UVSC College Times, 1999-06-09

              WEDNESDAY June 9, 1SS9 Volume 27, Issue 38 Oitside the Quad Summer, Summer, Summertime 4 Sports Join in! We got next! Who got Natalie? 6 Opinion What is espionage and who's tehjndjt? 8 Marketplace Just a bunch ads for a really good price 10 liJSEDE Sports pl n n n King Jazzy ,bout With the Jazz out of the Playoffs Clint Burgi gives , us the lowdown on trie '99 playoffs Seepage 5 Utah allev State College Failure of talks threaten Kosovo Peace Deal By MELISSA EDDY Associated Press Writer TABANOVCE, Macedonia (AP) NATO intensified its airstrikes against Yugoslavia after talks on implementing a Kosovo peace plan collapsed early today, putting the entire settlement in question. In the wake of the talks'failure- which U.N. and NATO officials blamed on Belgrade-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright arrived in Bonn, Germany, for talks today with foreign ministers from Russia and the other members of the Group of Eight, which drew up the principles of the Kosovo peace plan. Despite the stalemate on details of withdrawing Serb troops from Kosovo, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic . offered assurances today that he intends to carry out a peace agreement. State Department spokesman James P. Rubin said. Finnish President Mariti Ahtisaari. who spoke to Milosevic by telephone, relayed the assurances to l he eight foreign ministers. Ahtisaari told them "Milosevic says he intends to go forward v.ith the agreement." Rubin said. Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon said the Yugoslav troop withdrawal would be brought up at the G-8 meeting, which aims to draw up a U.N. resolution endorsing the peace plan. Albright also will meet separately with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov. A Russian envoy originally pressed Milosevic to accept the peace deal, but since then Russian leaders have bristled at its provisions for a NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo. The failure to reach agreement after two days of NATO-Yugoslav talks threatens the entire Kosovo settlement. NATO and Yugoslav officials held low-level "liaison talks" in Macedonia today, primarily to keep communication channels open. The settlement calls for the complete withdrawal of Yugoslav forces from Kosovo and the deployment of international peacekeepers to protect more than 855,000 ethnic Albanian refugees when they are repatriated. Ivanov, o r-r n yr rzr r r s- ill i m i By Ruben Diaz N e t X N f, w s Report e r Athletes and spectators from all over Utah came together on the floor of BYU's Smith Field house with music pumping through large speakers. These happy, energetic. Olympians marched in for the opening ceremonies to the 1999 Utah Summer Special Olympics. This anniversary is themed "30 Years of Heroes". According the the Special Olympics website "www.specialolympics.org" the Special Olympics were first held in Chicago, Illinois on July 20. 1908 founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver. This was a world wide movement to demonstrate that people who are mentally challenged are capable of remarkable achievements in sports, education, employment, and beyond. July 20. 1999, marks the 30th Anniversary of Special Olympics, and starts off a year long, around the world celebration. This world wide theme "I, el me win. But if I cannot win. let me be brave in the attempt," is important to honor the athletes . families and volunteers that have been instrumental in changing perceptions about the mentally challenged athletes and to build a bridge to the "Next Generation of Heroes." There will be numerous events around the world ranging from a concert amid the ancient pyramids of Egypt to a Torch Run along the Great Wall of China. Coaches and families along with spectators watched with tears of joy as these alhletcs got ready for the games to the song "Chariots of Fire". J.D. Donnelly, Director for the Utah Summer Special Olympics stated, "considering the weather and the obstacles only 6 heats out of three hundred heals were missed due to bad weather. Through the 3 days of rain . hail, and wind, the athletes still were happy and had smiles on their faces even though it meant having to move some of the track eents to the indoor BYU track. This couldn't have been possible without the management team and the volunteers who did a great job." Over 05 teams and more than a thousand athletes were ready for three days of competition, games, and most of all, fun. During the opening ceremonies, special guests included Alan W'ilkins. Vice President oi Utah Jazz B pt-WBW W - "WfWWI '! ' mm UK...J WW PW! ..p. I, ...,.p ..,. ,,..,.,J . " i ; -.. i " . J- X ' ' - ' : - A - . j f - $ . . , . - ' -i ' Academic ol VAC. and