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Show - ",;. · .... THE THUNDERBIRD • SOUfHFRN lJfAH UNIVERSilY • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1992 • PAGE 3 Senate hears first request BY JENNIFER MORLEY ThundeTbird Associate Editor ~ il 8"' u i.::<. Sc~nce SenatoTS Kim Robinson, Nanc, FTance and Stephanie Basick discuss their plans {OT' a senate special project concerning course listings {OT' science majors. Rock the Vote registers 7 31 SUU students BY CHERIS TUCKER Thl4nderbird Edit.OT' According to Bonnie Hennefer, SUUSA senator, 731 students registered to vote during the Rocle the Vote program at SUU. "W e really didn't expect that good of a response," she said. • And it absolutely would not have been possible without the help of all the clubs who volunteered to set up the booths and sit at them. The help was really appreciated,"she said. Hennefer added that when the election draws near SUUSA will start up the Rocle the Vote slogan again. "This time we will put up posters and have information of where students can go to vote," she said. "I really hope that srudents will vote, we can make a great difference," she added. Rocle the Vore is an MlV-sponsored attempt to get young adults in the 18-24 age category to vote SUUSA brought the program to SUU Thursday, Friday, Monday and T uesday with booths that offered students the chance to register to vote or the forms to receive an absentee ballot Different clubs and organizations sat at the booths, which often had lines of registering students and faculty. Ac.cording to Jeff Hadloclc. SUUSA special projects director, several times the booths ran out of registration forms and they had to go to Parowan to get more. Students who missed the Rock the Vore booths can still register until Oct. 29 by calling the Iron County Clerk's office. ON CAMPUS • FLU SEASON IS COMING According to Kay Messerly, director SUU Student Health Services, immunizations are available weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Manzanita C l . Influenza is a viral infection of the nose, throat, bronchial rubes and lungs that can make someone of any age ill, says Messerly. Symptoms include fever, chills, cough and aching in one's back, arms and legs for three to five days. The vacx:ine is recommended for college srudents and those in school, since an outbreak would cause major disruptions of school activities. It is also recommended for people whose health is not in good shape, such as elderly and those who have chronic diseases, as well as care providers. • DEBATERS EXCEL SUU's foren sics squad placed extremely well in its first meet at the University of Utah Scrimmage. With limited preparation time and many new members, SU debarers were pitted against teams who had had extcnsive preparation, says Marta Walz, assistant direcror of forensics. However, SUU ream members still made a strong showing in the tournament, one of the largest in the West with over 25 colleges and universities competing. The SUU ream is scheduled to compere at eight of the 10 largest tournaments in the nation during fall quarrer, Walz noted. Team members include reruming varsity squad vererans. 13 SUUSA Senators heard their first funding request of the year and discussed senate special projects during their Tuesday meeting. According to Sen. Steve Chamberlain, the idea of restricting juniors and senio rs from taking l 00 level classes was discussed during the Dean's Council meeting on Mo nday. "It was brought up and quiclcly shot down but it could happen in the future," C hamberlain said. Also discussed was the possibility of waiving the ruitio n and lab fees of students who are sons o r daughters of SU professors. No decisio ns were made concerning either of these issues. Senators have decided that rather than each individual senator do ing a special project, the senators from each school will wo rk together and do a combined special project. Educatio n senators have planned two projects, according to C hamberlain . The fi.rst is putting together a peer counseling course, which would entail junio rs and senio rs helping incoming freshmen register for classes and plan their courses fo r their e ntire college career. The second wo uld be a course listing to add to the SUU course catalog. This listing would outline which classes education majors and minors need in order to graduate, said C hamberlain. According to Sen. Sasha Vo lkov, Arts a nd Letters senators plan to create a survey to give to students at the end of each quarrer which would allow them to rate their professors. These surveys would be similar to teacher evaluatio ns, the major difference being that the results would be published, Volkov said. Business, Communication and Techno logy senato rs plan to come up with ways to help departments within their school raise funds to buy mo re modem equipment, according to Sen . Do n Brinkerhoff. "Departments such as the technology department are constantly havi ng to buy new equipment to keep up with the times and they do n' t have the funding," Brinkerhoff said. Sen. Kim Robinson said that senato rs from the school of Science plan to do a course listing for science majors and mino rs similar to the educatio n senators' project. Also, as sort of a mini-project, science senators are going to enlist people to help move equi pment from the old science building to the new Science Center. Finally, senators heard a request from the Biology T caching Methods class for $ 1,852.75 to attend the National Association of Biology T eachers' (NABTI natio nal convention in Denver, Colorado. Accordi ng to Sen. Stephanie Bersick, the bill's sponsor, the NABT convention occurs o nly o nce a year and it provides a way to learn the newest and best methods of teaching. The students who attend this conventio n will meet many people whose reputatio ns will be of immense value to their fi.nding a jo b in the fun.ire and will gain early membership to the NABT, Bersick said. Republicans, Democrats form political clubs on SU campus BY BROOKLYN BUNKER Th"ndcbird Staff Writer With the presidential election drawing nearer and nearer, the political groups on campus have begun their involvement in supporting their candidares. Both the Campus Democrats and the College Republicans held their preliminary meetings recently, and both are anxious to get the ball rolling. "There is more political interest than ever. It's a great thing to see so many people involved in the democratic process," said David Nuffer, candidate for stare senate, to the first meeting of the Campus Democrats. The meeting was a preliminary gathering to select officers and plan activities, as well as to air views o n various dilemmas and issues. The group, advised by faculty member Jim Aton, experienced a rumout that was much larger than expected. There were approximately 28 srudents and 18 faculty in attendance. Jim Case, candidate for Iron County Commissioner, addressed the group. He spoke of his early associations with politics and stressed the value of getting involved. • Around here getting involved is important," he said, "especially since there are so few Democrats." Nuffer also spoke to the group, emphasizing the importance of a two-party system. "Having the right to vote is meaningless unless there is a choice," he stated. Nuffer also mentioned the need for effective representation, in that "the Democrats are totally out leveraged and outnu mbered by the Republican party." Following the speakers, there was an o pen question-and-answer forum. Members of the group asked the candidares questions dealing with toxic waste, population growth, jobs, abortion and money in the school district. Also, the group planned an election-night party and discussed ideas for future meetings. The next meeting will be held October 16 at 5:30, convening in room 227 of the Ccntrum. Students interested in becoming involved with the campus Democrats should contact membership officer Jessica Brow at 586-5581 . The college Republicans also held their first meeting recently and will continue to meet o n Thursdays at 5 p.m. in the Student Center living room . Approximately 20 studen ts gathered in the srudent living room to discuss organization of the club and to voice opinio ns to the group. The srudents heard from Met Johnson, who is a former srudent body president of SU and serves as stare representative. Johnson complimented the students for being involved, saying: "There is no challenge for tomorrow without questions for today." He then answered questions, covering such issues as Ross Perot1s role in the election, accuracy of polls, Dan Quayles's political standing, the deficit, taxes and George Bush's campaign strategy. "Stay as involved as you arc," he advised. "We must take care of our political legacy, and leave it to those behind us." The group discussed ideas for the promotion of the college Republicans and began to plan events. Besides participating in the u pcoming Homeooming parade, the students want to set up debates and will try to promote general political knowledge through various activities. Anyone who is interested in joining the college Republicans should contact Stacee Yardley at 586-71 7 3 or Jason Damron at 5864170. ,. |