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Show M S J? T u CT TV np i H 1 ITA1--- T K ' a 'C A fT omeeomfng traditions continue despite change Travis Rigby Chronicle Assistant News Editor Are the traditions at the University of Utah's annual Homecoming dying at the hands of diversity and political correctness? Not according to one U. official who says traditions are just reinventing themselves in ways that are appropriate to the times we live in. "We keep thinking of things to add. We have a unique situation here at the U. Most of our students leave campus after noon. They have jobs and families and they don't have time to get involved in programs at the U. during the evening. So we've tried to change the events to fit our students," LaNae Huesser, U. Alumni executive director Association assistant, said. Past Homecomings were very much different as compared to those today. The U. was a very important part of the Salt Lake community. The Homecoming Parade traveled on Main Street, up First South and on to the the U. campus. U. athletics teams were known as U-Ta- the Redskins and the mascot was a Native-America- warrior named n - : Hoya. We never had a Homecoming King and the Homecoming dance was one of the social events of the t : W . . .. season. Even our yearbook, the Utonian, fell by the wayside 20 years ago. The changes to the U. have been dramatic and they have occurred slowly, but over the years, the U. has grown and developed into its own unique style. One dramatic change came when Utah Native Americans had finally had enough of the U. Redskins. R.J. n Snow made a treaty with the groups allowing the U. to use the feather on its logo and to call its teams the "Runnin' Utes". However, one fatality of the treaty was Hoya, the mascot. Hoya was, for the most part of his tenure at the U., supported by Alpha Phi Omega, the national Boy Scouts fraternity. Tradition would require "the spirit of the Utes" to be passed from the hands of one member to the next in a special ceremony called "Passing the Hatchet." His hatchet was retired more than 30 years ago, another victory for political correctness. see "history" on page eight Native-America- CHRONICLE Brad Carter Chronicle Staff Writer By wmimMmmmmmmmmm fx The impact of technology on science, the humanities and athletics will be discussed by several panelists at the University of Utah Marriott Center for Dance Tuesday as part of Homecoming Week activities. and is The program is titled U. Alumni the sponsored by lk Association. 7 m f x x Frank Dolce Robert Avery PHOTOMorriotl Arthives University of Utah Homecoming activities once dominated Salt Lake's social scene. However, with changing traditions, U. student body officers would no longer receive the adulation these 1954 student body officers did in the Homecoming Parade. panelists slated to discuss lk ' 1F Panelists include moderator and U. professor Robert Avery, professor of Medicine and Pharmacology Douglas Rollins, U. quarterback and junior psychology major Frank Dolce, and Arizona State University professor and U. alumnus Ron Carlson. Avery will begin the program by discussing the pervasive role technology plays in modern life. "We are living in a world where the role of technology cannot be ignored by anybody," he said. Averv will discuss how the 'techno-mani- a' expansion of technology in the questions moral dilemmas. "We are becoming more and more dependent on hard drive information," Avery said, and advanced medical treatments. Specifically, Rollins will discuss a relatively new treatment that can save the life of drug overdose victims by using antibodies. "Many of the drug overdose patients would die without this treatment," he said. "information age" creates potential added that accessibility and the ability to utilize this technology may not be available to everyone in society. He will also discuss how the increase in technology brings into question privacy issues because personal information stored in data bases has the potential to be used to subvert an individual's right to privacy. Although each of the speakers will address specific topics regarding technology in society, Avery said the purpose of the program is to encourage "genuine dialogue" between the panelists and "laypeople" attending the event. "The Wave of Technology in Health Care" is the title of Rollins's address. He will give an overview of some of the technological advances in health care and discuss ethical that arise regarding availability of technologically Because a single antibody treatment costs $5,000 and many overdose victims are often unable to afford it, Rollins will discuss the ethical dilemma regarding the application of the treatment. "Some of the overdoses are accidental which complicates the issue even more," Rollins said. He will conclude by emphasizing the need to integrate the knowledge and development of technology with an emphasis on ethics and social responsibility regarding how technology should be used. Carlson, director of creative writing at Arizona State University and a fiction writer, will discuss how on page eight see "U-Tal- k" Alumni president Alumni from Classes of 1951, 1956 about reminisces 1961, 1966 remember experiences life at university memory. By Jim Rice Chronicle Staff Writer The University of Utah Alumni Association will host class reunions Friday for the classes of 1951, 1956, 1961 and 1966. The reunions will give alumni a chance to reminisce with old friends and recapture the spirit of Homecoming Week. Most Alumni have many fond memories of their days and good spent at the U. memories of friends, faculty, others. than unusual more are memories Some times. James King, class of 1951 alumnus, remembers the time he took a tame lioness up to the second floor of the U. library. He paraded the lioness up and down the main corridor to attract attention for the Snow Carnival. It worked. "Tuition was $40 dollars per quarter and books were , $2 or $3," King said. Asked to recall some of his fondest memories. Lee Anderson, class of 1961 alumnus, said, "I think the around in the early years when we were horsingwas his fondest the and chasing girls" fraternity Celestia Cragun, class of 1966 alumna, said, "My husband's answer would be football... I graduated from the College of Business and the highlight was working with the people who were in my major. ..The comradery and the professors." Asked if she thought there was a difference between attending college now and attending college 25 years ago, Cragun said, "There's a lot more information in the world. I think the kids that are going to the U. now are a lot more worldly." Some memories are not as fond as others. Judith Riley, class of 1966 alumna, remembers an event that occurred while she was a student at the U. "One of the things I remember is when Kennedy was shot. I had just walked into the sorority house when it came on the news. We were all just stunned," she said. Sterling Webber, class of 1951 alumnus, remembers the sacrifice and hard work it took to get through college. Webber attended the U. for a year before becoming involved in World War II. Returning to the U. after the war, he was a different student. see "reunions" on page eight By Steve Sessions Chronicle Staff Writer Many University of Utah students may know the face and voice of Don Gayle from his work as an editorial commentator on the KSL News. Now, in the second year of his three-yea- r term as president of the U. Alumni Association, Gayle considers himself, "a University of Utah Person." Gayle received his bachelor's degree from the U. in 1958 in journalism. Gayle worked his way through school as a typesetter at a local print shop. In 1960 Gayle earned his master's degree in journalism and went to work with Utah Power and Light as an editor for the company magazine. Eventually he came back to the U. campus and worked as a public relations representative whose job included producing the U. course catalog. In 1966, after working two years at Weber State University, he returned again to the U. He worked on the journalism faculty where he taught typography, advertising and writing until 1970. Gayle has worked as a freelance writer for several see "alum" on page eight |
