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Show %r THE SIGNPOST Friday, October 3, 2008 continued from front |NJ U r t U T 6 continued from front reasons behind the work policies and procedures." In June of 1978, Stevens was hired to work in the registration office at WSU after finisliing work as a student aid. Stevens now has the longest tenure of any employee in the area, which is now called the Solution Center. "I'm getting up there in years," Stevens said, laughing. The Solution Center is located on the first floor of the Student Service Center. Areas that have typically been separated at the registrar's office — Registration Records, Eligibility, Enrollment Verification, and Graduation — were combined in 2008 to form the Solution Center. Stevens' primary duties as a registration supervisor are scheduling rooms, setting up the class schedule, and registering students, including name changes, address changes, dropped classes and withdrawals. "She was so concerned with making sure I had all the information I needed about my classes," said Stephanie Presley, a freshman at WSU who recently received registration help from Stevens. "I would definitely go to her again if I needed more help." Stevens noted that the workload has increased as a result of the merger of departments, yet she said she enjoys her job more than ever. "I still love working withstudents," "It's my mom's favorite show," Olsen said. "'Urinetown' is a show that opens people's minds in a clever and funny way." Jim Christian, WSU's Director of Musical Theater Studies, directs the musical. This is Christian's 21st year directing at WSU. "If this were a television program, it would be on primetime," Christian said. Other than the references to normal bodily functions, this production contains no offensive language or sexual situations. "It deals with depletion of resources," Christian said. "It's a timely issue, but it's not preachy." WSU student Diana Cox designed the costumes from recyclables including umbrellas, mattress covers, plastic bags and old ties. WSU student Jamie Frank designed the futuristic and polluted set to include pipes and drains and other items normally associated with restrooms. More than 80 WSU students auditioned to be part of "Urinetown's" 16-member cast. Christian said cast members and the director are well prepared for the show's opening night. Christian called the shows impressively short four-hour technical rehearsal a "miracle baby." "We're just putting the icing on the cake," Olsen said, as he referred graceful, very peaceful art," he said. to this week's final rehearsals. "We talk about how this can be "Urinetown: The Musical" is "Its very soothing when you can an art that gives life," he said. "The kind of leave the room but still be a Tony Award winning musical. concept of it is you can have either here. His instructions become so The music and lyrics are by Mark the Katsujinken, or life-giving sword, basic and engrained in you. It's really Hollmann and the book and lyrics which sounds a bit oxymoronic, rooted in Japanese philosophy." are by Greg Kotis. It opened on as opposed to Satsujinken, or lifeBroadway Sept. 20, 2001 and has Norton said one of the great parts taking or murdering sword." been performed by several Utah about the class is how students who After leaving the class, he said that may have never had any experience high schools. the students can either take what in martial arts can come to the class The musical will be performed they have learned to hurt people or and learn how to use a weapon. Oct. 3,4, 7-11 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. use it to help improve themselves 4 and 11 at 2 p.m. The performance "It's really great that someone can and their lives while practicing will be held in the Eccles Theater walk in this class and pick up a sword Kendo. and just use it," he said. "If you're at WSU's Val A. Browning Center "It's about visualizing cutting lucky enough to touch a weapon (in for the Performing Arts. Tickets back and cutting away bad parts of a martial arts center), it's when you're are $8.50 for the general public themselves," he said, "and bad things a high brown belt. So in three or four and $5.50 for students, military that have happened." years, you might be lucky enough to and seniors. For tickets, call Ropelato, who has taken the class touch a weapon, where in here, you 1-800-WSU-TIKS. twice, said he has found the exercise Stevens said. "I love the feeling I get when I really help somebody." Georgi said she notices that same concern every time she sees Stevens work with a student. "She would help anyone in need, stranger or not, and goes the extra mile in her efforts," Georgi said. "She is very sensitive to other people's needs and goes to great lengths to let people know that she cares about them and their situation." While Stevens keeps herself busy with her birds and WSU students, she also takes care of her two dogs, Angel and Cindy. "They're my favorite people," Stevens said. "I spend a lot of time laughing at their antics." Stevens said she somehow manages to make time for her friends as well. "When her busy times are over she turns into a totally different person — a party girl," Georgi said. "She thrives on interaction with other people, and people flourish in the light of her love and concern." While Stevens said she sometimes feels overwhelmed with taking care of her birds full-time and managing her increased duties at WSU, she said she doesn't plan on leaving WSU anytime soon. "As long as 1 love it and as long as they love me," Stevens said, "I'll Military personnel and WSU administrators observe a student-constructed hovercraft, launched Thursday, stay." Oct. 2. Soon students will present a larger-scale model to be used by the military for moving target practice. Comment on this story' at wsusignpost.com. Solutions 7 2 4 3 6 5 8 9 1 5 6 8 3 9 2 1 7 4 .