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Show Rebels take charge at home Dixie Round-u- p arrives Story on Pg. Story on Pg. 12 5 TOje September 23, 1998 Vol. XXW Iss. 4 Dixie College St. George, UT Georges Howls Across Puerto Pico "Our people have very difficult days to come," Gov. Pedro Newspapers Rossello said. He urged calm in Hurricane Georges howled the face of "the strongest (storm) across the length of Puerto that we have confronted in Ricolate Monday with 115 mph Puerto Rico in decades." winds after smashing through a at 16 Moving smaller islands in the mph, the storm's hurricane-forc- e eastern Caribbean. winds stretched up to 85 miles The powerful storm left from the eye, which tracked much of Puerto Rico's 3.8 million across the heart of the island. people without power, toppling trees and ripping away roofs in a More than 9,700 people left their homes for shelters in San night of terror. Three people died when Juan, Arecibo, Mayaguez and their roof collapsed on them in other cities where preparations the San Juan suburb of Caguas. for the storm's siege had been Officials said they feared for under way for days. the worst and emergency workWith up to 15 inches of rain ers had been unable to get out expected in Puerto Rico's mounduring the height of the storm to tains, the threat of mudslides answer calls for help. drove many mountain residents At first light rescue workers to shelters in San Juan. and local authorities were "The roof of my house is St. to fan across of wood and cardboard, out made preparing Kitts, Antigua, Vieques and other and I'd rather be here before it said Miguel tiny islands that took the brunt of goes flying," high winds and 20 foot waves Mercado Romero before the storm slammed into Advance teams from the U.S. Puerto Rico in a direct hit. Federal Emergency Management By Jerry Jackson Knight-Ridde- r west-northwe-st half-doz- Agency and the American Red Cross were positioned in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico and prepared for widespread damage and weeks of work. Both territories declared states of and called up emergency National Guard troops. In Cuba, the Interior Ministry .issued a hurricane warning to residents of the island's eastern most provinces, an area ravaged by a drought in recent months. Emergency workers in the Puerto Rico coastal community of Fajardo feverishly drove to g areas late in the day to pick up trapped residents. Five transformers exploded at power stations, leaving the town of 45,000 without power. In Naguabo, about 11 miles south, Diana Marquez brought her two daughters, Ashley, 7, and Dianerys, 3, to a local school, one of ten shelters in town admitting residents. 'My apartment floods, and I have to use buckets to get the low-lyin- water out," said Marquez, a university student who still has vivid images of Hurricane Hugo's destruction in 1989. "We're going to have problems with winds and structures because we have a lot of wooden homes," said Jerry Kirkland, a New Jersey native who heads the Puerto Rico Civil Defense office in Naguabo. In addition to opening more than 250 shelters throughout the island, the government lowered the levels of the reservoirs to prevent them from overflowing. In Antigua, where 5,700 people spent the night in shelters, the storm split open government-buil- t homes in northern Cedar Grove Garden and ripped corrugated roofs off hundreds of other houses. Antiguan shop owners erected sandbag barricades to stop flooding. Civil defense workers handed out flashlights, mosquito protection, water and toilet paper to nervous shelter residents. In the French island of McMillen New Freshman Representative Laura Smith simsun. ti. dixie, edu By After the polls closed and the votes were tallied, Tara McMillen was determined the winner, as this year's Freshman Representative. "The election was closer in votes than I expected," said Dean Larsen, of Executive Council and in charge of all elections on campus. In fact, only 42 votes separated the candidates. According to Larsen, one of the determining factors in Tara's victory would be the effort she made to reach the students living off campus. "I enjoyed going to the apartments and the dorms. I was more interested in getting nt to know the people, than in ask- ing and campaigning for their votes," said McMillen. on issue next The McMillen's agenda is the selection of two students to serve as her committee. Through the week of Sept. 21 to 25, applications can be picked up and interviews can be scheduled in the student government room, located in the Center. Student Gardner McMillen and the Executive Council encourage any freshman interested in being involved to come and pick up an application. McMillen's main objective as Freshman Representative is to keep students involved in clubs and activities. Once she has her committee selected, McMillen hopes to start new activities to make Dixie students feel more involved and excited about all college has to offer. "I am a little nervous, but then I am also way excited about being able to make said a difference," McMillen. With no real background in leadership, McMillen is having to rely on her eagerness, the help of the Executive Council, and the support of her fellow CARISA HUNTINGTONTHE DIXIE SUN students. Tara McMillen newly elected freshman from McMillen is forward to her term. Kaysville," Utah.she has presenative, looks ed programs, reach out to new always been involved with athletics and service to her students, and to involve all students in a variety of activities and school community. McMillen hopes to accomplish and programs while attending Dixie College. tasks such as: help under fund swirling winds Guadeloupe, knocked out power in several towns. Cruise lines operating out of Florida and Puerto Rico changed routes to keep their ships away from the storm. Some ships based in Puerto Rico headed straight for southern Caribbean islands to get out of Miami-base- d Georges' way and some ships reversed routes to make Caribbean stops before heading to Mexico. at the trackers Storm National Hurricane Center said Georges could regain strength after clearing the rugged terrain of Puerto Rico and showed no signs of deviating from a path that might spell trouble for South Horida. "It would not be too early to start buying those supplies," Center Director Jerry Jarrell said. Though Georges is wobbling somewhat toward the north, a high pressure system is blocking its passage, keeping the storm from spinning harmlessly out to sea. |