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Show Friday, January 26, 2001 Page 3 IrLANCE At A (ianmuil (Ci1HRl 7:30 p.m., WSU Wind Ensemble in concert, Val A. Browning Center Allred Theater, $3.50-$4.50, 626-6800. 7:30 p.m.. The New American Symphony Orchestra will join WSU's Chamber and Concert Choirs and the Ogden Community Choir in Concert, Bountiful Regional Center, 835 North 400 East in Bountiful, free, 626-6800. 8:30 p.m., WSU hockey game vs. Colorado State University, Ice Sheet, $3-$5. 399-8750. 10 a.m., WSU's Small Business Development Center will sponsor a business start-up seminar, "Start Smart-Brigham City," Economic Development Center, 102 W. Forest, Brigham City, free, 626-7051. 10 a.m., WSU's John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics will hold an information and advising session for those interested in the school's master of business administration program, WSU-Davis Campus 101, free, 626-7545.6 to 11 p.m., WSU Army ROTC Military Ball, Hill AFB Officers Club, contact Cpt. Matt Garner, 626-6518. 7 p.m., WSU women's basketball game vs. Eastern Washington University, Dee Events Center, $2-$4, WSU students free, 1-800-WSU-TIKS or 626-8500. 7:30 p.m., The New American Symphony Orchestra will join the WSU Chamber and Concert Choirs and the Ogden Community Choir in concert, Val A. Browning Center Austad Auditorium, $3.50-$4.50. 626-8500 or 1-800-WSU-TIKS. 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., Graduate School Advisor, Terry Teigeler, SUB. Nontraditional Student Center Room, 220, 626-6077 or 626-7794. 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.. Student Support Services presents a seminar, "Note-taking Strategies," Student Center 274. 1 to 2:25 p.m.. Untangling the Web seminar, "Getting Connected at Home," free, Stewart Library 138. 8 p.m., DLSU, WSU's Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans Student Group meeting. SUB. The Juncition, contact Emilie or Aileen, 612-1329. f it r t9 i Noon, Poetry Slam, SUB, Diversity Center, contact Elizabeth. 626-7772. 8 a. m to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday. 8 a.m., to 4 p.m., Friday & Saturday. Biennial . WSU Faculty . ExhibiUqp,. Collet Art Gallery. 626-7689. Evolution Gf the go&less discussed In the beginning of time, women ruled the world. Goddesses were worshiped and viewed as the creators of all life. But, today these once holy images are lost, and two speakers Tuesday at the Women's Resource Center hoped to raise awareness of these ancient goddesses."By the time you're getting written literature the goddesses have already been turned into something dangerous," said former University of Utah Professor Emily Smith. "A lot of the symbols of the goddess became demonized. If you couldn't demonize it, you took it over," Smith continued. Many symbols of evil and demonic beings started as symbols of a female-ruled society. The snake in ancient societies represented fertility and renewal, however, in Christian society it represents that which would lure a woman away from God, from the story of Eve. "Bulls and stags were originally goddess symbols, not males," Smith said. Smith also suggests the Virgin Mary as a goddess symbol, as she is the mother of the Judeo Christian God. "Madonna is also the goddess... they couldn't get rid of her so they just made her the mother of God," Smith said. They told the story of a "wild man" raised in the woods by animals. A temple prostitute, working on behalf of the goddess herself, taught the man the necessities of living in a civilized society. "All that information comes from a woman. Her job first and foremost is to represent fertility," Smith said. Jessica Wolfinger, the second speaker and a U social work student, also pointed out the myth of "Pandora's Box." Pandora is told never to open a certain box. But she does and she lets out all the pain and disease into the world, and has to reach far into the bottom of the box for hope. While the myth of Pandora is now used as a warning to all those who would disobey authority, Pandora literally means "all gifts." "All the bad things that can happen if you break the rules... but that is how you gain knowledge," The Signpost Editor in Chief Lisa Roskelley 626-71 21 Managing editor Melissa Mikesell 626-7614 FeaturesGrind Kristy Jorgensen 626-6358 V The Signpost is published every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday during the semester Subscription is $9 a semester. The Signposl is a student publication, written, edited and drafted by Weber Slate University students Student fees partially fund Ihe printing of this publication. Opinions or positions voiced are no; necessarily endorsed by the university. The Signpost welcomes letters to the editor Letters must include name address telephone number and the writer s signature. Anonymous