UVSC College Times, 1998-02-04

              ?pn nn I J.Aid) .Jl WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Volume 26, Issue 27 Opinion UVSC. sludonls not as bright as Kiev should bo. A7 Life! 'The Catcher in iho Rye' is a toiHiualily novel. B6 Sports I low would Alilla the I kin fare againsl Shag'? B1 Marketplace B8 rape to res r? n INSIDE Kiss Off Roger A. Smith contends that there are circumstances where censorship is acceptable. See page A7 pom w ummmm SCHOOLED The Board of Regents are fuming over negative coverage in the local press about their chilly reaction to UYSC's proposed blueprint for the future. B J (i ii B i: K' ii k i) Kiii ink' i l ii i i: v Gil Cook. UVSC's ice president of college relations, didn't know that hand-ins ci ropy of The College Times to mem bers of Utah's Legislature last week would cause such a stir. But it did. Legislators from Utah County inundated the Board of Regents' office with angry phone calls. Many had seen the articles in the Jan. 28 issue of this new spaper and were livid with the regents' questionable attitudes toward UVSC. They were primarily concerned about the disparity of accounts of the meeting in this newspaper and in a memo that was issued to members of Utah County's leg islative delegation. When the legislators called UVSC President Kerry Romesburg for an explanation of the disparity. Romesburg explained that the memo (which had actual minutes from a regents meeting held on Jan. 23) was describing a meeting that was entirely different from the meeting described in last week's edition of this newspaper, "lis no wonder people were confused." Romesburg said. The memo, signed by Commissioner of Higher Education Cecelia Foxley and Charles Johnson, chairperson of the Board of Regents, blasted the "student newspaper" at UVSC. "The quotes in the newspaper were taken out of context and some of ihem, meant with a bit of humor, were not reported as such," the memo said. It also urged local legislators to call UVSC President Kerry Romesburg or Paul Sybrowsky, chairperson of UVSC's Board of Trustees, for a clearer or "accurate" portrayal of what was said ai the regents' meeting on Jan. 23. it's -a- Intemational community celebrates diversity . CUISINE ART UVSC's International Student Council and members of the international community for an evening of exotic food, music and dancing, and absolute fun. Mi B J o i) i D k k ii r: k S T I K R K I' (I K T I'. K "any UVSC students enjoyed an evening of fine dining, fantastic dancing, and incredi-.ble diversity lasi Friday night at International Night. The night included several different samples of foreign foods, various performances from various cultures, and the recognition of 14 professors who have a reputation for being extremely helpful to international students. Steve Beck. ASUVSC president, suggested that events like this are important because it's an opportunity to "showcase and highlight international students on campus." And showcase they did. The Polynesian dance group woke guests up when they stormed into the baliroom from every direction wearing colorful skirts (and nothing else) and began shouting what seemed to be war world - i " ' ' - .. ' '' .j .'-'': ; '. ' . - ' ' - . j: . . ? ' t" j ? . J j i I ; -. .. - . t , . Y,.. I ' i Jonas OtsujiThe College Times TONGUE HEAP: An unidentified performer exposes his tongue as part of an exotic tribal dance. The performer was a member of a group of tribal dancers who delighted the gathering at the International Student Council's annual International Night with dancing and revelry. cries. Some of the dancers began taunting guests with angry, animated facial expressions and loud grunts before they all congregated in front of the ballroom to do their performance. They began stomping their feet and slapping their arms and releasing occasional unexpected and loud "yelps." Their second dance featured "the lovely Lupe" and before long guests began in turn lo placeone-dollar-bills on Lupe. Probably the most thought-provoking was a Japanese rendition of It's A Small World After All, recognized at first only by the piano accompaniment. Soon the tune began to be familiar and some guests recognized the strong message lhat the song senl about universality. After the group finished singing in Japanese, they continued the song in English. Such a simple song sung by a group in beautiful silk garb captivated guests. SEE DIVERSITY, CONTINUED ON PG. A3 UVSC English instructor honored for CD-ROM LITERARY DISC Lee Mortensen, an instructor at UVSC has built a new CD-ROM designed to educate the masses in the subject of