UVSC College Times, 2002-04-15

              EL BUEN PANO EN EL ARCA SE VENDE VOLUME 30 ISSUE 58 Yi ! 1 1 , " 1 i 0 . vj' VJy J J - V J A w UiJ J J J j fj) c V - i WHAT'S INSIDE Former WWF Wrestler Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka is coming to UVSC, check out the calendar on page 2 for more information. VALLEY WEATHER TODAY: 40 Chance of . Rain High 60 " V .- Tuetday J f: 1 .' Chance of Rain k'"'v'V and snow. High 50 Wed. Chance of Rain Hlgh In Yr?f'7'. the50. '''i'ff What made your spring Page 4 "-1 Uml If ' ' r:1 , 1 on the mOVC. Where's he iieailctl? Page 8 Stressing Ollt Over Page 5 Plugged in l Gore: Democrats Should Speak out Boldly Al Gore told cheering Florida Democrats today it is time "to speak out boldly" and rejoin the political debate with President Bush and Republicans because much of their agenda "is wrong for America." Pentagon Expands . Travel Probe The Pentagon's investigation of Army Secretary Thomas White 's use of military jets' has expanded to include trips taken ' by the Navy and Air Force secretaries, a Defense Department spokesman said Saturday. Tree Sitter Dies in Platform Fall A tree sitter in the Mount Hood National Forest fell 150 feet to the ground, was badly injured and died before rescue crews could reach the remote site. Controversy Dogs Academic Contest This year's U.S. Academic Decathlon championship drew 55 high school teams from 38 states to answer questions in math, social science, music, language, literature, art and economics. But along with the expected competitive spirit, the annual challenge of the nation's brightest also faced controversy when two Texas teams claimed victory in the state competition and took their case to court Heart Patients Should Call Sooner Fast treatment can mean the difference between surviving a heart attack or not, yet the typical American with chest pain waits two hours before seeking care. Why? "Because if you call 911, we send the Marines,"says a doctor who thinks he's devised a way to get help to people 1 1 i I ? Vote on today s poll question: What do you think about the new residency law? Vote at www.netxnews.net and see immediate poll results. This week Matt E. and Brittany W. explore the Mayan. Jeff S. hits the China Lilly, while Matt B. and Russ M. remember E.T. on the NEW On Campus fih . . Bill si m fed HDt a lisi!? 1' ' i .. .... NX A- -! - - .. - , - - - - - By Kelsey Haddow of oSe nDtnws staff Walking down the hallway among the students, Lucille Stoddard smiles as a look of contentment spreads over her face. Dr. Stoddard has been at UVSC since it was a small trades school located down in Provo, has been instrumental in helping UVSC achieve four-year status, and has been one of the leading forces in helping it become the fastest growing school in the state. Dr. Stoddard is retiring after 3 1 years of service at the end of the spring semester. She is leaving a legacy, which will live on with every new four-year degree that UVSC gets approved and with every student that will graduate with his or her bachelor's degree. Dr. Stoddard is greatly admired by her peers and those who work with her on a daily basis. President Kerry Romesburg stated, "There is no one as dedicated to the students and the school as Lucille. UVSC will not be the same with her gone." While Dr. Stoddard is proud of what UVSC has accomplished in the last few years, she is humble about her role in the school's growth and credits the entire administration for the amazing leap that UVSC made when it graduated from a community college to a state college. Dr. Stoddard has long been an advocate for students and diversity among the student body and faculty. In 1996 Dr. Stoddard stated, "We believe in equal treatment of all men and women, minorities and other groups." This statement has helped Dr. Stoddard to implement and gain support for many different programs on campus, enabling students to get their degrees. One of these programs that Dr. Stoddard is devoted to is the Women's Resource Center. This organization was formed to help women get their degrees so that they can go out into the work force and support their families. While this program is targeted toward single women and displaced homemakers, many others, such as single fathers and struggling families, have benefited from its counseling services and classes in parenting and stress management Dr. Stoddard has also been key in developing and presenting many different four-year degrees to the Board of Regents for approval. Though the board has always been somewhat skeptical of the changes that UVSC is making, they have been convinced to approve