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The relationship seemed to be agreeable until the beginning of Last year, SUU drew up plans this year. to place an electronic marquee "In January, we got a letter across the street from the new from the company indicating it Physical Education Building. was withdrawing its proposal Neal Cox, SUU director of altogether," Cox said. "In the public relations, said as of now, meantime, we went back to the the university is at a ..---- - -- -- - - , remaining three It's been a huge [proposals)." standstill on those plans. The university "About a year lesson in wanted to ensure ago." Cox said, "we frustration and that the second best submitted a request patience, , said proposal was valid for proposals to after a year had numerous sign Neal L. Cox, elapsed since it was SUU public first offered, so Cox companies. We put the carrot of 'You relations director. contacted that can build two company. Currently, Cox said he was billboards for a 10year period on our property' [in still waiting for the company to the proposal].· contact him to "either confirm or In exchange for the billboard reject the proposal we had space, the sign company would made.· If the company refuses tha help purchase the electronic marquee at a purchase price of offer, Cox said the university has about $63,000. SUU would other options to explore. "It's donate approximately $2,300 been a huge lesson in patience toward the acquisition. and frustration.· The proposed Four companies responded locations of the billboards are and the university began working east of the new frontage road. BY Bill JUSTESEN SENIOR STAFF WRITER Human values talk to be gi~en by Bok in 1978, for which she was given · Practical ethics and human the George Orwell Award and values will be discussed by Sissela Bok, this year's presenter the Melcher Book Award, and Alva Myrdal: A Daughter's in the Grace A. Tanner Memoir, published in 1991, Distinguished lecture Series, at which earned her another today's Convocations series Melcher Book Award. Her most presentation in the Randall l. recent book is Mayhem: Violence Jones Theater. as Public Bok, a writer and Entertainment, philosopher who published in 1998. currently serves as Born in Sweden, a distinguished Bok attended the fellow at the Sorbonne in Paris Harvard Center for for one year before Population and coming to the Development United States. She Studies, has been graduated from a voice for George practical ethics for Washington over two decades. University before The 11 :30 a.m. moving on to presentation is free receive a doctorate and the general in philosophy from public is invited to Harvard in 1970. attend . Since 1972 Bok "If you look at has taught at the Sissela Bok her work over the college level. past almost 30 "It's not very often when you years, you'll find a great affinity get a philosopher to work with for public issues," Eugene T. the community on issues directly Woolf, director of the Tanner concerning them," Woolf said. Center for Human Values at · concerns for mankind are Southern Utah University, said. concerns for Sissela Bok.· "She has made philosophy a Bok recently served as the practical affair." chairman of the Pulitzer Prize Widely known for her writing, Board and has also served on Bok's published works cover topics from academia, biography, · the editorial boards of a number of journals. Numerous colleges and public affalrs. Her books and universities have awarded include Lying: Moral Choice in Private and Public Life, published her honorary doctorate degrees. 1, |