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Show Wednesday, November 12, 2003 os 1840 S. 1300 E. Salt Lake City UT 84105 os Volume XXXVI Issue 10 Jolinda Nestor because they want to do it, and so on. There should be no rules that govern the lifestyles we lead, we should each just march to the beat of our own drum. However, the idea of civil disobedience and the notion of Staff Writer Under the direction of Dr. Michael Vought, the students of Westminster College are presenting an exciting theater experience for the community. For their fall production, the Westminster Players present personal responsibility vs. government control are prevalent throughout the play. This play basically reveals Thoreau views on: education, conformity, the war with Mexico, slavery, the duty of a citizen, nature and the environment; what the Walden The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail. The production will take place in the Jay W Lees Courage Theatre, in the Jewett Center for the Performing Arts, Thursday through Saturday, experiment was and why he at 7:30 p.m. Free available in the parking is Stadium Parking Lot and also in the parking structure at 1700 South and 1200 East. For ticket Nov. 13-1- 5 went there. Ralph Waldo Emerson, played by Dave Neisler, was a prominent role in Thoreau s life and this was reflected in the reservations call (801) Every student can pick up two free tickets to any of the remaining shows at the cashier window in Bamberger. It really opens your mind 832-213- 5. without telling you what to think , said supporting actor Brandon Rufener who plays the conformist straight-edge- d Deacon Ball. This production, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, is a remarkably relevant play for our time. It is easy for students to relate to The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail because the issue of civil disobedience The players production of this play was nothing far from impressive. It was clunky, mix- ing family comedy with philosophy and relevant to them. Thoreau s philosophy led him to teach all who came in contact with him that whatever you believe in, that is what you must live. This play makes you think and feel, listen and hear. Most of all, it makes you want to speak and be understood. Sound a little complicated? is Well, for those of us who are not philosophy majors, here is a little information on the background of this play. This show is a limited biography of Henry David Thoreau, told through his mind during a night he spends in jail. One of the strongest ideas in the play is the fact that any place can be a if you allow it to be. .Some may argue that the main idea of this production is the explojail ration of civil disobedience. However, I think it was much deeper than that. It was much more about how people should believe what they believe because they want to believe it; home-spu- n high-minde- d debate. As stated in the program of the play, Thoreau is a fascinating paradox: and is. A man who was A self-effaci- ng giant. who rarely laughed. man who loved so deeply and A wit A completely that he seemed, sometimes, not to have loved at all. OS they should do what they do President Closes Door on Students at Senate Meeting ASWC meedng. David Pang The Senate was to discuss Presiden::WS Senate Meeting convened in a special location. Nightingale room four, to accommodate the club representatives awaiting for the Senates vote on their clubs The Nov. play. 3 ASWC recognition. Ten minutes into the meeting, the Executive Cabinet and the Advisors report were given. After which President Ana Fonua called for an Executive Session that excused the advisors, the Forum and all four club representatives who g attended the early-mornin- each clubs request for ASWC recognition behind closed doors. A couple of the club representatives were called back into the meeting for a few minutes to answer questions. For more than 30 minutes, more than half the meeting the Senate voted and approved five clubs: Roots and Shoots, Finance, Libertarian, Sassy Swingers and the Debate Team. The Radio Club was sent to an ad hoc committee, where the club awaits further questioning. The club representatives were confused as to why they 03 Page f 'y. t' Poet Mary Jo Bang read her thought-provokin- g poems to a Westminster crowd Nov. 6 3 were told to wait outside while the Senate debated their respective clubs. Aaron Riddle, president of the Finance Club, stated, Senators need to be comfortable voicing their opinion no matter who the audience is. We were only in the meeting for the introduction, thats bizarre. This breeds a certain degree of mistrust, and questions what is said behind closed doors that cannot be said in public. Brooke Wilkinson, copresident of the Debate Team and president of the Theatre Society, agreed, saying, The Senators are here for the stu dents, theyre representing us. We should know what theyre saying or how theyre going to vote. It is so frustrating 1 hear a lot of get involved, get involved, and were put behind closed doors... its like an oligarchy. While students question the reasoning of holding such serious matters behind closed doors Fonua responded, Executive Session allows the Senators the learning experience needed. Executive Session offers complete anonymity where Senators can feel comfortable in their role as a student leader. This alleviates undue pressure from 03 Page 4 Wasatch Theater Company presents two intriguing plays individual students, in order to stay with the interests of the school and to foster more of a comfortable plane for the Senators to share all the good and all the bad, with no negative finger pointing Fonua continued by saying that she does not want student leaders to be targeted and that ASWC has nothing to hide, all of ASWC documents are public. Fonua further reasoned, Senators should not be held for being misinterpreted or being taken out of context in debate, or for the way they vote and how they voice their See Senate pg. 8 03 Page 7 Westminster Mens Basketball plays a tough game against Vangaurd |