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Show UVU REVI EW VOL L ISSUE 19 www.uvureview.corn JANUARY 17, 2011 uvu student stars in a new Young Wolyerine leading roster in points and rebounds per game, see B7. Doritos commercial and needs your votes! Read more on B2. Tuition runs out Origins of race By Jarom Moore Asst. News Editor Despite the alarm caused by signs proclaiming that students' tuition is running out, tuition will not literally run out. But by the end of the semester, students will no longer be paying their own way. The UVU Student Alumni are trying to raise awareness about the donations that students receive by running "Tuition Runs Out" day, an event that the group hopes will get students involved and gain a desire to give. The idea behind the event is that students only pay around 58 percent of what it costs for their school year. The other 42 percent is coming from someone else. "It is not that we are out of money, but others are now paying our tuition," said Parker Donat, Student Alumni President. "It is a day of thanks and also awareness." It will start Jan. 29 and run until Feb. 2 which will be the "Tuition Runs Out" day, chosen because it is roughly 58 percent of the way through the school year. The day will be promoted by signs that were posted last week and will be up again in the coming days. The signs encourage students to go to their website at www.UVUAlumni.org/Tuition to learn more about the event. "We want everyone to go there to find out what it is all about," Donat said. Nicki Gilbert, Events Coordinator for Student Alumni, talked about how the 42 percent is a good reason to give back. Gilbert said the idea is to "give, then ask." This means they want students to understand the donations By Sterling Gray Asst. News Editor Lee Mun Wah discusses issues reguarding minority students at UVU. e Curious By Andrea Whatcott News Editor Standing in front of Centre Stage holding the microphone firmly in her hand, her turquoise earings, a piece of her culture, dangling to her shoulders, Billie Atsitty told her story. Visibly rising taller and standing straighter, Atsitty spoke in her native tongue, as she described her heritage. Atsitty is a full-blooded Navajo, of the Sleeping Rock People. She continued to proudly name her paternal and maternal tribes. Yet, as she described her experience on this campus, the tears began to flow. "Being on this campus is one of the hardest things I've ever done," Atsitty said. As part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration, diversity expert and filmmaker Lee Mun Wah conducted a diversity training for students. The hope for the training was to make students more aware of those CONTINUED on page A5 When the Twin Towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001 at the hands of an Islamic militant group, there was a sharp rise in the world's fear and mistrust of all Muslims. People began to view those belonging to the Islamic religion as extremists who were out to destroy all non-Muslim people. These two ideas have lead to a discrimination against the Muslims which three professors are attempting to dispel through education about the religion. On Jan. 12, a faculty panel composed of three Muslim faculty members, Dr. Ruhul Kuddus, associate professor of Biology; Dr. Farid Islam, associate professor of Finance and Economics; and Dr Amir Kia, associate professor of Finance and Economics, met with students and faculty to address this issue and urge students to gain a greater understanding of this culture. Dr. Kia began the discussion by addressing two main misconceptions that many people possess. First, he discussed the fear of Islam extremists. He explained that one could not be an extremist and follow the Islamic beliefs at the same time. The Qur'an teaches that one should act with moderation in all ones doings and never commit any excess. Among every race, nation or religion, there are those who misinterpret, misunderstand or purposely mislead others for their own gain. Just because a few of people express around them. Mun Wah did this by sparking a dialogue between students and creating an atmosphere where students could learn about each other. "Curiosity is the gateway to empathy," Mun Wah said throughout the training. According to Mun Wah, when we are curious about those around us, we ask questions. When we ask questions, we learn more about the other person, which then allows us to empathize with their sitution. CONTINUED on page A2 Understanding Muslims By Danni Freeman News Writer Gilbert Cisneros/UVU Review their beliefs in a certain way does not mean that it is the way that everyone else belonging to that group believes. The second issue that was addressed is the idea of jihad. Many people tend to look at this word as the representation of evil. However, this idea is not the promotion of Muslims killing non-Muslims. Dr. Kia defined jihad as "exerting