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Show Wildcats win on national TV TheO Slgnpost See page 6 * WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY . Find the random of acts of art See page 4 wsusignpost.com VOLUME 69 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 Undergrads getting academic Students struggling with their publication Look into the mirror % image can find support Craig ' "" ^ - - r Correspondent | The Signpost GRAPHIC BY BRADY LEAVER | THC SIGNPOST • ' • • • • ' . - | ' . - ' • • ."•::""':."v> '"• ; ; ; i - With an estimated seven million women and one million men in the United States having an eating disorder, according to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, body image can be a struggle for many people. "I think the pressure to be thin, fashionable and beautiful is almost too much to handle sometimes," said 22-year-old Tara Jensen, a Weber State University alumna. "People focus so much on what you're wearing and how thin you are these days that I'm terrified of what my children will be faced with." Knowing the challenges many people face, Lindsay Macdonald, a counselor forWSU's Services for Women Students, has developed the Body Image Support Group. Macdonald has trained with the counselors at the University of Utah who run a similar program ^v:called Body Politics. These groups are designed for women and men of all cultures, ages and sizes to explore . the personal, interpersonal and social issues related to body image; eating disorders and self-acceptance. "The biggest thing I want to accomplish is to provide support for men and women and I try to integrate the fact that men experience these issues, too," Macdonald said. The Body Image Support Group provides a safe and confidential environment for people who want to find a more accepting way to live with their body. . Thegroupwill explore ways in which themedia.society.parents, peers and family promote and reflect the cultural standard for body shape, size, and beauty; as well as promoting healthy bodies and encouraging its members to celebrate all body types, regardless of age or.culture,.. ,., t . . . j>*-v*I alsowanttfTprovTcTea safe place to talk about the way that they feel about their bodies and, through that, 1 hope the group participants gain a bigger picture and know they're not alone," Macdonald said, "that they are not the only ones who experience body image issues and everyone looks different and every one has different cultural backgrounds and we're raised differently; yet, we have this common thing of not always being happy about ourselves." The Body Image Group is open to all members of the community and meets every Tuesday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Room 152 of the Student Service Center. Vbu can leave a message for reporter Shayla Craig by calling 626-7655, HEALTH RISKS E. coli fatal - it's also uncommon By Jenalee Berger correspondent j The Signpost Across the nation, 173 E. coli cases have been reported in 25 states. According to the Utah Department of Health's Web site, 17 of these cases have been reported in Utah. One death has been attributed to the E. coli outbreak caused by tainted spinach. The death of 2-year-old Kyle Allgood, who died at Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City, may have also been caused by the same E. Coli, but that has not been confirmed yet. The FDA said on its Web site that the spinach was grown in California in the counties of Monterey, San Benito and Santa Clara. Other produce grown in these areas were not affected. Recently in North Ogden there was also an E. coli problem with a Wendy's fast food restaurant. The Weber-Morgan Health Department confirmed on their Web site that four people contracted E. coli from iceberg lettuce. These recent E. coli cases may have students worried about the food that they eat. It is possible to get E. coli from contaminated produce or undercooked meat. Symptoms of E. coli are usually stomach cramps, diarrhea, or bloody diarrhea. E. coli can cause kidney damage or even death. Dr. Shawn McQuilkin, a physician at the Weber State University Health Center, said that getting E. Coli is not very likely. "Quite uncommon. Kind of like getting struck by lightning: it happens but it's rare," McQuilkin said. See E. coli page 5 By James Elmer sr, news reporter | The Signpost After doing their research, Weber State University students will now have a qualified journal in which to have their research published. The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is funding "Ergo - WSU's Undergraduate Research Journal." "The project had been on the back burner for a while until Lori [Lundell) decided to take over the project," said OUR Director John Cavitt. WSU sociology senior and Ergo editor in chief Lori Lundell decided to spearhead the project to help WSU undergrads have increased exposure for their research. However, the program would not be possible without the students who were willing to volunteer their time and efforts for the good of the university, according to Lundell. "We realized that there was a lot of research being done on campus and we wanted to offer undergrads a way to display that research to others in the professional community," Lundell said. "I have been involved in a lot of undergraduate research at Weber State, and I can see the need for a campus research journal to support all the student work that is going on here. I have also been involved with a lot of student support programs and I can see that many students do not realize their potential as researchers at the undergraduate level. . "It says a lot about the undergraduate .program and the faculty that a student could bring an!idea like this to "them anoT within a semester, have their idea