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Show VOLUME 52, ISSUE 33 FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1992 4 V iOi nn i me 1Lj SSSSiSSS8S3i8SS8S3; fff s) S8S5SS WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY OGDEN, UT Profs feet are back on solid ground after months at sea. p.3 Hatch blasts abortion, doubts an overturn of Roe v. Wade ruling SEN. ORRIN HATCH: In speech to Ogden businesses he also says Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas were served justice. By TINATRITCH Asst. News editor of The Signpost Sen. Orrin Hatch, speaking to members of the OgdenWeber Chamber of Commerce Thursday morning, voiced his disfavor on abortion, but did not address problems that may result with an increase in population. Hatch, who has spent the last several days speaking to groups in Utah, was also the guest speaker during WSU Convocations. There, he turned his lecture time over to the audience ioaddress such issues as the Anita HillClarence Thomas hearings and national health care. "I don't care which side you're on, you've got to be concerned with killing two million children (in the United States) a year," Hatch told the Chamber of Commerce. Of those two million cases of abortion, only 1.5 percent are aborted in cases of rape, incest, deformity of the fetus, and harm to the mother. 98.5 percent of abortions are performed because of population control, sex of the baby, and inconvience. Hatch said. Hatch said he didn't think that Roe v. Wade would be overturned. It is best to leave abortion laws up to state representatives rather than a judge appointed for life. "If against abortion, you've got to be able to take care of the children," Hatch said. The senator stressed the need for child care within the state of Utah, which has the highest child-care needs in the nation. He pointed out that two-thirds of all families are singleheads-of-house-holds and that there are 15 million "latchkey kids." However, Hatch did not voice any solutions to problems that may "Women have many choices before they get pregnant." Sen. Orrin Hatch be encountered with an increase in population or the costs involved with child care. "Women have many choices before they get pregnant," he said. Hatch told the audience that sexual discrimination is a very serious, important issue that must be confronted because the public demands it. But, care must be taken in the treatment of both genders. Justice is the most important element, but in the Thomas hearings, the emotional issue of sexual abuse became the issue. "Some people get so caught up in the issue that the male is not treated fairly." Hatch said the most significant testimony, besides Anita Hill and (See HATCH page 3) 15 seconds of fame ,v 1 -' S ? f . - t I i .J - :, i f f i .-' ! V -1 . A YOUNG GLOBETROTTER FAN gets a lesson in spinning a ball on your finger at Events Center Tuesday night. BRIAN SCHIELEWf SIGNPOST the Dee Black Scholars United remember Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. By GREG WEBBER King's Influence is not confined to the United States; many countries have chosen to remember King Staff writer of The Signpost A captivated audience filled the Wildcat Theater Thursday for the Honors Issues Forum to commemorate the legacy of black civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Black Scholars United, along with Issues Forum and the Multi-cultural Educational Resource Center, presented "Living the Dream;Let Freedom Ring"-just days before the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday. "Dr. King is one of the most remarkable men of our time," said Daily Oliver, director of Honors & Integrated Studies. "His dissatisfaction with all forms of injustice was his greatest virtue."John Mbaku, economics professor, said King fought so blacks could have better access to economic and political influence in our society. Mbaku said people can learn from King's experiences. "Martin Luther King Jr. and others were successful because they were prepared. They were well-prepared to meet the challenges posed to them by the laws and discrimination of Alabama," he said. King's civil rights career began in 1955, after Rosa Parks was arrested for not yielding a seat on a bus to a white passenger. It ended when he was assassinated in 1968. King was remembered through tributes of song and dance by WSU students. George Kelly sang "Precious Lord" and students Sumiko Anderson and Melvin Maxwell choreographed their own performance to the music (See KING page 2) J; Organizations begin petitioning for student fee money By LAURIE M.WIRTH News editor of The Signpost Student fees must be raised 6 percent to meet the 1992-1993 budget requests of campus organizations.Without a raise, budget requests will exceed projected revenue from student fees by about $200,000. That means budget cuts would be inevitable. The various groups will not know if the increase will be granted, or how much it will be, until the end of the quarter, after the Committee sifts through proposals. A 6 percent increase cap was approved by ASWSU last week. Campus organizations began pleading to the Student Fee Allocation Committee Wednesday for their portion of student fees -each trying to justify why their entire program must be paid for with student fees. Last year, student fees in creased one percent and the Committee had to reduce the amount allocated to some organizations, said Shane Stewart, committee co-chair.Requests for money included: H Department Of Performing Arts The Committee granted S8,185 of a $12,475 request from performing arts Wednesday. The students needed the money immediately to attend state, regional and national conventions. The money was available from 1991-1992 carry foreword money. Academic Advisement Academic Advisement requested S32,682, a S21,682 increase from the 1991-1992 academic year. The organization advises students with general education requirements, admission and registration. It also advises students with undeclared majors and those on academic probation andsuspension. The increase will pay for four part-time student employees , whose pay previously came through financial aid and a part-time 20-hour a week student position, plus one five-hour a week student position. B Counseling and Psychological Services Richard Soulhwick, counseling services director, said the department's SI 82,777 budget request, $44,000 more than was allo-(See SFACpage 2) |