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Show your campu/ B6 MONDAY^AUGUST 22*2005 Fall schedule offers variety of interesting classes Professors explain why their courses excite the mind and inspire students to do more John Ditzler Executive Editor T he College Times interviewed various professors about several very interesting classes being offered on campus this semester: History 420R Global History/Family History M.W.F. 11:00-11:50 am 3 Credits Instructor: Alex Stecker Alex Stecker has been a professional genealogist for twelve years, working in four languages, but claims to be "first and foremost, a historian." STECKER: The bases of all history is a human being. Family history is when you take one person out of the obscurity of humanity and place them in the context of history. This class will be a history class, in which we look at an individual and attempt to trace them through the events in their life. In that process we study immigration and the process of naturalization. We will look at vital records, birth, marriage and death records. We will question all that we gather, for we must ask a series of questions, why were these records collected and who collected them? We will look at military death records, at the social security system and the records that they generated. You will in this class learn strategies of research, that can be applied to family history, or any form of history. To many Family History is just genealogy and that is wrong, for genealogy is only one aspect of Family History. Philosophy 366R Cross listed as Religious Studies 366R Issues in Religious Studies - Biblical Literature M.W.F. 1:00-1:50 pm 3 Credits Instructor: Alex Stecker Alex Stecker received his Ph.D. in Rabbinical Studies and Archeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and is fluent in Hebrew. He has been involved with the study of the biblical text for many ye'ars, including the Dead Sea Scrolls STECKER: We will be studying in this class the nar- Those who think of themrative portions of the Old selves as Christians would Testament. The stories of ' be interested for obvious great men and of not so great reasons. Those who are not men. We will look at the short Christians might be intereststory, the long story, the iso- ed in learning about what the lated tale. AH this makes up Gospels in particular, and the the narrative portions of the New "Testament in general has to say about a great numbiblical text. ber of things. We will look at the text We will explore Christian from two points of view, the Hebrew view, and the rab- ethics in respect to politics, economics, war, justice, love, binical view. I am not interested in the truth, sex, marriage, ecology, material outside the bible abortion, and so on. Who - that is for a comparative wouldn't be interested? We literature class. We will be will spend some time conlooking at the internal struc- sidering differing Christian ture of the biblical text. We'll traditions and communions, look at the beauty of the nar- and historical developments; rative style, how the Hebrew but mostly we will deal with author with a limited vocabu- issues normatively, as guided lary was able to create a lit- by the biblical literature. erature that has stood the test I have been teaching Chrisof time. tian ethics in one form or another for 30 years, and it's at the center of my intellectual Philosophy 3540 vocation. I come to it with Christian Ethics graduate training in theology, M.W.F. 9:00 - 9:50 am ethics, and political theory. 3 Credits I also bring passion, and I Instructor: Michael Minch hope, humility. MINCH: This class will be an introduction to Christian Anthropology 275R - 001 Ethics taught at an upper di- Cross listed as Integrated vision level, that is, it will be Studies 3000 far different from a Sunday Community Problem SolvSchool class for a number of ing reasons, but one of them is Tu.Th. 10:00-11:15 am that it will be intellectually 3 Credits rigorous. Instructor(s): (team Most students know very taught) little, actually, about Chris- David Knowlton tian ethics; and the class will David Dominguez be a real eye-opener, to be Scott Abbott sure. The class will use two reDavid Knowlton has made quired texts. The first is a an academic career dealing classic, written by someone with Latino issues from the who we had here at UVSC perspective of anthropology three years ago. Stanley Hau- and is an expert on the curerwas, who is the most influ- rent peasant uprisings in Boential Christian ethicist in the livia. world. This book is entitled Scott Abbott teaches a The Peaceable Kingdom. course called "Borders/ The second text is built Boundaries" that looks at the around the idea that Jesus Mexican/ American border and Jesus' words are central and all the issues surroundto Christian ethics, and so it ing it through the disciplines emphasizes Jesus, the Gos- of photography, literature, pels, and the concept of the philosophy, political science, Kingdom of God. This means economomics and psycholthat ideas (like love or justice) ogyor the Pauline texts are not David Dominguez is a prothe driving paradigms. This fessor of law at BYU. He book is coauthored by Glen teaches a class in community Stassen and David Gushee. lawyering in which his stuNo prerequisites are neces- dents reach into the commusary, but as I said, this doesn't nity to help Latinos in Utah mean the class will be easy. County with housing, juveI am not assuming that the nile justice, etc. student will have any backABBOTT: Three proffesground in Christian thought sors with, with, degrees in or the New Testament, but we law, anthropology, and literawill cover a lot of ground. ture from Yale, U. of Texas, I would think that many and Princeton will lead disstudents would be interested. cussions in this class. This is an interdisciplinary topic. We'll draw on law, Memories begin here. Pete Walters Special Sections Editor XOSEE Jewelers ; Onl> In CorrnNTntx SULARE • (801) 373-1000 2 2 3 0 N. i;iiivLT5.iiy P k w j *H I ' r m o . I ' l a h 8-1604 Moan: Mi-n-SaLllijin - 6:M JHH • Ojwo l'riil*js unlil 8pm. Your Campus (801) 86341 Anthro 275R/IS 3000 is a course focused on the situation of Latinos in Utah County. anthropology, and the humanities to get at questions revolving around Latinos in Utah Valley including issues of immigration, assimilation, justice, education, family history, and so on. Students who want to make a