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Show Ninth-place finish impressive WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY Weber county voters rocked REGISTER TO Flaws discovered in Utahns processing 'Rock the Vote' forms By Cimeron Neugebauer correspondent I The Signpost n m ROCK! Economic sorrows By Gentry Reinhart asst. sporls editor I The Signpost On Wednesday evening of Sept. 24, President Bush delivered a 12-minute prime-time address on the seriousness of the economic situation. The president said lawmakers' failure to pass a $700 billion bailout package would result iiran increase in foreclosures, loss of businesses, and unemployment. Many people are skeptical whether the bailout is necessary and if it would solve the long term economic problems the country is facing. "My view is no they shouldn't be bailed out," WSU freshman Travis Williams said. "That's a lot of money that our nation doesn't have and what else is gonna happen? I guess we'll just have to leave it up to them on what to do." In the speech, President Bush called for Senators John McCain and Barack Obama to convene in Washington, and take part in a scheduled meeting with negotiators on Thursday afternoon to propose an outline for the bailout. Debates have raged across party lines, and throughout social circles, about whether or not the government should step in, and whether the money would be better spent on other programs, such as infrastructure investment and alleviating healthcare woes. Another debate is how much the government should take part in a capitalist, free-enterprise economy. "What we have in the United States is a mixed economy, with elements of capitalism and elements of socialism," Dr. Brian Davis, WSU Professor of Business Administration, said. "We have a much heavier dose of a market economy than Matt Appenfeller, a field organizer for Rock the Vote living in Washington DC, said. After The Signpost talked with "Rock the Vote," Appenfeller called the lieutenant governor's office. "The lieutenant governor's office forms may cause a form to be rejected. confirmed our forms are correct," he Forms first go to the lieutenant said. "They should be up to date, and governor's office, which are then according to Utah's standards-they forwarded to the counties. The state are." office is aware some the forms are After talking with the lieutenant incomplete. governor's office about discarding or "We get this every election year; we processing forms, Demma dismissed have no control over the forms," said Joe any claims of destroying or throwing Demma, Utah state Lieutenant Governor away voter registration forms as a Chief of Staff. practice. When The Signpost followed Demma said their office has contacted up with Weber County, Langford had "Rock the Vote" and moveon.org along just received a call from the lieutenant with other nonpartisan organizations, governor's office in regards to the advising them to update their forms. discarding of forms. Weber County Elections Office told "I was misinformed," Langford said. The Signpost, incomplete or unrevised Weber County election specialists forms were destroyed at the state level, will process registration forms and try rather than being forwarded on to to find the missing information. If the their respective counties. The Signpost voter has registered in Utah, election contacted Rock the Vote to see if they were aware of their unrevised forms. "This is the first we have heard of it," See Rocked page 5 Weber County residents who use the online "Rock the Vote" registration form may find themselves still unregistered to vote in this November's election. "Rock the Vote," a Los Angeles based non-profit organization, is one of many nonpartisan organizations designed to attract young voters and encourage voter turnout. Weber County election specialists reject these forms because of two missing lines on the registration form: place of birth and place of naturalization, when applicable. "Rock The Vote" hasn't revised their forms since 2003," said Weber County Election Specialist, Melanie Langford. Unrevised registration He's back Brayley returns to WSU campus By Gina Barker asst. news editor I The Signpost Students began to gather outside the Social Sciences Building Wednesday and Thursday in "what has become a seini-traditiOTfamong' students to watch an unfolding debate between themselves and the born-again preacher Eli Brayley. Brayley has come to Weber State University in each of the three past semesters i, preaching to students about damnation to those who had not accepted Christ as a savior. "It's interesting," saidTed Grosgebauer, aWSU freshman. "You don't see this every day. I go to school each day and I don't normally walk past a guy that's preaching to a crowd of people." Some members of the crowd were furious with Brayley, defending their own religious beliefs in response to his. Students yelled back and forth, throwing out questions and probing for weaknesses. One student, Chris Volk, a WSU sophomore, kept questioning Brayley, demanding answers. "He wouldn't answer any questions," Volk said. "He would just keep reverting to the bible and saying you are a sinner. There is no interpretation." "He would point to everyone here and say we're all going to hell and we're all doing wrong. Repentance doesn't matter. 