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Administrators credited the of the mascot romotion idnt for drawing nnouncement nuch th crowd to k :aceboc legame. Ali Hawaii oordinator people Dgagement, to the ns ierpel mketing a ting Threet, DSCs of community said the turnout because of the for the game, so high dtich included a riend, det and free Ind sor dded that not only ly She were there community members but there were three less tl, lues the normal number of aid. "0 lidents filling seats in the irking t tore ;t awa iack tending, lata. Come ties dc hey If you ithout rnieon. announcement time, crowd welcomed DSCs ew representations with leering, but only after some egative reactions when te Body President Brock brought up the pee ksal of the retired Rebel Pot Many crowd voiced their opinion that Pudent an dis-tev- er ise to mem-mmur- With students more y than ever these days, textbooks are struggling to maintain status as the best learning resource available at students fingertips. Publishing companies are under increasing demand to offer media or alternative tools to supplement standard textbooks, and Dixie State College students may have noticed the addition of online sites printed at the bottom of some textbook pages. Brendon Cady, publishers representative for Bedford, Freeman & Worth, said the companion sites were developed by faculty who know the common pitfalls that students struggle with. He said the goal of the sites is for students to have a positive experience, and for resources to be ready and available. Just a click away, these sites offer study resources like flash cards, multiple choice practice tests, true and false tests, essay questions, and even short videos if you are a visual learner. In some cases these Internet-savv- lasketball epic Online supplements companion to book Ragin Red makes his debut as the new Dixie State mascot along with the nickname Red Storm during the mens basketball game Monday. The announcement of the mas- cot came earlier than originally planned. the previous name should have remained Betsy Kimber, a junior integrated studies major from Little Rock, Ark., said she doesnt see the harm in keeping Rebels as long as bigger schools have similar mascots. Were just little old Dixie State, she said Were not hurting anybody. Jeffrey Young, a freshman undecided major from St. George, said he liked the mascot overall but didnt think it was the best choice. Td rather stick with the Rebels because the Red Storm sounds lame, Young said. We've been the Rebels forever. Yet even with some sour feelings about the retired icon. , see RED STORM page 2 sites can even build bibliographies for you. College students need as much help as they can get, and these sites may just be a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes down to critical tests or finals. English adjunct instructor Amanda Scott suggested the supplement guides to a student who was struggling with her grammar and wasnt helped by worksheets. , The online supplements are awesome because a lot of students get information, or their whole degree for that matter, on the Internet, Scott said. Its a great visual tool to accompany textbook reading. However, I think that the text itself is still the best study tool. When Scott started teaching and familiarizing herself with The St. Martins Guide to Writing textbook she found background information on the online resources through the brief description on the back of the book. Zach Lloyd, a freshman undecided major from Salt Lake, said he used the St, Martins textbook last semester, but he never life-endi- see ONLINE page 2 Program update in CIS causes trouble for students ,J us on ality, BY MARK GREEN Dixie Sun Staff Wnter lOUgh State College stu- required to take CIS-i- n i,f, ioaa 50 11 s cl055 students This i' tomplain about the most. urs to tl most recent battery of tne Bn Pkints against the course do during the final days of courses scheduled test Jan. Students in CIS 1200 have the pnUed Option of taking a test on each the courses four sections, -fl! Passing any of these tests ""eludes students from the ah is fcignments in that section, die P'1 seme students said this r sunt jemesters test out procedures of the 316 12-1- 5. 1 arPr unfair. to pass. "If they say they are going to give you 60 minutes, and thats what youre planning on, then you should get 60 minutes for the test," she said. Program Director Linda disRogers said the timing a new crepancy was due to testupdate to Sam2003, the in the used class, ing software test the the that changed way the said timed. was Rogers update allowed students unlimited extra attempts at questions and stopped the Mary timer between questions, creating a discrepancy between timer and the actual the Ceres amount of time spent testing. CIS instructor Ember Mitchell said as a result of the Mucleod, a freshman decided major from aP'orsville, said the test out jjjn given to students no 0ttec them 60 minutes of Roof time, but students were i: 5 tM only allowed 45 minutes for each test. Macleod also said the computer she was assigned to crashed during her test, making it difficult for her st ((0))dixiesunlin& Visit us online for breaking news, photo galleries, commentary, interactive features, and more update, some students would be taking the test for two hours, but their timer would show only 45 minutes of test time. Mitchell said instructors had to end several students' tests to allow those who where scheduled their opportunity to use a testing computer. However, the test timer mistakenly led the students to believe they had more time than they really did. Mitchell said students were upset with the timing issue, and the instructors were frustrated because they didn't realize the implications of the update until the last day of the test, and at that point they had no way to fix the problem. Rogers said the problem will be resolved before the next section of test outs takes place. Other students have complained about the open struc- ture of the class. Students enrolled in CIS 1200 do not attend lecture classes; instead they are required to learn the material on their own. Travis Dixon, a sophomore undecided major from Farmington, said: I think it is an inefficient use of my time. There should be a teacher rather than learning to use a computer from a computer. Rogers said she has a lot of students tell her they wish a lecture class was an option. We have actually tried that in the past and not had any show up, she said. We dont object to holding a lecture class, but we dont have students register for it. In addition to these specific complaints, DSC students most commonly describe the course as tedious, overwhelming, unfair or a waste of time. Inst1 4 0 Mitchell said she thinks most students vent about CIS to other students, rather than talking to instructors. Most of the students get frustrated and instead of coming to talk to us they get frustrated, and then they get mad, she said. And if they would have come in and talked to us in the first place they would realize there wasnt any reason to get mad or upset. Mitchell said most frustrated students she sees are satisfied after receiving course help or clarification -- from an instructor. Brogly said CIS 1200 didn't live up to its bad reputation once he was actually enrolled. The class wasn't that hard, he said. I was able to pass all the tests with A's. how to reach us inside News Sports Lifestyles Opinion Arts & Entertainment The reputation surrounding CIS 1200 is enough to make many students reluctant to start the course. Jason Brogly, a freshman undecided major from St. George, said he heard a lot of negative things about the class before he took it. A whole bunch of people told me the class was really tedious and difficult, he said. Rogers said very few students complain to the CIS instructors, but the biggest complaint they hear is that the class is a waste of time. But when I point out the fact that they arent attending a lecture class and how much time they are really spending in the class, then they generally admit that they are not spending qny more time than they do in their lecture classes, Rogers said. z 4 6 9 Dixie State College CareerFinancial Aid Bldg. 225 S 700 E St. George, UT 84770 11 dixiesundixie.edu TV ((C)) DUk Co(er for Media Phone: (435) Fax: (435) Innovation 652-781- 8 656-401- 9 |
