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Show 09.21.2009 news Submit your exotic photos MEGGIEWOODFIELD News editor UVU faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit photos from the 2008-2009 academic school year. From a girl on a train to terraced mountains, winning photos for the 200S contest can be viewed online. Photos generally come from students and employees who have participated in study abroad programs during the summer and come from countries around the world. The International Photo Contest is sponsored by the International Center, which works to expand intercultural experiences and transcend cultural differences. The International Center wants to support UVLTs mission to prepare professionally competent people that will someday serve in a global community. Submissions for the Sixth Annual International Photo Contest arc due by 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28. Photos will be judged anonymously and prizes awarded for capturing the interaction of people, culture and/or scenery. The winners, plus nine honorable mentions, will have their photos featured in an International Photo 2010 calendar produced by the International Center. "This is really a great opportunity for the UVU community to share its talents and international experiences through photography," said Grant Skabelund, International Study Programs director. The top three winners will receive gift certificates worth ST25,S75 and S50 to Allen's Camera in Orem. All entries must be submitted digitally to intlstudyprograms@uvu.edu. If you have any questions about the International Photo Contest, please contact the International Center (WB 147) at 801-863-8709 or intlstudyprograms@uvu. edu. Ambassador for the world ^ AARON WOOD : News writer"" Hosted by the Peace and Justice Studies Program, Asha Hagi Elmi Amin will speak on Oct. 8 about the Sixth Clan as a Somali women's initiative for participation on peace-building and political decision-making. Elmi Amin has dedicated her life to gaining a better and more peaceful future for her war-torn country, Somalia. At great personal risk, she ,jaas fought for women to have a voice in the deci- sions that affect them. She has mobilized women in the cause of peace across clan and political divides and continues to play a vital role in mediating across warring clans in the ongoing peace process. In 1992, Elmi Amin co-founded Save Somali Women and Children. As the current chair of the organization, she works for a safe and sustainable Somalia by supporting women to overcome marginalization, violence and poverty in their corn- See WORLD • A4 Al MITTON/ UVU Review Buttons were given out to those interested at the RSU's Club Rush. Anti-capitalist revolutionaries form group MEGGIEWOODFIELD News editor The Revolutionary Students Union (RSU) has recently formed under the direction of philosophy students and revolutionaries. Currently recruiting those who are interested in revolutionary change, the club made its first appearance in UVUSA's Club Rush Sept. 9 and 10. The RSU is a non-tendency revolutionary group that wishes to examine the possibility of overthrowing global capitalism and establishing concrete alternatives. "It's a democratic club meant to discuss problems and make collective action," said club member, Gregory Lucero. "We want people to know it is okay to talk about change." Looking to achieve its goals through the spread of class-consciousness and engagement in local class struggles, the RSU promotes the principles of liberty, equality and solidarity. Chris Manor, club chairman, feels that "other political movements fail to articulate the proper solu- tions, also, fail to articulate the proper problems." "At the Revolutionary Student Union, we claim with strong evidence that our government is not beholden to the people. In our current situation, we would not qualify as a real democracy nor a republic." said Jacob Jensen, co-chair of the RSU, who seeks to remind students that voting does not mean democracy. "We at the RSU will not tolerate for mutual exploitation of each other economically or politically. In a word, we are anti-capitalist. We will succeed at its overthrow so that we may enjoy a freedom worth having for all of us, and would encourage you all to join us." said Jensen. Meetings are currently being planned for the RSU and will generally include discussions of theory, history and policy. Contact the club at uvursu@gmail.com or 801604-8039. The club also has a Facebook group titled Revolutionary Students Union and a blog at uvursu. blogspot.com Utah: The happiest or most depressed state JASON UDY News writer On Sept. 23. Jack Jensen, director of UVU Mental Health Services and Cameron John, associate professor of psychology and licensed psychologist will discuss two conflicting studies about the happiness of Utahans. The discussion will be held in the Library Auditorium (LI 120) from 9 to 9:50 a.m. "Our presentation will be about the unique status of Utah being the most depressed state in the nation, according to research conducted by Mental Health America,1' said John. Conversely, Jensen says that Gallup-Healthway's Well-Being Index "indicated that Utah citizens are happier and smile more than any other state." Utah is ranked number one in happiness followed by Wyoming. West Virginia' was last. John and Jensen will present both studies and de- scribe their own study that they will be conducting this year about the depression levels of students at UVU. They have received a grant from the Center of Engaged Learning (CEL) and will have a student research team assist them with the study. "We also have conducted research in our own center over the past several years about depression levels among UVU students who visit the counseling center," said Jensen. "Essentially, there is a steady increase in depression levels as time goes on. It is very interesting research." Though Jensen and his team don't yet know the reasons for the increase in depression levels, it is part of what their research is designed to find out. For more information about Student Health Services at UVU, visit the Student Health Center in the Student Center Building room SC221/SC222 or online at uvu.edu/studejiv: thealth/ Dinner tarty v.-:;! 'I j" i .affected by suiddc late: Time: Saturday, September 26 8 a.m. — Check in and continental breakfast 8:30 a.m.—Short presentation 9 a.m.— Walk begins Utah Valley Regional Medical Center 1134 North 500 West •Proy 2 miles — :*••: \ make and bring posters, T-shirts, . .j to carry or wear throughout the route of the walk. ijsters and other items must be in good taste and educate others about suicide prevention, Pictures of a loved one fost to suicide may be displayed on the poster as well. . fA ; fclJY TItKETifcEfOEE§EtTEMtEI CAMCUS CONNECTION mm information, contact Lisa Bullock at (801) 357-76fl\ X \ |