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Show ___TheSaltLake Tribune UTAH Thursday, February 20,1997 USU Students Lose Outin Little Bighorn Contes CLOSE TO HOME saat TEE 2696Compecern com Mc feecefew aE ee JASQWLooks A 4 /TTLE FLUSHED AND |— \ DURING SNACK HE COUGHED ONCE, | WE THINK ITWOULDBE | BEST IF YOUTook HIM HOME NOW. BY BRENT ISRAELSEN Gen. George Armstrong Custer and his 261 soldiers at Little Bighorn, Mont., on June 25, 1876. UNE L b American Indian students from te University who competed hance to design a new memori- The site, originally known as Custer Battlefield National Monument, is now called Little Bighorn National Monument. But while an obelisk exists for al at Little Bighorn have lost. Judges in a National Park Servicesponsoredcontestinstead chosea pair the soldiers, there are no monuments to the Indians, whoconsidertheir vic- of Easterners. tory over Custer’s 7th Cavalrya bright spot in an otherwise dreary history An NPS advisory committee this week awarded the project — and a $30,000 cash prize — to John R. Collins and Alison J. Towers, both of Phil- with the U.S. Army In 1991, Congress, which changed the battlefield’s name, mandated a monumentbeerected in the Indians U students Joe Peterson, Darrell honor. The three designs submitted by the USUstudents, none of whom had an- Tso, Irvin Tso and Alonzo Coby, along with USU alumnus David Garce, submitted three of 550 entriesin a contest that attracted hundreds ofartists, de- cestors at the Little Bighorn battle, were kept a closely guarded secret un- signers andarchitects from around the nation. Their hope was to design a memorial to the Sioux, Cheyenne and Northern Arapaho warriors who annihilated __FOR THE RECORD Wife Doesn’t Need Husband’s OK To Implicate Him, Justices Add BY SHEILA R. McCANN NO MOTIVE IN MURDER-SUICIDE THE estigators were seeking a motive Wednesday year-old woman killed her mother, then Charli other ailments, according to frien sday rnoon, she shot her mother, Marjorie Larson, 76 in the chest at the Cottonwood Apartments, 1039 E. Olympus Ridge Cove (4700 South), police said er called 911 to report the death. then shot hers n the chest, according to the Salt Lake County ff's Office. Authorities said the gun. which Detectives were investigating who owned the and interviewing family members Wednesdayto rmine the motive for the killing, said Salt Lake vy sheriff's Sgt. Jim Potter. RESTED IN BOMBMAKING Ss arrested a 15-year-old boy Wednesday e looking for a 17-year-old teen-ager who y made and detonated two pipe bombs next evier High School in Monroe. Sevier Counriffs Sgt. Tom Jensen said the younger boy he crude bombs out of curiosity and both letonated them nearthe school Tuesday. One oded on the northeast corner of the building, ries ‘e reported, but students had to wait outside asses were delayed while officials searched the hoo! for other devices. Nothing was found. The younger boy was released to his parents, and deputies still were looking for the older teen, Jensen said. MAN CHARGEDWITH ASSAULTING DEPUTY tese “Trouble T” Smith, convicted last week -degree felony murder, was charged Wednesday Salt Lake Countysheriff's deputy urt documents trying to quiet & according to 3rd Distric ». 13, Deputy R.L. Arnold in his cell whenthe inmate “rushed at him rms aggressively extended,” officials said =n another deputy, R. Powell. heard Smith ing he would kill Arnold and saw Smith punching Ar- nold twice in the back, court documents said. The assault happened on the day a 3rd District jury ind Smith guilty of ordering a gangland revenge ling from his prison cell. His order resulted in the un murder of the wrong target, 19-year-old »y Miera of Salt Lake City, authorities said. At the of the murder on Feb, 22. 96, Smith was up to 5 years for a drive-by shooting. He face a life term for the murder when Judge LOTTERY The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night in the Powerball lottery worth $5 million were: 7, 8, 21 23, 38 SALT TR The Utah Supreme Court has upheld the murder ion of Jerry Lee Robertson, rejecting his contention a judge mishandled his claim of mental ill- ne: also refused his claim that Cassie he jus Robertson. ife, needed his permission to tes- tify against him. But the high court ordered a hearing on the narrow issue of whether Robertson, 31, should payres- titution for the law-enforcement cost of extraditing him from California. The Robertsons, then married, were charged with the 1991 murder of Gerald Thomas, 56. of Salt Lake City. Thomas met the transient couple at the