UVSC College Times, 1993-10-27

              Abortion protestors create panic See Page 3 pee Page 12 Women's Volleyball ranked 4 'I ''; KJ l n II L Vlimicking 'The Program' teaches deadly games After seeing the movie 'The Program' a teenager copied the stunt and ended up dead. Many programs today are being blamed for killing kids. Board of Trustees approves policies Elizabeth Lane Editor in Chief The October Board of Trustees meeting opened with a question and answer session from students visiting from the Ukraine. The group of men and women answered questions ranging from Russian politics to their dating experiences and answered each with impressive English skills. Vice President Ryan Thomas, Mike Anderson, ASUVSC President Steve Hatch, and other students from the Missouri flood relief related their experiences to the Board. In addition, the board approved the changes to the academic freedom, professional responsibility, and tenure policies. The unanimous approval of the board addressed item's including the school's mission and philosophy, College students juggle finances and work Jody Hancock Senior News Editor Imagine working from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. and then going to school for four hours the next day. Now add the responsibilities of taking care of a spouse, child and all the bills and stress which is connected to a family. This is what some college students at UVSC must face from day to day. Being a full time student is hard enough. Keeping up with classes, exams, and grades can stress out any normal college age student. But finances and other responsi movie stunts is proving to responsibilities and expectations of faculty members, faculty rights, tenure and conditions governing faculty dismissal. Because of the new four year status, there were amendments made to the mission statement of the college. These changes were reflected in the language regarding the a vail-able upper-level education courses. Further policies involving campus security and conference room rentals were approved. In addition diversity statement hasbeen put in place as a part of the academic community at UVSC. Next on the agenda, a presentation by Lenora Plothow, director of lifelong learning, illustrated the Elderholstel program currently at UVSC. The educational program is available to adults 65 years or older. A program of week-long learn bilities are piling on top of students and the pressure is getting tough. "Keeping up with classes, exams, and grades can stress out any normal college student." "I work full time, then go to school part time. I am supporting my family and right now is probably the toughest time of my life," says Jacob Readlor, a UVSCstudent. Photo by Stevt HanaenT) College Tilmea ing activities is offered for no credit, has no exams and no grades are given. The tuition for the program is $350 per person for each class and covers lodging, meals, classes and any field trips the group takes. The creation of the UVSC in-termodal transportation sciences institute was discussed by the board. UVSC would be one of the few schools in the U.S. that would have such a program. A possibility of creating a high-tech campus at the Provo Aerospace park or at the existing Signetics building was indicated.The aviation sciences, composite structures, automotive and die-sel technology and trucking core classes would be moved to the new institute. Other courses such as railway sciences, maritime sciences and intermodal planning will also be added. The Board of Trustees will reconvene in December. The expenses a young family must pay while trying to put the parents through school and still support their family are enormously large. There is rent, groceries, medical bills, utilities, car payments, gas, insurance, baby supplies and the list just keeps going on. Then add the craziness of school which produces classes, homework, exams, grades and more bills. "I don't want you to get me wrong. I love my family and I'm glad I have them, but don't think life is so hard if your a student who only has to worry and take care of yourself," says Readlor. Jody Hancock Senior News Editor One teenager is dead after mimicking a stunt scene in the movie The Program. Dozens of copycat suicides have been blamed on the Russian roulette clip in the movie, The Deer Hunter. The characters' fascination with fire on the animated series Beavis and Butthead has been associated with a 2-year old's death. Will the U.S. Supreme Court make the writers and directors of these television programs and movies take responsibility for these accidents? " Responsible writer, directors and producers know that exploitative, gratuitous violence may be bad art and bad public policy," Writers Guild of America, West, vicepresidentCarl Gottlieb said in a statement. "It is equally bad policy to second-guess, censor, edit and delete scenes from films and television based on media reports of copycat behavior; once begun, where will the process end?" Disney moved quickly to delete the daredevil scene from the movie, The Program, after the first fatality, but not fast enough. New Jersey police have linked the death of a 24 year old to the same scene. "I do not foresee any diminution of creative energy resulting from what is a unique and sad situation. You can't design anything to try to make sure three young people in the entire country aren't going to do something irra Annual enrollment increases Jody Hancock Senior News Editor The Institutional Researchers said it would happen, and it did. UVSC enrollment is currently at a all time record high. The total enrollment is 10,510 students and the number is still growing each day. That is a 9.22 percent increase from last fall. "The most satisfying change is an increase of more than 15 percent in the number of full time students," said director of institutional Research and StrategicPlan-ning, Nancy M. Smith. "This change shows a possible trend among UVSC students to make attending college their first prior rlrKo1 Unnrrpr Percentage of population in developing areas whofija not have enough food to keep body weight and nxxate activity. L&k Latin America Africa be deadly tional," said Jack Valenti, president of the Motion Picture Association of America. While some opinions may side with the families who have lost loved ones, as of now the law stands behind filmmakersand television producers. The reason is the courts throughout the country ha ve ruled the constitutional free-speech protections bar victims from suing in copycat situations, unless the production can be shown to "incite" an immediate harm. Currently, the U.S. Supreme Court has never ruled on this subject, and legal advisors can only speculate about future rulings. The controversial scene in The Program shows a frustrated college quarterback who has had too much to drink lying in the middle of a busy street. Cars are speeding by, barely missing him and one by one, his friends join him. In the movie, no one is injured. "The situation in The Program was one that a kid could easily duplicate," said screen writer Jonathan F. Lawton, who believes writers and studios should try to anticipate such reactions. A lot of writers praised Disney for their step to correct the scene, though warnings against engaging in self-censorship were also expressed. At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing, Janet Reno warned the government might take the lead to dean up television violence if the entertainment industry doesn't do it first. ity," Smith added. The increase in the enrollment to do with sophomore students enrolled which created a 15 percent rise. "Although the increase may seem insignificant, this percentage represents a positive move toward retention," Smith explained, "Community colleges traditionally struggle with retention, and even a slight increase in continuing students is positive." Seventy-one percent of the population are continuing students, which is a 13 percent increase over last year. Twenty-seven percent are new students, a 9.7 percent increase from last year. The average full-time credit load is 12 hours, carried by 17 percent of the student population. Far East CENSUS ON HOKJD HlMGOt