Show t' - ! £ rV KeVtf y j'i- - 'h ?: s '' if - The V ! r J’ ' V' ' y ' v- i ! p '1-i- V --LL '''i 'i ' r:'V Foundation rewards students teachers 'ii7' V t J ' vl " " 'II A3'- v i s' ' : ( f' ' i :Lm '0 v Aggie soccer team off to the best start ever " oH94UdT279JMonda9:Octobeii6T2003 -s A" i: ' h r v" Another ' fV A ? n ' j 'v i v v ‘K: mm : 1 i i - - ive Women still suffer despite Taliban ouster ’ ‘ ': : 'i - Saharan Africa has the largest per- -' centage of its urban population liv- ing in slums — about 71 percent some developing country : ' cities slums are so pervasive that it is tire rich who have to segregate : V themselves behind small gated ' enclaves” the report said The report describes slums as poor areas that lack basic services or : access to clean water where housing is poorly built and overcrowded A Developed nations are not immune: According to tire report 54 million people who live in cities in richer V nations live in slum-lik-e conditions The report says that the worldwide number of slun dwellers increased by 36 percent in the 1990s to 923 million people At its current pace the number could double to 2 billion by 2030 e document titled The “The Challenge of Slums” traces the economic factors that influence the growth of slums lays out responses to alleviate them and dis- cusses how slums differ from Rio de ' MILLVILLE — Residents looking to call Millville home v will have to pay an extra $1500 in fees to build a house'1 i-in fee city--The City Council on Thurs- day voted tb raise park impact fees from $500 to $2000 in : : order to ensure the city will be able to keep up with the demand for future recreational enough in this vf wartom ‘ country:1 i where’' most women ' are still ' cloistered at home :J and wear body—gv space needs:'’ - MtU public' -- The7'ar9a 'wowteir changa:lnnjral Afghanistan ? and giHs atm wortt w a1101 school ultra-c- ' Taliban regime - can-savati- ve discrimination around ttw country is common Pfioto courtesy of LDS Church President Gordon B Hinckley speaks Lake City on Sunday morning 'V: during the LDS which invasion was toppled hya US-le- d in 2001 had banned women from : working and girls from getting an education The Afghan government has since lifted those restrictions but in rural areas where it has little L - they must “hold back the world” by resisting the ' Titled “Afghanistan: No one lis-tens to us and no one treats us as human beings Justice denied to women” the report documents instances of widespread violence fofeed marriage and rape In some cases Amnesty said girls as young as 8 are married to much older men In August the group said that women were being discriminated against with the system “failing to protect victims of rape domestic violence and forced underage mar- riage” “Girls and women are being prosecuted for engaging in consensual sexual activity — in some areas the police randomly pick up girls and women and subjMt them to forced virginity tests” the group said then The latest report comes shortly before the release of a draft constitution which the writers say will try to revolutionize the way women are See WOMEN on A10 Indox wwwhjnewscom x I l" T v 'JL 111 ' ‘fi’t 'AVA'A: A f'l '' J mm f A6 A4 B1 president urges members to resist evil : - values “we cannot be arrogant We : cannot be s” The church’s leader also noted he was pleased that the church-owne- d : NBC affiliate in Salt Lake City had ' refused to air a program of a “sala--' cious nature” apparently referring to the network’s new sitcom “Cou- - pling” a remake of a BBC sitcom focusing on the sex lives of a group of friends V The NBC affiliate in South Bend Ind owned by the independent national Catholic institution Univer-sit- y of Notre Dame also has refused to air the program “It is comforting to know that there are others who Hinckley ' feel as strongly as we feel and are speaking durwilling to do something about it” ing the church’s 173rd semiannual General Conference in downtown Hincldey said Cable stations in both cities will Salt Lake City said that while many air the series for the full season not of the faith would support their everyday evil embodied in popular entertainment and the Internet President Gordon B 'V' C5 Obituaries C3 Opinion C2 Sports ’Av a-- V''' ' mm SALT LAKECITY (AP) — The president and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da-y - Saints on Sunday told members of the faith that unac-ceptab- a I e LDS Church - action” ' Chunk's General Cpnfefance in downtown Salt 73rd semiannual ' - authority many women still cannot work and girls still cannot attend ' " school discriminatwo on years “Nearly tion violence and insecurity remain rife despite promises by world lead- ers including President Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell that the war in Afghanistan would bring' liberation for women” the report' said le It added: “The situation