letters will not be printed. V The Signpost reserves the nght io edit letters lor reasons ol space and libel and also reserves the right to refuse to pnnt any letter. Letters snculd not exceed 350 words Bring tetters lo the editonal office in SUB 267, mail to. The Signpost, Weber State Unrversiy, Ogoen, Uah&u 08-2 UO. Attn. Lisa BasKtbev.;0f e-mait lroskelleyweber edu Smith said. The large crowd in attendance also heard about the ability of goddesses to carry over into much of everyday female life. "Archetypes are in our subconscious," Wolfinger said. Emily Fuller The Utah Chronicle UCLA study: freshmen smoking, drinking less; computer use up According UCLA's annual survey of college freshman, students are smoking and drinking less, but they're also spending less time hitting the books and discussing politics. So what ARE they doing with all that free time? The study says computer use is up. The results, part of a 109-page study released Monday, Jan. 15, were compiled by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, which conducted the first of its annual studies in 1966. Despite election-year excitement, college freshmen showed an all-time low level of interest in political affairs, with only 28.1 percent of college students interested in keeping up-to-date. The figure is lower than last year's 28.6 percent and the survey's high in 1966 at 60.3 percent.. Regardless of interest, freshmen still affiliate themselves politically, with an increasing number of students identified themselves as "liberal" or "far left." The number is up from 26 percent in 1999 to 27.7 in 2000, whereas the number of students identifying themselves as "conservative" or "far right" has declined over the last four years and rests at 20.3 percent. While 20.3 percent of freshmen identify with "far right" politics, a larger number of freshmen (27.2 percent) believed that there should be laws prohibiting homosexual relationships - an ideology often associated with conservative politics. This represents a decline from the 50.4 percent of students that agreed with the statement in 1987. Students at Detroit Auto Design School come up with a winner Turn 14 college art students loose on a show car, and a cynic might expect an artsy, outrageous result. In short, a car that would In Wednesday's edition of The Signpost the story about fall break misstated when it would be. It will not correspond with UEA weekend. In Wednesday's edition of The Signpost it was stated that there is a $3,000 scholarship from the Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce available to students. The commerce has not determined whether to offer that scholarship next year. W ".( . ! '.' . r-ito'-. Here fishy, fishy, fishy... Briant Thompson practices casting techniques, as part of the his "Epistomology of Fly Fishiing" class, at the duck pond Wednesday. leave the masses scratching their heads. For their concept version of the Ford Focus wagon, however,designers-in-training at Detroit's Center for Creative Studies were determined to push automotive boundaries, while designing a practical car. The Ford Faze, on display at the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center, is the culmination of the students' firey 15-week baptism into the realities of designing, executing and manufacturing an exteriorinterior trim package for a vehicle. It's one of six CCS projects at the show. The shiny copper-colored wagon with an oversized sunroof is the fifth annual project for the Color and Trim class at the private college in downtown Detroit, one of the nation's top breeding grounds for automotive designers. After consulting with mentors from major sponsors, Ford Motor Co., ASC Inc. and Johnson Controls Inc., in September, students "Yed-i, I n:)w. hul Ihn. s -t'. I'm-.t:. l-.-LJ -r-T V ; .11 Mill' V""1' V began pinning up images and ideas to select a theme. They settled on the Ford Faze, a car that could satisfy a young professional moving through various phases of life from starting a career to starting a family. The look is 'spirited and youthful, yet the wagon remains practical and affordable. Manufactured by auto supplier ASC, with student input during field trips to its Southgate facility, the Faze is a revamped Focus with a copper-colored exterior, matching trim and 17-inch wheels; stitched-leather seats and removable leather backpacks; copper and aluminum interior accents; and a lower body and custom Borla exhaust. Perhaps the Faze's most intriguing feature is its massive electric folding vinyl sunroof, which retracts beyond the back seats to give the feel of a four-seat convertible. Paul Behling of ASC, a longtime CCS mentor on these projects, says it's the industry's largest sunroof. t -y --j-ir-,t. : 'ft t-A . Hjj s ry f(, j riari i-:irjn iX'Hy . , I ...... ; - V . , . v j " 3 |