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Show Volume 62 Issue 49 E Wednesday, February 23, 2000 m Signpost B E R T T U N V R Y IN POST HOIIS - E 'i WH. . WSU's toddler daycare provides students and faculty the opportunity for affordable childcare. Page 6 Snorts Weber State hockey slides into championship play in the RMCHA tournament. Page 8 1 VA The men of Weber State rugby knock themselves out while making a name for themselves. Page 1 3 CbeiIbb Sm The Shepherd Union Building was designed as a place just for students. Find out what WSU administrators are doing to make that happen. Today . Hieh:55 I TO0 LUVV, J Cloudy wshowers Thursday gg& High: 48 Low: 30 Snow, sleet, rain Friday High: 47 Low: 28 Snow and rain early WettherAimanac tniornalOn provided by-NASA. National Weather Service. Intercast, and U.S. Naval Observatory: UnM8Der.etfusigni;QsiJ Supporters prepare Bush's Utah campaign By Angie Welling editor in chief-The Signpost With George W. Bush campaign signs and bumper stickers nearby, Gov. Mike Leavitt, R-Utah, declared his support for the Texas governor's presidential campaign and asked for help to further the campaign in Utah. The governor was at Weber State University Tuesday for two purposes. The first was to meet with representatives about Bush's Utah campaign in preparation for the March 10 Western States Primary. The second was to talk about Utah's first-ever primary election, and what Utahns can expect. Leavitt said he would know better what kind of campaign he and colleagues will be able to stage in Utah, after Tuesday's Michigan primary. At the very least, he said, numerous lawn signs will soon bloom across the Wasatch front. Many Bush supporters were on hand at Tuesday's meeting to pledge their support and their time on behalf of both Bush and Leavitt. Don Peay represents wildlife conservation- First-ever primary elections to give Utahns a new voice Gov. Leavitt listens as wildlife conservationist Don Peay pledges his support for presidential candidate George W. Bush Tuesday. ists in Utah and supports Bush because of his ideas on land conservation. "It's super important to elect the right people," Peay said, adding that his group has spent a great deal of time researching all the presidential candidates. "We have put a lot of time and research into this, and support George W. Bush because of his character and integrity." Leavitt said Utahns can expect a visit from Bush before the primary elections. See Bush page 3 By Angie Welling editor in chief-Trie Signpost Shortly after declaring his personal support for-presidential candidate George W. Bush Tuesday, Gov. Mike Leavitt, R-Utah, held a short press conference about Utah's first-ever presidential primary election March 10. "It's a pleasure to be on Weber's campus," Leavitt said at the opening of the conference. Leavitt visited Weber State University as part of a "statewide effort to inform people about this new opportunity available." Up until now, Leavitt said the West has been left out of the nomination process for the president. There's Just such major parts of the country that are left out of this process," he said. However, he said, the new Western States Primary will change that. "The West will become quite pivotal," he said. Leavitt brought along a number of key players in next month's election, including Weber County's Democratic party chairman, Weber County's Republican See Primary page 3 4 Mock trial team qualifies for nationals V WSU students Anna Conrad and Terri Shyer discuss pretrial motions with team members. By Linda Loveland managing editor-Trie Signpost Weber State University's mock trial team has proven its skill beyond a reasonable doubt. Among the 23 teams i from the 14 universities that 1 corrmeted in the Western Regional Mock Trial Competition hosted by WSU Friday and Saturday, WSU's 308 team finished sixth in a tie with the University of Texas, qualifying it for the National Tournament in March. "It Is important that we qualified for nationals," said Frank Guliuzza, political 13 j2 science professor and mock trial coach. "It was a hard field and tough competition." WSU had two registered teams in the competition, 308 and 309, and one bye team, 222, thrown in at the last minute. The bye team was entered to even up the number of teams in the tournament. Though a bye team would normally be made up of individuals from other teams who were not in the midst of competition, Guliuzza decided to enter a team made up of students See Team page 5 Orphaned child care money finding new guardians By Preston McConkie asst. news editor-The Signpost The Student Fee Recommendation Committee on Friday wasn't happy when Carl Porter, director of Academic Support Services, asked for $3,000. They insisted he take twice that much. Some leftover money from the SFRC will pay to help students prepare for graduate school, as well as cover the cost of the soccer team's trip to the Big Sky Finals last semester. Each year the SFRC sets aside around $50,000 to be kept in reserve for unexpected expenses during the next year. But this year, with enrollment and student fee revenues higher than ever, the committee hasn't yet needed to touch any reserve money. The campus' child care program, provided through the Department of Education and subsidized by student fees, has $54,000 that it won't spend this year. The money is now back in the hands of the SFRC, and several programs have already asked for part of it. On Friday, Porter met a committee already eager to help him fund a program to help students prepare for graduate school tests. Graduate school tests such as the GRE are more essential for getting Into graduate school than the ACT test is for getting into WSU. No one gets into graduate school without some sort of test, said Test ing Center secretary Claire Nye. Vice President for Student Affairs Anand Dyal-Chand told the committee that commercial preparation courses are available to help students perform well on the tests, but these courses can cost up to $ 1 .000. It doesn't have to be that way If Weber State University provides a preparation course. Preparing students for those tests is something WSU ought to be doing, according to WSU Student Association President Dee Hansen. "When Northwestern Accreditation came to WSU." Hansen said, "one of the concerns they had is we don't prepare students for graduation. This Is exactly what V.'lL'.t Z'pin needs to Cr. " 'Kl'-nts for graduation."With the help of Business and Economics senator Adam Talntor, who ran on the promise to put a See Money page 3 |