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Show NEWS A6 DREAM Act pray-in leads to arrest tion for Alien Minors Act • Certain undocumented students who entered the country before the age of 16 would be provided with conditional permanent residency for six years from the time of their applications. • They must have graduated from U.S. high schools and have been undocumented for at least five years prior to the enactment of the bill. • During this time, the students must have completed a college degree, been enrolled in a degree program for two years, or served in a branch of the military for two years. • After the six years of conditional permanent residency, the students can then apply for legal permanent residency. This would allow them to then apply for U.S. citizenship. Whitney from Al He married his wife Angie in the Salt Lake Temple last December. Anyone that met him knew his love for his wife. They met in Monterrey, Mexico, when Whitney returned to the location of his LDS mission. "He was so madly in love with Angie " said his sister Camilla Whitney Bowles. Eric Hayden, Whitney's fellow aviation student, recalled one time when Whitney was talking to Angie in Spanish. "He said nothing but 'I love you'," Hayden said. "It was at times disgusting, but at the same time it was cool, because he was head over heels for her." "If you needed anything he would be there in a second," said Austin Bowles, his brother-in-law. Courtesy of Daniel Avgueta i Agustin Diaz (left) and Diego Ibanez were taken to the Salt Lake County jail after refusing to leave the office of Sen. Orrin Hatch. They had requested a public statement from Hatch regarding his support of the Dream Act, but Hatch declined. By David Self Newlin Editor-in-Chief Diego Ibanez might have spent the evening of Nov. 28 celebrating his mother's birthday, if circumstances had been different. But as it was, he was taken into custody by immigration officers for refusing to leave the office of Sen. Orrin Hatch. He wanted the senator to offer a public statement supporting the DREAM act. Ibanez, a UVU student and writer for the UVU Review, participated in what he described as a "pray-in," along with Agustin Diaz, also a student and writer for this paper; Breana Reichert, a UVU student and Jessica Zelaya, a BYU student. Their goal was to stay in the offices of senators Bennett and Hatch until they each issued a statement. Eventually Bennett did so, while Hatch did not. "All I wanted was the public statement. He promised me. He's going to remember the UVU students," Ibanez said, referring to a promise he says Hatch made to support the DREAM act after a speaking engagement on campus earlier in the year. After several hours of waiting, praying and, in the case of Ibanez, meditating, the activists were asked to leave. When they declined, they were presented with the choice of leaving with a citation and a fine, or being taken into custody if they chose to stay. "This was one of those times where you think about your life," Ibanez said. The U.S. Marshals in the room were curious as to why he would stay. "They were saying I was doing this for no reason, [that] it was a waste of time," he said. But Ibanez decided to keep waiting and meditating. He was then arrested and taken away in a Homeland Security van, according to Diaz and Ibanez, and held in the Salt Lake County jail, and later, in a U.S. Marshals holding cell. While in the county jail, Ibanez came across several undocumented immigrants. "It opened up my eyes. Inside, when I met undocumented inmates who had children, it really, really. Whitney's family lives in Medford, Oregon. He was the son of Susan and David Whitney, and the oldest of seven children which consisted of five younger sisters and a brother who has also passed away. Austin Bowles said he loved them all very much. "He couldn't be reckless because we would tattle on him," Whitney Bowles said. "One time he knocked a hole in the wall, but he was nothing compared to what he could have been, he was really sweet." Whitney's sister and her husband talked about how often he would call his younger sisters to talk and see how they were doing, something Whitney Bowles already misses. Mark Messenger's last memory of Whitney was sitting in an altitude chamber in Colorado. A group of stu- dents were sitting with oxygen masks on and Whitney took his off and sat there grinning. "He was the funniest kid," Messenger said. "Wonderful kid, nicest kid I've ever met." "Behind the scenes he was very funny," Camilla Bowles said. "Most people didn't know that, if you didn't know him you would think he was quiet." While friends knew of his humor, one of Whitney's favorite professors, Capt. Jim Green, talked about his hard work and overall dedication to becoming a pilot. "He 100 percent wanted to be a pilot. He was very enthusiastic and went the extra mile. I had him in three of my classes and he sat in voluntarily in a fourth just to get extra prep. He was very smart, very brilliant," Green said. "He was very respected by other students. He was not flamboyant, [but] very practical and very serious about his education. He was a man of character. He was one of my top students. He had respect and a desire." Whitney moved a lot growing up and he gained a passion for flying in Oklahoma. His father took him to air shows and he would sit in any cockpit he could get into. "His passion for life came from flying," Whitney Bowles said. "There is not anything bad to say about him." said Enoch Allred, a fellow aviation student. "He just liked watching movies and eating pies," Bowles said. "He was an all around good guy." Before he came to UVU to study aviation, Whitney spent two years at BYU. really ... I don't want them to go what I was going though," he said. When asked what else he wanted to convey about the incident and his support for the DREAM Act, Ibanez emphasized that "this is not a race thing at all. It is a human thing ... I think that is the biggest misconception." He also expressed his gratitude for being a citizen. Eventually, he was charged with felony disorderly conduct, which later was reduced to a misdemeanor, and released the next day. Despite the disruption to his mother's birthday, according to Ibanez, she told him that his actions were "the best birthday present ever." Courtsey of Aviation Department David Whitney poses next to UVU owned airplane, at the Provo Airport. Beating the holiday blues By J u s t i n B r a d y News Writer Gilbert Ctsneros/UVU Review Depression can be common during the holidays according to many students on campus. But there is a way to keep Christmas cheer an attainable goal. During the hustle and bustle of the holiday season with final projects , papers and comprehensive tests, some students may find themselves feeling overwhelmed and down. There are multiple situations that could potentially cause stress or depression. This time of year plays a major role in the happiness of many students. Expectations of good times are normal, but when those expectations aren't met, depression can result. If it is cold outside, oftentimes students will choose to stay inside. In doing so, they may not socialize or interact with other people nearly as much as they might otherwise. This isolation can lead to loneliness. Many students on campus say that the holidays bring with them an expectation of being close to one's family or spending a great deal of time with loved ones. Some students may not feel a close connection to family or they may not have optimal family relationships. "Some people might have a hard family situation or not much money and the holidays just make you more aware of that," said student Chantelle Thompson. "Everyone feels like they're supposed to be with family on Christmas." "It may be difficult for my brother who is stuck up in Logan with just he and his roommate," said student Colby Keddington. Many students are living on an extremely tight budget, and as a result do not have the money to travel to see family. Some students on campus admit to feeling lonely around the holidays. Other students say that they tend to experience a longing for a roman- t •' L tic relationship around the holidays, which can potentially lead to feeling depressed. "Holidays make people want to be around others," said student TiffanieShoell. Some students said that they have learned to recognize what problems or situations lead to feeling depressed. Students say that if they recognize a problem early on, it is usually easier to come up with a solution. "No, I am not depressed," Thompson said. "I recognize when I start to feel down and I get out and do stuff." Some tips students recommend include: taking breaks from homework or study, going to the gym to work out or taking a short trip out of town for a change of scenery. Student Hialth Services also provide a place where they can go and get help resolving problems. |