'Good works' doesn't matter, and helping people doesn't matter. If I'm helping out an individual he says it doesn't matter to God, but I know that it matters to that individual." Brayley, the evangelical from New Brunswick, Canada, came to WSU with friend and fellow preacher Miles Lewis. The two have traveled the country, stopping at campuses around the I'HOTO BY JESSICA SCHREIFELS 1 Hit S nation to spread their message. The two were at the University of Utah on Tuesday and plan Eli Brayley discusses religous views with WSU students on campus Thursday afternoon. He was on campus Wednesday and Thursday, part of his third visit. See Sorrows page 5 News in Brief WSU Athletics car wash fundraiser The WSU Athletics program will hold a 50/50 car wash on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 9 to 12 a.m. at the Neighborhood Walmart at 1604 Skyline Drive. Half of all proceeds will go towards BEANELF.com, an organization that provides presents to kids during the holidays. The other half will go to supporting the athletics program. Cars will cost $5 and trucks will cost $8. Religion and Ethics Weekly Discussion Weber State University's Diversity Center is hosting discussions eve.ry Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the new diversity office, located in the Shepherd Union Building. This weeks discussion will consist of three topics, wall street ethics, barefoot college in India, and relations among Christians and Muslims. The event is open to faculty, #staff, and students of WSU and to any community members who are interested in attending. ., , ; Health professions to hold information sessions ^ The Dr. Ezekiei RV DumJke College of Health Professions will hold two pre-application meetings for prospective health profession students. The meetings will be on Monday, Sept. 29 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. in the Marriott Allied Health Building in Room 101. Students are welcome to come and explore differentcareer and degree options, ranging from emergency care and rescue to radiological sciences. The College will also be hosting an open house for the campus and community on Oct. 3 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Marriott Allied Health Buildingto tour classrooms and laboratories. Tours will include the Dumke Interdisciplinary Simulation Lab and the dental clinic. Light refreshments will be served. See Brayley page 5 WSU students celebrate Ramadan Greek tragedy Iftaar dinner highlights emphasis week the Iftaar dinner Thursday evening. Muslims and nonMuskims alike were invited to During the month of Ramadan, the crowning event of Islam Muslims all over the world fast emphasis week, sponsored by from dawn to sunset. Madhawi the WSU Diversity Center. "We're trying to focus on Lessa is no exception. The Weber talking about who we are and State University student arrived what the Muslim Student two months ago to study English as a second language and has Association is about," said Sarah been fasting along with all the rest Ahmad, president of WSUMSA. of the Islamic world from dawn to "It's something for the whole community to get to know us." sunset since Sept. 1. Iftaar in Arabic means As the end of Ramadan "breaking of the fast" so approaches, Lessa will be one of many Muslims attending the WSU WSUMSA hosted a dinner to Iftaar dinner organized by the break their fast. Ahmad said WSU Muslim Student Assoication. they believe that during the PHOTO BY BRICE K6LSCH | THL SICWOSI Lessa said she appreciated WSU month of Ramadan, Muslims Mohammed Al-Tigar, the imam for the Ogden region, leads a prayer in try to purify themselves, remove for having such an event. the ballrooms Thursday evening. The WSU Muslim Student Association Lessa was one of an estimated focus from food and drink and celebrated Ramadan with a Iftaar dinner to break their fast on Thursday. 200 people who attended By Heidi LeBaron news editor I The Signpost See Ramadan oaee 5 WSU festival has fewer participants By Jordan Ringler correspondent I The Signpost Weber State's Greek Festival has seen better days, according to Rosemary Conover, "PhD and Chair of the Anthropology Department. After donor and speaker Dr. Mildred Miya retired from teaching at WSU, the Greek Festival lost its touch. "It's just a remnant of what it used to be," Conover said. "No one has picked up the gauntlet after her.'1 Conover spoke at the Anthropology Club's presentation of "Greeks on the Nile: Ptolemaic Egypt." Other speakers included Caril Jennings and Susan YoungJ They discussed the story of Jason,! Alexander the Great, and Ptolemy Solter. Also presented were the culture of Hellinistic Greece and the effect of Greece on the Egyptian culture. This will be Conover's eleventh year participating in the festival; and she says participation has gone! down due to teachers no longec offering credit for attending. ' "It used to be a credit-bearing event. Now, there is not even a class for it," she said. • She also explained high school students used to attend the festival; and there was a lot of participation! from the WSU honors program. But lack of resources has caused the Greek Festival to become "ill/; according to Luckey Heath, who is, involved in the reader's theatre, i See Tracedv Daee 5 |