| Show 29 1978 Page 4 The Utah Statesman Friday September C a f i Convocations needs student support Program support needed To the Kditor With the recent introduction of the new Conv nation Sene at rSl want to take a moment to introduce students to the intent of the program and to express appreciation to those involved in m itiatmg these fine addition to the cultural act iv it ies of our campus Convocations is a new program designed to introduce the students at CSC with nationally known speakers issues and ideas Kat h Thursdav at 12 ISO the Convoca tion committee has scheduled in the Chase Fine Arts ('enter a prominent speaker in a special field such as music philosophy jour nalisrn politics the envirnomenl and economics The list of speakers for fail quarter m ludes such names John Dean as Ralph Nader Howard Jarvis (ieraldo Rivera and William Colby to mention some of the speakers I would like to point out that The new Convocations program established by the ASUSU Cultural Office will be a new feature for USU The program involves students and faculty this year bringing nationally recognized speakers to the campus and offering credit for those who listen The entire Convocations program is costing $46000 and student fees constitute the program’s funding Students have paid for the program and should take advantage of it Students wanting to enroll in the class should pick up an add card and register for HASS 299 index number 3266 The series will include one speaker every Thursday at 12:30 pm Twenty speakers will be featured and the class requires a student to attend 10 to earn the credit The credit earned through the Convocations series may be the easiest way to earn a credit because the course requires no tests or books The new program can be successful with student support The speakers will be prominent reputable personalities speaking on current events The new program adds an interesting feature to Utah State University and to the Logan community All students faculty anc Cache Valley residents should support the Convocations series and help make it a success i n I t ? students mav receive a Humanities credit for attending ten of the twenty scheduled events of fall quarter for HASS 299 bv registering Issues Arts and Ideas hlettive credit will be given one per of six quarter up to a maximum No books no tests nor extra fees are required to attend the class Also a question and answer period is scheduled for each speaker This program was brought about hv the efforts of several colleges in conjuction with the administration and ASCSU and the priduct is tremendous The only step we have to complete the overall success of this series is to attend and show our support I would like to per sonallv urge the studentbodv to make it a point to take advantage of this opportunity of listening to these na and questioning speakers and ar tionallyknown I lists The support given w uld greatly appreciated tnnn Hunaaker r ‘ Something extra 1 In Cindy Ford It is often said that it is human nature to make an excuse when caught doing something wrong And according to policemen who catch i ! I V traffic violators pre-me- d i f the aforementioned assumption is in fact true So this is a note of warning to all you would-bspeeders While working as a newspaper intern last summer it was common for highway patrolmen to share their "war stones" with me Those stones include the excuses they get from those they pull over These super trooper and ticket ritualists said the most common excuses they get are “I m late for work" "I was just going with the flow of traffic" "my speedometer doesn t work" "1 have weak kidneys" "Why don't you go catch someone who is breaking the law" and an indignant "I was not" One trooper even found a woman whose was being tried for murder He was Then there are the doctors who saythey have an "emergency" Beware all you students for the supertroops also check that out For speedometer excuse makers and for those who are lucky enough to afford new tires despite tuition costs don't try to get out of it The highway patrol usually allows a leeway of a few miles per hour in case of such new big tires or a faulty speedometer Les Langford a Rich County trooper said that those who really get angry when pulled over are the dnv ers w ho had their speedometers checked at 40 inph with an error of one What thev don't realize is that as the speed increases so does the error he said One trooper from Davis County became obsessed with the possible number of excuses he could get so he carried a tape recorder Scam he had about eight standard excuses among many others W hen he pulled someone over he would tape the new excuse and the violator sat in the car the officer would rewind the tape and play him an identical excuse given by a past violator The embarrassed violator would then say "Did 1 really sound that bad?" 0 Laurie Snow editor Roury Williams news editor Sheree Josephson managing editor Bob Higgins senior editor Peggy Boss campus editor Doug Buckley wire editor Bob Irvin Lifestyle editor Randy Stutman sports editor Al Hartmann photo editor Dale Bu blitz Greg Sandino Jerry Bratt Clay Wilde Karen Page photographers Roy Miller staff writers: Jim SucWIng Jim Olsen Suzie Eltaaon Kathryn Ft then Sheryl Goldman Lynn Hansen The officer then would replay Let s find out” advance the tape and play his excuse Troopers say that women usually will admit that they were speeding even more often than men who are more likely to make up an excuse But for the most part will admit people they are speeding they said The best excuse I've heard was when a woman pulled over by a Utah trooper started crying and said she was frustrated about the funeral arrangements for her husband who had just died The officer told her he would issue her a written warning "this time" when another driver pulled up behind the trooper's car and said "Hey officer is there something wrong with my wife here?" 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