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Show Tfte Westminster Cotfege Tuesday, September 29, 1992 by Doug Murray Forum staff writer The alumni dinner is my favorite event of the year, said Paula Garfield, Westminster alumna and employee of Administrative Services on campus. It and chance socialize to me a gamble gives without spending too much money. And the money 1 did spend went to a great cause. Eating, drinking and socializing were all part of the nights events at the 14th annual Alumni Spaghetti Dinner on Sept. . 19. Gambling for prizes seemed to be die evenings highlight for the nearly 900 people who showed up to support their alma mater especially for Ann and Brandt Saltzman of Sandy, Utah, who were the big winners airfare of the evening. They won round-tri- p and seven-day- s accommodation to Puerto Vallarta, courtesy of Morris air service. Karen Johnson, who works in the' Academic Vice Presidents office, was elated when she won a color television after submitting only two raffle tickets. 19-in- ch Volume XXXV Issue ffl Westminster College of Salt Lake City Johnson said, The best part of winning was that I needed a TV that size. According to Jeannie Smith, president of the Alumni Association, This years dinner and casino night generated close to $10,000, but more important than the money, it gave the alumni an opportunity to get back on campus to socialize with other alumni. She said the event is especially important because Westminster no longer hosts Homecoming activities. Smith said, Because of the money generated, instead of $3,000 in scholarships this year, there will be close to $6,000 available for next years scholarships. The rest of the money will go to other sponsored ' events , Liz Peterson, editor of the Forum said, It was surprising to me that there was such a festive event on campus. I thought it was a damn hot soiree. The executive council is veiy grateful for the efficient and enthusiastic volunteers who participated in making this years annual fund raiser such a success. Sean Ross, a volunteer at the at the Alumni Spaghetti Dinner and Casino night, shows off the craps table action. A.I.M. leaders say life is sacred by Kathryn S. Smith Forum staff writer Dancer at Sacred Run presentation at Payne Stadium After logging 4,800 miles in 70 days, the Sacred Run arrived in Salt Lake City on Sept. 15. Its mission: to spread a philosophy of the environment. They plan to run through North, South and Central America, according to Dennis Banks. Banks, the National Director and cofounder of the American Indian Movement (A.I.M), spoke to an audience of 1 70 people in Gore Auditorium on Sept. 17 about Living in Harmony with the Earth and Each Other. The event began with drumming and singing from the Sacred Run members. The first song, about purpose and honor, set the mood for Banks talk. The runners started their sojourn on the Yukon River with canoes and boats. Upon arrival in Fairbanks, Alaska, their running trek began. They left the Salt Lake area Friday, Sept. 18, and headed for Heber, their next stop. On Oct 8, they plan to meet other runners from South America and California. There will be a week-lon- g celebration of survival in Santa Fe, N.M. The Sacred Run, sponsored by the United Church of Christ began in 1978 after a meeting of elders, chiefs, clan mothers, and headmen was held in Vancouver, B.C., to discuss concerns about the environment At the end of the week-lo- ng meeting, a one-pastatement was issued detailing a unique relationship between human beings and Mother Earth. It called for the strengthening of ceremonies, Banks said. The tobacco ceremony, the drum ceremony ceremonies that bring us into focus with this phenomenon we call life. The message was to be delivered to all villages in North and South America. Banks issued press releases, then carried the message one step further by reviving the tradition ofa spiritual run. In the old days, he said, runners would run from village to , village spreading their messages. We are related to this earth, Banks continued. The basis for the Sacred Run states, Since the beginning, native people ' Continued on pg. 7 ge |