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Show Alcohol Policies to Undergo Changes by Diana Raitt Forum staff writer Ginny Mead, director of drug and alcohol prevention and education, has established a committee probing the current Westminster alcohol policy. The committee met for the first time on Feb. 22. The grant that funds the Drug and Alcohol program is the Fund for Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE). This grant requires a committee to review the alcohol policy on campus, although it doesnt require changes in the policy, Mead said. Mead said that 16 people are on the committee. We tried to go for everyone, Mead said. The numbers include people from student services, faculty, staff, and dorm traditionals, non-traditiona- ls, students. The first meeting addressed the issue of finding where changes might be made. We wanted to find where the policy is working and where it is not," Mead said. College issues such as the rental of space, special functions like the Christmas party and spaghetti dinner, and auxiliary functionslike ASW C events held were discussed. Other problems reviewed included the and policy ofhow to I.D. at events, over-ag- e under-ag- e students rooming together in the dorms, and how to make sure ASWC always uses consistent policies concerning alcohol consumption. Westminster is the only campus in Utah that allows alcohol on the premises Mead said, I dont think there will be any incredible changes. Alcohol is allowed if the individual is over 21 and consumes alcoholic beverages responsibly and in a reasonable manner, off-camp- us and if that person respects the rights of others. These rules are stated in the Westminster Student Handbook. The main concern of the committee is to ensure that Westminster is following for Utah law. Ed Sweeney, institutional advancement, said that the laws that were passed deal mainly with the distribution and selling of alcohol in restaurants and taverns. Westminster does x.lu: not sell alcohol, but the review committee is uv. going to take a look at the laws and ensure Ed Sweeney, vice president of institutional advancement and general counsel, that the alcohol policy does comply. is looking at the legal aspects of the existing Westminster alcohol policy. vice-preside- nt Current U.S. Health Care System is in Drastic Need of Fundamental Change by Summer Ash Forum staff writer Dr. Hurdis Griffiths lecture is beneficial to anyone who is ever going to be sick in his or her life, said Imogene Rigdon, dean of nursing. Griffith was this years Distinguished Resident speaker in the Weldon J. Taylor executive lecture series. Griffith, who received her Ph.D in nursing from the University of Maryland, Baltimore in 1984, specialized in Health Policy and Nursing Economics. The United States National Health Care Delivery System, was the topic of her lecture. She spoke strongly in favor of restructuring the U.S. system, so that we can get the greatest value for the health care dollar. So far, the proposed solutions are merely rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, said Griffith. We need to dig deeper to find the real problems rather than just alter the financing. Emphasis in health care today is on high technology Oife organ support systems, transplanting, etc.) rather than prevention of illness, she said. Only 1 percent of the health care budget is spent on prevention. Griffith also stated that 0 percent of all we do in health care is inefficient. Eliminating what is unnecessary and inappropriate will allow for a more efficient pace-maker- s, 20-3- Forum Editor, N. A. (Tony) Savas; Managing Editor, Stef Nelson; Copy Editor, Cara Cahoon; Production Director, Roger Mangelson; Art Director, Skip Gregory, Photo Editor, Whitney Germaine; Business Manager, Laurie Schreiber, Advertising Manager, Monica Gothard Staff Writers: Summer Ash, Kim Blodgett, Shane Gonzales, Calvin Harrington, Sabila Khaderi, Bill Kil pack, Christopher Madding, Kathy Olson, Diana Raitt, Stacee Sherwood, Bill Tatomer, Kevin Williams Photography Staff: Shane Gonzales, Christopher Madding, Roger Mangelson, Tony Savas Faculty Adviser: Scott Cairns The Forum will be published every Tuesday. The address of the Forum is 1840 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105. The Forum editors would like to encourage letters from students (include mqjor), faculty and all other readers. Submissions must be sent to Converse Hall, room 205 no later than 3:00 pm, the week prior to publication. Due tolimitedspaceavailability, Forum editors reserve the right to edit all copy submitted. Opinions expressed on the editorial or commentary pages are those of the writers and are not to be construed as thoeeofthe Forum, Associated Students ofWestmi ns ter College, the college administration, faculty or staff. Page 2 Forum system. Griffith stated that many Americans also feel that