a handful of degrzs because of the hard work of Dr. Stoddard and faculty of organizing and presenting the desired degrees. Khay Douangdara, Student Body President, could not speak highly enough about Dr. Stoddard and what an advocate she is for the students. "She Continued on page 3 "Stoddard" Safety potentially at risk XL. J : i - MIIIIMIM mmi IM I I ' ' ' f .i. . ..e. ..nW. - KatHV Hairitw Nitiawws UVSC Police officer have laced many challenges Oils year, but have proven to be quality. By Corom Hughes OF THE NETXNEWS STAFF Safety is a crucial part of what makes UVSC run so smoothly. The police force on campus is continually working around the clock to keep students safe. Officers deal with cases that range from speeding, to fraud, and potential threats on administration. UVSC, like any campus in the nation is not crime free. It makes it harder for the police to perform their duty with an understaffed police department. Officers secure the parking lots so that students can park their cars for hours and respond to crimes on campus in an instance. After September 11th, many people have viewed the police and fire fighters in this nation a little differently, but many at UVSC are still not so thrilled when they see those flashing lights behind them. As students drive around campus, it probably never dawns on them why UVSC has such a low crime rate, or why there are so few accidents with all the people speeding through the parking lots. The reason for this is because UVSC police officers work around the clock to provide safety for UVSC and the property within the boundaries. Though they are potentially risking their lives, "these officers earn three to four dollars less than Salt Lake Community police officers an hour," states Tracy Marriott, Chief of the UVSC police. The department at UVSC is made up of a lot of part time Continued on page 3 "Safety" Net Spot 'NewsPolitics: www.drudereport.c om A young man was caught trying to sneak explosives onto a domestic flight in Finland in the first such incident recorded in the Nordic country, police said on Friday. 'Entertainment: www.people.aol.co m At 24. Michael J. Fox was a Hollywood phe-nom. Later, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, an incurable, degenerative neurological disorder that affects some 1.5 million Americans. Music: www.vhl .com Go behind the music 'Student Helps www.college- source.org Features over 20,068 College Catalogs in complete cover-to-cover, original page format representing two-year, four-year, graduate, and professional schools. Sports: www.cnnsi.com NCAA Tournament quiz: What team is credited with winning the first game in NCAA Tournament history in 1939? Bioterror drill continues in Oklahoma By Jennifer L Brown AR Writer Feverishly shivering and coughing as if afflicted with pneumonic plague, more than 10,000 people received fake doses from masked hospital workers Saturday in the second day of a three-day bioterrorism drill. ' People in this eastern Oklahoma town of 18,000 lined up at a Wal-Mart, health department office and convention center to get plastic packets of jelly beans labeled Cipro and doxycy-cline.Boy Scouts and other volunteers were taken by ambulance to the health center and whisked to a triage area or operating tables by hospital workers in yellow gowns and face masks. Some participants pretended they had succumbed to the lung-attacking disease and went to a makeshift morgue a refrigeratedtractor-trailer rig by the hospital.The drill, prompted by the Sept. 1 1 terrorist attacks and the anthrax scare last fall, is one of the nation's most complex bioterrorism exercises, said Dr. Timothy Cathey, medical director for the Pittsburg County Health Department. "If we can minimize the impact of an attack, our enemies might decide it's just not worth the effort," he said. The drill began Friday when a plane buzzed low across the city, pretending to release a fine spray containing pneumonic plague. Participants in the drill imagined that 95 percent of McAlester's population was infected and that 120 people were killed by Saturday afternoon. Police and health officials set up triage and medicine distribution centers around town Saturday morning, when a weather siren and radio address announced the drill. Residents were given information about developing family disaster plans when they picked up the fake antibiotics. In a real attack, the bulk of the medicine would come from the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile secret stashes of medicine at locations throughout the United States. The drill is a follow-up to a national program last summer. ii iiuum