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Show ,y.3 npn An , p tMl rid 'iyt-- N - fe;I -- t - Hill ,l 1 "7? -l iTs" r westrmii 1 in ? - 1840 South 1300 EastSaltLake City, UT 84105 t:..,: i hJ Tuesday, April 24, 2007 Volume XL: Issue 16 Longtime Biology Professor Ty Harrison Retires Harrisons legacy as a professor at Westminster only propels him for community endeavors Merlin Hodobo & Macey Matthews Staff Writers 7 am the Lor ax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees , for the trees have no tongues ... Im. the Lorax who speaks for the trees which you seem to be chopping as fast as you Dr. SeussThe Lorax please . I call myself the Lorax," says Biology Professor Ty is eerily accurate. Dr. Harrison. Tills Seuss the Lorax and Harrison struggle to achieve the self-descript- ion same goal: overcome industrialization. It has been almost 20 years since Harrison began teaching at Westminster College, and while this May marks his final semester as a biology professor, his influence and invaluable service as an educator and community member will live on. "I call myself the Lorax. - Ty Harrison, biology professor Harrison, a Utah native, received a Bachelor of Science in botany from the University of Utah, a Master of Science in botany from UCLA, and a Ph.D. in biology from Stanford University. Prior to Westminster, he taught at the University of Wyoming and the University of Nebraska, two schools much larger than Westminster. Ive been at these larger institutions where teaching is a chore," he said. The beauty of Westminster is that you are rewarded for being an excellent teacher. It doesn't require research but encourages it. The empha- sis is really on the teaching, says Harrison. Tve felt very comfortable here. Of all Tys contribution to the college, his strongest, without a doubt, is his love and dedication to the environment and his desire to instill that passion in our students," full-tiphysics professor. says Christopher Cline, a me Ive been at these . larger institutions where - is a chore. teaching - Ty Harrison, biology professor More generally, Harrison feels comfortable in Utah. It was a wonderful thing to be able to come back to he says. I want to express my extreme Utah gratefulness for Westminster hiring me when they did. : While he has always been involved in environmental restoration projects one can see the photos of Harof rison and his team working to preserve 320-acr- es office his his wall Nebraska prairie hanging on return fire. even an Utah lit to larger When I returned to Utah, I saw the natural landscape I grew up in being destroyed by unplanned development. ...see page 6, Ty Harrison mid-caree- r," . What ll find & yoU IIUIII Community copes and questions how college is taking steps to prevent anything similar Aaron Weight Staff Writer After the massacre at Virginia Tech where 32 innocent people were slain and dozens more were injured, a big question has emerged: Why? But even as those questions are being answered Why did a young man kill? Why were so many lives lost? Why didnt things turn out better? - The most detailed investigation will have little power in answering another big question: How? How can students show their support to those closest to the tragedy at Virginia Tech? How can students know they are safe? How can Westminster avoid such a tragedy? .They are tough questions Westminster is trying to trustees have posted comments on the Westminster College condolence book, accessible through the answer. Like at other college campuses, the Westminster community is finding ways to cope with the .Westminster College Web site. The book was created - as a forum for the Westminster community to express questions and provide support to the victims and surtheir support to Virginia Tech, and an electronic copy . vivors in Virginia. ...see page 8, Virginia Tech More than 100 faculty, staff, students, alumni and - & d Create yoUr oven May Term trip, H tr Powder puff .ball, page 5 page 2 nj. I t t t t let JL Salt Lake Beet, |