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Show W E B E R S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y ^Signpost ^ ^ ^ ^ ™ MONDAY. MARCH 7.2005 Hispanic students raise scholarship money By HEATHER HUNT-WOOD news editor | The Signpost It was the week before the start of fall semester when a loan he applied for to attend Westminster College was denied. Juan Munoz, an 18-yearold from West Jordan, didn't know what to do. "I was in my office one day and he calls me and he said 'Mr. Yapias, I'm calling you because a week before school starts I need 510,000 to go to college,'" said Tony Yapias, former director of the Utah Hispanic Affairs Office. Yapias was the keynote speaker Friday night at Weber State University's fundraising banquet for Hispanic students. The banquets theme, "Latinos United for Education," invited the Ogden community to attend and help raise money for Latino students desiring a higher education but who lack the funds to do so. During his speech Yapias shared the story of Mufioz, the determined young Latino who wouldn't give up his quest for an education. 1- wsusignpost.com Hair salon i donates services to "Locks of Love" Political parties plan Bell Tower rallies see page 8 see page 7 VOLUME 67 ISSUE 70 Political science professor honored with Dixon award By KRISTEN HEBESTREET special assign, editor I The Signpost Westminster College student Juan Munoz (front) was asked on stage as a surpirse at the Weber State University Hispanic Student Banquet by the keynote speaker (back), former Utah Hispanic Affairs Director Tony Yapias. Since the age of 7, Mufioz has wanted to become a lawyer to help other people and to help take care of his single "mother and two sisters, ages 6 and 16. His father left them when Munoz was 14, leaving Mufioz the man of the house. Munoz said his mother works from 7 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., and then Mufioz helps her clean buildings from 6:30 p.m. until 11 p.m. Despite the See Hispanic page 3 The interaction between professor and student is a vital part of college learning, semi-retired political science professor Roydon "Rod" Julandcr said Friday. The Weber State University Alumni Association presented Julander with the 36th annual H. Aldous Dixon Award Friday in the Shepherd Union Ballroom for 45 years of enthusiastic teaching, "It seems to me my job is to create an excitement or an interest in government and to give the students the tools to be part of it," Julander said during a brief interview after his acceptance speech. Julander graduated from Weber College in 1954 with an associate's degree, then attended the University of Utah, where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in philosophy Rod Julander and then a doctorate in political science. He began teaching at WSU in 1960. Now technically a "professor emeritus," Julander still teaches .online correspondence classes for the university. "We've finally learned just the professor delivering lectures is not nearly as effective as involving the students," he said. "Then came the Internet. We See Dixon page 3 Students round up fun at Cowboy Up' party wildcats set sights on Foreign Service By BLAIR DEE HODGES assist, news editor | The Signpost By MARIA VILLASENOR managing editor | The Signpost The mechanical beast beneath him swayed and bucked as Joe Chambers, a 21-year-old accounting student, held on for his very life. Chambers took his 8-second ride, which turned out to be closertoa5-second try, in front of dozens of cowboy hat-clad spectators Friday night at Weber State University's Cowboy Up party. When Chambers hit the mat, the crowd gave him a cheer. "It was awesome; I probably rode that thing for about 5 seconds," Chambers said, "and I have to say it was a chafing experience." Perra Moss, 18, who recently graduated from Viewmont High School, and Heidi Larson, 20, who transferred to WSU from Dixie College, are part of the Emerging Leader program at WSU, and were put in charge of the Cowboy Up committee. "It took a little over a month to plan it," Moss said, "and we had about 10 people helping to plan and put it all together." Larson was happy with the number of students who attended the event. "We didn't really know what to expect, but 1 think we got a really good turnout, but I really wish we had more," Larson said. To start off the night, countrydancing lessons were given, including instructions for line dances ranging from the Watermelon Crawl to the Boot Scootin' Boogie. Students were paired up See Cowboy page 3 It's not the ordinary job interview: a written exam in April that, if passed, is followed months later by a daylong oral assessment. Still, a few Wildcats look to make their mark on the rest of the world by working for the U.S. government. "1 can honestly say. I didn't know when I walked out whether or not I passed it," said Jeremy Barnurn, Weber State University Student Association external relations director, of taking the written Foreign Services exam last year. More than 40 Weber State University students learned about the opportunities working for the U.S. State Department, at home and abroad, on March 4. Bill McGlynn, diplomat in residence, spoke about Foreign Service officers and specialists, Civil Service officers and internships in the U.S. Department of ^ State for U.S. citizens. 6 "The most important thing is that 5 you are representing the United States > overseas and trying to advance our goals," | McGlynn said of U.S. foreign policy goals; £ promoting democracy, ensuring the 5 safety of Americans abroad, a free market ~ and other diplomacy goals. 2 Anyone can apply in three of those i ureas online, but passing two tests is required to become a Foreign Service officer. The first part of the test, the WSU student Samantha Post tries to ride the whole 8 seconds on the mechanical bull at the Cowboy Up party Friday night. See Foreign page 3 |