Salvation Armyand invited them tostayin his apartment When Thomas went to sleep one night, Cassie Rob- they could expect afirm of! Mormon Churchin the coming weeks and to accept it, but to beg Ss the district were negligent. Brody was awarded $45,000for his pain. and his parents were awarded $34,833 for his past and future medical expenses. The family’s attorney, Dale Gardiner, was unavailable for comment Wednesday The jury decided theschooldis. trict was 70 percent at fault ation hot line: 1 The couple fled to California, where they were arrested. Cassie Robertson, now 25, pleaded guilty to murder, divorced Robertson. and is serving 5 yearstolife Robertson, however, claimed to be mentally in- competent to standtrial. After examinations by two doctors, he was found incompetent and sent to the Utah State Hospital in June 1992. Doctors declared him competent 10 monthslater, and indicated he had been “malingering.” or faking his symptoms. Then-3rd District Judge Michael Murphy found Robertson wasfeigninghisillness. Robertsonfiled a new claim of incompetency, which the judge denied. Robertson challenged Murphy’s denial, arguing the judge did not make a specific written finding that Robertson was competent The majority of justices surveyed the evidence and decided Murphy had reached a conclusion of ently, depending on who was watching. But in a dissent, Justices 1. Daniel Stewart and prevent Cassie Robertson, who had divorced him from testifying at his trial. The Utah Constitution states a spouse cannot be compelledto testify a; a partner, but Cassie Robertson volunteeredand no longer married, Chief Justice Michael Zir man wrote. Thejustices also said Robertson couldnotinvoke privilege protecting confidential the Mormon seminaryvote posed. ‘eakdown in the requests from other r @ the minds of sai id board member Car. “As a taxpayer, it offends me.” Partof the distaste in the community comesin the way a zoning ordinance was rewritten to eliminate a two-acreminimum land purchase for a church building. Some residents saw the rule as favoritism toward the LDS Church Besidesthat, resident Carey Dabney said selling the land was a departure from the board’s own masterplan, the same one she defended door-to-door as part of a massive campaign to pass a $9.5 million bond for the new high school nearlythree years ago. Whyare we selling surplus proper- ty? Whosaysit’s surplus?” she asked For their part, officials of the Mor- damages against it. That award will be paid out of players’ annual rally are government agencies. such as the schooldistrict, are not liable for punitive damages Now, such portable soccer goals are locked up, Macklyn said About 30,000 children play soccer atewide with the nonprofit asso ciation Goal safety is a big, big issue. yn said. “It’s not that we weren't paying attention to the tinued to see the goal posts left unlocked, hanging on the fenceor lying near it, even after raising the issue with Harris, the attorney said Gardiner also pointed out the association's last game on the field had been May 18, meaning the goal posts had been left unse- cured and unattended for a week before Brody’s injury AttorneyJ. RandHirschi, rep- resenting the soccer association and the school district, did not dispute that the two agencies were liable for the accident But Hirschi suggested jurors also place fault on thebabysitter, for not watching the boy more situation, we just hadn't had an incident like this one before closely, and on Brody's parents alerting kids to the danger if they field with the young teen-ager tip or fall, and coaches get fliers about the hazard, he added Jurors rejectedthat argument he said. chi suggested around $30,000, ar- Goals also havesafety stickers We'vedefinitely takennotice custodian Bud Caine had warned First and foremost, we that “ ‘ : r Moabis not anintolerant communi it’s just a community where you maynot get consensus on whether or not the sun will come up tomorrow morning.”