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Show Campus News Wellness Week To Proffer Plethora Of Healthy Propositions by Ruth Catron Forum staff writer the lowest fee. April 7, 8 and 9, eat in the cafeteria if you like healthy meals, said Mead. The cafeteria staff will be working in conjunction with the Marriott Food Service to bring you healthy, tasty food. Cuisine Fit for Life is the theme of a luncheon on Tuesday, April 8, sponsored by the Utah Department of Health. From 1 1:45 to 12:15 there will be a buffet lunch, Wellness Week, April 7-- 9, will be focusing on health, said Ginny Mead, chairwoman of Wellness Week. She said she hopes people will enjoy this years theme, Stress Reduction, as they participate in activities ranging from healthy meals and fat and cholesterol testing, to the Wellness Bazaar and the Miopia Winfrey Show. Although Wellness Week officially begins on April 7, its first event will be on Saturday, April4at 10a.m. with the ASWC-sponsor5K Fun RunWalk around Liberty Park. Mead said she hopes for a turnout of 1,000 participants. Awards include cotton singlets to all who preregister and special prizes go to the first man and woman in both running and walking categories. Ribbons also go to all who race against Westminster College President Charles H. Dick. All proceeds from the race will go go the Joe Gunderson Memorial Fund. To preregister, contact the Campus Life Office, ext 134. Mead suggests preregistering before March 29 for followed by a speaker focusing on nutritional health and exercise. Anyone planning to go must RS VP by April 3 to Karen Hendry, ext. 132. The price should be under $3. Also on Tuesday, St. Marks Hospital will be conducting free fat testing, as well as cholesterol testing for a minimal fee. St. Marks charges Westminster $7.50 per cholesterol test, but the cost to students, staff and faculty is $2.50, thanks to the Wellness Week Committees decision to partially subsidize the test. Last year, the fee for ed cholesterol testing was $8. Mead said the only requirement to produce accurate cholesterol test results is to fast for 1 2 hours prior to the time of the test. According to Sue Nielson of St. Marks e cholesterol test difHospital, the ferentiates between high and low density s. Nielson said an elevated amount of high density is a good sign. The cholesterol test also measures the amount of triglycerides in the bloodstream a risk factor for heart disease. Testing will be available in the Syme Lounge from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Each person tested will be mailed a printout of test results. Tuesdays events will also include the Utah Highway Patrol seatbelt convincer demonstration in Tanner Plaza from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The convincer mimics crashes at 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday, April 8, die Wellness Bazaar begins at 11 a.m. in Tanner Plaza. The committee has invited companies to show exercise equipment, display health food and possibly demonstrate aerobics and karate. Among participating organizations and businesses are the Sierra Club, Kathys Ranch Market, Milosport, Played Again Sports and TLC (The Ladies Club). Mead said,I think the bazaar is a good idea to expose people to different kinds of exercise and equipment that they might never have thought of doing or using otherwise. The Westminster bookstore will also be selling health related books. The bazaar lasts until 2 p.m. Thursdays events begin with a brown bag seminar from 12 to 1 p.m. Kathryn Brooks, director of University of Utahs Womens Resource Center, will be full-rang- , lipo-protein- lipo-protei- ns Also from 12 to 2 p.m., Westminsters nursing students will test blood pressure in Syme Lounge, free of cost. Winding down the days events is the third annual Miopia Winfrey Show. The show runs from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Gore Auditorium. According to Mead, this is one of the favorite events of Wellness Week. Miyoshi Holmes, a student, plays the role of Oprah while faculty members act as the experts on the panel. This year, in accordance with the theme, they will be focusing on college burnout, showing situations where a senior thinks of dropping out, or a freshman feels like he she does not fit in. The show includes commercials which are hysterical! said Mead. The commercials are performed by residence hall students. Mead said she hopes people see the show as a fun way to learn ways of coping and to see different choices people make. Sixty to 70 people have shown each year, said Mead. There will be an evening activity (the date is not yet specified) to include the non-traditio- night students. The activity include a healthy snack bar. may The nursing department will have a health risk questionnaire available every day in Gore that will determine a persons health age. Mead said that a persons health age might be different than biological age, for example if someone is 75 and is in excellent condition. The questionnaire may be $1 or $2. As the week gets closer, more information will be available. Call Mead at ext. 144 to find out more. New Business Manager Cracks Down On "Ma And Pa" Practices by Don Wagstaff . Forum stiff writer MUSIC COMPOSED AND PERFORMED BY j CHOREOGRAPHED RAYMOND KURT VAN MASON BESTOR Baliet Wests World Premiere March 27, 28 April 4 -- Tickets BY on sale at ArtTix 50 Capitol Theatre 355-ART- S (2787) West 200 South STUDENT RUSH Tickets 12 price hour before curtain! 1 Westminsters new business manager has moved to make sure new purchases fall into line with proper accounting procedures. According to Laura Kennedy, ASWC budget chair, Curtis Ryan, who has recently come to Westminster from a local accounting firm, wants to formalize the monies. process for out-goiWeve been like a ma and pop operation. Its time we grew up, said Kennedy. Until now, clubs or individuals have simply been able to make purchases from vendors on good faith by obtaining purchase order numbers without the paper work, said Kennedy. Those who wanted to make a purchase would call for a purchase order number, give the number to the vendor and then buy what they needed. Later, a purchase order would be processed and the vendor would be paid from Westminster accounts. Now approval must be given, and all the paper work must be completed before any purchase is made, Kennedy said. The new procedure is being introduced because Westminster is growing and needs to formalize its procedures in order to maintain control. Itisnotbecauseofabuses, said Kennedy. , ASWC To Honor Outsanding Professors by Tiffanie Vina Forum staff writer ng Elections will be held for Professor of the Year next week. For over 12 years, ASWC has given the Professor of the Year award to an outstanding faculty member, said ASWC Vice President Jeff Swanson. There have been several formats ASWC has used to elect the Professor of the Year, said Swanson. This year, the senators will nominate one professor from their program area who is exemplary, Swanson said. The student body will then vote on those selections. The Professor of the Year is a way to let professors know they are appreciated, said Swanson. The Professor of the Year is announced at Westminsters Awards Day and is the Master of Ceremonies the following year. Tuesday, March 24, 1932-Forum-P- age 3 |