UVSC College Times, 1996-03-13

              cross ?7 LLJunpus SYNAPSE INVITES YOU TO become personally POWERFUL and enjoy greater relationships. Develop effective leadership skills. Discover your infinite potential. Experience what synapse offers at our free guest event. The event will take place on Thurs Mar. 21, at 7 p.m. in Aspen room Cottontree Inn, Provo. (800) 775-0712 ext 2320. VTHE UTAH FIRE AND RESCUE Academy has moved. Their mailing code is no longer NW107. It is now 193. VTHE LEONARDO ON WHEELS program is searching for 30-40 volunteers to help with interactive science and art displays on UVSC campus Mar. 17-22. Anyone interested in a training session should call Dori Dean at (801) 281-3343. VBEST BUDDY DIRECTOR SOUGHT. The UVSC Best Buddies program is looking for a student director for the upcom- n . n j j : i I t ing year. Best Duaaies is a program nun matches college students and persons with mental retardation to establish friendships. The student director will attend a training in Florida in May and will oversee the program at UVSC. Anyone interested in the position should contact Mike Jensen, Coordinator of Volunteer Service, at 222-8796 or come to room 105 of the Student Center. Vhonors week will be HELD ON Mar. 19-21. "Rights, privileges and responsibilities are in delicate balance." The event will be sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa. On Tue, Mar. 19 at 11 a.m. in BU 128b Brian Harrison will speak on LawyerClient Responsibilities." On Wed, Mar. 20, at 12p.m. Bonnie Davis will speak on Gay Rights issues. Vthe ldssa will be showing the Star Wars Trilogy on Mar. 12 &13, from 8 a.m. -2:30p.m. FINANCIAL AID: THE NEW Free Application for Federal Student Aid, 1996-97 (FAFSA) packets are here. If you have not received a renewal form, or if you are in need of an application, pick one up at our office-AD105. Get a head start on the application process. Apply early! VARE YOU ONE OF THE TWISTED individuals with an interest in politics? UVSC College Republicans meet Thursdays at 5 p.m. in room SC 201. Be a part of the biggest club on campus. INTERNET TRAINING WILL BE presented in the library (LC413) every Tuesday and Thursday in March. Two sessions: 10 a.m.-lla.m. and 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mar. 14, 21 and 28. Contact Rama Chamberlain at 222-8423 or Mike Freeman at 222-8757. VUVSC IS SEEKING THREE stundents to spend the SUMMER IN RUSSIA working on special projects. Contact Malan Jackson, International Studies, SC117, ext. 8709, or Rusty Butler, Aviation Science, south end Hall of Flags, ext. 8994, for ACROSS, Page 5 Wffl&p Mm Wk''' e ' J , -Ml Hoop-la! UVSC hoop teams capture SWAC championships UVSC's Brad Willden (35) levitates and shoots over Dixie College's Kawika Akina (23) in SWAC Tournament action. The men's team earned their first-ever SWAC championship with a 93-79 victory over Dixie. Meanwhile, the women's team regained the SWAC throne with a thrilling 59-56 win over College of Southern Idaho. For complete coverage of UVSC's tournament championships, turn to Page 17. Basketball Small-town disdain Robert Johnson Staff writer For three days of solitary protest, Ray Herrera has picketed the lawn of the Springville Police Station trying to find justice. Herrera's sign reads, "Springville Police Force or "Farce" cover-up, equal justice for everyone." Herrera was charged with theft based on an allegation by his ex-wife claiming that he stole various items from her. According to a letter written by Herrera's attorney to Springville Police Chief Swen Nielsen, "The witnesses of the theft were never questioned. The witnesses listed Jerry Rose, Lisa Herrera and Jenny Herrera as witnesses to the actual theft, but did not contact or dismiss the facts with any of these witnesses prior to submitting the matter to the prosecutor." The letter goes on to say, "Criminal charges were brought against Herrera without any person having interviewed any of the witnesses to the alleged crime." Herrera feels because of this he has been unjustly accused of a crime he says he, "didn't commit." Herrera plans to stay put during his free time until he, "gets some resolution." Herrera said, "they made a mistake by not making a proper investigation... that was negligent on the officers part." He is currently negotiating He. I BgfflMgft-: 1 Roundabout may end campus traffic crisis John Bemhard Staff Writer Ray Herrera feels he was treated unjustly by the Springville Police Department. with the mayor of Springville to achieve some sort of agreement." Lt. Dave Kron of th Springville Police Department could not comment on the situation.City Attorney Harrold Mitchell, although he had not replied yet, said, "the Police Department did not act improperly." The prosecutor in the case has dropped the charges because, "It wasn't worth the trauma to the children to question them so the charges were dismissed." Mr. Herrera and his attorney are considering prosecuting Babara Fullmer for giving false information to a police officer and expect reimbursement for the $1,000.00 in legal fees. The traffic-congestion saga at UVSC continued Monday, Mar. 4, when residents and officials gathered to study an ambitious plan to construct a European-style roundabout at UVSC's main entrance. Ron Mortimer, a traffic consultant with Fehr & Peers Associates, Inc., Murray, Utah, began the 'open house' by stating that "traffic problems along 1300 South cannot be mitigated easily. In addition, there are concerns with traffic flow on 400 West, 800 West, 800 South, and 1200 West. If we can improve access to the 1200 South entrance, it will draw traffic from every other entrance on campus." Ideally, the roundabout will provide a simpler, delay-free route for students entering and leaving campus. Compared to traditional 'signalized' intersections, the traffic flow in a roundabout intersection is continuous, usually only requiring a brief yield before entering the intersection."Rather than having to deal with two or even three at a four-way stop directions of traffic, the driver only has to look left before entering the intersection," Mortimer said. TRAFFIC, Page 4 At a glance: f SAC championships, Page 17 Eating out at UVSC, Page 10 Editorial . . Feature .... Nation &World. Student Life . . Sports : 3 L . . 2 . . 10 . . 12 . . 14 . ..17