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Show "' N I s E V V I MONDAY, NOV. 1, 1999 CEDAR CITY COUNCIL ELECTION IS TOMORROW: The Journal looks at the six candidates for three seats on the Cedar City Council in tof!]orrow's polling at various sites around the city SEE PAGES 8 & 9. Harriers take all at Conference fast again , but the other teams decided to try and run with SUU . ."I didn't hear any coaches this year yell 'don't run with them ,'" said Members of SUU's cross country Houle. But the other teams soon fell teams went to Kansas City on back, and SUU pulled ahead. Saturday for the Mid-Con Jody Benson won the race for the Championships with hopes of men, finishing the race at 24:37. repeating as champs on their minds. This was a personal record for On what was described as a perfect • Benson, and couldn't have running day by runners, the men happened at a better meet. His old were aiming at a "three-peat" and record was 24:45. the women were looking to defend When Benson crossed the finish the title they won last year. line ahead of everyone else, he "Worrying about winning one race didn't celebrate right away. He was takes its toll on you, but worrying more concerned about his about two is worse· said head coach Eric Houle, who won Mid-Con Coach teammates than himself. • 1turned· around to see the rest of of the year for the third straight year the team,· said Benson. on Saturday. SUU took four of the top five spots. Houle said it would have been a Curtis Moore came in second with a bitter sweet victory if only one team time of 24:43, Zak James came in came away with the trophy, and the fourth with 25:07 :86 and Mark other didn't. Good thing he didn't Wright came in fifth with 25: 18. The have to experience that this year, only non-Thunderbird in the top five SUU Swept the championship meet. was Ben Houltberg of Oral Roberts, The men came into the race who finished third, just in front of favored to win. Last year, they James, with a time of 25:07 :07. started the race out fast, and the other teams did not try to run with (continued on page 13) them. This year, the 'Birds came out BY JASEN ASAY JOURNAL SPORTS EDITOR · rn ~ i ~ ~ ~ a: ffi -. • Robyn Adams . . Jump emphasizes the Kors s~ys 'Universities ~al~e of having dreams are replacing parents' BY RYAN JOLLEY JOURNAL STAFF WRITER a dream . This unites the spirit to do that thing you were sent here to do." Jump said that his dream was to be successful in theatre. He said that when he first .realized what his dream was, people · discouraged him from engaging in theatre. Jump argues that theatre is one of the most positive tools placed in the hands ;t of man. The ' ' ~ theatre is a place where u:: the audience Those who attended Thursday's evening Convocation by actor Gordon Jump were given -the opportunity to explore dreams. Jump addressed the audience of · community members and SU students on the importance of having the desire to can learn. accomplish :::, ~ Jump dreams and ~ talked about ~..;;........-~....:.__ _ __;__ _...:..:..aw w the dream of goals. First, Jump commended the two,brothers who thought they could community of Cedar City for its support attach a motor to a kite and make it fly. of the Utah Shakespearean Festival He asked what would have happened to hosted at SUU. He said the festival has the Wright brothers if they would have created quite a stir in southern listened to discouraging advice of others California. People are aware of the high and didn't pursue their dream? quality of work that the festival displays Jump also said "kids need encouragement from their parents to· the every year. Jump said he was delighted that the university gives students the accomplishment of their dreams. opportunity to perform Shakespeare. Jump·said "every man needs to have (continued on page 4) 3 ~~~;:~~~".f-,:li:.'{~fl;tru fil BY TERISUE SMITH JOURNAL STAFF WRITER At Thursday morning's Convocation, SUU students were enlightened on the topic of undergraduate rights, liberties and dignities oy Alan Charles Kors, professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania. While researching for his book, Shadow University, Kors conducted surveys at hundreds of universities on the policies and nature of practices at the university. Universities are replacing parents, he said. His speech, which was divided into four practices and policies, first dealt with drversity and multicultural education. According to Kors, the popular definition of multiculturalism is a deep study and appreciation by radical intellectuals of those who think the same as they do about nature and causes. He said he feels that · multiculturalists believe there is one singular, dominant. evil, Western culture that creates, · enforces and spreads capitalistic and sexual injustice everywhere.· Kors called ;t this mono~ culturalism . Qrather than ffi multi~ ~ culturalism. ~ He also said he believes · o that the multicultural movement has made college campuses continually segregated. the sect >nd subject he addressed was group identities. He said that it is a crude and laughable phenomenon to link all look-a-like and think-alikes togethe~ and create a stereotype of the group. This worsens human relations and fails to take g (continued on p age 3) . \ • |