Show IMPACT: the myth of security good about yourself they begin a very high pressure sales pitch They introduce the different levels of the program The first step is a proThis includes 40 hours of instrucCollege has traditionally been thought of as the time when a young gram called "Quest" priced at $425 tion without room or board although they reassure you that they will person explores many different lifestyles and attempts to find which find a place for you The next session is a staggering $650 for a proone will suit herhim Unfortunately while this mission of gram called "Summit" The process is concluded with "Liftoff at many of us will fall on hard times and we must turn to S250 When you reply "This sounds great I just can't afford it right someone or something for comfort and answers behind Impact Many turn to religion in an effort to And their purpose in life or at now" They respond by telling you to put everything this is the most important dung you can do for yourself least establish their place in the universe This "old world" approach inMany of those who experienced positive effects from their has been tested through the ages and millions of people have found back to come seen volvement with impact say that they have people great comfort through their various religious beliefs life and for the cost there is no better alternative Others turn to nature to establish their physical and spiritual orienMy question becomes "Why do these people think they can create tation This method seems to be gaining popularity among the envithese solutions on their own9” You need to realize that you are a view ronmentally conscience youth of today This to miniscule member in the grand scheme of things and are of life has helped many realize that they are integral members of the solve these monumental problems natural elements of the universe and here they And the peace they were Considering the cost that is involved I would much rather go to a searching for college educated licensed therapist What makes this organization even People also turn to themselves to And the answers to their quesself-help tions With the myriad of more frightening is the secrecy that surrounds it You are asked to sign organizations that exist today it is EastHere the of best locale far seems at one that a to College you easy paper stating that you will not divulge the methods used in these sesin ern Utah and in Carbon County this seems to be the new "fad" creatsions only to tell everyone what an incredible experience it was universal Even though Impact denounces any affiliation with the Church of own understanding ing your self-hel-p is The predominant industry or organization in this area Scientology established by L Ron Hubbard I personally see several it similarities They promise you a resolution of all your problems The called Impact This is supposed to be a organization that 1 the of attended one have never sessions arc high pressure high price attempts to place you on an inhelps people overcome their problems credible ego trip The secrecy that is such an integral element of this sessions or orientation meetings this article is simply a compilation facilitated insitution's success is parallel to that of Scientology Those who speak research of and analysis by myself out against Scientology have had serious consequences brought down The process begins with a free introductory meeting that tells you in life outlines the can It that create the of advantages your Impact upon them People give up anything and everything to earn the money goals and the methods of the organization You learn that the vision of or make the time to attend the seminars Impact is to be unconditionally loving They tell you that you will be Unfortunately for some this ego trip lasts only a short while and included able to love everyone rapists child molesters and murderers they fall deep into despair desperately needing to attend again This of will all You release would these love hedonistic philosophy is both unhealthy and immoral You need to be want to you people? Why in will the How surface child concerned with other people and what import your actions have on you to your inhibitions allowing the child in you be able to solve the problems that the adult in you cannot them Sociologist Christopher Lasch describes this as "the new preocthe and how to recreate your vocabulary solve They also teach you cupation with self" that he terms narcissism The idea of living today need For think don't without regard for tomorrow How can this possibly seen as a solution certain situations about example: you way you it rather than it choose to any problem? or deserve wanting something something you This is Mac Webster signing off from Price City USA remindIf this sounds tempting you are swallowing the first piece of bail After all of these wonderful promises are made and you arc feeling ing you to beware of the wolf in sheep's clothing by Mac Webster opinion editor inquiry-progresse- s non-prof- Lawless law enforcement by Sam Pittman Eagle editor A young man in Portland Oregon was being held at knife point The police on the scene made several attempts to talk the man into dropping the knife At last the police opened fire and gunned down both the young man and his teen aged hostage in a hail of bullets Had this situation been allowed to continue chances are the man would have been persuaded to drop the knife and surrender He may have killed his hostage but we will never know Law enforcement decided that the situation merited they open fire Well 1 can hardly imagine the situation being so bad they decided to kill an innocent hostage in cold blood Incidents like this happen all the time In North Hollywood two uniformed officers jumped a black man and beat him nearly to death for "resisting arrest" The man turned out to be an undercover police officer with the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department who had been trying to identify himself when he was struck down An attorney from San Diego was travelling Interstate 15 between Salt Lake and Las Vegas He was pulled over and submitted to intensified questioning Comments were made by the officers stating that any black man in Utah driving a BMW and sporting skis must be involved with drugs Police officers have the unenviable task of enforcing our nations II laws We expert them to be above reproach to be shining moral examples and to submit themselves to great danger in the line of duty This article is not meant as an attack on Law Enforcement they are trying to do an impossible job On every police force you will find the officer that has a bad attitude or became a police officer for the wrong reasons They wish to oppress people to bully to make themselves feared How they ever passed their psychiatric examinations remains a mystery It is impossible to weed these individuals out in the beginning but as time goes by these characters become mote evident The sad part is the officers who are there for the right reasons do not want to give bad publicity to a department that already has a black eye They end up looking the other way and condoning behavior that is blatantly illegal Television glorifies the role oftheNasty Boys" cops who break laws to catch lawbreakers While in some instances one would applaud this in the long run this is a dangerous precedent No person is above the law It is difficult to teach our children to trust authority when that authority is corrupt I do not want to point any fingers but there are police officers in Emery County who should never have become police officers Other officers in Emery County exhibit the highest standards of law enforcement ethics To those who fall short you know who you are so clean up your art F Letter to the editor Dear at one ume or another Whether we arc black white Hispanic or any of the numerous other minorities isn't really important to the perpetrators of this form of bigotry but rather if we are young or old is the criteria on which we arc judged If you arc too old they no longer believe you to be of use to society If you are too young they don't give you credit for having any experience Now this doesn't make sense to me for some reason The old have the knowledge of a lifetime to share with the people of today if only they would listen And arc not the youth those who will be running the country in the future? Why then arc both treated so poorly by those in the middle? 1 suppose it is loo difficult for them to remember how it was to be young and to be treated as though you don't have sense enough to come in out of the rain by you elders or to realize how it is to be older and to be treated likewise even though you're survived this long Perhaps it is time that people once again took lime to give both age groups a little credit for what they know and not for how many years time has put on them Ace Gunsolley Letters Welcome The Opinion page of 37k Eagle is intended to be a forum for communication and debate on issues concerning the students of the Cbllege of Eastern Utah If you would like to respond to any of the opinions expressed in The Eagle or encourage coverage on a specific issue please write All letters must be in "good taste" and signed They should be submitted lo The Eagle staff office All views are welcome we appreciate your 1 i vv ‘jrviwi v- - wv '''' Editor I would like to talk about discrimination albeit a very different form of discrimination than we are used to speaking about It is a form which we are all subjected to fc' i i i t- t t t kVkk Y vur rrrr t i I I |