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Show UAMPOliEAT mAnCH IU,iuu4 DIXIE SUN -- 7 Academic Decathlon again coming to DSC For the Dixie Sun (ST. GEORGE - Mar. 5, 2004) Rather than running, pole vaulting, and long jumping -events that make up a traditional decathlon - high school students from across the state will converge on the campus of Dixie State to strut College Mar. their stuff in the areas of math, language, art, and more in the Utah Academic Decathlon. A fixture in the state for 22 years, the Utah Academic Decathlon has been hosted on the Dixie State College since the inaugural event in 1982. Twenty-fivhigh school teams from around the state will compete against one another in 10 academic areas, which include essay, speech, language and literature, interviewing, art, music, math, social science, economics and Super Quiz. Each high school has fielded a team of nine students comprised of three "A" or Honor students, three "B" or Scholastic students, and three "C" or Varsity students. The teams that will participate in the state comhave already petition advanced through local and regional levels of competi3 Syndicated radio host Tom Joyner in the studio. may increase fines, pull plug on FCC indecent stations by Daniel Rubin Knight Ridder Newspapers For five Andre had his Gardner years, hand over Howard Stern's PHILADELPHIA Hank the Drunken Dwarf would ... start cursing, we'd be a little more on guard." - mouth Were Gardner doing that job now, he figures he'd have his hand by the button for the r show. The whole playing field has clearly changed," said Gardner, now a Philadelphia disc jockey. "I don't think we can restore it to where it was." five-hou- Sitting in York's a booth at New WXRK-FM- , bleeped anything likely to get the potty-mouthe- Gardner that was d jock, the station, or the show's syndicator, Infinity Broadcasting, in trouble with the Federal Communications Commission. Where to draw the line wasn't always obvious to Gardner. "If Howard was going into a polit- area, there wouldn't be much bleeping," he said of his gig. "But when the strippers would come, or when ical 1998-200- After years of pushing limits and pocketing profits, broadcasters find themselves in a gathering storm over indecency. And it is not likely to blow over soon. Too much is at stake. The FCC, having been blasted as inattentive, is seeking con- see FCC e tion. Based on the model of the the athletic decathlon, Decathlon Academic requires participants to prepare for all academic events, said Keith Kelsch, Utah Academic Decathlon Competition manager. Like the athletic contest, the Academic Decathlon does not permit participants to but, rather, specialize encourages academic versatility. The overall goal is to communicate to students the importance of academic achievement. a.m. Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded for individual events and tota scores earned. Over 300 volunteers everj year from the community assist to make the event a sue cess. For a complete schedule of events, visit online ai http:www.utad.orgsched For more uleindex.htm. information about the Utah Academic Decathlon, (435) 652-759- The overall winner of the Utah Academic Decathlon will advance to the national Academic Decathlon, slated to be held this year in Boise, Idaho. Last years winner, Park City High School, represented Utah in the national competition held in Erie, Penn. The three-dacompetition gets underway Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at Dixie High School with the speech and interview heats, which are scheduled through 9 p.m. The remainder of the competition will be held in the DSC Burns Arena on Friday beginning with a general meeting at 7:45 a m. The competition will conclude Friday with the oral portion of the Super Quiz beginning at 4:30 p.m. y An awards ceremony will follow on Saturday, Mar. 13, in the Gardner Center Ballroom at the college at 9 U.S. The Academic Decathlon was first createc by Dr. Robert Peterson, for mer Superintendent oi ment it engendered. The Schools in Orange County Calif. Firmly believing that everyone's learning poten tial can be maximizec through competitive chal lenge, Dr. Peterson set ir. motion the contest that has since come to be recog nized as the most presti gious high school academic team competition in the United States. The pro rapidly gram spread throughout the states due to the success and excite USAD was founded in 1981 and the state of Utah ( UAD , came on board shortly after, and even hosted the United States Nationa Competition at Dixie State College in 1997. page 19 by Shawn Mobley Babe Watch WHAT A?F Vou 5tOM TO VO IF Someone oRcvjrs?! SYwrHiz |