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Show Page A2 Till DAI1 111 K l I). I'riKo. Luh. Friday. January 22, IM J UVSC, BYU main attractions when it comes to entertainment Does it seem, sometimes, like BYU is the cultural center of the Utah County universe: Admittedly, there's a lot to see there. theater and music productions, a wonderful art museum and several other fine attractions. Hut there are other sources for Top-notc- h entertainment, too. One source that often gets overlooked is UVSC. Its theater and music programs aren't as active as its neighbor to the east, but the quality is usually no less than at 1SYU. OPENING TONIGHT is the UVSC Theater Department's production of "Sweeney Todd." We haven't seen it yet, of course, hut we do know the following: The last musical we saw there was "Into the Woods," which was directed by the same person (Susan Whiteknight) and was excellent. "Sweeney Todd" was written by Stephen Sondheim (who also penned "Into the Woods") and is considered one of the best musicals of the past few decades. Although it has been done we've seen it! it would be hard to mess up "Sweeney Todd." UVSC theater productions generally manage to maintain high quality while at the same time giving most of the roles to students. This is distinct from I5YU, which has used increasingly more lately in an apparent attempt to be non-studen- show. Call 222-898- for more 2 information. STEFP..T CUT ROBURT GFIIkKK Av.oci.itai SALT I'tv-- s LKK U lt rncr - CITY tory for the people of Utah," said Sen. Pete Suazo, Lake City, who worked against the measure. "I'm disappointed," said Rep. After more than two hours of emotional debate, the Utah House on Thursday defeated a citizen's initiative that would have made English the state's official language. The proposal came to the Utah resi body after dents signed petit ions in support of the measure, which would have mandated that all government business and forms be conducted or printed in English. "This was a magnificent vic who Tammy Rowan, the initiative shepherded through the House. "I spent a lot of time on this and I really think if we were to deal with just the facts of the issue, it still makes excellent sense. "Hut this was not decided based upon facts. It was decided based upon perception, emotion.- Not logic," she said. The 43-3vote marked the fourth time the proposal has failed in the Utah Legislature. 1 or moralistic. heavy-hande- d OK, WE NEED to mention a BYU show, too. "A Man for All Eric . D. Snider more of a "community theater" and less of a college theater. At UVSC, the school has shown you can use your own people and still slap together a fantastic show. So all the evidence points to "Sweeney Todd" being a great Seasons," which officially opens tonight, is a wonderful piece of work. It was performed for enthusiastic audiences in preview performances the past couple nights, and rightfully so: It's a fascinating, powerful story about the importance of following your own conscience. It's about Sir Thomas More, who refused to sign an oath condoning King Henry' VIII's divorce and separation from the Catholic Church. His actions lead to dire consequences, but he never backs down. It's an inspiring story House defeats move to make English official language CHASE By and despite the heavy morals involved, it never becomes too The 31 votes for passage were all cast by Republicans; the body's 21 Democrats all voted against it. English has been adopted as the official language in 25 states, but one measure was struck down by the Arizona Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court let the ruling stand. Rowan has yet another English-onlbill pending in the House Rules Committee. If that, too, fails, she said it is possible 67,000 signatures can be gathered within 18 months to put the measure on the November 2000 ballot. y Continued from A 1 began after a burglary alarm sounded at Sound Warehouse, 777 N. State St., Orem, about 7:30 a.m. Thursday. "Officers spotted the suspect inside the building and he began fleeing toward the rear of the building," said Orem Public Safety Department spokesman Lt. Bob Conner. Police described the suspect as about 5 feet 9 inches tall with brown hair. They said he was wearing a red stocking cap Thursday morning. The suspect ran from the building to a maroon-colore- d GMC pick-u- p truck and started driving away, Conner said. Investigators later discovered the pick-uhad been reported stolen on Dec. 31 from a Midvale car dealership. Police thought they had the situation under control when a second police officer arrived and blocked the suspect's path with his patrol car, Conner said. talked to a cast member who told us that every night in rehearsal, he would go out and watch the final scenes. Each time, he said, he wanted to cry, so full of admiration was he for Sir Thomas More and his dedication to his principles. We felt much the same way when we saw it two nights ago. Tickets for the show are scarce it's in the tiny Margetts Theatre, whose stuffy ventilation and uncomfortable seats are easy to overlook when the show is as good as so call right away. The this number is And finally, for a little night music, don't miss the We 378-HFA- Robert Mitchell, who investigated the freeway accident, said three northbound vehicles traveling abreast of each other were blocking the suspect's escape. The vehicles were a a truck and a car. Mitchell said the suspect decided to attempt to drive between the two smaller vehicles at milepost 278, near the Lindon overpass. That sent the car spinning into the median and the truck flying off the interstate and into a pasture, where it overturned on its side. The driver of the truck, a man, was taken to American Fork semi-tracto- r, Hospital and treated and