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Show The Forum Page6 April 2, 2003 Goldsmith Passes Vast Knowledge of Nature to Science Students Todd Fichter Staff Writer Fiddlers Elbow, Movies 10 and The Dodo are just a few of the local places that you may spot Dr. David Goldsmith of the Westminster College Geology Department. Goldsmith is in the middle of his second year teaching at Westminster, and could not be happier. I love Westminster, he said. Goldsmith comes to us from the East Coast, specifically Connecticut. He attended Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y., where he earned an undergraduate degree in 1994. He then proceeded on to attend the other undergraduate opportunities that he looked at before attending Colgate, and he replied that, you cant swing a ing his Ph.D. I love Cambridge, says dead rat without hitting a colGoldsmith. Franklin Covey lege on the cast coast. I applied Field is no Fenway. I mento Cornell, Amherst and tioned to Goldsmith that I Williams College in addition to worked in Cambridge for just Colgate, said Goldsmith. Goldsmith found one day on the hallowed Westminster through the various grounds of Harvard University online job searches that he conin the Multi-CulturOfFice, but my temp-jo- b ducted while still at Harvard. experiences paled in comparison to some of He noticed an opening in the temp-job- s that he used to Westminsters Geology have while in college. I Department, and jumped at the I moved out here worked in a gun factory for a opportunity. few weeks, said Goldsmith, I because of the tremendous geolalso sold aluminum siding for ogy that Utah has to offer, three days. Goldsmith said. I asked Goldsmith about Goldsmith teaches a variety Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts for seven long years, while obtain- al re m Here of courses in the Science Department, including The Natural World, Explorations in Science, Introduction to Geology, Evolution and Environmental Geology. Next year, Goldsmith and Michael Poppich will be teaching a History and Philosophy of Geology class that he is very excited about. I love to have experts come to my class, says Goldsmith, Just recently, I asked Jeff Nichols to speak to my class on the history of mining in Utah. In addition to Goldsmiths full course load, he is also the advisor to the Westminster Geology Club. We have upwards of 30 people on the mailing list, but we only get around six people in attendance for each meeting, said Goldsmith. Hopefully our biggest turnout will be this Saturday when we go to see The The Core is the new Core. science fiction release from Paramount Pictures about a crew that journey to the center of the earth to save human life. Some of you have probably noticed Goldsmith walking to school each morning from his house nearby campus. He married his high school sweetheart, Melissa, and if any of you get the chance to stop by his office in Malouf, be sure to take notice of their high school prom picture; it is a gem. c :7 Men Fall Short of First Win Sabers Jason Long The Westminster College mens basketball team fell short of their first ever victory at the NAIA National Tournament for the third year in a row, losing to Barber-Scotia The College, loss ends the Griffins season who finish with a still impresoverall record. sive 23-1- 0 Westminster has been field at part of the the NAIA Division I Mens Basketball National Championship for three straight years in the programs brief, four-yehistory. The Griffins led by 1 2 early in the first half, but the 32-tea- m ended ia the half with a 25-- 8 scoring run to regain the lead at 29-2- Contributing Writer 59-4- 8. of Barber-Scot- 4. After the quick start in which the Griffins led 16-Westminster struggled to 4, score as they shot just 30.2 percent from the floor compared to 47 percent for Barber-Scoti- a. Senior Matt Sparrow led all scorers with 17 points to go along with eight rebounds. Junior Adam Hiatt added 1 1 points, all coming in the second half, e ar The Forum is currently accepting applications for the 2003-200- 4 Editorial Staff. Open positions include: -- ff 'M 9MK Of 10 1, H MM SIS uaI.M m kzs OEM ty m Mli I M3 st m for a am (ail - Business ManagerI,. - Photo Editor F MB MiWi matraijiuBJiainr- (fl'T ; ProdugtionManager e44; itCKM . - or cohtact the weukess outer For job descriptions and more information, contact Cecily Ellis at 832-232- 0 or via ail at forumwestminstercollege.edu. I |