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Show 0JCCOT By Ron Farnsworth The Utah Jazz have positioned e A homestand begins on Mar. 8 when the Houston Rockets visit the Salt five-gam- themselves well for the stretch run towards With a 36-2- 3 record, the Jazz the play-offlead the Midwest Division by three games over Houston. By winning the Midworst Division, the Jazz will ensure themselves a homecourt advantage through the early rounds of the play-offA favorable homecourt schedule for the remaining 23 games of the regular season should also allow the Jazz to make a serious run at the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers for the Western Conference s. . s. lead. Palace. Houston is coming off of an impressive five point win over the Lakers. Eight of Utahs next 11 games will be in the Salt Palace. Utah Is now 59 games Into the 82 game season, and only 14 wins away from the magical 50 win plateau. Fifty wins is the traditional NBA demarcation line separating the elite from the rest of the pack. In individual statistical categories, Karl Malone is still firmly entrenched as the NBA's second leading scorer behind Michael Jordan. Malone is also number five in rebounding. At his present rate, Malone will be the first player since Wilt Chamberlain to average more than 10 points a game from the free throw line. It appears John Stockton will finish a second consecutive season In the top ten In three categories. Stockton Is slightly behind his record setting assist pace from last year, but still well in front of the competition. Stockton is also second In the league In steals and tenth in field goal shooting percentage. r, The third Jazz Eaton, is second In blocked shots and seventh in rebounding (he had a season high 23 boards against Atlanta). The return of Bobby Hansen has meant reduced playing time for Darrell Griffith (and no time for Jim Farmer), but The Jazz Just finished a rough eastern road trip by posting a close win at the Omni over Atlanta. Utah held Atlanta to Its two lowest scoring quarters of the season. The Hawks managed only 16 points In the first quarter and 10 points In the third quarter, due largely to the best defense In the NBA. Mark Eaton's Intimidating defense forced the Hawk's big men to alter their Inside shots or move to the outside to shoot The 87-8- 5 win In Atlanta brought the Jazz home with a respectable three win, three loss record for the trip. Blow-olosses at Denver and Indiana to start the road swing seemed to bode 111 for the team, but they recovered to post an easy win In New Jersey. Following the win over the Nets, the Jazz travelled to Detroit where they got beat-u- p on the scoreboard as well as on the playing floor. The score was close for most of the game even though the team did not appear to be playing as well as they greater production from the spot for the team. Hansen seems determined to could have played. After the pugilism with the Pistons, win his starting spot back before the Utah toyed with the Tepid of Miami. The play-off- s begin. Miami Lukewarm has been a thorn In the We can only hope that the Washington side of the Jazz all season. This game was no will continue to improve enough to Bullets ' exception. Miami threatened to produce Boston for the final play-o- ff spot in the another win over the Jazz until well intq the pass Eastern Conference. fourth quarter. ' ut All-Sta- off-gua- rd Westminister Library Needs Upgrading By ASWC IS LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD LEADERS! ASWC is accepting applications for X the President, Vice- President, Secretary and Treasurer. election of the Ix 1989-9- 0 Resources LilBiraiy By Cara Cahoon Although on a relatively small, scale, typical library services such as reference, circulation, cataloging, and periodical services are non-computerlz- ed at Westminster's library. According to Dick Wunder, librarian, there are approximately 70,000 catalogued volumes in Westminster's collection. There are 5,000 volumes equivalent to bound provided intermountain west are checked. Wunder said normally a publication is found in the western, states and may be borrowed at no charge. At times the search for a certain volume involves scanning as far as the east coast. This service is returned to other libraries by Westminster. It may be used by students and faculty of all schools involves. The reserve collection is one of the most widely used services at Westminster periodicals including magazines on microfiche and microfilm; and 2,000 according to Wunder. A professor is able to k Items such as put material on reserve for their students to miscellaneious read outside of class. ' This is a convenient films, maps, etc. Some of the specific services at the method for students and professors because Nightingale Libraiy include interlibrary the librarys hours are longer than most loans and the reserve collection. According office hours and the library already has the to Wunder, the library is divided into two means to provide check-ou- t services. sections, public services and technical Wunder does not mind having this service services. Technical services occur before but he said, 'This sort of service is not what material is placed on the shelf for general libraries are all about" The library's hours are from 8 a.m to 9 consumption; public services consist of what non-boo- goes on after material is placed on the shelf. The interlibrary loan system allows the Westminster Library to borrow books from any library on the loan system in the country. If the book is not there, other colleges and Issue 18 March 14, 1989 universities in p.m. Monday through Thursday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, and from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday. This is a ten percent cutback in hours from last year. Wunder attributes this to a small staff that is unable the to work more often. Cara Cahoon great college is its library," said substance; they talk a lot about what is there Westminster's Executive Vice President and without really having it there," he said. Associate Professor of history Susan Treasurer Steve Morgan. "It is a weakness Cottier explains that the libraiy is one of the for our college." Opinion at Westminster coincides with areas that needs more attention. We the college) have been on a strict that of Morgan. "I believe a universal opinion held by budget, but given the restrictions, I think the faculty is that the library is a place that Dick Wunder has done a tremendous Job needs a lot of improvement," said Assistant with the libraiy," Cottier said. , Professor of physics Chris Johnson, who has Morgan said that since the served on .the Library Committee for two Westminster Office of Institutional Advancement is no longer "worried about years. "Most high schools have bigger paying the bills" they may focus on obtaining libraries than Westminster's," said senior money from endowments specifically for the Michael Tielborg. libraiy as opposed to funds for the college as a whole. The concern had been to keep the Dick to librarian Wunder, According 'We (the libraryl cannot provide the services college going. Now that this is no longer a we would like to." problem, according to Morgan, emphasis There are several reasons for the may be placed on improving specific areas library's infirmity; some are in the process of such as the libraiy. "We had never had that being solved, some are not. The most fiexibiltiy until now," he said. Most of the remaining problems with obvious is lack of funds. "During hard times the library gets cut," the library result from poor funding. A major said Morgan. He explained that the college's downfall of the Nightingale Library, first concern is with growth; he cited the according to Wunder, is its staff size. Wunder major increase in students and the is currently the only librarian on the staff with a Master of Library Science. consequential expansion in other areas. "The college's priorities have been on According to Morgan, the Budget on and Committee has allocated funds for another on in scholarships, faculty, growth new buildings," Morgan said. proiessional librarian to be on staff next "The library has not been a top year. We are excited about that; it will help, priority, and this is an area we are concerned the library in terms of services," said Morgan. academic year is the third year about," said Morgan. He said he would like to The 1988-8- 9 see a new, larger facility built for library Wunder has requested a new staff member services, but a specific time frame for this with qualifications similar to his. Westminster's library obviously is not has not been given. As far as spacing in the library is able to compare with the University of Utahs concerned, "The shelving we have now will be library Just by nature of the size of both ' sufficient for another five years if we add schools. Some students rarely consider books at the same rate that we have for the using the Westminster libraiy when doing research. previous five years," said Wunder. A new library will not be considered Sophomore Chris Barber is one ol until the Jewett Center for the Performing those students. "When I need to do research Arts is built and Converse Hall is remodeled, for any of my classes I go to the University library. I havent always been able to find according to Morgan. Johnson feels the priority the libraiy what I need at Westminster," he said. As an example of the difference is given is far from adequate. Westminster Is more Interested in appearance than in between personnel at both libraries Wunder . "A sign of a Forum 3 |