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Show A6 Mojiday • October 13, 2008 I Get Involved! Events Calendar OCTOBEF12008 « Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 2 1 5 6 7 8 12 13 14 15 9 Saturday Friday Thursday 4 3 11 10 20 21 23 22 24 Oct. 13: A U.S. Marine Corps Information Session will be held in the Timpanogas room of the Library from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Join the Outdoor Adventure Center in a full moon canoe excursion to Utah Lake. The excursion is $8 per person and starts at 8:30 p.m. and goes to midnight. Sign up in SC1O3h. Oct. 14: Oct. 14: Ed McClanahan, an award-winning author, will read from his new autobiography at 1 p.m. in SC213b.Formore information contact Lee Ann Mortensen at The Peace and Justice Studies Department lecture on Democratic Citizenship and Healthcare will be in L1120 (Library Auditorium). The lecture starts at 10 a.m.There will be a showing of Michael Moore's Documentary Film "Sicko" at 11:30 a.m. 863-8785. o|i|. 19 Oct. 13: 25 Oct. 16-18: Wolverine V\&dnesday 26 27 28 29 Fall Break 30 National talk show host to speak on campus Glenn Beck to receive pioneer in leadership award Mike Hale from the chapter. "The McKay Events Center was an available venue with adequate space to support the amount of peoNationally-syndicated talk show host, ple we anticipate attending." Glenn Beck will be at UVU to receive the Beck will be the guest of honor at a VIP first Pioneer in Leadership award and to dinner and will then be the featured speaker speak on 'The Power of Choice" on Oct. 25 for the evening. "Many prominent people at 8 p.m. in the McKay Events Center. from the nearby communities will be in atThe B YU Management Society-Utah Val- tendance as well as state and local dignitarley Chapter chose to honor Beck at a public ies," Hale said. "Many businesses have reevent and to hold it at UVU. served VIP tables for the dinner portion." "Since the Utah Valley chapter of The When determining who to choose for the Management Society supports scholarships inaugural recipient of the award, the chapter for BYU and UVU students, we were open selected Beck. "Glenn Beck was chosen as to holding the event on either campus," said our recipient because of the impact he was News editor' having showing moral and ethical qualities through the media channels," Hale said. Beck's radio show, The Glenn Beck Program, began in 2002 and is heard on more than 270 stations. It is the thirdhighest ranked national talk show in the nation. He became the host of his own talk show on Headline News in 2006 and is one of the network's highest-rated program. If you go Tickets for the general session can be purchased for $20 at 800-888-TIXX with student tickets at $10 available at the McKay Events Center ticket office with student I.D. Money from the event goes toward scholarship funding. Computers donated to campus puter equipment," said Da"Slews Writer" vid Affleck, chief executive officer of DSSI. "We feel Data Storage Solutions, that introducing new techInc. (DSSI) has donated 30 nology at UVU by virtualizvirtualized workstations to ing the desktop workstations UVU. The workstations in- on campus will significantly clude monitor, thin client, a enhance their performance, mouse and a keyboard. They security, administration and will be set up in the Student maintainability." Athlete Building and are Among the reasons for scheduled to be running by having these new computthe end of October. ers are the following: reduc"We have been work- ing the number of servers, ing with UVU for about 10 lowering power and cooling years, supplying HP com- costs, and making the whole system simpler and less prone to error. A recent press release stated that the donation proposal was formed when Affleck's former neighbor Mike Morrey, a development officer for Institutional Advancement at UVU, came to him seeking advice on improving the computers in the Student Athlete Building. DSSI is a Utah-based company founded by Af- Order today for FREE SHIPPING www.MyCurlyCue.com fleck in 1997. The company's focus has been to supply "enterprise information technology solutions to state and local government agencies, as well as corporations, education and healthcare providers," said Affleck. "DSSI's current donation to Utah Valley University for the athletic study hall is an effort to show our support for the newest university in the state of Utah," said Affleck. lllistrarlon by Aaron Anderson/ UVU Review Thinking About A Degree In Law? Don't Know What You Want To Do Or How To Start? Come to the first meeting of the Prc-Law Club and find out what a law degree can do for you and how we can help you get it! We invite all that have expressed interest in the Prc-Law Club or at least in Law school at all, however serious (or nol serious) that interest may be, to our first official meeting Oct. 14th @ 7 p.m. Student Center 206b. The agenda will be as follows: 1. Why a Pre-Law Club (and why be a part of it 2. The Naming of the Club 3. Opportunities: Find your passion and contribute! 4. The Dean's conference: Come prepared to prepare yourself. $10 will be required for club dues for those who wish to join club |