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Show IN THIS ISSUE: Saxophonist Gary Brown brings his bayou R & B to Westminster page 4 Forum movie critic Shawn Kuennen reviews thriller The Puppet Masters page 7 Miss the Stones concert? Read about what you missed on page 7. Westminster College of Salt Lake City Volume XXXVII Tuesday, November 1, 1994 ' fiSWS rescinds yeairbooC by Angie Fra nr one Forum Staff Writer ASYVC senators voted to rescind money which was previously appropriated for production ,of a new Westminster College yearbook in their Oct. 17 meeting. On Oct. 3, 1994 ASWC voted to budget the yearbook committee $5000. This money was less than half of the costs needed for the finished product; the rest of the money was to be obtained through fund raising, explained the head of the yearbook committed Jennie Irvine, pure and applied science senator. If the entire $5000 was not needed the surplus would be returned to ASWC. With a motion from Social Science Senator Gina Furano, ASWC voted to rescind that money. The effect of rescinding is to strike out an entire motion that 'has been previously adopted. The reasons for the motion rescind to were many, explained Furano and Kirsten Dyk, business senator. They said student support for the yearbook was unproven, as a result of inadequate student polling. They said the yearbook will be most appealing to traditional students, and added that the average stu- dent age is 28. Furano and Dyk said the earli- er vote was not representative of all students. Only 13 out of the 23 voting members were present on Oct. 3 when the motion was passed. Without an entire representation of ASWC how could there possibly be a proper representation of the student body, said Furano. Furano and Dyk also brought up that the support for the yearbook will come from three existing sources, The Forum , The Ellipsis and The Westminster Review. Irving and Brian Pilling, arts and humanities senator, brought up many opposing arguments. They said the yearbook is a perfect way to spend ASWC money. It will include activities from the entire year, and they predict it will be appealing to students and teachers. As Irvine pointed out, there has not been a high level of fininids student support at specialized activities in the past, so why not have something where the students will be the specialty. Irving said there were 13 senators present for the original vote, the amount necessary to for a competent voting body as stated in the ASWC constitution. Unlike the Forum , Ellipsis and the Westminster Review , the yearbook will be a publication exclusive to Westminster students and faculty; the other three are not. It will be specific to one ear and those involved. Irving and Pilling also pointed out that because the earlier vote was made, printers have been contacted, a staff has been formed and an outline begun. All the foundations have been set. The vote on whether or not to rescind the motion was made by secret ballot. The motion to rescind passed. The $5000 was taken back and the yearbook was given $2300 for production cost. Westminster student overcomes obstacles by Brett Boberg Forum able to get tutors from the Acade- Staff Writer Some people may call her handicapped or disabled, but Westminster student Eleni is quite the opposite. Although Charitopoulou has been blind since birth, she leads an extremely active academic and social life at Westminster. Charitopoulou has been a student at Westminster for four years, three of them residing at Hogle Hall. Besides being a fulltime student, Charitopoulou is president of the Hall Counsel and a former member of the Disabilities Act Committee at Westminster. Being Hall Counsel President, I have to organize activities for the Hall, coordinate meetings, oversee activities and basically make sure the Hall Counsel is run smoothly, said Charitopoulou. Charitopoulou decided to come to Westminster because of the size of the college and the Char-itopoul- attention individual ou mic Support Office and theyve been really good, said the psychology major. That is not to say that Charitopoulou hasnt had her problems. I was trying to take a computer class. The school did get me a speech synthesizer, which was really nice, but it didnt do windows and spreadsheets, which the class was dealing with, said Charitopoulou. I ended up drop ping the class, but the school is looking into something else. Charitopoulou said another potential problem had to do with her different study habits. Unfortunately, I dont have my books in brail, so I have to study with Charitopoulou tapes, explained. I was worried that studying with tapes would bother my roommate. Sometimes Im a little concerned about studying at night and bothering her, but shes Vi h ,n students receive. I came to Westminster because it was a small college and I had heard a lot of good things about it, said Charitopoulou. I decided that I would need some help directed to my special needs and there was a lot of one-on-o- Paul Jones ne attention from the faculty. According to Charitopoulou, her academic career has been very successful so far. Its worked out pretty well. Ive been Eleni Charitopoulou, who has been blind since birth, does not consider herself disabled or handicapped. " Being called handicapped carries the mentality of helplessness with it, " she said, By no means do I consider myself helpless. " Issue 7 Shea cites Hatch as an expert at the politics of division David Neisler Forum Editor by Democratic senatorial candidate Fat Shea characterized his opponent, incumbent Senator Orrin Hatch, as a shrewd politician who has carefully manipulat- ed the fears and prejudices of Utahns to stay in office for 18 years, in a meeting with Westminster students Oct. 24 in Gore Auditorium. Hes an interesting character, Shea said, and very important in his own eyes. According to Shea, Hatch has become an expert at the politics of division. He is able to mold his public image to appeal to the prejudices and fears of those he addresses, Shea said. In an earlier meeting with The Utah Sheriffs Association, Hatch accused President Clinton of making a secret deal with the black caucus to pass the Racial Justice Bill. According to Shea, this was a direct appeal to what Hatch presumed to be racism in the sheriffs association. Shea used examples like this to demonstrate what he called the politics of fear. He added that Hatch, over the years, has created various and boogeypersons them. himself positioned against Shea said he expects Hatch to eventually attempt to use his brand of politics to secure a nomination, and perthe haps enter presidential race. He is a man of tremendous ambition, Shea said. He added that Hatchs reasons for seeking the office of president go beyond ambition. According to Shea, Hatch believes that he will one day fulfill an LDS prophecy that the Constitution will be dangling by a thread and that a person of the LDS faith will redeem it. Hatch and the Republican Party have used underhanded means to' dominate politics in Utah, Shea said. Republicans in Utah have tailored their politics to fit the LDS Churchs beliefs, he said. Shea added that he . vice-president- ial believes politics and religion should not be allowed to affect each other like they do in Utah. been really good about it. love my roommate, shes been really nice and understanding, Charitopoulou said. Charitopoulou has also had problems getting all of her books on tape. Something happened at the library in New Jersey and I still dont have all my books, said But Ive talked Charitopoulou. with my instructors and they have been very understanding. Despite these few setbacks, Charitopoulou says the people of Westminster have been very cooperative with her special needs. The students, adminis . I spoke to a small group of Westminster students Oct. 24. According to Shea, the Republican Party is very adept at manipulating the media to spread their message. The Republicans have become so sophisticated at manipulating the public mind that they got into places not typically thought of as political. Shea used George Bushs appearance on Saturday Night Live and Barbara Bushs appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman to demonstrate his point Shea said he advocates campaign reform to make the race for senate more productive. Part of what has griped me in this campaign is that Senator Hatch has raised so much money that he is above the normal political competition, he said. Shea added that politics $ught to be a forum that requires people to meet face to face. He suggested several reforms such as time limits and spending limits for campaigns. Commenting on the extremely small group of students that showed up for the meeting, Shea said, The attendance tonight is indicative of many peoples attitude towards politics. Unless we get people interested in the election process there will be dramatic and undesirable changes. tration, and faculty have all been very helpful. Whenever I walk around, students are always asking me if they can help out, which is really nice, said Charitopoulou. Charitopoulou insists that she is not handicapped nor disabled. She just considers herself as someone with special needs. Being called handicapped carries the mentality of helplessness with it, said Charitopoulou. By no means do I consider myself helpless. I feel Ive done enough to overcome my vision problem to not be called helpless. |