UVSC College Times, 2002-03-18

              I L IUH N PASO I N 1 1 AKCA SI VI Nl)l vouimi; M) issui: 51 i in ii 1,'' WHAT'S INSIDE Check out the calendar for all the new campus events, including dates and times of UVSC's production of The Boyfriend j j ' J t f .. ? AM 1 a i . r C c X a c VALLEY WEATHER TODAY: v,--"?. Snow Likely .' ;V Highs in the ( '. 30 s '' '"fi. Tuesday: ' ' ; Mostly Cloudy ' 1.. high 40 low 15 Wed. Clear as day, high 55 Low -"t 30. z f ' f 1 M fe. i fit. R (TO PS I r r p Find out the advantages of UVSC athletics going Division 1 Page 9 Pago 5 H 1 it : After a long semester, lacking in Olympic breaks, UVSC students get set for what they hope is the best 3 day spring break ever. Page 7 VSK3 11CVV3-1UH- Pliigsetl in By Danielle White L: Adoption interrupted: Jolie, Thornton in limbo - I Academy Award winners i Angelina Jolie and Billy ' r I.Bob Thornton cannot 1 ibring their newly adopt-jed Cambodian son into the USA for now because of a suspension placed on issuing visas to orphaned children of that country. Yates' Family Begs Jury to Spare Her Life Sobbing relatives of Andrea Yates pleaded for her life before a jury today, calling her a wonderful mother who should be spared a death sentence for drowning her children in the bathtub. - - - Pearl suspect indicted A federal grand on Thursday I indicted a Muslim extremist in the kidnapping and videotaped murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. The charges carry the death penalty. Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who is in custody in Pakistan, was charged with hostage-. taking and conspiracy to commit hostage-taking, resulting in the death of Pearl in January. Tonya still turning heads FOX 'CELEBRITY BOXING' BEATS NBC 'WEST WING.' TV EXECUTIVES ARE SCRATCHING HEADS AFTER FOX 'CELEBRITY BOXING' EASILY WTNS 9 PM PRIME HOUR, TOPPING NBC WEST WING' RERUN. FOX LIFTED TO SECOND PLACE FOR WED NIGHT... LETTERMAN 3.3 SLIPS, AUDIENCE SHIFTS TO LENO 4.9, NIGHTLINE 3.9. 'America's Most Wanted' actors plead guilty to sex with girl Two actors who appeared on television's "America's Most Wanted" pleaded guilty Wednesday to having sex with a 14-year-old girl living at an abused children's shelter. I Vote on today's poll question: "What do you think about the new residency law?" Vote atwww.netxnews.net I and see immediate poll Yes, it's true. Your On Campus Hosts, Matt Eastin and Brittney Wiscombe show the UVSC students what the netxnews staff does for them. The news cast will focus on their recent trip to Los Angeles and what goes on in the newsroom. n rme Vqooii 4 ' M j Y V Andrew Greeiiatoiawi Team vision, along with family and friends celebrated their victory on friday over team U and now begins their attempt to get change some things here at UVSC By Jilleen Moore OF THE NETXNEWS STAFF The old ballroom was filled with anticipation as the clock neared 3 p.m. It was almost time to announce the winners of the Student Body elections. As the teams greeted their supporters, family members, and each other; their faces were filled with pride. The feelings of excitement only intensified when James Toone, the elections committee chair entered the ballroom with the magic ' envelope that contained the election results. The room of anxious supporters waited on edge for the results of the student government elections for the 2002-2003 school year. Bob Rasmussen, an advisor for student government praised the students for coming out and participating and shared his excitement of having so many new students involved in the campaigns. Khay Douangdara, the current Student Body President asked the 2001-2002 executive student government officers to take a moment and share their advice with the new student body government. Khay also made a small farewell to his fellow UVSC students; he graciously thanked everyone for letting him serve as Student Body President. He reminded everyone that as student body officials they were elected to serve the students, and that their first priority is always to the students. James Toone then handed Khay the long "Election" continued on oaae 3 Graduating? Listen Up!! By Lynley SfJmpson OF THE NETXNEWS STAFF You've studied, you've studied hard. Why did you do all this studying? To get a diploma! You may miss the new cafeteria, hall of flags, and dances but it is all worth it. If you are graduating this semester, listen up! Graduation will be held Friday, April 26, 2002 in the McKay Events Center. So what do you need to do to get rolling? This is a good question for Mignon Nicol, a transfer assistant for the graduation office. Mignon said "If you are graduating you should receive a letter in the mail explaining all you need to know". From cap and gowns to graduation announcements, this letter will explain it all. If for some reason you didn't get an information letter in the mail, you can pick one up in the graduation office. But, you don't get a letter until you send in your graduation application. If you didn't have enough on your mind already, now you have to buy a cap and gown? Actually, no. You don't even need to participate in the ceremony if you don't want to. Graduation Supervisor Ronnctt 1 Stutz said "All diplo- . mas are sent! through the mail." The ceremony is just a way to show off to your courtesy photo family and friends that you graduated. 