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Show " PAGE 3 UNIVERSITY JOURNAL CAMPUS NEWS jMONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2001 Clubs tack le many activities BY LISA GRADY JOURNAL STAFF WRITER • The Movie Club ra ised $77 0 with the showing of The Patriot. The Movie Cl ub's success has not gone unnoticed by other clubs seeking fund-raising opportunities . Other organ izations have approached Darren Mower, a senior business major from Morgan , Utah , and president of the Movie Club , requesting to use the edited movies as a fund-raiser. Mower said the Movie Club will probably show two more movies this year and then allow other clubs access to th is opportunity . The Movie Club surveyed students to see which edited movies should be shown . Mower said they will likely choose from Silence of the Lambs, Varsity Bloes, End of Game and Highlander. For more information on the Movie Club and movie selection, contact Darren Mower, 586-7766. • The Music Club master classes offer musical insights for SUU students . The master classes , sponsored by the Music Club, continued Feb 16 with Gerald Yun . assistant professor of music, who spoke on careers in music . The master class series is just one event that will materialize from the Music Club . Right now the club has a lot of · grand ideas,'•said Wyett lhler, a seni or Engli sh major from Centerville, Utah , and vice president for the club. The purpose of the 40-60 members of the Music Club is to enhance musical awareness for the campus . "This is a social . academic and performi ng club . We try to cover all those different aspects ... we're open to any students from campus [getting i nvolved] ," lhler said . • Student attendance at the spring Club Fair was lower than expected Thursday. Approximately 25 clubs participated in the fair, accord ing to Aaron Jensen , a j unior business major from South Jordan , Utah , and C&O president. Fewer students than expected turned out to support the fa ir, which Jensen said was due to a tack of publicity . ' It's a shame ... ~ut when publ icity doesn't go up and the students don 't show up , there's not a whole lot you can do," Jensen said . The intention of the club fair was good , Jensen said . "We wanted to give transfer students an opportunity to see what clubs are available and to give new clubs an opporturnty to participate m a club fair." Jensen said he would like to personally thank all of the clubs who showed up and supported this activity . Fewer students. than expected turned out to support the career fair last week due to Jack of publicity. ' Make 'e111 'fly•.. From left, Cameron Gay, a sophomore engineering major from Joseph , Utah, and Andrew Hansen, a junior engineering major from Panaca, Nev., build paper airplanes for the Paper Airplane Contest which was held as part of Engineering Week._ Dreaded tax season al ready here BY PAIGE MARIE HENDR ICKSON SENIOR STAFF WRITER The Professiona l Accountan cy Club on campus is offering free tax assistance now through April 15 to students and com munity members filing a simple tax return. PAC is participating in its annua l Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, wh ich is sponsored by the IRS. Jeff Barnes , one of PAC 's advisers , explained that the IRS coordinates with un iversities and othw organizations to allow volunteers to help prepare individua l tax returns . However, volunteers are unable to assist businesses or corporations, said Barnes, an associate professor of accounting . Student volunteers from PAC offer tax filing assistance every MondayThursday from 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. in room 207 of the Dixie Leavitt Business Building . Nathan Miller, a graduate student in the master's of accounting program , sa id any community member can simply bring his or her tax information to the classroom and the volunteers will take care of the rest . Miller, of Cedar City , sa id it takes approximately 20 minutes to file an individual 's state and federal taxes. Miller said the purpose of the program is to help students and othe.rs that cannot afford to pay for tax assistance and give experience to the volunteers . "It gives us the opportunity to learn taxes ,· Miller said . "It offers a taste of what we 'd be doing as a tax accountant. ' The club can also help students file for the Hope and Lifetime Learn ing credits - two tax benefits for higher education. Volunteers andergo a two-week training to learn the tax software. At SUU , the graduate students taught the information to more than 30 volunteers th is year. Barnes said the club has provided the service for the last seven years . "It's the service component of PAC ," Barnes said of the VITA prog ram . ' We do between 450 and 500 hours of service .· Barnes said it not only benefits those receiving the assistance. it helps the accounting students as well. "The grad·uate students run with it," he said. "II teaches leadership, gives them an opportunity to experience [tax accountingj, and helps volunteers build interpersonal skills ." Miller also said he thinks it is a successful program . "It benefits a lot of students ," he said of the students receiving the assistance . "It also allows accounting students to gain hands-on experience." Camille Torgerson, left, a junior accounting major from Sandy, discusses tax information with Christine Simkins. a junior accounting ma1or from West Jordan. LDS Church prefers its full name in references BY LYLE GOULDING JOURNAL STAFF WRITER The predominant relig ion in Utah , and on the campus of Southern Utah U~iversity , is requesting that people refer to it using its full and proper name instead of any nicknames or shortcut versions that are commonly used. Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints are re-emphasizing that members, non-members and media organizations should not refer to the church as the Mormon Church or the LOS church . The church is not changing its name at this time . It is simply making an effort to use the full name ii has chosen for itself. Some SUU students believe the name ls too wordy, and there is a need to use a shorter version'. ·The name is too long , it is natural to shorten it in everyday conversation ," said Eric.a Kennedy, a junior criminal justice major from Marysvale , Utah. "It would be very hard for me to use the whole name every tfme I referred to the church ." · In the early days of the organ ization , there was some confusion within the church as to what it would be named . Eight years after the church was organized it settled on the current name. "Historically the church has gone through a number of name changes ," said Ralph McAffee , instructor at the LOS Institute of Religion . "In 1838 the church adopted the full name of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, through revelation." McAffee also said that the nickname "Mormon Church" was started in 1834 by a writer of anti-Mormon literature . Convenience ls the reason members of the church have chosen to use some of the shorter versions of the name, said Gary Graf, instructor at the LOS Institute of Rel igion . "In the early days of the church it was rare for a member to refer to it as the Mormon Church ," Graf said. "It doesn 't offend me that people call the church the Mormon Church , but it isn't the real name of the church ." Kennedy said . According to the official web site of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints the organization would prefer to be called by the full name on first reference and then by the Church of Jesus Christ on subsequent references , when peing referred to in the media. Some people believe the church has a right to be called by whatever name it wants by media organizations. This is not the first time the church has attempted to re-emphasize using the complete name . ... |