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Show WSC first in nation to represent Red China in Model U.N. Convention WSC Students confer with Chinese delegation to U.N. in New York. Five Weber State students met in New York March 22 with the Chinese delegation to the United Nations for a briefing on the communist nation's positions on world affairs. The New York conference was to prepare Weber for its role in representing the Chinese at the Far West Model United Nations Conference held in Seattle April 19-22. "We regard the assignment as a distinct honor for Weber State since no school ever before has represented the People's Republic of China delegation," said Ira Ralph Telford, assistant professor of political science. Mr. Telford commented on the N.Y. meeting, "This is a real feather in the hats of Weber State students who will likely be the first American college student group to meet with the real representatives of the People's Republic of China. The WSC representatives was joined at the N.Y. session by two political science students from the University of Utah. The Weber students that met with the Chinese U.N. delegates were Alan Lyons, the groups chief ambassador; John Howe, Less Holms, Steve Glines, and Steve Davies. To prepare the Model U.N. delegates for their involvement in the spring conference a course was offered winter quarter entitled Individual Projects and Research designed to educate potential student delegates about the country they represented. Selected to make the trip to the Seattle convention were: Alan Lyons, John Howe, Byron Warfield Graham, Brent Johns, Trent Alvord, John Verberg, Charles Heffernan, Les Holms, Steve Glines, Ira Ralph Telford - Political science, Deon Greer -Geography, and Lee Beckner - Continuing Education. Mr. Telford said Weber was chosen to represent China on the basis of past performances at Model U.N. conventions. WSC students have participated in six or seven annual conferences. Editors note: Press deadlines prohibited any detailed coverage of what actually transpired in Seattle. Top row, left to right: Brent Johns, Alan Lyons, John Howe, Byron Warfield-Graham. Front row: Frank Hodgi John Verberg, Steve Glines. LDSSA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. - Top row, left to right: Steve Moore, Greg Bell, John Slater, Reed Hellewell, Mike Larkins, Steve Moore, Allen Hampton, Joe Barrett, Homer Capener. Front row; Roxanne Peterson, Chris Little. Lydia Krebs, Camille Cropper. The Latter-day Saint Student Association at Weber State College Getting the uninvolved involved has been this year's theme of the LDSSA Executive Officers. These six dedicated leaders have concentrated on filling the needs of the Latter-day Saint students on campus. Service, Social, Sports, Missionary, Institute, Music, Advertising, and Religious Programs are some of the committees which were active serving the LDS students. Highlights of the year were the annual Talent Show, the Aspen Grove Retreat, a major Social every quarter, the Friday Night Activities, 200 Sacrament Meeting Programs and many other social and service projects. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS-Top row, left to right: Homer Capener. Greg Bell. Allen Hampton, Joe Barrett. Seated: Roxanne Peterson, Suzanne Clarke. Lydia Krebs. |