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Show ir: THE SIGNPOST Wednesday, February 11,2009 Faith continued from front Square in Salt Lake City as a part of Interfaith Week. Ogden City Mayor, Matthew Godfrey, declared the week of February 1-8 to be Interfaith Week here in Ogden. "In Salt Lake it's actually an Interfaith Week," litchford said. "They have something going on every single day of the week." The Interfaith works is also sponsoring a food drive this coming week to support the Ogden area. "The Interfaith Works is also very active in the community and have a lot of activities," said Brian Davis, business professor at WSU and also faculty adviser to the WSU Muslim Student Association. "We get together for celebrations like this and also get involved in very tangible needs in the community." Although not all of the faiths in Ogden were represented at the event in Ogden, all who were there were well represented. The event is open invitation, all faiths are encouraged to attend and join in. Representing the various churches in Ogden were many choirs including the Unitarian Universal Church Choir, the Griffin Memorial Church of God in Christ Children's Choir, the combined First United Methodist.Church and Community United Methodist Church choirs, the New Zion Baptist Church Male Chorus, and the Wasatch Master Chorale. Other Groups were also there, including the WSU Muslim Student Association who recited the Islamic Call to Prayer, and the Congregation B'rith Sholem which is the longest continuing Judaist house of worship in Utah performing traditional Jewish prayers, Julio Cisneros performing traditional Mexican worship songs, and the combined hand bell choirs from the Community Presbyterian Church of Brigham City and the Community United Methodist Church of Ogden. After the musical Numbers had been performed all who were in attendance sang "Let There Be Peace on Earth" together. "I certainly hope this continues," Nightingale said. "I hope that those here will continue to come and others and other faiths will join us in the future." Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. VVI M Q S continuedfromfront "I am a Weber State student that came out of the Marine Corp," Dant said. "I spent five years working on F-18s doing hydraulics and metals spec. I feel that Weber State needs to have an aviation mechanics department whether its in Engineering or whatever they call it. Some place where students can get their AMP license, which is an Airframe and Powerplant license. I've got 186 credit hours that 1 can turn into college credits, but because Weber does not offer that, I have just wasted five years. So I cannot turn those into college credits here at Weber. I do not have the money to go to Utah State, U of U or any of those other campuses that do it." Hill said the university has the professors and the equipment needed for such a degree to function, they are just waiting on the board's agreement "We're not talking about having graduates come out tomorrow;" Hill said, "graduates will be corning 3,4, or 5 years down the road. So we have to prepare for that now for future needs, and there's every indication that there will be a huge future need. At some point the economy is going to turn around and things are going to improve and we really need to be prepared for that." Dant said the fact that the board is taking such a long time to come to a decision is forcing him to make a decision of his own. "Its making me decide whether I'm going to go to another school in a different state," Dant said, "because they do have aviation programs that I can get my AMP licensefrom.It only takes 21 months and that's a license I can go work on aircraft. So if Weber doesn't have it by then, I'm 100-percent out of here." Mortensen said while WSU is still hoping to incorporate the new degree into the college, they don't know when the board will make their decision. "Weber State is committed to finding ways to address these needs," Mortensen said. "We're continuing to have conversations with the State Board of Regents and other institutions on how to address demands for engineering education." Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. Pro-pot lobby rips Kellogg Co. for dropping Michael Phelps "If you would like to share even in mainstream media your comments regarding our - including columns in the relationship with Michael Phelps, Washington Post, the Wall Snap, crackle... pot? please press one to speak to a Street Journal and National Bursting with indignation, representative," said the recording. Review Online questioning the legions of marijuana advocates "If you're calling about the recent rationale and effectiveness of are urging a boycott of Kellogg peanut butter recall, please press U.S. marijuana laws. Co., including all of its popular two now." Of Phelps1 numerous bigmunchies, for deciding to From Kellogg's media office, name sponsors, Kellogg was cut ties with Olympic hero there was no immediate reply to the only one to publicly cut ties Michael Phelps after he was a request for an assessment of after the pot photo emerged. photographed with a pot pipe. the boycott campaign. A