23Ox) explained that OxSGA already dealt with most violations, and none were large enough to merit full disqualification. 

Yang maintains that it is difficult for the Board to thoroughly monitor every Elections Code infraction, noting that the Board was not made aware of Li’s violations until the voting period had already begun. 

The Board relies heavily on students to make them aware of such violations, Yang added. 

Oxford SGA’s judicial council has only recently filled its seats, with their two first-year associate justices being selected on Sept. 20. Li believes the new associate justices will need at least three weeks to train before making a decision on his appeal.

However, Yang said the first-year associate justices will be able to aid in making the decision, noting that it only takes a few days to get acquainted with Oxford SGA’s governing documents.

“The hearing requires submission of evidence, which would take a few days and the associate justices would be trained during [that time],” Yang wrote in an email to the Wheel. “It will not take three weeks for the judicial case to be presented to the Judicial Council.”

Despite their differences, both OxSGA and Li both concur on working toward improvement and building a better system in equity and communication. 

“Oxford SGA is committed to ensuring that equity and justice is granted for everyone in our community,” Yang said. “No systems are perfect, and conversations like these are how we move towards a better community together.”

Li agreed, voicing his support for OxSGA. 

“I feel like SGA is an essential, critical part of this community,” Li said. “I respect SGA, I respect the results, and I wish all the best for the newly elected senators.” 

News Editor Eva Roytburg (23Ox) contributed to reporting

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This year, the University of Utah hosted the 17th annual International Stillbirth Alliance Conference from Sept. 15-17.

The first conference held in person since 2019, ISA has a goal of bringing, “ALL who care about stillbirth prevention and bereavement support and seek to effect change globally.”

According to the CDC, “Stillbirth affects about 1 in 160 births, and each year about 24,000 babies are stillborn in the United States.” Worldwide, there are an estimated 2.6 million stillbirths each year.

To visually represent this staggering number, the event included a display with 2.6 million sunflower seeds. In addition to the seeds, 7,100 sunflowers were arranged to represent the number of babies stillborn every day.

The event, which had around 230 attendees with representatives from more than 20 countries around the world, also included different sessions and speeches about stillbirth research and parental resources and support.

Stacey Fletcher, a parental representative for Share Parents of Utah, a support group for those touched by a death of a baby through pregnancy, attended the event and is one of the many mothers who’s experienced stillbirth.

“I had an early loss about 10 weeks gestation in 2005,” Fletcher said. “And then I lost a full-term baby, a little boy the following year, Benjamin in 2006.”

Fletcher reflected on the hours after Benjamin was stillborn.

“You just can’t process what is happening and so we really didn’t advocate for ourselves very well,” she said. “And then you know after he was born the nurses asked me if I wanted pictures. And I said ‘No, why would I want to remember this? This is the worst day of my life.’” 

She has since found peace and support through her involvement with ISA and Share Parents of Utah, and as a bereavement photographer, helping other families that are going through the same loss she suffered. 

Parents who have experienced the same loss as Fletcher gathered among physicians and researchers at ISA, the only global conference that focuses on stillbirth.

Dr. Bob Silver, MD, chair of the University of Utah’s OB/GYN department, has spent his career researching healthcare for mothers.

“In the last 30 years I have had a long-standing interest in clinical interest in patients with pregnancy loss and also a long-standing research interest in patients in trying to reduce pregnancy loss, and I’ve been taking care of these patients,” Silver said.

In terms of research being done for stillbirths, Silver said there are two big areas of research focus.

“One is to try to implement things that we already know work to reduce stillbirth, but make sure that they’re done every time for every pregnancy,” Silver said. “And the second focus is to try to discover causes and new ways to prevent stillbirth.”

Fletcher made a speech about PTSD after losing a baby due to stillbirth. She also included a personal essay, titled “Tiny Caskets.” In this essay, Fletcher touches on the uniting factor that she shared with parents from all over the world.

“Sadly, many parents understand the weight of these tiny caskets,” Fletcher said. “They are scattered around the world, weighing the earth down with their heaviness. Race, religion, location is not a consideration. No one is exempt. Power, wealth, medicine and happiness cannot stop these caskets.”