the health care system needs some restructuring. In a 1989 Harvard-Loui- s Harris Poll 89 percent of Americans said they believe that our nations health care system needs fundamental change. Of Americans polled, 61 percent prefer Canadas health ;are system to that of the United States. In 1989 the U.S. spent $2,500 per capita on health care 50 percentmore than Canada, more than twice what Japan spends, and nearly three times what Great Britain spends. Yet, the life expectancy in these countries is at least as high as the U.S., and infant mortality is lower. Of the 10,000 infants that die yearly in the U.S., two-thirof their mothers had no care. Also, half of our nations pre-natare not immunized. indigent Most of these figures are due to the fact that 37 million Americans have no health insurance. Because of these statistics and ds al pre-schoole- rs Career Corner The Career Comer is brought to you by the Career Resource Center. Moore Business Forms will be on campus to interview marketing, business, liberal arts and economics majors on March 21. Please sign up ASAP in Shaw 111. MBA candidates interested in Assistant Credit Manager position with career path to upper management in 5 years . $30K. Inquire at CRC. 3-- Mass Mutual Life will be on campus March 15 for interviews. The Do w Jones Newspaper Fund, through their 1 990 Minority Reporting Scholarship Competition for college sophomores, will offer 20 $1,000 scholarships to sophomores who will work this summer as reporting interns for newspapers. Contact the CRC for more information. Salt Lake City Magazine has an internship for Communications Journalism majors. Three to four hours a week. National Head Count on the Homeless! Two evenings: March 21 and March 31. US Census $5.50 hr plus a bonus. Contact the CRC for more information. ASWC Chief Justice Chris Tucker Resigns Continued from Page 1 and the controversial Executive Cabinet action to terminate him. The letter, read by Kim Rognon, the acting chief justice, further stated that the constitution is the most important issue to be addressed and that many others, Griffith feels our health care system needs some changes. I would like to see all students at Westminster become involved in health care. It will affect ASWC members should dedicate themselves to the task of expediting everyone. Currently on leave of absense from the acceptance of the revised document. Tuckers resignation was unanimously Griffith will be University of Texas-Austi' on international care health accepted. doingresearch while In another vote, initiated by a motion delivery systems living in Ansbach, West Germany. She plans to reside in from Judiciary member John Ciet, Judiciary Germany for a year and a half and ruled Executive Cabinets termination of eventually do some post doctorate work in Tucker as unconstitutional since it violated the Washington D.C. area, after returning Article XII, section 2, paragraph c of the to the U.S. I do aspire to publishing a book current constitution which deals with removal of employees of the Executive on Health Policy and Nursing Economics, said Griffith. Although she has many Cabinet. It was determined that the Chief journal publications, she has yet to write a Justice post can only be terminated by the Legislative Assembly, under Article VIII. book. In an earlier interview, ASWC In a nutshell, Griffith did an excellent job, said Michelle Upvall, assistant Secretary, Heidi Smith said that Michael professor of nursing. We have had a lot a Congers resignation as acting Chief Justice last year had begun with legitimate positive feedback from people who saw the grievances, but soon escalated into personal lecture in the Salt Lake community. issues. In events strikingly similar to Griffith has been an informative, Tuckers, Conger resigned, citing a desire warm, dynamic, Distinguished Resident, to expedite the adoption of a new said Rigdon, who first came in contact with constitution and to avoid clouding the issues Griffith through Dean Amos at the during the ratification process. University of Utahs College of Nursing. I Jackie Haus, director of campus life, think we made a good choice. and If anyone is interested in seeing to an advisor to ASWC, said it is difficult maintain control of a situation once Griffiths lecture, there is a video tape of it personal feelings are permitted to overtake at the Gore School of Business. professionalism. She said that the present constitution was easily manipulated by those who were led by their emotions. Both Tucker and Fitzer independently stated that the confusion surrounding Tucker s departure has been instrumental The mine. in pointing out many of the dangerous incongruencies in the current constitution. Fitzer said that the new constitution will S. Gregory eliminate 90 percent of these potential problems. n, Read the Forum! front page is March 13 , 1990 Issue 18 , |