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Show THE FORUM September 8, 2004 Jack Johnson Gets Crowd Swaying at Mellow Usana Concert smooth. Its just so pretty, Ferrin said. Johnsons euphonic music, which he has said in interviews is influenced byjimi Hendrix and The Beatles, has been compared to The Dave . Mathews Band and John Mayer by his fans. His wide fusion of rock, blues and folk music brings a wide demographic to Stan Sarkisov Staff Writer The moon shone gold in the night sky as Jack Johnson played. It sounds so nice when you sing, Johnson told the crowd. The Hawaii native brought his lulling voice and acoustic guitar, along with the idyllic lifestyle of his home to the Usana Amphitheater on thing in the air, said Westminster student Chris I think its the mariPolleys. juana smoke, he continued. It may have been the marijuana, or the beer, but couples on the grass were moving) ical Jack Johnson entertained with a mellow attitude and acoustic guitar at the Usana Amphitheater on Sept 2. waves. Mother, mother ocean, worried about everybody else. . Johnson sang during I have heard you call, wanted to sail upon your waters since I his set ll cause youve was Polleys agreed. I feel that seen it all... Johnson sang later people arent concentrating on in the night on Tirate Looks at their own character and are too concerned about other peoples 40, Jimmy Buffet cover. lives, he said. Were too disAlthough Johnsons songs do give a vibe of serenity, not tracted by other people instead all his lyrics are so of developing ourselves, For example, Wasting Time Polleys added. reveals a more serious theme of It so happy right now, said another Westminster stuBut everybody thinks that everybody knows dent, Asia Ferrin, as Johnson stared playing his first song to about everybody else but receive radio play, Flake. nobody knows anything about His voice is so soft and themselves because theyre all like jellyfish as Johnson sang on Bubble Toes, or wrapping each other in blankets. This three-feet-ta- magical mood may have been created by G. Love. Do you guys want to hear the clean version or the real one, asked Garret Dutton (G. Love) before playing Contributing Writer Instead of a convention, last week in New York George Bush had a masquerade baU a facade put on by extremists, pushing moderates out on interstage to mask the special est agenda that has governed America. Bush has misled America for four years, and now hes chosen to mislead us for four more nights. President Bush stood by as coUege tuition has soared 35 percent He broke his promise to increase the PeU Grant and he has cut other financial-ai- d programs, choosing instead to reward his wealthy friends through massive tax cuts. He inherited record surpluses, a balanced budget, and steady Johnson, originally a com- mag- light-hearte- d. Booty Cal Johnson continued the hedonistic setting laid out by G. JLove & Special Sauce and Donovan Frankenreiter with a short film venerating the ocean self-identit- y. petitive surfer and later an award winning film maker started playing the guitar as a teenager. He was eventually picked up by Ben Harpers label. Enjoy Records, after a producer heard his four-trac- demo. Harper k II. Aaron Thompson his shows. Thursday, Sept 2. Theres a some what Kellys Plans then worked with Johnson on the 2001 debut album, Brushfire Fairytales, which featured Harper, another major influence in his music, playing the slide guitar on Flake. It was such an awesome show, very relaxing, Polleys said. Johnson played late into the night, giving an encore to the estimated crowd of 15,000 people. It was a great time to chill out, Polleys added. Johnson will continue his tour, along with his two opening acts, job growth, then squandered them away. Under President Bush, young people have the highest unemployment rate in America, 12 percent, more than double the national throughout the country.CJ average. President Bush has also fafled with his poHdes abroad, aHenating our aUies when we needed them the most. He misled the American people to seU the War in Iraq and irresponsibly sent young people overseas to fight for their country without a plan for winning the peace. Strategic Plan Focuses on Westminster Student Success The new Writing Center in the Giovale Library is one of the initiatives in goal number two. According to the Tracy Newby Staff Writer The strategic plan is a plan that was designed as a roadmap for the future of ten-ye- ar Westminster College. During the spring and summer months, the faculty, staff, and other participating members of the Westminster community launched several key initiatives and made significant plan progress. Cid Seidelman, interim provost of Westminster, said, I am very excited and ing. The Writing Center is available to help students with all of their writing needs. They will help plan encouraged by the early efforts of faculty and staff to implement the new strategic plan. The strategic plan includes three core goals. Goal number one is to distinguish the College by preparing graduates who have developed skills and attributes critical for success. Seidelman said, There have been exploratory efforts, consensus building and research done to establish that resources are allocated as as possible for the implementation of the initiatives listed in each goal. Goal number two is to effi-cien- strategic plan, the Writing Center was created to assist students in their efforts to learn to write well and to assist faculty in using writing as an important tool for learn- dy distinguish the College by offering distinctive educational programs designed to prepare students for success. assignments, organize ideas or help draft revisions. There will be a writ- f am recreational and entertainment opportunities in Salt Lake and will support student learning in areas such as environment, surrounding areas. The College Concierge desk is located at the north end of the Shaw Center. Mark Feme, acting dean of diversity, entrepreneurship and experiential learning. Several faculty have been working on course hybrids or blends of programs. These courses are intended to be delivered in some combination of traditional and online formats. Westminster is excited about this new vision for the future, and the Executive students, encourages students to check out the Concierge Desk for both upcoming events and discounts. Goal number three is to distinguish the College by our commitment to very excit- continuous ed and encouraged improvement, effectiveness and value. by the early efforts This section will of faculty and focus on the investment in programs, staff to imple- ing consultant available to work with facilities and the students. They also ment the new maintain a variety of people that are critistrategic plan. cal to the colleges handouts on issues related to writing. ability to realize its vision. Seidelman said, Cid Seidelman long-rang- e This goal The new informaincludes strategies to maintain tion commons and Writing the college as an affordable, Center combine traditional student-centere- d institution as library resources intersected well as a highly effective and with technology to facilitate valued educational experience. collaborative learning. Westminster will also continue Another initiative accomto strengthen the Colleges plished this summer was the resource base, visibility, and implementation of the new College Concierge Program. This program was established to facilitate student access to volunteer, cultural enrichment, capacity for improvement Seidelman said, There is work on developing new programs and new centers that Summary reads, We understand the college is accepting considerable responsibility with the implementation of this plan. But the institution would not be true to its history or its values if it did not take on this big challenge. The world is changing rapidly and Westminster graduates, like the college itself, must be prepared to respond effectively to new and increasingly complex challenges. A complete copy of the strategic plan is available from the college or on the Web at www.westminstercollege.edu. For hours of operation and detailed information about services offered, check out the concierge Web site, www.west-minstercollege.e- concierge, and for com more information about the Writing Center, caU 832-227- 1. c du Fortunately, John Kerry and John Edwards plan to make America stronger at home and respected in the world offers a positive, alternative vision to get our country back on track again. Kerry and Edwards have a plan to expand opportunity in jobs, education, and health care through an agenda that wiU benefit aU Americans, not just the very wealthy. They wiU make it easier for students to afford coUege by offering a fuUy refundable CoUege Opportunity Tax Credit on up to $4,000 of tuition for every year of coUege and offering aid to states that keep tuitions down. They wiU create goodpaying jobs by cutting taxes for businesses that create jobs here in America instead of moving them overseas. Instead of deficit spending that forces us to mortgage our future away, Kerry and Edwards wiU make Washington Hve within a budget to prevent young Americans from having to pick up the tab See Kerry pg. 8 |