Fletcher said she hopes to stay involved with ISA to help represent parents who have been affected by stillbirth.

[It’s] so great to include parental voices [in the conference],” she said. “I was really surprised and just honored that they would have us as a main part of the conference … along with the clinicians and along with the researchers. We really are like a partnership.”

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STELLA MEHLHOFF: Hello, all. My name is Stella Mehlhoff, and you’re listening to “In the Know,” a podcast by the Minnesota Daily. Our aim is to explore a new aspect of the University of Minnesota’s students and communities with each episode. This week, we’re keeping it simple: discovering what it’s like to be a Fall 2022 University of Minnesota student.

According to the University of Minnesota, 50,000 plus students are preparing for the 2022 fall semester. The weather is getting chillier, the traffic is escalating. The outside of Anderson Hall is crowded with students studying, bulletin boards are full of posters, a crowd of students attends a study abroad fair, and the bridge is packed with bikes, scooters, and walkers. Keaton Crawley, a transfer student at the U of M, describes his new campus experience:

KEATON CRAWLEY: I’m actually a transfer student, so it’s my first semester here, so I’m really excited to be here. So it’s a little overwhelming, a lot going on, but I’m figuring it all out pretty well so far.

MEHLHOFF: So what first impressions do you have of the U?

CRAWLEY: Um, well, there’s definitely a lot more people than my other university. So it’s just very diverse, a lot of people. It’s a really big campus. So everyone’s been really nice to me so far. So, yeah, it seems like a really nice place.

MEHLHOFF: Incoming first-year, Sophie Houdek, describes the new experience of attending a school with so many people on campus. Her first shock came from meeting the student body.

SOPHIE HOUDEK: New people, and how I should take advantage of that. I’m constantly being told to reach out to people, joining groups. Like do it now the sooner the better and like you’ll meet new people and like yes, it’s scary but like your future self will thank you.

MEHLHOFF: It’s more than making friends in the midst of shock and awe. Some students, having experienced nearly five semesters guided by COVID-19 safety protocols, are facing a new challenge after returning to a nearly entirely in-person, mostly mask-free setting.

ROSALYN JOHNSON: “Like my freshman year of college, I was able to stay home in Madison, just because the pandemic and I took all my classes online and it was a hard year but not because of my workload. Like I was able to do everything really easily.I was like working while I was in school too. So I was nannying two kids while I was taking classes online, so like, the workload was super easy and light.”

MEHLHOFF: Rosalyn Johnson, a political science and history double major, describes the renewed intensity of on-campus learning in contrast to her more low-key online experience.

JOHNSON: I have four classes: two history classes, a political science class, and a Spanish class. I’m also an officer on the UMN women’s rugby team. So like, doing a lot, but most days I’m able to get things done before like 11 and get to bed. I also just had ACL surgery, so I’m doing PT for that. So it’s like it’s it’s all like kind of at once, like one thing you know.

MEHLHOFF: The question remains whether or not she can handle the workload.

JOHNSON: I certainly hope so. I guess, you know, like, check in in like three months and we’ll see how it went. But I hope so.

MEHLHOFF: Some students balance themselves with an equal amount of anxiety and optimism. As Johnson says, it can be challenging managing many different obligations at once.

Rooselan Vang, a sophomore at the U of M, explains how handling a full course load can feel.

ROOSELAN VANG: Yeah, it’s quite stressful when like, every day you get something new so every day, each of the classes have different readings. So you have to complete like over 20 readings per day. So I have a lot of readings to do every single day.

MEHLHOFF: For Vang, adjusting to her second year has proven itself a challenge.

VANG: It’s quite intense for like my second year to freshman year. It was kind not that busy since, I have like a day off, but this year, I have class every single day. So it’s quite a lot.

MEHLHOFF: When asked about how they manage their stress, and what they would suggest for younger students struggling to do the same, many upper class students highlight the University’s resources and communities as a place to seek support.

Crawley recommends that newer students utilize every resource the University has to offer.

CRAWLEY: Definitely use all of the services that the university has provided—like I’m a transfer student, I just get all these emails about ‘if you need help go here. If you need help go here.’Definitely make some friends. I have a lot of friends that are here and that’s another reason why I transferred so just touch in with them whenever you need help, and there’s always people that can help you.

