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Show 6 The Signpost - Wednesday, May 24, 1989 TT o Mm The following CAB committee chairs are now open: Arts & Exhibits Dance Family Programs Films and Video For Adults Only (non-traditional students) Mid-day Multi-Cultural Programs Off-Broadway Special Events Super Events STIPEND! EXPERffiN INVOLVEMENT! Applicants must maintain 12 credit hours each quarter and maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA. APPLY Student Activities Offices U.B. Room 241 or call 626-6349 for more information International students bridge the cultural gap By Pimpa Chalalai Contributing Writer Club International and the International Center held a picnic on Saturday. About 40 foreign students participated in the annual foreign students on the football field accross from Promontory Tower. 'The main purpose of the picnic was to bring foreign students together so that they would have the opportunity to get better acquainted," said Debbie Matsuura, president of Club International. Most of the food and drinks were provided by student provided through potluck by students who came to the picnic; the rest of the picnic supply came from Club International and the International student senator. At the picnic, Malallah Mallah, president of Club International and Kazuyo Torabayashi, the CRYSTAT CREST and the finalists . i -,. , ... J , J V 'Air, . ' ..: 1 JRPtFWy 1 t- ' . : 'k J " u International student senator presented several awards to foreign students who had contributed themselves in Adams (cont'd from page 2) "I was not allowed a phone call, not allowed to speak to anyone. I was kept in the interrogation room a very long time," Adams said. "At least two days." Adams said he felt the police and himself had a problem , but that if they discussed it, they could solve the problem. When Adams refused to sign a confession written by the police admitting to the murder of Officer Wood, Schaffer said an officer "pulled his service revolver on me and told me I would sign the paper." "I then realized that we did not have a problem," Adams said. "I had a problem." What followed, Schaffer said, was a trial fdled with perjured testimony and suppressed evidence. "Innocent people go to jail all the time," Schaffer said, "but those are usually cases of mistaken identity that are soon rectified. This case was not. There was malice, ill will and intent. They really set out to frame someone." Adams was found guilty and sentenced to death. He spent four years on death row before the Supreme Court reversed his death sentence because of unconstitutional jury selection. While preparing for retrial, Schaffer said, the prosecution discovered that their star witness, David Harris, was in prison in California for robbery and kidnapping. Rather than go to trial with Harris' criminal record and the inconsistent and perjured testimony of the first trial, the prosecution requested that Adams' sentence be commuted to life in prison. Read The Signpost ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Jeff Carlson Football Paula John Track Niklas van der Schoot Tennis Katie Weyenberg Basketball MoIIi Wilkens Volleyball helping the club organize many of its activities through out this year. After the award presentation are . . . y y .- - N f , t . '- V lifclfl Itfl."- I, t--"lf " VI i students helped themselves with the barbecued food. "This picnic has lessened the gap in the It wasn't until film maker Enrol Morris went to Dallas to film a documentary on the death penalty that Adams' story was fully told. Morris became interested in Adams' story and changed the focus of his film to Adams' case. Morris obtained truthful accounts from witnesses and from Harris who is now on death row in Texas for a separate murder. He also was able to get documents from the district attorney that obtained suppressed and unaltered testimony, testimony that contradicted the testimony given during Adams' original trial. Today Randal Dale Adams is a free man. Tonight Morris' documentary, "The Thin Blue Line," will air at 8:00 on Channel 7.. SlIl (cont'd from page 2) professional interpreters for the deaf as a way to supplement their income. Initial impetus for the class was an interest survey conducted by the WSC Sign Language Club. The Club interacts with other organizations from the deaf community in the Ogden area. They have attended conferences and participated this year in the Homecoming Parade. . When the survey results indicated that sign language classes were of interest to Weber State students, Vicars volunteered to teach. He had discovered that the way to learn sign is to share it. "I really didn' t get the hang of signing unul I started associating with the deaf community. It's their language." He had intense training in sign language when he served an LDS mission to the deaf. "Living with deaf people 24 hours a day for two years tends to improve your signing ability. It was like moving to Spain if you want to leam Spanish." 600 REMOUNTS, EARRINGS, PENDANTS, & CHAINS IN STOCK 34 ct. Diamond $695 12 ct. Diamond $290 14 ct. Diamond $75 14 Kt. Gold-Solitaire Ring $70 Guarantee If your diamond does not appraise in writing (within 30 days of purchase) for at least 66 more than your purchase price, your money will be refunded. (This price includes the setting for any of the above diamonds). JV, Damond s Dream Incorporated Your Future's Beginning 533 26th 627-3773 BOB KOLAR DIAMOND BROKER relations of students from many different foreign countries; it is a real success," said Matsuura. Now, Vicars tries to give the students in his class the same kind of hands-on experience. "The Utah School for the Deaf has been really helpful in that regard. Mike Johnson (dorm supervisor) brings some of the deaf students up to interact with my class members," said Vicars. He has also found music to be helpful. "Everybody seems to love signing songs. I use them in my classes to build fluency." Last year Vicars organized a performing troupe called "Sign Up!" Members of the classes and the sign language club make up this group who sign songs for audiences. "It's almost like dancing," said Vicars, "I coined the term 'dansign' a combination of dancing and signing." The troupe has performed at churches, fund raisers and Open Hours. "We even did the national anthem at a Weber State basketball game," said Vicars. "Sign Up" will present their final appearance of the year, the 2nd Annual Spring Finale, in the Browning Center on May 30 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available from the Physically Challenged Student Center located in the south ground-floor wing of the Stewart Library (Room 79). |