? BILL MEADOR,Grand District acting superintendent mon Church's educational system say they have followed guidelines to the the Mormon Church has offered letter and have never before encoun- with other denominations. ZanArsdk said he hasnotruled out theoffer tered such opposition to a routine sem- inary building “We have seminary buildings adja- cent to nearly every high school in Utah and Idaho. and no, it isn't nearly that common to havethis much opposition,” said Russ Da’ project supervisor for the Church Educational System Real Estate and Physical Facilities Division. The Mormon Churchalso has seminaries in Arizona, Washington, Oregon and Colorado. In manycases, Davey said school officials approach the church and ask if they would like to build a seminary. In the case of Moab, share the single classroom buildir I do joint services with Mormor all the time. We've always gotten alor here, even though we dis each other theologically,” he said v Meador puts a positive spin on th fuss: “Mormons and non-Mormor seminary or no seminary, it’s just the latest manifestation of what make this red-rock town unique and it dents strong — diversity. “Moabisnotanintolerant commiur ty, it's just a community where you maynot get consensus on wh not the sun will come up tomorro morning,” he said. ‘cd jun surcagewwureayeom Math Teachers Gather to Find Solutions with reck less disregard for Brody's safety and assessed $12,500 in punitive school vice principal Carol Harris about the danger posed by the unse cured goal posts before Brody's for allowing their son to goto the Gardiner asked the jury for about $200,000 in damages. Hirsguing the family was exaggerating the severity and frequencyof Brody's headaches sincetheaccident. Hirschi also arguedthe par- ents should have sought treatment sooner froma neurologist ! BY ROBERT BRYSON THESALT LAKE TRIBUNE In manyclassrooms, mathematics is taught traditionally: teachers lecture and do sample problems for the¢! But that means onlytheteacher is doing math, said Linda Rosen, executivedirector, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. You teach as you were taught. But it should be the kids doing the math. Theteacher is there to make sure it is correct and oversee the classroom,” Rosen said Some 2,500 math teachers from Utah and the nation gather todayat the Salt Lake Marriott for the organization's national conference, hosted by the Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The national council supports President Clinton's education program, which he outlined in his State of the Union address this year, and his proposal for a voluntarynational testing program for all eighthgrade math students. We proposed curriculum standards in 1989, teaching standards in 1991, testing and assessment in 1995,” Rosen said.“These are overarching standards andit is up to each school district to implement them.” ‘Theorganization's proposals include @ Providing teachers the timeto consult with other schools on lessons, reflect on instruction and foster professional growth. @ Designate a math specialist in each elementary « communicatio made during a marriage. The privilege does not ex tend to discussion about the commission ofa crime Zimmermansaid. The Grand School Board approveda site near Grand County High in Moab for a Mormon seminary building school Eva Pearle Watson, of Angel Rock Fellowship. said her followers are looking to out-of-state donors to help build a youth center Yes, we really ai serious,” she said. “We havea school-age able doing,” Gardiner argued Christine Durham objected that Murphy’s decision that Robertson was faking his symptoms did not equate to a finding of competenceto stand trial. “it is possible for a person to be malingering and incompetent at the same time.” Stewart said, ad judges should makespecific rulings about cor tency, backed by written findings. All five justices did agree Robertson could not his church hasplenty of funding and studentswilling to attend Bible classes on a release-time basis from high must pay 30 percent, about latest Veteran's Administration check was missing be neutral, andit’s hardto thinkthisis a neutralaction.” Moabresident MarcyTill is also op- don't want anybody toget hurt $55,000. The soccer essociation faking and hospital staff said he would speak differ Bailey said she understands the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of programs that give students release time to attend religiousclasses, but still, she said, “The school board should always which meansit will be required to pay that amount of theverdict, or $24,000, which will be covered by insurance, said its administrator Steve Macklyn. dation, a Congress-established organi zation that raises private donations for the parks system. competency. Doctors determined Robertson wz issue wil come up.” he said. Pastor Keith ZanArsdol of the Community Church of Moab saidthat with the second-largest following in Grand County — the LDS Church is largest — not covered by insurance. Under concluding the association and Moneyfor the prizes and construc tion of the Indian monument will be provided bythe National Parks Four ertson struck him once