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Show THE COLLEGE TIMES VOLUME XXXVII • NO. 12 UVCOLLEGEnMES.COM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12. 2007 The Independent Student Voice of Utah Valley State National To tase or not to tase On campus Recent events call use of tasers by police officers into question QUCAWA Joseph Laney News writer Recent events have brought up questions as to whether the use of tasers by law enforcement officials are always appropriate. Amnesty international claims to have documented over 270 deaths in Canada and the U.S. involving the use of tasers. This human rights organization lists related deaths on their website along with information about the individual cases. They have been tracking taser related deaths since 2001. The makers of the taser claim that these deaths are unrelated to their product The taser is manufactured by Taser International. It works by delivering a 50,000 volt electric shock to the human body. This is delivered through two barbed darts connected by wire tethers and propelled from the taser by nitrogen gas. The effect created, according to Taser International, is called neuromuscular incapacitation or NMI. The basic effect is massive spasms on the muscle between the darts. Taser International claims that their product leaves no lasting effects. Amnesty International disagrees and says that the potential for abuse is too great. They have publicly spoken out against the tasing of Andrew Meyer, the University of Florida student forcibly escorted out of an event which centered around a speech by Senator John Kerry last September. The video footage captured Meyers' immortal words "Don't Tase mebro!" Most law enforcement agencies, when dealing Mark Johnston /The College Times Alex Caldiero'5 controversial poster advertising for his Humanities 2020 course has been hung on bulletin boards across campus. Cupid causes controversy Professors poster sparks debate over what UVSC students are mature enough to view . Jennie Nicholts Assistant News editor UVSC's campus is cluttered with posters advertising events, classes and speakers. The posters hang, dismissed by most passer-bys in most situations. But that may be about to change. During the past few weeks, resident artist and professor Alex Caldiero has wanted to advertise for his spring semester class Humanities 2020. The class is described in the UVSC course catalog: "Explore formative creative events in history and their relationships to modem issues. Presents perspectives of traditional humanistic values of arts and ideas. Investigates how others have dealt with problems that humans faced in the past, and possible strategies for problem solving that might aid students today." Caldiero designed a poster to be hung in the halls of USVC to advertise for the class. The posters were simple in design, featuring Caravaggio's painting "Amor Vincit Omnia" ("Love Conquers All") circa 1602 as one of the poster's graphics. The Carravaggio painting is of a naked cupid standing over a violin, sheet music and scrolls. Cupid is seemed to be "prevailing over all human endeavors: war, music, science, government," described Wikipedia of the painting. Considering the class content that Caldiero will be covering, this painting seems to exemplify that which will be covered during the course. However, when Caldiero submitted the poster for stamping to Campus Connection, he was denied the stamp of approval because of the nude cupid. The actual size of the Carravaggio graphic in regards to the poster is quite small. The poster itself is smaller than average and the image of Caravaggio's cupid is only a couple inches in perimeter. Campus Connection is not the deciding entity on matters of unacceptable content. When Campus Connection employees review items for approval and find something See CUPID • B5 Created during the Baroque period Caravaggio's "Amor Vincit Omnia" (Love Conquers All) features a nude Cupid conquering over "all human endeavors." SeeTASERS • B2 On campus On campus UVSC s Central Asian connection UV Link and banner changes still in the works Exchange is unique to America, professor says Loran Cook Guest wiiter Utah and countries such as Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, News writer Tajikistan and Turkistan. Utah Valley State Col"These countries need to lege is home, to a ground- grow, and we're a part of it," breaking exchange of dele- said Stecker, a senior lecgates, information and ideas turer in the political science between Utah and the Cen- and history departments. He tral Asian republics. said the program is, "Unique Over the past eight to Utah; it's also unique to years, the college has been America." the heart of what Dr. Alex As part of the exchange, Stecker said is an "unbe- delegates from the Central lievable exchange" between Asia republics visit to learn Justin Ritter the basics of democracy and build ties with the Utah state legislature. Central Asian students have also attended UVSC, and several UVSC students, have interned in Central Asian embassies in Washington, D.C. : The exchange was begun in 199.9 by Rusty Butler, UVSC's vice president of international affairs. "Rusty had the vision that we could become much more in- ., volved with Central Asia," Stecker said. Part of that involvement is an international conference established by UVSC an^ the Kyrgyz National Centre for Develop• ment "of Mountain Regions. • Known as. "Women of the , Mountains,",.the; conference •^address .issues' of moun•;f 1 , - • 1 1 ->. ' tain-dwelling women and ' See CONNECTION . B2 - During UVSC's fall break, which took place Oct. 11 and 12, important technological steps were made towards UVSC's change to UVU, including updates to the UV Link Web site and the UVSC Banner system. During the past semester's registration periods, both in August and January 2007, the hardware for the UV Link and Banner systems were showing their age. The systems last major upgrades had been in 2002 and were proving inadequate to meet the needs of the growing student population. "Replacing the old hardware was not a simple matter," Director of I.T Services, Ray Walker said. "The new version of the software required not 5eeUVLINK-02 |