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Show Skepticism prevails Happy Holidays! The discontinuation of women's research programs at BYU provides a stark contrast to UVLTs newest proposal. .. ; Check out the V for gift guides, < recipes, party planning and tips for staying warm this winter. ^ Add some color 1 your ho season § » JEFF MATHEWSON • runs through Dec. News writer JAYARCANSALIN/UVU REVIEW Poinsettes are available for purchase in pink, red and white. Have you been looking for a way to add a little ecofriendiy Christmas cheer to your apartment? Or maybe you've been stressing out, wondering how you will celebrate the country's National Poinsettia Day on Dec. 12? Well, look no further than the USU/ UVU Horticulture Program's annual poinsettia sale. The sale, which 15, will feature a variety of beautiful poinsettia plants grown by the Horticulture students. .Ranging in three different colors (pink, red, white) as well as having many different sizes and decorative pot holders, the poinsettias grown on campus are a surefire way to bring the holiday spirit to even the s'Scroogiest" of Scrooges. The poinsettias are on full display ready for purchase (cash or checks only) in the teaching greenhouse located directly behind Parking Services on the east side of campus. Students, teachers, and Yuletiders alike will want to stop by the greenhouse to snatch up some of these festive plants and support the Horticulture program. For more information on the poinsettia saleorUSU/UVU Horticulture program, please contact Michael Caron at caronmi@uvu.edu Arabic course not to be taught again until Fall 2010 I JASON UDY ; 5 ^ ; "News 'writer" The Political Science Department offers an Arabic Culture and Language course (POLS 420R) taught by several faculty members from Middle Eastern or Islamic countries. More than 40 students signed a petition asking for the class. The course was officially available two days before the Fall 2009 semester started and it was filled before the first day of class. Students currently in the class have already learned the Arabic alphabet and some vocabulary. The Arabic alphabet has 32 characters and six sounds not found in the English language. The Arabic Culture and Language course will be taught again before the study abroad program in before 1 left they asked for the Middle East which a letter of recommendation is projected for sumand so I [provided one.]" mer 2011. The projected Hamblin thought it program will include a was a long shot for the seven-week tour of Jordan, Alhammashi family to Israel and .Syria. • come to the U.S., but in The current course is January she received a call funded by a special grant. from the U.N. asking her "If the departments if she was serious about recognize a need, and are sponsoring them. She was willing to meet that need, surprised by the call, but the class will be continuassured them that she was ous," said Dr. Laura Ham- indeed serious. The family blin, an English professor. shortly thereafter arrived Currently Ali Alhamin the U.S. and lived with mashi teaches the language her for one month before part of the course. Hamthey found a place of their blin met Ali Alhammashi own in Salt Lake City. and his wife Salima when Any students interested she traveled to the Middle .in the Arabic Culture and East to gather the oral language class should histories of Iraqi women contact Michael Minch, direfugees. rector and student advisor "My translator and I of the Peace and Justice went to an art show and Studies Program, to get on met Ali, a painter, artthe list for the next time ist and art educator from the course will be held in Baghdad," said Hamblin. the Fall 2010 semester. "We became friends. Just DIANA PRATT/ UVU REVIEW The Arabic alphabet has 32 characters and six sounds not found in the English language. Open archive the new Google Doc and Facebook for faculty way. A new Web-based ' program introduced this fall " N e w s writer" ~~~ will allow scholars at UVU Social networking is an to share their work and increasingly popular form research with each other. of communication and sharThe Scholars' Open ing of information to peers, Archive program will allow friends and family through- trie faculty members to post out the world. Whether it their work on a database involves sharing pictures, they can manage. This datauploading notes and docubase will then be accessible ments, or even detailing to co-workers as well as be life stories or experiences indexed by popular search to one another, everyone engines. is staying connected more "I think it's going to be than.ever before. seen in a positive light as a Now, faculty and staff centralized, professionalare getting in on the "inlooking site to showcase formation dissemination" research, and could be usefad, but in a very different ful for retention, tenure and JEFFMATHEWSON promotion purposes," said Library Archivist Catherine Mclntyre in a press release. Mclntyre, who is managing the system through the library will also oversee the service along with the rest of the library staff. Faculty members will still have complete control over what they can post or remove, as well as access to see the number of times that a certain paper or page has been viewed and accessed. According to Mclntyre what makes this program even better is that it is provided free of charge to faculty and staff, and will allow them to upload media formats like PowerPoint and other audiovisual presentations. The online service, which is being used by more than 60 institutions around the country, includes nearly 160,000 papers in its database. This can be a vital tool for faculty and scholars to use in research, teaching methods, as well as reference guides to clarify certain topics. While the service may seem flawless, those people in charge and associated with the service realize that there is a lot of work ahead of them in order to help it achieve success. Currently there are only a few dozen individuals from UVU that have created a page to share information. However, Mclntyre and her staff are planning a campaign to raise awareness and educate those that are not familiar with the program to learn more about it. To begin using the UVU Scholars' Open Archive, visit www.uvu.edu/library/ openarchive.html or contact Catherine Mclntyre at 801863-8821 or 801-863-7066. The Woodbury School of Business: going from good to great in the beehive state H JEFF News writer ^ "" "J-'- A trade school? Nah. A backup school in case you aren't accepted into your first college choice? Nope. Being known as the kid sister to BYU? Not anymore, and at this rate, kid sister is teaching her elder a thing or two. With its recent jump to university status, UVU is continually reaching new plateaus in the educational field, receiving numerous accolades for its quick progression, as well as garnering more and more attention of other schools, public figures and prospective students from around the world. What the Woodbury School of Business is currently doing is going to accelerate that process even more. The Woodbury School of Business (WSB) at UVU is currently the largest business school in Utah's System of Higher Education, and has been for several years. The WSB currently is home to 3,850 students — nearly 400 more students than the next closest institution, the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business. Recently, UVUSA Business Senator Christopher Loumeau met with Woodbury Business School Dean, Ian Wilson. During this conversation, Loumeau was able to receive some insight as to why UVU is seeing such a huge increase in participation from students in the Woodbury School of Business. "We have smaller classes and more personalized instruction than one would get elsewhere," Loumeau says. "The classes aren't held in large, lecture theaters and we (business See BUSINESS • A4 index culture sports opinions YteV |