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Show lleoe lime/ the The independent voice of students at Utah Valley State t VOLUME XXXIV* NO. VIII WWW.NETXNEWS.NET MONDAY*SEPTEMBER 19*2005 A m Abuse gets "Clotheslined" OneStop: Stop being the key word A fast start to the season The Clothesline Project encourages anyone who has been a victim to write his or her story on a t-shirt. For the rest of the story see page B6. After spending most of the last year remodeling the Administration Building, what was supposed to have been a fix for the long lines at financial aid and registration, is not what is was advertised as. To find out what it really is, turn to page A7. The Cross Country squad kicked off the year with a strong showing at BYU's Autumn Classic. To read more turn to page Bl in the sports section Math Awareness Week Something doesn't add Why are BYU and SLCC the places to go to pass Math 1050? ErrinJulkunen News Editor September 12-16, UVSC hosted Math Awareness Week. Among math activities, movies and speakers came discussion of issues in math at UVSC in particular. Brad Cook, Vice President of Academic Affairs said, "I anticipate that as a campus we're going to look at the issues. We're putting together an executive committee to look at policy issues, curricular issues, organizational issues, system issues relating to math and see what we can do. Our campus rightly or wrongly has gotten a lot of attention as it relates to math this year." "We need to in a very empirical way, data driven, understand whether there's a higher instance of failure at this institution and if that's the case, find out why is it. Or, determine if that is maybe just a misconception," Cook said. "Whatever problems are identified, we need to own them and we need to work toward fixing them. At this point, we're still trying to assess what the problem exactly is." 'There are misconceptions," said Interim Mathematics Department Chair, Lynn Turnquist, "One is that a lot of people don't understand that there are two math departments at UVSC." Anything below and including Math 1010 is in the department of Developmental Mathematics in the School of General Academics. Math 1050 and above are in the Math Department, the School of Science and Health. The two departments have different goals, as well as different requirements. "A C- is a passing grade in developmental math, but you do have to get a C in 1010 because of the math department requirements for higher level courses," said Hazel McKenna, Department Chair of Developmental Mathematics. Another difference between the two departments is the policy on calculator use. "Students grow up using a calculator from day one, and they don't have the skills. In order to do algebra, you have to use the basics," McKenna said. "In our 950 class, we don't allow students to use calculator until they are done with fractions. Above that, we use instructor discretion as we want them to be teaching tools, not crutches." Math 1050 does not allow for the use of calculators. "Any educated person must be able to do simple arithmetic skills," Turnquist said, ''We're not saying they have to be experts. We're assuming they See MATH -A4 Graphic by Vegor Pedersen NetXNews cD+ D 4 .7% 2 .2% 4 .5% Rep. Chris Cam* speaks on ethics ErrinJulkunen : News Editor Monday, September 12, Congressman Chris Cannon spoke to UVSC faculty, staff and students concerning ethics in government. Sponsored by the Ethics Center, Cannon's speech is part of a concerted effort to have local government officials speak on issues relevant to campus life and curriculum. Representative Bishop will speak on September 19 for Constitution Day. Cannon's speech was brief to allow for more time in question and answer. A substantial por- "Dyno-Mite!" DE UW Note: In Spring '05 a C- was still a passing grade Source: Dept. of Institutional Research 2.6% 19.5°/ 5.7% More parking woes Student Center paid parking lot now off limits to students, faculty Jon Long News Writer tion of his prepared remarks focused on the way personal ethics affect government. "We have choice, responsibility and ultimately, accountability," Cannon said. Cannon also called for a greater amount of transparency in government. His remarks focused on the way media allows for transparency to exist. He 'did find some fault in media, however. "Press has gone way beyond what is appropriate," Cannon said, "but as ethical* citizens, we must realize that things come out of perspective." See CANNON-A4 Don't feel picked on students, faculty be warnedyou're both at risk. From 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. campus police will be on the prowl, handing out tickets to students and faculty who continue to park in the paid parking Lot L. Starting Friday the 16, lot L will be reserved for visitors only. Some dismayed students voiced their discord to the new policy upon hearing the news. Rachel Hodgson was a little put out at the news saying *i am a senior this year, as well as a mother, so the times available for classes I have to take are limited. Because of scheduling conflicts, i.e. dropping my kids off at the sitters, I am usually rushed to get to class. Being able to park in the paid parking saves me a lot of time. I don't think it's right to take it away if I am willing to pay." A parking lot attendee, who wished to remain anonymous said, "I think it's kind of retarded, as most of our business comes from students." But Jim Michaelis, Associate VP of Facilities Planning said, "The bottom line is we provide areas for students to park and we provide areas for faculty to park, we need to provide accessible parking for the visitors to our camSee PARKING *A2 City covers cave shrine Michael Palmer Assistant News Editor Chad Clark/NetXNews CORN-MAZING: The corn maze at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi has been a fixture in Utah Valley for years now. This year it takes the shape of Napoleon Dynamite. The maze opens Sept. 23 and runs through Halloween. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for children. For more information call 801-768-2300. News Desk (801) 863-8617 After the unimaginable deaths of Blake Donner, Jennifer Galbraith, Scott McDonald and Ariel Singer in a caving accident on the Y Mountain August 18, 2005, Provo city immediately cemented over the entrance in order to prevent others from exploring it. The terrifying deaths of the four victims, three of whom were UVSC students, triggered inexpressible pain and mourning for hundreds of people-across the state and beyond. Some of the outpouring of this emotion found an outlet at the cemented cave entrance. Friends and family of those who had drowned quickly transformed the cemented site where the victims had drowned into a memorial. The clandestine cave entrance, hidden in a grove of trees, was quickly covered with such remembrances as Courtesy Photo/Galbraith Family engravings, paintings, flowers, candles, Parallax stickers, and a branch of an apple tree. "That memorial was a tribute, from myself, from my friends, and many others," said Joey Mayes, English Visit us online at www.netxnews.net major at UVSC. "People who loved Blake, Jen, Ariel and Scott." It came as a brutal shock, then, when friends and family went to see the memorial a week later to find that it had been cemented over again. Now, the previous gestures are nearly all submerged under cement. The scarce remains include a scarf, a red cowboy hat, and a sad stream of melted candle wax. See CAVE -A2 Send story ideas t o errinluvinl \ |