UVSC College Times, 2000-04-19

              WEDNESDAY April 19, 2000 Volume 28, Issue 29 WEEKEND WEATHER viz hS 1 77 46 IUG1I LOW Friday Partly cloudy 73 47 HIGH LOW Saturday Partly cloudy 45 LOW 74 HIGH Sunday Partly cloudy Just liU- your mind dur- lust liki- i nice, l.ill n'v- of luM like your d.iy when ing fin.ils week Ut.ih t.ip w.iter Scnlt Ch.impion is iirtmnd f -r- "j?Pj .I lull I ii I In S I a I r Co 1 1 Hi' INSIDE Season Finale UVSC Athletics year in review. The good, the bad, the memorable and ultimately unforgettable events that shaped the season. See page 14 CloEEiesBiiie project awaren ess of ai hisg victim "it f 4; 1 V I 2 ' W f 1 V v i t i3 r i r '-I. Sews 6 7 . 4 mt t f J ! f The Clothesline Project aims to bring attention to the millions who are victims of abuse by hanging t-shirts with messages about violence. "Even though the message is not a happy one, it is one that needs to be addressed." - - V Dustin Dye Hyl NetXNews Reporter Iist week many of ycui may have noticed the hanging lines of t-shirts waving in the spring breeze in the main quad. Maybe you even took a few minutes to go out and see exactly what it all meant. The exhibit, which originally started at BYU is a project designed to "break the silence against violence."The program, simplv named the clothesline project displays t-shirts emblazoned with dif- mately 58,000 men who died in combat. ferent messages about abuse or violence. Each color of shirt corresponds to a different type of abuse, pink or red for rape, yellow for physical battering etc. Many of the messages on the shirts convey messages of h(e and recovery, but many more talk only of violence anger and sadness.The idea for the project originally came from similar programs in the East. After the Vietnam war, a memorial was established to honor the soldiers who were killed. On the memorial are listed the names of approxi- Shortly thereafter, it was figured that 51,000 women were killed during that same time period from abuse. Even though the overall theme of the exhibit is not a happy one, the project coordinators say that there has been nothing but positive feed-back from patrons all week long. "This is a memorial to pain and sadness, it is very sobering, and I think it should be." said one volunteer. So, even though the message is not a happy one it is one that needs to be addressed, "We are trying to bring awareness to people one by one." According to statistics, addressing the "Ts is a memorial to pain and sadness, it is very sobering, and I think it should be." problem is long overdue. In 199.? Utah's rape rate (women raped per 100,000) ranked 13th in the nation, many o those See CLOTHESLINE CONT. on pg. 7 , 5 ; r-r T: :s I ?- t " " '. i i LlJ, , '"It . I ..; : w "T'A 1 1 I ; ', X"4 at-. , . . ... L , j A protester helps another clear his eyes after police mist the crowd with pepper spray during protests against the World Trade Organization in Washington D.C. 600 IMF protesters arrested in D.C. By WILL LESTER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - For three days, thousands of protesters paralyzed the heart of the nation's capital and sorely tested the resolve of police, but failed to shut down meetings of the two international institutions they accused of giving short-shrift to the poor. With residents and commuters reclaiming the streets today, the time for taking stock is setting in: What is the cost to the city's image of the alternately patient-then- stern posture adopted by police? What legal costs will result from widespread arrests on minor charges such as parading without a permit? City officials have signaled they'll ask Congress to help pay more than $5 million in police overtime costs and no one has yet furnished an estimate of what the disruptions cost businesses or the federal government.Despite the expense, police took comfort in their assessment that Washington will not be remembered as "another Seattle," See PROTESTERS CONTINUED on pg. 6 A night of excellence hosted in Ragan Theater NetXNews NAN I "a ra h A. Cl.ase-I) mm NctXNWs Guest Writer White lights and linen crested the entrance of the Sorenson Student Center last Wednesday night for the fifth annual Wolverine Achievement Awards, which were held in the Ragan Theater. Guests arrived in true Oscar fashion adorned in the truly elegant to the truly wild. A reception in the UVSC Ballroom preceded the Awards Ceremony. Guests were treated with petite croissant sandwiches and chocolate covered strawberries. A beautiful Shooting Star shaped ice sculpture emblazoned with the word "Excellence" was displayed on the buffet table. Miss UVSC 1999 - Executive News Manager, Dave Noriega was named "Man of the Year" at Wednesday night's Wolverine Achievement Awards cere- mony. Eli ) 1, , ir See AWARDS CONTINUED on pg. 3 Permanent tribute to Columbine in the works P. SOLOMON BANDA Associated Press Writer LITTLETON, Colo. (AP)- It started with a small goal: Find a way to remember those slain in the Columbine High School shooting assault. However, plans to memorialize Columbine's victims have turned out to be anything but small. There are three projects in the works, and the costs could run in the millions of dollars.A committee of 30 students, parents, community leaders and victims' families have been working on one project, a permanent tribute. They hope the memorial, which has not yet been determined, will be ready on April 20, 2001, the second anniversary of the 0 1 j Runners break from the starting line to take part in the first Columbine Memorial 5K run-and-walk in Clement Park on Sunday, April 1 6. See COLUMBINE CONTINUED on pg. 7 Microsoft betting . millions with introduction of a new high tech pocket PC. Seepg.9 Opinion I ""''yi' "1 I 1 Various sign-offs and other methods of kissing up by the staff. Sieepg. 4 Life inside fliiiid Congratulations Grads! See your name in print along with all the others Seepg. 10 Life outside the. Quad I 'ft;' Oops! She did ft again. Another flop spells disaster for Sandra Bullock. Seepg. 12 Sports ' -. i-tm Sports editor Jason Erickson and his unmasked column take a final bow. See pg. 14