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Show LOCal Forum Watch Baseball If You Care Angie Francone Staff Writer f Baseball season has started, and I know this. Now I know many of you are But Id thinking, Whoa, shes brilliant. I wouldnt like to point out that normally be aware of this at least until the World Series began, and even then Id wonder. However, things are different this baseball season. I actually know the sea-so-n a began, I know they play about that I bigillion games (or 162), and know lam the California Angels lost last week, not pretty proud of myself. However, Im too sure if my boyfriend is. To him baseball is life, along with football, golf and almost any other sport you can think of other than bowling (thats are foreign; my specialty). To me, sports ever. they make no sense what so But I guess thats what relationships learning new things. My are all about when to boyfriend has learned a lot about use the word good and when to use the word well. Ive learned alotabout when the pi tchcr should use a curve ball or when ball. Hes they should pitch the knuckle a learned the proper stance for plie, and Ive learned the wrist action for a proper hook shot I now understand what a relationship is supposed to be. It is two people entering each others worlds, learning about each other and growing to care about each other. People are bound to be different, and sometimes opposites do attract People arc attracted to the qualities the other see each possesses that they dont They others inner beauty. Im not sure if I understood all of this until baseball season came around Turning the Century Draws Largest Convocation Of Gay And Lesbian Leaders To Utah of the Campaign For the First time, national gay and Law, was the Coordinator for Military Service, and effort to end the lesbian leadership will gather in Salt Lake and was the military ban on gays and lesbians, City at a day long conference Saturday, formerExecutive Director of Lambda Legal cultural May 14 to confront the political, Defense and Education Fund. and economic issues facing the gay, lesbian Coordinator Wilson, the former AIDS and bisexual civil rights movement the City of Los Angeles, is the Director Wrapping up the days events will be for of Public Policy for the AIDS Project Los a gala buffet dinner and dance at the downcoAngeles. He founded an is the current town Red Lion Hotel, featuring one of the chair of the Black Gaypnd Lesbian LeaderAzucar countrys hottest salsajazz bands, in Spanish. ship Forum. yf, v y Crcma, or sugar and cream, No less prominent, other speakers inThe seven woman band, who play throughactivists from both the out the Bay Area and also will appear at Salt clude a range of Coasts' with diverse areas of Lakes Zephyr Club, are expected to draw West and East expertise and backgrounds. enthusiastic music lovers and dancers from The conference workshops will exaround the state. issues facing Hard won gay and lesbian rights arc plore a number of compelling we enter the 21st under assault around the country. Its time to gay men and lesbians as of Lesbians both gain a more thorough understanding of century, including Images and Gay Men in the Media, Production anaffirmative , the opposition.aswcUastoplan and thats what this , strategy for future action, conference is about, said Charlene Orchard, ACLUof Utah board member and chair of its Lesbian and Gay Rights Project The conference, entitled Turning the Century; Communication, Coalition and Change in an Environment Increasingly Hostile to Lesbians, Gay Men and Bisexuals," is sponsored by the ACLU of Utah Lesbian and Gay Rights Project and will be hcldattheUniversityofUtahUnionBuild- noning. Expected to attract 300 gay and gay activists for a series of workshops, participants from around the country will explore those issues crucial to the ongoing lesbistruggle for civil rights for gay men, ans and bisexuals. The days keynote speakers include Torie Osborn, Tom Stoddard and Phill all of whom attended the now Wilson famous White House meeting with Presias well as Tom Reilly, the dent Clinton founder of Digital Queers and the Director of Development for SuperMac Technology, and Carmen Vazquez, who lectures widely throughout the U.S., and is the San Francisco Health Departments expert on lesbian and gay health concerns. Osborn is currently a consultant, lecturer and writer with a book contract from Putnam Books for "Coming Home to America: A Manifesto for the Gay '90s." She was formerly the Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Face. Stoddard, currently an Adjunct School of April 19, 1994 Yhat Happened To Responsibility? Terresa Newport Forum Staff Writer Every day when I open the paper or listen to the news I get increasingly upset over lack of responsibility. Apparently, that and the people today arc blaming this, other on anything but themselves. Agreed, we all came from dysfunctional families, but there comes a time when we have to stop passing the buck and take responsibility for our own actions. Take Michael Fay from Ohio. Michael has been threatened with a public flogging in Singapore after he was caught vandalizing cars with spray paintand eggs, the guy and tearing down traffic signs committed a crime. President Clinton, the saint of all saints, says that this punishment Fust of all, hes is too extreme. He can no longer byJaw an blamemamaandpapaforhisactionsSccond, he was not in the United States, where delinIn quency is expected and often overlooked. my opinion, he should be strung up. Another fine example is Paul Lozano, who died after ingesting methanol mistaken for vodka. Yes, itis unfortunate that Orlando Cuellar, the leader of the Civic Center, did not label the bottle. However, it was