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Show VOLUME XXXVI • Noi j 7 THE STUDENT VOICE OF UTAH VALLEY STATE MONDAY • FEBRUARY 12 • 2007 ^ A % •=? er s W99 betted SPORTS UVSC faces opposition in its quest to obtain university status Women's basketball Canadian Robyn Fairbanks has been solid and is becoming one of the best ever to play for the Wolverines. Read about her story B7. Men's basketball Jason Adkins UC Davis came in to the Mckay Center with a desire to avenge an earlier loss to the Wolverines. Find out if the Aggies got their revenge on B6. News Writer T First of 16 new LOST episodes. TV's biggest show is back and better than ever on page B3. - Valentine's Day Lonely this Valentine's Day? Find good entertainment for you and your friends on page B1. "UVSC has always been Utah's low-priced leader in quality higher education" NEWS he road to university status for UVSC is facing opposition on several fronts as a bill advancing the prospect weaves its way through the state legislature. Former longtime UVSC President Wilson Sorensen has been at the forefront of that opposition in the media. Essentially, Sorensen considered the reason for the change as a matter of prestige and not a move beneficial to the area. "It would be a better social image to the community," Sorensen said. Another factor in Sorensen's opposition is the potential loss of what remains of vocational education at the college. With the opening of the Mountainland Applied Technology Center, trade programs are being established, but without degree paths. Students at the MATC prepare for industry certification exams, instead of an associates or bachelor's degree. There is a partnership between UVSC and the MATC for students to continue on in school and progress in those degree programs, but how the partnership will develop is up for debate. The offering of graduate programs, instead of relying on extension programs through the University of Utah and Weber State is troubling to Sorensen. "We really do not need to offer graduate programs," Sorensen said. Some students who are interested in trades may not consider USVC if the focus is on liberal arts programs, according to Sorensen. "They won't even come and apply," Sorensen said. Sorensen also questioned whether the future university will still offer open enrollment, which it has done since the college's founding as Central Utah Vocational School in 1941. Another front in the opposition to university status is state senator Howard Stephenson. Stephenson was the only senator to vote against SB70, which would See UNIVERSITY-A4 Citizen's Day Utah Citizens have the chance to meet state senators and house representatives during the 2007 Citizen's Day, see page A4 -Howard Stephenson Equal oppurtunites Art by Matthew Williams UVSC offers many jobs around campus for the mentally handicapped. Page A4 has more details. African drum and dance masters to teach at UVSC Spencer Shell Heyts Writer . OPINIONS Romney in the running Former governor and local icon Mitt Romney is looking to enter the 2008 election, but some feel his religion disqualifies him as a potential president Is this right? Read more on A5. : •,- -,-•' Acclaimed African artists ' Mabiba Baegne' arid Constant Massengo WilJ be at.Utah Valley State College Feb. 12-17 as part of an international residency hosted by the de^ partment of dance. Baegne and Masserigo are internationally recognized for their music, dance, choreography^ performance and teach-j ing. They will share their: culture through dance and music with students in, the department of dance and department of music, general student population, UVSC faculty, staff and community. : Baegne and Massengo will teach" 20, sections including world dance, modem danpe technique and theory, ballet technique and theory, African I, jazz, orientatipn to dance and dance as an art form, as. well as rehearse with trie dance department's contemporary dance enserrible. Massengo will < also teach two master classes for the music department's percussion ensemble. Department of dance Chair Kim Strunk has studied and worked with Baegne since 1992 and is coordinating the event. Strunk received a minigrant from UVSC's International Center in support Of her efforts to promote global engagement opportunities for the department andjbollege. ' "part of my teaching effort is providing students with international cultural experiences," said Strunk. "Although African dance isn't a main dance major, it gives students the opportunity to experience how African dance has profoundly impacted many forms of contemporary dance and music." Baegne's bio is extensive as a master dance and drum artist; at the age of eight, Mabiba Baegne's grandparents introduced her to dancing. She joined the National Ballet of the Congo at age 18, touring the world with them for seven years. Baegne was the first woman to teach West African dunun drumming in the United States. Constant's bio is also extensive including a career for over fifteen years as a soloist drummer with both the Ballet National de Jeunesse and the Congolese National Dance Company. He also toured worldwide and was a lead drummer of Fua Dia Congo and choreographer of Kizingu Dance Company See DRUM-A3 t •a..— ,—1 — _ U . ' _ i .--• ' -i:.t:--t •„•-_> ••j ir1- ',1 J t r .1 „• |