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Show Monday • March 9,2009 Get Involved! Events Calendar: Tuesday j! Wednesday | News Briefs Campus news Thursday FORMER SISTER-IN-LAW OF O.J. SIMPSON TO SPEAK ON CAMPUS • Tanya Brown, sister of the late Nicole Brown Simpson and exsister-in-law of recently convicted O.J. Simpson, will speak to UVU students regarding domestic violence March 10 at 1 p.m. in the Ragan Theater. The event, which is sponsored by UVUSA, is free and open to the public. Brown's remarks will be centered on actions that individuals can take to prevent domestic violence. She is an ardent believer that domestic violence is not "just a woman's issue" and will tailor her remarks to the uniquely diverse UVU community. 'Tanya will bring [out] one of our society's darkest realities and educate students on why it is so important to have a dialogue about domestic violence," said UVUSA vice president David Smith. "We all- know of someone, directly or indirectly, whose life has been affected by abuse." The subject is particularly relevant for Utah, which has hacfits fair share of domestic violence-related casualties. In 2008-, the Utah Domestic Violence Council reported 22 domestic violence deaths in the state. More than 1,800 domestic violence cases were reviewed by the district attorney's office that same year. In conjunction with Brown's presentation, UVUSA will be hosting AKT (Awareness Knowledge Training) president and defense expert Michael MayT who will teach self-defense techniques in Centre Stage from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. These classes will be provided free of charge and all students, faculty ;tnd community members are invited to attend. NOVELL VP TO LECTURE: HIGH-TECH BUSINESS Infinite Beauty Art Exhibit - An art exhibit inspired by mathematics will take place on the Fifth Floor Gallery of the Library. Self Defense Workshop with Michael May Sessions will run continuously from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Student Center's Center Stage. Utah County Health Department Seminar - Dr. Joe Miner, director of the Utah County Health Department, will present information about Keeping Utah County healthy.The event will be from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. In the library auditorium. Chess Tournament - 5 p.m. in the Centre Court Dining area. Come test your wits against UVU chess enthusiasts. Math Week 2009 C:,,^; Speaker Tanya Brown - Ex-*sister in law to OJ. Simpson will be addressing students, faculty, staff and community members on ways to recognize domestic violence and waysio prevent it. The event will start at 1 p.m. in the Ragan Theater. gfi,Jf5ft 10-12: • Guitar Hero Contest - The contest will take place in the Student Center by the Art Wall. Sign up in SC105 Battle of the Bands -The event will start at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. The cost is $3 with a UV ID and $5 without. Stop by SC 105 for more information. UVUPHORIA! II TICKETS ON SALE THIS WEEKEND To see UVU Review staff info go to uvureview.com Want more drama in your life? Join the newsroom! Free food for staff on Fridays just another reason to join the news crew! Skilled at hoops? Come play against the best players in the school at the newsroom! Scholarships available, only for qualified applicants. We do discriminate. Meetings are on Mondays at 4 p.m. in SC 105. Be there or be square. THERE ARE ALWAYS MORE FACTS TO BE FACED. As a newspaper, what we do is face the facts. We look at a situation, we report what we see, and we make it look slick, all the while. What do we see when we look at you? We see lines of brilliantly composed text; we see eye-catching layouts; we see deftly averted typos -all metaphorically, of course. But what matters, in the end, is not what we see. What do you see (again, metaphorically)? review • The Reed & Christine Halladay Executive Lecture Series will feature Mark Rogers, vice president of international business development for Novell, Inc., this Thursday, March 5 in the Ragan Theater. The presentation will begin at noon. Rogers has 25 years of leadership and experience in business development, sales, channel and solutions marketing in the high-tech industry. He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Brigham Young University and speaks fluent Spanish. Rogers has also made an impact on the community by serving on multiple boards throughout his career, including his current role as chair of the UVU Woodbury School of Business' National Advisory Council. The Woodbury School of Business hosts the weekly Executive Lecture Series. It brings fascinating, successful business and community leaders to UVU to share their business experiences and make recommendations to students as they prepare for their careers. The event is free and is open to all students, faculty and the public. I am a Newspaper. • The multi-platinum Kelly Clarkson of American Idol fame will be performing June 11, as part of UVUphoria! II and the Orem Summerfest at the UVU Brent Brown Ballpark. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and entertainment begins at 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale this weekend and can be purchased at any SmithsTix outlet or online at SmithsTix.com. Tickets can also be purchased at the McKay Events Center Box Office. . General admission tickets for the concert are $25 each, but a limited number of Family Four Pack tickets are also available (four tickets for $60). For $100, attendees interested in VIP seating can purchase a ticket in the VIP section, which includes a Kelly Clarkson tour Tshirt and a copy of Clarkson's new album, ALL I EVER WANTED, which will be released March 10. There are also very limited $250 VIP tickets available, which include dinner, the CD, T-shirt and seats . right in front of the stage. Orem residents and UVU employees and students can purchase general admission tickets for $15, which is a $10 discount on the general admission ticket price. National news CA CLINIC CLAIMS TO CREATE DESIGNER BABIES • A Los Angeles fertility clinic says it will soon be able to help parents select gender and physical traits when they undergo fertility treatment through the clinic. The LA Fertility institutes has said to have already received twelve requests and that the service is scheduled to begin next year. Physical traits that parents will be able to select include hair and eye color. The new technology has raised concerns within the global medical community about genetic enhancement. The procedure, know as preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), is trait-selection technique that has been used for medical purposes, but never cosmetic reasons. WAL-MART SHOPPER FINDS TEETH IN WALLET • A customer shopping at a Massachusetts Wal-Mart claimed he found human teeth when he unzipped a compartment of the bill-fold wallet. Police have confirmed that ten teeth were found on Saturday by the customer. The wallet still had the original tags attached to it. The male shopper left the store before employees had a chance to get his name. Police investigating said the teeth belong to an adult but since there were no gum tissue or blood left on the teeth which rules out DNA testing. HOLLAND from* A1 educational and leadership background. "[Holland] was chosen for his academic credentials, his leadership capabilities and the strategic plan he hopes to implement for this institution,"J Pitcher said. As for academic credentials, Holland holds doctorate and master's degrees in political science from Duke University and a bachelor's degree in political science from BYU. From 2005-2006, he served as a Fellow in the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, and as the Raoul Wallenberg Scholar at Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1991. rte has held several leadership positions in higher education. He currently serves as the chairman of the Amer- ican Heritage Faculty Group at BYU, and was the assocU ate director of BYU's London Study Abroad Program in 2008. He has taught a variety of courses including American Heritage, Modern Political Philosophy, and Public Ethics. Since 1996, Holland worked as a part-time inde- pendent management consultant. He also worked as a special assistant to Governor Michael O. Leavitt from 1992 to 1994 and as Chief of Staff to the CEO of the Monitor Group in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1992 to 1994. Holland's work has been published in several articles, books and presentations. He has received several awards and recognitions. He and his wife are parents of four children Jake, Mitzi% Grace and Daniel. UVU Review would like to welcome the Hojland family to UVU and looks forward to working with them in the near future. . . ' |