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Show your new/ A4 MONDAY'AUGUST 22*2005 Campus community mourns and remembers From CAVE- A1 ter and started swimming, I pulled on the rope as fast as and second chamber. Rescue I could... I was coughing and crews pumped in oxygen in struq«lin« for breath. I swam case the rest were running out out on my stomach and of air and pumped out some crawled out of the cave." of the water. The remaining Many students and employthree bodies were found in ees at UVSC know Jen and the tunnel.Blake's mothers, Laura HamDavid Bennett of the Utah blin, and Dorice Galbraith County Search and Rescue and are pulling together to said that the foursome were help them out as best they all in close proximity to each can to cope with the tragedy. other, facing the same direc- Jen Wahlquist and William tion and appearing as though Cobb intend to establish two they were coming out of the funds to assist Dorice and Laura and their families. cave. "We will offer whatever The preliminary report from the state medical examiner's support that we possibly can office says they died from as they move through this pedrowning. The cave was un- riod of pain and grief. Also, known to officials and has we are establishing a memosince been closed off with rial scholarship in the names concrete and a no trespassing of Laura's son and Donee's daughter," said Cobb. sign has been posted. Jen Galbraith was sur- Courtesy Photp/Brent Whittaker Provo resident Rick Brimhall, navigated the underwa- vived by her mother, father, Reesha Rowley writes a message in the wet concrete that now seals the cave that claimed the lives of four people. ter cave earlier this summer a brother and two sisters. She and described his experience was majoring in Philoso"The other students would touched by her. The thought political activist and musi- cared deeply about the world phy at UVSC, She was the in what many had already oftenbe stunned by her fear- of losing such a comet is cian. He incorporated his around them, and those with nicknamed "the cave of vice president of the Gen- lessness; but they always heart-wrenching for all who education into his lifestyle whom they simply shared death" as "one of the worst der Studies Club on campus respected her," said Shan- knew her. I feel a great emp- and his lifestyle into his edu- this planet," said Pierre Laand was heading up plans for non Mussett, a Philosophy tiness now that she is gone cation," said Dennis Potter, marche, a Philosophy prothings I have ever done." but my life has been forever an assistant professor in the fessor. "I can't express how Brimhall described domed this year's production changed for the better for Philosophy Department. "*He profoundly saddened I am by pockets of air large enough of the Vagina Monohaving known her the brief came to me with the idea for this tragic event - I will refor only his head to fit above logues. "Jen and Blake were full of a new class and I took him member them both, always." the water line. "I took a deep time that I did." "Jen labored for free"Jen and Blake were full breath but it was not deep. dom, she demanded an rebelliousness and life and pasBlake Donner is survived by up on it. It was one of the I breathed all the air in that open heart and mind his mother Laura Hamblin. most rewarding education of rebelliousness and life sion, and we need more people He was studying philosophy experiences of my life. Blake and passion, and we need helmet size space," Brim- of herself and those hall said. "I instantly started around her, she truly like them" at UVSC and was involved will be sorely missed by the more people like them in this panicking for air... I felt there saw education as a in a non-profit organization UVSC community as well world," said Lee Mortenson, was not more air in that en- practice of freedom; called "Food Not Bombs" as the music scene his band an English professor. tire cave." she made wherever Lee Mortenson that sought to feed homeless single-handedly constructed Jen Galbraith people. Beautiful tattoo mu- in Utah County." "I started having an anxi- she was a classroom," Viewina-Monday. August 22. 6-8 p.m. at \Valker Sanderson Mortuary rals covered both of Blake's ety attack," says Brimhall, "I said Erin Donahoe- UVSC English Dept. Jen and Blake, both pracin Orem. Funeral is on Tuesday at 11a.m. at arms. He was also the lead ticing vegans, and were pasfelt my head start to slowly Rankin, a friend of 11 E 2nd S. Pleasant Grove fai LDS spin and my throat opened Jen who works in the singer of the local band Par- sionate about animal rights. Chapel) with a viewing one hour prior. so I could vomit. Right then Communications Deallax, which had just recently "Jen and Blake were both Blake Donner I knew I need out now. I took partment. "I will continue to professor. "Jen was a light returned from a month-long wonderful students of mine, Memorial Service -Tuesday. two deep breaths and dunked be touched by her life, like so so bright that everyone who west coast tour. and, so much more imporAugust 23.4 p.m. in the Faculty Seminar Room LC 243 at UVSC