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Show THE FORUM 2 September 8, 2004 Smash Van Visits Campus Health Day Enhances Student Awareness Shana Iverson Staff Writer Pepsi teamed up with alternative rock station KCPX 105.7 to promote the Pepsi Smash concert at the Canyons Saturday, Sept 4 featuring rock bands Green Day, Good Charlotte and Jet Part of KCPXs 105 Days of Summer, 105.7 was at Tanner Plaza on Wednesday, Sept 1 between 1 1 a.m. and 1 p,m., giving away pins, buttons and CDs. Pepsi Edge, the new low-car- b cola, was also on hand for free samples. Students were able to enter their name in a drawing to win r t tickets to the Pepsi Smash. The only way to attend the concert is to win tickets; they were not for sale. In order to win the tickets, students were given five empty Pepsi cans and told to smash them. The first six students who finished were given the tickets to the concert Done, give me the tickets! yelled an excited Eric Rathofer, one of the lucky winners. The radio disc jockeys picked out more names to win free CDs and KCPX radio Dj, Brandon Walsh said the XB network will be taping the concert and it will soon air it on TV.C3 Wednesday 1 I Clubs and Organizations Fait Tanner Plaza 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. ASWC Wild Wednesday, Pizza Tasting, Shaw Center 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. Thursday Volunteer Fair, Tanner Plaza 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Friday Deadline to apply for December 2004 graduation Griffin Soccer vs Embry-Riddl- e Aeronautical Univ. 4 p.m. Sunday Griffin Soccer vs Albertson College 1 p.m. Monday ASWC Senate, Watson Board Room 7 a.m.-8:3- 0 p.m. Students for Choice Meeting, Howa Conf. Room 6 p.m. Shelly R. Price Staff Writer The Westminster College School of Nursing sponsored Global Health Day on Aug. 31, in Gore Auditorium. Global Health Day began more than five years ago. It was designed to help educate nursing students on different cultures, so they could provide better care to people from cultures other than their own. Nurses come in contact with people of many different cultures everyday and this program helps better enhance their awareness of cultural diversity. We began Global Health Day to help fill in the gaps of what could not fit into our curriculum, said nursing profes- sor Marsha Morton. This years Global Health Day focused on the African culture. The event featured two speakers, who were both from Somalia. The first speaker, Osman Ahmed, spoke on Somalian culture. The second speaker, Ahmed Warfa, spoke on African folk medicine. Research on die Fast Track! library Searching the Easy Way 7 pm. - 8 p.m. wife. He then jokingly told the audience that when people ask him why he moved to Utah, his response is, to get more than one wife. It is very important that you respect and understand every culture, said Nursing Chen, professor Yeou-La- n then you can provide better care and better accommodate the cultures of everyone you come in contact with. According to Chen, Global Health Day is a big success and helps educate nursing students, as well as open up the eyes of the entire Westminster campus to the cultural differences that surround them. In the past Global Health Day has focused on other cultures, such as Native American and Muslim. Global Health Day is an annual event, which is held during the fall semester.CS Bjorks New Album, 'Medulla' Another Challenging Musical Original Casey L. Lund Tuesday Key Bank Diversity Lecture Series, Westminster Panel, Gore Aud. 7:30 p.m.- - 9 p.m better understanding of why the African culture is like it is today and what events led up to this point. A lot of what he spoke about dealt with political culture and religion and the roles they played in shaping the African culture. Ahmed also spoke on the history of male dominance in his culture. He told about the overwhelming dominance that men used to have, and since they were so dominant they were given special privileges, like having more than one During Ahmeds talk on Somalian culture, he gave some information on the history of African culture. This was meant to give the audience a IS Global Craig Dow addressed Westminster Nursing students during Health Day on Aug. 31. Staff Writer Whether she is swaddled in swan or performing at the opening ceremonies of the 2004 Summer Olympics, Bjorks newest album proves she is still as talented and strange as ever. Medulla, Bjorks sixth solo studio album is almost entirely acapella intertwined with bruiting thumps and haunting moans. Previous Bjork records challenged convention, and Medulla is no exception, being the most difficult album of her career. Formerly fronting the cult wonder band Sugarcubes, Bjork exploded onto the scene in 1993 with her first solo album Debut. A critical darling, Debut was a huge hit and for the most part unclassifiable. Two with Post, a years later Bjorks followed-u- p collection of eclectic songs that defied music boundaries accompanied by music videos that had everyone scratching their heads.Her next twoalbums, Homogenic (1997) and Vespertine (2001), offered a more introspective Bjork with a softer sound and greater vocal dependence. When Bjork was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, it was never predicted that she would become the most famous person of the tiny country. As a child she studied flute, piano and voice, and by age 11 she had her first record deal. By 1983 Bjork became the leader of the Icelandic New Wave music movement, fronting several bands until going solo in 1993. That same year she moved to London where she met Nellee Hooper, one of Britains most sought after dance music producers. The two collaborated and made Debut featuring the hit Human Behavior. Critics have always described Bjork as innovative, creative, and truly original, but no other album shows that as much as Medulla. The album is a succession of vocal layers strung together to create a harmonized sound combined with elements. Some songs, such as Show me Forgiveness, are simply acapella, while others are a tangy mix of strange sounds on the backdrop of her raspy voice. Oceana is the albums most listener friendly song which was written for the 2004 Summer Olympics and sounds like the ocean. Desired Constellation somehow manages to sound like stars, if thats even possible. Where Is the Line, Who Is It and Triumph of the Heart are the darkest songs of the album, creating a combination of uneasiness and intrigue. Medulla is by no means a traditional pop album, or a traditional Bjork album for that matter. No songs will ever be heard on the radio which might actually mean that it is good rather than not. Whether dressing up in swans or spinning records in Iceland, Bjork continues to be one of the most innovative artists of our day.CJ |