News in Brief

Asian Film Festival coming Wednesday

The film "Lust Caution" (Si Jie) is being shown in the Wildcat Theater Wed., Dec. 3, from 7-9 p.m. The film is in Chinese with English subtitles, and is set in occupied Shanghai in 1942. The film is about a young woman who becomes swept up in a radical plot to assassinate an intelligence agent. The film contain scenes of graphic sexuality and violence.

Wilderness first aid course offered

The Wilderness Recreation Center is offering a Wilderness First Aid and CPR course for the community. The cost is $85 for both students and others, and includes the book and material fees. The classes will be held on Jan. 15, 20, 22, and 24. The course will teach students how to control severe bleeding, treat heat and cold injuries, stabilize fractures, care for snakebites, evacuations, and more. Participants must be at least 15 years old, and can register through WRC by calling 626-6373 or www.weber.edu/wrc.

Free HIV Tests for Weber and Morgan

In conjunction with Worlds AIDS Day, the Weber-Morgan Health Department is administering free HIV tests for residents of Weber and Morgan counties. The testing begins at 9 a.m. today at the Weber-Morgan Health Clinic at 477 E. 23rd Street in Ogden.

Honors food drive and concert Friday

The WSU Honors Program will be holding a concert on Dec. 5 from 7-10 p.m. in the Wildcat Theater to gather food items for the Utah Food Bank. The cost is five non-perishable food items, and the concert will feature The Auto-Pirates, Fox Can Cleef, and others.

Health insurance to be required for students in Utah?

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Some state officials are trying to decide whether all college students should be required to have health insurance. A 2008 survey indicates that 18 percent of residents between 18 and 34 are uninsured, the highest rate in the state. Jim Davis, director of Utah State's Student Health and Wellness Center, says only a small percentage of students can't afford health care, most simply decided not to get it. John T. Nielsen, Gov. Jon Huntsman's adviser on health care, says plans for a low-cost health insurance plan for students could be presented to the Legislature in the upcoming session.