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Show ITHURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2001 UNIVERSITY JOU RNAL CAMPUS HEWS PAGE 3 I Spring presents variety of Convo guests BY MELISSA BILLINGS JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Education· will be presented by Charles Haynes on Feb. 8. Haynes is well-known for helping schools and communities throughout the United States find common ground on issues concerning religion in public schools. On Feb. 15, Gil White will be speaking on low-budget travel. VVhite has lectured for more than 17 years , giving practical suggestions for those who want , to see the world on a limited budget. His Convocation is entitled "Europe and the World on 84 Cents a Day." Th~ SUU department of commun ication is cosponsoring the Feb. 22 Convocation. KiE;!th Merrill, · The spring Convocations lecture series will begin today at 11 :30 a.m. in the SUU Auditorium. "Convocations are open and available to all students and community members who want to be there ," Dean of Students Neal Cox said. "Travel is a great teacher," said Cox. "It would be great to pack the entire student body off to travel the world. Since we can't, Convocations are our attempt to bring the world to.the campus.· Welcome Back Week will feature Bill Shaw of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games today to discuss what will be happening during the Olympics and to help residents of southern Utah understand the impact the Olympics will have on the southern part of the BY LYLE GOULDING state. JOURNAL STAFF WRITER The Rev. France Davis of the Calvary Baptist Church in Salt Convocations will begin its 2001 spring semester Lake City will speak on "Dr. lecture series wifh a presentation about the 2002 Martin Luther King" at the Jan. Winter Olympics. 18 Convocation. Davis knew Bill Shaw. a legislative lobbyist for the Salt Lake King personally and witnessed Organizing Comm ittee (SLOC) will give the the famous "I Have a Dream" presentation. Shaw is expected to show two video speech King delivered in 1963. clips about the 2002 Winter Olympics, then answer Award-winning author of the questions from the audience. book Sex; Censorship and the Neal Cox, dean of stud_ents, said that one of the Internet Roger Newman will be video clips is used exclusively by Mitt Romney, at SUU Jan. 25 to talk. about the • president of SLOC, but he released it for Shaw to challenge of censorship and the show.at this presentation. "I am very interested to use of filtering devices on the see what the video is about," Cox said. Internet. The Convocation will be held today at Clenora Hudson-Weems will 11 :30 a.m. In the SUU Auditorium. The presentation be presenting on •African a is free, SUU students and the general public are Womanism and Emmett Till" as welcome to atten(J. part of Black History Month on Before becoming a member of SLOC Shaw Feb. 1. Hudson-Weems is a worked as a fund rai ser/administra~or at Utah State professor of English at the University. He also worked for many years as a University of Missouri at lobbyist for Utah Power and Light. Early in his career Co1u·mbia. Shaw was a teacher and principal at a public school. Hudson-Weems will share·the "He seems to be a very energetic fellow," Cox story of Emmett Till , a 14-yearsaid . He comes into this presentation with Romney's old black boy whose death full endorsement. started the civil rights Lane Beatty, another member of SLOC, was movement. scheduled to present with Shaw at the Convocation. "Religion and Public · students on Mar. 8. Her lecture will include information on aiding the advancement of the school system in Kenya, Africa . Founders' Day (Mar. 22)"will feature Howard and Kathleen Meehan, creators of the artwork that will be seen on the new SUU Physical Education Building. The new PE Building is scheduled to be dedicated Mar. 23 . Sam Billison, one of the few remaining Navajo Code Talkers, will be speaking Mar. 29 on his experiences duri ng World War 2 as part of Native American Week. Vartan Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, will address SUtl students and community members on Apr. 5. This Convocation will be held in the Randall Jones Theatre and. is made possible by the Grace A. Tanner Distinguished Lecture Series. "Light Motion," a dance company featuring disabled and However, due to a scheduling conflict he will be non-disabled artists, will appear unable to attend. His abser:ice is likely due to a as part of Disability Week Apr. meeting of the SLOC board of trustees, which will 12. "Light Motion· features also be held today, Cox