2002 graduate Jared Garner said "I'm not going to walk. It won't give me a sense of accomplishment of anything, plus my parents won't be here." Even though Jared isn't walking, a lot of students will be, such as Billy McGuire. Bill said "I'm excited to walk and show off to everyone that I made it!" Students should take the opportunity to walk. It's a long held tradition that shows achievement and inspires those of us who haven't graduated yet to keep working. Student Corey Johnson had the question "Do I have to pay any money to apply for graduation?" Ronnett Stutz said "There is a $20 fee to apply. The price can go up to $60 if the deadline isn't met." College students are poor anyway, so "Graduate" continued on page 4 Net Spot 'THE HOTTEST ! SPOTS IN: 'NewsPolitics www.thisishndon.com Scientists today cleared the way for a softening of tlie hw on cannabis, dedonng tl)at the dnig "is not associated with major health problems for the indrvtduat or societf. The Government's Advisory Council on tlie Misuse of Drugs found tlial while canndjis smokers con become dependent, die drug is not as oddictrve as tobacco or alcohol Defense: Lindh wanted to exit Taliban Entertainment: www.miami.commldmia miherald Miss Cleo. the Jamaican shaman and spokeswoman for a psychic hot line, was bom in California, according to her birth certificate. Miss Cleo's birth certificate shows that she was bom Youree Dell Harris on Aug. 13. 1 962. in Lds Angeles County Hospital.. Music Online: www.98degrees.com 98 Degrees is excited to share with you that thejr have a brand new song and compilation album on the waylThe song is called "Why .The guys will also be releasing an album called The Collection which is scheduled to arrive in stores on May ?th. Student helps: www.supercollege.com Applying lor financial aid is very much like Idling out tax forms. While there is a lot of technical mumbo jumbo, there are a few essential concepts and terms which you need to know in order to understand the process. By Larry Margasak Associated Press Writer (ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) American John Walker Lindh wanted to leave his fellow Taliban fighters after learning of the Sept. 11 attacks, but did not go for fear he would be killed, his lawyers say. Lindh told U.S. military interrogators about his disillusionment, and summaries of his December statements mention those fears, the lawyers said in a federal court motion filed Friday. The defense is seeking complete notes of the interrogation.Lindh is being held in jail in northern Virginia, charged with conspiracy to murder U.S. nationals, supporting terrorist organizations and using weapons during crimes of violence.Three of the 10 counts carry maximum life terms and the others have a maximum of 90 years in prison. Lindh, brought back to the United States by military aircraft Jan. 23, has pleaded innocent. The motion maintained that when new summaries of the same military interviews were made in January, they omitted those statements. His lawyers said the statements could have been viewed as favorable to Lindh. By January, it said, "Mr. Lindh's case was the subject of frequent negative public commentary by government officials, intense media coverage and almost daily public opinion polls." Only incomplete summaries were provided the defense. "The December summaries ... report that Mr. Lindh was obviously disillusioned when he learned of the attacks on the World Trade Center and wanted to leave his Taliban unit but could not do so for fear of death," the motion said. The indictment had alleged that Lindh stayed in an al-Qaida training camp in Afghanistan after he was told that Osama bin Laden sent some 50 people to carry out 20 suicide terrorism operations against the United States and Israel. The motion filed Friday said any such information provided by Lindh "was conjecture and assumption based on what he had heard from others." The defense also sought access to an unidentified CIA official who was with slain CIA officer Johnny Micheal Spann when Spann was killed during a prison uprising in Undh" continued on page 4 r- ,1