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Show VOLUME XXXVI • NO. 16 THE STUDENT VOICE OF UTAH VALLEY STATE MONDAY • NOVEMBER 20 • 2006 Women in Technology hold annual conference Ashley Robertson News Editor Women in Technology will be holding their fourth annual women's conference Wednesday, Nov. 29 at UVSC. The conference "Elevate Your Vision" is offered in order to rally for under-represented women involved and interested in nontraditional careers. Keynote speaker and President of Certified Handling Systems Marilyn Tang will speak on "How to Stick Your Neck Out and Make a Difference in Your World." Tang is believed to have the first women-owned business in the Unites States in the industrial field of materials handling, a traditionally male-dominated field. "The conference is highlight- ing different careers in technology where women make up 25 percent of the industry or less," said Melissa Draper, assistant director of Women in Technology. "It's a lot of fun and a fantastic way to network." The 2006 fall conference will offer breakout session topics on career planning; communication skills; overcoming math phobias; ambition and integrity; negotiating salaries; and, interviewing tactics. The closing session will include a panel discussion on "How to Thrive in a Nontraditional Career." A networking luncheon will also be offered for attendees to meet women from various techSee CONFERENCE • A2 SPORTS What's most Hockey To cap off Homecoming Week the Wolverines faced the BYU Ice Cats. To see who claimed Utah County supremacy check out B1. ORTANT? Men's Basketball The Wolverines won big in the homecoming game and then faced the Big Sky conference champs. See page B l . Gideon Yago speaks to UVSC students about corporate media and the tendency toward style oaver substance John Ditzler Executive Editor TV correspondent and reporter I Gideon Yago spoke Nov. 15 in the Ragan Theater as part of_ UVSC's Global "Engagement Week. Yago's presentation included, apiong other topics, his first-hand experiences covering the war in Iraq wErh such programs as "Diary of Gideon in Kuwait," and the 2003 report on how life has changed for young Iraqis and American soldiers still stationed there, "Diary of Gideon in Baghdad." "Gideon has been covering the war and has a hands-on perspective of what is happening over in the Middle East," said Amy Brockman, Associated Students of UVSC (ASUVSC) vice president for academics, "He is the same age as many college students and can connect with our generation on political issues." Yago has involved himself in campaigns to educate and register young voters, in the process, interviewing national leaders such as Secretary of State Colin Powell, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Ralph Nader, former Vice President Al Gore and President Bush. Yago said he actively courts an adolescent and young adult audience in his broadcasts, trying to catch their attention and inform them about the world around them. He talked about the industry that he has been a part of in that process and the concerted effort to sell an image or product to LIFE Movie Preview The Thanksgiving holiday season always brings us a good variety of movies. See page C4 for the newest releases. 3 Best Bands Last week we dearly identified the worst three local bands. Check out which bands made our top three list on page Cl. NEWS viewers, often times at the expense of authenticity. "Look at the tagline for Coca-Cola," Yago said, "'Coca-Cola: It's Real,' that's the tagline. Coca-Cola is realness-if you drink Coca-Cola you're real-when the advertisement for Coca-Cola is really anything but real." "What we sell you at MTV is a lifestyle that's 'cool'... We have teams of people paid to find out what you want through research and ethnographies and then to give that to you," said Yago. "MTV has in the process compiled one of the best logs of youth culture in the last 25 years of any organization out there, higher education or otherwise," Yago related an assignment he was sent on at the behest of MTV, which flew him to the Middle East. Thinking he would get to report on broader issues surrounding the Iraqi War, Yago said he was told to report on three things: the opening of a brand Virgin Music Megastore, some personal profiles of young US Soldiers, and the release of rap superstar 50 Cent's latest album. Yago talked about the youth culture in America, claiming there were 72 million people born in America between 1977 and 1994. "That generation alone is over twice as big as the entire population of Iraq. We are the largest demographic group in American history and we have-a disproportionately enormous amount of spending power in comparison to previous generations," said Yago. "Youth in a national survey said that 9/11 was as important as the American Civil War," said Yago, "That's most likely largely because it's happened in their lifetime." "I think national security and terrorism will shape how we apply and interpret our constitution more than anything else in the relatively-near future," said Yago. "Only one occupation by a major world country has been successfully resolved in the last 100 years," said Yago, claiming America should have foreseen the current difficulties in Iraq. "America is a great giant, where if we move in any direction there are ripples." Kick that habit Quit smoking with the American Cancer Society's national Great American Smoke Out. See A4. Learnin'and burnin' John Ditzler Executive Editor an Short-term tuition payment plans now available for students. For more info see A4. OPINIONS Free Speech Our right to say whatever we want may be Constitutionally protected, but how much free speech is too much? Read more onA6. UVSC students enrolled in a "Wilderness Skills" class attempted to start fire by rubbing two pieces of wood together on campus Wednesday. Most of the students are outdoor recreation majors, but instructors in the program encourage anybody with an interest in the outdoors to consider enrolling in such classes, regardless of their major. Student Ray Cheatham said it took him and his partner project partner Kerri Black 45 minutes to get a fire going. "It took us longer to make all the right components and get the technique down than when we finally got down to creating some friction. Once we got going, it only took us 5 to 10 minutes of rubbing to get fire." Student Shallan Mendenhall said they used sage wood for the attempts, which lent itself to this process better than other types of wood with its fibrous constitution, and that the trick is to hollow out a small air pocket next to the focal point of friction. Students used a make shift bow for the process of "bow drilling" a stake into a plank. Once friction heated the wood to the point that smoke and embers were visible, students moved toilet paper, small twigs and other brush onto the minimally-charred wood and gently blew into the source of fire in attempts to stoke the flames. Mendenhall said she hopes to use her degree in outdoor recreation at a facility offering outdoor youth therapy through wilderness survival programs and ropes courses, designed to foster trust, cooperation, and problem solving skills. Cheatham said he would like to work for an outdoor equipment retailer or, ideally, for an outdoor adventure/travel television show when he graduates. Kendall Jex is adjunct professor of outdoor recreation. He said these types of classes are typically kept small, at around 15 students, to allow for hands-on experience. Each semester, students in the Student Ray Cheatham (pictured right), said it took him approximately 45 minutes to start fire from friction alongside classmates as part of a Wilderness Skills Class offered at UVSC. Wilderness Skills Class take an outdoor adventure trip to a location of their choosing and planning as part of the course require- ments. However, the upcoming spring class this year will incorporate two trips, and Jex said there are currently seats available. |