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Show t ARY IBETHUNDERBIRD • SOUTIIERNUfAHUNIVERSITY · MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1993 • PAGE 4 /fT DESERT WATER CANNOT BE OWNED THE THUNDERBIRD SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITI • CEDAR CITI, UTAH fAliton J<,nnifet Morley and Brady H. Pcomon 0pu,;.,,. Diffct.,.. Heat!K, G= Aru l!dit.... Michdlc Oegg 5-u Edie.,.. John MtOookcy rt-o &li<or john Guen:lcr 0,, C...- Editcw Bt11 Galvan Opialon ~ Jada Shaner Pbuco Aioolotanl: ~ M..,,.. Adftrtioinc Rep T l'llYi• N.......n F11e11lr-, ~ Larry Burr ~ A,Mott l¥nn S. ~ n a t n. n....Jabml 1s publuhed -t. Mond>y and Thuncby o1 mo oadnnic .,..., i,, """ "" !he ~ . body ol Soud.<ra U..h Un-,y and is noc allll1a..d wid, d.. univenity'• dt,,anmmt ol a,mmunialk>n. The views and optDIOI\S <!tpf'ffl<d in T1w Tho:..t.,W,d •tt rhooc o( individuol wrin,rs tnd do ""' n«21..rily ttllca tho views of che insorurion. fxulq,, or S<Udonr body !n Jfflfflll. The uruier,cd cditoriol din,cdy :alxM, is lhc opinion of The lltwnd,,b/,,1 .. • ,ingle mmy. J..cn,,n IO lhc «limr muoc be ,yped and include II>< nam< and phonr DUmber. Only che name will be print.d. Na...,. ""1 no< be wimhdd undtt llll'J' cinvmSlln<n and .t.. «Im, ..,_, tdion, privikp. lfflen be submi<ml l,,- noon Fdda,s- '3c M"'111ay tditions; S p.m. T,....t.y. b Thuncby tdmc:,,,s, Any indiridu,,I .;it, • gricv.ana opiru< n. n.,,J,,.k,d ahouJd dir..ct ,ud\ pn:,1,1.n, &,.. "' th< al-. I( uninolval. du< ~nee ahouJd d,m be di""""" di< odvbtt. If mil uruaclvtd, di< .,;...noe >houfd be dJnc..d ID di< SUU Puhlia<ioru Council, 58&71I 0. n. Tluuwlnt,,,d; Offic.. in SUU T«hnolor, Buildinc 003. Mail oc SUU Bo!< 9384, c.dar City. UT 84720. Pbooe (801).586,7757. 586,7758, S86-7750, S86-5'488. FAX .586,.5487. ...« '° I , , HALT.' Wt/0 ti,()~.J · 71-1~~€ rt C hief Seattle is credited with saying that men cannot own the land anym_ore than they can own the sky the same applies to water. In the recent October 28 Convocation titled "The Virgin River Water and Beyond: Adjudicate8, Managed and Owned By Whom?", information concerning the vital issue was addressed. What was not discu ed is of equal importance - that if growth is n t regulated, and if wafer conservation is not implemented, eventually, the natural community will no longer have the ability co support a burgeoning population. Armed ~ith the idea of manifest destiny, settlers of eacly Utah gathered from native lands far greener than the one they found waiting in the West. So arid was the region of Utah, that Jim Bridger offered 1,000 to the Mormons for the first ear of com grown in the Salt Lake valley. One of their fir t concerns was the water ource but over the years, Southern Utah ha seem ingly forgotten the value of water. Utah is a de ert. Whether we cho se to ignore it or not, the fact remain , and in a de ert, there is a limited water upply that mu t ultimately limit the population. Water ha always been available. It i easy to forget that there is a limit to the sources and yet, it is vital to our future that we don't With this in mind, the war over who own the water in the Colorado i ludicrou and the answer obvious - it is not only the people of Utah, of evada, or of California, but it also belongs to future generation and t the animals who depend on it for life. lf econ mi growth i to continue, measure mu t be taken en ure a water source_. Development must be strictly regulated. It is one thing to plan for gr wth, but the fact that at ome point, the population mu t be leveled need to be considered by re ident anJ in-coming residents. A water conservation plan mu t be planned and in tituted. Simple acts like making sure tap don't leak, watering lawns in the morning in tead of ac night, using less grass in landscaping and u ing m re 'desert' decor would cut back considerably on the demand for water. We must also remember that we cann t have everything. If growth continue at the current rate, acrifice will have to be made. The number of water aci:es for golf courses and parks could be limited. It i no longer a matter of when to think about the problem, it i a matter of what to do about it now. The solutions may not be agreeable. They may not be popular. They may require sacrifice and if not implemented, the consequences will fall upon everyone. CONVOCATltJNS 5ur f1Y WtF~'S /4 8DtJ1" -ro Gill~ £,IE.TH! ' ACCESS Convo has too much control over students 'Accen' is a recurring column through which members of the campus commimitJ maJ address themselves to topics of concem and interest. Todais column is urritten lry Travis ewman, a senior from Las Vegru. Stop! Read all about it! Read all about it! Pregnant lady not allowed to leave Convo and has bouncing baby boy in aisle! Now we all know that this is not true, but rather it is too far fetched to believe. Bur maybe not. Especially with the srrong arm of the militari tic guard at the front door of the Auditorium with bayonet and gun escorting you back down to your seat if you tty to leave in the middle of Convocation. There are two contrasting is ues to be considered when discussing this subject. The first issue revolves around common courtesy to a guest speaker. Obviously, it is not courteous to get up and leave in the middle of someone's presentation. However, it is also not courteous to fall asleep and snore in the middle of a presentation either (though this option is certainly preferable to talking with your neighbor) but it still happens. The word "university" implies exploration and expansion of _knowledge and acceptance that there can be many different, valid ways of looking ac issues. This does not mean that you have to agree with all views; but how can you defend your own position on a subject without knowing all of the options? SUU finds itself in the middle of what some would describe as a closed society. The Convocation series is one way in which students may be exposed to viewpoints that are not expressed otherwise in th.is closed society. The other issue that must be considered is the right of expression of the student Students are allowed to ask question at the end of the Convo presentation. But what about their right to express their opinion by not remaining for the entire presenmtion? Are rudents not allowed to get up and leave a play if d1ey deem that it is not any good or on a ubject that they have no interest in, or find offensive? Student are certainly allowed to express their opinion of rhe food in the cafeteria by not ea.ting it. Should we force students to eat whatever food they g t no maner h w bad it tastes? Individuals mu t accept responsibilicy for their lives and actions. Even if the consequences are uch that harm may befall th m. SUU is a place in which people make the transition from child to adult. This transition cannot be made when adults are treated like children and not allowed to make their own decisions. Since the enlightenment of higher education, students that have reached the college level have been created as young adults, not as children in a day care. Srudents are free to make their own decisions as to whether they will leave class early. Professors may or may not have policies chat restrict students from leaving in the middle of class, but the policy cannot be strictly enforced except for the variation on the grade that the srudent might receive. If a student has an emergency in the middle of class, professors cannot force the srudenli to stay in class-although they can strongly suggest that srudents do everything in their power to prevent having to leave class. Since SUU S(Cms to be trying to establish itself as a university that is· on a par with other universities in the state maybe it would be helpful to find out what is done at other universities in regard to lecture series (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5) |