my head underneath the wa- many others." knew her was profoundly "Blake was a committed tantly, wonderful people who New school to be created ByErinJulkunen News Editor The perfect score for those who flunk the exam. We're not kidding around on this special. For only $89.95, get everything a student needs for better vision, including: Comprehensive eye exam • Plastic lenses • Scratch coating and UV treatment • Frames • Breakage warranty See store for details. ldard Optical JSpod Vision is Always in Fashion. Provo 373-2254 • Orem Factory Outlet 226-3044 News Desk (801) 863-8617 Following the Board of Trustees meeting on June 9, 2005, Utah Valley State College has a new school. The Trustees' vote created the School of Computing, Engineering and Technology. This new school proposes to give students the chance to major in very specific engineering programs. The school comes from combining the School of Technology, Trades and Industry with the School of Computer Science and Engineering Technology. The new school is believed to have nearly 5,000 students, making it the third largest on campus. Tom McFarland, current Dean of the School of Technology, Trades and Industry, will be the dean of the new school as well. McFarland believes the change will bring even more students into this new school. "We have a lot of people coming over to get degrees that are not your traditional technical people. We have men and women who did not expect to be technology people when they were in high school, but come here and just love it." Combining the schools comes after a year-long study that found many of the courses offered in the different schools were very similar. Beyond the similarities in courses, advancements in technology require computer training for the traditional trades due to new high-tech components. McFarland said, "Those two schools have existed together at the college for the past few years, and administration has wondered 'why are there two schools, what are the differences?'" In addition to what Brad Visit us online at www.netxnews,n Cook, Vice-President of Academics, referred to as "synergies in technology" Cook also wanted to make the School of TTI a larger part of the campus experience. "The trades have felt increasingly marginalized and not really integrated with the larger institution. The question is then, how do we strengthen the school of TTI for the future? How do we make it relevant? How do we allow faculty and students to have a sense of identity, so they don't feel marginalized?" Cook believes the new school will be good for both TTI and CSE.^'We looked around our campus, and realized that almost every school has a range of disciplines," Cook said. "It will be good for our TTI faculty because they will be working with faculty closer in CSE, and because we have specialized accreditation expectations for CSE, some of those expectations will be applied to TTI. It's good because it elevates the image of those faculty and students." The current development of the school, and the developments in technology make this a necessity in the administration's view. "You've got to be relevant to what's happening in the outside world," McFarland said, "the part that makes it hard is the industry is changing faster and faster all the time. We realize that one feature is so unique we'd better do it well." These changes in technology are affecting traditional trades, and UVSC wants students to be able to move their students into great careers. "More and more the traditional trades areas are becoming high-tech. It's always been kind of high-tech but now it's becoming an even more and more advanced skill," said McFarland, "We wanted to have the older departments, traditional trades, take advantage of the hightech approach, so this just makes sense." Curriculum is now being evaluated to see not only which of the two year programs need to have four year degrees, which may include a change in coursework for students. Cook said, "Very likely, things will change. We need to make sure the curriculum is up to date, is up to industry standards, that it's relevant, that we're teaching technology that will let the student transition seamlessly into the industry." The potential changes in curriculum will be better for students in Cook's view. In comparison to a completely trades oriented school, like the Utah College of Applied Technology, UVSC's trades programs have always had an emphasis on general education. "This is about preparing somebody, not just for a skills-based economy, but preparing them well to be good citizens. That's the real value," said Cook. "The last thing we need is siloed skill sets that end up becoming obsolete. What we're teaching students about automotive right now may be obsolete in 25 years. Our added value to students should be about critical and analytical skills that you can bring to bear on any career." The new school will also mean new course assignments for faculty, as the courses are evaluated. McFarland does not think this will mean faculty losing their jobs. 'This is a time for increase, not decrease," he said. eas to emnluvinl |