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Show THE NIVERSITY JO RNAl • OUTHERN UTAH IVER lTY • MONDAY, MAR HI, 1999 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-=-~~~~- T~raec&™1IF>fil§ 0 ~ ·PAAL devices aren't often used on campus Only three checked out since beginning of spring semester By JA EN A AY JO RNAL TAFF WRrfER students are not using the Per onaJ Attack Alarm, or PAAL, made available at the Gerald R. Sherratt library, according to taff members. The PAAL is a small device that can be clipped on to clothing and bags, or just held in one' hand. When it i activated, it makes a loud noise and flashes a light to scare off an attacker and attract attention. The PAAL ha been availahle to tuden for four years. Julie tevenson, circulation coordinator at the library, aid that there have been very few PAALs u ed, and that use ha decrea ed since the fall . "Only three have heen checked out since the beginning of the spring semester," aid tevenson. ' he aid that toward the end of lase cmc cer, more tudcnt checked out a P AL because they were al the library late, studying and preparing for fi nal . Now, ay, tevenson, tudent are not taying as late, so they do not nee.cl to u e the PAAL. . Another po sible rea on the PAAL has become less popular is that tudents feel the campus is already safe. There are the blue emergency phone on campus, and tudents often u e the huddy system. "The PAAL i. not a priority," aid teven on. Valerie Vincent, a junior communication major from Parowan, Utah, is one of the few student who u cs the PAAL " I check one out when I walk home a · a safety precaution,~ she explained. "You can never he too cautious. Cedar City is a pretty safe place, hut you never know what could happen ," she aid. Currently, there have h en no reports of a PAAL hcing u ed to deter an on-campu att.ack. To ohtain a PAAL at the library, all a tudcnt needs is hi or her tudent ID card. The Personal Attack Alarm, or PAAL, can be checked o ut from the (,'era ld R. Sherratt Library with a student ID. llowever, few students have used the safety devices this semester, according to a campus library staffer. Communication department on losing end of SUUSA bill Dy MELISS R GG JOURNAL TAFF~ RITER ' hould the cxL ting UUS S nate he responsible for hill pa ·sed by a previous senate on which no action ha. been taken? For the communication deparlment this is a valid que tion . La t March hill number 031 -98 pa ·sed through the senate . It entailed the allocation of $2,600 for the purchase of a high-end computer for the advertising and public relations lab. ll included 1,500 from the enate, and I , I 00 from former U A President Steve Allen 's , 1997-98 S hudget. The communication department ha yet to receive the money. Rustin Jacobsen , current SU SA controller, said chat the crisi is due to a communication problem. "There is. no paperwork on the tudent level, n aid Jacob en , ah ut what action was taken after the hill was passed. There arc two possible reason for the mi -up. First, Katie Clifford, the Business, Technology, and Communication enator who sponsored the hill last year, might not have taken it to the controller. The other po ihility is that with the change in government it was imply overlooked, Clifford i currently serving an LO mission in , witzerland and was unavailable for comment. Nate Wilkey, U 'A academic vice pre ident, said that Clifford might not have been properly trained about what to do after a hill had pas ed, since she came into the senate midyear. The quc tion remains though, should the communication department uffe r for the oversighl of tudents? nlike other husines e , the university's fiscal year ends ometime in the summer, said Wilkey. Then , all leftover money is put into a "fund balance" ac ount. This i where the funding that should have hecn received hy the ommunication department went ac the end of the '98 school year. Kyle ase, a senior communication major who has heen working to try to get this money for the communication department was told a ne hill mu ' l he pa sed through this year's senate. a. e. aid, however, that he should not have to he re ponsihle for presenting a new hill, which may not pa through the current enate, when the hill has air ady pas ed. Treion Mueller, A president, al o aid that he would be willing to upport the project with funding from his budget, although he could not contrihutc as much as AIJen had promi ed. There is still debate over the paym nt of thi hill , while the communication department continues to wait for the funding granted to them la t year. RA applications open for 1999-2000 school year 'The RA serves one of the most comprehensive roles in the student services division,' says director of housing By BETH • AND Z JO RNAL STAFF WRITER the ·tudencs of his or her residence hall. In addition to heing a helper, an administrator, and an educator, the re ident advi er is al o a friend, aid Application will soon be available for the po itions Manzanita Court Hall Director Louise Elison of re ident adviser for the 1999-200 ea on. "Being a re ·ident adviser is a chance to make a Resident advi er , or RA , receive free room and difference in your life and the life of other . There board and a bi-weekly -paycheck. have been many people that I met during my three "The financial compe ation I fair, hue you cannot years as a RA who have really touched my life, " Elison put a price rng on the friendships and experiences aid. gained from heing an RA ," aid cote Bennett, a senior "Helping other ·, knowing that you are an active communication major. part in so many lives-it's a great feeling," Bennett Jane Halladay, office manager and chair of the hiring said. committee, aid that the RAs ' primary responsibiJity is . Application may he picked up in the Hou ing and to the re ident of univer icy hou ing. Residence Life Office, in the main lobby of Juniper "An RA i a full-time student who is available to Hall, after March 4. help, to understand, and to answer question for the Halladay said that there will be orientation session re idents of SUU housing," she said. The first meeting will be on March 2 at 4 p .m. The Halladay aid that resident advisers have many second wiU be on March 4 at 6 p .m . responsibilities. These include management functions, "It i advisable that applicants attend one of the such a perfonning hall check-ins and check-out , orientation meetings to develop a better facilitating room change , and reporting violations of understanding of the resident adviser position, " hou ing policy. Halladay said. Halladay said that the adviser is al o required to The meetings will he held in the Juniper Hall Lobby arrange programs and activities to be p resented to and will last ahout 30 minutes. Applications are due hy 4:30 p .m. on March 2 and may be left at the Housing and Re idencc Life Office. Halladay said that the application process is detailed. Interview will be held March 29-April 2. The hou ·ing office will contact applicant to chcdule interview (ime . Halladay said that students must undergo an extensive training program after heing cho en as resident advi er . "They will he required to attend a day-long spring training session, te ntatively scheduled for April 24, and a 10-12 day training sc sion prior lO fall emescer," she said. "The RA serves one of the mo t comprehens ive roles in lhe student ~ervices division ," said Director of Housing euman Quncan . "Although ·t he joh is not ea y, the RA fills the unique roll a a teacher and leader and friend that few students are privileged to experience." "This can be a great opportunity for you to learn, grow and experience re pon ihility in a work situation. If you enjoy working w ith others, serving as a role model, coun eling and teaching, aloni with your mo t important re ponsihility of hcing a tudcnt, thi may be the job for you," he said. . I. |