UVSC College Times, 2002-10-31

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The guidelines given by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention have already been adopted by some hospitals. Studies show that infection rates have been cut in half by the change. Doctor and nurses would use the gel only if their hands weren't soiled with bodily fluids, etc. Dropping Ice Bombs Felony in Utah Two ice bombs that were tossed from a car window in St. George last Saturday exploded, but caused no injuries. Police believe it was done by teenage pranksters who may have been inspired by a new movie released over the weekend. Police said that "dropping an ice bomb is a felony in Utah." Two Air Force F-16 Jets Collide Capt. David Roszmann and another pilot collided in midair last Friday while participating in a flying combat training mission. Roszmann safely ejected from his F-16 prior to the collision. The other pilot was killed in the collision. Investigators are not certain whether the other pilot tried to eject or not. Man Stuck in Church Chimney A 22-year-old man who was found in a chimney of a St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Santa Ana, California, was taken to a medical center for mental evaluation last Tuesday. The man was found by police with his feet touching the fireplace floor, but his torso was stuck in the chimney. He was given oxygen after which he was removed through the top of the chimney. d'IM.S E11S 0 THE W'EB .40 0" THE Tl'BE NetXNews.net Don't forget, you can see NetXNews broadcast daily on the campus montiors 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. UVSC X. r .... David George Nelson IV October 28, 1950-October 27, 2002 "There are many in the Heavens above that will shout for joy when they find out you will be their teacher." -Greg and Susie Boyer "His face was inbedded with that gentle smile." -Roosevelt "Rosie" Brown www harictheherald.cofTi I! Emma klon VetWews STAFF away u David George Nelson IV So give me one more shot I'll give it all I've got Let me open my eyes to a new sunrise I pray Give me one more shot I'll learn to dance the dance Well I'm satisfied just being alive give me one more day -Alabama I Photos Courtesy of Athletic Department Every morning, Dave would come into his office and play two songs: Angels Among Us and Give Me One More Shot, both by Alabama. Dave inspired us all by living up to the lyrics of these songs. UVSC faculty member Dave Nelson passed away Sunday. He was only one day away from his 52nd birthday when on Monday Oct. 27 he succumbed to the complications of liver cancer. Nelson has been a faculty member at UVSC since 1975, he was also hired as head baseball coach. He retired in 1998 from baseball coaching after which he remained on at UVSC to teach health and physical education. In 1998 he was the Physical Education Department chairman. Tom Perkins, Nelson's long time colleague in the RE. department said, "He's been an exemplary faculty member in the physical education department. Students have always loved to take his classes; he was always warm and genuine. He will be sorely missed by the department." Nelson was the department's teacher of the year for 1998 and that same year was inducted in to the Wolverine Hall of Fame. He was UVSC's winningest baseball coach. His clubs won 25 or more games in seven of his 15 seasons and took nine conference titles. Before 1998 Nelson had already survived three life threatening surgeries and two liver transplants. Nelson was an all-state baseball player at View-mont High School and was drafted by the 1969 World Champion New York Mets right after high school. He opted to play baseball for BYU instead of the Mets, and there he was a stand out pitcher earning WAC honors and winning the WAC earned-run-average title. He got his bachelors degree at BYU and went on to earn a Masters Degree from the University of Utah. Also noted for being an excellent basketball official, Nelson officiated games in the scenic West Athletic Conference, the Western Athletic Conference, the big Sky and the Mid-Continent Conference. Nelson and his wife have lived in Orem for the past 30 years where they raised their children. He also has four grandchildren. To comment on the article email: netxnewsnetxxnews.net UVSC sex offenders made public By IVIit Jiilmson netiews .m.Ui'iis STIFF The names of sex offenders enrolled at or employed by institutions of higher education may now be made available to campus communities in compliance with the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act effective Monday October 28, 2002. Schools have begun to provide this information over the Internet or in print. UVSC will provide the names over the Internet. "We have 24,000 students and a couple thousand employees. All kinds of people are here everyday," said Derek Hall, the UVSC Director of College Relations. "If this helps a student or a prospective student or an employee feel more comfortable, that's great. We have that responsibility." Sex offenders are required to register with the State and provide their current addresses under the Jacob Wet-tcrling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act. The CSCPA, which amends the Wet- NetXNews Photo Some students will feel safer if they can look at a website that tells them which other students and staff are convicted of sex crimes. terling Act, ensures that institutions of higher education can disclose the names of sex offenders. The Act requires registered sex offenders to notify the State "of each institution of higher education in that State at which the person is employed, carries on a vocation, or is a student." It is also required that the person notify the State of any changes in this status. "Offenders" continued on pg. 3 NetNews News from the world wide web: NewxPolitics CNN.com Foxnew.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 hardcorejukebox.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 Where's Martha? Jh VclWtMvs STAFF No, she isn't hiding, Martha blends right in. She has been studying with the UVSC student body in the library for the whole month of October. Martha is a life sized plastic skeleton that has been adorning the study tables in the library for Halloween. At the beginning of the month there were signs posted around the library that read, "Where's Martha?" and promised a piece of candy to students who could find her and tell the front desk her location. A huge witch's caldron was filled with treats for the lucky Martha finders. Laryn Albert who works in the library said, "She's out in the open, but she was more hidden at first." So many students found Martha on the first day that, Albert said, "we ran out of candy right away." "I went through about $14 or $15 worth of candy," said Claudine Boothe who's idea it was to play thefind-Martha game. Albert said, "Students would come up and say, 'what's that skeleton doing there?' and we would say, 'Oh, that's Martha!' and they would get a piece of candy." Other students would go on a Martha search to earn their sweets. "They would say, 'Who's Martha?' and I would tell them, 'go upstairs, you can't miss her and you will know her when you see her.'" While some students identified Martha correctly some did not know they were looking for a Halloween visitor and mistook another library employee for Martha. "We have a beautiful young Assistant director named Kim." Said Boothe, 'Skeleton" continued on pg. 3