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Show THE THUNOEABIRDOSOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITYOMONOAY MAY 4, 1992DPAGE 5 1117 N. Main • 586-1405 Hat Cleaning & Restoration NOW AVAILABLE! • Laundry • Dry Cleaning • Drapes • Pillows • • Professional Leather Cleaning • Every Tuesday, All $1 washers are 1/2 price SUU Student Day is back! Open daily 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Last load by 9 p.m. Current Student I.D. Required ProfessOT Ana Ditmar enj oys starching for knowltdgt w htlp socidy. Ditmar loves culture " Please make a contribution to society," says Ana Ditmar, the first woman professor hired in the sociology department at SUU. Having lived in many places and among many cultures, and as the first generation of her family to grow up in America, she finds interest in culture and societies. Ditmar's parents immigrated from Yugoslavia to Philadelphia, Pa. They taught that history is important because it can foretell what might happen again. This precept did not seem important to Ditmar at that time, however. Reflecting upon the present, she expresses gratitude her parents taught her this idea. People make better decisions if they have an understanding of history, she says. Ditmar's parents enrolled her in ballet class when she was young, and ballet became her first love. From this, she said, she learned not only how to dance ballet, but she learned how to compete with herself. Pursuing excellence became · a goal for her, she says. Ballet taught her that if she wanted to do something, she could. She also learned how to give her best effort. Her dedication manifested itself when the Ford Foundation granted her a scholarship to dance with the Pennsylvania Ballet Company in Harkness, N .Y. From age 14 to 18 she danced professionally, finding it very demanding. In 1967, Ditmar moved to San Francisco and explored other artistic outlets. The issues of the day awakened new ideas, she said. Among those, sociological, political and cultural ideas caught her attention. In 1969, Ditmar married a musician, raising two children. When the children were three and four years old Ditmar decided to go to college. At age 25 she enrolled in school. At this time, she said, many mothers never thought they would go to college. She attended school full time and went straight through school until she achieved a doctorate degree in anthropology. In order for her to obtain a doctorate in anthropology, she explains, she had to spend one year studying in a foreign country. Ditmar chose Yugoslavia. She wanted to see how nationalism, economics and politics influenced performing arts, folklore and popular culture. After graduation, Ditmar couldn't find a job in her field, so she went back to school for an additional year. This summer she plans to conduct research on gender margins at the University of California Ditmar said she enjoys teaching at SUU and feels she is able to reach people. " I hope to instill a hunger for a continuous search for knowledge," she said, "a continuous curiosity to experience life fully. No matter who you arc, ·there is more to see. Even if it is just a little bit more, your life will be enriched by opening your mind and understanding something you did not understand before." Howdy, folks. I'm just here to invite y'all to the Dance Factory at 25 East, St. George Blvd., because woe have COUNTRY DANCING Friday and Saturday nights. ~ ' 8-9 p.m. FREE Western Swing Instruction ~~ 9 p.m.-12 a.m. Country Dance ·· The dance is $3S0 but just fer you ladies and gents, show us your student I. D. and get $1 off/ It's all compact digital music with more than 10,000 titles. We can do any request! The music is also broadcast on KONY 1210 AM So why dorft ya/I mosey on down to the Dance Factory and shake some of that trail dust off on the dance floor. Ciddi 'yup/ THUNDERBIRD (IRCLE INING 44 oz. Fountain Drink , 66C Fish Sandwich CELEBRATE National Nmses Week . May 4-10 ~~~/WMbor- stmiuwnuMb 99C Check out our great specials! |