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Show THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 4 Tuesday, January 21, 2003 U Men Take Interest in Ballroom Dancing CHI-C- over the ladies" with his newly Jon Strause says the majority of his ROTC friends don't know the first acquired dance moves. "I have no rhythm, so I'm taking this class to hopefully g&in a better feel for the beat of the music," Dye said. "I want to be able to teach the ladies to dance when I'm through with this ZHANG Chronicle Staff Writer thing about ballroom dancing, although it's something they should eventually leara "In the military we have a lot of social events, such as balls that involve formal dancing, so I think it's important to be able to at least learn the basics," said Strause, a junior in exercise and sports science. Jn Paul Wilding's ballroom dance class at the U, male students such as Strause, outnumber female students this semester, a rare occurrence, according to Wilding, who has taught ballroom dancing for nine years. Wilding says not only is it common to have more female students than male, sometimes the ratio can be as high as four girls to one guy. "Most men like to ballroom dance, they just don't realize it until they try it. In public, men don't like to be put into a situation where they are put on the spot, so they don't bother to learn," Wilding says. "But after most men learn to dance well, they enjoy showing it off in public." Like many of Wilding's male students, Colton Dye, a freshman mining engineer major, says he hopes to "win Today is the last day to add classes without requiring an instructor's t ment chairman or chairwoman and I " i 1 Erik Lopez dean. Late add forms to add classes are available on the second floor of the Student Services Building. CHI-CZHANG r' rm - I: l9 ' Registration for WinterFest Open Until January 31 practices his dance moves solo in a ballroom dance class Friday. "Students learn to appreciate music, room dancing. Wilding says although students will come to his classes want- ing to learn to dance for social reasons, dancing also offers other rewards as They learn the history of various dances, it teaches better communica- tion and tolerance," Wilding said, well. czhangchronicle.utah.edu LnpFDLa)(Sa The U's annual winter celebration will hit the Union Patio on Feb. 6. "Fire and Ice: Winterfest 2003" will feature complimentary cider, coffee and cocoa and will allow student teams to compete in ice sculpture competitions. "Winterfest is a great way for diverse individuals and organizations on campus to come together to have fun in the spirit of competition," said Winterfest Chairman Frank Chacon in a recent statement. The event, by the office Affairs Student of Union, the and the U's Department of Human Resources, will run from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with a concert in Kingsbury Hall from jazz vocalist Claudia Acuna. The competitive portions of the day will be open to the first 25 teams to register by Jan. 31 at 4 p.m. Teams interested in registering can do so by contacting Thuy Nguyen at at via or thuy.nguyenhsc.utah.edu. 585-68- Study Abroad Fair lu 0 Vj l i f li W r Lj i A 1m i I u International Center Union ... 581-58- 49 WWW.SA.UTAH.tDlJlN 159 I ER REPLACEMENTS THE continued from page 1 1 1 and trained people, I just have to put it to use." Travis Johnson also adds that he has lots of ideas on how to make campus relations used by a wider variety of students. Lane Pederson was the associate director of the Technology Board. "When I found out they were looking for a new director, I took the opportunity to go talk to Bill Edwards about my interest," Pederson said. "I interviewed, and they offered me the job." Pederson said the executive office appointed him because of his experience both with computer science and as a member of the technology board. "I want to take which is and work on continue to great thing, it so that everyone knows about it and also that everyone knows what Wednesday, January 22 1 0:00 a-m- 1 :QQ pm Union Foyers ATTENTION UNDERGRADUATES - 98 ADAM BENSON Learn How You Can Study in Another Country Enter to Win a First Class Eurail Pass and Other Great Prizes During Our Drawing at Noon! must be present to win! J sig- nature. Students who still want to add classes after today will have until Jan. 27 to add a desired class with a signature from the instructor. A $50 late fee will be applied per class added after the 27th, along with signatures from the instructor, depart- ! class." Although male students who enroll in Wilding's classes take in a rigorous dose of teasing from their friends, they do take the class seriously. Students like Nirzwan Bandolin, a junior in chemical engineering, just brushes away harassing comments from friends. "Some of my buddies did playfully give me a hard time saying ballroom dancing wasn't exactly a 'manly' thing to do, but I've always wanted to learn to dance, it seemed like fun," Bandolin said. Other students like Strause also took the class for military reasons. Geoffrey Lander, a senior in political science, took the class because he is in the Navy. "Although it's not a requirement for Naval officers to learn to dance, military academies such as West Point require their students to take a ballroom dance class in order to graduate. I think it should be a requirement at the U as well," Lander said. "It's been a challenging experience to switch from the rigid movement of the military line formations to the movement of ball- - Last Day to Late Add Classes With No Signatures 1 GRADUATE SCHOOL ANNOUNCES U-Li- fe, y (j Summer 2003 June 2-Au- gust ASUU has to offer." Both directors will finish out the term as the executive office directors. 3 sbaghbanichronicle. utah. edu For more information meet us in the EAST BALLROOM (UNION BLDG.) on January 24, 2003 from 10:00 All to 12:00 PM. Light Refreshments will be served. Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) is an intensive, residential program created to prepare minority and students for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) , and graduate level research. SROP 10-we- under-represent- 49 581-76- 42 . . it. I f t1' ek ,;.! ed invites students of color from all over the country to participate in enhancing cultural and ethnic diversity at the University of Utah. Applicants selected will receive a $2,200 stipend, room, and board. or Hannah at Please contact Karen at for more information, or see www.roed.utah.edusrop for applications. 587-67- . s I '" . t f " |
