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Show The Forum Page8 Continued from pg. 6 program reviewed and approved through the respective departments in the University of . Pittsburghs College of Arts and Sciences. The cost of a Semester, at Sea program is based on a per person rate and includes tuition and room and board. Westminster may not have to look any farther than Salt Lake City to find a resource for study abroad programs. The University of Utah already has in place study abroad, internship, field studies, and volunteer programs established in numerous countries throughout the world. According to the committee, through the University of Utah credit hours are easily transferred, current financial aid travels with the student, the variety of choices makes it appealing and some study abroad programs include LE courses. The committee has held up their end of the process and now it is up to the student community to voice their interest to the Westminster faculty and. staff so that this process can come to fruition. 05 Continued from pg. Continued from pg. 1 Continued from pg. 5 day, but does not cover text books, incountry travel, per sonal or incidental expenses. The Summer Semester at Sea program, which is about $9,500, is a more economical option. Financial aid is available to those who qualify. A work grant is offered by the ISE to those with the greatest financial need, which can reduce the cost by approximately 40. There are 70 to 75 upper and lower division courses available in the fall or spring semesters and about 30 for the summer semester. These courses are offered by the University of Pittsburgh and may be transferable to a Westminster College degree. Anyone interested in setting out on what may be the most memorable semester or two of college life should talk with an academic advisor to be sure that all credits earned are transferable. For more information, check out the Semester at Sea web site. Be sure to apply for admissions one year before the semester that you wish to attend, es avail- able. 1 The process was long, but 99 percent of the congregation into applause and the musiout of it by requesting a large chose him for their new pastor. cians exited the stage. The salary package. However, the Evans embraced his new posiboard agreed, and he was on lights came up and the trio tion. Oddly enough, opposition the move yet again. Things returned to bow. Again they there were good for a while, to Evans receiving the position exited and a 10 minute intercame from the least expected but the feeling of restlessness mission began. returned. In his personal life, he place, Salt Lakes Most of the crowd remained where they were and longed for a relationship. Again GayLesbianBisexualTransge he was unable to be too public nder community. spoke quietly to each other. about his orientation because of Today, Evans still has to Another chair was added on deal with the two issues in the the stage, as the next set was to his prominent position. At this point, Evans now larger community. Since not all include a viola played by realizes he made a cry for help. Roberta Zalkind. There was no reason to, but he Soon the doors were began to move some money closed and the lights again out of school district accounts dimmed. The quatrain then into his own. During this perientered the stage and sat in od, he was still very involved the their . places. Again stringed instruments were fine tuned. The musicians looked to one another and this time Jiang gave a slight nod to signify that it was time to begin. The music of the second half of the performance began with a very quick pace and then slowed to near silence; the hands of the performers went from a flurry of movements to graceful slow coaxes. This seemed to be the theme of this piece, and it was repeated extensively. At one time a sustained pause confused some of the audience into thinking that the performance was over, and they broke into applause. The applause was broken by the music as it resumed. When the piece finally came to an end, the audience knew it. The final notes exploded from each instrument as the music reached its crescendo. As the musicians turned their attention from their instruments to the audience, the sound of applause replaced the sound of music. By the time the quartet had reached their feet to bow, many in the crowd had risen enthusiastically in standing ovation. The applause continued; the musicians bowed again and then finally exited. The music had lasted nearly two hours, and it was almost 9:30 p.m. at its conclusion. The crowd quickly and . Semester at Sea position when it became Evans Quattro Amici Study Abroad January 29, 2003 . quietly dispersed. Everybody seemed pleased with the performance.05 with church, and was talked into attending disciple Bible study classes by a friend. These involved an intense study of the Bible each week, with work. The guilt from his actions caught up with Evans, so he ended up going through a series of events to remedy the situation. This was very difficult for his family, as it would tarnish their name in the finance world, as well as possibly involve jail time and a felony sentence. His parents traveled to Aberdeen and were there for their son during this time. Things worked out for Evaris, but in the end he still had to serve a nine month sentence in the state penitentiary. He was able to work in the bakery at the prison, which meant being in a special section of cells, as well as having his own cell. During this time, one of his sisters visited and reminded him of his desire to study the ministry. Support from his Bible study group continued through daily cards. Evans felt he truly came to the realization of what a Christian should be. After his term, he began the journey to become a minister. Salt Lake spiritual communities are as open when it comes to sexual orientation, Evans has to choose carefully to whom to disclose personal information. Evans considers it a blessing in some ways and has faith that God is always with him in the process. 05 out-ofcla- ss He attended Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. He was again forced to hide his sexual orientation because of the circumstances. At Emory he had a tough first semester, but stuck things out. He was able to receive a church endorsement for seminary study and also came to a realization: the restlessness and trouble he had been feeling throughout life came from not being himself. Evans moved to Salt Lake City and now works in a congregation that embraces him for who he is. He moved here because of a relationship, and worked previously for the state of Utah. He became a parishioner at Holladay United Church of Christ and after a long process ended up feeling called to apply for the pastoral L( (Ciw.ViS; Itiuiu. tVMtm The following incidents were reported to the Westminster 15. This College Campus Patrol between January summary contains most incidents reported to Campus Patrol but does not include incidents such as: medical shuttles, ambulance transfers, false alarms, general service calls, etc. CRIME REPORT UNAVAILABLE AT TIME OF PUBLICATION i Crime prevention tips: -- Call campus patrol to report suspicious persons or activities -- All campus phones can access campus patrol by dialing 2525 -- Do not leave your belongings (purse, wallet, gym bags, back packs, calculators, coats, etc.) unattended in hallways, libraries, gym facilities, classrooms, or offices. -- Lock up wallets, purses, and other valuables and lock your door, even when you intend to return to your officeroom shortly or even if you are just going down the hall. It takes a thief ten seconds or less to enter an open room and steal your property. -- Secure your bike with -Remember, most crime is committed in response to the opportunity, so the best prevention is to eliminate U-loc- ks. opportunities. Saeed Rezai Director of Patrol and Safety 1840 South 1300 East SLC, UT 84105 7 Phone: (801) 832-252- Fax: (801) E-ma- il: 485-19- 89 srezaiwestminstercollege.edu |