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Show The o Weber State University I : j I! n MODERN SHAKESPEARE. See page 5. Volume 66 Issue 52 wsusignpost.com Friday, January 16, 20G- f Vice president of student affairs announces resignation By Paul Garcia managing editor The Signpost During an emergency student senate meeting called Wednesday afternoon, Anand Dyal-Chand, vice president of student affairs, announced that he would be stepping down from his position at WSU. Dyal-Chand and his wife, Alda, a WSU English professor, will move to Pune, in central India, to enrich the lives of others. "We will be leaving with some heaviness in our hearts," Dyal-Chand said. "We're leaving because we feel there is a new calling." Dyal-Chand, a native of India, said 28 years ago a doctor, Dyal-Chand's brother, went to a remote and poor part of India to an optical camp set up for charitable surgeries. Despite the doctor's success, there was more than a 50 percent mortality rate for newborns and their mothers. Uneducated midwives were cutting the umbilical cords with kitchen utensils, creating deadly complications. He told Dyal-Chand the only thing that could solve 1:1, r.. , , Vice President of student affairs Anand Dyal-Chand addresses an audience of students and staff members Wednesday in an emergency student senate meeting. Dyal-Chand announced his resignation and future plans. kindcrgartcn-through-fifth-grade elementary school. The school will primarily focus on educating females, who often get shortchanged this problem was education. Dyal-Chand and his wife have set up the American Endowment for Education and have raised $120,000. He was able to secure nearly four acres of land, which will be used to start a on education. Each year, he hopes to add a classroom and eventually add grades until the "We will be leaving with some heaviness in our hearts. We're leaving because we feel there is a new calling." Anand Dyal-Chancl WSU vice president of student affairs 10th grade the 11th and 12th grades arc considered junior college in India. In the meeting, Dyal-Chand told the senators he wanted them to hear about his resignation directly from him. "It's a very bold decision you have taken," said WSU student Michael Danso, a native of Ghana. "I feel it because of where I come from, with the level of poverty, to leave and go See Resignation page 7 Dwindling threat of flu By Wendy Leonard editor in chief The Signpost Although the flu virus is still considered widespread in Utah, the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is convinced infection rates are slowing down. "Just because the number of cases being reported is down, doesn't necessarily mean the virus is on it's' way out," said Tina L'Estrange, a communicable disease nurse at the Weber-Morgan Health Department. At the Weber-Morgan Health Department, there were no reported cases of the flu virus in December 2002. The reported cases in December 2003 reached 681, with one death, a senior citizen in Weber County. So far this season, Utah has recorded 5,653 laboratory-identified cases, as compared to 697 such cases for all of last season. "We are optimistic that in some pans of the country, the influenza season may . have already peaked," said Julie Gerberding, director of the CDC. "We also know that the flu is unpredictable." The 600 percent increase in cases is due to the severity of the illness being passed around. L'Estrange said this year's virus is being passed around faster because the virus has a longer period of incubation. "You usually have the flu virus one to two days before See Flu page 1 1 Former hostage speaks on captivir By Geoff Liesik special assignments The Signpost Humanitarian Terry Waitc described his experiences as a hostage negotiator, and ultimately as a hostage, at convocations on Thursday. Waite's presentation focused on trying to understand why people act the way they do to resolve world problems rather than responding to every situation with violence. "I'm not a pacifist." Waitc said. "I do believe that at certain times we have to use minimum force in order to achieve certain ends. But in the main, I do believe that wc do not, for many, many reasons, really try and really examine some of the root causes for violence." Waitc said the governments of the United States and Great Britain were deceptive in their reasons for going '. -1 At Thursday's convocations Terry Waite speaks about hostages. to war in Iraq. He also expressed personal concern over the treatment of the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay by U.S. forces. "It does seem to be very exec treatment of people." Waite "You know, gradual wearing i' intimidation, blindfolding. I I've been subjected to al myself." On Jan. 20. 1987, Waitc promised by the hostage-tak. was working with that he be taken to meet the ' hi . whose release he was seekiiv decided to risk his personal to accomplish his mission decision would make him a h for 1 .763 days. "The door closed belli; ; and when I took off my blitn! was in a tile cell. I was no or negotiator. I was a hostage my Waitc said. "My blood ran because I realized that cells tiled like that in order to clc after people had been ki.-around." See Hostage p. Certified lunatic to perform at Browning Center By Natalie Cutler news editor The Signpost Weber State University is being invaded by a one-man certified lunatic performance Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. Tomas Kubinek, Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible, will be performing at the Allred Theater, in the Browning Center, for students and community members as part of the Cultural Affairs Series. "Originally he was on the Egyptian Theatre Series in 2001 and was scheduled for the end of September but couldn't make it because of the World Trade Center attacks," said Diane Stern. WSU director of Cultural Affairs. Stern said she had seen clips of his show and was struck by his humor and his character. She said Kubinek has a sense of true kindness about him. "1 personally had been looking forward to having this performance in town," Stern said. She said hi.s performance combines musical, vaudeville and clowning styles. "He bills himself as a certified lunatic and master of the impossible and that's probably the best way to See Lunatic page 9 Tomas Kubinek, Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible, will perform his illusions and tricks Friday and Saturday at the Weber State University Browning Center. 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