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Show u. rmr rrr -- Communication classes added to prepare for bachelor program iii . wt: .i.. aHi Campus offers wireless web in six BUILDINGS, MORE ACCESS TO FOLLOW vi 1 communications and digi- see NEW CLASSES page 5 d crowded classrooms BY LORA HUDSON Dixie Sun A&E Editor tion classes will be offered in response to student said. He said the degree looks at combining three areas of study: visual technology, integrated oral i of Utahns attend public school One-thir- Two new communica- four-yea- ii State faces future of underfunded, over- BY KAILEE HEGER Dixie Sun Staff Wnter demand. Eric Young, chair of the fine arts department, said in this upcoming spring semester, classes COMM 1600 and COMM 2410 have been opened for enrollment to students at Dixie State College. These classes are designed to help prepare students for communication in new media. COMM 1600 is called Writing for New Media and will teach different writing styles. Students aspiring to become directors will learn in COMM 2410 creative aspects of film production. COMM 2410 is also in conjunction with Theatre Arts 2210, which teaches the acting intricacies of film sets, Young said. Young said the mission of DSC is to offer classes that teach every area of study. He said DSC is currently going through the r process to begin a degree in communication. If approved by both the Board of Trustees and the Board of Regents, the major could be in place as early as fall 2005, Young said. It will provide the breadth and depth in any arena that deals with integrated messages, Young -- Utah and Alaska are tied as the nation's states with the youngest populations, leaving questions about the future of Utah's educational system. As of July 1, 2003, 15 percent of Utah's 2 35 mil lion residents were ages 5 to 13, and 7 percent were 14 to 17, according to a U S. Census Bureau estimate released March 10, 2004 Students connect the power supply to their laptop computers. service In several buildings around the college campus. Classrooms now have access to wireless Dixie State College offers students wireless service BY KAILEE HEGER Dixie Sun Staff Writer Wireless Internet capabilities offer services to Dixie State College students, faculty and staff. Six departments at DSC have purchased one or more access points to meet student requests to upgrade to wireless. Assistant Network Administrator Christopher Heaton said the different areas on campus covered by access points include the library basement, Gardner Center, Smith Computer Center, South Administration building, Family and Health Science building and the Udvar-Hazbuilding. y Five of the six various departments bought Cisco Aironet Antennas for approximately $550 per access point. Network Administrator Lane Clark said. DixAir and DixEnc are the two programs that can be used by any student, faculty or staff we have a DSC Rebelmail account. Heaton said Cisco products were purchased to coincide with the Internet service provided in the computer center as well as for their reliability, security, features and range abilities. He said the connecand tion is highly encrypted. One access point can cover approximately 1,500 feet, but users may only receive service up to 1,000 feet fire-walle- d depending on their personal laptop. Clark said each department had to purchase its own access point because of funding. He said DSC needs more access points and as a result of this campus wide demand, the paperwork for a budget request will be submitted in fall 2005 to receive enough funding to cover the entire campus as much as possible. It has gone well, but we just need more access points, Clark said. It is a demand we have to fill. To learn how to create a DixAir or DixEnc account and connect, visit http:wireless dixie.edu. see WIRELESS page 5 Chip McLeod, associate professor of political sci he won encehistory, said ders how Utah will build enough schools to house so many children, where the money will come from, and how the teach ers will get trained adequately. With the No Child Left Behind act established in 2002, the educational bar has been raised, which means Utah has high educational expectations to fulfill Since nearly of the population is still attending public school, McLeod said, the are left other to determine a solution for strengthening the educational system. Utah's young population grew by about 4 percent from 2000 to 2003, according to the census. That is opposite of a national downward trend. Nationally, the population declined by 274,000, census to the according Accordingly, Utah needs to be especially proactive one-thir- two-third- d s elemen-tary-school-ag- e see GROWTH page 7 |