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Show Iflt, fI tv M - V J Tv 0Cy 1 : ? 4 w- i ! . ? i few if mt - "I-,? -WI(W j r i l t r 1840 South 1300 East Salt Lake City, UT 84105 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 Volume XXXX: Issue 3 Facebook and My Space: Not All Fun and Games Social networking Web sites create controversy at Westminster and campuses nationwide Kristie Giles & Brooke Niemeyer Staff Writers There may be more to worry about on students MySpace and Facebook accounts than how many friend requests they receive in one day. Social netFace-boo- k, working Web sites including MySpace and two of the most popular, have recently made headlines as the latest controversy in cyberspace. Their consequences are beginning to extend into the real world including Westminster College. This summer in July a bulletin, which is available for all networking friends to see from the original sender, posted something other than an about me quiz and useless trivia. The Westminster student who wrote the bulletin advised fellow students to block Westminsters Director of Residence Life, Cullen Green, Assistant Director of Residence Life, Aimee Joiner Frost, Director of Student Life, Ginny-Bet- h and Dean of Students, Mark Feme because they had created MySpace and Facebook accounts. The person who wrote the bulletin claimed that the four administrators may be searching students profiles for incriminating photos. I heard that administrators are viewing peoples profiles ... and the pictures in their profiles ... to see kids that live on campus drinking booze in the rooms ...seepage 6, Facebook and MSspace ' Many students are found browsing their MySpace or Facebook Web pages between classes. Happy Centennial, Converse Hall sites The history of Converse Hall and other Westminster Tara Fagenbush Staff Writer The history of Westminster College often goes unnoticed, even as hundreds of students trample on its campus daily. But the birthday of Westminsters most famous and recognizable building, Converse Hall, should be celebrated by way of remembrance. Westminster College was originally a mission school for the Presbyterian Church. It first opened in 1875 as the Presbyterian Preparatory School with only 63 students. The school was originally located at 200 South and 200 East and held classes for kindergarten through high school. In 1902, the school relocated and was renamed Westminster College. Converse Hall In 1906, Converse Hall was the first building built at the Westminster. It sat empty, however, for a while due to lack of funding. Early on the morning of Friday, . March 12, 1926, a fire destroyed the inside of Converse Hall. A milkman passing by noticed smoke coming from the building and called for the fire department. Even though help was quick, firefighters could not prevent the damage, which destroyed more than 14,000 books that were kept within the top two floors. The college raised $60,000 for the renovation and the next semester classes opened in the newly redesigned Converse Hall. The building is now home to the art department and classrooms. Ferry Hall Ferry Hall, located where the Gore School of Business is today, was completed in 1909. It was originally built to serve as the womens dormitory, but also served as the cafeteria and administrators offices. In 1982, the public building inspector condemned the building as unfit for public use. The building was then used as storage until it was tom down and replaced by the Gore ...seepage 3, Converse Hall |