with a claw hammer. Thomas rie Bailey, one of the two dissenters in However, jurors al e 3rd District jurors heard MontanaandIllinois. woke up, and Robertson took the hammer, repeatedly striking Thomas in the head. Thomas’ body was found bya friend Noy. 8, 1991. The cash from his possible drafting guidelin t minehowsales should be conductedin the future. “Thisisn't the last time this the association acted timony before Judge Anne Stirba during five days and returned a verdict Tuesdaynight form holding bronzefigures of Ameri- Six honorable mentions weregive to design teams from Oregon, Florids state attorneys for an interpretation of the law In a letter Tuesday, Doug Bates, legal liaison for the State Office of Education, said the lawdid not apply in the Moab case becausethe parcel in question is clearly surplus, not a school site or building. Two e' i Attorney General's Off At Wednesday's monthly meeting. M morals Utah law, plaza “gathering place’’ that is surrounded by an earthen berm. A plat- gren, Philadelphia ing Superintendent Bill Meador asked nounts, players @ Continued from B-1 Environmental Design Alliance. The winning design from the Philadelphia artists consists of a circular leaders from the West anc Midwest, awarded second place $15,000 to Richard Alan Bokovetz buquerque, N.M. Third plac $5,000 were awarded to Robert Lund. school site or building. The controversy came to a head this week when act- believe the school board should not bein the business of $90,000 in Injury Lawsuit There wasa lotof interaction between Native American and non-Native American students,” said Fuhriman, a landscape architecture professor who heads USU’s new Native American A seven-judge panel, consisting of munity To Sell Land real estateor religion I would be it if I sat here saying this is someth: ng | feel comfort- Jury Awards his students did not win prize. “But we had a great time doing it conflict of the two worlds. artists, architects, historians and com. @ Continued from B-1 ho. Montanaand South Dakota's Tri-West lottery orth $150,000 were: 17, 18, 20, 26, 27, 28 ning numbers and yn east. Fuhriman said he was disappointed the existing 7th Cavalry monument the earthen wall and represents a weeping wound’ which symboli zes the Board OKs The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night in can the Idaho Lottery's inform 800-432-5711 enne tribes, arranged in a horseshoe shape that surrounded a prayer area The design was based on certain tribes’ tradition of arranging teepees in a horseshoe with the opening facing the berm. “The design also connects with with an unseen axis,” states an NPS press release. “The axis cuts thr Request population and Powerball: 28 Fe tual leader from the Sioux and Chey- can Indian warriors will rest on the 5 = in their Salt Lake County apar Seiter. a former Salt Lake Tribunerec One of the designs was a series of eight cairns, each representinga spiri- High Court Upholds Murder Conviction of Transient The agonyof enrolling yourchild ina hyper-iliness-sensitive day-care center. ssaulting til now Faculty adviser Jerry Fuhriman said each design was based on spirituality and would have offereda place forvisitors to pray, leave offerings and learn more about American Indian traditions. schooltolead the school’s math program Promote well-defined teacher-preparation and professional-development programs. inlist parental support for high expectations in Last fall, results from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) raised con cerns when it showed American eighth-graders ranked 28th in math tests given to students in 41 nations. The study showed U.S. eighth-graders were above averagein probabilityand statistics, average in alge bra, fractions and numbersense, and below average in geometry and measurement ‘That wasfar behind manytop-ranked Asian countries. Singapore, South Korea and Japan took first through third rankingsin overall math achievement Onebenefit of the TIMSS study, Rosensaid, has pes a glimpse of how math is taught in other coun- ries, “The teaching approach we use in the United States is often different, Educators aroundthe world mayhave answers to some of our questions,” she said Utah students fared well in the TIMSSstudy, said Jerry Evans, math curriculum specialist at the Utah State Office of Education. “If Utah was a country competing in this test, we would have ranked sixth," he said. In asimilar test involving 16 nations, Utah eighth-graders rankedbe hind South Korea and Taiwan but higher than France, Italy, Israel, Scotland and Ireland |