Kellogg While it received some support, The leader of one of spokeswoman, Kris Charles, said the giant food company has also the biggest legalize-pot by e-mail, "Our contract with been singled out for mockery by organizations, the Marijuana Michael Phelps was set to expire at a host of comedians, bloggers Policy Project, called Kellogg's the end of February and we made and others. action . "hypocritical and a business decision not to extend On Saturday Night Live, Seth disgusting," and said he'd never that contract." Myers questioned whether seen his membership so angry, Last week, the company marijuana use was in fact at with more than 2,300 of them announced his contract would end odds with Kellogg's image. signing an online petition. and described Phelps' conduct as "Every one of your mascots "Kellogg's had no problem "not consistent with the image of is a wild-eyed cartoon signing up Phelps when he Kellogg." Kellogg has been placing character with uncontrollable had a conviction for drunk images of Phelps on thefrontsof munchies," Myers said. "Every driving, an illegal act that could Frosted Flakes and Corn Flakes one of your products sounds actually have killed someone," boxes since September, after the like a wish a genie granted at a said Rob Kampia, the group's swimmer's record-shattering haul Phish concert." executive director. "To drop of eight gold medals at the Beijing On the Huffington Post, him for choosing to relax with Olympics. blogger Lee Stranahan pursued a substance that's safer than that theme in a proposed The groups calling for the beer is an outrage, and it sends a dangerous message to young boycott were angry at Kellogg, but petition to the company that also eager to use the opportunity said in part, "We believe that people." to restate long-standing calls for most people over the age of Also urging a boycott were 12 would not eat Kellogg's decriminalization of pot. the National Organization for "It's not just that Michael Phelps products were they not wicked the Reform of Marijuana Laws, did what millions of other twenty- high.Students for Sensible Drug somethings do," said Ethan Stranahan's petition Policy and the Drug Policy Nadelmann, executive director of concluded with this call-toAlliance. They encouraged their the Drug Policy Alliance. "It's that arms: members to contact Kellogg to he did what over one hundred "Given all these facts and vent their views. million Americans have done at the total disregard for your In one sign of the campaign's least once in their lives, including customer base ... we the impact, the Phelps saga took the president, former presidents, undersigned plan to BOYCOTT precedence over the tainted members of the U.S. Congress and your products. And we're peanut butter outbreak in the Supreme Court." serious. Even though the Pop recorded reply on Kellogg's Tarts thing will be HARD." Similar commentary sounded consumer hot line Tuesday. By David Crary The Associated Press continuedfrom front interact with the both the Davis Student Council and NUAMES student council, as well as represent the Morgan and West campuses in various meetings. The new vice president would also act as a liaison between the Davis and Ogden campuses and must enroll in at least one class at the Davis Campus. Legislative Vice President Tyler Lathem said he stands by the costly proposal. Citing that the Davis campus will one day rival the Ogden campus in size, Lathem thinks a new Vice President is necessary. "We do recognize and realize its going to be big," Lathem said. Lathem proposed a senate meeting at the Davis Campus to further explore first hand the need for a new vice president, but at the last minute changed the meeting location back to the Ogden campus. Price suggested that now is not the time to propose new positions. Believing that the current structure has handled the capacity thus far, Price said postponing the election of a new vice president is fiscally responsible. "If we can see a necessity for it," Price said, "then I am not against it." Senator Todd Gilbert said he thinks things are working well now, and feels strongly the addition of a new vice president is simply not necessary. "I wouldn't postpone it," Gilbert said. "I would rewrite it or getridof it." Gilbert added that having a Davis Council, a Davis Senator and a director of the Davis campus serve in the Executive branch with the student body president is sufficient. Comment on this story at wsusignpostcom. Jessen continued from front Student Body President Dan Schwab said he is confident Jessen will bring needed change to the court. Schwab believes Jessen is well versed in politics and recognizes the need to rule by the laws and not the opinions of students. "He will look at the law, look at the constitution, look and bill as requested by the Senate, and assist in advising WSUSA on issues regarding the student code of conduct. Justices cannot hold other employment and serve until resignation. of rights, and say 'this is the way we'll govern,'" Schwab said. The WSU Supreme Court is comprised of three justices appointed by the Student Body President. 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