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Show The Forum September 17, 2002 Page5 Controversial Play Challenges Liberalism Jeremy A. Johnson Staff Writer looking directly at us, but Vought also commentit is not meant to be an ed that most faculty and exact portrayal of what students (for that matter) dont have a problem happened to us last with it. Both President year. Michael Bassis and Dean When asked why the play could be considered of Student Life, Carolyn controversial Vought said, Perkins have given their The play is aimed at lib- encouragement and superal academics. Its easy port for the project, said for us to like the idea of Vought. Amidst the controversy, liberalism, but when faced with that idea it the production plugs then becomes a different along for its November story. This is especially opening. Casting calls are true in Utah where the finished; the cast has demographic is predomi- been chosen and the production now enters the nately Caucasian. ing messages at his local university. A similar inci- dent happened at Controversy is part of the Westminster College last theatre. Perhaps no one year when a couple of understands this like students were threatened Professor Michael Vought whose decision to perform the play Spinning Into Butter, by Rebecca Gilman, has created con- by email. A few people have felt that it is too soon for this kind of subject matter, said Vought, who has been contacted by troversy among some students and faculty at Westminster. Spinning Into Butter is based upon a fictional account of a student who receives racial threaten those who feel the wounds are too fresh for those students who were targeted in last years threats. Vought also added, Yes, this play is 911 Rescue Dogs Visit Westminster College York City. It was the job of the dogs to look for live Production Manager people. Richards explained that the dogs are trained to Imagine searching through a seek out the living by scent massive pile of smoldering and then stay by the person rubble so hot that your boot and bark. soles are rapidly melting into Though the dogs see their a molten mess. Youre job as a game, their owners engulfed by smoke, ash and claim that the stress of disas' strange-colore- d gases that ter situations can take its toll. render your eyes useless. One day Cowboy just lost You have only minutes to it, said Richards, the find the human equivalent of search team had just opened a a a stairway and we were person buried under several standing at the edge looking tons of cement and steel. down. Cowboy peered over ' Now imagine doing this on and his ears went back, he all fours, using only your backed up and just ran off nose. That was the task of the pile. Richards found his the four Rocky Mountain dog curled under two fire Rescue Dogs deployed to fighters feet in a truck. the World Trade Center Cowboy was taken to the weeks after Sept. 11, 2001. veterinarians office. Usually Cowboy and his owner Dave I cant get him to sleep, so I Richards, Kenji and his hanwas really worried. Your dog dler Dave Perks, Cozy and can die very quickly when her owner Barbara Alton, hes losing fluids like and Gunny and his owner Cowboy was. Luckily John Cane visited Cowboys health returned Westminster on the one-yeafter hearing a squeaky toy anniversary of the tragedy to that had been donated to the share their experience at veterinary office. Later and zero ground give insight Richards learned that several on the capabilities and bodies had been recovered resand of search necessity from that particular stairway. Cecily Ellis needle-in-a-haysta- ck ar cue dogs. The four dogs and their human counterparts that drew the long straws, said Perks joined the police, firefighters, structural engineers and doctors that formed the Utah Task Force One for 21 days in New 62-memb- thank whoever donated that toy. I truly believe that saved Cowboys life, Richards said. After he heard that toy I think he thought Okay, my life is okay now. I er QUOTE OF THt WEEK All change is not growth; all movement is not forward. -- Ellen Glasgow it niKimiuku irtsim m i :j i ty long practice and rehearsal stage. The cast stars Greta Schomburg, Marv Hamilton, Jason Davis and Rhett Frandsen. Three faculty members are also playing pertinent Professor Jeff Nichols, roles--Histo- ry Education Professor Heidi Van Ert and Aviation Professor Michael Hannan. Spinning Into Butter will be previewed on November 6 and run November 9 unci 7-- 14-1- 6. |