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Show Students leam skills in greenhollse class· By MELIS A RUGG JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Do you kill every plant you look at? Have you been banned from watering your roommate 's fem? Perhaps you hould con ider taking the greenbou e practicum. The class focuses on " tudying the basics of horticulture," aid James M. Crouch, greenhou ·e operations manager. He added lhal tu.dent learn about how to take car of plants, fertilizers, pest control, disea e and bow to take cutting from a plant. Cutting is , in essence, taking a part of a plant and growing an identical plant from that piece. Crouch said chat the cla i a "ha ic course, not a real rigorou course." The practicum is made up of two cla e , BJOL 3710 and 3720. One cour e i a lab and the other a lecture cla . Each class is one credit and mu t be taken simultaneously. There are no prerequt 1te for either of the e cour es. Crouch aid that many tudent cake it for fun. He al o aid that everything learned in the clas "can apply for our own per ona] use. " Every year there are 40,000-50,000 plants tran planted throughout the campu . The e all tart in the greenhou e by the students in the practicum. tu.dent ha e the opportunity to grow a plane from a seed, and follow it through until they transplant ic into the ground. The greenhou e al o provides plants for variou activities. ome activitie which u ·e ll greenhouse plant include the Waukeenyan Revue and Convocations . Professor al o· u e the greenhouse for lab purpo e . Although the ba ics are the ame 0 whether one take the practicum in fall .:i or spring, the empha is i different. In ~ the fall class, the emphasis is on perennial plants, while the spring clas ~ focu e on annual plants. SUU's greenhouse, located in the southe(lSt corner of campus. · g 8 g .. i National Alcohol Screening Day Enleriti scholarship offered sponsors fa ae a tests Returning juniors and senior arc The scholarship will be awarded By VERONICA GARNER EN10R STAFF WRITER One in 13 adults in the nited tate has an a'lcohol use disorder, whether dependence or ahu e, according to experts in the field . The age group of 18-21 year-0lds in the nited tates have the highest rate of heavy alcohol con umption. Are you drinking too mu h? As part of National Alcohol Awarene month, today has been declared National Alcohol creening Day. Thi program, whlch started eight year ago, is offered to help assess if there truly i a problem. "This is ro help people gain awarene , ro help discover if they have a problem with alcohol, and help them through it," aid Tia Ragona, a primary coun elor at the Horizon Hou e. Between the hours of 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the Horizon House will be offering free and anonymou creen.ing to all who wi h to undergo elf.a e sment. "The screening con i ts of a elfa cs ment urvey, con ultation with a coun elor, and information and referral will be made, based on the evaluation re ult ," aid Ragona . The main thing Ragon-a stres ed was chat if you feel that you, a family member, or close friend is having a problem with alcohol, it is important to come in and have a crcening session done . "You can't remedy a problem unles you know it exists," he aid. Horizon Hou e is located at 54 North, 200 Ea c in Cedar City. For more information, call 586-2515. 'Parents Week' coming up however, must state how many of their At 6 p.m. April 23, the first Parents Weekend held here in many years will students will be coming when they begin. RSVP. The "parent survival kit," aid Char Gilbreth, weekends special Gilbreth, a junior family and con umer events director, said that she believe cience major from Las Vega , ev., is that this activity will become an annual omc information about the chool and event. The weekend includes a ome discount that can be used while presentation of How to Succeed in they are in Cedar. Business Without Even Trying, by the ilbreth aid that thi has been theatre arts department; a brunch in che attem peed jn the past, but there wa n 't Starlight room with President teven D. enough interest to go ahead with it. Bennion, Vice President terling R. 'Thi year, though, there have been Church, and other honored guests; a more than 30 re ervations made. campus rour pre ented by the Letter were mailed to the parents of Presidential Amba ador ; and the tho e ·tudent living within the major Thunderbird award . citic of Utah and Las Vega . The co t for this weekend is $1; a tudenc who feel that their parent parent. Price includes all the activicic , a would be intcre ·red .and did not receive "parent urvival kit, " and a weekend a letter are. encouraged to speak to T- birt. tudents can accompany their Gilbreth in the SU A office, or call and parents free, including the play. Parent , leave a mes age for her at 586-7766. invited to apply for the Emeriti Endowment cholar hip. The choJar hip endowment is funded hy an initial amount donated by the S Emeriti Association. The Emeriti are retired faculty members who, becau e of their long service to the institution, arc afforded Emeriti tarus. The cholar hip provides full tuition and fees for one academic year. based on the needs of the tudent and grade point average . Students intere ted in applying must have a grade point average of at least 3.0. Applications for the scholarship are available at Marlynn Smith's office located in ·che Admission office in the Sharwan Smith Center. Interested tudents must apply by Friday, April 30. Rodeo club goes to Buck-a-thon UU' Rodeo Club will be competing at the 9th Annual Buck-a-thon being held this weekend, April 9-10, at the Dixie Convention Center located at 1835 Convention Center Drive, in t. George. The cbw.e s open at 7 p .m. both nights. The Buck-a-thon is spon ored by Diamond G Rodeo and will feature 20 bulls, 10 saddle broncs, munon busting and 10 bare back riders. The Rodeo Club is one of UU 's most prominent clubs and is advised by Jean Reeve , as ociate professor in the physical education department. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased by contacting the Dixie Box Office at (435) 628-7003 or toll-free at l· 80()..748-5011. Sorority. event helps breast cancer fund The Zeta Tau Alpha sorority is ho ting its annual Spikefe t volleyball fund-rai er tournament aturday, April 24 . All intere ted parties are encouraged to enter a team of four or more people, aid Dawn Boyd, pikefesc chairwoman . There is a $30 regi tration fee if reams are registered in advance and a $45 fee if teams are registered the day of the tournament, aid Boyd. All proceeds benefit the Susan G. Coleman Brea t Cancer Foundation. ''The foundation is the major philanthropy of Zeta Tau Alpha. It i a nationwide foundation which rai e funds for breast cancer re earch and awa.reness," said Boyd. A ~blc will he ct up in the Sharwan mith Center for preregi tration he.tween April l 2 and 23. The tournament will take place on the PE lawn and prizes will be awarded to the top teams. YEach team member will receive a T-shirt. There will al o he soda and water as well as a DJ ," said Boyd . • \' |