Weber State College Comment, October 1989, Page 2 In this issue New Vice President begins work at WSC Confessions During her 20-year tenure as one of Utah's journalists Bobbe Dabling established a reputation as one of the most competent and aggressive reporters in the area. In this issue She looks back on that career, at the clever and sometimes devious ways she “got the story.” ....... See page 6. Unearthed Indians RR The recent rise and fall of the Great Salt Lake has unearthed the skeletal remains of an immense Indian population that once thrived along the shores of the Great Salt Lake. Weber State archeologists, at the state’s request, probed the area and made a number of significant entree Soccer See page 5. arrives Ten years ago soccer was Sate “Ee: Stee ne = ach BETES something Europeans did and Americans knew little about. But a decade since soccer has taken the nation by storm, and Weber State is no exception. A growing sport, soccer is fast becoming the newest collegiate COMPCHIION..........<0:+0: See page 8. Queen of the rodeo Kristy Hughes is the latest in a long string of Miss Rodeo Utah likely won’t be for the same reasons we laugh,” said Dean Hurst, assistant * 4 last contest. . . Miss Rodeo to the president. ered oe. ks. See page 9, | Hurst is currently putting together a i Dr. William C. Loos “I’m excited because of what Weber State is providing, but I’m not sure people realize it. We need to get the word out,” he said. Aside from working in the college relations area Loos spends a great deal of time with the president and other vice presidents in the overall administration of the college. “Because of the size of the college, whatever it does impacts many people, and the administration has many groups with which to work, such as students, faculty, staff, legislators, business leaders, alumni, education officers, governing boards and others. With all the services a campus provides it is like a city within a city. It is a large and complex enterprise.” College officials are wondering if people 50 years from now will find Weber State artifacts from 1989 as interesting as they are now. Take political satirist Mark Russell’s centennial-year performance, for example: In 50 years will they laugh years ago as a nine year old. Now, at age 20, she faces her started and chief assistant attorney general for Utah. Loos graduated from the University of Utah in 1966 where he served as student body vice president, president of the student senate, president of Sigma Nu, a fraternity, and- was selected for the junior and senior class honoraries as well as Beehive, the honorary for scholastic and leadership achievement. He later received his juris doctorate from the U of U. He worked as a clerk for a Utah Supreme Court justice and as a member of the Romney, Nelson & Cassity Law Firm. What the new administrator said he sees as the most important quality of Weber State is its emphasis on undergraduate education. “There is a glaring need in America for colleges with wide curricula that emphasize undergraduate education. Across the United States there is a growing concern that higher education has missed the boat when it comes to undergraduate needs. Yet it is the undergraduate experience that is so critical. This is where a student begins and gains the fundamental background,” he said. “At Weber State we are doing an excellent job in providing this background and quality academic experience,” he added. “That’s what makes Weber State appealing. We’re 20 years ahead of the pack.” In the not-too-distant past students “went away” to the state’s universities, but more and more students are “going away” to Weber State because of the excellent academic possibilities, he said. Time in a bottle 'p Hh Hughes WSC assistant to the president on a part-time basis. Other schools in the state have grown more slowly so people have accoustomed themselves to what the schools are, Loos said. But Weber State has emerged as a major college so rapidly that most people are only beginning to understand the size and quality of the institution. “I don’t think people understand that we are as large as we are or as good as we are,” Loos said. The new vice president is responsible for all college relations activities, including the offices of development, alumni, news and public information, cultural affairs and. special projects which involve major events on campus and activities that take the college into the community and state. Loos grew up in Ogden, attending Ogden High, and recently was serving as assistant to the president and formerly as director of Governmental Relations at the University of Utah. Prior to that he served as director of the Utah offices of Sen. Orrin Hatch; assistant to the president, and university counsel at Utah State University; at his jokes? Will they even know what he’s talking about? “They’ll probably laugh, but it most : to come from . ae qHcenins. Dean W. Hurst who now serves as I] b: in queens Establishing the right image for Weber State is one of the top priorities for the college’s new vice president for college relations. “The college does not really have a clear image. That’s not meant in a derogatory way, but Weber State has grown so rapidly that it has taken everybody by surprise,” said Dr. William C. Loos. Loos took over in August as the vice president for college relations replacing 50-year time capsule, including a se ey paar 8 ee eS pete t= aR ye Sepeee PRR = LS a PII SY AGRORaa gue ed 5 Sa os ee te Ct pte a SEE ae a Fa COTE A een OT iy Warr memorabilia from Weber State’s . The Comment is published four times a year, October, January, April, and July for alumni and friends of the college at no charge by the Weber State College Department of News and Public Information, 313 Miller Administration Building, Weber State College, Ogden, Utah 84408-1010. Executive Editor Howard G. Noel Editor/Writer Craig V. Nelson Design Editor Cindy Nichols Second class postage paid at Preston, ID. POSTMASTER: Form 3579 to: News and Public Information Weber State College Ogden, UT 84408-1010 (USPS 791-360) centennial year and a host of other artifacts, to be sealed in the new Centennial Court west of the duck pond during dedication ceremonies Nov. 2. “A lot can change in 50 years,” Hurst said. True. In October of 1939 German submarines threatened to sink an American passenger ship, Japan was at war with China, sentiments were strong that the month-old European war between Britian and Hitler's Germany would be resolved soon, the New York Yankees beat the Cincinatti Reds in four straight games to win the world series, a prominent anthropologist believed intelligence was shrinking, Pinocchio and the Wizard of Oz were first Dean W. Hurst, (left), and Val Lofgren (r), consider items to be included in a 50-year time capsule and sealed in the new Centennial Court on Nov. 2. released, a pair of men's Oxford shoes cost $6.95 and Hitler reportedly favored a Jewish colony in Poland similar to American Indian reservations in the U.S. “We really have no way of knowing what people in 2039 will be interested in,” Hurst said. But a few things included in the four by one foot capsule are sure bets. Autographed programs from the Moscow Classical Ballet and Boston Pops, photos of the campus, a newspaper clippings scrap book, a Centennial Street Banner and others will probably bring a few “ahhs.” And surely the game of golf, represented in the capsule with a golf ball imprinted with a Forward W, will survive until the 21st Century. Of course it goes without saying that college officials think Weber State will be around another SO years. “But it’s a little hard to foresee even what the college will be that far from now,” Hurst said.