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Show Beauty, eats, arts Festival goers enjoyed cultural enrichment at the Park City Arts Festival Tuesday, August 5, 1 997 www.weber.edusignpost Volume 60 Number 7 War t" . v .v. SeeA&Epage5 p Plan OK'd for upcoming WSU-Davis expansion By Joe Bartenhagen Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day The land bank is in response to the little more tight, Hall said, the gover- planning group from Phoenix, Ariz.. news editor-The Signpost The Utah State Board of Regents approved a plan Friday for WSU to purchase 10 acres of land in Layton, Utah, with an eye toward expanding the future WSU-Davis Campus. WSU now has the go-ahead to purchase 1 0 acres of land presently owned by Western Garden, bringing the amount of land owned by the university in Davis County to 100 acres. Western Garden has stipulated that of the 10 acres sold to WSU for $511,000, five acres of the university's land must be sold to The The new option to earn a four-year bachelor's degree gives WSU dancers something to leap toward. Director of the program, Joanne Lawrence (right), has reached her goal of having the only program in Northern Utah to offer a degree in dance. It's time to donee at WSU r WSU's dance program now offers a four-year bachelor's degree. By Patrick Parkinson campus affairs editor-The Signpost Whether you want to become a star or just develop some new grooves, Weber State University's dance program has provides the opportunity. The program recently became the only one in Northern Utah to offer a degree solely in dance. Faculty members are excited about a bachelor of arts option. Joanne Lawrence, the program's director, has spent seven years at WSU working toward this goal. "The first step was to move the dance program from physical education into performing arts," Lawrence said. Their relationship with physical education is vital. Lawrence hopes to cultivate more of these in the area of body science. However, the program's dependence on the performing arts department for so many elements of the production process made it a more sensible place to be rooted. "That is tlx; national trend," Lawrence said. "That's pretty much where the standards are happening these days." The switch was accomplished inside post editorial see page 4 Saints The church plans to use the land to build an institue of religion for the Davis facility. "The Western Garden land will provide multiple access to the property already owned by the university, making a future campus viable," said Allen Simkins, vice president for administrative services. "This acquisition completes the purchase of land in Davis County." "Acquring this land bank is part of the university's commitment to serve the higher-education needs of Davis County students," he said. seven years ago, and since then Lawrence has worked diligently to find quality instructors and adjuncts. She has also brought some outstanding guest artists to the campus to help teach and assist with productions. "Students entering our program are of a higher caliber," Lawrence said. Each year, the department awards a number of scholarships and tuition waivers to outstanding students. Recipients do not have to major or minor in dance, Lawrence said, but are required to perform and take technique classes. "We also require them to do a small amount of production, backstage work," she said. "We want them to choose areas that they don't know much about, so they can broaden their understanding of the whole world of dance and performance." Lawrence is enthusiastic about the future of the dance major. The upcoming semester conversion, from her perspective, presents some wonderful opportunities. "We're anxious for semesters," Lawrence said. "By the time a dancer starts really getting into their craft, de features see page 6 needs of the state's 9 institutions of higher-education. With money set aside by the state, universities can purhcase land so they can expand to serve a growing population statewide. Associate vice-president for administrative services Craige Hall said the land purchase is in response to the growing population in Davis County. "The original intent was to develop a new campus to add to what's already there," Hall said. However, Hall said, the land bank plan was initiated 4 years ago, when the state's fiscal picture was a little more stable. Now that money is a veloping their technique or developing artistically a work they're working on, the quarter is over." The performing arts department is enthusiastic about what the dance major docs to round out the arts' role in the institution's foundation. "It is going to really round out our studies in the arts," Lawrence said. "Any university should have a basis in all the arts, all the humanities." Lawrence has taught at several universities throughout the eastern and southern United States. She has done choreography and has worked in several facets of the production cycle with many renowned dance companies. She knew WSU had the potential for providing students and the community with a quality dance program. "I lopcfully we will be building the quality of our neighborhood programs," she said. Some dance majors may concentrate on performance and choreography while others may pursue dance teaching which will certify them to teach on a secondary level. "We have an extreme need for teachers, qualified teachers, within SpOftS see page 7 nor is not as eager to promote full-on expansion. "The current governor isn't interested in that. He has said he's not interested in developing in that way. Realistically, we have very tight resources the cost of building a campus is enormous," Hall said. Hall estimated the cost of constructing and maintaining a single campus bulding at between $25 and $40 million. Now that the plan to obtain the land has been okayed by the Board of Regents, Hall said that a master- ! If i Joanne Lawrence the nearby community," Lawrence said. Since dance is one the most basic and fundamental forms of human expression, the student who docs not wish to major or minor in the program also has an opportunity to participate. "We have beginning level dance courses, ballet, modern and jazz," See Dance page 2 neWS seepage 2&3 V -It ' fit . .jwfciaii J .1 planning group from Phoenix, Ariz., has been hired to decide what the next phase of expansion will be for the WSU-Davis facility. "They're asked for input from the university and from the community," Hall said. "But a final plan has not yet been submitted or approved." The plan will be submitted later this year. In June, the WSU-Davis facility expanded its services and moved from its location on Antelope Drive to an interim location in the former Mountain Fuel building at 915 W. 1 000 N. (Gordon Avenue) in Layton just west of Granite Furniture. Fill summer's long pauses; take CPR If students can find time in their busy summer schedules between work, school, play and vacations, summer is the perfect time to take a first aid or CPR class. Many of the local fire departments and the local chapters of the American Red Cross offer classes in first aid and CPR. The American Red Cross offers classes in adult, infant, child CPR, and first aid, as well as more advanced levels of CPR including two-man CPR and use of resuscitation masks. In addition, classes are offered for those interested in becoming a CPR class instructor. Cost of the classes ranges from $25 to $125. Class fees must be paid in advance, and interested parties should call to register for classes two weeks in advance. Classes are offered at a variety of times throughout the week at several locations.In addition, many local fire departments offer first aid and CPR classes. The Ogden City Fire Department offers CPR training to groups of five people or more. The cost is $20 per person ($15 per person forre-certification) plus a $10 CPR mannequin rental fee. Fire department officials will then negotiate a date and time for training. For more information, call 629-8074. The Weber County Fire District offers CPR classes the first Thursday of every month if enough interested people have signed up for the course. For more information, call 782-3580. See CPR on page 3 classifieds . . . .see page 8 |