UTC Press, 1986-03-03

              Volume 14 Number 21 DfleiR) (Lsse MS M By Dana Strong Utah Technical College's chances at a regional berth came down to one game. The Wolverines let that game slip through their fingers Thursday night as Snow College rallied in the second half to pull out a 62-59 victory. Playing before a vocal crowd, UTC led for all but a few minutes of the second half but sputtered in the closing minutes. With the victory, Snow joins Dixie College in the regional tournament as the final entry from the ICAC. The game against Snow was a must win situtation for the Wolverines who were upended the night before at Dixie 88-76. Despite the importance of the game the Wolverines appeared listless, particularly on offense where they made only 20 of 47 field goals. UTC had streaks of 3:15, 3:13, and 2:18 where they failed to score. The most devastating period of futility on offense came in the closing minutes when UTC went from the 4 : 15 mark to the 1 : 00 mark without scoring. During this time the Badgers went from three points down to three points R Vandals BovjragpaGOBnrC,. UTG's1 No matter where one is, it seems vandalism is an in escapable problem. It is no different here at UTC, though according to Dick Van Zomeren, director of Campus Services, It is a problem that is not as Vandalism rears its ugly head as shown Gardiner. ' I; , " ' ' , ; up I r S it 'A Debate Team Preps for Nationals The Utah Technical College Forensics Program, under the direction of Kim Brewster, will host the Regional Forensics Tournament March 7 and 8. Thirteen colleges, all members of Phi Rho Pi National Forensics Association, will come together for their annual competition on the Orem campus. Over 150 junior and community college students will compete in 14 events in such areas as debate, acting, public speaking, oral interpretation and readers' theatre. Representing colleges form Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Texas, and Arizona. The students will be vying for positions in the National Tournament in Omaha, Nebraska in April. I. I h r L Mark Santigo together with Cory Woodhouse have led UTC's by Doug Gardiner. ahead at 60-57. UTC still had a chance of pulling the game out when Mark Santiago hit a shot from severe here as it is in other parts of the country." The problem of vandalism is worsening. As Van Zomeren said, "I think it's a trend we're going through in this country. It starts in the bigger cities, in this candid shot. Photo by Doug Representing . UTC will be Steve Nixon who has won five trophies this year and placed third at Nationals last year. Melody Dangerfield has won a total of six trophies in earlier competition and also took a third place at last year's national championships. T. J. Brewster has been the leading trophy winner this year, winning nine trophies. Others expected to finish high in regional competition are Clint Youngreen, Laurie Smith, Paul Tomoser, Ty Brewster, Rona Dyer, Tracy Packard, Bruce Johnson, Don Merrell and Joni Dyer. The public is invited to attend the tournament at no charge. 4 wm,-4wa' Utah Technical College at ProvoOrem Box 1609, Provo, Utah 84603 CDafttiOe I'M the top of the key to cut the lead down. With six seconds on the shot clock and 12 seconds on the game clock, and then it moves to the smaller communities." Vandalism at UTC takes many forms. The biggest problem is writings on the bathroom and elevator walls. This is a nuisance, because custodians have to spend extra time cleaning and repainting the walls. Van Zomeren said, "It's downgrading the image of the college." Visitors to UTC aren't favorably impressed as long as things like this go on. Another form of vandalism is tobacco spitting in drinking fountains, sinks and other places. This is also a nuisance for those who have to clean it up, and it isn't a pretty sight for the other students who use the facilities. Other types of vandalism include petty theft, such as taking posters, signs and little things that sit on desks. This is extremely annoying for those who create posters and signs, and they usually end up being thrown in the trash by those who take them. Other favorite items to steal are street signs. According to Van Zomeren, every year half by Beth Studer Note: This is the second segment of the four part series, "International Terrorism: Is The U.S. Next? Yes, international terrorism has become a harsh modern day reality. The United States State Department defines international terrorism as terrorism involving the citizens of more than one country. Americans have been among its victims as hostages in Lebanon, in hi-jackings in Europe, as well as victims of indiscriminate bombings. Most of the world's terrorist attacks have occurred in the Middle East and Europe. The U.S. State Department 1 ra - attack. Photo Snow went inside to Scott " Whetstone. Whetstone turned and hit a short jumper in the face of Alan Andrus to assure DKiiag a dozen stop signs are taken. The expense of replacing them is great. To combat this problem, Van Zomeren said, "It's important that it is reported." Immediate reporting of these crimes is crucial. The burden of reporting falls onto students, faculty and staff. Van Zomeren comments, "It falls back to the students and staff members to be our eyes. They need to keep us