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Show Dean talks Watergate that youre asking for trouble, for the mentality of an administration comes from the top. Dean spoke of the first assignment that he received from the president. It was an assignment to put a tax audit on a magazine that had printed some news on a cabinet member that the White House didnt like. Dean said he knew that it wasnt right to do this simply because the president didnt like the story, but he soon found that he was being tested. I was blinded by my own ambition. I knew what my supervisors wanted and 1 did what I could to please them. To get along, you go along. Dean said that when he had a meeting with who was then the attorney general, John Mitchell, he could see trouble on the horizon. In that meeting Gordon Liddy presented what he thought was necessary to gain political intelligence. There was talk of infiltrating the antiwar movement, drugging its leaders, and taking them to Mexico during Nixons Republican Convention, which was to be held in San Clemente, Calif., where the peace movement was very strong. He said that right then was when the big trouble began. It was not long after that when the Democratic headquarters was broken into and the Watergate affair was born. He did say that he had been against it from the first. There are actual recordings of him voicing his opinion against it. I dont think anyone in the White House should have anything to do with it," is what he said in one recording. I happen to think there were more right things done than wrong when I was there, Dean said in his closing statements. People often wonder how he deals with his own conscience. Ive John Dean, counsel to the Nixon Administration, reminisced on the never been bothered by spilling the Watergate scandal during Thursdays Convocation lecture. He was escorted on campus by Stacey Smith. The Convocation series will continue beans; I only wish I would have come forward sooner. December 1 with investigative reporter Jack Anderson. a president like by Tracy Hopkins John Dean, former counsel to President Nixon, addressed a full audience in Thursdays Convocation. Dean directed his remarks to the topic of Blind Ambition, which is also the book. He was a title of his key witness in the U.S. Senates investigation of the Watergate affair, admitting that he had played a major and role in the White House cover-u- p charging that Nixon knew of his activities. He also spilled the beans on the Nixon Administrations plans to use the Internal Revenue Service and other government agencies to castigate opponents that the White House had enemies list. placed on the Dean was later sentenced to a prison sentence of one to four years for his role in Watergate, but after only four months he was released. Many myths have grown around Watergate, but the one that concerns Dean most is the myth which supposes that Watergate was nothing new, that it has gone on in past presidencies many times, only on this occassion they were caught. Dean says that this is only partly true. Watergate-typ- e dealings probably did go on in the old administrations, but he believes such cases were not common. The Nixon Administration was a different story. Dishonest dealings of this magnitude were, in the past, ...exceptions to the rule. To us it was just a standard. The whole Watergate situation originated with Richard Nixon, said Dean. The man was very insecure. He enjoyed and looked for political intelligence. He always wanted to know what his political opponents were up to. He distanced himself from everybody; he wasnt even on a personal level with the members of his cabinet. When you have best-sellin- g Architects preview Events Center Extroversion and introversion are distinctive qualities of the design (continued from page 1) The interior floor plan will consist of a gym that will hold 5,000 persons, visiting locker rooms, home locker rooms, a psychology lab, television studio, art studio, and photo studio with floors 18 feet below the concourse. The concourse will consist of offices and computer labs, two classrooms which will hold 100 persons, two classrooms for 50 persons, and classrooms for 30 persons each. Also, the building will hold an art museum and display area with studios for paintings, ceramics and sculpture. Ulrich notes that the design which makes high use of reflective glass is not only energy efficient, but will give the building distinctive qualities which he calls introversion and extroversion. "During the day, he says, the buildings glacs exterior one that changes presents an with each persons physical viewpoint, so it is quite extroverted. At night its introverted in that it becomes a marquee of what is going on inside. The light shines through to the outside. Its much like a mirror. Sherratt said he is delighted with the progress that the architects have made oq the Special Events Center and Classroom Facility. The building is functional, one-wa- y beautiful and holds a wide variety of qualities which will be used during the school year as well as the summer. The necessity for the new complex is overwhelming, he adds, since SUSC has no facilities with large enough space in which to hold school functions. The complex will provide both the students and the community with an exquisite facility that has adequate seating arrangements for the ability to hold ballets, orchestras, and conventions, said Sherratt, who added that the arena will hold 5,000 chairback seats, with room for an additional 1,000 seats for assemblies and other such events. Groundbreaking for the facility is now scheduled for March 1 1 providing there are no setbacks along the way, Sherratt said. The construction is expected to take 18 months to complete, putting the completion date in time for the first basketball game to be played on Nov. 25, 1985, against Weber State College. The new complex will provide SUSC students with a modern facility for cultural, athleti" and, most importantly, academic activities, said Michael D. Richards, assistant to the president. The academic ust of the building is an aspect of which administrators are most proud. Richard:, points to the economy of the combining of the two buildings as a significant achievement which will benefit SUSCs ability to provide greater flexibility in instruction. Naming contest set Its been called the Special Eventj Center since its conception. But, says President Gerald R. Sherratt, thats only been due to a lack of a better appellation for the planned 105,000 square foot SUSC facility. Now Sherratt and the Institutional Council have announced a contest to name the building with the winner to receive a $200 cash award from the council The contest is open to students, faculty and staff members and members of the community. The $7.5 million building, which consists of a classroom complex and an arena for sporting and other events, has, since its first consideration, been known chiefly as the Special Events Center, which is the name of the University of Utahs multi-us- e facility. Sherratt, however, says hes looking for something truly distinctive. Were looking for a name that reflects the character of the institution and of southern Utah, he says, noting that names of individuals will not be considered and that the winning name will likely be short, preferably one word. The Institutional Council will select the winning name and, says Chairman Dale Zabriskie, we reserve the right to reject any and all submissions. Council members are not eligible for the cash award. Entries are being accepted at the office of the executive secretary to the council, Michael D. Richards, in the presidents office until Monday, Dec. 5. The council expects to select the winning entry at its Dec. 10 meeting in St. George. 7 7 t: nr |