MEHLHOFF: Liana Clemens, a psychology student at the U, suggests that students:

LIANA CLEMENS: Go find people that like the same things. It’s like, say majors, or like if you’re multicultural, multicultural rooms. Those are really fun. Just get involved on campus.

MEHLHOFF: David Li is a fourth-year computer science student and he advises students not to hesitate to speak up when they need help.

DAVID LI: I would say just keep exploring and there are a lot of resources at the U that you can use actually, so don’t hesitate to ask for resources if you get stuck into a question or problems,

LI: I recommend, use the career services at the U and the One Stop Services, they’re pretty good and the college advisor, your major advisor,

MEHLHOFF: Oliva Thew, another senior studying Mechanical Engineering, echoes similar advice.

OLIVIA THEW: Use all the resources that they give you, it’s definitely overwhelming with all the different links and stuff they send you but they are super helpful.

MEHLHOFF: Houdek offers her own approach, emphasizing the importance of taking care of oneself when adjusting to a new place or routine:

HOUDEK: Yeah, just the one day at a time thing. Well like college can be very lonely. I am realizing that as well. you will probably spend more time alone, a little bit more than you’re used to. And, and so in those times alone, you should like take advantage and like putting yourself first and like doing things for yourself, whatever little things or big things, whatever that may be. If that makes sense.

MEHLHOFF: Thank you for listening. We’re glad you’re tuning in this fall. Don’t forget to like and rate In the Know wherever you get your podcasts. My name is Stella Mehlhoff, and this is In the Know.

The Colorado State Rams volleyball took on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the midst of a sea of orange Sept. 22 in celebration of CSU’s Ag Week. The Rams celebrated their ninth win of the season over the Lady Rebels, which doubled as the program’s 1,000th in school history.

The night started with the celebration of Hilbert’s 800th win with CSU, which came against the University of Wyoming on Tuesday. 

The Rams got out to a hot 12-7 start in the first set, which prompted the Lady Rebels’ first timeout. The onslaught of points continued to a degree UNLV could not keep up with. Thanks to the fast pace from the jump, and plenty of UNLV errors, the Rams took the first set with ease by a score of 25-15.

The second set proved to be more sluggish for the Rams from the beginning as they fell to a quick 9-5 deficit. The Rams climbed back into a point-for-point set, and eventually were able to take a 2-0 lead by a score of 25-23.

As the pace slowed slightly over the course of the match, the Rams were able to find a more methodical approach that consisted of good decision-making and a balanced attack to go up 14-9. The Lady Rebels continued to have no answer for the Rams’ offense, and CSU was able to win the third set 25-18 to sweep the conference foes three sets to none.

The Rams, now 9-4 on the year, will take on the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Sept. 29 to look for the program’s next win in the thousands.

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Powered by the George Floyd Memorial Fund, six fellows from the University of Utah will represent the Black Cultural Center’s second cohort of Operation SUCCESS throughout the 2022-23 school year. SUCCESS stands for Students United to Create Cultural and Educational Success Stories.

The program was created by Sara Cody, the BCC program coordinator, and Meligha Garfield, the director of the BCC.

“Generally, at a predominantly white institution and institutions in general, we have found that we haven’t been creating leadership opportunities and opportunities that are serving our Black students,” Cody said. “We’re creating leadership opportunities in general, but we’re not creating tailored opportunities that are teaching our Black students to create for their communities.”

Through skill-building sessions with experts, students will learn about race and power dynamics in the U.S. and discuss how to alleviate these issues through a program or business. They will then go on an alternative break, an experiential learning opportunity, to partner with a BCC at another school and create a capstone project addressing a need in the Black community.

“And we’re talking about it in the Black lens because not everything is created for the Black community,” Cody said. “And so that’s what this program is: it’s created for the Black community so that we can create for the Black community at a predominantly white institution.”

Defining SUCCESS

Jin Heo and Christee Hixson are two of three students comprising last year’s cohort.

For Heo, being a part of the first cohort was stressful because he felt if they didn’t accomplish what they set out to do, the future of the program would be in jeopardy.

Hixson echoed this feeling of pressure, saying they all wanted the program to succeed. However, they both found success and empowerment through their experience.

