UVSC College Times, 2003-01-09

              EL BUEN PANO EN EL ARCA SE VENDE VOLUME 31 ISSUE 31 CAMPUS CALENDAR mmmmssmmsmmmmm See the best uvsc calendar on the planet at netXnews.net o OREM WEATHER TODAY: -fC Partly Cloudy Ji High 42 Low 26 TT FRIDAY: RainSnow gh46 Low 26" SATURDAY: Few Snow Showers High 39 Low 24 ' resoluTtiiis f , t; a New rear s THE ALL-TIME SPORTS TOP TEfJ Soccer, Pigskin, and Hoops: It's all j r L -- - - Resolutions IL r Qns man's journey through resolutions past Page 7 Page 6 right here NeiXNews is your student produced news source For breaking news and calendar events visit NelXNews.net 1 V- k- ii n 3 7 1 NEWS BR r: Iraq: US preparing a devastating' war Iraq said Wednesday the United States and Britain were preparing a '"devastating" war against it and renewed charges that UN inspectors searching for banned weapons were exceeding their mandate. The charges, made by Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz, came a day after the United States and Britain announced the dispatch of weapons and thousands of troops to the Gulf region and voiced skepticism about Iraq's commitment to disarm. Bush readies economic plan President Bush will ask Congress to eliminate taxes on stock dividends and create a new job-training program, White House' officials said Monday, and Democrats offered a rival plan and accused Bush of favoring the rich. The White House said 92 million taxpayers would get an average tax cut of $1,083 this year under Bush's plan a mix of accelerated income tax cuts, child tax credits, business investment incentives and eliminating taxes on corporate dividends. Ogden couple sentenced in brutal child murder case An Ogden woman and her husband have been sentenced to five years to life for the fatal beating of her3-year-old daughter. Objects used include a scrub brush, belt, and spatula. Counselors thought youth was faking but he died When 14-year-old Ian August collapsed during a hike through Utah's west desert last summer, his wilderness therapy counselors first thought he was faking. But the youth from Austin, Texas, died and an autopsy concluded he had suffered from hyperthermia excessive body heat. "I thought it might have been a show," counselor Matt Gause testified Monday. -ifuii'i'spsoniiE iu:i!ii huiiitiue ;,.:,::,-y NetXNews.net . Don't forget, you can see NetXNews broadcast daily on the campus monitors every hour on the hour. Visit our website at www.netxnews.net and get daily updates of campus happenings, calendar events, and campus life and even check your email or visit the UVSC home page. IL'-.- !:"' i J.J: n 1 I' 1 1 1 ill 1 1 1 L I 'X':- ii V "XT it m. J 1 i v.- , if V J it Jl UVSC students have enjoyed riding at no cost on the bus this last year and to continue enjoying this great deal and save money in the upcoming 2003-2004 school year. sy B) irule Buurffprie Krfibs i'l.i'HsSlaff Recently, UVSC students have had the opportunity to ride UTA for free. Students only n needed their UVSC student ID card, and the ride was taken care of. The original program was an exploratory and was designed to help students with their transportation needs. Currently, UVSC is considering purchasing a permanent contract from UTA that would allow these services to continue for UVSC students. The trial period is currently set to end in June, but students can influence this decision by contacting their student government leaders and expressing an interest in continuing this service. The decision on whether to extend the service past June will be made before the end of the month. According to Student Body President Ryan Vogel, UTA ridership has almost doubled since the program was introduced. UVSC enrollment is rapidly rising and considering that parking at UVSC is already scarce, transportation is going to become a problem. Free UTA bus passes are something that helps UVSC now and will be even more beneficial as the school grows. As Ryan Vogel said "This is something that is going to affect everybody: whether directly or indirectly." Considering the enormous benefits the program offers to students and to the community, the cost is minimal. The cost comes to about three to five dollars a student and is deducted from student fees. Contact your student government leaders to share your opinion. To comment on the article email: netxnewsnetxxnews.net Buried skier emerges without serious injury issoriiited Press While buried under 5 feet of snow after being caught by an avalanche, Paul Hansen thought about his wife and their life insurance policy just before he passed out. The next thing he remembers is a man asking him his name. Hansen, 58, from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., was caught in a backcountry avalanche just before 2 p.m. Monday while skiing in Big Cotttonwood Canyon He had hiked to Cardiac Ridge at the top of Cardiff Fork to ski by himself. The snow began to slide on his second run down slope. Hansen, who has skied the back-country for 30 years, tried to stay on top of the wave, but soon felt it overwhelming him and he was buried in what he said felt like concrete. He had enough room to breathe, but there was little air and he lost consciousness. "I was prepared to die in that avalanche," said Hansen, a financial planner who also owns a home in Little Cottonwood Canyon. "I wasn't expecting to be rescued." Other backcountry skiers saw him disappear. They pinpointed his avalanche beacon with their own beacons within about five minutes and had uncovered his face within another five minutes, said David Hughes, a former Salt Lake resident who is now a Grand Rapids, Mich., emergency room doctor. "He was very ashen and pale, almost blue," Hughes said. "He got pretty cold, but there was no obvious trauma." Hansen was flown to LDS Hospital, where he was examined and released. He said he had no injuries and was grateful to his rescuers. He planned to fly back to Saratoga Springs Tuesday, but will return to Utah and the ski slopes within a few weeks. "Thank God, I can continue to enjoy (backcountry skiing)," he said. "Hopefully, I will be wiser in the future." "When a slope has already been skied, you think it's pretty safe," Hughes said. "This whole area had been completely skied out over weekend." "Avalanches" continued on pg. 3 NetNews News from the world wide web: NewxPolitics CNN.com Foxnws.com wsj.com nytimes.com netxnews.net christiansciencemonitor.com 'Entertainment: theonion.com eonline.com launch.yahoo.com moviefone.com allthetests.com 'Music Online: billboard.com liquidaudio.com hardcorejuliebox.com 'Student helps: howtostudy.com makingcollegecount.com edu.com fastweb.com firetalk.com Sports: uvsc.eduathletes majorleaguebaseball.com nflfans.com nfltalk.com nhl.com espn.go.com nba.com wnba.com I320kfan.com cougarnet.com Governor's budget vetoes will stand. ..for now IsMiialrd Press Utah lawmakers said they won't try to override Gov. Mike Leavitt's vetoes of several budget bills on Saturday. However, the Utah Legislature will hold budget hearings later this month to see if the Leavitt administration's claims tha prison inmates would have had to be released and state troopers laid off are true. When the general session starts Jan. 20, legislators will call in state department heads to justify "some of the claims that we have to let prisoners go, get rid of UHP troopers and so on," House Speaker Marty Stephens said Monday. . "We'll look into these budgets to see if games are being played, if this is just a bunch of hand wringing to protect some budgets" from being cut, he said. There may be ways to trim the $7.8 million from the public safety and corrections budgets without such public pain, and legislators will look for ways to do that, Stephens said. Saturday, Leavitt said he was vetoing bills amounting to $7.8 million passed in a special session of the Legislature last month. On Dec. 18 the Legislature made budget cuts to make up for an anticipated $1 17 million shortfall in revenue this fiscal year, which ends June 30. "It makes no sense to call a veto override session," Stephens said. "We're in our general session in two weeks, and it would take that long to poll our members and call an override session." In a general session, lawmakers can override "Budget" continued on pg. 3