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Show Westminster College of Salt Lake Cmr Wednesday, December 13, 1995 YenLgiclhi Speaks to tlhie InmprisomLedrr by Tim Haran Forum staff writer Criminal defense lawyer Ron Yengich opened the 14th year of the Weldon J. Taylor lecture series with his speech titled America: Land of the Imprisoned. The lecture was neld Nov. 30 in the Gore Auditorium. Self-describ- ed as a com- bination of red and redneck, Yengich offered the full auditorium tips on how to break free from the imprisonment citizens are experiencing in America today. Americans are imprisoned by a lack of values, Yengich said. Its an us vs. them mentality. Yengich found fault with different groups of people, but his highest criticism went to politicians. I put the blame where it belongs, with leaders like Newt Gingrich and Louis Farrakhan, Yengich said. I am fed up with politicians hypocrisy. Other areas in which Yengich thinks Americans are imprisoned, include the lack of people willing to take responsibility. No one wants to take Yengich responsibility, said. We are imprisoned by the search for a scapegoat where no scapegoat exists. Yengich said that the recent blame has been placed on immigrants. When we want everyone to speak perfect English, were going to scapegoat the immigrants, Yengich said. Its a tragedy that people have forgotten we are basically the same. Yengich also said that Americans are imprisoned by looking to the wrong peoas heroes and having a ple lack of compassion in society. However, greed, Yengich said, is possibly the biggest factor imprisoning Americans. Most people go to jail for one thing-gre- ea, Yengich said. We accumulate as much as we can, even if we dont need it. Tongue slightly in cheek, Yengich said that Marcia Clark gets paid $4.2 million and probably a Nike contract. Yengich also focused on the imprisonment resulting from youth. He said that some kids are bad solely because of their parents, but nearly all are able to be set in the right direction. Virtually every one of them are salvageable and we are just casting them away, also imprisoned by the idea to imprison more and more people, Yengich said. Some startling statistics were given by Yengich. He said that one out of every 254 Americans are in prison, one out of every 176 Americans is either on parole or in prison, and that over one million people are in prison. He also said that utting people in prison oesnt solve the problem of violence in America. Until we start to have compassion for one another, we are just to going to continue Yengichs include the & Xaiz. awards Best Trial Lawyer of the Year from the of the Chapter said that American Board of Trial Yengich Americans are imprisoned Lawyers, and he is included by collective memory lapse in a compilation of the Best and an inability to laugh at Lawyers of America. themselves. Americans are Yengich said. Utah by Kris Robinson, Ph.D., associate professor of nursing flurry of activity besieged the campus this A fall. Amidst the prepara- ject. , The community assess- ment began with collecting social demographic data. Because age, gender, living arrangements, education, income, and lifestyle influ- ence health and health needs, gathering social ASVVC ito Increase Stuudemit: Activity Fees by Shelley Heed Forum staff writer Dec. 4, 1995. After denying the Westminster Singers permission to buy new dresses and tuxedos, the 1 On Dec. The Associated senators voted to accept the Peer of Students Westminster College Educators Constitution which was held their annual senate presented, by Angela Capshaw, an (ASWC) retreat in the Reherd Lounge in the education freshman. Shaw Center. Using Roberts Rules for The purpose of the Peer senathe Educators club is to focus on camparliamentary procedure, tors voted to increase the activity fee pus problems and to help stufrom $60 to $70, beginning Fall dents find a happy stress-fre- e Semester of 1996. The fees have been life, said Chapshaw. We will be the same since 1987 and more money working with Gini Dewitt to help was being spent than was being educate Westminster students about alcohol, drugs and other brought in. biASWC held their last annual The Peer important issues. semester on for this Educators are planning to hold monthly meeting Issue ii HeaLlth the Ho li dlaivs tion for President Stock's arrival and the photo shoots for our new marketing campaign, 14 career nurses returned to school as Westminster College's first graduate students in nursing. Along with the anxiety, the excitement, ourselves, and the high expectations imprison Yengich said. that accompany graduate Yengich graduated in education, came a myriad history from Bellarmine of assignments, sleep College in Louisville, Ky. in occaand an deprivation, the from and 1972 sional questioning of saniUniversity of Utah College of ty. One of the largest proLaw in 1975. Upon graduation, he became a lawyer for jects undertaken by the Lake Salt the Legal students was assessing the needs of the Defenders Association, and health in 1980 left the Public Westminster community Defenders Office to form his and consequently developown criminal defense firm ing a health education proYengich, Rich Volume XXVIII their first meeting on Jan. 5, 1996 and all students are welcome to attend. The senators also discussed who will represent Westminster at the Utah Intercollegiate Assembly during the month of March. After voicing their opinions, the senators voted to have interested candidates fill out a short application which will then be reviewed and decided upon by the senators. The next ASWC senate meeting will be Jan. 8, 1996. The meetings are open to the public and all students are encouraged to attend. demographic data was essential prior to reviewing the literature. Within the first week of school, the academic vice presidents and Leslie Freeman (benefits) were bombarded with questions about the characteristics of the college's faculty, staff, and students. With this data in hand, the graduate students conducted a literature search to identify the most common health concerns of individuals similarto those of the Westminster Community. Based on this information, the students developed a health survey. By 500 surveys mid-semest- er distributed with The Forum. Of the 500 surveys, 90 were returned. The top five identified health education topics were stress reduction, were management, weight & depression anxiety, relationship issues, and altercare. health native that the holidays Knowing to everystress extra bring one's life, the students present their health information with a holiday twist. in jliis issue . . , What do students want to see in their stockings? Answers on page 2. Staff mom tells us what she thinks of her sons band on page 3. Dont know what to do over the semester break? See whats happening on page 5. Westminsters student nurses offer tips on how to brave the holidays physically and mentally on page 6. |