A Concert for Adrian Maxson
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Football wins in The bookstore AT A GLANCE 2 EDITORIAL 3 quadruple-overtime gets tech-friendly FEATURES 4 ... page 6 ...page 4 SPORTS 6 CLASSIFIEDS 9 A concert for Adrian Maxson Fasting Tria Fata performs in Friday for food benefit concert for activism Student senate By Gina Barker editor in chief I The Signpost hopes to raise $2,000 for When Mark Maxson began the Adrian Maxson Benefit Concert, he admitted that a part of him did it to get past the one-year hungry students anniversary of his son's death. Friday night revisited that milestone for the Weber State University professor as he held the second benefit concert, pulling together students and faculty of the Performing Arts By Elene Kvernadze Department for an eclectic mix of music. asst. news editor I The Signpost Piano quartets, cello solos and the odd Flogging Molly cover were featured in the Austad Auditorium at the Browning Center, an homage of the talent in the department and a few songs dedicated On Wednesday at 7 am., more to Adrian. A little rock 'n' roll and a little classical — themes of music than 20 Weber State University bounced between genres as the stage lit up in bright blue and pink students will say no to food for 13 hours so that others can be fed. The lights. PHOTO BY GINA BARKER I THE SIGNPOST "I hate to say this is good therapy for me, but it is," Maxson said. WSU Student Senate is organizing Mark Maxson points to a photo of his son Adrian while speaking at a hunger strike to raise money for See Concert page 5 a benefit concert Friday night. Adrian died three years ago. and awareness about the Weber Cares program and the issue of hungry students on campus. "The hunger strike, in my mind, serves two purposes: to raise awareness about the issue FOMM RaJRTY ¥Wi on campus that we have students who truly do not have the means to provide food for themselves, and also to create a way to perpetuate the program, because last year we just used the president's budget to fund it," said Senate President Justin Neville. The idea for a hunger strike came from a successful campaign by student organization STAND. Fast year the STAND fundraiser brought in more than $2,500 in just one day's time. Neville said he is shooting for $2,000 in 13 hours. The program first began with money drawn from then-student body president Tyler Tathem's budget. But since inception, students have demonstrated an increasingly high demand for the service, so efforts are being made to make the program and money contributions more permanent. "Weber Cares was created last year and it was funded by the student body president Tyler Tathem's budget that he had, and around $1,400 dollars of his budget was put towards the initiative," said Cole Spicker, senator for the College of Science and chair of the Student Affairs committee, that is PHOTO BY BRYAN BUTTERFIELD I THE SIGNPOST 4 in charge of organizing the event. WSU students play in foam on the Bell Tower Plaza Friday night. The Foam Party was rescheduled for Friday after it was canceled due to rain. See Hunger page 5 WSU ready to celebrate the U.S. Constitution of citizens nor deprive any person of "life, past now hailed as visionaries, the play was Week to include discussion on liberty or property without due process of also made into a documentary/live show the law." released earlier this year featuring prominent "We kind of decided to do a Constitution actors, poets and musicians. Ariz, immigration law, civil liberties Week centered around civil rights, what "It brings academic words to life," said about the Constitution gives you citizenship," Caril Jennings, coordinator of the event and By David Duarte document about freedom, but it does Murray said. marketing director for the Department of sr. news reporter I The Signpost nothing - you couldn't really say, 'That's Tuesday will feature students in theAtrium Performing Arts at WSU. "When you hear it un-Declarational,'" said Teah Murray, ADP reading the Constitution aloud at 10:30 a.m., spoken aloud, you can hear the work that With Fourth of July celebrations now member and associate professor of political where passerby and attendees can hear the went into this America project.'" only distant memories of summer, another science. "This is something that we're going different clauses, sections and amendments. Wrapping up the week will be a historical event is finally getting its due to do as a big deal every fall. I have been Wednesday will feature a presentation discussion on the Constitution, civil rights at Weber State University this week The interested in celebrating Constitution on "The Role of Due Process in Taw" from and immigration in Ballroom C at 11:30 Fourth of July celebrates the United States' activities, and had done on-campus things adjunct criminal justice professor Chris a.m., featuring Utah House Representative independence from England's monarchy, where we would talk about the Constitution Zimmerman in the Fair at 11:30 a.m. Due Stephen Sandstrom and the Salt Fake but the most important document of the ... for about seven years." process covers what rights individuals have in Chamber of Commerce. Sandstrom will era was signed 223 years ago on Sept. 17: the Today marks the beginning of the regards to the government, law enforcement be discussing his immigration bill, similar Constitution. celebration with a discussion entitled and the justice system. to Arizona's controversial SB 1070 law that In celebration this week, the American "Equality: The Role of the 14th Amendment A "reader's theater" event will be held in the went into effect earlier this year, while the Democracy Project (ADP) on campus has in Taw," with professor of political science Fair on Thursday at 10:30 am., showcasing Chamber of Commerce will be discussing put together a week of events in the Shepherd Thom Kuehls and history professor Susan performances by students and faculty of their alternate bill. Geared more to be Union Building to celebrate and reflect on Matt in the Fair at 11:30 a.m. The 14th celebrated author Howard Zinn's The People an informative discussion rather than a the groundbreaking document. Amendment defines citizenship and Speak. Based on the letters, speeches, songs "The Declaration's a very nice, poetic mentions that no state will hinder privileges and poems of the dissenters and rebels of the See Constitution page 5 At a Glance THE SIGNPOST MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,2010 Campus Calendar Crossword TUESDAY WEDNESDAY campus. 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