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Show The Thunderhird i i Monday January 14, 1985 Page 3 Find art of seeing, S photographer says by Daril Magleby The winter quarter Convocation lecture series got under way Thursday with a multi-medi- a presentation by renowned Utah photographer Borge B. Andersen. Andersen instructed the audience on the importance of having its own style when taking pictures. The art of seeing is what we all need to acquire, said Andersen. What one persons perception of a street is may be entirely different than another persons perception of that same street. As Andersen became interested in photography,' he said he found he needed to acquire his own perception of photography. Because of this, he said he feels he has become the renowned photographer that he is today. Photography is communicating an idea to others, Andersen said. The purpose of his presentation, he said, was to do just that, to communicate his ideas to the audience. With this idea in mind, Andersen proceeded to present a slide presentation consisting of 650 color slides, all taken by Andersen. The photographer used nine 35mm projectors, synchronized by a computer. The presentation solicited mixed emotions from the audience. The arrangement included photos from various trips Andersen has taken around the world. Mexico, Japan, China and France were just a few of the places the audience visually explored during the slide show. Utah photographer Borge B. Andersen talks to Staci Bird, as Nick Susnjar and Bob Dyer look on. Andersen discussed the need for a photographer to develop his own style. Well-know- n Selected scores of music coordinated with the pictures helped illustrate the presentation with feelings and emotions. Andersen pointed out that he initially put together the slide presentation to show his father some of his work and the many places he was able to visit. As the slide presentation ended Andersen told the audience of new technology emerging in the last few years which has greatly affected his field. For example, amazing inventions in computer graphics can actually create graphical illustrations that, until recently, were possible for artists only. We havent seen anything yet, Andersen said. The future has a lot in store for us. Andersen concluded his lecture by allowing for questions about photography. Student service center studied officials want money College to alleviate parking shortage Cedar City officials are asking the state legislature to fund property purchases that would add to the Centrums parking area and alleviate an already significant parking shortage. In response to SUSCs capital facilites request to buy up property surrounding the Centrum, now under' construction, the state board of regents recommended $375,000 for the purchases, but the state building board reduced the request to just $55,000. City and college officials agree that amount is far too small. That would only buy one house, The Centrum complex is expected to require about 1,000 parking spaces. said Michael D. Richards, vice president for college relations. However, the regents said that, in terms of priority, the building boards figure was and theyve given us a green light to argue for the $375,000. off-bas- Cedar City Mayor Robert Linford has also been lobbying the state for the i i . parking funding, and he noted, Legislators have told me they would look closely at what they could do. The Centrum complex is expected to need parking space for about 1,000 cars, but existing campus parking near the building will accommodate only about 400, Linford continued. Those unable to park in the existing lots will undoubtedly have to park in the residential side streets, and that will create a nightmare for the home owners. Linford said the city already receives complaints every day from residents living near SUSC. But theres nothing we can do except ticket those that are parked illegally, he said. SUSC President Gerald R. Sherratt explained that the college has been requesting money to provide parking on the west end of campus for nearly 25 years. At one time the legislature approved purchase of the land and allocated the funding, but it was vetoed by Gov. Calvin Rampton, Sherratt said. Its inevitable that the land will have to be purchased, and the longer the delay, the more costly it will be to the state. Thats why we are disappointed in the building boards action, Sherratt said. Richards said the property purchases are necessary because once the Centrum comes on line, people are not going to put up with it unless theres adequate parking. The problem is echoed by Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President Jack Sawyers, who said, The Centrum will be a marvelous educational facility when it is finished. But without more parking space, Cedar City will have a major problem coping with the number of automobiles that will need parking. Paul Southwick, executive vice president for financial affairs, added that SUSCs enrollment has increased 50 percent in the last seven years. We have built right up to neighboring property lines, he said. Purchase of the various hon.es between 800 and 1150 West has become imperative, Southwick said. All of the properties we seek to purchase are on blocks already owned in large part by the state, so the purchase of these lots would merely square up the campus. A committee appointed by the Executive Council will study a students proposal for a student service center that would include a child-car- e coop and a running file of class notes. Rayelyne Beizer, a senior with children, told the council Monday that students in particular face problems that sometimes make college impossible. Ive known kids who dropped out because of hardships, Beizer said, proposing that such services as a rent board, ride and car pool board, and a barter system for poor college students be consolidated in one office. Beizer also suggested the center include peer counseling services and general aid. ASSUSC President Scott Price said, however, that the proposal should be pared down to the car pool board and barter service, and he suggested that students work up a plan because they would benefit most. A committee headed by council member Ray Olsen and including Beizer and other students will forward more specific recommendations to the council in two weeks. The bartber system proposed by Beizer would allow students to trade services, such as auto repair, meal preparation, or sewing for other services, such as child or anything else a care, student could do. Price noted that such services might also be traded by fraternities and sororities, which executive council members are trying to establish on campus. The committee will also consider Beizers idea for a class note file, in which professors would make their class notes available to students who might wood-haulin- miss a few classes. In other affajrs, the council discussed the possibility of incorporating the d Student Book Exchange into either the social vice presidents or academic vice presidents duties. That way, we can make sure it continues every quarter, said Social Vice President Bruce Hiskey. Price praised the exchange, organized by David Thayne, noting, It was a success, and there was no one more a skeptic than I. Thayne reported Monday that the exchange brought in about 350 books and sold well over half of them. newly-founde- Network editor comes to SUSC Karen Shepherd, editor and publisher of Network magazine, will discuss the emerging roles of men and women Jan. 17. The Convocation lecture begins at 1 1 a. in. in the SUSC Auditorium. Shepherd served as the director of Salt Lake County Social Services for two years before she joined Network, a monthly tabloid geared for working women in Utah. When Shepherd joined the magazine, it had only 250 subscribers. What began as a homey publication with hand-draw- n advertisements is now a professional magazine with over 15,000 subscribers, most of whom are upwardly mobile women with graduate degrees, careers and families. Networks beginning in 1978 was seen as quite radical by most women, but in her speaking engagements Shepherd stresses that the only thing radical about the magazine was the fact that a publication for working women in Utah existed at all. While Shepherd would be the last person to defend Utahs pay scale one that gives women an average of 53 cents for every dollar a man makes she dosent think it is fair to assume that any place else is very much better. ' t |