difference in the sometime precarious situation of Latinos is Utah County will get that opportunity. They will be able to integrate academic work with community activism. Anthropology 275R - 002 Religion and Sexuality M.W.F. 9:00 - 9:50 am 3 Credits Instructor: David Knowlton KNOWLTON: This class poses the question, why is sex such a hot-button issue for various religions? It divides religions and incites so much passion around the world. This is true whether we are talking about Islam or Mormonism. We shall also look at how religion has changed so that sex has become one of its chief concerns. In fact other concerns use to exercise religion more. Over the course of the class we will read texts from the Vatican, the LDS faith, other denominations, etc. We will see how different religions agree and disagree on the issue of sexuality. We will study how religion views the state and how the state in turn values religion via court arguments surrounding sexuality. This is relevant as gay marriage and the nature and place of sexuality continues to be debated and various laws as well as religious policies proposed. I bring to this class lots of respect for religion and a very critical and demanding mind. Although I have prepared a lot for this class, I go into it expecting to be learning right there in the trenches with the students as this issue continues to grow around us. English 3780 Mormon Literature M.W.F. 11:00-11:50 am 3 Credits Instructor: Boyd Petersen This class will look briefly at Mormon scripture as literature; hymns, folksongs, and contemporary Mormon music; poetry and personal essays. We will look at letters, journals, and sermons from early church leaders and pioneers to Hugh Nibley and contemporary church leaders. We will be reading seminal works by people lie Virginia Sorenson, Levi. Peterson, Doug Thayer, Don Marshall, Orson Scott Card, and Eugene England, as well as some very exciting new works by people like Margaret Blair Young, Alan Rex Mitchell, Jack Harrell, and P. G. Karamesines. We will also look at contemporary drama and cinema. This should be an exciting semester to be in this class as there are many upcoming events in Mormon literature to look forward to. Furthermore, there will be several guest speakers to talk with the class, including Margaret Blair Young, Eric Samuelson and Richard Dutcher. It is not often that you can take a literature class and actually meet the authors of the literature, so this is a truly unique experience. English 3740 Literature of the Sacred Tu. Th. 5:30 - 6:45pm 3 Credits Instructor: Boyd Petersen This class will focus on mystical texts from the western tradition-Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, but students will be encouraged to look for common images, patterns and metaphors in other traditions. Describing mysticism is almost as difficult as the task mystics set for themselveseach mystical experience is highly unique and ultimately beyond human expression. This material may be of interest to a variety of students. For Religious Studies majors, this is a chance to get an introduction to the very important mystical dimensions of religious traditions in the west. For Philosophy majors, this class offers a chance to consider Kant's thinking on the sublime in a very practical way. Students majoring in the humanities will find here a very similar problem to the one that artists and poets encounter-that is, how to express something that is, in some essential way, beyond expressing. Back to school bookstore deals Let LOSEE Jewelersfiftyyears of quality, service and selection help you create a lifetime of memories. —ink Courtesy Graphic & I * As if the back to school lines for textbook shoppers weren't bad enough, the bookstore computer department is offering the kind of technology deals that tend to get you a little trampled. Almost everything is on sale from computers and accessories to MP3 players and software. "AH of our software is academically priced, so it'll be a lot cheaper than if you buy it at the retail stores," Adele Parker, General Merchandising Manager at the bookstore said. "We've doubled our computer area and made it more visible and accessible." Popular buys at the bookstore in the past have been specially priced Adobe, Microsoft and Apple software packages, and the famous Final Cut Pro, for movie makers. The complete Microsoft Office software package is available for $79 a deal so low you will have to bring a copy of your school schedule to prove, you're a student if you want to buy it; the deal only applies to students, staff and faculty. "That's the best deal that Microsoft will give you, so we kind of have to be sticklers on that, " Parker said. According to Parker, Apple computers seem to be selling better than PCs, as Apple has proved itself to offer student friendly prices. The Apple Powerbook 15" with Superdrive and 3 year warrantee sells for $2138. Popular Apple iPods are also available from as high as $369 for a 60GB machine visit us online at www.netxnews.net with color screen, down to $99 for the new iPod Shuffle, the "pack of gum" MP3 player offered in 512MB or 1GB. The 4GB iPod Minis sell for $179. Those who purchase an Apple computer and an iPod will receive a rebate of $179. "That's like getting the 4GB Mini for free," adds Parker. Need additional storage memory? 256MB flash drives are now only $19.99, 512MB drives are only $34.99, and a 50 pack of CDRs can be purchased for about $10. So now that you know what you want, how do you avoid getting trampled at the races? "It's not as busy in the evenings," said Misty Porter, a computer associate in the bookstore. "In the mornings there are huge long lines going all the way out the door." Send story The busiest times, Porter says, are from about 10:00am to about 3:00pm. 'it comes in spurts. There will be tons of people and then nobody at all." Times in between classes -- just ten minutes before each hour — are definitely the busiest. "Wednesday will be very busy, as it's the first day of school. And then every day for a week or more it'll be really busy with classes starting everyday," adds Porter. While the computer store will have its own register set up in the back, students may not stand in this line to purchase textbooks, so plan your shopping adventures accordingly. The bookstore is open from 7:45am to 9:00pm Monday through Friday, and 9:00am to 1:00pm on Saturday. smilesissymelis |