said. performing artist Charlene One of the issues that will likely be discussed at Curtiss, who has been that meeting is the route of the torch run that will choreographing and teaching precede the 2002 Winter Olympics. Cox said that wheelchair movement skills and Shaw is "intimately involved" in the process of dance since 1985. deciding the route of the torch run. His visit to "Before Art Got a History' will southern Utah may affect whether or not the torch be the focus of the Apr. 19 will pass through Cedar City and possibly across the Convocation . Jeffrey Abt of campus of ?UU. Wayne State University in Gerald R. Sherratt, president emeritus of SUU, Detroit, Mich . will look at the and an active member of the SLOC board of practices of making , showing trustees may also have an influence on whether or · and teaching art before it began not the torch passes throug_h the area. to be perceived as a historical "There are many questions aboutwhat impact the subject. Olympics will have on southern Utah," Cox said. No The final Convo will be on Apr. one knows for sure how the Games will affect 26 with Jackie Berning. Berning southern Utah; some people speculate there will be is the nutrition coach for the an increa se in tourism throughout the state. Denver Broncos and three other Shaw will be able to offer his personal insight professional athletic teams. After · about this issue. He will also be able to answer any instituting a team breakfast for other questions the audience may have concerning tf1e Broncos, they had two Super 'the upcoming Olympics. Bowl wins in 1998 and 1999. Currently, the SLOC is "sorely understaffed," and ii University credit for attending is a very busy time in the organizing of the Olympic Convocations is also available to Winter Games, Cox said. · students by enrolling in UNIV It is a privilege that Shaw will be able to present at 2010. See the SUU catalog for SUU at this time, Cox said . more information. famous for his work on IMAX and LOS films , will be lecturing on the work he does as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Or. Gary Peterson of San Diego University's address "Ma.r s: VVhere Did All The Water Go?" will be featured on Mar. 1. Peterson has examined the evidence of water existing previously on Mars and will share his conclusions at the Convocation. Director of Operations for the Cooperating Hands Aiding New Geherations in Education (CHANGE) Vicki N·ie!sen will be returning from Africa one week before addressing SUU 0/y,npics discussed at Convo Election parties fOrming BY RHIANNON BENT SENIOR STAFF WR ITER Preparation for spring SU tJSA elections begins this month with an inform ation meeting on Jan. 24. SUUSA Elections Director Jessica ShortStallings, a senior English major from Bluffdale, Utah, said the meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in the Cedar Breaks room of the Sharwan Smith Center. She said the meeting is for anyone interested in elections. It's an opportunity for students to form parties, gather information and get a calendar of events, she said. Short-Stallings said the requirements vary depending on position, but all candidates are required to maintain at least a 2.3 GPA. Candidates for SUUSA Senate may run only in the colleges of their majors. On Tuesday, the senate passed a resolution proposed by senators Timette McKenna, Jessi Allen and Jennifer Powell to add an additional executive council position. The clubs and organizations vice president wili be responsible for all clubs and activities funding and preside as chair over an assembly who will delegate funding (see related story on page 6) . The resolutio_n requires a change in the SUUSA constitution and therefore , there will be a student election to either pass or fail the change on Jan. 17. ·If the resolution passes, it will then be sent to the Board of Trustees on Jan. 24 for approval. Campaigning begins March 19 at 6 a.m.; primary elections will be on March 24 and general elections will be on March 28. Short-Stallings said one of the best ways to win is getting to know people and finding out what the students want. "We try hard at this university to make sure students have a real voice and make an impact. The best resource is SUUSA." said Short-Stallings. Students may run as individuals or join a party. Short-Stallings said a benefit of running with a party is more resources. (continued on page 8) Studen,ts wait patiently in line to purchase books at the SUU Bookstere (his week. With the start of semesters, long winding lines are a common phenomenon in the Bookstor_e, sometimes with prolonged waiting periods. |