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Show You can't catch me! Taurus McGhee runs for a touchdown, and hopes to land an NFL contract. See sports page 10 Monday, May 4, 1998 www.weber.edusignpost Volume 60 Number 78 l.iiiagaMiMlllllWlllilllliaiiiiini,,,ni..., fi le5D(F LTD ra Sis Cii LJ - 4 4 Body f Hail to the chief new editor announced. 1. env stool found By Angela VVadman news editor-The Signpost The body of Weber State University student David Eberhard, 19, was found Friday morning in Strong's Canyon. He was last seen Feb. 26. According to Weber County Sheriff's public information officer Sgt. Klint Anderson, the body was found a mile up the canyon in a rock slide area. Eberhard's parents, along with Vickie King of the American Search Dogs organization, discovered his body and notified the Weber County Sheriff's Office around 9 a.m. Julie Eberhard, his mother, said the search for David was scheduled for Saturday, but because of strong impressions she received, they began a day earlier. "The dogs went crazy with the scent," she said. Because of the rugged terrain, it took rescue workers nearly three hours to caTry his body out of the canyon, Anderson said. Other searches for David Eberhard have been conducted by family members and the sheriff's office, but because of the rocky terrain, weather and possibility of avalanches, an exploration further up the canyon was prevented. "It was a matter of getting warmer weather to go searching for him," Julie Eberhard said. His backpack was discovered at the bottom of the canyon on March 21, leading searchers to intensify their efforts in Strong's canyon. "We were hoping to find him sooner," Anderson said. "We suspected he might be up the canyon, but the danger was too great." The body was taken to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Salt Lake City to determine the cause of death. Though authorities cannot comment on cause of death, Julie Eberhard said David's death was the result of a fall. "They the medical office classify his death as a fall. He was caught in an avalanche," Julie Eberhard said. She said the autopsy report indicated David had broken ribs, a tear in his heart and a swollen brain. "We expect that a rock slide to be the cause but we are not ruling out any possibilities. We don't expect to see foul play," Anderson said. Eberhard's mother said she will never know for sure the reason David was in the canyon, but knew he was searching for answers to his questions. She said a week after his disappearance they knew David was dead. "We had felt that he was on the other side a week later," she said. "The hardest part of this is having to wait this long. We were hoping to find him each time a search was conducted." She is glad that only three people were present when his body was located. "It was a hard but wonderful experience. It his body was evidence of what we already felt," she said. Eberhard was a resident living in Promontory Tower and originally from Farmington. His family reported him missing to Weber State Police Feb. 28 after he .. t - : : M - Sf 1 mm4 By Anne Gukeisen page designer-The Signpost The editor in chief of The Signpost for the 1 998-99 school year was announced Friday. Taylor S. Fielding, who is currently the interim editor in chief, will fill the position. Fielding, whose middle initial stands for "Smart," has held eight positions at The Signpost during his four years at Weber State University. Editor in chief will be his ninth. He began in September 1994 as an unpaid freelancer because editors were hesitant to give him a staff position since he was a freshman. But Fielding quickly won their confidence writing 35 news stories and landing a senior news reporter position in November. Since that time, he has worked in a myriad of positions at The Signpost ranging from assistant news editor to systems analyst to managing editor. "Working in journalism has shown me how dynamic the world really is. Nothing every stays the same," Fielding said. "Nothing is for sure. There's no guarantee." Expecting the unexpected is one of Fielding's main tools for survival. He may have learned this skill while trying to keep a dozen computers and a network system up and running year round, or perhaps it was when he took over The Signpost's coverage of the police and court systems. Either way, Fielding has learned this lesson well enough to survive the hard knocks of university journalism. Journalism has almost always been Fielding's main focus. He is currently minor-See Chief page 3 Painting the street purple... and white... and blue... and... The Greeks got out and painted the road red, along with other colors. This yearly tradition keeps the road along the football practice field glowing with creative genius. W . ; -.7'' ' 'it" s I k 4 IT"-' g .. . . iq Northern Ireland: Amnesty International, WSU professor help students stay informed By Patrick Parkinson asst. news editor-The Signpost Weber State University students were given frightening details and current news about the bloodshed that has been taking place in Northern Ireland for several centuries, Thursday during Amnesty International's meeting. "We could start about 800 years ago, or we could start back in 1 690," said Thorn Kearin, an associate professor of sociology at WSU. Kearin has traveled to Northern Ireland several times. His ex periences qualified him to update WSU students about the volatile situation. "Peace talks have been going on since October of last year," he said. "It's really quite extraordinary that the peace talks are going on at all, bringing together enemies of three and four decades. Living enemies of three and four decades; dead enemies of 800 years." Many students are unaware of the struggles which have plagued Northern Ireland as a result of the hatred between the area's Protestant and Catholic populations. Kearin spoke in detail about the Catholic nationalists and the Protestant unionists. The hatred started in 1690, he said. The battle that took place in Ireland essentially established the feud as it functions today. Kearin said the Protestant King William defeated King James in the battle. Because of that defeat, the Irish republic was split, and the northern part merged with the United Kingdom. "What the nationalists want is to be reunited with the republic, and what the unionists want is to maintain the union with the United Kingdom," Kearin said. Before the peace talks began, Kearin said all paramilitary groups were being required to disarm. "There are a couple of illegal groups that have a lot of power," Kearin said. Perhaps the most famous of these is the Irish Republican Army, a nationalist paramilitary group. Ultimately, the IRA and other paramilitary groups did not disarm, but officials went ahead with the peace talks. See Ireland page 8 3 inside post news seepage 2 &3 editorial , see page 4 3&e see page 6 SpOFtS see page 10 Classifieds . . . .see page 12 |