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Show Tuesday, March 9, 1993 Winter Carnival gives students a natural high Their van hit black ice around Pocatello, Idaho. The Orbitron and van were damaged. While Zink stayed with the van to get it fixed, Wolfe, Rawson and Kilpatrick hitched a ride with a man going to Billings. They arrived in barely enough time to put on the show. After the show, they hitched another ride to Powell, Wyo., where they spent Sunday in a town that totally shuts down. They journeyed back to Pocatello and picked up Zink. Reunited with the van, they were headed to Salt Lake City ' when they were stopped by icy road conditions and had to spend the night in Evanston, W yo. The party arrived at Westminster at 10:30 a.m. and barely had enough time to set up before the crowds formed. The carnival was planned during mid-terweek as a way to relieve some stress and anxiety, according to Rawson. The velcro wall was the first in Utah, said Rawson, and what better way to eliminate stress than to fling yourself into a wall? Wolfe has a lot of fun with all of the shows he produces across the country, he said. He tries to get the students pumped up and excited to show some school spirit. I was underwhelmed by the lack of school spirit, but I havent felt so much love from a school before. Next year Im bringing my own crowd, said Wolfe. This has been exciting to be involved with, because due to the uniqueness of the wall and other attractions, we received a lot of press and there were a lot of people interested, said Rawson. All A.S.W.C. sponsored activities are free, except for the dances, which cost $3 to $5, she said. Dan Horn, comedian and puppeteer, will perform tonight in the Gore Auditorium. by Stephanie Carlton Forum staff writer Westminster students, staff and faculty experienced new heights during the campuss first winter carnival, held Feb. 23 - 25 in Tanner Plaza and Payne gymnasium. It is weird, totally different from anything else that you do, said freshman John Welsh about the Obitron and the Velcro wall, the major attractions of the carnival. Welsh really enjoyed the wall. He said he had to try it after first seeing it on the David Letterman show. Participants of the Velcro wall wore special Velcro suits. They ranandjumpedontoa moon walklike apparatus, flipped and stuck to the side of the wall, usually upside down. Students proved the wall to be addictive; some participated for over half an each time managing to flip to greater hour heights. Later on, two students at a time were running together. Students let their bodies spin out of control on the Orbitron. The device is like one of the simulators used by astronauts. Its a blast. I wish I could have both at my house, said Welsh. To many students surprise, the action of quickly changing the bodys around equilibrium and constantly being whipped didnt cause any upheaval. Freshman Alex Minson said he really liked feeling out of control. Minson found that by shifting his body weight, he could manipulate the machine to change directions faster, which resulted in a bigger adrenaline rush. Students also tried their agility and balance on an electronic snowboard hooked up to the TV in the snack bar or a TV in the gym. The winter carnival almost didnt take place at Westminster. S.A.C. Chair Emilie Rawson met Tony Wolfe, owner ofSelectPromotionsandEvents, at a national convention for studentbody officers, saw his presentation and booked him to come to Utah. Rawson and student Kate Kilpatrick met Wolfe and his crew, Jimmy Zink, downtown to drive with them and help with a show in Billings, Mont m photo by Doug Murray President Dick didnt miss out on the the Winter Carnival activities. Here he demonstrates the dignified version of the Orbitron spin. Computer lab has electronic mail to help students save time by Dawn Kennally Forum staff writer ' Students use the campus computer lab to prepare term papers and other reports, and now they can send those reports directly to their professors without printing. This is p&ssible because of Interlace Mail (IMAIL), a form of electronic mail. IMAIL can send messages, term papers or whole computer files to anyone who shares the same Local Area Network (LAN), in this case, Novell Netware. All professors on campus have this service, as well as faculty at the University of Utah and at Salt Lake Community College. IMAIL helps students contact their professors without leaving messages with secretaries or scheduling to call every half hour. It also cuts down on the amount of paper used to print term papers or leaving countless memos or notes under professors doors. Any Westminster student can obtain an IMAIL account by asking Computer Lab Manager Valerie Hall. It takes about two days to set up and is free. Hall will give the student an address, which consists of the students first and last initials and the last four digits of hisher social security number. For privacys sake, the student must also have a password with the address so that no one may look at hisher messages or file. The system isijser friendly and is easy to learn, said Hall. There is a directory of students and faculty who have access to the IMAIL system printed in the computer lab and a mail list on IMAIL. This lists any organization or person who is able to pick up or receive messages. Students and faculty can check for messages daily and also see who else may have viewed them. If messages are left for everyone, then everyone has access. If the message is strictly left for a professor or close friend, then the user must know the persons initials. and last four digits of their social security number. This will put the message in their mailbox only for them to see. The IMAIL has been around for about a year, said Hall, and has been very helpful for getting messages to and from faculty. Not many students know of its benefits and how it can save both time and paper for the student. There is some etiquette that goes along that all users should with using-IMAIkeep in mind. First, users should not send anything electronically that they would not want on the front page of the local newspaper. Even messages that arc deleted may still exist somewhere on a backup tape. Second, include a signature with the message. Something as simple as the users name or phone number will suffice. Finally, be aware that most academic networks do not allow commercial and proprietary electronic mail. Meet your A.S.W.C. presidential candidates: Pages 6 & 7 |