released. The driver of the car wasn't injured. Although the collision caused the suspect's vehicle to blow a tire, he continued his flight. ENGLISH Continued from A I Grover said in his extensive foreign (ravels, he never expected to be catered to in other count ries. "When I was in Taiwan, I learned to speak Chinese, Whv? Uecause that's the language of the country." be said. "1 don't travel to Mexico or Italy expecting them to all speak English." In addition, Grover said the is concept of English-onlsomewhat already in place. In order for his wife to 'become an American citizen, she had to be competent in y English because the citizenship interview was in English. ' "If you really are coming to this country hoping to become a citizen, then you are going to need to establish you have English competency." Grover said. A BYU linguistics professor had a different take. William Eggington. an expert in language planning and policy, has been quite outspoken against Rowan's bill and said he's happy with lawmakers' decision to not support it. mainstream culture, as nents claim. propo- would simply English-onlcreate a wall between English and speakers, he said. Instead of encouraging immigrants to learn to speak English, it would make things so difficult they would shy away from the language. Furthermore, Eggington' said he believes it would be a shame for Utah lawmakers to even consider English-onlwhen the state has such great language resources with all the people who have gone on missions for the LDS Church. y h y foreign- -speaking Indirect effect Sylvia Saldafia agreed with Eggington. She speaks both English and Spanish, is an English as a Second Language program coordinator for the Alpine School District and is a member of the Governor's Council for Hispanic Affairs. While English-onlwouldn't affect schools directly if it was y passed, Saldafia said she believes the concept would have an indirect effect on schools through the parents. "We feel it's very important for the schools to be able to communicate with the parents on issues such as special education and placement," she said. "And they need to be You can't just translate word for word. That doesn't get the message across." Frances Larsen, public relations director for the Nebo School District, said she has been told schools and health institutes would be exempt from English-onllegislation. "We would still have students who speak (foreign languages) and we will accommodate their needs," Larsen said. She added there are also adult English as a Second Language programs available through the school district. ' Patti Harrington, assistant superintendent for the Provo School District, said the district hasn't taken an official stance well-informe- y on English-only- . However, she said, the district would support legislation that encourages students to learn English. The blockade was short-livehowever: The suspect rammed the patrol car several times and escaped. Officers had the suspect in d, their sights at the time, but Conner said they opted not to fire on the suspect, who at that point was only wanted as a burglary suspect. The front passenger side of the officer's patrol car was extensively damaged, but the patrolman joined in the chase nevertheless. Conner said the suspect shot at an Orem officer near 900 North and 1200 West. Freeway collision With officers pursuing him, the suspect drove toward the interstate. Once on the freeway, police said speeds reached 115 mph during the chase. Conner said the suspect was driving like a madman; after several minutes, he said the suspect plowed into two vehicles. Utah Highway Patrol Trooper ture music from 18th-centur- y composers and the performers will be wearing period cos- tumes you know, to make you forget you're sitting in a 1 j , high school auditorium in 1999. A Gina Bachaeur piano I medalist is scheduled to j appear, as well. Tickets are $8 ana you can get tnem Dy call s ing Support our .i i 225-ART- local classical music efforts. They're usually wonderful, andj "J they often go unnoticed. Eric D. Snider is an entertainment writer for The Daily Herald. 'V through several yards before running up to a Pleasant Grove woman who was inside her 1996 Pontiac Grand Prix, warming if? w up. "He stuck a gun in her facei and hijacked her car and got it away," Conner said. The woman's car had a Utah license with plate number 362F3. h Back at the crash scene, the, sat stuck damaged pick-uthrough part Mildred Carter' fence. She said she was glad thej suspect hadn't kept going into! her mobile home. p On Thursday, employees at Sound Warehouse said thegj were still trying to figure ouL what was taken in the initial! burglary. Conner said som'eT items from the Orem businessr were found in the suspect stolen vehicle. Police said they believe the man also burglarized Hansen ', p He said he believes English-onl- y is simply counterproductive. If passed, Eggington said it wouldn't open doors for immigrants to become part of the '"tl i m xt Li j.acinmusic vnamuer Orchestra performing Tuesday at Orem High School, 175 S. 400 East. The concert will fea- Gunfire exchange Limping on in the damaged Conner said the suspect left the interstate at American Fork and was chased through that city and to the intersection of 700 South and Main Street in Pleasant Grove. There, Conner said the suspect crashed into a fence because he could no longer control the pick-u- pick-u- With the truck out of commission, police said the suspect took off on foot but not before firing at an officer who had just pulled up. The officer fired back with his shotgun. Conner said he believes each individual fired just once. Apparently, Conner said, one of the pellets from the shotgun pierced the rear window of one of two cars that had stopped for