__. ~9~ If 1 4 8~ 7 "3" "2 5 8 4 3 2 1 1 3 9 4 6 2 6 7 9 8 5 6 1 5 7 8 2 7 9 1 5 4 3 4 2 3 6 8 9 3 7 2 8 9 4 9 4 5 2 6 1 8 7 1 3 6 5 Kendo continuedfromfront students of the class said the exercise is a lot more demanding than they thought. "I'm not going to say it's not difficult," said Logan Ropelato, a WSU computer engineering technology major. "It can be physically exhausting." Parrish also agreed the class is quite a workout. "The sword swinging is a lot harder than it looks, especially with how meticulous (the instructor) is," he said. "I've really noticed a lot more tone development in my arms." Norton leads the class and counts in Japanese while the students do various movements they have learned in previous classes. Norton said he considers the class as "meditation in motion." Quality, Flexibility, Accessibility JkJK ^ ^ ^A Evening Courses Designed For Working Professionals For informotion, coll 395-3519 o; click on we her edu/mba Listed in the Princeton Review's Best Business Schools 2008 edition YOU'RE INVITED TO ATTEND AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING • Monday, October 6 6-7 p.m., Rm. 134 7H • Tuesday, October 21 6-7 p.m., Rm. 134 to be very peaceful. "Eventually, this becomes a very can just walk in." Comment on this story at Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. Crumbled continuedfromfront been written started taking effect. More and more homeowners went into default, as they were unable to service their home loans, which, in turn, forced foreclosures and repossessions to go up. "The interesting thing to me, and the question I cannot answer at this point," Stevenson said, "is what exactly prompted these changes in the financial sector that allowed people to take on more debt then they had in the past?" Only time will tell the cause of this financial crisis, but right now it's easy to see how the consequences are affecting people throughout the country. Americans are coming to grips with troublesome issues like home equity credit lines, small business loans, and investment portfolios, especially for those who want to retire soon. "They're all nervous about it obviously," said WSU benefits consultant Travis Hampshire. "There has been a slow-down in the number of people looking at retirement, because what's going on in the market makes them a little afraid to get out right now." Hampshire said things hadn't been as crazy as he expected, and that very few considered pulling out due to the current economic situation. However, he mentioned investors were taking a look at a somewhat different development. "We have other people who are thinking of jumping in right now because the market is so low," Hampshire said. "They want to try and get in low then be able to get out when the market is higher." For now, all eyes are fixed on Washington as lawmakers try to come up with a mutually acceptable and secure solution to a financial crisis that is among the largest in U.S. history. This is a difficult task for senators and representatives trying to come up with a plan that not only addresses short term issues, but also financial security down the road including an overhaul in the ethical practice of businesses and those who run them. "Here we're talking about issues of moral character, integrity, fairness, and honesty," said WSU Business Ethics Professor Brian Davis. "I think enlightened self interest is OK, that is being motivated to go to work, and provide for your family, but when making money becomes an obsession, then it becomes greed, and greed is not good. Greed is never good." still does not recycle. "Sometimes it is just convenient to throw something away in the trash," she said. Even though she does not always recycle, Coombs said she is not thrown off by the resemblance of the bins to the trash cans. "If I see a blue trash can, I just assume it is for recycling," she said. The placement of these bins in the Union Building has increased the awareness of recycling; and although some students still do not recycle, Fruth said that more and more students are recycling trash. "We did not really have any public recycling in the old building," Fruth said. "But now, the option is open to everyone." Although the bins may look alike and stand right next to each other, Hullinger said that he makes an effort to use them properly. "People who don't throw things away in the right bins are just lazy," he said. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. continuedfromfront 2750 N. University Park Blvd., Layton • 1-15 Exit 334, east on Hwy. 193 • N O W ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS ART HUMANITIES Ask for more October is ^ arts humanities M ONTH recall is the one for cell phones," he said. "It just says 'welcome to the world we're living in.'" Calder said he recycles paper, plastic and aluminum at his house, but he said at school he just throws his stuff away into anything that has a trash bag in it. "Away from home, that is just how it goes," he said. Although Calder has not seen the new bins, sophomore Abbie Coombs said she has. Although it has been made simple for students to recycle, Coombs said that, at times, she Odyssey Dance Theatre Comment on this story at wsusignpost. com. 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