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Show and social network for single parents. Curfully intended to implement a childcare rently the membership is about 99 percent center on campus, said Fitzer. Since that time he has realized that Westminster must women, but this does not discourage stuorbalance this need for childcare with the the involved in Westminster College has become known dents from becoming feasibility of the project. Childcare at the student base, ganization. for its large, college is not a dead issue, but it has been Single mothers tend to feel isolated, offering both night classes and Saturday seminars to fit around the schedules of said one student on campus. People are put on the back burner. Facili ties coul d possibly be locate d wi thi n mistaken if they think SPSN wasformedas working students. Often times, these students are single parents as a dating service. We just want to know how a future structure such as a new library or media facility, he said. Even if we had the well, and Westminster has a number of to raise families. One of the most popular SPSN funcfunding, we do not at this time have the ways to help these students juggle the week demands of working, studying and raising tions last semester was the finals space except the parkinglot, andyouknow childcare provided by the college free of how well that would go over. a family. Westmi nsters student population demoRuth Henneman, director of financial charge. Gary Fitzer, dean of students, aid for Westminster College, said the many would like to continue and someday expand graphics have changed so much over the last 10 years that the primary needs of the on this program. scholarships available to Functions such as these help the child students must be continually reassessed, students are one way that Westminster well as the parent, he said. Children said Fitzer. The administrative staff has students. as meets the needs of single-parealso need to feel that they are not alone in noted the increasing number of The James E. Pete Petersen Scholarship students and will continue to search is geared specifically for single parents, but these situations. for viable and An ongoing concern of parents is reliable ways to meet there are many other scholarships set aside students. of the needs Westminster singlestaff at The childcare. d students. parent for inconveniences and the stuas but the this need single-parecollege the many Despite is yet, it recognizes Many times, childcare facility for either time conflicts that todays has no e dent who meets this definition, she said. or students The offers also Westminster faculty. Will Westminster ever students face, Fitzer sai d he firmly believes Single offichildcare for the students and staff? the benefits of a college education far outoffer Parent Support Network (SPSN), an weigh any difficulties encountered in the cial club recognized by ASWC. The SPSN Possibly. When I arrived here six years ago, I process. meets at least once a month as a support , MariHerold Forum staff writer non-tradition- al non-tradition- al non-tradition- al nt non-tradition- al cost-effecti- ve Legal as Apple Pie The Committee of Concerned Citizens for the Legalization of Drugs has begun an aggressive campaign to increase membership. The public may vote either for or against the legalization of drugs by calling The cost is $1.40 per minute. Callers will hear opinions either pro or con, have the opportunity to cast their vote, express an opinion, request literature or a membership application. The committee plans publish the results of the campaign and forward the information to lawmakers and the media. For further information, contact the Committee of Concerned Citizens for the Legalization of Drugs, P.O. Box 875108, Los Angeles, CA 90087. need-base- non-tradition- al, nt non-tradition- on-sit- al Wiggle Your Toes, Scratch Your Nose and Buckle Your Seatbelt by Sharon Muir Forum staff writer My husband chose not to buckle his seat His neck was broken when the car rolled. He is now a quadriplegic; I take care of him. I have no choice. I am the one who says buckle your seat belt whenever my loved ones get into the car. I know seat belts can save lives. Iknow belt.- - Are You Into Hot, Heavy Breathing? Try Exercising! Continued from Page One need to lose 35 pounds or more. Many people confuse being athletic with being physically fit. At any age, a person may be very athletic but not be very fit. On the other hand, one can be very fit but not very athletic. A person who is not good enough to make the varsity team in a sport may be in better shape than his or her more friends. athletically-gifte- d In 1985, Sen. Richard Lugar told the National Conference on Youth Fitness, and warned: There is a strong connection between the decline in academic test scores and the sorry state of fitness and health among our young people. We have to indicate that physical education is one of the important studies; Not everyone has to become a great athlete, but mental alertness and feeling good about oneself are dependent to some degree on physical ac- tivity. Sensible exercisers espouse this idea: listen to your body. You may have spent the winter ignoring your physical health. So, when you start your exercise routine, do so cautiously and slowly, and keep in mind your own physical limitations and abilities. Now that your thoughts include soaking winter-dea- d up the sun and baring that physique, include some kind of aerobic exercise in your spring schedule that is just right for you ... for a healthy body and a summer. d seat belts can save people from critical injury. The day it really counted, my loved ones chose not to remember my admonitions about seat belts. Last April, my husband and two sons in the San were returning from a camp-ou- t Rafael Swell when the driver of the car fell asleep at the wheel, lost control, hit a soft shoulder and rolled the car. No one in the car had his seat belt fastened. They all were asleep, too comfortable for the restrictions of a seat belt. No one was killed in the accident; my husband often wishes he had been. He is paralyzed. He cannot control his body. He suffered no head injuries. His alert, intelligent, caringmindistrappedinabody that will not respond to his wishes. I take care of him. I feed him, dress him, bathe him, scratch his nose when it itches e and wipe the tears from his eyes. I I am him to empty his bladder. I . chan wel bo s for hi ge responsible program his diaper. I transfer him to the wheelchair, recliner and bed. I take him where he needs to go. I tie down his wheelchair and cathe-teriz- buckle his seat belt. I roll him in bed every two hours. I give him his pills, manage his business, pay his bills, hold the phone for him, and make all the decisions he used to make. lama good decision maker. . I have to be, I have no choice. No one asked me if I wanted to care for my husband the rest of my life. No one gave me a choice about how I would spend the rest of my life. The choice was made for me when someone else made the choice not to buckle up. I love my husband. I want to spend my life with him, I choose to take care of him. I choose not to have him institutionalized for the rest of his life. The choices I make are for my husband and my children. I wish he had chosen differently last spring. So does he. The next time you get into your car and choose not to buckle your seat belt, wiggle your toes, scratch your nose and remember that someone very close to you loves you and will do those things for you when you get home from the hospital ...if you make it home. Thank you Utah Holiday magazine readers for naming The Training Table Restaurants, The Best Of The Best in a recent readers Restaurant Poll.f Now grab your friends and come enjoy what many have said are tie best hamburgers in Utah.' O resume to e To apply, submit a Dr. Fred Fogo, Arts and Sciences Office, Foster Hall before 5 p.m., April 16. one-pag- Imagine your choice of seventeen delicious, varieties...lrom the hearty to our Green Chili Burger to the one that made us famous...!he Bleu Bacon Burger. 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