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Show MONDAY, MARCH THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 27, 2000 3 WATKINS continued from page 1 - few that have jobs, Vatkins said. h The unemployment rate is a 16.7 percent. Inflation is also high at 6 percent. According to Watkins, Bulgaria's economic problems are a result of the communist business practices that permeate the culture. The transition from communism to a economy has not been easy for Bulgaria, she said. Only 60 percent of the country's businesses are privatized. This means that the government controls much of the economy. This would not be a problem if the government were not so terribly corrupt, she said. Watkins has had many encounters with Bulgaria's corruption. She told of one incident that highlighted the problem. In December 1997, the American University in Bulgaria ordered sevof eral thousand dollars-wort- h kitchen equipment that had to pass through Bulgarian customs. When it got to the Black Sea customs office, though, government officials held it up, without offering an explanation. The problem was not that the forms were improperly completed or that special taxes had not been paid; rather, the customs officials had not received their usual bribe, a sky-hig- t free-mark- I 5 - . L-rt- H m. JK m " y JtoMWfe. GAME: 1 itewrpMWMM Spencer Christoffson tasks ovtild Adttiu Htil. Watkins said. One of Watkins" advisers suggested that she pay the money and get to Eaise $ For Child Cancer Tri-Del- ta ELIZABETH WHITE Chronicle News Writer Usually Delta Delta Delta does a smsll philanthropic activity in the springtime. This year, though, its members are planning a week's worth of activities. The sorority will start raising money today for Children's Cancer Awareness. All money raised will go to the organization. "It's an extremely worthwhile charity, simply because cancer is such a sad disease because it can be cured, especially whan you're a child," Tri Delta President Amanda Young said. Young said all of the money raised will go to Primary Children's Medical Center. Tri Delta Philanthropy Chairwoman Heather Goodseli said she hopes to raise about $2,000. Among the activities planned is a dessert night, Goodseil said. Tonight st 7 p.m. at the Tri Delta house at 1431 E. 100 South, everyone is invited to eat dessert for a price of $3. Goodseil said those who come can buy raffle tickets for $1. The prizes range from free dinners to gift certificates, all donated by local sponsors. et To prepare for the week, Goodseil said she sent about 200 letters out to local businesses asking for either monetary donations or goods. Many companies expressed their support, and donated to the cause, Goodseli said. Throughout the week, the Tri Deita house will hold a "Cinderella Shoe Auction" in which men bid on sorority members' shoes for the privilege of going on a group date with house members. Goodseli said her shoe garnered $65 last year. For $1 on Wednesday at, 7 p.m., anyone is welcome to the house to see two fraternity members from each of the U's houses participate in a talent show for the house's "Poseidon Man Contest," Goodseli said Participants will do skits and answer questions, after which Tri Delta wiil crown a winner as an "honorary Tri . the equipment, but refused. Eventually, she called her political friends and equipment released. This type of corruption everywhere in Bulgaria, Watkins St work in Bulgaria hss given her a different Julia Watkins' as on sees what the negative effects of communism. she perspective "painfully slow process" because of munism had discouraged it. the citizens' communist attitudes. However, under her leadership, the university staff has become Watkins said that the country's more independent and creative, upper leadership is not the probhigher-educati- IIIHIlllHIIIIMMII Watkins said. problem lies with the lower-levbureaucrats who run the state agencies. Watkins explained that these people know how to do what is in their job description and nothing else. are particularly They human-right- must be open to she said. change," Bulgaria is "failing short" in the "Education el is found Watkins said. It has caused outside investors to think twice before spending money in Bulgaria. "Corruption becomes a price of doing business," Watkins said. It is not the only problem, however. The implementation of a democratic government has been a s category, Watkins said. Violence against women and the disabled is rampant; child labor is common, as is the trafficking of women and children. These abuses contribute to the marginalization of Bulgaria and its people, Watkins said. Although Watkins has her ideas on what is important for Bulgaria's future, she was quick to say that "there is more than one path to the inflexible. some of had the Watkins has also seen these traits in the university staff. When she became the president of the university she set out to eradicate two common phrases from her employees' vocabularies: "It can't be done," and "It's not in my job description," She said that these two phrases typify what the communist regime had done to the work ethic of the goal." "Social workers know very well that what works in one condition may not work in another," she said. She encouraged United States politicians to do what is necessary to help developing nations. "It is the obligation of the wealthy West to help emerging democracies," she said.- - people. Watkins said that they were not willing to be innovative or take on extra responsibility because com Delta." Later in April, the house is planning to hold a car wash and sell shirts showing all of this week's sponsors' names. Tri Delta houses all over trie nation recognize Children's Cancer Awareness, Goodseil said. "We found something that we want to find more information about," she ml said. Mill y Chartwells ' " T I $ t "1 on lem. She described upper leadership and having Bulas forward-thinkin- g garia's best interests in mind. The 1 J 1MB Q, L. I n m f I JQ (i .1, f ; in |