the u . See OLYMPICS, p. 3 A smile is worifi a thousand: Despite less than favorable weather conditions, these Olympians braved the elements as they fought onward to victory Representatives unveil legislation to make Utah a safer place Salt Lake City, UT - Democratic representatives unveiled draft legislation which they believe will help make Utah a safer place to live, work and raise a family. Two draft bills were unveiled, one by Rep. Dave Jones and the other by Rep. Patrice Arent. Each is aimed al reducing crime and increasing safety in our communities. Rep. Patrice Arent introduced a draft of her school safety plan legislation to the Education Interim Committee. The legislation requires each school board to adopt and implement an emergency response plan lo combat violence in public schools. The plan would also include staff training and coordination w ith local law enforcement agencies to adequately respond to emergencies. Rep. Dave Jones unveiled draft gun legislation he See NATO, p. 3 Walk with an Egyptian: Administrators visit Cairo to help develop higher education institutions in Egypt claims would help in preventing more senseless acts of iolence. Pointing out that the 30 days have now passed since he and his Democratic colleagues first called for a special session to deal wilh issues related to gun violence, Jones provided the press with a copy of a consolidated bill w hich deals w ith three "no brain-er" issues. Rep. Jones has also requested that the legislation be heard before an appropriate interim committee during the next inlerim day. June 10. 1999. If passed. Jones legislation would: I) (Jose the loophole in current stale law which allows people with prior misdemeanor violations involving dangerous weapons to legally purchase a gun. (The shooter at the Triad Center in January of this year had previously been charged with a felony dangerous weapons violation, but pleaded the charge down lo a Adminis A team of UVSC administrators recently returned from Cairo. Egypt after spending 8 days in the eastern African capitol city consulting prominent businessmen and various political and educational leaders. The UVSC administrators expect the relationship between the. two lo bring excellent opportunities to both student and faculty here in Provo, while providing an excellent service to the people oT Cairo. Dr. Lucille Stoddard. Dr. Gill Cook and Dr. R.E. Butler were asked by a prominent business misdemeanor. Since misdemeanor convictions do not turn up on background checks, the woman was able lo purchase a handgun w ithout challenges and use that gun to murder a young mother.) 2) Close the loophole which allows criminals and unqualified individuals lo purchase firearms at gun show s, trade shows and flea markets without background checks. (Current law requires licensed dealers lo run background checks at gun shows, but private, unlicensed collectors are exempt from I his requirement, u is believed that the shooter at the LDS Church's Genealogy Library obtained his weapon at a gun show at the Salt Palace, despite the fact that he had a prior dangerous weapons violation.) 3) Requires the court clerk to make a report to the Bll,T;ul ,,r Criminal See GUN CONTROL, p.3 irators visit Cairo man. Dr. Ibraham Kamel to tour Cairo and consult wilh educational and civic leaders. They met with The Rector of American University of Cairo, the Minister of Tourism, the Minster of Education, and The Supreme Council of Higher Education. Dr. Kamel asked UVSC to consult Ihe Cairo officials after v visited Provo and saw the answer to a problem plaguing his home country. In Cairo there is a shortage of skilled technicians in the work force, the way that Cairo's education system is set up is for stu dents to attend four year schools and exit only after completing a B.A. degree. Cairo was impressed wilh UVSC's Two Tier system, w hich fits all of the benefits of a I wo year university with Ihe benefits of a community or two year college. Dr. Butler says that when Dr. Kamel saw what UVSC had his jaw dropped open. "They had never really heard of anything like what we have here at UVSC. and they wanted lo know more about it," explained Dr. Butler. "We have exactly what $ee EQm ? THIS WEEK Inside Sports : Wv; ft Agassi's Triumph Agassi's up and down social life and tennis career reaches a new plateau See page 6 -" f 1 THIS WEEK Outside The Quad Notting Hill The new Julia Robert's pic flounders between American cinema and British repatoire, but it hits the spot for those hopeless romantics. Movie guy, Scott Champion, takes a look. See page 4 QUOTE OF THE WEEK "I'm so scared; I'm so scared." T.J. Solomon, 15. Suspect who allegedly shot six classmates at lleriLige High School in Conyers, Georgia. "I '; . . "i in ii fJ