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Show (K Cytul lUiijt BYU q lliiipfclinV ijL ibfew o Wi)ir ;gtgs Eliminates Four Sculptures From Exhibit by Amy Hodson Forum staff writer Brigham Young University created controversy and curiosity over its recent decision to keep four sculptures out of an exhibition of Auguste Rodin's works. The three-mont- h exhibit called of "The Hands Rodin, a Tribute to Gerald Cantor" contains several famous pieces of the renowned sculptor's works, according to Paul Anderson, head of exhibit design at BYU. The exhibit includes "The Burghers of Calais" which Anderson said was "one of three major works that defined his career." n Four sculptures became more famous, however, when BYU announced that they would stay in their crates for the exhibit. Lee Bartlett, assistant for public commu well-know- vice-preside- jCikTV, nt nications at BYU, said the decision was based partially "in deference to the community we serve" and an academic consideration in some instances. "The Kiss," depicting a nude man and woman embracing, is the most famous sculpture excluded from the show. Bartlett said it was eliminated because it renders the "sacred and private nature of intimate love between man and woman." "The Kiss" is not the actual e marble, sculpture that most people imagine, Bartlett said. It is a similar pose but is a much smaller, bronze image about high. "St. John the Baptist Preaching," a smaller, bronze image, was the second sculpture excluded from the show. Bartlett said this sculp- life-siz- 30-inch- es See RODIN, page 7 Photos courtesy of Beaux Arts Magazine In 1884, the city of Calais commissioned a monument from Rodin in honor of to sacrifice their lives to save their village besieged by the English during the were six the burghers who Hundred Years War. The Burghers of Calais: Stock Market Scare: How Does it Affect Westminster? by Marie Donovan Forum staff writer The market was ripe for a correction. It was October and the rice of stocks had been soaring igh with no severe corrections for a few years. On Oct. 27 the stock market plummeted 554 points, the largest single-poicrash in history, causing panic among investors who lost millions of dollars as they sold stock to protect investments from further devaluation. "Historically, the big stock market crashes are in October," said Associate Professor of Economics Dick Chapman The devastating crash on Oct. 29, 1929 and the "Black Monday" crash on Oct. 19, 1987 preceded this latest correction. Chapman believes in this October phenomenon strongly enough that a couple of months ago when the market was overinflated, he sold his stock. His "gut feeling" about October was realized on Oct. 27 when the market severely dropped and he bought stock back at weakened prices. "In terms of percentages," said Fidelity stock broker Jason Donovan, "Monday's correction was nothing in comparison to the 1987 crash. Monday reflected a share drop of only 7.18 percent in comparison to a share drop of 22.6 percent in 1987." nt Soccer playoffs: The Westminster mens soccer team will compete today in a NAIA district playoff game. Earlier in the season, the Parsons had their home field torn up to make room for 300 additional parking spaces on campus. Full story, page 5 Artifacts Reveal Westminsters Roots by Angy De Simone Forum staff writer Artifacts from a backyard dump were discovered last spring on Westminster soil by Associate Professor Ty Harrison's General Botany class. A small piece of land west of Payne Gymnasium was excavated ana plowed to create Westminster's organic herb garden. The purpose of the garden is to grow herbs for the food service to use. According to Harrison, the garden "was an effort to get back to ou agricultural roots and the y of Westminster College." The class did a lot of planning and planting under the supervision of Emily Kellett, communica his-toy- tions senior, according to Harrison. There are 0 different kinds of herbs in the garden including parsley, chives, oasil, sage and oregano. "We decided to use the most common culinary herbs that would be useful to the food ser- 15-2- See ARTIFACTS, page 2 if Donovan said a "correction" is when shares drop 5 percent and a "crash" is when shares drop 20 percent or more. "Corrections are good because they bring prices back to a more normal price' he added. Chapman explained that stocks 10-1- are financial assets that convey ownership rights in a corporation. The increased number of people investing in stocks reflect now well the stock market has done over time and the ease of converting stocks to cash. The price of a particular stock also reflects the opinion of investors towards the future prospect of a company and, to a degree, the economy of a country as a whole. Analysts attribute the recent stock correction to spill-oveffects of the Asian market. Investors speculated that a rise in interest rates in Hong Kong was partially to blame. Professor of Finance and Economics Jay Marchand said he thinks tne drop in the Hong Kong market is also partially related to the integration of that country into mainland China. "It is an expropriation worry for Hong Kong said Marchand. "China is nondemocratic. It is not unusual for the government to expropriate a company and all investors lose everything." Marchand further explained that er See MARKET, page 7 |