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Show 8 THURSDAY, MARCH THE SUN Opinion criticize the acting Romeo & Juliet In response to Amber Sands pan of the recent DSC production of Romeo &. Juliet: Although I read the play in the 9th grade, I can remember very little, it having been some three decades ago. I rather appreciated the "clan warfare" aspects that this production brought out, which were not apparent, apparently, to my English teacher back then! More to the point, however, are Ms. Sands comments about the acting, or the lack thereof, and the sound. The acoustics in the Graff Auditorium leave a lot to be desired not the fault of the production crew they make do with what they have. Thanks in no small measure to the aforementioned lousy acoustics, was able to of the words of understand, maybe the dialog. Had the acting been as bad as Ms. Sands claims, I would have been virtually clueless as to the story line. Exactly the opposite was the case; indeed, I had the impression that if the actors had been muttering their lines in Russian, I still would have gotten the gist of the play. There is have you ever more to acting than lines seen a mime play? Acting, in its purest form, should be line independent, although not necessarily voice (inflection) independent a great actor should be able to move you in a play regardless of the language heshe presents it in. Personally, I believe that this play, and its actors, accomplished that. 1 Champs and Chumps Champ: Louise Excell, associate dean of Arts, Letters, and Sciences. Louise is always a tremendous help to The Dixie Sun, and it is obvious from our interactions with Louise that she cares deeply for the welfare of all of Dixie States students. Sands was wrong to in 8, 2001 Champs: The DCTs (Dixies Computer Technicians) , for routinely saving the day of students and professors at DSC. Champ: Chet Glover. His 15 minutes of fame may not have been enjoyable, but after all, he went through in the wake of his letter to the governor becoming public, he deserves to have at least a room in the new fine arts center, if not the building, named after him. However, he probably needs to donate $$ instead of writing letters to earn such an honor. 1 one-thir- d Alma Joe Wilkinson Full-Tim- e Student Roll back the OSHA work rules By Tribune Media Services Last November, the Clinton administraaround Congress and tion did an end-rurushed into place a set of massively costly rules to govern repetitive stress injuries in the workplace. Members of Congress have an opportunity this week to rescind those rules and take an orderly, science based approach to ergonomic injuries. They should do just that. Repetitive stress injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome are, no doubt, a serious problem. But the Clinton team's answer was to blame the workplace for causing them and ask questions later. The rules effectively make employers wholly liable for injuries that employees may have suffered outside of work, but which may be aggravated by work. They override existing state workers' compensation laws, mandating higher payments for ergonomic-relat- n ed complaints. In short, they amount to a simplistic and expensive meat-a- x solution for' a complex scientific puzzle that researchers still dont fully understand. They come at a huge cost. Although the Occupational Safety and Health Administration puts the price tag on its rules at $4.5 billion, the Economic Policy Foundation gauges the cost to business at a staggering $125.6 billion. In their lame-duc- k haste, the Clinton team decided not to wait for a detailed report on ergonomic injuries that had been commissioned by Congress and was being prepared by the National Academy of Sciences. The new workplace rules took effect Jan. 16. The report which was intended to inform was released any debate about such rules Jan. 17. The study provides some ammunition to both sides in this debate. It found that most common musculoskeletal disorders accounting for 70 million visits to doctors offices a year are caused by work conditions factors." According to k as well as the study, "the connection between the workplace and these disorders is complex, partly because of the individual characterissuch as age, gender and tics of workers The Sun Stephen Vincent Haley Millett Amber Sands Bryce Emett Heather Galovan Stanton Roseman Rachael Hughes Carly Cash Arnie Graff Marjorie Keele Josh Larmore Erie Cook Brooke Hansen Dr. Jingdong Liang Ad Manager Managing Editor Computer Tech Layout Editor Photo Editor A& E Editor feature Editor Sports Editor News Editor Reporter Ad Designer Photographer Adviser How to Reach Us Dixie State College, North Plaza Bldg., Rm. 125 225 So. 700 East St. George, UT 84790 "non-wor- UEXCA- &COULPl WAVE- - ma. z't TVlS VT Fax That study should now be the focus of LESS DMKEROOS.UKE SDKETWlMS- Advertising (435) (435) 652-781- 8 652-788- 2 (435) 656-40- J 9 lifestyle." YOU BORROWED fUECAR? Newsroom - FblLY-U&ABE-D . and still can be. The Congressional Review Act, passed in 1996, allows Congress to get rid of regulations within 60 days of the time they're issued by federal agencies. If a "resolution of disapproval is approved by a majority in the House and Senate and signed by the president, the rules are history. The act also prohibits the regulations from being reissued in "substantially the same form." A Senate vote could come as early as Tuesday. It is in the best interests of employers and employees to make workplaces as safe as possible. That keeps workers healthy and saves money. But this was bad Time for Congress to undo it. thedhae5unhormoil.ctmi hup: fiiun.dbde.edu debate The Sun is distributed each Wednesday during and Spring semesters as a publication of Dixie State College, its Arts. Letters and Sciences, and Dixie State College Student Activities. The unsigned editorial on the opinion page represents the position of Tire Sun, as determined by its editorial board. 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