UVSC College Times, 2002-01-31

              VOLUME 30 ISSUE 40 WHAT'S INSiDt o Calendar-Page 2 See our daily updated calendar at netXnews.net UJ J .1 .1. r.L BUI N PANO EN EL ARCA SE VENDE rim' J WfyJ ' H - I VALLEY WEATHER "" - - . . Ci for complete and f"Y 74 "P 'o date weather ' f i go to our website at ; ! I L) www.netxnews.net j W ! i f' ' Corner)) Shakes 'n Grub Jeff Strong reviews this news restaurant here in Utah County Page 5 UVSC fall to Salt Lake: on the road this weekend Battles at CSI and Treasure Valley page 7 p 11 AD Reasons to watch the SUPHRBOWZ. See Page 4 of the Opinions section news-line Plugged in Student Dies After Giving Birth EAU CLAIREfWis. -A19-year-old college student died after giving birth in a dormitory bathroom as other students came and went, thinking she was just sick, The baby was in critical condition.Bus Garage Shooting Leaves I Dead ZANESVILLE, Ohio-A maintenance worker shot a female school bus driver Wednesday as she was preparing to start her route, then fatally shot himself, the Muskingum County coroner said. No students were in the area at the time. BYU Gets BCA Classic Invite Provo, Utah For the second year in a row the Cougars of Brigham Young University have received an invitation to play in the Black Coaches Association Classic. Officials planned on a BYU at Penn St. match up for the game but reports out of Penn St. say that the Nittiny Lions are not interested in the game. Fathers Banned From Hockey Games ENGLEWOOD, Colo.- A police officer and another father nave been banned from youth ice hockey games after a weekend brawl involving 30 parents. Those involved were cited for misdemeanor disorderly conduct after an alleged shoving match during ajan. 27 Youth Hockey League Game. The parents of one child say their son, was slashed so hard by another player so hard son that the hitter's stick broke, leading to the fight among parents during the game between teams of 15- to17-year-old boys, investigators said. i i ( i I Vote on today s poll question: "Will we be safe during the Olympics?" Vote at www.netxnews.net and see immediate poll results. Watch for the latest episodes of On Campus, UVXNEWS, and the UVSportzone .O f c, RO ll C to raise flag in Olympics Opening Ceremonies f j i a tastrMlM kr Trnlt MiiUMtotXNmrt The Utah Valley State College Army ROTC has been Invited to participate in the upcoming Olympics. They will present the nations colors at the Opening Ceremonies at Rice Eccles Stadium In Salt Lake City. By SWEN HOWARD OF THE NETXNEWS STAFF As the countdown to the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games approaches, UVSC's Army ROTC will be doing their part to "Light the Fire Within." Through a wonderful stroke of luck, UVSC's Army ROTC was chosen for the distinguished honor of rais-. ing the American Flag at the Opening Ceremonies on February 8. Apparently the ROTC was involved in coordinating advertising through local radio stations and had left their card with contact information.Subsequently, the SLOC Opening Ceremonies Producer contacted an acquaintance at one of the local radio stations inquiring after help for the flag ceremony portion of the opening festivities. UVSC's Army ROTC was mentioned and nominated and will now be conducting the flag ceremony. Out of approximately eight Army ROTC finalists, four lucky UVSC students will be chosen for the elite color guard unit. In the great Army tradition, these fine cadets will bare their skills and carry the Stars and Stripes, with precision and exactness, before millions of viewers throughout the world, bringing honor to the Army branch of the U.S. Military and welcomed international exposure to Utah Valley State College. Concerning the momentous event, UVSC's Army ROTC Major Eric Gardner said, "You cannot buy better seats than that. ... It will be something those soldiers will always remember. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportuni- ty." To give added privilege to an already singular opportunity, President George W. Bush will be in attendance for the Opening Ceremonies when the flag enters the stadium and is raised to the roar of the sounds of the Star Spangled Banner. The elite color guard will be dressed to the hilt in a special Olympic uniform and are sure to provide a powerful performance and national pride to all in attendance . . . especially to President Bush. As for UVSC's Army ROTC general involvement in the Winter Olympics Games, the role is quite limited. According to Brian Simons, a four-year graduat- "rotc" continued on pg. 5 Nasa Satellite Falls to Earth i Net spot By Paul Recer Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Pieces of a 7,000-pound science satellite that is falling to Earth may splash into the remote South Pacific late Wednesday night, NASA officials said. They cautioned that the prediction could change as more tracking data becomes available. The space agency announced Tuesday that the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer is falling at the rate of 15 miles a day from an orbit of about 124 miles and would make its final plunge to Earth sometime late Wednesday or early Thursday. A more refined forecast, from radar tracking by the Air Force's NORAD systems in Colorado Springs, is expected a few hours before the final descent, said NASA spokesman Scott Hull. Officials said the satellite will start breaking apart when it hits the upper edge of the atmosphere, about 50 miles high. It is expected to complete four or five more 90-minute orbits before its final descent. Most of the spacecraft is expected to come apart and burn up in the atmosphere during its high-speed fall. NASA engineers, however, said it was possible that up to nine stainless steel and titanium pieces, weighing up to 100 pounds, will reach the V Courtier Ptit Pieces from one of NASA's satellite tall to the earth. Earth's surface.The satellite pieces, if they survive the fall, are expected to land in a debris field stretching some 625 miles under the orbital path. "The probability of the few ... surviving pieces falling into a populated area and hurting someone is very small," said Ronald E. Mahmot, project manager for Space Science Missions at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "It is more likely that the small pieces will fall into the ocean or fall harmlessly to the ground." In 2000, NASA engineers successfully directed a safe de-orbit of the 17-ton Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, using rockets aboard the satellite to bring it down in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean. The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer, however, does not have the on-board rockets needed to direct the re-entry. As a result, it will fall uncontrolled within a belt around the middle of the Earth stretching as far north as Orlando, I la. and as far south as "Nasa" continued on pg. 3 THE HOTTEST SPOTS IN: News: Politics Goto www.washingtonpost.com and see what President Bush is saying about the war against terrorism Entertainment: Go to www.yahoo.com and look in the entertainment section to see the local showtimes for all the movies playing near you 'Music Online: Go to www.vhl.com and read all the latest news on your favorite artists Student helps: Go to www.google.com to find all the information you could possibly want on a research topic. 'Sports: Go to www.byuboard.com or www.utefans.netweboar d to find out what Cougar fans and Utah fans are saying about Mondays big game. f I.,.,, I ' " . " I , i . I. I ll l .1 ,1 ll i .., 2. File rxMCjNctuww Pope Speaks on Divorce By Richard N. Ostllng Associated Press Writer Pope John Paul II is talking tough on divorce, urging lawyers and judges to oppose it and calling the end of marriage a "festering wound" that is devastating society. Yet American legal analysts see little in the pope's Litest speech that would make Roman Catholic lawyers reconsider their professional duties. Attorneys have the choice now to opt out of cases on moral grounds, they say, though some also recognize it can be tough to avoid handling divorces. John Paul "isn't introducing some radical new element or question," said George Kuhlman, ethics counsel at the Chicago headquarters of the American Bar Association. But the pope undeniably made some of his strongest anti-divorce comments Monday in a speech to the Vatican court that handles annulment appeals. Civil lawyers must refuse to "use their profession to an end contrary to justice, such as divorce" and shun activity that "could imply a cooperation to divorce," the pope said. Judges usually cannot avoid their duty to handle cases, he said, but they "must find effective means to favor the marriage union" and seek reconciliation. Kuhlman noted that any attorney can object to being "Divorce" continued on pg. 3