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Show FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012 P reacher continued from front Di versity continued from front fall, when a studnt got not just anti-Mormons." in Brayley's face, and In an interview, Braya police officer had to ley expressed his frustrapull the student away. tion with his perception Brayley said his message that when confronted by is one of happiness, and that a person who does not behe comes to spread truth lieve in their faith, Morand not offend anyone. mons label that person as "We're here because Je- being an "anti-Mormon" sus commanded us to go and don't listen to anyand preach the gospel, and thing he or she has to say. we are here to share the Brayley said if Mormons gospel of the good news would listen and think critiof Jesus, that salvation is a cally about the history of gift of grace," Brayley said. the Book of Mormon and Their preaching attract- the Bible, they would find ed large crowds through- serious problems with the out the day, as many stu- doctrine of their church. dents stopped to listen "The Mormon church and debate doctrine, de- doesn't encourage its memfend their faith and dis- bers to think critically about cover Brayley's message. what they're being taught," "We love Mormons, Brayley said. "If they did, though. We're not anti-Mor- they would find some probmon," Brayley said. "There lems with the history and are people that are con- theology, for example, but cerned about Mormons, we focus mostly on the Correction In the March 9 edition of the spelling of Shane Schvaneveldt's name was incorrect. He also wanted us to note that the statement about the "seriousness" about Weber State University students is misleading. "I feel that the angle of emphasizing seriousness is somewhat misleading for a casual reader who does not have other information or perspective on the matter," Schvaneveldt said. "Also, it does not consider the statements made by the professor. Also, the quote from the Chinese student about note-taking is misleading and just not accurate." The Signpost, theological problems. But The Curriculum ComMathews also made a most Mormons are not very mittee also encouraged motion to allow transknowledgeable about the current faculty members fer students who have theology. They're just good who are experienced completed an associate's at retelling what they've in diversity to become degree to forgo the new already been taught." involved in the estab- diversity requirement. WSU freshman Brock lished area committees "I would like to be able Morris stopped to listen to for each breadth area to tell them (transfer the preaching and made a of General Education. students with an associfew comments but mostly The changes will be ate's degree), your genstayed in the background. implemented in the sum- eral education is done, "I'm Mormon, and I have mer catalog and will then including this additional a strong testimony," Morris take effect. Faculty mem- diversity requirement." said in an interview, "but ber Tom Mathews said Also during the senI'm not a theologian, and the changes should be ate meeting, a meaI'm still learning a lot. It's put into the catalog dur- sure was passed to not fair for this guy, who ing the summer. School help streamline credits spends a huge amount of policy states that when for transfer students. his time preaching and a change to the curricuThe change in policy studying the Bible, to saywe lum is made, it should be regarding transfer credits don't know enough because listed in the next catalog. will address courses from we're still learning and fig"I think the easi- other institutions that uring it out for ourselves." est thing is to say," are quarterly classes inMathews said, "we'll stead of semester based. put it in the catalog for Kathy Herndon, the Comment on this story at wsusignpost.corn. summer 2012, then it chair of Admissions, will become effective." Standards and Student departments and watch groups need to make sure ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) volunteers do not take mat- Neighborhood watch ters into their own hands. groups were designed to be "First thing: You do not the eyes and ears of police engage. Once you see any-passively observing what thing, a suspicious activity, they see and reporting back you call the number that the to law enforcement - not to police department has given enforce the law themselves. you," said Chris Tutko, diMost neighborhood rector of the Neighborhood watches follow the rules, Watch program at the Naand confrontations are tional Sheriffs' Association, rare. But after the killing of which launched the neighunarmed black teenager borhood watch concept 40 Trayvon Martin in a Florida years ago as a response to gated community, criminal rising crime. justice experts say police Tutko said he was flabBy Michael Rubinkam writer I Associated Press bergasted to learn about a watch captain's shooting of the 17-year-old Martin last month in Sanford, Fla. Civil rights groups have demanded the arrest of the captain, George Zimmerman, who has said he shot Martin in self-defense. The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation. Tutko said it's highly unusual, and highly discouraged, for a neighborhood watch to be armed. "You do not carry a weapon during neighborhood watch," he said flatly. "If you Comment on this story at wsusignpost.corn. carry a weapon, you're going to pull it." Tens of thousands of watches have been formed across the United States over the decades. Some patrol gritty urban neighborhoods where volunteers walk a beat; others monitor sparsely populated areas with houses that are miles apart. Regardless of location, the message from law enforcement is always the same: Do not intervene. Do not try to be a hero. Leave the crime-fighting to the police. "We don't want to see somebody taking the law into their own hands," said Philadelphia police Sgt. Dennis Rosenbaum. But the impulse can be strong, especially during a crime wave. In one Philadelphia neighborhood where vandals have been slashing tires for several months, residents are "fed up, frustrated," said Christina Hewitt, 23, whose mother has had her car targeted eight times since November. Skype and is used on the Blackboard Learning System and WSU's Canvas website for students. It has the same kind of features as Skype. Many faculty on the campus are using it during office hours to provide help for students who miss class. "Right now on campus, there is a big push for conference rooms where people can meet and have someone who's not there to be able to do it," Lore said. He also said that when the H1N1 flu virus hit WSU, the university pushed for this kind of technology to receive help on how to handle the situation. Lore said the technology allows students and faculty to talk, text and use two- way video communication. Wimba was built with the classroom in mind and is more instructor based. "For Skype, it's easy to get an account and talk to your buddies, but VVimba is teacher driven," Lore said. Lore has helped a few instructors use Skype, but he has helped more instructors with VVimba. The product was purchased by the Utah Education Network and has been on campus for three years. The technology is being used for the next year while looking for a technology to replace it. "I would love to see it connect faculty and students better," Lore said for a replacement technology. Lore's former boss Gail Niklason said the courses that students did better in had student-to-student contact and interaction. She said that it helps increase student learning. `Anything that helps the students learn better," Lore said. Although Skype may be growing in its number of users at WSU, it isn't the only video technology the faculty is using. Skyp e continued from page 4 "Give things numbers: list that you've managed six employees, increased sales by 40 percent and give a number to your achievements," Wheeler advised. One student in attendance, Kirk Barlow, said he wanted to come to the meeting and learn what can help him find a job after graduation. "I really just haven't been sure how to apply my experience in a resume set up," Barlow said. There were many more sources of information and polishing resumes, cover letters and practicing interview skills which were covered in the short presentation. All of these services are available through department career servicing contacted through the student services. "My best advice is to practice your interview skills with a friend or even a mirror," Wheeler said. "In an interview you have to be a marketer. You're selling yourself to the company." Comment on this story at wsusignpost.corn. with costs of equipment up to $9,000, IP video conferencing is secure and is used for universities to communication with other schools and departments. "My knowledge of Skype use on campus is that it has been used by faculty members to individually contact students," said Allen Lore, online specialist at WSU. He said it is not used in an organized fashion because they have tools likeWimba. It integrates with the learning management system and works for faculty members. "If you are a student at WSU, you automatically have access to Wimba," Lore said. 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