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T editor Hallways once filled with nurses hustling through their daily scheduled are now filled with bustling students Rooms once occupied by doctors calming their patients’ fears with bedside manner now host teachers causing their students fear on lest days The dedication of the College of Eastern Utah’s newest addition the Computer Business Building is scheduled Nov7 The dedication will be conducted by Doug Foxley a Board of Regents member Several state and local officials will attend the ceremonies the dedicaPrior to tion cere- open house the building iT — r' — I ’ -- -'- ir i A & il1 C7 j -- -- " I- i :'' £-'“- 3 J- ' J - wessmT'l -j SVSS T! ‘Ascent I - ” v '' 2-- -' deSgr&'-v 1 w — — iiiwiinrrTu wvm - ' ' - r r’1 mmrrr g 'Wini t n — — -- - - ”Aseont Totom” a 25 foot sculpture by Jim Young atanda vailed In praparatlon for dedication ceremonies for the new Computer Business Building Nov 7 All Salats Day becomes an occasion for tricks & teats placate the supernatural powen controlling the pro-stacesses of nature writers In addition Halloween was thought lobe AU Eve Hallows a holy In medieval times or hallowed evening was observed October 31 the eve the most favorable time for divinations concerning of All Saints' Day Whereas in modern tunes it has marriage luck health and death It was the only day on which the help of the devil was invoked for such become the occasion for pranks and for children re- behas also tricks It purposes questing treats or threatening The pagan observances influenced the Chris- come the second major holiday celebration in the tian festival Christmas of All Hallows' Eve celebrated of the under States United ranking Our Halloween celebrations today keep many same date Gradually Halloween became a secular observance and many customs and practices dcvel- unchanged customs from the past Young and old bobfor still gather to hunt nuts and to dunk oped In Scotland young people assembled for gamer apples to ascertain which of than would marry during the bing in a tub of water Grinning pumpkin jack-sheeted white and stocks figcorn lanterns rustling year and in what order the marriages would occur ures created an air of mystery and black paper witches Many Halloween customs have become games playa and cats are used for by children Siafavorite school Halloween holiday for immigrants to the US particularly the celebrations when young peopfo hold cortume par- Irish introduced secular Halloween customs that be-ties play old fashioned pmes and came popular in the late 19th century Mischief-ma- k ami pageants based on the anciM oistoms Hre-ing on the occasion by boys and young men included quenlly whc&commumties gather for Halloween fes- - overturning sheds and outhouses and breaking as did the villagers of earlier days dows and damage to property was sometimes severe fhenw ycaru1 Thisdate inhyeara the occasion has come to be observed mainly bysmall children who go from house to by Michelle Tresner and Melinda Arrington ff o' win-Uva- ls wtcvccf SterfbffitMStr spirits The date was connected with the return of henbfiom pasture and laws and land tenures were re- newed The souls of the dead were supposed lo revisit their homes on this day and the autumnal festival ac-quired sinister significance with ghosts witches hobgoblins black cats fairies and demons 'of all kinds said to be roaming about It was the time to pmThe Today is Halloween Enjoy have fun do something out of the ordinary like attend one of the two performances of Frankenstein in the Geary Theatre at 7 JO and 10 pjnH or the youth Halloween Carnival in the ballroom from 4 to 6 pjn or the Halloween spook alleys in Wellington and at the Local Motion Dance Club in Price We monyan WOTO given Special permission from the county to have a fill sltecd no and lours of win begin at fTJ!0" SS? Totem” an original sculpture by James Ytoung and commissioned by the Utah Arts Council will be unvdlea during the ceremony The building located at $00 N and 200 E in Price was once used as the Carbon Cpunt Hospital Building According to Jim New CEU public information director the building was leased by the college m 1981 and the south wing was converted to a dormitory and cafeteria In a move designed lo support continued growth Price City and Carbon County donated the building to the college in 1984 At this time CEU moved its expanding computer classes into the first floor of the south wing The Utah Legislature under the guidance of Rep Mike Dmitrichand Sen Omar Bunnel appropriated $300000 lo begin converting the building into an efficient learning facility A 1987 grant from the US Department of Education matched those funds provided by the legislature allowing the college to begin with first phase planning Community effort proved to be the key in the early stages of development New explained Workers from the Utah "Work Experience and Training” program who gutted the building and prepared it for construction Local residents purchased salvageable materials and fixtures from the building and tools were loaned to the workers by Utah Power and Light Mountain States Machinery provided trucks and drivers to facilitate the removal of debris Construction was halted when workers found excessive amounts of asbestos in the building Cost estimates for removal of the asbestos originally set at about $18000 soon skyrocketed to $300000 threatening the whole project The project was rescued when the Utah State Department of Corrections dispatched a team of tnen known as "Asbestos Busters" to the location to clean up The cleanup lasted a year and had a final price tag of over $300000 According to Gene Carlson CEU physical plant director the largest part of the cleanup bill was disposaL "We were given special permission from the county to have a fill siteJd no cost to the college It usually costs $100 per ton for disposal and at the time there was only two disposals available one in Cedar City and one in Salt Lake it saved the college many dollars” New said the savings amounted to over $300j000l In April 1989 the first phase of construction began In 1990 following completion of first phase construction the top floors were removed New said Second phase construction began in May of 1990 and was completed the following year Die renovations included a new facade skylights modem classrooms and comfortable student lounges (continued on page 8) |