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Show ,' V . 7 - . '• SeeB4 for full revie THE COLLEGE TIMES THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE OF UTAH VALLEY STATE MONDAY, MARCH 31,2008 VOLUME XXXVII-NO. 26 U VCOLLEG ETIMES. COM Access the most recent UVSC news online 24/7. Spencer Shell Wolverine awards Exceptional wolverines get proper recognition at achievement awards. Just blowing smoke Put that in your pipe and smoke it. H\ory w a r along with a tuition payment conies the additional, not-so-clieap charge ot' For the :00S-2Ul>) school year, student tees come in at S2S2 tor all students enrolled in 7 or more credits -an increase of S1S o\ er this \ c a r \ S2(>4. With l : \'SC"s current head count at 21,-i.M), llrat makes tor total student tees amounting in the millions ot dollars. Where docs all o( that nuMiev L'O, and who decides u hat to do with it? The responsibility ot' breaking down the tees goes to student go\ eminent. •"Student K v s atv decided by the UXVSA council," said lrcNor Tooke, School Spirit Chair and next \ ear's L'Accume VP. "We ha\c a couple o[' piVNcnlcrs that come in dining our council hours oil I'huisda\. The\ piescut tor l.S minutes and can hriiK' in an\ kind ot tacts, numbers or handouts. T h i o u g h ^M d i s e u s - ^P^_ C w i t h ^ V them, with ^k the advisors, and with the 25 students on council, we look at past wars, the current \car, the needs, and then our budget." See Student fees increase ri FEES'A3 for tlw OS-09 school vear DJV..- I [-:] / Collc-gy Tim-.'i sxc.hu King of California Arnold may be the govenor, but he isn't the king. On-the-go Sports editor Ben Webster talks about life on the road for student athletes. Master's in education approved by State Board Sarah Brimhall The Utah State Board of Regents unanimously approved the first master's degree for UVU on March 21. a significant milestone for the transition into university status on July I. The Dean of UVSCs School of Education. Briant Farnsworth, said ihe master's program has been underway for several years. The master's curriculum was reviewed by the Board and will begin in Fall semester. Approximately 105 students have expressed interest in the master's program in the last year, but only 20-30 will be accepted, as this is. Us first semester. Tuition and fee rates have been approved by the Board at $220 per credit hour. Several classes through the master's program will be available to take online. The college currently offers bachelor's deerees in Elementary and Secondary education as well as Special Education. The degree is intended to support education locally, mainly in meeting the needs of Utah's rapidly growing population. "In anticipating this degree in UVSCs future, we had discussions with the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) and all the institutions within USHE to find their recommendations, in addition to having conversations with our local school systems to discover their needs in regards to educators," Farnsworth said. K»n Hoglund / College Times President Sederburg. President Sederburg named CEO of the Year Photos by Ken Hoglund / College Times ROTC college students from the entire state of Utah spent March 27-29 at Camp Williams to do final training before a six week summer camp. Cadets are judged on their leadership skills and reaction to situations given to them during missions. Britnee Nguyen Army Field Training Exercise prepares leaders ROTC students complete missions in final training before summer camp Jennie NichoMs The bitter morning winds on Friday, March 28, were not cold enough to stifle the excitement of ROTC students from all over the state. Army FTX (Field Training Exercise) kicked off in the early morning hours as early as 3 a.m. for some cadets. The morning started with a ride in an army Blackhawk helicopter that transported the training cadets to the lines where they would perform drills and missions to prepare them for actual military action. missions to gain more leadThis set of training is ership training. especially important to stu"There are some sexy dents currently in their ju- jobs in the military, but not nior year of ROTC training everyone can fly helicopters because the missions they or work in the infantry," performed were evaluated said army ROTC recruiter to determine what leader- Kevin Boughton. The juship skills these cadets niors are graded on how have attained, and this as- well they handle their leadsessment will affect their ership responsibilities, and job placement after college getting high scores, such as graduation. This is the final an "excellent," will serve training session the juniors them well after graduation. will be a part of before they Grading is based on how efleave for summer camp. The fectively the cadet in charge summer camp is six weeks executes the plan, the degree long, and ROTC students to which the leader commuwill be placed in camps all nicates with the team, and over the country to perform the management skills em- ployed - not whether the mission is a success. Senior students serve as mentors to help the junior level students make it through the challenges of leading the missions. Missions presented to the cadets last 100 minutes. Cadets are expected to react to enemy forces in these drills to protect civilians and to react to attacks. These missions are planned to be as realistic as possible in hopes of accurately preparing the cadets for military action. Student participants came from all the colleges and universities in the state, k topping off at 240 students in attendance. UVSCs ROTC currently has about 65 students enrolled and sent approximately 30 juniors and seniors to this session of FTX. The ROTC program focuses on students that know they will be serving in the military as an officer. Leadership is the main focus, an effort to get these cadets ready for whatever conies their way. Once ROTC contracts with a new cadet, money is given to the student for school and other school-related expenses. UVSCs President William A. Sederburg was selected as CEO of the Year along with seven other recipients awarded from the Utah Business Magazine. He was named CEO of the Year in the government sector. "We were looking for business leaders or CEOs that had something in the past year that significantly helped the business community," said Jacob Moon, managing editor for Utah Business Magazine, in a press release. "Sederburg has been instrumental in bringing UVSC to the next level-UVU." The magazine selects the annual recipients from nominations of business professionals in the community. They look for those who See CEO • A3 |