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Show Tuesday April 24, 2001 Westminster College Volume XXXIII Issue 24 Gandhi Condemns All Types of Violence Cecily Ellis Forum Writer Gandhi. Around three people "My first lesson from my "You see raised their hands. grandfather was how to use how violent we are?" Gandhi anger in a positive way," "How do we create and Gandhi said. He was instructlaughed. use nonviolence in our ed to keep an anger journal to lives?" and "How do we use Ghandi's mission is to help him channel his feelings our compassion, understandcombat this violence that "respectfully and intelligenting and resources to help the grows inside of a person in ly." "My grandfather taught world?" are two of the quesorder to achieve a more me that anger is like electricitions posed by Arun Gandhi the "Without world. peaceful ty, it's just as useful and powupon his visit to Westminster ability to create peace in oneerful, but if we abuse it we on April 18. Part of the self we can't do it in our surcan destroy us Weldon J. Taylor Executive roundings," he Lecture Series, Gandhi, said. Gandhi him- "My grandfather taught and everything self is no stranger me that anger is like around us," said grandson of the famous electricity, it's just as Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi, delivered to these aggresuseful and powerful, his presentation, titled sive tendencies. Though but if we abuse it we Gandhi was sent "Waging Peace in the Growing up in can destroy us and to his Millenium" to a full house in South Africa, grandfaeverything around us." ther to learn and the J.W. Lees Theatre. Gandhi was the --Arun Gandhi absorb his teachGandhi began his speech target of a large ings, at his with a humorous activity that amount of prejudice. beaten first "I mischievous was by illustrated exactly how vioyoung, age he also felt that he was to test the whites because they lent our society has become. I then his grandfather's lessons as thought was too black, He invited the audience to well. Gandhi went on to by the blacks because they partner with the person next I to them and have one person thought was too white," he humorously relate how he said. humiliation "This relentlessly attempted to get tightly clench their fist. I caused so much anger that his grandfather's autograph. "Imagine that you are holdfor wanted an eye eye His grandfather had ing the world's most precious When his parents He then said. he revenge." diamond," developed the practice of sellnoticed the was that told the other person to try rage ing autographs for five dolbuilding inside him they and free the diamond. The lars in order to help fund all decided to send him to his audience proceeded with his of the programs he had startMahatma force to grandfather, ed. "I felt that since I was his demand, trying open Gandhi, in India. At only 12 the hand of their partner. grandson I should surely get 18 this months old, "Now how many of you years an autograph for free," said with his grandfather forever asked if you could open the Gandhi. He found his opporlife. Gandhi's other person's hand?" asked changed tunity when it became his job to collect the money and autograph books from crowds. "I simply put my book in the stack but did not give any money," he said. However, his grandfather's keen perception caught the young Gandhi and told him, "you should know I don't give autographs for free, not even to grandsons." More determined than ever, Gandhi began bursting into political debates thinking that, in an effort to simply get him out of the room, that his grandfather would sign his book. However, he was disappointed every time. "Instead of shooing me away, he would simply hold my head to his chest and just keep on talking," Gandhi said, reflecting on the incredible patience that his grandfather possessed. He related this experi- - . ence to how many people treat their children. "We are always shooing our children away," he said. We don't teach them love and compassion. "Instead, we punish them. Every time we do this we teach violence. We must teach and explain, not just punish," he said. "Parents are . See GANDHI, page T Sen. Bennett Answers Student Questions Jason McDonald FORUM Writer In what was possibly the last Westminster Rap of the school year, distinguished visiting professor J. D. Williams welcomed Republican Sen. Robert Bennett to lunch in the Howa boardroom Thursday, April 19. After lunch, Bennett talked about "Life in a tied senate" and answered questions from the crowd. As Bennett and the crowd ate smashed Subway sandwiches, they listened to Williams give a long welcoming introduction, telling the crowd Bennett had been a shrewd businessman before becoming a Senator. Williams also thanked new ASWC President Tofi Ta'faua for making the Raps "successful" and mentioned that Bennett was a student of his at the University of Utah back in the late fifties where Bennett got an early start on his political career servpresident. ing as student-bod- y Bennett said that the Senate is "pretty