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Show • SUU PREVIEW 1993 • PAGE 3 Convocations add spice SU's Convocation Series is a student's touch with the outside world and beyond. The series provides lectures on a diversity of topics free of charge to students and the community. Credit is also available for the series, with no homework or tests. The class is ARLE 201, and the one credit per quarter it provides is obtained on a pass-fail basis by attending the weekly Thursday, 11 a.m. lectures and a sampling of other programs provided by the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, Cedar City Music Arts, SUU music department and the SU theatre department. The lectures usually draw in crowds of about 600 students and community members, and some people travel from as far away as Las Vegas to see programs. The lectures are given by professionals in the fields of media, politics, science, humanities, business, government, and the arts. SUU recently started an honors course that correlates with the Convocation Lecture series, Contemporary Issues 301 and 401. Convocation speakers meet with the honors students after the lectures, offering a continuation of dialogue, according to Lana Johnson, director of special projects. ''The course is offered to students to provide an in-depth exploration of contemporary issues, with emphasis on development of critical thinking and synthesis of information," Johnson said. According to Matt Nickerson, who coordinates the course, the curriculum consists of intensive writing and reading. "Students will be assigned a lot of reading, National AIDS Council Chair Mary Fisher was among last year's Conoocation guests. mostly current," he said. "They will also have essays in class along with usually two other larger assignments during the quarter." The honors course changes themes every quarter to offer in-depth discussions of diverse topics throughout the year, and the focus of the contemporary issues class interfaces with the focus of Convocations. Some themes of the class last year focused on surviving in a technological age, the Columbus debate, and sports in American culture. Fall quarter's theme is the cultures of eastern countries. "We have a lot to learn from eastern cultures," Johnson says. "A lot of what makes those cultures successful is based on 2500-yearold traditions from eastern countries such as Tibet, India, China and Japan." The fall lecture series will also correlate with an international week during November, titled, ''Japan: Ancient Traditions in a Modem World." Convocations will have about three speakers addressing eastern traditions. The rest will concentrate on a variety of issues. Johnson says she is hoping to get Li Lu as one speaker. He was a co-instigator of the Tiananmen Square riots, and can offer, Johnson says, "a contemporary view of the philosophical, traditional attitudes of China and how they contributed to the conflict in that country." Some of last year's speakers included B. Gentry Lee, the producer of Cosmos, John Grinder, co-founder of Neuro Linguistic Programming, William Glasser, author of Reality Therapy and Mary Fisher, who replaced Magic Johnson on the AIDS Council. SUU's Bookstore has much more than just books At the mere mention of the words "campus With the ever increasing numbers of students bookstore," thoughts of tall shelves filled with coming to campus, occasionally a text will sell out volumes of thousand-page textbooks may run before everyone has a chance to grab a copy. You rampant through one's mind. At the SUU Bookstore, don't have to drop out of the class; just try the there are textbooks, of course, but there's a lot more, Bookstore's Guaranteed Text Program. Pre-pay for too. the textbook when you order it, and the Bookstore The Bookstore is a one-stop shopping trip. You can will guarantee photocopies of the assigned chapters find materials for classes such as notepaper, Scantron until1our copy of the text arrives. You'll have no test sheets, art supplies, notebooks and computer disks. They also sell trade books, regular paperback books and religious books as well. When it's time to relax from the pressure of classes, you can pick up a magazine, a candy bar and a soda. The Bookstore even sells blow dryers, tis ues and personal hygiene products. When friends or family visit campus, they can buy souvenir hats, sweatshirts, mugs and other campus memorabilia. They can also purchase Shakespeare gift items, as the Bookstore works closely with the Utah Shakespeare.!1,0 Festival. Is it your friend's birthday or do you just want to say "hi" to someone? Cleek out the Bookstore's complete line of greeting cards. You'll be able to find the card that says exactly what you want to say. The store also carries a variety of gift items for special occasions or just to make someone feel special. SUU's Bookstore has a wuk mriet, of Thunderbird apparel. problem keeping up with the class assignments. At the end of the quarter, there's no need to keep your textbook on "Underwater Basket Weaving." Sell it back at the Bookstore's Buyback Window. Used textbooks are a premium and the Bookstore is happy to get them back. In addition to the regular merchandise, there are a variety of services available to students. The Bookstore has a copy machine and a FAX for student use. When you need to bind a research paper, try the First Impression binding system to give your report that professional edge. There is also a Merlin labeling machine to create labels for shelves, notebooks or whatever you need a label for. Helpful, friendly staff can assist you with these services. The staff can also assist you with computer needs. A computer is one of the most valuable tools you can have at school and the Bookstore sells IBM or Macintosh computers at special educational discounts. They also stock popular computer software at bargain prices. You can purchase paper, disks, mouse pads, or disk holders there, as well. Special orders are no problem. The store's motto is, ''We aim to please. Ii something is available, we'll order it for you," says Ope.r ations Manager Sherri Batt. To facilitate orders, credit cards such as Mastercard, VISA, and Discover are accepted. Be sure to check out the Bookstore. You may never need to visit another place. I' |