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Show Monday, February 13, 2006 Page 2 At A Glance News Editor: Cory Duclos Phone: 626-7655 South African history saturated with strife By Nate Bringhurst campus affairs editor | 77ie Signpost Tuesday, Feb. 14 t Campus j: Calendar •Board of Trustees meeting; 9:30 a.m.; Miller Administration Building Betty Hess Lampros Board Room; free. .Monday, Feb. 13 •Latter-day Saint Student Association weekly devotional featuring Elder O. Kent Allen, marriage and family counselor; 10 a.m.; LDS Institute of Religion; free. v:»Red Cross Blood Drive; 9 a.m.; Shepherd Union Building Rooms •The Professional Meeting 338-340; free. featuring Thayne Shaffer, Vice •WSU Student Association Student President of America First Credit Senate meeting - see agenda Union; 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; on page 10; 1:30 p.m.; Shepherd Wattis Business Building Room Union Building Room 352. 206. ^•13-25 - Northern Utah High ^School Art; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 'Monday through Saturday; Mary ' Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery; free. i § •Executive Lecture Series featuring Brad R. Wilson, President & CEO of Destination Homes; 6:30 p.m.; WSU Davis Campus Room 110; free. •"Full-Moon Cross-Country Ski," sponsored by the Wilderness Recreation Center; 6:30 p.m.; North Fork Park; $10/$7. •Spring Choirfest of popular choral music from the past 500 years; 7:30 p.m.; Val A. Browning Center Austad Auditorium; $4.50/$3.50. •Religion & Ethics Weekly Forum, led by Brian Davis, will discuss the 30-minute weekly PBS program "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly"; 1 p.m.; Shepherd Union Building Room 218; free. •Gay and Straight Alliance; 8 p.m.; Shepherd Union Building Junction. Wednesday, Feb. 15 •Lunch and Learn featuring Michael Styles, Executive Director of the Utah State MLK, Jr. Human Rights Commission; 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.; WSU Davis Campus Room 117. •WSU's Ott Planetarium will present the interactive show "The Sky Tonight"; 5:30 p.m. in Spanish, 6:30 p.m. in English, and the show "The Great Space Race," 7:30 p.m.; Lind Lecture Hal!; $2/$l. •Men's basketball vs. Eastern Washington University; 7 p.m.; Dee Events Center; $10/$8. •Thursday - "CASHFLOW Night," play the board game CASHFLOW 101; 6:30 p.m.; Shepherd Union Building Room 325. In the Feb. 10 article "Campus celebrates Native American cultures." The Signpost incorrectly quoted Forrest Crawford, Weber State University assistant to the president for diversity, saying, "1 think that (the symposium) has gone far " beyond my experience." ?• Crawford actually said, "I •> think that (the symposium) has gone far beyond my expectations." National and World Headlines MANCHESTER, ENGLAND An American Airlines pilot was arrested shortly before boarding time Saturday on the suspicion of being drunk. The pilot was released on bail and will report to a Manchester Police station on Tuesday. The plane, which was heading for Chicago, departed an hour late." Because three pilots axe needed on flights lasting longer than eight hours, the remaining two pilots stopped in New York to pick up another pilot. , JERUSALEM • Doctors performed emergency surgery on Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Saturday after his abdomen began swelling. The surgeons removed nearly two feet of his intestines. This is the seventh surgery since he suffered a massive stroke Jan. 4. The chances of Sharon waking up from the coma are becoming lower as time passes, doctors said. TORINO, ITALY The 2006 Winter Olympics began Friday evening DARIEN,CONN i as Italians celebrated their culture in the opening Fruit juice bottles that appear to have been tampered ceremony. Well-known Italian singer Luciano Pawith were found in a CVS store during an inventory varotti performed "Nessun Dorma" from Puccini's check. The juice that caused 40 churchgoers to be- "T\irandot." Cross-country skier Stefania Belcome nauseated last Sunday had been purchased mondo lit the Olympic torch. German skier Mifrom this store. No one was seriously injured. The chael Greis won the first gold medal in the games store was shut down and other local stores were no- by winning the 20km men's biathlon Saturday. tified. Investigators haven't been able to determine Trie U.S. women's hockey team beat Switzerland the substance that caused the sickness, but they Saturday with a score of 6-0. Masahiko Harada, have said the substance isn't life threatening. ,*• -•. a Japanese ski jumper who won a gold medal in the 1998 Nagano games, was disqualified from the TRENTON,NJ. " v ^ - V : - * ' ';^ > Vv : ;\v ^ # i X •:, normal hill competition because his skis were too A heavy snow storm headed up the East Coast Sat- long for his weight. Also on Saturday, U.S. figure urday and blizzard warnings were issued in several skater Michelle Kwan finished her first practice areas, with a possibility of 15 feet of snow. early and might withdraw from the games. , < • • * * - Crossword see s ° i u t i ° n s ACROSS 1 'The Last Song" singer's last name 5 Coleridge's palace 11 Tractor-trailer 14 Actor Morales 15 Nation of Roma 16 Vanedir. 17 Graphic 19 Haifa score 20 Sailors'grp. 21 Half a fly? 22 Convinced 23 Roald and Arlene 26 Aligns anew 28 Curvy molding 29 Knitter's need 30 Upright marker 31 Training drills 33 King and Blair 34 Pension $$ 35 Rani's dress 36 Designer Pierre 39 Of one's folks 43 Bikini blast 44 Embankment 45 National syst. 46 Kingston populace 48 " eat oats..." 49 'The Good Earth" heroine 50 Burning 51 Neon or chlorine 52 Actor Chaney t 2 3 A 6 1 14 7 6 9 10 12 17 - ?