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Show Friday, November 3, 2000 THE SIGNPOST Survivors draw "groupies" maim l?ss a by Jamie Gross an ipiis .HI. ins writer Tlio Sitfn;)ost DlTDSlJaBir SODCCOSS I 'lhcre were 900 c hairs set up in Ihc Shepherd Union Building ballrooms an hour prior to Richard I latch's and Sue I lawk's speech, and 10 minutes before Ihc two arrived, there were 30 people in the seats. The two sides of the ballrooms were closed off five minutes before the convocation was to start. By the lime it started at 10:20 a.m. there were about 300 people. The audience was made up of what would best be described as "Survivor" groupies. Weber State University students to community members. Lorraine Cragun, WSU alumnae said, "1 loved the show for the unknown." Jamie Richards said, 'They were so real and I loved them. I was in awe the whole time because I was such a fan of 'Survivor' and then they actually came here." The convocation was a moderated format with Allison Gallup, a communication broadcast student at WSU. acting as the moderator. Gallup was unable to get many questions out. Gallup first asked the two survivors to give a brief description of the show. I latch took over the program from there. "It didn't really have a lot to do with survival per say," he said. "It was much more a social experiment, like how the hell do I get along with that," he said as he looked at Hawk. They also talked about what they have been doing since the show ended. They have been on many talk show's like "Live with Regis" and "Rosie O'Donnell." Gallup then tried to pull the two back and get them on to the theme of the convocation: reality television and its part in today's world. S -VV: V V'" "i I .. itJL .J Jh Sue Hawk (left) jokes around with Richard Hatch (right) at Thursdas convocation. Hawk and Hatch are from CBS's hit show ''Survivor." She asked how real the show was since the producers only showed an hour of film for every 72 hours shot. "With the hour they had they covered the story very well." Hawk said "They showed the part of our personality that carried us through the game." Hatch was also asked how real he thought it was and what it was like around cameras 24 hours a day. "I was amazed that they captured exactly what I was thinking. I thought it was incredibly accurate what they depicted, and the editing was brilliant," Hatch said. "We weren't directed in anything we did. The camera crews became trees; they weren't talking to us and we weren't talking to them." Both Hatch and Hawk said to survive the show you needed to stay true to yourself and to who you were before you went. The format then went from being moderated to audience questions. The first question was asked by Dan Hoyle, who asked about 2001 QUAD CAB 1500 c Loaded, SIT, 4x4 27,760 v Starting atZl ,1 dX Q!TXJESRSF 532-2000 or tmOMW 5 Eyeglass exam thru Dec. 31 Michael Larsen, O.D. (Independent Doctor of Optometry) 10 off on glasses wstudent I.D. (prices range from $79.99 to 229.99) 5 off contacts wstudent I.D. (Acuvuo 2 contacts $16.95 per box everyday) Free adjustments & repairs Free vision screenings available Target Optical 1 135 V. Riverdale Rd 393-9076 lOam-Spm M-F 9am-6pm Sat 10am-4pni Sun the survivors not being able to talk to anyone between the time they got off the island and when the show actually aired the final episode and how hard that was. Both Hatch and Hawk said they did not want to spoil the surprise for anyone and they also discussed being legally bound to not talk. One of the questions toward the end focused on the reason behind the cancellation of the first convocation Hatch was scheduled to attend. "Since having won I have an insane number of people to help run what has become a business around me," Hatch said. "When we scheduled to come here before, I was still under the impression we were coming until I got a call from Audry Hatch saying 'Why aren't you coming?' I had no idea.( I learned after you did I wasn't coming, and as a result of that call I have changed the way my advisers now interact with me. Now I make the decisions." By Jill Steed news writer The Signpost If you happened to be walking through the Shepherd Union Building Wednesday, you may have wondered what all the commotion was about. The Academic Advisement Center held its second Major Fest, and according to many who attended, it was a major success. The Major Fest is a chance for students to learn about the different academic majors offered at Weber State University. In cooperation with the College of Health Professions, the Office of Recruitment and Orientation and the Weber State University Student Association, all seven academic colleges participated in the event this year with over 60 booths available for students to browse. According to Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski, The Major Fest is really helpful because the information students need is located in one area. They don't have to go to each college to gather the information; they can come to Major Fest and pick up everything they need to know right here." This year many of the departments decorated their booths with WSU logos, colors and pom-poms. The radiologic sciences department displayed an X-ray machine equipped with real X-ray's. The zoology-department brought in snakes, turtles and salamanders to attract the students' attention. Real pig lungs from the respiratory therapy department had many students curious. WSU invited high school students from Davis, Weber and Morgan counties to participate. Several students from Wyoming high schools also attended. 'There's a lot of people here that are helpful," said Eric Meeker, a senior at Layton High. Attending his first Major Fest, Cliff Nowell, chairman of economics, was on hand to help students learn more about the economics major. "It is nice to show off our information to students," said Nowell. Laura Yenerich, a senior majoring in logistics and operations was helpful in informing students about her major. "Many students are unaware of what logistics and operations Is," Yenerich said. "I am glad I can talk to them about this somewhat new major. The Army, Air Force and National Guard also had booths available for students interested in signing up for service in the military. 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