become a fully-funded and supported reality. Additionally, I think it says a lot about the student body when, within a few weeks, we were fully staffed with 16 students that are dedicated to making this happen." Ergo is set up as a way for students to submit either full-length articles or onepagesummaries of presentations, according to Ergo's public relations staff. Full-length articles can be 2,000 words or eight journal pages including all text and graphics at a maximum. Students don't need to have presented their papers to be able to have them submitted into Ergo. Shooter in Utah's last death by firing squad speaks on campus Go gondola See Publication page 5 Students discuss capital punishment after listening to lieutenant talk of experience By Deborah Ramsay sr. news reporter | The Signpost your crime." "Problem with our society is no one knows the victim's name, but they all This summer was the 10thknow the criminal." anniversary of the execution of John Taylor's victim was Charla Nichole Albert Taylor by firing squad in Salt King. In 1988, she was an 11-year-old girl, Lake City and the last execution by who was one day away from her twelfth firing squad in the U.S. birthday. The next day she was planning Taylor sat tightly strapped to a chair, to go to Lagoon for the very first time. black hood covering his head, and a She never made it to her twelfth white cloth dot pinned on his chest. birthday. Taylor entered the King's His last words were from a poem, Washington Terrace apartment, which "Remember me, but let me go." they had just moved into three weeks Read, aim - one, two, three, four earlier. King was alone. Taylor repeatedly (guns fire), five, was the cadence. raped King and then left her lying naked "My first thought was we missed. We on her mother's bed with a phone cord saw nothing," said the lieutenant who wrapped around her neck. participated in the firing squad. "You King's mother arrived home, frantically couldn't tell. It was anti-climactic. The called the police, and then tried to perform white dot just fell to the ground. It was CPR as directed until the police arrived. The quick, painless, and no blood." efforts to resuscitate King were unsuccessful. Others reported seeingTaylor exhale Charla Nichole King was dead. his last breath, blood darken the chest Police felt the crime had all the area, and his hands clench and release earmarks of a local perpetrator, so the GRAPHIC BY DEBORAH RAMSAY | flit SIGNPOST two times. police canvassed the neighborhood. Caitlyn Anderson, a freshman with an Four bullets met their target and four Taylor's own sister came forward undecided major, looks at pictures of minutes later Taylor was pronounced and suggested the police check out her the chair prisoners were strapped to dead. brother. He had been visiting during the when they were going to be shot. "It went like clockwork, just like we time of the murder and had a hidden rehearsed," said Warden Hank Galetke history of rape, including raping her. percent effective. Some people are flat in an article reported by the Deseret At the conclusion of the trial, a judge out evil. You can'tfixthem." News following the execution. found Taylor guilty and the death penalty "Is the death penalty on its way out?" Instructor Chris Zimmerman's was decided as his punishment. Taylor said the lieutenant. "I think it will go away Weber State University's criminal justice himself chose the firing squad. and then come back. I think it will come class had the opportunity to have the Since the adoption of a law in 2004, back when the crime rates go backup." lieutenant, who was on the firing squad, death by firing squad can only be used if About 1050 criminals have been come speak to his class. He introduced requested by the prisoner. executed in the U.S. It is not a quick or easy himself to the class, but asked to remain The questions about what constitutes punishment to carry out. Taylor waited unnamed for the story because he is still "cruel and unusual" and the moral issue eight years for his sentence to be carried on duty with the police force. of capital punishment are on many out and then gave up the appeals process "You must put your daughter's, people's minds these days. and requested the firing squad while still niece's, or sister's face on the victim," "How do I feel about the death said the lieutenant. "This has eot to be penalty?" said the Lieutenant. "It's 100 See Firing squad page 5 or no gondola Student senators urge peers to get involved in tram proposal By Jordan Yospe sr. news reporter The Signpost Weber State University students came together to discuss the proposed gondola for Ogden Sept. 27 at the Shepherd Union Building in the first of a four-part lecture series. In contrast to previous lectures and forums on the debate, this particular series featured WSU student senators discussing the pros and cons of the proposed gondola and the streetcars. Senators discussed the costs and benefits of each option for WSU students in an open-forum, questionand-answer session. Defending Smart Growth Ogden's proposed streetcar plan, supported by UTA, was Traditional Students Senator Chris Bentley. The Lift Ogden Group and the proposed gondola was represented by Davis Campus Senator Jim West. "The intended outcome of this lecture series is to inform students and allow them to form opinions and take a side so we can represent their views," said Peter Owen, president of the WSU Student Organization. Bentley and West were not officially representing the respective groups they defended, but both have significant involvement with them. Leading the discussion was Bentley, who made the argument that, although he was initially excited about the idea of a gondola running through campus, See Gondola page 5 |