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Prevention NOW! is designed to The current reproductive health education curriculum PPAC, explained educate the public about a comprehensive reproductive in Utah is abstinence until marriage. Parents of students health education program. must sign a consent form allowing their child to learn Both YouthCity and PPAC have about reproductive anatomy and health, contraception teamed together to increase including condoms, human reproduction, HIVA1DS, about awareness comprehensive sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and information ' education health s. A comprehensive reproductive health reproductive on to the public. Teens from j education would include: specifics about the acts programs Government researched of sexual intercourse or stimulation, learning about YouthCity effectiveness the of current homosexuality and supporting homosexuals and all reproductive health education in facts about contraceptives and sex outside of marriage. Utah public schools. Meanwhile Although the current curriculum teaches abstinence PPAC promoted awareness in the only, organizations such as YouthCity and Planned about the impact the Parenthood Action Council (PPAC) support a community current curriculum has on Utah comprehensive option in the reproductive health Both recently presented the education curriculum. YouthCity is an organization for youth. Instruction in Health Amendments children and young adults. YouthCity currently offers house bill, which was known as HB after-schoand summer programs to educate children but will be renamed during the and young adults about art, sports, government and 189, next legislative session. YouthCity and community involvement. According to YouthCitys PPAC suggested a more comprehensive Web site, YouthCity Government prepares high reproductive health education program be school students for civic engagement and community in the current curriculum to involvement by training them to identify and address implemented the state congress. issues facing Salt Lake City. As part of the house bill, high school Another support group behind reproductive students from YouthCity conducted research health education reform is PPAC. According to their on the effectiveness of reproductive health in Web site, PPAC is an organization that provides sex education and reproductive health care to people See SEX ED on page 8 Soto-Allr- ' - SEPTEMBER school and sex education High are abstinence What to nonprofits LaHeJtyIltah .i ed I VI i The Executive Cabinet 2009-201- 0 Beyond Campus: Pg 12 It' , self-exam- s i - - f Food reviews of the best eats in SLC Arts & Entertainment: Pg 11 ol 2009-201- 0 Inglorious Basterds reviewed budget unlikely to change ASWC office renovated, brings text to campus Walter Denison Assistant Editor Last semester, Associated Students of Westminster College (ASWC) forecasted depositing $41,450 worth of stipends into the pockets of seven executive cabinet members. Meanwhile 32 clubs and organizations are expected to receive $19,650. For the 2009-201- 0 school year, executive cabinet stipends were raised 10.8 percent, clubs and organization budgets were cut 24 percent from the previous fiscal year. This information led to a debate among students. These budgets are funded through student activity fees. Student fees were $45 in 2008 and are now $60 in 2009. According to Director of Student Life Ginny-Bet- h Joiner, student fees were not increased to support the increase in executive cabinet stipends. Student fees are paid alongside tuition each semester. Since the time the Bridget was formulated late last spring, ASWC held an additional budget meeting on Friday, May 15 at 7 p.m. Attendance was sparse, but members from both sides of the argument were welcome to debate. Ideas for advertising ASWC events, such as that budget meeting, were explored. One such idea that has since come to fruition is a mass text messaging program. Director of Clubs and Organizations Wyatt King said in an email that he has spearheaded a texting program with M6 Marketing. To receive wesText, students should text a code to 83043 to receive updates from ASWC. Students may opt to receive event updates by texting the code ASWC1, text ASWC2 for athletic and The Nest updates, text ASWC3 for special events updates like dances, international fest and cosmic bowling, text ASWC4 to learn about opportunities to become involved in ASWC or text ASWC5 for contests and prizes. Some executive cabinet members, like King, spent WESTMINSTERFORUM.NET L- - their summer working; trying to advance ASWC and the Westminster community. Vice President Adrienne Shaw, worked with King to bring six additional businesses to the Griffin Connection Card. The card provides students with a predetermined discount at 29 local businesses. Director of Communications Chase Johnson, completed the planner for the coming school year. In an email President Brody Leven said, Our Director of Budget and Finance (Stefan Van Duyvendijik) has been working on a new custom designed computer program. He is the first person in this position to really take the position and take control of our finances. Some of the ASWC executive cabinet members look budget cuts during the summer break, in some cases going unpaid for one or two months. Its hard to pay rent with no money, said King. |