the best efforts involving some form of struggle and resistance to achieve a particular goal." Dr. Islam addressed the idea that jihad is about fighting the evil that is within each of ourselves. These two definitions can be seen in many different people's actions, not just by those of the Islamic religion. "We are all jihad in this way," Dr. Kia said. Like this statement, this discussion emphasized that despite differences in our race or beliefs, the human population shares many similarities that connect us when we learn to accept others. These faculty members share the hope that over time Muslims will be embraced as a pivotal part of our community as we can begin to overlook our differences. • Qur'an: Ch. 3, Verse 195 "... Hence, as for those who forsake the domain of evil, and are driven from their homelands, and suffer hurt in My (God) cause, and fight [for it], and are slain - I shall most --mainly efface their bad deeds, I most certainly bring them Muslim professors speaking at UVU to explain the differences between Muslims that follow the Qur'an and Islam extremists. Lyndi Bone/UVU Review Police Operating with the idea that learning from the past can prevent future mistakes, three students presented papers that examine racism in literature. It was part of a panel discussion entitled "The Origins of Race: Eighteenth-Century Perspectives" held on Jan. 12. According to English professor Nathan Gorelick, who facilitated the panel, much of modern racism is an echo of previous racism. He invoked a famous quote from George Santayana, who said, "Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it." In order to explore the mistakes of the past, the students reviewed 18th century literature. These papers grew out of their participation in Dr. Gorelick's Restoration and 18th Century British Literature course last semester. Haley Larson, one of the presenters, said that during the class, Professor Gorelick invited each of them to prepare their papers for oral presentation as part of the 17th Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration on campus. Jeffrey Davis, who graduated in December, presented "Identity and Race in Olaudah Equiano's An Interesting Narrative." He focused mainly on Equiano, who wrote about his experience being a slave, receiving his freedom and attempting to integrate into white English society. Davis described how Equiano, as a young child, played with a white girl his same age. When he saw his reflection, he was repulsed because his skin was darker than his playmate's. As a result, he started washCONTINUED on page A5 gato, Beat By Lex Bourgeons News Writer Dec. 14, 2010: 1:37 p.m. - Of- ficer responded to parking lot N on report of children that had been left unattended in a vehicle. On scene, officer found two toddlers ages one and two inside the vehicle. Officer issued them a citation and advised them of their court date. Dec. 17, 2010: 12:19 p.m. - Officer responded to a report of a fire alarm in the library. Officer arrived on scene and found that a bag of popcorn had been overcooked and caught fire. There was no damage. Dec. 19, 2010: 9:16 p.m. - A 57-year-old female passed out near the UCCU Center. When she fell, she landed on her right wrist and shoulder causing pain. Orem paramedics responded and checked the female. She was released at the scene. No other action was taken. Dec. 20, 2010: 9:38 p.m. - Officer spoke with a man who reported his laptop stolen. The man advised the officer that his laptop was stolen at one of two places; either UVU or Salt Lake City Airport. The man had filed a report with airport police. 11:23 p.m. - A traffic stop was made because of an expired registration. During investigation, it was found that the passenger had a war- rant for her arrest. She was arrested and transported to Utah County Jail. Dec. 21, 2010: 8:56 p.m. - Officers made a traffic stop for a headlight out. During investigation, it was found that the driver had a warrant for his arrest. He was placed under arrest and transported to Utah County Jail. Dec. 22, 2010: 4:25 p.m. - Officer responded to the outside of Gunther Trades building on a report of snowboarders going down the hill toward the Woodbury Business building. Officer advised the two boarders that snowboarding/sledding was not permitted on school grounds and if they returned, they would be charged with trespassing. Dec. 28, 2010: 6:02 p.m. - Officer responded to a call of a car driving in the dirt field next to McKay Drive. The officer found the vehicle and the driver. It was determined that it was a traffic accident and not criminal mischief. The vehicle was towed. No further action was taken. Dec. 30, 2010: 11:28 p.m. Traffic stop was made on a vehicle for a traffic violation. During the investigation it was found that both the driver and the passenger had warrants for their arrest. They were taken into custody and transported to Utah County Jail. |