UVSC College Times, 1996-09-25

              he ottme UVSC soccer Get allot this problem yet? See pages 10-11 week's scores. See page 1 7 September 18, 1996 Serving Utah Valley State College for 25 years Vol. 26 No.8 Gangs and graffiti-are they a Utah Valley asr.ri in ' 1 1 ' ll 77te following is a list of events that will occur on UVSC campus or in the surrounding communities. Send any Across Campus information to The College Times, at UVSC, SC 214. Please limit your entries to 50 words or less. ydi There's a lot more in the Hall of Flags than flags, chairs and glass there's the Internet. UVSC students can now plug in to the "net," send and receive e-mail and surf from the hall. Ten line stations have been installed in the Hall of Flags for student use. Details can be obtained through the computer services department 222-8160. Uti The Center for the Study of Ethics at UVSC and the Humanities Center at the University of Utah are sponsoring a conference on Religious Diversity to be held Friday Sep! 27 and Saturday Sept. 23 in the TH'SC Ballroom. The public is welcome and there is no charge for admission. For more information call 222-8405 or 222-8775. Mountain Bikers wanted: Outdoor Recreation is planning a biking trip to White Rim in southern Utah. The trip is from Nov. 7 through Nov. 9, and anyone interested is invited. Sign up for the trip in the Outdoor Recreation Office (SC103). The cost is $85 and covers everything but your bike, helmet, sleeping bag, and tent. $25 is due by Oct. 4 to hold your spot. ijgj Are you interested in an underwater adventure? Outdoor Recreation is planning a trip to Catalina Island, from Thursday Nov. 21 to Monday Nov. 25. The cost is $350. This covers transportation, lodging, food on Catalina, gear rental and tank rentals. If you don't dive, come and see the sights for only $279. A deposit of $50 is due by Oct 11. Sign up in the Outdoor Recreation Office (SCI 03). W Sign up for a new class. The class is Library Research and covers a range of topics from journal indexer searched on library computer network to the newspaper. The class, listed as CLSS 105, is a second-block, one credit hour class. It will be held Mon. and Wed. 2:00-2:50 pm. UVSC's annual Career Day will be held Wednesday, Sept. 25, in the Hall of Flags and the Gunther Trades Building. High school seniors will have the opportunity to explore . different colleges and career opportunities. The community is invited to participate. For more information call Mike Continued on page 6 The College Times phone numbers: Editor in chief 222-8603, Business mngr. nSHHHBHHHHHHHHIiHHHBrT Student Government members Tyler Cope, Stacie Toone and Kerry Haymore got to know their constituents during "Meet your Student Government Day" at UVSC. Photo by Dave Robinson Meeting the voice of the student body Rebecca McGettigan Senior News Editor Many UVSC students took the opportunity to become acquainted with their Student Government last vvcek. 5cpieber 18 was "Meet your Student Government Day" in the Hall of Flags, and members of Student Government lined the hall through-out the day to extend welcomes and introductions to any student who passed by. A table for the event was set up as a part of Club Week, which ran through most of last week. Students Government members were available at the table from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, so evening school students also had an oppor Student site opens on Web Internet Association Corporation announced the launching of a new Internet Web site to provide specific content geared to college students with links to sites that relate to their stage of life, interests and tastes. "University TopLinks is the first of our planned on-line communities," said Don Philabaum, CEO of Internet Association Corp. "Students are one of the largest groups on the Internet and we have designed a site that offers the wealth of the Web, but tailored to their interests and needs. Students can express themselves using free homepages they can build at the Web site. More than 5,000 students have homepages in the University TopLinks online community already." The University TopLinks site offers students nine topic areas such as activism, careers, creativity, education. entertainment, lifestyle, adventure, get personal, nevs and shopping to navigate and more than 140 pages with thousands of links. "TopLinks acts as a personal guide to sites that will interest the college students. We are seeking. tunity to meet their student representatives.At the table students were encouraged to register to vote, sign up for the Miss UVSC Pageant, attend the Royalty Ball, and other fun activities sponsored by Student Government. Bowls of candy also enticed students to visit the table, and once there, they had the opportunity to meet their Student Body President. Many Student Government members enjoyed the event. TJ Fund, Business Chair, said "I love to meet new people. I meet new people everyday." Many students who passed by weren't even aware that they had a Student Government representing their participation in determining what sites are true top links." said Paula Guran, content editor for IAC. "We also offer a little fun and attitude along with the sites, just as the Net itself does." "University TopLinks uses the best in Web technology and design," said Alan Napier, creative director for University TopLinks. "Recognizing our audience, we wanted graphics that are original, eye-catching and meaningful parts of the design", he added. Specific categories and their topics include: "Activism" focuses on campus issues, cyber issues, environ-mentalism, organizations and politics; "Career Corner" includes "Internet cards" for students, resume posting, corporate links and job searching; "Creative Pulse" offers looks at performing arts, photography, hobbies, visual art and literature; "F.ntcrtain-Mints" features celebrities, comics, gaming, music radio, television and cinema; "Lifestyle Lessons" offer links to beauty aids, fashion, exercise, sex education, nutrition, and drug aware-Web, continued on page 13 222-8617, Section Editors 222-8602, them. Some students believed that many people don't really care because they are only part time students.Despite this fact, the Student Government is working hard for the students. They sponsor many activities through-out the year that all students are invited to attend. They also have weekly meetings with the administration and their committees. Separate committees are responsible for arranging different activities. The Royalty Ball is currently being planned, and there are hopes for good attendance by the students. Student Government is con- Government, continued on page 5 Suicide victim mourned A memorial for UVSC student Lissa Beals. See Story On page 4. Photo by Dave Robinson Advertising 222-8601, Advisor 222-8682, Tickets stack up as more students speedup Penny Redd Staff Writer It is ten minutes until your 8:00 a.m. class begins. You roll out of bed, pull some jeans on, slap a hat on your bed head, and run out the door. You're running late so your drive to campus is a bit faster than usual. As you turn onto College Drive, you notice a police car headed your way. After glancing down at your speedometer you slam on the brakes, hoping that his radar wasn't on. You look in the rearview mirror just in time to see the police car, lights flashing, flip a U-turn. This situation is one that many UVSC students and faculty have found themselves in this year. According to Candice Gardner, campus police administrative secretary, last year the stack of speeding citations for the entire school year was approximately two inches thick. The citation stack for the Fall semester now stands at seven inches after only one month. Due to the increasing number of student body, UVSC campus police have stiffened up on campus safety. With an increase of man power and a newly certified radar staff, the chances that students will get away with speeding are significantly less. The most hazardous, and consequently the most patrolled, area is the south corner of 1 200 West as it turns east on College Drive. Motorists often take the 1200 West Speeding, continued on page 6 Accounting 222-8617, Fax 222-8601