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Show VOLUME XXXIV • NO. XXIV THE STUDENT VOICE OF UTAH VALLEY STATE MONDAY •APRIL 3 • 2006 I Gov. seals DLC deal / New library plan becomes reality Your MySpace profile needs some help Jon Long News Writer We get your thoughts on the web's guiltiest pleasure. .,; ' "^ , < n March 21 it became official; Utah Valley State College's struggle to attain funding for the Digital Learning Center was signed into . action by Governor John Huntsman Jr. An assembly gathered in the Losee Atrium, where Gov. Huntsman signed into action the bill that will appropriate 46.75 million in funds to Utah Valley State College. The assembly was attended by some of the highest government officials in Utah, including Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert and Utah's Senate Majority Whip, John Valentine were present as well as UVSC President William Sederburg. In addition to the bill a resolution was added, recognizing the twenty-five year existence of Utah Valley State College. "This is a remarkable day in the history of this institu- Having a ball UVSC's awardwinning ballroom Chad Clark/NetXNews UT Gov. Jon Huntsman signs the bill that provides state funding for the proposed Digital Learning Center. SeeDLC-A3 dance team gets ready to strut their stuff. Ope the Hatch m listen 4m ¥@iierae Clive takes you inside thou: Clive Owen and :t&§§ Denzel Waihrngfon Your News Editor star in The ln$i% Man, A10 C -lit Jjj WolverineF V struggle againsi Divll team Senator Orrin Hatch is determined to pass an anti-flag burning amendment. Hatch aims to pass into legislation that "Congress should have the power to prohibit the physical desecration off the flag of The United States." Hatch's March 21 address to Utah Valley State College was co-hosted by The Center for the Study of Ethics and The Office of the President. Hatch's lecture on '"Making the Senate Work" delved into the political process and why he thought an anti-flag burning amendment was important to the United States. Hatch says that congress has had the power to prohibit desecration of the flag until 1989, when Hatch said, live members of the Supreme Court 'stole1 those congressional powers. Hatch continued, saying, "Banning flag desecration is unconstitutional." What is more unconstitutional, he said, letting congress determine what we can do, or five people changing the work of state and federal representatives? Hatch is very concerned with the work of what he called, "activist judges" within the Supreme Court, "Look at the C3 n r- T s5 nao ^ (fw r^ hns created." said Hateh. "I don't believe most Americans want to be governed by unelected judges." Amidst numerous references to pop culturc. Hatch said, 'There are too many 'Sith Judges' on the Dark Side wielding gavels instead of light sabers." "There are too many 'Sith Judges' on the Dark Side wielding gavels instead of light sabers." -Orrin Hatch Utah Senator Hatch claims activist judges have usurped the constitution, "The constitution is amended by activist judges everyday and people don't seem to care," Hatch said. He thinks it is more challenging to "undo[ing| the work of these "activist judges". Hatch continued to address the problem of "activist judges". He said, "The Supreme Court is not God, and the things they say are not scripture." There are ways to change the way the Supreme Court functions, according to Hatch. "We need to appoint justices who are not activists." Hatch finished his remarks saying, "To make things work in congress, you must have determination, like the line from Galaxy Quest, 'never give up, never surrender/" See HATCH-A3 Broken sprinkler floods Student Center • Smoke Free-Earth Day, 10 am - 2 pm. Student Center 1 Dig for an iPod Nano, 12 pm, Centre Stage 'Rocky Anderson, 2:30 pm, Ragan Theater • Man Without Face, 12 pm, Centre Stage [X • Deaf Studies Today! Conference, 8 am - 5 Student Center CD P^ : * • • • Student Art Exhibition, 6:00 pm, Woodbury Art Museum Tr'f Errin Julkunen-Pedersen/NetXNews Student Center employees clean up a spill caused by a broken fire sprinkler last week. To read more go to A 2 |