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Show Reading Day Features Dr. Seuss Extravaganza JARED WHITLEY Chronicle News Writer Theodore Geise!, better known e Dr. Seuss, once by his said that nonsense wakes up the nerve cells and fantasy is a necessary ingredient to living. Friday, March 2, University Hospital gave its employees and customers a hefty jolt of nonsense and birthday cake. To wish the good Dr. Seuss a happy birthday and encourage children to read, the University Hospital invited its employees to deck themselves out like the Cat in the clothHat, complete with ing, cartoonish red ribbons and more than 150 official top hats. Everyone was invited to dress up, including valets, volunteers, nurses, receptionists and doctors. Even the hospital therapy dogs came dressed pen-nam- all-bla- ck candy-cane-strip- ed Erickson's Cat in the Hat costume with casual disinterest to extended dialogues about Dr. Seuss. Sonfe confused her with the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderla. .J. while less Erickson's festive, also wore hats and red ribbons to celebrate the day. "I didn't want to wear the hat, but I didn't said want to be a Ricardo Espinoza, front desk receptionist. rs, party-pooper- ," Video displays, an employee triv- "Trivial contest (called stuffed-animgivePerseuss"), aways and racks upon racks of birthday cake all added to the Seussian atmosphere, as did Human Malinda Resources employee ia al Lewis's poem: Our Hospitals and Clinics are taking a stand, reading is oh so important, so we'll give you a hand. Or, in the case of those dressed up like cats, a paw. up. "He's the Dog in the Hat!" joked Sandi Martin, director of University Hospital's Community Outreach and Volunteer Services. Besides holding the Dr. Seuss costume extravaganza, volunteers raised more than $1,000 in Dr. Seuss books for children who passed through the hospital that day. Each baby born Mar. 2 received and an autographed Dr. Seuss book " a tiny Cat in the Hat top hat. "We're trying to have a little fun," said Debbi Christiansen, a nurse in the maternity ward. "Everybody seems to be in better spirits." Seuss The Pulitzer wrote and illustrated 47 books and sold more than 100 million copies Prize-winni- in 18 ng languages. "I'm just a child at heart," said. Coty Erickson, a front desk receptionist, who had even painted whiskers on herseif. "I still love being a little kid when I can. Customers like it. They've gotten into it andiike it." Hospital patrons reacted to 5, 2001 MONDAY, MARCH THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Antonio Lopaz holds his new baby during Dr. Seuss Reading Bay. continued from page For diversity, Quezada said. She said Chicano and Latino students have one of the highest MECKA 1 "The event targets kids who by their high schools. It gets them up to the U and...lets them see what it's like," said Sarah Hunt, MEChA's national representative. The event consisted of panels and workshops on higher education and a variety social issues, such as hate crimes and unhealthy relation- aren't targeted students currently attending the university, MEChA provides a place where Latino and Chicano students can get to know other students with similar backgrounds. Hunt said. However, she said many Latino and Chicano students are unable to participate in the organization because of family and time dropout rates within the first year of college. "Chicano and Latino students have to financially support families. They have to go to work. "Why would you stay somewhere where you are a minority?" Quezada said. ships. Often, Chicano and Latino students do not know how to apply for college or financial aid because nobody in their family has ever attended college before, Hunt high-scho- ol said. Jose Jimenez, a member of MEChA, said he did not consider attending college until his junior year of high school. He said he is the first generation in his family to attend college. Most of MEChA's other 15 active members are also college students. In addition to providing needed information on scholarships and applications, the conference "lets students see people of color here, especially Chicanos and Latinos," Quezada said. Jimenez said Chicano and Latino students attending the U often feel out of place. "We don't feel comfortable going to classes because there are not that many of us here," Jimenez explained. Hunt said the U has 671 Chicano and Latino student, which is about 2.7 percent of the student population. "It sucks. There is a lack of representation in professors and staff. We have Chicano and Latino staff, but they're usually cleaning," Quezada said. She also said the university's efforts to increase diversity on campus sometimes feel like token efforts. "I understand that they're trying through scholarships," but the U still needs to do more to help minority students and build its ' first-generati- ) rHCjp rQi fT Wednesday February 21 p.m. y ujr i. fNf J II'!' . 585-ASU- U g ui... m Iftm JiT I Kmiiiii'iiibbumi HI IWMMMUdllUMWWMM mil. j HHl ! t mi ilaawxiHi' f. m Breaking Boundaries (Re)Construc ting j4" ism fa FRIDAY, MARCH 2 ASUU Presenter's Office Coffeehouse Open-M- Poetry: ic "Women's Voices In Poetry", featuring Gear! Jam 8 p.m., Panorama Room, Olpin Union. MARCH 5 MONDAY, Singersongwriter Tish Hinojosa, 7:30 p.m., Kingsbury Hall. Free admission, but ticket required. Call Kingsbury Hall ArtTix (581-710- 0) or or visit ArtTix outlets. (355-ARTS- ), MARCH 6 TUESDAY, Keynote Address: Wilma Mankiller . "The Changing Role of Indigenous Women" 7:30 p.m., Saltair Room, Olpin Union. Book signing to follow. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7 ' Community Panel Discussion: "Activism in Utah: Continuity and Change" Moderator: Irene Fisher. Noon, Gould Auditorium, Marriott Library. RAROOrg . Photography Exhibit: Opening reception Artist: Tracy Longley-Coo- k. 4-- Black-and-whi- te 6 "Activists" p.m., Olpin Union Gallery. Curator: Lance W. Duffin. photographs of Utah women who have been catalysts for - March 23, Olpin Union Gallery. change. Exhibit runs February 26 THURSDAY, MARCH 8 Keynote Address: Angela Davis '-- if 7 "Feminist Activism: Radical Frameworks for the 21st Century" ,.- v - Noon, Olpin Union Ballroom. Book signing to follow. tBS INFORMATION Log 5 on: www.utah.eduwomcnsweek Call: ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC .u |