_S ?8 = ?7 32 36 37 38 40 41 42 55 56 57 13 46 19 52~~ =1 53 New World isthmus populace 58 Bus. letter abbr. 59 More Bohemian 60 French God 61 Actress Sandra 62 Early space station 63 Grade sen. DOWN 1 Clampett patriarch 2 Full of: suff, BE LISTED SHOOT SOURCE: WIKIPED1A.ORG This actual sign depicts the tension prevalent in the apartheid era, which lasted from 1948 to the early 1990s. The Nationalist Party won the 1948 election and began separating people according to race. Blacks were oppressed and forbidden to use "white" facilities and live in "white" towns without permission, according to Wikipedia.com. called "townships." However, no funding was provided. "Those mates lived in shacks, they lived in horrible, horrible circumstances," Bricknell said. He summed up apartheid in only a few words, "Not cool. It's embarrassing, mate." Bricknell doesn't remember much about apartheid but learned about it in school while living in South Africa. "Most people don't understand apartheid," Bricknell said. "Yeah, the large majority of the racism was bejtween blacks and whites, but there was also white versus white and black versus biack. Everyone wanted power." The laws that defined apartheid began to be abolished in 1990 after a long and violent struggle by the black majority, as well as some white, colored and Indian South Africans. Nelson Mandela, one of South Africa's most outspoken leaders against apartheid, became the first black president of South Africa on May 10, 1994. Mandela was imprisoned for almost 30 years for fighting against the "white supremacy regime." Bricknell does remember Mandela. "In my opinion, he is the greatest leader this world has ever seen," Bricknell said. "South Africa still has its problems, but he fixed most of the problems apartheid caused. Everyone loves Mandela, whites and black alike; he did what no other man could have done. He took a boiling hot pot of water and put it right into the freezer, and he did it in a very short amount of time. Both white and black South Africans to this day say 'Nelson Mandela is still my president."7 Bricknell has been in- the United States for just over a year now and is starting to miss his home in South Africa. "1 miss my family and my mates," Bricknell said, "But most of all I miss the scenery, mostly the sunsets." You can leave a message for reporter Nate Bringhurst by calling 626-7655. A weekly series exploring the native countries of the Weber State University community. Look at what's coming up in The Signpost Wednesday News Features Sports •A preview of the career fair that will be held Feb. 16 in the Shepherd Union Building Ballrooms. •Coverage of the Feb. 9 Ralph Nye Lecture Series featuring a panel of recent WSU graduates. •Profile of Bill Schuffenhauer, WSU student and bobsledder competing in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino. 13 5 7A What do Charlize Theron, Shaka Zulu, Ernie Els, Dave Matthews and Nelson Mandela have in common? They are all South Africans. Yep, that's right, everyone of them. With a population of 46 million people, the Republic of South Africa is one of the most diverse nations in the world. South Africa has 13 official languages, including English, Afrikaans, Zulu and the morethan-famous clicking language, Xhosa. Warren Bricknell, a sophomore at Weber State University, is from Roodeport, South Africa, about 20 minutes ' west of South Africa's biggest city, Johannesburg. "I just don't get that language at all, mate," Bricknell said. "I grew up there and even served my [LDS1 mission there, and I still can't click right." South Africa owes its diversity to a rich cultural heritage stemming from many countries. These countries include Great Britain, Germany, France, China and almost every other country in Africa. Racial strife between the white minorities and the black majorities has played a large part in the country's history and politics. This racial strife came to its peak in 1948 by the National Party which instituted apartheid, a system seperating blacks and whites. Apartheid made it impossible for blacks or "any non-wbites" to vote or hold any responsible position, rank or status. This included becoming a doctor or anything j , else r jn medicine, law, police and detective work. Blacks were not allowed to run any form of business or professional practice, and especially not in any form of government. Transport civil facilities were also segregated. Blacks were even prohibited from "marriage and procreation." As a result of apartheid, blacks became jobless and hopeless and had nowhere to go. The government provided a place for blacks to live on the outskirts of the main cities 3 Is down with 4 "Eyes Wide Shut" star 5 Roman baker's dozen? 6 Org. of Federer 7 Talks idly 8 Writer Lurie 9 Navy Seal, e.g. 10 Abu Dhabi loc. 11 Makes piano repairs 12 Lethargically 13 Origins 18 ER workers 22 Declaring invalid 23 Part of DJIA 24 Gone by 25 That woman 26 Piper's followers 27 Vaf d ' _ , Fr. 29 Dynasty before Ming 32 Pygmy antelope 33 Without clothing 35 5th Avenue store 36 Sweet-talked 37 Ear shell 38 Love novel 39 Duck type 40 Rocky outcrop 41 Blvd. crosser 42 Some NFL linemen 44 Gracefully delicate 47 Dick or Petula 48 Fellow 51 Outfit 53 Faux __ 54 culpa (Sorry 'bout that) 55 Feel unwell 56 Born in Brest 57 Addition figure Haue an idea for a 'Cats on Campus question? WEBERSDOE TNI Call Cory at The Signpost with your idea - 626-7655. |