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Show VOLUME XXXIV • NO. IXX WWW.NETXNEWS.NET MONDAY • FEBRUARY 13 • 2006 Uncle Sam wants your oil A6 Let's hope this is the Final Destination A9 o A play on words Once again The Vagina Monologues survives controversy as administrators attempt political spin Michael Palmer Assistant News Editor O Wolverines lose artbreaker in Cedar City UVSC Baseball opens their season against SU.U (3rd gets that all-importdnt first loss out of the way. yg Ail To read a review of | The Vagina Monologues ] gotoA8 n Wednesday, February 8, UVSC's Gender Studies club hosted the thirdannual Vagina Monologues play at Center Stage, amid some of the play's reliable controversy. "Despite what you may have heard in the newspapers, it is still called The Vagina Monologues," said Errin Julkunen-Pedersen [employee of The College Times], organizer of The Vagina Monologues, referring to the recent school press release that referred to ihe event as the "VDay Monologues," or simply "The Monologues.' See VAGINA-A3 The man behind Hotel Rwanda John Ditzler Executive Editor Paul Rusesabagina came to UVSC Monday February 3, to speak about the genocide of his native country of Rwanda in 1994. In 2004 the three time Oscar nominated movie "Hotel Rwanda" was shot and based on the life of Rusesabagina who helped saves the lives of 1.268 Rwandans. Holeing up in a hotel with the constant threat of death daily Rusesabagina remembers rationing the water from the hotels swimming pool, "then the electricity was cut off, when the generators broke down we were in darkness, we cooked with fire, at that point it was no a hotel but a refugee camp," Rusesabagina said. Rusesabagina says he was told at gunpoint in the middle of the night to "turn out all the refugees within 30 minutes." Learning to talk and bargain and bribe soldiers with guns for the safety of human lives was Rusesabagina's "fist lesson in how to deal with evil." Do you trust this guy? Stephen Covey was on campus last week talking about how trust is the key to speed and lower costs in the global economy. A4 Rusesabagina says he believes "people hate other people" because of "bad Iead_ershig, because of poverty.^because of. lack of education." Rusesabagina also had harsh condemnation for what Rwandans hoped and believed were UN peace-keepers but soon realized "were just neutral observers to the genocide." "Ladies and gentleman," Rusesabagina said, "we never learn from the past. We have, and are, ignoring the more recent wars in Uganda, in the Congo, etc. - millions slaughtered." Student Body President Jared Sumsion introduced Mr. Rusesabagina who has been honored with the Immortal Chaplains Prize for Humanity. The National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award and most recently The Presidential Medal Chad Clark/NetXNc-ws of Freedom. Paul Rusesabagina outlines some of the problems facing Africa. The return of Ronnie Azerbaijanian Ambassador visits UVSC UVSC's favorite son Ronnie Price was in town recently and stopped by the McKay Event's Center to watch The Wolverines. ; We catch up with our ! favorite NBA rookie. A12 • Banff Mountain Film Festival, Rogan Theater, 7 pm \LA ;Lr~LJ • Eating Disorder Prevention Fair, Hall of P'a9s' 10 am - 2 pm • Utah Brownzz Basketball, Activity Center 9 pm , "3 • Kathy Kosins and UVSC Jazz Ensemble, l J Ragan Theater, 7:30 pm ••-.[> • Floyd Armstrong professional Hypnotist, LA105, 2:30 pm • Reel Films Series "Flight From Death", LA101,6pm 7/ * Genz, Muse Music, 8 pm The challenges of a former Soviet republic John Ditzler Executive Editor Azerbaijanian Ambassador Hafiz M. Pashayev spoke on campus Tuesday, February 7. lecturing on "Azerbaijan and Globalization" and then fielding questions from the audience. Pashayev outlined the history of his country since its independence from the USSR after the formers collapse in 1991. It has since joined the United Nations and is an ally with the United States in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were Pashayev says there are approximately 200 Azerbaijan troops fighting in each. "Azerbaijan was the first oil capitol in the world 150 years ago. even before your own Pennsylvania here in America" Pashayev said, "and later we were the first to explore oil reserves under sea." "But sometimes I have my doubts about whether oil is an advantage or not," Pashayev said, "As you can see in the Middle East, oil brings its own problems. It's very tempting to other nations." With a population of eight million the citizenry of Azerbaijanian is 90% Muslim but the government is a secular democratic-republic with, as Pashayev tries have a cease fire." Pashayev is said, "a unique combination of western looking to the international community and eastern architecture" as the result of for recognition and support and says that years of both indigenous and Soviet in- since it has opened up its oil markets for fluence and rule. sale to the west and cooperated with the United States in The War Pashayev worries about the threat of "By selling the oil under our on Terror they have seen increased support from violent Islamic funland we have been able to the US and the UN. damentalists gaining sway in his country, build our nation...No other "By selling the oil especially among under our land we have the approximately country is growing at this been able to build our 1,000.000 displaced nation," Pashayev said. rate." persons now living in He emphasized the rerefugee camps within cent economic growth Azerbaijan. of Azerbaijanian, sayDriven from their HafizM. Pashayev ing the country's GDP rose approximately [0% homes when the neighboring country Azerbaijanian Ambassador annually between 1997 of Armenia invaded _ . and 2004. rose 26% in Azerbaijan, capturing 2005 and that the IMF roughly 20% of the country's territory. forecast for 2006 predicts a GDP growth Pashayev thinks their desperate circum- of 389f. "No other country is growing at stance make them targets for proselytiz- this rate," Pashayev said. ing violent Islamic fundamentalists from Pashayev said. "Without the cooperaIran who have come to the camps trying tion of the US we could not have done to gain converts. this" and that "Azerbaijanian is taking "Azerbaijan's biggest problem today steps to become part of the World Trade is foreign relations with Armenia," Pa- Organization and is working with the Inshayev said, "right now our two coun-. ternational Monetary Fund." |