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Show Eleven Students Chosen to Attend Lit. Conference Constitution Vetoed by the Westminster Administration Proposed ASWC by Bill Kilpack Forum staff writer by Summer Ash Forum staff writer The proposed ASWC constitution was vetoed by the administration after Executive Staff meeting on April 2, 1990. I do not approve of the Rules Committees proposed draft as there has not been sufficient time for other interested students tohave a say, or for administration or Board of Trustees to deliberate. The approval of the student constitution ultimately rests with these two groups," said President Charles H. Dick after the April 2 meeting. As a result of the veto, Dick will assemble a task force made up of students, administration, facul ty and representatives from the Enrollment ManagementStudent Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees. The primary purpose of the task force will be to review the existing ASWC constitution or governing structure, including a review ofthe changes proposed by the Rules Committee," Dick said. He said that the task force is designed to avoid problems that have occured over the past several years with student government working under the current constitution. I think its very unfortunate that the students were not given a chance to vote on the constitution, since it concerns them, said Annette Tribby, ASWC chief justice pro-te- On March 30, Gaiy Fitzer, dean of students, and Ed Sweeney, vice president Eric Scheen, legislative assembly speaker of the house, Jeff Swanson, ASWC parliamentarian and ASWC President Vasi Katsikathas study the new constitution that has not yet passed after two years of continual problems. of the student supreme court, feeling that two branches of government were sufficient. Despite the changes that had been made, they felt the constitution was not ready to be put to a student vote, Tribby of institutuional advancement and general counsel, met with the Rules Committee to discuss changes that they felt were necessary, Tribby said. Sweeney and Fitzer said that there should be a lot of changes in syntax, said. ' Personally, Ive worked on it for two See ASWC Page 3 Column 3 grammar and punctuation of the constitution; they questioned the inclusion Anne Frank Exhibit Gives Salt Lake Understanding of WWII Holocaust by Bill Kilpack Forum staff writer I in the life of Anne Frank is on display on the third floor of the An exhibit depicting Salt Lake City County Building Over 800 photographs and documents, many previously unpublished, are posted for the world to see the impact of events in Germany between 1929 and 1945 on the Frank family and their friends. The two-paexhibit shows events that influenced the political scene in Germany, the occupation of the Netherlands and many of the decisions ordinary people in Nazi Germany made to permit the Holocaust to occur. Anne Franks story is unfortunately typical of the era, said Susan Cottier, associate professor of history. In the round-u- p of Jews, many borders were passed; six to seven million Jews were exterminated and most came from outside Germany, Cottier said. The alliances Hitler made with countries added to the problem as they helped in the round-ushe said. One exception to the allied countries is the Netherlands, who helped hide Jews and tried to get them out of German reach, she said. Franks case is particularly poignant. She was allowed three years to provide this little window inside of the Holocaust, because of peoples efforts to help her, though they ultimately failed, Cottier said. rt p, 4 r f 1 ? i A 1 rTI HQ i r$ !r " i m x -- r Li ? I , Un- - KUhi r n s fvi ; t ri ImJt , 1 1 wp u - nr Uni it i r n 1 hY t 4 i i i i f j i--i u u f A spectator at the Anne Frank Exhibit observes historical photographs. As most Europeans were afraid of Hitler, they gave him tacit approval because they didnt try to stop him, said Cottier. Invariably, these kinds of exhibits have a profound effect on people, because it allows them tohave a visual reinforcement of what they have imagined, Cottier said. conference. I think it is outstanding that so many of our students and faculty were invited to participate,said Charles Dick, president of Westminster College. Its a good opportunity for our people to be involved. The conference is April 12, 13 and 14 at Weber State College in Ogden, Utah. The conference costs $50 to attend; the English Department will cover part of the cost for Westminster students. The students meet at Weber State and break into groups to read their papers; sessions are then held where students can ask and answer questions about the papers. There are also guest speakers who are active writers. Thisyears keynote speakers are Larry McMurtry, Harriet Doerr and George Garrett. Its neat for undergraduate students to get to experience this, said Beverlee Simpson, who is attending the conference for the third year. I think its a credit to students and to the quality of instruction at Westminster, said Ray Ownbey, dean of Arts and Sciences. j U Eleven Westminster students will participate in the National Undergraduate Literature Conference this year, said Pat Aikins, professor of English. The conference is w'here the best undergraduate writers of literary scholarship, from all over the country, assemble to read their papers. It is an excellent experience and wonderful for students to put on their resumes, Aikins said. Students from Westminster who are Beverlee Simpson, participating are: MarjanHong,AngelaGiles, Nancy Appleby, Phaedra Johnson, Dawn Seesler, Mel Jonassen, Tiffany Mangum, Rosalie Gurule, Grace Harris and Monte Condos. The students submit their papers which are read by a panel of judges; those students whose papers are chosen, are invited to attend the conference. Akins, along with Scott Cairns, assistant professor of English and communications and Susan Gunter, assistant professor of English, will introduce people and solicit questions at the When people see a child like Anne, who couldve been anyones kid, it makes them think about how children suffer for adults politics. Admission to the exhibit is free and runs until 5 p.m. daily. The event is sponsored by Geneva Steel in Orem. Table of Contents Record Graduation ...........Page 2 Career Corner .Page 2 Nursing Accreditation ......Page 3 College Plagiarism Page 5 Commentary .Page 6 Arts & Entertainment Page 7 Classifieds ...Page 8 |