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Show Spring Convo slate features great variety BY JIM ROBINSON CAMPUS EDITOR A mixture of writers and entertainers will dominate tbe 10 spring-quarter offerings of the SUU Convocations Series, but the topics and presentations will vary widely. "We have four presenters whose primary claim to fame comes through their writing, but they'll be addressing the topics of the archeology of the Titanic, journalistic ethics, planning and urban design, and economic development in Third World countries," said Lana Johnson, director of lectures/special projects. Tohnson explained, "Similarly, two poets and an actress will be appearing, but one poet will also be performing as a musician, and the other might just as aptly be described as a teller of tales or a down home philosopher. The actress is inspiring people as a double amputee who is overcoming her adversity." Also scheduled to speak during the quaner are two prominent personalities with strong ties to Utah. businessman/ philanthropist Jon M. Huntsman and Carolyn Tanner Irish, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah. Bishop Irish will be delivering the Grace Adams Tanner Lecture in Human Values. Spring quarter convocation presenters and their topics: March 26-Charles Pellegrino, author, adventurer, archeologist, "Titanic: An Archeological Odyssey." Pellegrino is a person with widely diverse interests ranging from advanced rocket systems and dinosaur DNA to archeology projects. He is the author of 11 books including Return to Sodom and Gomorrah, Unearthing Atlantis, The Killing Star, Dust, and Her Name, Titanic. April 2-Bob Levey, columnist for the Washington Post, "Ethics in Contemporary Journalism." Levey's column, "Bob Levey's Washington," has appeared in the Washington Post five times each week since 1981. He has covered presidential politics, Congress, local news, features, and sports. He is also a talk show host and a freelance correspondent for National Public Radio. April 9-fames Kunstler, author, journalist, "Can America Survive Suburbia?" Kunstler has been interested in planning and urban design issues since he first worked as a reporter in the early 1970s. He left journalism for 10 years to write n ovels, but returned in the 1980s. He crusades against America's automobile dependence in his books The Geography of Nowhere and Home From Nowhere. April 16-Stephani Victor, actress and film maker, "Living Beyond Appearance. Victor had both of her legs amputated above the knee after an accident in December 1995. Prior to the accident, she was a runner, dancer, skier, and graduate o"f University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television in production and critical studies. She had television acting roles. Since the accident, she bas continued to pursue her dreams. April 23-Joy Harjo, poet and musician, and Poetic Justice, "Poetry and Saxes: A Performance by Poetic Justice" Harjo is both the leader and saxophone player of the musical group Poetic Justice and a writer who has published five books of poetry. Her books include She Had Some Horses and The Woman Who Fell from the Sky. She was narrator for "The Native Americans" series on TBS television and for "Code Talkers," an Emmy Award winning National Geographic special. Poetic Justice will perform at Convocation. April 30-Carolyn Tanner Irish, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Utah, "Disciplined Freedom," the Grace Adams Tanner Lecture in Human Values. Irish was seated as the 10th Bishop of Utah June 11 (continued on page 5) Quake prediction is topic of tomorrow's Convocation Predicting future earthquakes from patterns and models developed through the study of prehistoric earthquakes will be the subject of tomorrow's Convocation. David Schwartz, northern California coordinator for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program and chief of the recently-created San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake Hazards "megaproject," will speak on "Great Earthquakes of the Past and Future." " Dr. Schwartz is recognized internationally as an expert in the field of paleoseismology, the study of prehistoric earthquakes," said Lana Johnson, director of lectures/special projects at SUU. "He was also one of the first geologists to systematically study active normal-slip faults . Nearly all of the techniques currently being used to investigate active normal-slip faults were developed by Dr. Schwartz and his associates." In addition to his work investigating and quantifying earthquake hazards, Schwartz bas been a strong public advocate of helping society make _proper use of critical scientific information. " Making sure the results of earthquake research are properly interpreted for elected officials and emergency managers is important to Dr. Schwartz," Johnson said. "He then wants that information utilized when public policy is formulated regarding earthqua ke preparation and response." Schwartz has worked extensively in the United States, Central and South America, Eur.ope, and Asia studying potentially active earthquake faults and the hazards they present. He began his professional career with the northern California firm of Woodward-Clyde Consultants, and his first assignment was locating active faults along the route o1 the T rans-Alaska Pipeline. Senate debates, OKs rodeo bill By LAURA ALBISTON JOURNAL STAFF WRITER The SUUSA Senate was full of fiery debate at last night's meeting because of one controversial bill presented last week. Senate Bill 002-98 granted $675 in matching funds for the SUU Rodeo Club. Opposition to the bill quickly brought up that the club had been given a $6,000 line-item by last year's Senate. "Because the money they received last year was so much more than any other club, this is not appropriate," cited Sen. Rob Reynard (ALH). Reynard also noted that no Rodeo Club members were present at the meeting. Reynard additionally cited his support for the Rodeo Club, admjtting that he does in fact attend rodeos himseli, but could not support the measure. After long debate and serious objection, the bill passed. Also under consideration was a bill that allocated $1,600 in student fees for the purpose of a biology/psychology undergraduate research lab. Sen. Amy Jo Tyler IALH), was one of three senators to investigate the bill. "The first priority will be to senior psychology [and biology! students," said Tyler, "and then it will be open to other students." Tyler also stated that this lab is much needed because graduate schools look at experience and research in admission decisions. The bill passed with unanimous support. He spent 12 yea.rs with Woodward-Clyde participating in earthquake hazard studies for critical facilities, major dams, and nuclear power plants in widely scattered parts of the world, including Utah's Wasatch Front. It was during this period that his work-particularly in Utah-pushed forward the newly developing fields of earthquake geology and paleoseismology. ln 1985 he accepted a position with the U.S. Geologic Survey which allowed extensive studies along surface ruptures from large magnitude historical earthquakes. Those studies included work in northern and southern California, Guatemala, Italy, Idaho, and Mongolia. Schwartz received bachelor's and master's degrees in Geology from Queens College of the City University of New York. His Ph.D. in Geology was awarded by the State University of New York at Binghampton. 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