UVSC College Times, 1996-04-10

              77MES Ul 0 . 0 DOLLARS FOR COMITANCILLO' will be held on Wednesday, April 17. UVSC has adopted a village in Guatemala and would like everyone to be involved in helping. Please plan to donate one dollar for this project. VTHE UTAH COUNTY CRISIS line is in need of caring volunteers to listen, help with options and offer referrals to community resources. The number is 226-4433. Vthere will be a one hour class in CL SS 105 Subject Library Research topics will include reference library catalogs. Newspaper and Journal indexes searched on the library computer network or on CD-Rom, as well as Internet and World Wide Web. contact Rama Chamberlin at ext. 8423 for more information. Vpsi beta, uvscs honor society for psychology and Psychology Club, meet at 4 p.m. on every second and fourth Wednesday in the conference room of the faculty annex. If your grades aren't high enough to join Psi Beta you are still welcome to join us as a member of the Psychology Club. VTHE UTAH FIRE & RESCUE Academy has moved. Their mailing code is no longer NW107. It is now 193. Vbest buddy director sought. The UVSC Best Buddies program is looking for a student director for the upcoming year. Best Buddies is a program that 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. FOR MCKAY EVENTS CENTER Ticket Office Information call 764-SHOW. Tickets can be purchased on campus for any Smith's tix sponsored activities as well as all MEC activities. All major credit cards are accepted, but the UVSC Willey card will not be accepted. FINANCIAL AID: The new "Free Application for Federal Student Aid, 1996-97 (FAFSA)" packets Guatemalan city adopted by UVSC Karina Draney News Editor Anticipating his future, Edwin Agustin awoke at 3 a.m. on the dirt floor of his home in a village called Tojcheche, which is nestled in the mountains of Western Guatemala. He proceeded to walk 30 kilometers to an interview, with the dream of receiving what most American college stu dents take for granted. Agustin's desires to be one of 50,000 people in Tojcheche (a town in Comitancillo), and other surrounding villages, to go to college did not go unfulfilled. The scholarship that was given to Agustin during the previously mentioned interview helped him to receive a degree in Environmental Management at UVSC. After attaining knowledge of how life could be, Agustin was reminded of the way the people of Comitancillo and the 45 villages in the region lived. Agustin want- ft ed to change things in Guatemala, but he couldn't do it alone. He asked those who would listen for help, so that he could help his people to help themselves. The plea was simple, unfortunately the action was overwhelming. Malan Jackson, Ph.D. and Director of the Center for International Studies at UVSC, rose to the occasion. In order to DOLLAR, Page 9 ICC gathers for annual banquet Rebecca McGettigan Staff Writer A member of the Polynesian Club performs a traditional Maori dance during the annual ICC banquet. There was plenty of kissing and leiing taking place in the ballroom Apr. 3 when Inter-club Council held its annual banquet for the campus clubs. The theme for the banquet was a luau, and the audience was graced with performances from the ballroom dance team, the Polynesian club and Synergy. There was also an awards ceremony where awards were presented to some of the clubs. All the clubs on campus were invited to attend the banquet with their advisors. Each person that came was leied and, if they were lucky, kissed (just on the cheek of CLUBS, Page 9 Pace-setting Ukraine program to be ditched Amanda Nielson News Editor UVSC hosts a program that allows students in the Ukraine to get an American degree. The close of the 1996 summer term will mark the end of this program. Dr. Ian K. Wilson, dean of the school of business, said, "We thought we would have an opportunity to play an important role in the development of the educational system in the Ukraine." The program was implemented shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Students in the Ukraine were in great need of education to help them deal with the problems of a changing government. UVSC partnered with institutions of higher education in Kiev, and offered students an Associate of Applied Science in Business Management. The degree was accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (NASC). Wilson gave several reasons for the closure of the program. The location of the program brought questions of security. American faculty exchange was a safety concern as the fall of the Soviet Union brought concerns about an unstable economy. UVSC also had to handle concerns about the curriculum and operation of the programs. NASC demands certain restrictions in order to guarantee the quality of education being offered. If these requirements are not met the NASC will not accredit the program. If the program is not accredited the students cannot receive an actual degree for their studies. Conflict increased when Ukraine faculty LACK, page 8 UVSC readies for McKay Events Center dedication Craig Harter Senior News Editor After months of activity, the David O. McKay events center will prepare for the most important event to take place since the completion. The dedication! On April 22, at 7 p.m. members of the community will gather in the newly completed events center, located on the northeast end of campus, to take place in the dedication. The events center, which bears the name of former president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was completed last fall, due to the healthy donation of an anonymous donor requesting that the center bear the name of David O. McKay. The McKay center, which was first proposed in June of 1990, was attractive from the beginning. When the issue was first given to the residents, Utah County voters responded by a 2-1 vote in favor. Memebers of Orem and Provo responded positively to the idea that the facility was big enough to host such events as high school basketball, wrestling tournaments, and concerts, but small enough to keep local residents happy. "This facility was built with the community in mind," said Brent Roberts, McKay Events Center director. "We invite everyone to come and LEAVITT, Page 9 At a glance: in stride page 21 Hangin' at DV8 page 18 Editorial 2 Feature 12 Nation & World. . . 14 Student Life 18 Sports 21 ACROSS, Page 7