English. B Y VI K K II K N I) K Y S T A K K R K I' 0 k- I K K .Have you ever wished that you didn't, nave lo go to class, but could get the credit all the same? Well now you can, and you have a member of the Utah Valley State College English Hi department to thank for it. UVSC English professor Lee Ann Mortensen has been honored by the Two- yMff vear college associ- l mMm ation (Western region) for her Lee Ann efforts in design and Mortensen script writing leading to the creation of "College English: A Self-Paced, Multimedia Approach." The three disk CD-ROM set was created for first year English sludents to teach writing, research and critical thinking skills in a distance learning selling. "The CD-ROM we have created is an exlremely innovative approach to teaching English," said Mortensen. "We have lurned the freshman English course into a professional quality, interactive learning experience that students can complete at home." When asked ahout the type of students the program and format was created for Mortensen said, "The course is geared to the advanced student, bul as long as they have good study skills, even if they're not a good writer, the self- paced aspect lets me spend more one on one time, when they start writing, with the student." The course also incorporates use of the internet . "The internet is where I can give the students updates, and calendar information without actually having to do it in a classroom, they can even turn in assignments on the net if they want to," said Mortensen. The CD-ROM was finished within a year of the projects inception, with support from UVSC administrators and technical coaching from Allen SEE CDROM, CONTINUED ON PG. A5 The regents included detailed minutes from a meeting that did, indeed, occur on the afternoon of Jan. 23, but not in the morning. The morning meeting of the regents was the one where the disputed quotes and subject matter occurred. A source close to the regents, who wished to remain unidentified, feels that the regents may be, in fact, trying to mislead the Utah County legislators by SEE REGENTS, CONTINUED ON PG. A5 ASUVSC's president not in it for cash SERVICE CALL Steve Beck, UVSC's student body president, puts in 12-hour days for little compensation. By K r l l i e Englehardt Executive News Editor The latest issue of Student Leader, a magazine for college student government leaders, examined the issue of whether student leaders should collect compensation for their services. The magazine surveyed 1 50 schools on the subject and found that 70 percent of colleges offer student leaders some type of honorarium ranging from tuition and board to a monthly salary or stipend. Nearly all of the state universities surveyed offer a remuneration at 88 percent, while only 40 percent of private institutions do. (Complete results are available at the Student Leader Web site, vunv:su-dentleader.com)When Utah Valley State College's student body president, Steve Beck, was interviewed on the subject he said, "In any leadership position your first responsibility is that of service. For those in student government 1 try and make that principle first and foremost. Now, obviously there are scholarships and other things attached. Another thing that different staff members receive are stipends, but service is first," said Beck. Beck has many responsibilities to adhere to as student body president, including being a part of the President's Council, the Board of Trustees, Utah Council of Student Body Presidents, Senate Council, and the Orem City General Advisory Council to name a few. "As far as compensation goes, it's pretty lousy," said Beck. "I could make a lot more working for a business in the community, but the opportunity to serve, the ability to give service to students, the things I have learned, there is not a price you could put on it," said Beck. "Quite frankly, if I were to add up the number of hours I spend here, the meetings in Board of Trustees, student, body president functions, the committees I work with, I would probably make 50 cents an hour," SEE SALARY, CONTINUED ON PG. A5 WEEKEND WEATHER 45 HIGH 30 LOW Partly cloudy 47 HIGH 35 LOW Friday Saturday Increasing clouds, chance of rain 49 36 HIGH LOW Sunday More clouds, possible rain showers INSIDE Fashion Rituals Cheri Dixon's 'Fashion Ration' examines rituals that people of the world have undertaken to achieve ideal beauty See page B6 QUOTE OF THE WEEK Jason Alexander "I think they should just leave it blank in memorial to us. Have a show at 8:30, and then at 9 p.m., just lines." Akxader's choice of programming to fill Seinfeld's i zcated slot