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Show THE FORUM 2 r February 18, 2004 look Review: The GIs War 20th Anniversary lends History With Humanity fdure Planned Wednesday Press Release fir Campus Ministry Discussion Group, The Feminine and the Divine, Converse 209, noon - 1 p.m Transfer Open House, Gore Auditorium 5:30 p.nm. - 8 p.m P Sunday Campus Ministry Gender Roles Diversity Bible Study Retreat, Zephyr Cove, NV Monday Semester Break, College Closed Tuesday Semester Break, College Closed J Chelsy Barton Photo Editor Addie Ryder Staff Writers , Richelle Bennett Kendyl M. Leasure Melissa Montgomery Tracy Newby Kate O. Pappas Shelly R Price Eric W. Rathofer Benjamin Rippel Alison J Robertson Susan R. Wheeler Adviser Marilyn lan- Karras Contributors Kim Brokling The Forum is published every Wednesday We encourage students, faculty, staff and ether readers to wnte letters. Address all letters to: The forum, Westminster College, 1240 S. 1 300 EH Salt Lake City the editor at forumwestminstercoilege UT 84105. You can also edu. Only signed letters wilt be accepted. The Forum reserves the right to edit all submissions. Views expressed are those of the wnters, and are not to be considered those of toe Forum, ASWC, toe faculty, staff or administration. . unteer, will begin teaching Motheread classes to the female inmates of the From the lackluster training in the States to the defeats and victories in Africa, Hoyt follows several soldiers during their fight to defeat the Germans and the struggle to simply live to the next day. Reading what these few soldiers had actually gone through kept me reading the book almost non-stoThe most gnpping part of this book was when he wrote It was in this part of the book that about June 7, 1944, came some of Hoyts best descriptive writing. He kept it simple yet incredibly desenptive and capturing. Bullets were zinging off the seawall; 88 shells were blowing waterspouts in the sea and the surf, A landing craft was hit and set afire: men struggled in the water. Behind it all, the majestic battleship Texas thundered with its big guns against the shore. (The GIs War. page 335 ) Because the book is about the American soldier in World War II, Hoyt only wrote about Omaha and Utah beaches. These were the two beaches assigned to the American forces. The second most captivating part of the book was entitled Counteroffensive, In this part of the book Hoyt wrote about h effort to push America and Britain out the Germans of Fortress Europe. It was during this time that a cntical city called Bastogne was encircled by the Germans. The American 101st Airborne held p. D-Da- y. last-ditc- the city. To read what they went through for weeks during Europes worst winter is unimaginable. Thanks to Hoyt, it can now be Imagined, I shall let students read the book to find out what I mean During the writing of The GFs War Hoyt interviewed thousands of people who were involved with World War II from both the Allied and Axis sides. He has 1 1 pages of notes and works cited and three pages of acknowledgements. This made for a very historically accurate book. Hoyt has captured the essence of what the GI went through during 1940 to 1944, He tells of how everyday citizens joined the military, left their homes and families and fought a battle-hardenand relentless enemy on foreign soik They fought for peace and freedom not only for America, but for the world. OS ed Purgatory Correctional Facility Feb. 17. is an multicultural family literacy program that enables parents to improve their parenting and literacy skills while reading and discussing childrens books with their children. The program was devel- award-winnin- g oped by Nancey Gaj in 1987, who used it to teach inmates how to read to their children at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women. Smith will be conducting See Release pg. 8 ld day-by-d- ay last one hour and range from appearances by Benjamin Franklin, to slide shows on heirloom preservation, to discussions on racial profiling. Speakers are available at no cost to any group or sponsor with the stipulation that the event is free and has an audi- ence of at least 15. Groups are limited to three speakers per calendar year. Road Scholars are available to travel anywhere in the state of Utah. Road Scholars is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the State of Utah, ESRR Vision Trust, the Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, and Parks Funds for programs in Salt Lake County and Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee Foundation for programs in Weber County. The UHC also announced Feb. 13, the expansion of the Utah Motheread program to the Purgatory Correctional Facility in Hurricane, Utah. Mischelle Smith, a VISTA vol- MothereadFatheread is labels. annually to speak on humanities topics and contemporary Multicultural Club international film. Converse 202, 6 p.m 9 p.m Business Manager Civil Rights movement, Brown vs. Board of issues. Presentations generally the story of the American pre-Wor- guage and literature, The Power of the Word; and contemporary issues, Now: Our World Today The UHC selects scholars Midterm Evaluations Due Emma Ryder the 2004 Road Scholar program to present on topics such as the shaping of the United States, We the People; the Education; Utah history, Friday Production Manager (UHC) announced Feb. 6 the 20th anniversary of Road Scholars and the 2004 Road Scholars program. The UHC has put together a selection of 20 speakers for Thursday is comprehensive in its history', so it is perfect for the history buff; yet it is simple enough for a person who doesnt know much about World War II Many books about World War II tell of the generals and the admirals, but Hoyt didnt He told the story of the foot soldier from before Pearl Harbor to Afnca, to Normandy, to Germany and finally to the big boat home, The book begins with America in 1940 before the U.S. entered the war. The beginning describes what the American War II military capability and lifestyle was like in the months. After the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 4941, the book shows how quickly America changed from a slumbering giant to a military juggernaut Hoyt told the story of how unprepared America was for World War II. During the first year the American military trained their soldiers with rifles from World War I and with wood mock-up- s of artillery pieces and and-tan- k weapons with paint It The Utah Humanities Council ASWC Wild Wednesday, Hypnotist Tom Deluca, Gore Auditorium, 8 p.m. - ID p.m. Jessica Faulkner The GIs War by Edwin E Hoyt, oot soldiers during World War II. Utah Humanities Council Winter Choral Concert, Wasatch Presbyterian Church, 7;30 p,m. Editor Eric Rathofer Staff Writer eOOOCtttOPOC&OOOOOCPOSOOOOa&OOOOOOOftOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQl The Forum welcomes your OPINIONS, SUGGESTIONS, AND OTHER SUCH MUSINGS. TO CONTACT US, WRITE TO: The Forum , Westminster College 1840 1300 E. Salt Lake City, UT 84105 S. or forumwestminstercollege.edu |