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Show Tkt OmOf Ms Chraoks - f, 1997 FrUay, Jaaaary Search manageris do what in die best interests of the state and the people." Patricia Crane, an assistant commissioner for the Utah System of Higher Education, said the Regents would have to review Hunt's letter before ' issuing a response. But the Commissioner of Higher Education, Cecelia Fmdey, addressed the confidentiality issue earlier this week at a U. Academic Senate meeting. wiB - Foadey said that potential candidates - However, she said most people Sex - who have had sex before marriage later wish they had waited. The most important thing is for people to like themselves no matter . from page 1 a justification to have sex. that most girls do not added Reagan want to have sex out of true love and love" as what they decide," Reagan added. . According to the study, both boys and girls responded similariy to commitment. The ; study also showed girls questions on the importance of believe sexual activity for them could someday becoming a parent. Girls saw it as more of a problem to have future goals. impede "We live in a culture that has a a child while unmarried than boys double standard,", Reagan said. did, probably because most child-car- e concerns tend to fall on the "Men can experiment more with their bodies. The tendency for boys mother, Dc Gaston said. De Gaston further indicated girls and girls to experiment is the same, were more likely than adolescent however, as they get older." believe life begins at conto while In addition, boys girls thought their parents disapproved of sexual ception and that sex urges can be ' controlled. "While significant changes have than for their sons, and regarded occurred in the last 30 years in adotheir parents' rules as unfair, they were more likely than boys to discuss lescent sexual activity, strong differences remain between the genders," sex and dating practices with their Wood said. " also felt less Girls pressure parents. from their friends to have sex and According to the study, although more support if they wanted to wait girls are now more likely to be sexuntil marriage. ually active than they have been in "Behaviors change even while : the past, they still prefer more beliefs don't," Reagan said. "It takes strongly to reserve sexual activity ' for marriage. a while for beliefs to catch up with This is probably in part due to behavior." ideas of what is 'proper' for a their De Gaston, first author . Jacqueline female adolescent, partly due to of the report, said,; "Surprisingly, boys anticipated more pressure from parental or moral teaching, and parttheir partners to have sex than the ly due to seeing the consequences of teen pregnancy and sexually transgirls did." Most said they wished they had mitted diseases in friends or family waited. members," Dc Gaston wrote. In mis study, researchers surveyed In terms of smoking and drinking than 1,800 junior high students more sexrelated behaviors to (other risky who were about equally divided uai activity;, gins ana rxiys were simbetween boys and girls. The ethnic porilar. However, boys had experienced more petting behavior than girls. tions of the adolescents studied were 55 With regard to the question of percent white, 13 percent black, 17 perwhether they planned to have sex cent Hispanic and 14 percent "other." prior to marriage, most girls About 57 percent of the adolescents responded . "probably won't while were from, "intact" families, while 21 most boys responded "not sure." percent were in step families and 17 families. "The majority, do have sex before percent in Almost the of 60 said. percent parents had at marriage," Reagan "Again, behaviors sometimes change while least some post high school education, either college or trade school. beliefs don't" It History has shown that such arguments don't hold up m court, accord" v . ing to Hunt Those reasons have been trotted out time and time again and shot down every time," he said. , Hunt said that it is loo carry to say whether he wiS take this case to court. "We haven't even contrmplatrd any court action yet," he said. "We're waking to hear back from the Regents and we are very optimistic that it won't come to that." O'Brien said that she hopes this experience will persuade higher education officials to be more open-n-ot just about the presidential search, but in general. Local and state governmental agencies in Utah, including those of higher education, arc often criticized for conducting business in private dot by law should be open to the public. 7 may not want to risk weakening or jeopardizing their current positions by having it made public that- they are actively seeking employment at another school . She rcfcreed to an incident in Florida where a university president was fired when it was made public that he was a finalist for a position at anoth- ... "It seems that the system of higher education has not been as open as it should," O'Brien said. "HopefuDy we can work toward more public access not only in the selection of instirurinn-a- l presidents, but in other areas such as . budgets and policy." The Regents are expected to announce the name of the actingintery im president who wiS oversee tr the U. of beginning operation Jan. 16 and continuing unt3 a new president is officially in place. Outgoing U. President Arthur K. Smith accepted an offer from the Regents Wednesday to go on paid administrative leave from Jan. 16 until March 16. Smith will use vacation days to serve out the remaining two weeks of his tenure at the U. and begin his new job as president of the ' University of Houston and chancellor of ks system on April 1. The new U. president is expected to assume office sometime in late summer or early fall. "Releasing names threatens the pool comes Foadey said. down 10 the public's right to know vs. the rigxs of individuals." of candidates,'' . er institution. . day-to-da- four-camp- . - - . MMris cm ewe? " , ft - single-pare- ti fact car m c? u c? u txzzm csss ci a daiy eao. . EJEATE? n Office of HesEh Pronation AJcotot and Drug Education Center nt S28 Student Services Buldng Irtfcs One; level 1 6 5&SS5 Shotgun from page 2 him. into custody .without any-rcaPotter said problems," l '" Thursday. An arraignment date for Amodt was not immediately set.'. Potter said that while several people involved in the case had ties to gangs and illicit drug trade, neither of those factors seemed connected to Mcldrum's death. "It was not a direct result of cither Potter said. "It appears to have been a personal argument not related to gangs or drugs.", Mcldrum was shot once in the abdomen, and later died in surgery at a local hospital. Police have some information that there may have been a lab for cooking up methamphcta-min- e in the house where Meldrum was shot, though no lab was found Wednesday, Potter said. The victim did not live at the house, he said. BeSureTo: - m. n mi .111 a .' Verify Your Health Insurance Coverage OR You may purchase U of U sponsored Student Insurance thru Blue Cross Blue . - f - . Shield of Utah by the Second Friday of the Quarter. Please contact the Student Insurance Office at 585-694- 9 or Blue Cross Blue Shield at 1 - 800 - 523 - 2331 for questions. - |
