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Show Few slots remain for 2008 May Term trips Openings still available for one stateside and three European excursions Candice M. White StaffWriter Pablo Picassos Guernica, Paris, Hopi basket weaving and Shakespeares Globe Theatre. What do all of these things have in common? These are all elements included in one of the four May Term trips that still have openings. We emphasize so much in our education that students should think globally. May Term trips give students an opportunity to experience the world. You cannot truly have a global perspective without having removed yourself from your home country and experiencing the world firsthand, said Economics Professor Dick Chapman. The following May Term trips still have space: European Heritage II; A Tale of Two Cities: Paris and London; Hopi and Navajo Cultures; and England, Language and Literature. European Heritage II will be guided by professors Steve Haslam and David Baddley. The trip costs $3,300. Art and French credit are offered. The purpose of this trip is to examine cultural and historical similarities between Spain and France. Students will visit Madrid, the capital and largest city in Spain, as well as the port city of Barcelona and Paris, France. The trip is May 26. In Madrid, students will visit the Prado Museum and the Reina de Sofia Museum featuring works of Picasso. In Barcelona, they 'will see the architecture of Antoni Gaudi, who is known for his bizarre style. Among his works is the La Sagrada Familia cathedral. In France, students will visit Roman ruins that are more than 2,000 years old, including the Arena of Nimes. 1-- ing professors Marsha Morton and Gail Tuohig, will be May 10-1- 8. Students will travel to reservations in Utah and Arizona. The cost is $675. Education or nursing credit can be earned. Students will visit the Grand Canyon and spend time in Hopi and Navajo villages. They will see a traditional Hopi Kachina dance and visit a Hopi potter and basket maker. They can visit a Hopi day school or tour hospitals. One eve"May Term give ning, a traditional Hopi meal of stew and fried bread experience will be served. There will be a river trip on the San Juan world. You have a River featuring rock art, petroglyphs and fossils. The England, Language and Literature trip will be led global perspective by English professors Georgi Donavin and Peter Goldremoved man. Students may receive English or Latin credit. The is $1,999, and the trip is scheduled for May 12-- 28. experiencing cost Students will visit London and York. They will see a Shakespeare play in the Globe Theatre. They will tour Dick Chapman the British Library, the national library of the United Professor of Economics Kingdom. They will visit Hadrians Wall, which sepaThe professors are still planning, but the trip dates rates Scotland and England and was built by the Roman The focus of the trip Empire to prevent military raids. The readings include are approximately May 4-- 17. Beowulf and Emily Brontes Wuthering Heights, is the Industrial and French Revolutions in relation to the economics of the modern world. Students will and students will visit the Bronte House Museum. To visit another country for three weeks, to see the visit various museums including the Louvre, Notre it changes Dame, Versailles, Orsay and Rodin, as well as the differences, to speak a different language Westminster Abbey, Tower of London and the students. Thats why I keep doing May Term trips, British National Museum. They will see the works said Haslam. Students were supposed to be signed up of Leonardo Da Vinci. Seeing Mona Lisa is much for May Term trips by Jan. 16, but there is still space available for the four described. To find out more about better than reading about it, said Chapman. these trips, contact the faculty sponsors. The Hopi and Navajo Cultures trip, led by nurs A Tale ofTwo Cities: Paris and London will be guided by Chapman and Economics Professor John Watkins. Students will receive credit in economics or fulfill the foreign language requirement in the Gore School of Business. The cost is $4,200, and students will travel to Paris, London and Manchester. students the cannot truly without having yourself from your home country and the world firsthand." trips an opportunity to Avalanche concerns delay winter recreation After 2007's deadly record, ski resorts are taking no chances with safety Rob Holcombe StaffWriter lovers alike might Powder hounds and want to reconsider their affection for the fluffy white stuff seeing as how it might be the reason they dont get to hit the slopes as much as they would like this ski fresh-sno- w season. Snow storms in recent weeks might have seemed like a gift from heaven to ski and snowboard fanatics around Salt Lake County at the time, but a recent on . "C: ARE YOU A PRINCE OR PRINCESS? slaught of dangerous avalanches all over the state might change peoples minds. According to the Utah Avalanche Center, due to the wind condiheavy snowfall and moderate-to-stron- g tions, the avalanche danger is high, and the probability of avalanches is increasing. The Utah Avalanche Center rates avalanche danger low, moderate, considerable, high or extreme. Since snow density is at a mere 5- -7 percent, and gusts of wind have been recorded at more than 50 mph, backcountry travelers are cautioned to v Jlear e! ?ear ge! LORDS AND LADIES OF THE KINGDOM, PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FORAN AUDITION EVENT LIKE NO OTHER LOOK-A-LlK- E PERFORMER ROLE AT THE WALT DISNEY WORLEf PERFORMERS DEVELOP IMPROVISATIONAL SKILLS, POISE AND GRACE WHILE WORKING FOR ONE OF THE WORLDS LEADING ENTERTAINMENT COMPANIES. AUDITION FORA DISNEY ' RESORT. NEW NOW I AUDITION DISNEY PRINCE & PRINCESS LOOK-A-LIK- E 11 AM. FEB. AUDITION: REGISTRATION: 2 10 AM. SATURDAY, CENTER STAGE PERFORMING ARTS 575 N 1200 W, OREM, UT 84057 ARRIVE EARLY TO REGISTER AND WEAR COMFORTABLE APPLICANTS MUST BE AT fEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE. XL1: ISSUE 10 RECEIVE $11.25 i AN HOUR WHEN PERFORMING' LIKE IN LOOK-A ATTIRE FOR A MOVEMENT EXERCISE. , VISIT WWW.WALTDISNEYVVORLD.IOBSENTERTA1NMENT FOR DETAILS. VOLUME hire PERFORMERS 3 ROLES ' avoid areas on and below steep slopes of 35 degrees and higher. The dangerous conditions of some of the ski resorts have already mined the plans of several Westminster students planning to hit the slopes this winter. I talked to some of my friends, and they said to not even come up because most of the runs were shut down anyway, said student Jeff Vander Steen with disappointment littering his face during a recent interview. I bet theyre losing a lot of money. Even those who dont spend their time in any of the real danger spots have noticed some of the changes. Aaron Cooper, a Westminster student who passes his days on the slopes at Brighton Ski Resort, said, Even skiing at Brighton, where the avalanche danger is considerably less than at Snowbird, I still hear gunshots going off over there like every five minutes. Theyre trying to dislodge the snow so that nothing happens when people are actually on it. According to the UAC, 2007 was the deadliest year since record-keepin- g began in 1958 in terms of avalanche-related deaths. Seven people, consisting of four snowmobilers and three skiers, were killed in avalanches during the year. Three were killed during the recent Christmas holiday, but the other four were all lolled at the beginning of the year in February. Seeing as how February is coming up, and avalanche warnings are so high already, all of those Westminster students who are considering braving the elements throughout the coming months are urged to check and follow all of the advisories posted by the UAC before heading up. |