even," mentioning that there have only been a few occasions where Vice President Cheney has had to break a tie. According to Bennett, Cheney has voted twice for republican-favore- d legislation and twice against democratic-favore- d legislation. He also claimed that President Bush's proposals are "likeable," making democrats more inclined to vote for republic-lade- n legislation. Bennett also said, "This is the first time in a very long time that everyone in the Senate and House of Representatives likes the President." He said that the 2002 elections will be "key" in seeing who gains control of the Senate. Bennett explained that there are 14 democrats and 12 republicans that will be incumbents, with six republicans running in Gore states - states that Gore won during the presidential election - as well as six democrats running in Bush states - states that Bush won. He thinks that these 12 seats will ultimately decide who gets control over the Senate. According to Bennett, the national press's "biggest crime" is that they are incompetent and "don't really know what's going on with politics." He said, "They don't understand what we are doing in Washington." Showing a real displeasure with the media, Bennett referred to them as incompetent on sev- eral occasions. Bennett thinks the press was clueless when dealing with the recent presidential election and the approval of the electoral votes. He explained the reason no democratic senators protested the Florida electoral vote was because of a secret agreement between majority and minority leader Trent Lott The agreewhip Tom Daschle ). the was that ment Republicans would not hold up any legislation when the Democrats had control of Congress for the first sixteen days of January, if the Democrats did not protest the Florida electoral vote. Bennett showed a humorous side when he began to imitate ), Senator Strom Thurmond the Bennett oldest senator. said country's (R-Mis- s) (D-SD- (R-SC- See BENNETT, page 2 Ellipsis Celebrates 2001 Debut on Friday Emily Workman Contributing Writer Many people have heard of Westminster's literary magazine, Ellipsis. But few really know the magnitude of it. Ellipsis is not just a college literary magazine; it receives submissions from many sources all over the country and quite a few international submissions. Although Ellipsis publishes many student pieces, the magazine also publishes very well known authors. For instance, the issue for this year includes two poems by Elton Glaser. He is a distinguished professor of English Emeritus at the University of Akron and has published four collections of poems. Another distinguished poet published this year is Allison Joseph, who has published three books of poetry and teaches at Southern Illinois University. Virgil Suarez also has three poems published in the upcoming edition. He is the author of four published novels, a collection of short stories, and of two anthologies. Suarez also is the teaches at Florida State University. Anyone can be on the staff of Ellipsis simply it class. You leam a by signing up for the lot in the class because everyone is involved in ' every part of the process. At the end of the year you know what happens with a literary magazine from beginning to end. The staff reads submissions anonymously and certain pieces are talked about by the group. Finding out what others think, and even critiquing things yourself, makes the staff members better writers themselves as well as better editors. full-leng- th co-edit- or one-cred- Ellipsis is supported by many different organizations. It receives $5,000 per year in student stipends from A.S.W.C. These stipends make it possible for Ellipsis to pay its editorial staff. The college also contributes $4750 every year. Ellipsis received a grant from the Utah Arts Council in the amount of $1800 this year. These funds go to events hosted by Ellipsis and they pay for the actual magazine. This year Ellipsis received another special Westminster Student Faculty Development Grant of $2000. This grant helped send this year's editorial crew to the Associated Writers Programs (A.W.P.) Conference in Palm Springs. This conference will help the magazine get a better circulation. It will also help the editors become better at what they do. The new issue of the Ellipsis will debut on April 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the Jewett Center. There will be a social hour from 7:00 to 7:30 when live music will be played and wine, coffee and hors d'oeuvres will be served. At 7:30 the poetry reading begins, featuring writers who have been published in the new edition of Ellipsis reading their poems and fiction, as well as staff members reading poems and fiction written by authors who could not be present. After this program is over, the microphone will be turned over to the audience for an open mike. It proves to be a night filled with culture, and everyone is invited to attend. Not to mention that it will be the first chance for everyone to get their new copy of Ellipsis, free of charge. |