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Show "1 J -- B Obituaries C2 B Arts & Entertainment C4 ..B Comics C6 - 11 The Daily Herald Monday, January 22, 19SS Growth is wn-prlrip- rl word ." m :;My past two columns briefly discussed the origins and mind games of the newspaper and political .wars in 19th century Utah. Today let's summarize those, and draw some conclusions of current relevance. i,; lb briefly recapitulate, the Deserei News took a very aggressive stand in the lasttwo decades of the century. . The LDS Church, which owned the Deseret News, eventually t: imtm O A 4Tr 1 Utah Valley State College's new events center features four permanent basketball floors. This one is still under construction ... """" f t J MliS ... but this one is finished. The arena also has six locker rooms. center will serve the entire community. Officials say the e. J o o & "Ui I & Science 1 1. tw, f 43 6 Society (Nov. 17, 1900) weighed in against its own editor and in favor of vaccination. But the state's peoples were deeply split. And while the LDS Church's official statement encouraged vaccination, it did not address the issue of a compulsory program. Various Utah school boards implemented such programs on their own initiative. But the state's politicians passed a bill prohibiting even that. And the citizens of Utah and other states and nations were the losers. For instance, Compare Utah's health statistics in the 1920s with two states which required vaccination expressed as the number of smallpox cases per 100,000 population. In 1920 Utah showed 1,131.2, New York 19, and Massachusetts 0.7. Figured of 1927 show Utah 181.0, New? York 3.1, and Massachusetts . Clearly there is a major issue of individual rights here. While some persons argued that they had the right to remain unvaccinated, others could equally well argue that they had a right to a vims-fre- e environment. And since smallpox does not exist in species other than humans, only affected and exposed persons (i.e., unvaccinated) cpuld effectively harbor and transmit it. 'Eventually the federal govern- -' ment resolved the issue, in the Came of health for all. Congress passed legislation requiring compulsory vaccination for schoolchildren in 1931. And by 1935 smallpox rates (as above) showed Utah 7.4, New York and Massachusetts both 0. h The campaign against smallpox Continued and medical science the virus eventually prevailed was subdued and apparently eradicated from earth's ecosystems in 1977. It exists today only in a coumedical ple of tightly-regulatis It conceive hard to repositories. a more resounding success story. ; CSo Nvhat do we learn from all this? Unless someone can make the case that smallpox is a wonderful thing to have around, it , seems to me that there are a num--, ber of valid conclusions. ; "First, as populations grow, individual rights will unavoidably be eroded and lost If those rights are critical to individuals, the population size must be held in check. ; Second, as with anything else, ieliglous interpretations can be finwise and even wrong; much of rhetoric had a the fervent religious base and motive. But further, for many, religious interpretations work best when combined with modern science. As expressed by James E. Tallage, a prominent Utah scientist arid LDS apostle of the day: "If I or any of my family are in danger of contracting smallpox through exposure, I shall do what I have see done pn former occasions that, they are vaccinated, because I know that I will have a great deiJ more faith, invoking the blessing of protection from the Lord upon fiie and mine, it 1 have done what Jo me appears to be the thing I Ought to do by way of prevention " r,Tbird, contradictory data sets usually do have truth hidden inside ; tbem if we'll pursue an honest and dispassionate study of the subject. ' Fourth, state politicians am t 5 ' always right. fifth? The feds ain't uilways wrong. ed PhotosJason Olson Daily Herald The David O. McKay Events Center at UVSC in Orem was built at a cost of $27.7 million and was constructed in exactly one year. The center will house UVSC's By MARK EDDINGTON The Daily Herald arts kitchen and restaurant, as well as a portable central championship floor that can be removed to make way for rodeos or circuses. Equally innovative are the 8,500 cnuw 1,1 luc umm wmtn can basketball and volleyball teams, and will play host to scores of other activities both for the college and the community in general throughout the year. i 1 A former minor league baseball player in the Cleveland Indians farm system, Brent Roberts now finds himself in the major leagues as director of the newly constructed $27,7 million David O. McKay Events Center at Utah v0 be retracted to create more space for different events. The flexible design of the building allows UVSC to host an Valley State College. "It's a great career of opportunity for me. How many times do we open a new arena in the state of Utah?" said Roberts, who was the guest services manager at the. Delta Center before coming to UVSC last year. Roberts is also excited about what the three-leve- l, 150,000-square-fo- V.. f f f array activities: concerts, trade shows, conventions, banquets, dances, and high school and college athletic events. The new center will host some 100 events in its first year of opera- Above, portal signs await placement in the new arena. Below, everything in the new activity center is including the chairs, which can be retract-impressied to accommodate large floor events. state-of-the-a- ve rt tion. "I don't know of another arena in the country that is as multi-us- e as ours will be," ot facility said Roberts. will bring to the comConstruction of the a center that munity Roberts Brent which began in center, will enhance both cul1994, is com January tural opportunities for plete except for a few refinements that will students and the community at large. It will feature four nfirmnnmt haskethall be done as additional funding becomes rnnrts. rnnrpssinn stands, six Incker available over the next five years. The wUI dedicated in April. But the rooms, 25,000 square feet of floor space buildin : , c i i ivi tuuvcuuuus aiiu uuaqucis, a tuiimujf (See ARENA, Page C2) s , z im""! wh whw y ww3K wifnmmSttf MraifcfeiB' '.rcjyaMeia tBMKfctspssaa WWTOIH. E 'wB1iA-ie- WtlW, 3ffaiiSte SBW ' nifT! muimw imwmbS - ;iJU rS Wfe Cam 1 i I I ! I 1 I I ! on A. r If 4 -- 1 1- - T a 1 I j i 1 . - .VL 1 Buddy Scott inspects a row of chairs In the new events center at UVSC. The arena boasts an Innovative feature j I IV 51 i" fl ! 8,500 retractable seats that will be moved to make way tor large events on the main floor. 2 tinii a miiiM nil in mill tiihi hiiwi mmm mmt 1 -- naff nun wi 4 ' in i nn iwi 'in mini m jumiwi if ti i |
