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Show IN THIS ISSUE: , Women professors are disappointed by Tribune article page 5. - Quentin Tarantinos Pulp Fiction: bloody funny Westminster College of Salt Lake City Volume XXXVII Tuesday, October 25, 1994 ASWC Issue 6 page 6. Storm Water Rally volunteers brave the rain page 4. open forum addresses campus issues in up front, friendly manner by Christopher Thomas Forum Staff Writer Students and administrators discussed a wide variety of topics ranging from the proposed multimillion dollar library to computer problems and tuition increases during the first ASWC open forum. The meeting, newly implemented commuto improve nications between the students, administration, faculty and trustees with commenced President Charles Dick reviewing the latest administrative developments and outlining the itinerary for the upcoming year. inter-person- al President Dick opened his address by expressing his gratitude for a tremendous experience during the past ten years and spoke briefly about his plans for the college before retiring in June. He alluded to the latest US News and World Report college edition and Westminsters ranking among the top institutions in the country. We are now classified in a higher ranking division as one of the top 20 Western colleges and universities in the nation which means we are receiving more respect, Dick said. Along with respect comes a necessity to continue to improve and update the colleges programs and facilities, he said. The President discussed development of the 40,000 square foot library to be built adjacent to Mal-oHall and also plans to build a parking ramp to compensate for the 106 parking stalls that will subsequently be lost. We need to construct a new parking ramp before we start to build the library, Dick said. Construction on the parking area is scheduled for the spring of 1995, and the library will begin construction during the spring of 1996. The new library is critical to our institution," Steve Morgan said. Morgan also addressed students questions concerning parking and state-of-the-- art uf Annual spaghetti dinner and casino night a great success Food, fun and games were enjoyed by all at the annual spaghetti dinner and casino night to Cabo San Lucas won by Laura by Kimi L. Michel Forum Staff Writer The Alumni Association of Westminster held its annual Spaghetti Dinner and Casino Night on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Shaw center. The dinner featured a buffet consisting of spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert and beverage. The dinner was a great success said Candace Hockett, president of the alumni executive council. We had a good turnout and a lot of support said Hockett. According to Jeannie Smith, director of alumni, Over 950 people attended the event and approximately $10,000 was raised for the alumni scholarship fund. This is our first year for participating in this event said Dorothy Collings (48) and husband Otto Collings (50), who were joined by Dorothys sister, Peggy Ebenstein-Jameso- n (57) and husband Bill Jameson (55). A drawing was held and prizes included a VCR, won by John Lela-ba color television, won by Jacquie Burns and the trip for two y; Boutwell. Converse hall was transformed into a Saturday night. Among the activities for the adults were roulette, craps, blackjack and bingo. Dealers who volunteered at the roulette table were Ray Robbs, Tom Pace and Barbara Nathan. Pete Papanikolas was one of the many dealers who volunteered at the blackjack tables. Paul Hansen (79) and Lonnie Hockett were the volunteers for bingo. This is my sixth or seventh year as a volunteer said Hockett. I have volunteered every year said Hansen. Jan Jones (87), husband Jim Jones and Laura Leonhardt were a few of the first time volunteers for this mini-casi- no event. Games and activities for the children were also available. Sammy T the Clown was on hand to entertain the children with his humorous antics and balloon animals. Other activities for the children included a fish pond, childrens bingo and a selection of videos for their enjoyment. mass transit saying the parking issue is very complicated. Right now parking is free but in order to get people to use UTA we would need to charge for parking and that would result in a series of other problems because people would start parking off campus and the neighborhood would be upset. Parking is one of the most interesting problems we have to deal with, Morgan said. He further explained that an engineering firm is currently running a study on the parking and traffic situation at Westminster and the engineers have met with UTA. Students questioned a recent rise in tuition costs and also inquired about future increases. President Dick alluded to the fact that tuition rose nationwide at an average of 6 percent and is projected to do this same this year he said, Tuition will probably go up again this year but thats a decision to be made by the board of trustees. He cited the federal governments efforts to try and balance the budget by cutting funding as one of the major reasons for the increase. We lost $197,000 in Pell Grants alone last year and more will be lost to balance the budget, Dick said. One of President Dicks major objectives before retiring is implementing a financial planning center to aid students in the same manner as admissions or academic planning. Financial planning for all students will be in place before I leave, Dick said. , Emergency funding is being used to add another server and stabilize the computer system, Morgan said. The recent influx in computer system problems is related to the networks inability to accommodate the increased work load created by the implementation of windows. According to Morgan, an independent server will be added to separate the administrative and student computer networks which should offset demand on the current system. We will try to boost the system and stabilize it. You should see improvements in the next month, said Morgan. Several other issues ranging from remodeling Hogel Hall to improving academic programs also were discussed. A broad explanation of Westminsters future was briefly explained as part of a program called the Strategic Plan, which will be discussed in further detail at a future open forum. President Dick closed the forum by reiterating the institutions supportive and open door I am happy to speak philosophy. with you about anything: thoughts, ideas and concerns. My door is open anytime. The open forum format was envisioned by ASWC President Jed Arveseth as part of his work on the strategic planning comittcc. Eight similar monthly forums are scheduled throughout the school year and everyone is encouraged to participate. In the past there has not been much interaction between board of the administration, trustees, faculty and student body. Its nice to meet people and bring a stronger sense of community to campus, Arveseth said. I ' Amy Friberg Former Westminster communications professor Scott Cairns kicked off the 1994-9- 5 season of the Westminster Poetry Series Oct. 13 in Nunemaker. Cairns founded the series during his stint as assistant professor in communications and english at Westminster from 1987-90- . Westminster Poetry Series opens 1994-9- 5 season with Scott Cairns by John Wells Forum Staff Writer The Westminster Poetry Series kicked off its 1994-9- 5 season by welcoming back the man who created the series, Scott Cairns. Cairns read poetry from his new book, Figured for the Ghost to a capacity crowd at Nunemaker Place on Oct. 13. Cairns was assistant professor in communications and English at Westminster from 1987 to 1990. The Alumni Associations annual Spaghetti Dinner and Casino Night was held Saturday, Oct. 15 in the Shaw Center and Converse Hall. Over 950 people attended the event and approximately $10,000 was raised for the alumni scholarship fund, said Jeannie Smith, director of alumni. - Introduced by Dr. Katie Coles as strikingly moral but never reductive Cairns began the night with his poem Necropolitan. Claiming that he is stuck in a continuing necrocentric phase, Cairns identified the first poem as his Halloween poem. Religion was a major theme in Cairns reading. However, the poems themselves intertwined emotions and environments with religious references such that one could not readily judge a poem as benevolent or blasphemous. Titles such as Advent and Entrance of Sin brought with them somber topics and images of morality of the modern world and the personal conscience. Cairns then slipped into a easier mood with poems dealing with Josephs despair and Satan whom Cairns refers to as chief ingrate to the most high. Cairns was entertaining in his presentation of material throughout the event. Being a former professor at Westminster, Cairns familiarity for the city, society, and campus provided a comfortable atmosphere wherein the poet was able to talk to the audience. After the poetry reading, Cairns signed books and took time to talk with anyone who wanted the opportunity. By the end of the night every copy of his book was sold, and the audience was sent back into the rain to experience Cairns poetry on their own terms. |