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Show 1- ' mt ma ' stzzrjFs jk..rsLmmSlXZ". r - r itirrtW I 5 sjtfriinster CblleSajrLaRe;jCity(-,Uta- it r 4 h ?W t 'O Uf' 7RR.f n Rr r r I O'-- - it ' JWHWW SEPTEMBER 29, VOLUME XLIII: ISSUE 3 In This Issue: 2009 Dowtown Rising Salt Lake City is under construction to open with a new skyline Campus: Pg 2 Ernesto Negrete and Christie Porter StaffWriters Students making their way to Downtown Salt Lake City may have noticed the large amount of construction since returning to school this fall. The construction is for a multi-us- e development retail with stores, office complete spaces and residences called the City Creek Center. The City Creek Center project, which is scheduled for completion in 2011, is the main part of a larger city plan called Downtown Rising a series of projects that began in May 2006 to transform the city into a place that is beautiful, community-focuse- d, prosperous and green. Graduation checklist Arts & Entertainment: Pg 10 DOWNTOWN RISING Film club releases "On the According to the official Downtown Rising website, sponsored by the LDS church, the project was prompted by a new age of unprecedented investment in the downtown area to the sum of $1.5 billion. This investment, distributed over a five-ye- ar period, will allow an entire transformation of Downtown. The planning is led by the Salt Lake Chamber and Downtown Alliance. The Downtown Rising vision names a number of core values and components integrated into the planning and future identity of Salt Lake City. These core principles, said to define the city, include calling it a central place for all to gather and the economic, cultural, religious and civic core of Utah. Also incorporated into the core principles of the vision is a plan for mix of activities including education, arts, culture, mobility and security. In Other Side" Beyond Campus: Pg 12 A Cross roads block con true tic, site. staff writer's review of Diva's Coffee and Cupcakes Blu3 DragoN wins ARWC talent show Dennis The Beatboxer' Garrett wins fourth straight title Sarah Pike Staff Writer Beatboxer Dennis Garrett won the ARWC talent show for the fourth consecutive year Sept. 23 in the Courage Theater. There isnt a day Dennis doesnt beatbox, said Princess Gutierrez, girlfriend of Westminster senior, Garrett. He practices in front of me, so I hear it every day. Garrett competed against many talents ranging from acoustic guitar player to belly dancers. The a judges, Chris Cline, John Watkins and Dick Chapman and voted Garrett number one. And with fans speckled through the audience, this years judges were in good company with noticeable 12-stri- ng blue-shirt- poster-carryi- ed ng support for Garrett. It was an exhilarating experience, said Garrett after the show, I was definitely nervous, but once I saw the crowd and the other performers I started to relax so he more. Most of Garretts beatboxing is free-styl- e, didnt practice any set routine for the show. He also went from a 20 minute performance last year, to three minutes a newly required time limit for contestants. Garrett blew the audience and the judges away. I loved watching the judges faces during his performance, said ARWC President Alex Southworth. They were in amazement. Garrett began his performance with a didgeridoo impersonation that brought the full crowd to applause. I was glad so many people came. This was a new venue Courage Theater. Usually we hold the talent show in Shaw, so this made it feel more professional and I think there was a better setup for our performances, said Southworth. Garretts love of beatboxing began five years ago. He previously lived in Grand Junction, Colo, and learned the basic skills from a friend at school. It was See BLU3 on page 14 WESTMINSTERFORUM.NET short, the overall vision is to transform Downtown into a place where people will better enjoy living, visiting, working and playing, according to downtownslc.org. THE CITY CREEK CENTER However Westminster students and faculty, who currently live or work Downtown, have also experienced the less enjoyable aspects of Downtown Rising, specifically, the construction of the City Creek Center. Westminster student Raquel Ramon works on the 26 th floor of the Key Bank Tower, located in the middle of the City Creek Center construction. The commute was a nightmare before. Getting to class from work was difficult because of the construction and no parking, See RISING on page 8 |