locked in a janitorial closet when gym supervisor, Lozano, a 1 when this straight stole it. Let me get someone takes something that does not belong to himher without permission isnt that defined as stealing? In my book i it is. Im sorry the kid died, but he did Bull&! bring it on himself. Lets remember who committed a crime. It is President Clintons lackadaisical attitude towards punishment thatpromotes criminal activity. With a good public flogging, you could bet Michael Fay would be minding his ps and qs next time he visits Singapore. And with a little more attention given to the fact that Lozano caused his own death, perhaps people will think twice about stealing bottles from janitor s closets. There seems to be no method of deterrence in this country. Even if someone bn death row wanted to die by means of capital punishment, all of his civil liberties would have to be met. There are certain guidelines that were and a set forth by our founding fathers to few more laws added since then protect people from crimes and their perpetrators. This is no longer the case. Even, when officblatantly guilty, as were the police ers who were recorded on video tape beating Rodney King, people maintain the rights they supposedly gave up when is they committed their crimes. There something wrong with this mentality. Criminals should be retaliated against in the same form of their original crimes, and those who act upon past abuse should be given the rehab they deserve.' ' In most cases, however, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth should be the Perpractice of dealing with criminals. haps this course of action would demand a second thought andor promote responsibility for peoples actions. Dawn Your Jeans For Healthy Babies Terresa Newport Forum Staff Writer One hundred Utah companies have signed on with the March of Dimes to observe weekly Blue Jean Days now through April 22 1994. Funds raised go the the March of Dimes and its campaign for healthier babies. The target is birth and Censorshipof Gay .Lesbian andBisexual Art, Gays and Lesbians in the Workplace, defects and infant mortality. The Every Friday company employees Housing, Health Care and Military, Movewill be allowed to dress down by obReligious Right and the Gay Rights taining a $3 sticker from the March of ment, aswell as manyothers.Theconference sites at the University of Utah are wheelchair Dimes contact within each organization. The employee can get comfortable, while accessible, and both plenaries and all worksporting hisher denims for a great cause. shops will be ASL interpreted. d Blue Jean Day is a now joining the activity Other fund oldest of Dimes March West S the U tied to ACLU of Utah are EAGLE (a Resource Group) theGay and Lesbian Utah Democrats (GLUD), Utah NOW, TheatreWorks West Womens Studies ProStonegram attheUniversity of Utah, Utah Place Bookstore, wall Center, A Womans for Choice Utahns Lake Salt city NOW, and innumerable others, all of whom have Composer and conductor James donated time and money to ensure the Prigmore will give the second of four conferences success. As part of the overall weekend of concerts this year to celebrate his 50th information and celebration, theUtah Stonebirthday at the Jewett Center for Perwall Center on Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. forming Arts Sunday, April 24 at 3 p.m. will host a cocktail reception to honor the The public is invited to attend at no conference participants (free to participants charge. The concert includes Intermezzo in and registered conference attendees); then on Sunday at 10:30 a.m., the Gay and A Flat, The Nightingale, I Need Thee PiLesbian Utah Democrats will hostabrunch Evry Hour, Sonata for Oboe and Seaat the Santa Fe Restaurant (tickets $20). At ano, Psalm ic Episodes and Four rt 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sally Smith and A sonal Songs. Prigmores entire four-paconcert series is comprised of 50 compowomans Place Bookstore .will host a re35 years. ception to honor conference participants sitions he has written over 25 the years as musical Barbara Grier and Donna McBride, During nearly director for the Pioneer Theater Comfounders of Naida Press. For information or a complete pany, Prigmore has prepared music and conducted the orchestra for over 50 musi wrap-aroun- raising event Utah WalkAmerica 94 takes place on Saturday, April 23, 1994. Last year we had over six thousand people help raise more than a quarter million dollars, saysRoss Kendell, president and chief executive officer of Key Bank. Kendell, who is WalkAmerica Honorary Chairman, promises great weather for an even greater turnout in 1994. A child dies each day in Utah from defects which are a direct result of low birthweight WalkAmerica has accepted the challenge to find a solution to the crisis by the year 2000. Through its campaign for healthier babies, the March of Dimes funds programs of research, community services, education and advocacy. Composer Prigmore Celebrates His Birthday With A Concert at cals on the Lees Main Stage. He was the former musical director for Repertory at Dance Theater, composer-in-residenPasadena Playhouse and composer, pianist and arranger for the Continental Army Band. He has composed music for television shows such as Starsky and Hutch, Fantasy Island and The Loveboat, as well as for many movies. He was commissioned by the First Presidency of the LDS Church to create thecantata, Palmyra, commemorating the 150 year anniversary of Joseph Smiths first vision. Performing with Prigmore are Mary Ann Lee as the narrator, Lynette O. Thredgold on the violin, Audrey Terry playing the cello and Kristen Gygi on the flute. ce made-for-televisi- 521-986- 1 i r ' v t -- t j I 4 . J I on |