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Show THE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL· _SOUTH~RN UT.AH UNIVERSITY· TUESDAY, ~EPTEMBER.8, 1998 Cedar City: finding fun in all the right places By VERONICA GARNER SENIOR STAFF WRITER Havasu , or even the Grand Canyon are aUless than a four-hour drive away. For the athletic typ e, Cedar City also has an 18-holc golf course. Cedar Park and Manzan.ita Court offer sand volleybaU pits for an afternoon of fun. The P.E. Building has Welcome back to Cedar City, the heart of southern Utah and your p lace of basketball and racquetball courts, a swimming pool, and tennis. All facilities arc residence for the next year or so. For those who are returning, the thrills and free for student use and are o pen all the time. SUUSA also offers a variety of excitement Ceda r has to offe r is intramural sports. To sign up call overwhelming. Those lost souls w ho 586-7766. arc arriving here for the first time are Not the "outdoorsy" type? New compelled to ask the question, "Wh at this year is the dance cluh , the Cedar is there to do here?" Dance Factory, located o n Main Aside fro m the fact that SUU has a Street. You can enjoy a night of million things for students to do w h ich bowling at Alpine L'lnes, and even detract them from doing homework, play a game of Cosmic Bowling on there arc a plethora of options around Friday and Saturday nights. the town as well. Not in the mood to -d o anything Despite the general fi rst impression , physical? Cedar City lbs cwo mo,·ie Cedar City is full of several things t9 theatres offering the l:i1cs1 releases. do, fro m a variety of restaurants to Fiddler's Theatre has six screens; student activities co h iking in the Cedar Theatre has [\VO . There arc nearby mountains to visiting the local also matinee showings on the shopping metrop olis. wc~kc nd Jor a lower price, which is For chose w ho prefer to eat out .thelpful to many starving college rather than stock the cupboards and students. cook for chcmselvcs. Cedar City has If you've read this list and still more than 40 diffe rent eating haven't any activities,which appeal establishments co calm any craving. LO you, look no furth er than here on From fast food to fin e dining, SUU campus. All home athletic events arc students can receive discounts at many • :.! free for students to attend and arc Cedar City resta urants, such as the ~ very fun and exciting. Brickho use Cafe, which offers a 5 The SUU theatre arts department 10pcrccnl discount to students. ~ provides many productions and After satisfying the ir h unger, students ~ even cs throughout the year as well as may find themselves in the mood fo r 3 student talent and dance programs. some recreation. Cedar City is ~ Curtain time for all evening theatre stratcgicalJy located near many 2-and dance perfo rman ces is 7:30 pm. Au tumn Ca rril1...1g_t_o_ 11,-a--=f,=--e-s.:.:: ll~113;. 1c.--11.. ;1p"'",.:.::.o::...n_1LD_e_1_e,_ t, 1, _U_t_ a h__, -b-uy_s_ a_c_op - -~ o-i f_t_h_e _n_e_w_ly_r_el_.e1.1t1useLc..1 l .......J SU USA and l he Student Ace ivitics recreational treasures. Zion Nntional Park is just 45 minutes fro m Cedar, and Titan ic f rom Il olly wood Video. Students at SUV sp end a lot off ree time watching Office also provide many on-campus holds fa ntastic hiking and scenic movies to escape bored om. events such as comedians in the opportunities. Starlight Cafe, school dances, For those who ski o r snow hoard , homecoming events, Welcome Brian Head and Elk Meadows ski resorts arc less than an hour away. Wec k, and other activities which arc always posted o n the hack page of this · There ·arc also shuttle services to accommodate students without vehicles. Also newspaper. nearby is Quail Lake, for those who may enjoy an afternoon swim, or Red Cliffs, a So if you're bored an d feel that Cedar is too little to p rovide any exc itement-fear very pop ular hiking s pot for many SUU students. For the adventurers, lake Powell, not, there ls always so mething to do here. Clubs want yoUr inVolvement Semesters in . By LISA DAWN PERRY JOURNAL STAFF WRITER resident and accounting major Carrie Brown. "By becoming involved with my club (Best Buddies), I felt like I was able to learn so much more about other "Get involved " is the invitation extended to all SUU. people's lives and challenges," Lehi native Heather students from Director of Clubs and Organizations, Lund, sophomore , added . . Jennifer Hemme. "Invo lve ment will undoubted ly Best Buddies is a club focused on serving the needs enrich the st udents college career," Hemme added. At of mentally and physically disabled people. "Best the Club Fair held d uring the fi rst week of classes, Buddies allowed me to look at others and realize the ~ -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - ~ good that's within them ," the st udents were _given the opportunity to explore some elementary education major the various clubs and added. organizations offered on S The clubs and organizations campus. at SUU are regulated by Ranging from art to SUUSA and Alex Herzog, SUU agriculture to lacrosse, many director of student activities. fac ets of student interest w ere Herzog said that represented at the informal /I , representatives fro m each club meet to discuss policy gathering held on the P.E. Lawn. Each club representative Sa/ issues and training. The offered students information / • meetings are held to ensu re that all of the c1ubs are "o n on how and w hy to get involved. "Clubs help you mee t the same page," Herzog said. people and get out of your In order to be considered in comfort zone," said junio r good standing, club Camic Bartholomew, spirit representatives must atte nd 90 percent of the meetings. director for SUUSA. Herwg said that meeting attendance allows clubs and Representing "Thundcrherd ," the student s p irit club, the Brigham City, Utah , native added, "it's a great organizations to be aware of student issues. A complete listing of the various clubs and place to get crazy and no t care." Other ben efi ts of joining cluhs on campus was organ izalions is available on campus fo r those reflected in comments made by students at che interested. Students may contact Hemme at 586-7 766 or 559- 1069 or visit the SU USA offi ces in the Sharwan gathering. "Being involved in the Accounting Club motivates me to do my ho mework ,'' said Cedar City Smith Center. 'C/Ub he/p YOU meet people and get QUt Qf your com-'ort zone ' 'd CamJe · Bartha omew, spirit director for SUUSA. '"· --------------------- . ~ -- . full swing now (co 11tinuedfro m p age 3) An example taken from the Quarte rs to Semesters information brochure helps explain the semester conversion costs. "Consider the cost of taking one credit pe r term . On the quarter calendar, it costs $75 p er credit ho ur t hree times each year. On the semester system it wo uld cost you approximately $112.50 per c redit ho ur two times during the year. These costs arc essentially equal ($75 x 3 = $22 5 VS . $1 12.50 x 2 = $225) . "The length of time it takes to earn that credit is not relevant,'it's t he credit earned that is rclavent," Barker said. "Sure that large s um of money seems harsh w hen being paid all at once on ly twice a year, but if students do the long term math , they w ill see there is not much of a difference." Barker also stated that this conversion isn' t just affecting education senio rs, hut senio rs all across campus who may have had just 10 hours remaining to graduate . "They have to pay tuition just the sa me as anyone else, whether freshman o r senior. Credit is credit, and thal is what you pay for," he said. Other problems have arisen w ith the application of c redit fo r transfer students . According to physical science department chair Richard Dotson, "Students just arcn·c planning ahead . H's causing many departments h eadaches, no t just ours." . . - .. - . - -·- -. -- .. ---- . -... . ~ ... |