Show I Published by the students of the College of Eastern Utah iiiHicPEBi ligagERvQ UsEE) EricelUtah8450 The old adage of college students getting younger may be reality by Kirsten Christensen news editor dent school district and state to to pursue an early graduation program Each early graduating student would be offered a state scholarship equivalent to of a weighted pupil unit (WPU) or an estimated $300 The school district would be WPU granted another while the state keeps the remaining half The bill has been sent to the House of Representatives for The Utah State Senate passed a bill Monday that would allow qualified high school students to graduate alter the 1 1th grade The bill also granted students approximately $300 in state scholarship money for use at the Utah college of their choice Senate Bill 137 would give financial incentives to the stu early-graduati- onc-quait- cr ng one-quart- er their approval The new bill gives current education legislation a new twist There are already laws requiring high schools to provide early education opportunities for juniors and seniors However Carbon School District Superintendent Ell B Sorenson said these laws cause Carbon School District to lose money The financial portion of the new bill would grant high schools to continue rccciv- - P r 3 ii : i t M iT ( ' f - t ’ 4 i u CEU student Brett Lowe catches air oil a gnarly cornice In the White River area photo by Garth Frandsen air at White River Trailhead Catching Frandsen by Garth staff writer Imagine the incredible rush you gel white doin' what feels like mach III across a windswept ridge Now take it down to 60 as you fly off the drift behind a lone pine tree After about SO feet you finally touch down and exploit the next drift launching your sled ten vertical feet You grin as your riding buddies give you a thumbs up This is the kind of snowmobilcrs share each time they take off on a IJvnurarJi fcJn buiMStfieMMramT ArSuySSSiMdSih the groomed trail I realized why The tops of the b°WU And the snow? The snow was perfect and Deep fluffy snow covered the usual rocks stumps and logs You could go wild without worrying about smackin' stumps which can tum a snowmobile into a treadmill before your inevitable faceoIanL Every ridge and bowl have at least one wicked jump One that sends sleds farther than you tought possible and higher than you really dared to go Acwallylhe flight time is great- - lilcestrad' to yas pbygroand wid mobilcronly has to toe other riders because of the seclusion of the area Its Mce Imvmg a whole ski resort to yourself Without incIlinmcs On a recent trip Bret Lowe and I discov-- hitc River area was virtually untouched there fnsh B yourcRdence about 10 feet loading up uifricc wc tmfcnrf our d While Rrver Irailhcad near Sohte Summit Having is worth every minute nal day k& was so popular But as soon as we hit the end of and pains diminish and you begin lo anticlpale the next weekend of high performance fun of riding time to- - Ih ing one-quart-er of the funding as if the student were still attending high school Sorenson said he feels good about this type of a program Carbon is already "way into that kind of education" he said The Carbon School District high schools already offer concurrent enrollment for seniors allowing students to take college courses while remaining in high school These classes are taught at the high schools by "live" instructors and through a television system that allows instructors on the CEU campus to communicate with students at the high schools Sorenson said he foresees no problems for early graduates to compete with other college students who completed a full 12 grades in high school Students who participate in this type of program "are equal to or greater probably greater in competency" to their peers in college he said On the other hand the state Board of Regents has taken an official stand to strongly oppose the legislation College of Eastern Utah President Michael Petersen Phd said that the Board is concerned about the lack of preparation of students who complete high school programs for doing college level work A large number need remedial help before finishing college courses he said A study completed last week reported the 7 5 percent of high school graduates nationwide were not prepared to do college level math Petersen said The Board feels it is a misplaced bill and the focus should be rai strengthening the curriculum and increasing college opportunities he continued If the legislation does pass Petersen said "I don't think it will significantly change graduating student patterns” CEU already has a small number of early entry students and 1 don't think the $300 incentive will have a dramatic increase on student behavior he said Another concern Brad King CEU director of high school relations pointed out is that students are not eligible for federal financial aide until they are age 18 There could also be a problem for the campus dormitories and the responsibility for students who are under 18 he continued King said that CEU already purchases a list of high school juniors for the purpose of recruiting of new students So the main change for recruiting will be the time frame in which the information is sent to prospective students Lens implant surgery restores student's vision by Anna Murphy two curved loops to support them staff writer within the eye -- they look like contacts with tails These allowed In the winter of 1983 a CEU student was diagnosed as having cataracts He was also told that he was defectively blind in his right eye and within six to eight months he would go blind in his left The doctor told him surgery was needed to remove the cataracts In 1988 Jon Van Wagoner had the lens implants put in his eyes in a surgery The procedure for removing cataracts (cataracts arc when the lens part of the eye becomes cloudy) is called intracapsular technique in which the doctors remove the whole lens of the eye A more advanced technique is extracapsular surgery in which only the cloudy central portion (nucicus and cortex) of the lens is removed and the placement of a lens implant Lens implants consist of polished hard plastic lenses with out-patie- " nt Van Wagoner to have the most natural vision available with a good depth perception andfull peripheral vision (side vision) "Before the implants when I took off my glasses I could not see clearly everything was foggy I could see shadows but not make out what I was looking at" Van (Continued on page 8) |