“I think the tools and the skills that we learned during the program itself were like a pivotal point in how I would see myself in the future and … how I want to carry myself in the future,” Hixson said. 

For her capstone project, Hixson proposed a Black wealth management program to be integrated into the BCC’s framework, since there is a disparity in student loan debt between Black and white borrowers.

She envisioned financial planners coming to the BCC and helping students fill out FAFSA. 

“So that was my project proposal to have that integrated … [and] to kind of get it at the root rather than like the repayment process to help all types of levels of financial wellness, and to help increase the rate of generational wealth that was not afforded to Black families in this country thus far,” she said. 

Heo hopes the current cohort’s projects will be noticed by the U — he said Hixson’s project was not given the attention it deserved.

Hixson hopes this year’s cohort will learn resilience and not be discouraged by the U’s lack of recognition of previous projects. 

“These types of projects and these types of programs are, I would say, that they tend to go against the grain of what an institution might want, even now,” she said. “Maybe in their words, they say that they want these types of things, these types of leadership, these types of innovation. But when these projects are brought to the forefront, they’re not always given the attention that they deserve, so I just hope that the next cohort doesn’t get discouraged by that.”

To Heo, the significance of Operation SUCCESS lies in its leaders and the work done by the BCC. 

“I don’t think there’s really a word that could describe the impact that they have on our campus community,” he said. 

As a non-Black student, Heo said this program fostered his learning about the struggles Black individuals face on and off campus. To him, the BCC is a place of education for the broader community about these real struggles that aren’t fully portrayed elsewhere. 

“I think other universities need to kind of follow the steps that Meligha and Sara are making on campus and try to initiate similar programs because it does make an impact,” he said. “I just learned so much from this program that I would have never learned just inside the classroom or just even outside the classroom, because these topics are not really discussed that heavily.”

For Hixson, the BCC was a place of refuge — the program itself also created a community and safe place for students to discuss their anxieties and fears.

“I think it is important to provide these types of skills to students who one, might not get that sort of attention and two … you need something in addition because it is a PWI, there’s not that sort of attention given to minority groups who might need it just for existing at a PWI,” she said.

Hixson said these difficult, but necessary conversations were made easier by being a part of this program.

“And it’s nice to have people who can navigate that or do those [conversations] in a safe and respectful and correct way and how to do that at an institution that might not be wanting to hear these problems,” Hixson said.

According to Heo, it is important for students to recognize how invaluable places like the BCC are and support their growth. 

“I think it’s important for the students to see it and to kind of make sure that the university is accountable for it, to make sure that the funding for Black Cultural Center and all these kinds of centers for marginalized groups stay funded to make sure that they don’t dry up and eventually disappear once the limelight goes away,” he said. 

SUCCESS Moving Forward

Students who make up this year’s cohort are Tony Shade, Arin Perkins, Isabel Cossa, Khadija Kele, Nia Brooks and Nnenna Eke-Ukoh.

Brooks, who is studying biology and African American studies, said Operation SUCCESS is more than learning about programming — it is also about creating a safe space for students to learn how to navigate a PWI.

Part of the program requires students to complete 10 hours a week of “office hours,” which could be done at the BCC’s front desk, tabling events or any BCC function.

“By being more involved, I’m more aware of what issues are going on on campus, what resources there are, so I’m also able to share that with other students I come across,” she said. 

Brooks said the capstone projects are not just hypothetical.

“If you wanted to put this into practice, you technically could,” she said.

The outreach component of the program also extends to supporting the fellows themselves — they are connected to graduate students and other leaders in the community. 

“And I feel like as the years go on, this program will grow,” she said. “We’ll have more participants and maybe have some of these plans come to action and just really show up for the Black community here in Utah, in Salt Lake City, at the U, and just create a more diverse, safer place.”

The fellows are expected to go to New Mexico for an alternative break during their fall break. There they will research programming and policy engagement. Hixson will join the group as a site leader.

According to Cody, the different parts of the program were intentionally designed with the six fellows in mind. 

“I hope that our fellows understand that although a lot of times in our everyday life, things aren’t tailored to us or created for us, there can be things out there for us,” Cody said.

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