UVSC College Times, 2004-09-27

              !au(cjrit, iXtasfto Bfl(T(l r 4 J UTAH VALLEY STATE 'COLLEGE I'll Tt Ml TO TIB C EL BUEN PANO EN EL ARCA SE VENDE VOLUME 33 ISSUES 11 I f t Building the perfect sports hero. Meeks knows how, see Page 16. Pres Sederburg steps into the classroom. Page 1 1. X7GDLTj Uro Saddle up for cowboy poetry, partner! See page 9. UVXNews brings you the latest news, sports, and entertainment. r - 1 " Dooq 'n I I Til V The new monthly mag that gives it to you straight. r I UULCflJ i 1 Tlio noorc controversy has liolii siilcs up in arms and the future of student novcrnmcnt hangs in the balance By Shawn Mansell Your News Editor Free speech was flying Sept. 22 during a rally set up to highlight reasons for recalling student body officers Joe Vogel and Jim Bassi. Petition starter, Sean Vreeland, spoke along with faculty members and students on both sides of the issue. Other speakers included faculty member Dennis Potter, and student Michael Nagro who both shared their feelings on the value of free speech. UVSC student Josh Bollar voiced frustration over the LDS religion being brought into the equation. "I'm tired of people saying you can't be Mormon and like Michael Moore," he said. An international student - told the crowd of his appreciation for free speech, and explained that his homeland doesn't allow political dissent. UVSC neighbor Kay Anderson also spoke. He worried that Moore's visit would drive a wedge between the college and conservative Utah County. "If a person doesn't represent RIGHT: Sean Vreeland is one of the students leading the initiative to recall Jim Bassi and Joe Vogel for their decision. our community values he shouldn't be here," Anderson said. "Why don't we bring in Howard Stern?" "It pretty much is liberalism," Anderson said when asked about his objections to Moore's visit. Vreeland's inspiration for trying to have Bassi and Vogel recalled is simple. "Students should be able to choose how student fees are used," Vreeland said. His website recallUVSC.org accuses Bassi and Vogel of lying and misusing student funds. He won't disclose how close his group is to getting the approximately 2,400 students signatures needed to achieve a recall. As of press time, he did say that if the signature gathering continued at its current pace, they would have trough this week. Dan Garcia, another student, who is aiding Vreeland in the recall push, said he isn't doing so for political reasons. "I've got nothing personal against Michael Moore," Garcia said. "He can say whatever he wants. I don't care about that. What I'm looking at is where my student fees are going." ;-. i i. :..:;iz3 r. " ' V x r 4 ft- J 4 ).A ABOVE: Josh Bullard expresses his anger at those trying to prevent Michael Moore from being heard. For more Moore coverage check out our website www.netxnews.n-zt Hannily rounds out spender lineup By John Ditzler News Writer UVSC Student Body President Jim Bassi, accompanied by UVSC Board of Trustees representative Michael Mower, called a local press conference Wednesday to announce the upcoming speaking engagement by conservative political pundit Sean Hannity. Host of radio's "The Sean Hannity Show" and co-host of Fox TV's "Hannity and Colmes" Hannity has agreed to waive his usual speaking fee to speak on campus October 11. This announcement comes after mounting campus and community controversy surrounding the October 20 billing of liberal documentary filmmaker Michael Moore. Moore's fee to UVSC is upwards of $50,000. 7 t o Sieve LundquistNetXNews Board of Trustees member Michael Mower and ASUVSC president Jim Bassi announced last Wednesday that Sean Hannity will visit UVSC Oct 1 1. In addition to speaking to the student body Hannity plans to film The Hannity and Colmes Show live that day on campus, according to Derek Hall, spokesperson for UVSC. Hannity has asked only that his travel expenses be covered for his visit here. Gubernatorial candidate John Huntsmen has come forward offering to cover that cost for the school, which has been projected in the tens of thou- Constitution candidate to visit UUSC By Joseph Gibbs News Writer Constitution Party presidential candidate, Michael Peroutka, will address UVSC Thursday, Sept. 30 in the Grande Ballroom. Michael Anthony Peroutka, a graduate of Loyola College in Maryland and the University of Baltimore School of Law, is Chairman of the Constitution Party of Maryland and a member of the Executive Committee of the Constitution Party National Committee. Dr. Chuck Baldwin of Pensacola, Fla., is the Constitution Party's vice-presidential candidate. The Constitution Party, a small yet growing grassroots conservative body, aims A Courtesy photo Constitution party presidential candidate Michael Peroutka will speak at UVSC Sept 30 in the Grande Ballroom. to return the nation to the constitutional republic that was created by our founding fathers. Peroutka's campaign themes, honor God, protect the family and restore the republic reflect a party platform based on family values