informed." There is a police department located on the Orem Campus. It is across the street from Lakeridge Junior High at 936 South 4990 West. Four full-time, certified police officers are employed here at UTC. To report a crime one can contact the UTC Police Department and the information can be reported confidentially. The police department can be contacted in person or by calling ext 187 and 188. The identity of the caller need not be divulged. According to Van Zomeren, "It's demeaning to the school for this to continue." Reporting crime is important to see these incidents stop. predicts that state-supported terrorism will increase all over the globe. State supported terrorists may be found today in Libya, Syria, Iran, Cuba, North Korea and the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union alone has 40 training centers for terrorists within its borders. The USSR continues to recognize revolutionary terrorism as the means to an end. As Karl Marx, father of Soviet communism stated, "...it is the process of evolution to simplify and concentrate-revolutionary terrorism." If the current trends continue, the world can expect to see more violence with a broader spectrum of citizens becoming the victims of ter h the Snow victory. After the game Andrus summed up the Wolverines feelings, "It's tought to stomach. We've won every close game this year and I think we expected it to happen again." Andrus said the Wolverines were tired going into Thursday's game and that "It was a physical game. We couldn't seem to get our offense going." Despite their offensive woes, UTC played an aggressive defense and led for most of the second half. They led by as many as six points on two different occasions but couldn't seem to put the Badgers away. The first half was just the reversal. Snow led most of the way with four points being their largest lead. The Badgers appeared to be having their way when midway through the half they opened up an 18-14 lead. But UTC rebounded from another dry spell on offense and used a jumper by Scott Mabee and two layins by Lane Riggs to take a 20-18 lead. For the rest of the half the two teams exchanged baskets with the President's Open President Higbee's open forum is scheduled to be held Monday, March 3 at 3 p.m. in the Student Center wci4 :iS(i!i Local businesses took advantage of showing their wares during the computer fair held in the Student Center. Photo by Doug Gardiner. Computer Fair Held High School students were here Tuesday, February 25, 1986 for the Third Annual Computer Fair. The objective of the fair was to acquaint High School and UTC students with the curriculum available and to provide the businessmen with the opportunity to rorists. There continues to be a wider range of groups involved with using terrorism as a means to gain attention, and open societies, such as the United States, will remain primary targets of such viciousness. It is still believed by most that the problem for Americans will remain outside the United States for the time being. This will have an effect on Americans planning to travel abroad. The main objective of the terrorist actions is to gain attention to their cause. The methods employed to this end are as follows: bombings, attacks on individuals usually government officials or military personnel, hoaxes, hi- Tuesday, March 3, 1986 !" n score tied at 31 at halftime. In all there were 12 ties in the first half. Andrus led UTC in scoring with 18 points on six of 12 from the field and six of seven from the freethrow line. Santiago collected ten points, mostly from long range, and Mabee and Kam Jarman each added eight. Riggs also added eight points but was forced to leave the game with an ankle injury in the second half. In the game at Dixie, on Wednesday, the UTC offense didn't fair much better. Despite getting off to a slow start the Wolverines were able to hang close to the Rebels in the first half. The second half was another story. The Rebels led by as many as 17 points before settling for the 12 point victory. The Wolverines last official game of the season was last Friday to the Weber State JV. But no matter how that game turned out, the Wolverines will be on the sidelines for another year. Their record going into the Weber State contest fell to 21-10. Forum Scheduled Ballroom on the Orem campus. This open forum was rescheduled from Monday, February 24. 4 4 -4 i i ' SNxivy, By Sheila V.Schmall compare software and hardware equipment. There was a very big turnout," stated Bob Harrington, who was in charge of the fair. Shauri Nielson, who supervised the booth said, "There were about 200 people who stopped at my booth. " jackings, ambushes and kidnappings or hostage taking. These actions are classified as "low intensity warfare" by the State Department. Third World country leaders such as Khadafy in Libya do not want to risk full scale war with the United States so they resort to threats and the actions of terrorism. Most free world government officials view these actions as a form of military aggression and are trying to get a United Nations resolution passed to this effect. Of course, the Third World countries are unwilling to accept this interpretation of their behavior. They perceive terrorist actions as efforts to get a point recognized, the only Continued on page 3