is and calls for urgent Classifieds Comics Movies f J 'S shiXMiding burkas in w By Markffaindali staff writer- -' ingtodo A v with fee - ! See SLUM on A10 for parks In a report to be released Monday human rights t the London-base- d g ' intematimial the accused group s'Tx" j( 310-pag- Millville will pay KABUL’ Afghanistaa(AP) 7- The plight of many Afghan women f has barely improved in the two years since the ouster of the Taliban ?V with forced marriages rapes regime and domestic violence still occurring Amnesty International commum-t-y of fail--: r J'Fl rVi Report predicts population will jump by 2030 ' Update V CfX-i- to a United Nations report The UN Human Settlements Pro- gram’s report released Saturday is the first ever to assess slums aim examine bow widespread tiiey are Its main concern is the developing v nations in Asia and Africa because the migration from rural areas to ' UNTIED NATIONS (AP) — cities in Europe and the Americas About a sixth of the worid’s popula-- has largely played out tion — nearly 1 billion people The report’s main finding is stark: in slums and tiiat number could j Almost half the world’s urban popudouble by 2030 if developed nations lation lives in slums Asia has the ) t don’t reverse course and start giving jf number of slum dwellers if’ the issue serious attention according : largest overall with S54 million while sub-- delightful Logan? Utah!© 2003f$G0 DallJewspaper Brldgerland’s' : : I conference sessions The two-da-y are a time of celebration for church v members and also a time when their leaders deliver talks aimed at renewing their religious commitment : On Saturday church leaders spoke of morality in the face of modern the temptations and faith’s beginnings and teachings Hinckley 93 considered the ' church “prophet seer and revela- the issue of ' tor" returned Sunday to - ' “uncouthout immorality singling looking entertainers” pornography salacious entertainment and sub- stance abuse as threats to the faith “It was a great tribute to the students of (church-owneBrigham Young University when The Princeton Review found them to be ’the d) See RESIST on A10 Artist stays current as museum docent By Arrin Brunson staff writer When modern artist Francis “Frank” Riggs of Providence began to have more difficulty welding arcing and moving the heavy metal pieces that he created he decided to selland out He got rid of his heavy machinery his sculptures have been scattered all over fee world In spite of the lifestyle changes that old age has forced on him at 81 years old Riggs still expresses his enthusiasm for the arts wife as much zeal as he did in his youth Every week he shares his time energy and knowledge as a volunteer docent at the Nora Eccles Harrison Art Museum at Utah State ce piece-by-pie- University Riggs is one of approximately a dozen docents who help guide 25000 visitors who attend the campus museum annually Each volunteer is trained extensively to educate the public about the museum’s 4000-plu- s pieces that rotate in displays as well as the winch frequent the galleries of fee exhibitions visiting museum Victoria Rowe director of the Harrison Museum of Art Artist Frank Riggs volunteers at Museum at Utah State University Brent StavansHareld Journal Art the Nora Eccles Harrison said each one of fee docents is required to be familiar wife several hundred pieces at any given time Rowe said “It’s a vital part of what we do as a museum” she said of the volunteer program See ARTIST on A10 - “I hate to do this but 1 think A' ' ' it will be a decent way to get some new parks” said ppimrviA'y cilman David Hair A On Thursday night' Hair ' said that 10 years ago acquir-in- g park land was a lot easier because longtime residents — in some cases— would just ' donate knd wife the Today valley grow- - j quickly the council point- V'' : ed out that land Is too valuable to give away’ “It would be nice if some- body donated a chunk but it’s : just not happening” Hair raid “We need more money" Mayor Mike Johnson said the increase was necessary in order to maintain the level of service The previous rate was outdated “As more development came in we found that $500 SeeFEEonAlO s 'y Reservoir poisoned to peddle purifiers? BEU1NG (AP) — An unemployed worker poisoned a reservoir sickening 64 pebple because he wanted to boost sales for water purifiers fee official Xinhua News Agency reported Monday Police detained Cao Qian 27 in Henan province's Ruyang County after the reservoir that provides drinking water to homes in the area was found tainted by poison Wednesday No deaths were reported but 42 of those were poisoned badly enough to be hospitalized the report said It said Cao “claimed to poison fee water in a bid to have his water purifying devices sell well No details were given Such crimes are not unheard of in China Last year at least 38 people died in the eastern See POISON on A6 3 I v |