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Show Your Opinion Your Campus Get your Zoobie fix in the Q & A with i d r <mal1p-<1 Hi Kougar Korner. Page AS. 1 Man on Cani|»n<.. P;^;* Aft, Your Life A new Itinj; iMi. UVSC UTAH VALLEY Your Health Your Sports Nutrition: Telling fact Softball slugger Katie Well- from fiction. Pago B4. ing in the Huddle. Page B8. STATE THE COLLEGE TIMES VOLUME 33'ISSUE MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2005 ( EL BUEN PANO EN E l ARCA VENDE TWo years of war UVSC community sounds off on the Iraq War Errin julkunen Editor-at-Large March 19 marks the two-year anniversary of the U.S. bombing and invasion of Iraq. Orem joined more than 760 cities across the nation for an antiwar rally. This is part of the "Global Days of Protest on the Two-Year Anniversary of the Iraq War" as organized by unitedforpeace.org. President of the UVLeft on campus, Carlos Alarco, organized the local event. The UVLeft (or Neo-Socialist Club) was formed earlier this year. "We needed a voice. People who think on this side of the political spectrum need a voice," Alarco said. The anti-war rally is thefirstevent the group has organized. Future events will address local issues, mainly the homeless. "We're trying to educate students on problems we face locally," Alarco said. "As most of us are LDS here, the Lord commands us to do certain things that I think we forget." Kris Torp, senior history student, said that she protests the war every chance she gets. "I'm out here because my little brother is in the 82nd Airborne, he just got sent home on medical leave. This war is just brutal. It's ugly. We're going about it the wrong way." The rally gave students another forum to discuss the present occupation of Iraq. People were impassioned on both sides of the debate. "I'm for the rally, that's great that they can have a rally," said Sam Harrison, a junior in the philosophy department. "But I'm not 100 percent for the war. I'm for being patriotic. I'm for supporting our troops. We need to give them everything we can to support them." According to CNN news, there have been 1,694 coalition troop deaths, 1,520 Americans, 86 Britons, eight Bulgarians, one Dane, two Dutch, two Estonians, one Hungarian, 21 Italians, one Kazakh, one Latvian, 17 Poles, one Salvadoran, three Slovaks, II Spaniards, two Thai and 17 Ukrainians in the war in Iraq as of March 18, 2005. At least 11,220 U.S. troops have been wounded in action. "I support the troops. I want them to come home," said Loyd Ericson, a junior in the philosophy department. "I care for human life, I think their lives are valuable, and the best way to do that is to bring them home." Passers-by seemed to agree with Ericson. Most of the response from passing vehicles was positive, with people flashing peace signs or honking their horns and giving thumbs up signs. Not all responses were positive though. Joseph Mayes, an English major, was upset by some of the responses. "Someone yelled out *f*** the sandn*****y, I can't believe this kind of opposition. How is that patriotic?" "War" cont'd on Daee A8 Andy Hunt/NetXNews Members of UVLeft (Neo-Socialist Club) held an anti-war rally on State Street last weekend. UVSC film goes on national tour Moore War documentary to visit over 20 top universities its tour at nearby George Mason University on March 28. Senior News Writer Michael Moore has been invited to the premier. The Center for American Progress announced in affili"This Divided State" covation with Campus Progress ers the eruption of public ina nationwide tour for Steven terest and involvement in the Greenstreet's controversial visit made by Michael Moore documentary "This Divided in October of last year. It foState." cuses on the strong opposiThe tour will make stops at tion the visit received, and 22 of the nation's top univer- the overwhelming uprising sities and colleges. Among of students in support of the them are Princeton, Yale, freedom for Michael Moore Harvard, Cornell, and NYU. to come and speak, regardThe film will be the first less of their support for his in Campus Progress' "Reel message. Progress Film Series." It will The tag line for the film, premiere in Washington D.C. "Death threats, Bribery, and on March 23 and then begin Family Values," describes Sam Garfield fe. Steve Lundqurst/NetXNev/s The Wee Care Center, an on-campus child care facility, held a pie-throwing fundraiser last week. Sweet humilation Pie fight helps Wee Care Center Errin Julkunen $ Editor at Large The chance to throw a pie at a professor doesn't come very often. The Wee Care Kids Club presented this opportunity on the March 14 and 15. The activity was organized in an effort to raise funds for the Wee Care Center, and to raise awareness about the Center. Krystal Reed, sophomore multimedia student and president of the Wee Care Kids Club, organized the event. "It was successful," Reed said, "we were able to raise awareness. We want students to know we are here." Reed noted the number of non-traditional students on campus, and the service that the Wee Care Center offers those students. Professors from multiple departments on campus participated in the event. The Biology and Business Departments had many professors involved. Some professors offered extra-credit to students who purchased a pie. Students also had the opportunity to throw pies at members of student government, including Student Body President, Jim Bassi as well as the incoming Student Body officers from Team Focus. In addition to the piethrowing, parents from the Wee Care Center held a bake sale to raise additional funds. Some students sold kisses to raise money. Those who may be interested in donating to the Wee Care Center or those who need to utilize their services can contact them on campus at 863-7266. dy Hunt/NetXNews Steve Greenstreet and Phil Gordon talk about their film 'This Divided State/' which is going on a national tour soon. some of the more exciting contents caught on film. It also covers lawsuits surrounding the controversial visit. , The documentary even includes footage from very early on due to Greenstreet's "film-maker's intuition." "I always keep my ears open for stories that have potential to develop into something "Film" cont'd on page A2 Students help out Habitat for Humanity the Utah Valley Homebuilders Association. About 25 Senior News Writer students from each of these UVSC construction depart- clubs showed up at the Orem ment students and faculty home last Friday to offer their members came together last helping hands. Friday to support the Utah In addition to the students County chapter of Habitat for who helped out with the projHumanity. ect, three of UVSC's own proThe organization is current- fessors came to support the ly working on two homes in project: Eric Linfield, Duane Utah County, and hopes to do Erdmann, and Bob Dunn, a total of four by the end of who all work in the school's construction department. this year. Dustin Park is a construcThe home is located on tion management student 4G0 South 800 West and was who was involved in getting started about a month and a UVSC in the project. "We half ago. Many organizations needed a service project," he have helped out, including said, "we have two construc- Timpview High School, Orem tion clubs on campus that Firefighters, and BYU's concame together on this one." struction management proThe clubs involved are both gram. student chapters of larger or"They're doing a.great job," ganizations, the Association said Orjin Oliver, the project of General Contractors and supervisor and former UVSC Sam Garfield student. Oliver had classes families. These homeownwith all three of the instructors ers have to meet certain rewho helped on the project and "wanted a chance to work with [them] on a real „ We have opportunities job site." * The students were given fa^ QpyQpQ wants the particular task of con' structing the roof on the CO Help. home. Oliver was glad that UVSC signed up on the project in time to do - O r l i n Olivfef the roof. UVSC's students TT .. r TT showed "a good level Habitat for Humanity of skill and are eager to work," he said. ^ ^ One of the things that the students were able to do^was use a nail gun on the building. "They wouldn't let anyone else use those," said Park, "If you look around, every other part of the house is hand nailed." Habitat for Humanity provides homes for low-income — ^ — quirements and they buy the homes before they are built, so the home can be designed for their particular needs. The buyer also helps out with the construction of the home. "We have opportunities for anyone who wants to help," said Oliver, "regardless of their skill level." r |