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Show Skype usage increases at WSU . . . page 4 Spring practice starts for WSU football . . . page 6 AT A GLANCE EDITORIAL BUSINESS &SCIENCE SPORTS CLASSIFIEDS 2 3 4 6 9 VOL 82 ISSUE 80 FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012 WWW.WSUSIGNPOST.COM SignP 0 St WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY Preacher: 'Just pro-truth' Signpost wins UPA Christianpreacher visits WSU to spread his message awards that salvavation through Jesus Christ is a "sift of grace" WSU newspaper iotei r/ wins 13 awards The Weber State University newspaper, The Signpost, recieved 13 awards in the annual Better Newspaper Contest, hosted by the Utah Press Association awards, in Springville, Utah, last week. The Signpost is one of 10 community newspapers across the state competing in the Group II category. The staff of The Signpost recieved a total of 13 awards, including six firstplace awards,four second/MIMI place awards and two thirdplace awards. The UPA conference was dims,dm held over the weekend of March 17. .10)* t. 9 i ii i+ disAyeeS (A 1411 +h g t,14e_ . z)T+ tris(errEc4'f-r. v- is, un jws-F. -- Lf e cluvketer go,/ 0654 wak. • •-• First-place awards • Best Feature, Community or Lifestyle Page Best Website Best Staff-Produced Ad Haden Hamblin PHOTO BY AMANDA LEWARK I THE SIGNPOST Self-proclaimed Christian preacher Eli Brayley visits Weber State University yesterday to discuss salvation, the Bible and Mormonism. By Cozette Jenkins news editor I The Signpost Eli Brayley, self-proclaimed Christian preacher, stood in front of the statue outside of the Miller Administration Building yesterday discussing Christianity with a student after finishing his own preaching about the free gift of salvation and the fallacies of the Mormon faith. "Where are your facts?" Brayley said to a Weber State University student who brought up the principle of Priesthood power. "Your notion of the priesthood is not written in the Bible." The student assured him that it is. "Show me," Brayley said, and the student said he would have to look it up in his Bible Dictionary because he didn't know where to find the reference. Brayley preached and spoke with many students and other members of the WSU community yesterday afternoon with a colleague during the latter of his bi-annual visits to the campus. Together they own Oasis Books in Logan, located about a mile away from Utah State University, and they visit the campus often to preach and discuss religion with students. They have been visiting USU and WSU for more than four years. John Kowalewski, WSU director of media relations, said that though there are general guidelines concerning the freedom of speech when it threatens harm or might lead to harm of others, there is not currently a WSU policy that governs how people from outside of the university can come and exercise their freedom of speech on campus. A policy to address that issue is currently being drawn up and reviewed and will hopefully be completed within a year, according to Kowalewski. "Especially at a public university, though, typically colleges and universities want to create a campus that fosters an open marketplace," Kowalewski said, "and the free and open exchange of ideas, even if the opinions shared may be viewed as offensive or counter to opinions held by members of that campus." A friend of Brayley's, who is on a break from attending WSU and who who preferred to remain anonymous because his family doesn't know he has disassociated himself with the Mormon faith, discussed how Brayley can seem confrontational when he is preaching but is more approachable one-on-one. "Once you get past the antagonizing and meet him just the two of you, he's much easier to talk to, and you can really talk about anything," he said. "He believes what he believes, and he's going to stand his ground and won't insult you. You may become offended by what he says, but that's your choice." Then he said there was a time last year when Brayley was visiting in the See Preacher page 5 New diversity requirement Spring practice begins Faculty senate changes general education requirements for incoming students By Nathan Davis editor in chief I The Signpost - - In a faculty senate meeting, a decision was made that might affect the classes students take in order to graduate. An order passed by one vote, requiring students to take at least one diversity class in order to fulfill their general education requirements. The senate then voted on a measure that would require students to take more diversity classes in order to fill their general education requirements. Currently, students are required to take three diversity credit hours; under the new measure, students will be required to take one diversity class within the breadth requirements. After some debate over when the new measures will be implemented, it passed by a vote of 14-13. The new requirements will see the number of diversity courses cut from 59 to 20. "The diversity requirement will stay in place," said Erika Daines, curriculum chair, "but will be sig- nificantly changed in the administration. All 20 courses that we have right now in our gen-ed program that are also diversity courses will keep that designation." Daines said that 59 courses, which are not also currently general education courses, would lose their designation as diversity courses. With the passing of the measure, Daines said it would show the value that WSU places on diversity since all students will be taking at least one diversity class. See Diversity page 5 Best Ad Color Ann Johnson Best Special Section Best Sports Photographer Nathan Caulford Second-place awards Best Breaking News Story Spencer Garn Best Staff-Produced Ad Haden Hamblin Best General News Story Spencer Garn Best Sports Column Eric Jensen Third-place awards Best Sports Column Craig Halbasch Best Sports Story Nathan Davis Newspapers in Group II Millard County Chronicle Progress Box Elder News Journal The Wasatch Wave The Times-Independent Vernal Express Uintah Basin Standard • The Weber State University football team begins training for next season this week. Jordan Adamczyk warms up with a few practice passes to receivers. The Leader Sun Advocate Springville Herald The Signpost |