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Show The Tfumderbird Monday, April 9, 1984 Pape 3 Black reveals his secrets of success by Dawn DeBusk Noal H. Black is an experience for the whole family in fact, he is a speaker the whole world should hear. Almost the whole world does hear Black for he often travels more than 15 to 20 miles a month and finds himself speaking before an audience of anywhere from to 10 10,000. Black added one more hour to his 15,000 lecture hours, after his speech at the SUSC Convocation entitled "Cybernetics Of Success. Black proudly stated after breaking the ice with the audience, "I am a sheepherder from Antimony, Utah. Later Black related how he learned not to fear PhDs because he knew how to milk a cow and they didnt. He had many farming experiences behind him, while so in this way, he they knew nothing of farming realized his uniqueness. The uniqueness of each human being was the very core of Blacks speech. He screamed, You are unique! like a baptist preacher behind his pulpit, but the message was much more pleasant than fire and brimstone. and put Most people have a bad themselves down. Dont do that, other people are glad to oblige. You must lift yourself out of the quagmire of e medievel thinking and build your through e will build Success said. Black your sucess, e will help you succeed. He and a better admonished, You are unique, be proud of it. Speaking of body parts, did you realize that to self-imag- e self-imag- self-imag- self-imag- produce one human cell at todays prices would lost trillion dollars? Black said. And you thought that you were only worth three dollars. Black explained the importance of ones cerebal mechanism and its ablity to reason and choose which sets humans apart from animals. Animals are stupid, Black states. Has anyone here ever slopped pigs? And sheep, Black continued. I watched our sheep grazing in the hills and listened to them bleeting for years and not once did I think that divorce was running rapid in that herd. Humans have the ability to choose and think and decide, he said. Because you were made in the image of God. We were not programmed for misery, failure, and sadness, but success is in your mind. Success is not in New York or California or Utah, but it is within you. Successful people are important to others he continued. The world is hungry. ..the world is famished for leadership and honorable qualities. Black ended his lecture with tips on how to get dreams off the launching pad. First define the dream by writing it down in detail and dating it. Eat, sleep, walk, and envision your dream until it is stamped on your soul, he said. The next step is to act as if you had already accomplished your dream. Thinking positively is a big boost to achievement. The first time I heard the line attitude changes behavior I laughed because it had been said a couple hundred years ago and more poetically by King David As a man thinketh, so is he. Lastly, you must make an irrevocable decision. Your decision will not be greater than the courage to Noal Black, lecturer on the subject of cybernetics, says success is within the reach of every individual. well-know- n make it, but think of Lincoln signing the Emancipation Act with the knowledge that he could be killed or Socrates when he was asked by the elders to refrain from asking questions or Joseph Smith when he decended into the trees to accept a message from God, maintains Black. Health Fair offers free examinations and screenings by Laura Wearing For those of you who are feeling a bit under the weather or havent had your yearly health checkup, now is the time for campus Tnembers to take advantage of the free medical services offered at the second annual Southern Utah Health Fair. The fair will be on April 14 at the Physical Education Building from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The health fair will be an excellent way to obtain free health screenings, health education, and referral services. There will also be learning centers to actively involve participants in the process of learning about available resources and good health habits. The major health screenings to be offered include: height and weight, blood pressure, anemia, visual acuity , counseling and referral services. Podiatry, glaucoma, hearing and oral screenings are also available. blood chemistry analysis A will be offered for $8 and requires a four-hou- r fast prior to the test. The test measures such things as glucose, thyroid and minerals. Also, a cardiac profile is available. The fasting requirement for the cardiac profile is 12 hours. If both the cardiac and blood chemistry tests are desired, the fee is $14. The results will be sent to the participant eight weeks after the fair. Those 18 or over are encouraged to participate in the fair. Participates are required to preregister. Long lines were a problem last year and these will be eliminated through preregistration, said Claire Rigby, health fair coordinator. Preregistration information can be obtained from Pali Smith, Sheila Jolley, or LuRee Schmutz, Preregistration can also be done at the following locations: Bullocks Drug (April 10 and 12 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.); Skaggs Alpha Beta (April 10, 12 and 13 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.); the Old Administration Building on the 2nd floor lobby (April 11 and 12 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.); State Bank of Southern Utah or First Interstate Bank (April 11, 12 and 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Albertsons (April 11 and 13 from p.m. to 7 p.m.). Cedar City had the largest participant turnout at the 1983 health fair, according to Larsen. Thanks to your coordinators Claire and Floyd Rigby, their committee of medical and nonmedical volunteers and a multitude of local organizations, each participant received over $200 worth of free medical screenings, Larsen said. 586-724- 8; 586-844- 0; 586-619- 4. ' 5 Faculty, staff and students will sponsor clinics and booths and provide a variety of services, said Lana Johnson, fair publicity coordinator. Last years health fair was most successful. With additional offerings this year and the experience of last year we anticipate an excellent 1984 fair. Hales decries labels Senate approves fee increase by Lanai Greenhalgh by Women and the Law was the topic of discussion in last weeks Womens Issues workshop. Barbara Hales, civil rights compliance officer for the Division of Vocational Education, was the guest speaker. Its becoming critical that women become as educated as men because of the economy, she said. Three-fourth- s of the people entering the work force today are women, and three-fourtof all married couples are now families. Emphasis on womens legislation has had a tremendous economic impact. Hales feels the biggest barrier in womens education is stereotyping. Labels put on women are hindering their progress, she explained, and eliminating those stereotypes will help capitalize on best strengths of both men and women. The Reagan administration, Hales said, has had a negative impact on the progress of the civil rights civil rights, to movement. They have tried to neutralize the issue, she said. Civil rights works most effectively with the support of the administration. She added that if SUSC wanted to discriminate against women in industrial education, laws wouldnt prevent them from doing it. two-inco- Ethel Lyman Newly elected ASSUSC Senate members passed a bill to allow an eight percent increase in student fees for the 1984-8- 5 school year Wednesday. This increase will be amortized over the full year, requiring students to pay an additional $5 per quarter above the present amount of $64. Senate President Steve Wright said, With this increase we feel that we will be able to work better and be able to have quality in our senate next year. We feel as senators theres a lot more to senate than allocating funcic: there is a lot senators can do to academically enhance the school. Wright plans for the senate to bring about new programs for the students next fall. These programs include a quarterly progress report, a graduate spread sheet and a graduate intern program. Sen. Lana Houston was elected as President Pro Tern of the senate. Wright said, She is supposed to act as president of the senate when I am gone. Wright noted his appointment of Sen. Kent Hugh as Senate Treasurer. The treasurer will be in charge of keeping our books and maintaining a record of transactions, said Wright. A Student Task Force on Higher Education has been initiated in the senate. According to Wright, on the third senate meeting of each month the senate will divide into committees which will function as the force to work on academic activities and investigate academia on campus. Wright said, They will give input to the administration on needs for improvements. Sen. Stuart Riley is the appointed chairman of the task force. Senators recently formed two senate investigation committees and an audit committee to serve in the upcoming year. When the investigation commmittees are assigned a bill, those people will meet as a committee and investigate the information we have on that organization and their bill, said Wright. Wright also added, The audit committee serves as an audit on monies the senate allocates. When we allocate money, the audit committee sees that monies are spent as they are supposed to be. It is an important part of senate; we want to see that money is spent properly, said Wright. |