a red light at the intersection. A woman at the wheel of one of the cars was hit in the head by flying glass, Conner said. She was taken to the emergency room at American Fork Hospital, where she was treated and released. Conner said the suspect, now on foot, ran east on 700 South. An Orem police officer joined the chase at that point. Police said the suspect ran Vending, 875 W. 400 South', Provo, and committed multiple1 burglaries at the Provo Towne. Centre Mall sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday1 morning. Conner said police founcf' item3 reported stolen from the1 mall burglaries inside the truck." Provo Police Department1 detective Dan Stowe said two bags of coins stolen from HanseJ? Vending were discovered at one" of the burglary crime scenes ' at11 the mall. At the mall, Stowe said the? burglar used a pry bar to enter the rear doors at Lane Bryant Northern Reflection, Brauns, Tilt and Hallmark. THE DMLY HERALD; North Freedom Boulevard Uiah 84603-071- 7 1555 P.O. Box 717, Provo, Classified Advertising Retail Advertising 5 Subscriptions ind deliver; sen ice Newsroom For Departments not listed ibove FAX ., A 0 9 84603-071- lt Established August 1, 873. ments of neighborhoods that have started organizing this PREPARE Continued from A I a.m., members of the citizens group will teach Utah County residents about ways to organize their own neighborhoods. "We're interested in this because of the community it builds and the peace that it gives them," White says. White says neighborhood preparedness programs have already spread to Springville, Orem, Logan, Sandy and cities year. Each meeting is free to the 'public, though Watkins says they are asking for a $3 donahow-ttion for a manuwill al they be distributing. The manual that each participant will receive is filled with five years' worth of skills White's and Watkins' neighborhoods e o have-learned- Watkins actually started her neighborhood program after seeing out of state. Through White could what White and Watkins in hers. accomplish hope to find neighborhood leadWhite savs someone in ers for each of the 140 neighborher neighborhood in Provo . hoods in Provo. Canyon wanted to organize "I think this is going to everyone for safety reasons, but spread across the nation like didn't know how. wildfire in a very short period of After thinking about it for a time," Watkins says. while, White came up with the idea she and Watkins will teach Everyone's invited to other Utah County residents: During the first class this organize each neighborhood Saturday, Watkins and White according to LDS ward boundwill help organize neighboraries and split them into groups hoods and teach them the steps of about 10 families. This is the for emergency preparedness. first step of what, the two White says classes will be women now call their 3 Steps held monthly for as long as Program. there is interest. On the second Organizing the community into LDS wards has nothing to .Saturday of every month, the class will meet again to teach do with religion, White and the basics to newcomers, as well Watkins stress. It's simply for as to discuss the accomplish the sake of convenience. Every then-meeting- inch of Utah is divided into wards, which makes organizing the state very easy, Watkins says. She and White encourage people of all religions to participate in this preparedness program. When White started her group, she says she was just providing a service neigh bors could take advan tage of if they wanted. "I was shocked at how much people were happy about it," she says. When Watkins started her program, she says she saw a sim- ilar response from her neighbors, who live around Canyon Crest Elementary School. She asked 12 people to be the captains of the groups that make up her neighborhood; all 12 people agreed to help. . Neighborhood unity These days, potential emergencies are on many people's minds as they hear about Y2K, the computer bug that might add chaos to the new millennium. These training classes help neighborhoods deal with many more scenarios, however. Watkins' neighbors tested their skills during a mock earth quake. It also helped raise money for a funeral for a family who couldn't afford to plan one. "Y2K is episodic," says Dillon Inouye, chairman of the 3 Steps program. "It happens one time and then it's over. Our concerns are continuous." The 3 Steps program is designed to offer help in minutes and hours when professionals can't respond for days or weeks after an emergency. The first step in the program is organizing neighborhoods into groups of 10 families. Next, the neighbors prioritize and gather emergency supplies. These supplies include water storage and purification, food storage items, emergency heating, first aid kits and Dutch ovens. "More important than get- ting emergency equipment is having people build community in small groups so they know how to work together," Watkins says. Watkins and White have tried to find group buys to cut down on the prices of gathering emergency equipment. The cost of supplying each household depends on the family. "Families that are campers have a lot of things already," Watkins says. The third step in the preparedness program is getting emergency response training. Watkins and White took classes with the Community Emergency Response Team, a seven-wee- k course designed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. One hundred people in Watkins' and White's neighborhoods have learned emergency response skills by taking similar classes. People ages 7 now know what to do if their neighbors are injured. There is a job for everyone when a crisis occurs. This is the first thing that I have seen that really connects everybody" Watkins says. 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