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Show 1 i CONVO SCHEDULES JAMES WATT SPEECH. TO WILDCATS 7978. Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior James Watt, whose tenure in the post made him one of Reagans most controversial appointees, speaks on the SUSC campus Jan 31. SEE PAGE 3. basketball The Lady squad led throughout the entire game Saturday, but a referees controversial call as time ran out gave the game to the Weber State Wildcats. SEE PAGE 10. LADY LOSE T-BIR- o V 1 i-- 3 THE STUDENT NEWS AND VIEWS OF SOUTHERN UTAH STATE COLLEGE CEDAR CITY, UTAH Administration seeks Army ROTC program by Monica Cox Were in the army now... or at least those students interested in it may be able to get in soon. The administration has formally requested the implementation of an Army ROTC program on the SUSC campus. ROTC, Reserve Officer Training Corps, trains students in high schools, colleges, and universities to become officers in the armed services. It seeks to develop students for positions of military leadership during national emergencies. The proposed ROTC program would be an extension center of either Brigham Young University or University of Nevada-La- s Vegas. An extension center consists of one or more instructors or officers, and two or more enlisted or staff people. Those students involved would be eligible for all benefits of ROTC. The most significant benefit, which is of greatest interest to most students, is available scholarships. It is an alternative in financial aid for those who seek to pursue a career or serve in the Army. Its a terrific way to go through college, said Michael D. Richards, vice president for college relations. We feel our students should be able to have those advantages. ROTC programs are only available at four-yea- r institutions. The National Defense Act of 1916 established the first Army ROTC units. It set up an Officers Reserve Corps to be composed of men trained in the ROTC. By the fall of 1916, the Army had 40,000 enrolled. ROTC was compulsory in most schools in order for the state to gain land grants. After 1961 it was no longer compulsory, as a lot of schools also established programs. During the Vietnam War, several colleges ended their programs partly because of pressure from anti-wa- r protestors. In the early 1970s, the ROTC program of the Army, Navy, and Air nt (continued on page 8) Council ponders endorsements by Ralph Schriock With but one more quarter to govern, members of the ASSUSC Executive Council are starting to wonder who will take over the programs they started. And the council, headed by organizers of the GOLD party, Monday debated if it should try to continue the party line by endorsing candidates with similar goals. We started a GOLD party last year that had a real program, a real philosophy, said President Scott Price. I hope we see a GOLD party again this year. Some council members worry that programs they started could fall apart with a new administration. Mitch Connell, director of student affairs, said leaders with different goals might not tenant keep up the newly-create- d association. Academic Vice President Steve Wright agreed. I dont want to see the academic emphasis weve had go down the drain, he said. But one council member, Social Affairs Director Ray Olsen, argued, We shouldnt actively seek out students to run. We should just keep our noses out of the elections, he continued. I think you should let it take its course. Party leaders have not decided yet whether to endorse candidates, but the GOLD party does have an informal committee organized, said Connell. Price added that, if an endorsement is made, Our endorsement may be the winning factor or it may be the kiss of death. Its ultimately up to the students to decide. SUSC President Gerald R. Sherratt surveys the skeleton of the Centrum, which is scheduled to be finished in September. Construction crews have been working steadily on the project since the groundbreaking March 1 0. Along with a weight room and a main arena that will seat some 5,000 people, the Centrum will also feature conference rooms, faculty offices, a photography darkroom, museum, a statistics computer lab and seven science classrooms. By the time it is finished, the massive building will cost upwards of $8 million $5.7 million from the Utah State Legislature and $1.8 million more from private donations. |