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Show DAILY THE iWIIHII Ml CVtyM CHROH T HE I C L E'S V ! CHRONICLE UTAH IIIHIIBW g Ml 10 ! H E W DeAnn Evans Will Be Sorely Missed Uriversity of Utah lost an professor Sunday TTjhe The U's student? and faculty lost an even more Incredible friend. UcAmi Evans, a prcfessor in the communication department, died Sundav morning from what is believed to be complications from iiiee surgery she ; underwent in December. The Daily Utah Chronicle joins Ji those who ever knew Evans in mourning the loss of one of the truly great people this university has ever seca Evans' area of expertise was journalism, but her influence was felt throughout the communication department Her kvs for teaching awi journalism was strong, as anyone who ever took one of he? classes can attest She bragged about the success hex students encountered while" remaining very humble about her many achievements. It w&s obvious that Evans made sr. impact on her student's lives because so many former students came back to visit often. v Evans worked professionally for both die Deserct New raid The Salt Lake Tribune before becoming a professor of journalism at the U. During her time as a g relateacher, she built with her students, many tionships of whom went on to become professional journalists. Evans her peers because she proved to be a tireless worker who sacrificed free time for the good ot her students. During Fall Semester; Fvans sacrificed cer Fridays so she could teach a one-hcclass specifically for The Chronicle steff. designed She wasn't compensated for her time, and it meant she had to come to the office on ber dsy o but she was willing ic do tuis became it benefitted students. She never had a fall in her teaching career. Why? Pec? use she did not put a cap on the number of students she would take. Even if their .weren't enough chairs ia the room, she ailo-cStudents to add That meant extra ur - dss - - , - life-lon- earned the respect of all d LETTER work for her when grading tests and papers, but she never let this bother her Yet another example or bet nature. Evsns way wem than jwt a Editor: This letter . " E'.-aa- remembered. THE EDITOR Tuition Mike Is Necessary " uiu-elfU- teacher, though. Sbs made time for her sridents, became their friends away frost the classroom and opened her office iip to anyone just wanting to sop by and talk. s DeAnn great teacher, a great Mirl'i.aik! a cremendous friend. Shi? imcted more lives Shan she could possibly know; even those who have nevti met ncr feci hut influence as they read The Tribune, the Deseret News, or The Chronicle. She will be missed ?nd TO ; is in response to the house editorial that appeared on March 10. It amazes me that, in a society like we have today where we pay basketball, baseball and for a raise for football players millions of dollars-maskiteachers is too much to ask for. Shame on the Utah State Legislature for only allotting higher education the money that it deemed important, and shame all of the University of Utah students who will lament the hike in tuition. Maybe we all forgot along the way, but this is an inexpensive university, and I would much rather pay $100 ng more and keep the good teachers than pay $100 less and education. get a Many of the students that will be complaining about this tuition hike have no problems paying an extra five dollars for a ticket to a Jazz game to give Karl Malone his tt new contract, or buying Stephen Marbury and Kevin merchandise, but when it comes to their education, they do not want to pay a cent! I mean, good heavens people, it is a hundred dollars te Gar-ne- see TUITION, page 8 Unsigned editorials reflect the majority opinion of The Daily Utah Chronicle Editorial Board. Editorial columns and letters to the editor are strictly the opinions of the author. The forum created on the Opinion Page is one based on vigorous debate, while at the same time demanding tolerance and respect. Material defamatory to an individual or group because of race, ethnic background, gender, appearance or sexual orientation will be edited or wiH not be published. Is Immorality Being Cloaked In Nature? STEVEN w. ROSE Chronicle Opinion Columnist Utah State Legislature recently cohabiting unmarried couples adopting or serving as foster parents for children. This unfortunate debate should never have occurred. d The debate, which quickly erroneously on gays, began in order to answer the question of whether or not a couple that lives together, but is unmarried, is fit to adopt andor foster children. Sadly, the The hyper-focuse- debate still rages. The primary reason this argument began because the vast majority of our society increasingly accepts and condones immorality. Members of our society who want moral standards to govern people are becoming fewer and fewer. Couples choosing to live together outside the bonds of marriage-someth- ing that is now more prevalent than ever in our society do so immorally. This presents a problem for those homosexual couples who wish to be married, but are denied the right to do so, as a homosexual marriage is not legally recognized, ostensibly because such a union is not moral. In the homosexual sphere, there are three distinctions. A "true" homosexual is inherently attracted toward those of his or her is CHRONICLE own sex. Other people become homosexual' as a result of abuse, while still others are born heterosexual and choose to participate in homosexual sex. The latter two shouldn't be considered at all in the question of allowance of adoption or fostering rights based on the fact that they are emotionally immoral and unstable. However, what about the true homosexual? Outside the legislative sphere, morality is not open to debate. It exists in and of itself, and cannot be legislated or changed to fit human whim cr one's lack of self control. Contrary to growing popular opinion, for example, sexual activity outside the chosen bonds of marriage is immoral and should not be practiced, nor should means be made for its facilitation, such as the promulgation of "safe sex" through the distribution of con- even if they are capable. Many adults immorally engage in sex with a partner with whom they have not been legally and lawfully married. The pro-ga- y argument, for example, that homosexuals shouldn't be denied the same adoption rights as married, straight couples based on the fact that their sexual orientations may be inborn is a shallow one. There is simply no justification for the extension of Morality is not open to debate. It exists in and of itself, and cannot be legislated or changed to fit human whim or one's lack of self controt. doms. Not only is abstinence truly the only safe way to avoid unwanted pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, but it is the only moral choice. Morally, the ideal family situation consists of a father and mother who teach their children to do as they do. However, the sad reality is that this is not the picture of every borne, mostly because we live in a society that is expanding in its acceptance of immorality. There are many single parents who raise their children alone, stemming from problems such as abandonment, divorce and abuse. Some heterosexual couples choose not to have children after they get married. OPINION EDITOR rights based on the argument of "Weil, 1 was born that way." The same standard holds for cohabiting heterosexual couples. If they are truly committed to a child they want to foster or adopt, why don't they make a commitment to each other and get married? Homosexuals can't make such a commitment to each other because, as previously stated, such a marriage is viewed as ostensibly immoral. All Americans have the right to choose, and actions are based upon choices. The choice to engage in a lifestyle of homosexual KATHRYN COWLES LETTERSCHRONiCLE.UTAH.EDU sex, for instance, is just that a choice, even is born with such homosexual true though desires. If everyone in society were to pursue whatever he or she felt was a part of him or her by nature, utter chaos would rule. To illustrate, if a man is born with abusive tendencies, he has no moral or legal right to inflict those tendencies on others through his lack of self control. When a mother gets mad at home and displays her temper in front of her family, her angry outbursts can in no way be justified by the fact that she has a bad temper, and therefore cannot control it. Using an extreme example, Charles Man-soa man who claims to be the way he is by nature, should be where he is today locked up in prison for the safety of society. That is why there are enforced laws, many of which are based on the piemise that humanity wants to abide by moral principles to be able to have and maintain order and freedom. Since these laws get broken, we have prisons. Many of the people in prison are there because they chose not to exercise control over a personal desire, though the desire may have come from part of the inmate's genetic makeup. True freedom, as the phrase goes, comes not by doing what one wants, but by doing what one ought. I am not in any way saying that homosexuals or heterosexual couples that choose to live together outside marriage are akin to a n, see ADOPTION, page 8 581-704- 1 |