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Show 3m Wmssr (&jpilm3&mf Roving Reporter: The Affect of Polls ' ACROSS 1 0pening 4 Slumber 9 Solemn promise 12 Ventilate 13 Kind of beer 14 Retirement-pla- n Inlts. 15 Delaying 17 Spanish pots 19 Doom 20 Bad 21 Twirl 23 Russian tea urns 27 liquid measure 29 Same as 30 Italy: ebbr. 31 Abstract being 32 Choice part 34 Resort The Weekly Crossword. Puzzle 35 Latin conjunction Danish measure Quids Channels Organs of hearing 43 River Islands 36 37 39 42 44 Fruit 46 Middle East peninsula 48 Flying Insect 51 Sum up 52 Small bottles 54 Born 55 Dance step 56 Roman official 57 Female: colloq. Aeriform fluid 2 Be III 1 3 8 Incites to anger 9 Pretentious 4 Narrow opening 5 Paths 6 Urge on 7 College degree: DOWN rural residence 10 n money 11 Existed abbr. Gains Anglo-Saxo- 16 Diminish 18 Animated By Ron Farnsworth 20 Send forth 21 Slumber 22 One of Columbus's ships 24 Place In line 25 More mature 26 Asterisks 28 Pertinent 33 Limbs 34 Scorching 38 A continent 38 Athletic group 40 Smoothes 41 Short period 45 Gaelic 46 Weaken 47 Mountain on Crete 48 Siamese native 49 Beverage 50 Lamprey 53 Cyprlnold fish By Monica Oothard Ray Ownbey has been with the Westminster English department for the last five years, preferring the freedom of teaching to the bureaucracy of business. Ownbey Is originally from Oregon where he received a J3.A. In economics from the University of Oregon and an M.A.T. (Master of Arts and Teaching) from Reed College. Ownbey also received a Ph.D. In American literature from the University of Utah. Prior to accepting a post at Westminster, Ownbey worked at Morton Thlokol in Brigham City as editor of the company's newsletter. In responding to the issue of media involvement In the election process (polling In particular) Ownbey does not fault the media for making news of the constant polling. Citing the length of the campaign and the depth to which candidates are Investigated, Ownbey said the media has nothing left but the polls to Doris Richards Is an adjunct professor In the marketing department. She is currently teaching International marketing and will teach retailing principles during spring semester. She has been teaching at Westminster for six years. Richards also works with K-M- art Advertising. Richards was bom and raised In Ohio, where she attended Hiram College. She then moved to Utah and received a bachelor's degree In English and an MBA from the University of Utah. When asked whether the media places undue emphasis on the polls, she replied, "Yes, the media places great emphasis on the polls considering they take polls at least once a week. Because our society Is no news cllmatlzed we tend to react to the polls rather than to our own feelings toward the candidates." COLLEGE PRESS SERVICE Last Week's Solution report on. The real problem, said Ownbey, is that the electorate responds on an emotional level to a perceived Image of individual candidates, when they should concentrate on the past records of candidates. If the media is interested in better reporting, they should ask specific, substantive questions, not questions designed to elicit a response to an Image. By Karen Peterson f JR? &&. think polls influence "1 Randy Sullivant: a certain "If you hear a poll which ! mlv Wnml percentage of the voters. I think they are candfclateia lnd dn' dlslllu5"d a"d decide not to vote In this tothe!u"PCr30nally any atcnUon . .Ituatlon. polla affect the outcome of the Adrienne Barnett: l LeRoy Forum 1 ' thlnk that toward the cnd of the coSffitcHt thTttinute - becaU5e "I odf n Barn dont pay any attention to the noils 80t V,Udy he candidate lhe lss and . t , , the facts 0 ' y ' Laura Sagers: i rv " Issue 8 , your own opinio. iasec and may not reflect a November 15, 1988 |