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Show MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2007 News THE COLLEGE TIMES B3 On campus On campus On campus • r- • Bishop speaks to Institute or ing se History department hosts Elizabeth Clement Robert Hayden !« . Assistant News edftor The UVSC department of history will host Elizabeth Clement as part of their monthly lecture series "Turning Points in History," on Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. in LA 101. Clement's lecture, en- titled "Straights, Gays, and Everybody Else: Does Sexuality Have a History?," will be free and open to the public. "Sexuality does have a history," stated Clement, according to a UVSC press release. "A lot of people think sexuality is somehow biolog- ical and somehow it ffasn't changed over time, and that just isn't true. So it will be nice to introduce new ideas to people and to discuss the power, identity and purpose of sexuality." Clement, currently an as- Member ofpresiding bishopric on campus Justin Ritter Nevtt'writer See SEXUALITY - B4 On Nov. 2, the Orem Institute of Religion had the privilege.of hosting Bishop Richferd C. Edgley, first counselor in the presiding bishopric of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bishop Edgley has served in church callings such as bishop, stake president, and has been in the presiding bishopric for 15 years. In his devotional, Bishop Edgley talked directly to the young single adults ages 18-30. His talk focused on three main points. He said, "You are special. You are sons and daughters of God. You are capable and you can do what you need to do and what the Lord would have you do." Then Bishop Edgley talked at great length about making decisions at this stage in life. He emphasized the importance of choices regarding education, marriage, career and planning for future life. He said that most young adults want to know the end from the beginning, but cannot. Life is always going to change and that is the only thing you can plan for. Life is going to be full of decisions, and Bishop Edgley stated that we can succeed in those decisions because On campus Student speech competition premiers at UVSC Justin Ritter News writer For the first time, on Nov. 12, UVSC students will put their words to work and battle for cash prizes in a speech competition. The Marie Clegg Jones Annual Speech Competition is a new event in which all students can register to participate. "It's going to be really neat," said Dr. Janet Colvin, the event's organizer. Colvin said the event gives students who have taken public speaking classes, as well as students who are simply interested in public speaking, "An opportunity to do something in public, and win some money." The awards are $500 for first place; $250 for second place; and $150 for third place. The competition is financed through a fund established by Kevin Jones, a Salt Lake City attorney and the son of Marie Clegg Jones, for whom the competition is named. Two preliminary rounds will be held on Nov. 12, between 12 and 5 p.m. and will narrow down the competition to a field of six students. The final round will be held at 7 p.m. in the Ragan Theater, in front of an open audience. Colvin said the participants must prepare a five to seven minute persuasive speech and cannot use visual aids. She said organizers are expecting at least 60 students to participate in the competition. The deadline for registration was Nov. 1. The event is free and open to the public. GET PAID 96% cAREER PLACEMEN! "Ninety percent of success is just showing up." Devotionals are given every Friday at the Orem Institute of Religion. On Nov. 16, Michael B. Roberts will be giving this devotional. Michael Roberts has been employed by the Church Educational System as a teacher, at Timpview Seminary. He has served as a scout master, counselor in a stake presidency, several bishoprics and is presently on his stake's high council. Having served thousands of youth as a teacher and church leader, and having children between the ages of twelve to thirtyone, the youth are an important and valued part of his life. Michael served a mission in southern Germany, received his bachelor's degree in psychology at Weber State, and his master's Degree from BYU in educational psychology. He has been married to Karen Simpson for 32 years and praised her as the best woman that ever lived. They are the parents of nine children. His interests include music, theater, wilderness, camping, as well as other activities. He will speak at the Orem Institute, located on UVSC campus, at noon. Your College. Your Needs. Your Store. hffllly BOWIIR$ w m putside the Bookstore) Bowling for Discounts ay m- NOVEMBER 16 11:00 am-1:00 pm :*&. 0?$$*'''••' W^M /atvscedu/bookrtQre tfl Scoops Hours: ^ ^ • • - ;^^;;:-^v Mon%-Friday 8:00 am- 5:00 9:0Q-l:00pm Saturday SundayClosed £fc£-C $$&< Bookstore Hours Mon-Ihu 7:45 am-7:00 pm Prid^'i JJi;: 7:45am-5:00pm Saturday 9:00 am -1:00pm ;^^ ^ S u n ^ j l ~ Economy down, enrollment up Hanna Hooge News writer With the economy at a low and the need for education at a high, it is shocking that UVSCs women enrollment has dropped. The trend in the United States tends to be that when the economy dips down, the need for more education and better preparation increases, meaning that college enrollment numbers also increase. When the availability of jobs is higher, however, people are less likely to pursue higher education, making work the priority. UVSC, unfortunately, is going against national trends and is proving that to be false, but only among females. Close to 10 years ago, the women to men enrollment ratio at UVSC was almost even, being 49-51 percent. Now that the economy is at a decline, enrollment is closer to 42-58 percent, showing that less women and more men are making their way to campus. All of the reasons for the decrease are unknown, but many believe that it stems from the predominate LDS culture. In surrounding areas of UVSC campus, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plays a strong roll in the way community members live their lives. There is more focus on marriage and family at younger ages along with importance of men and women's rolls, then found in the rest of the country. "I am surprised that less women are going to school, but I understand it," said Kristin Alomia, former UVSC student. "I was married at 19 and had a baby at 20. Now I'm 22 and pregnant again. They don't have too many resources to help someone like me go to college." While the enrollment decrease is serious, it is also unique. In almost all other colleges across United States, women enrollment has gone up. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2006, the "college enrollment rate of young women [coming directly from high schooll w a s at 66.0 percent," higher than ever before. "In 1970, 39 percent of all graduate students were women, but in 1996, 56 percent of graduate students were women." The Institute of Education Sciences stated, "While 9 percent of the students in first-professional degree programs were women in 1970, by 1996, 40 percent of part-time and 42 percent of full-time first-professional students were women." Those numbers continued to rise, everywhere but here. With untapped demographics not attending the school, UVSC is in a frenzy to pick up the slack. New and innovative ways to gain more female support are in the making, especially with the change from a state college to a university. |