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Show - r fioo years . 2H ' -. p ht : ( J Tuesday, July 7, 1987 Weber State College Vol. 47 No. 59 Students find it hard getting into logistics r f Reva Smith Contributing writer Students seeking admission to Weber State's managementlogistics program will now have to complete a series of classes that fulfill new admission requirements, according to Dr. Dix W. Cloward, director of the program. In addition, federal budget cuts required by the Gramm-Rudman act have adversely affected the placement of many of the program's graduates. Effective spring 1987, the managementlogistics program, commonly referred to as "logistics," was forced to initiate admission requirements in order to cope with the program's annual deficit of $4,000 to $5,000 which came as a result of state budget cuts. Prior to the new requirements, the logistics program had an open-enrollment policy whereby any student was eligible for admittance into the program. Under new restricted enrollment guidelines, students seeking admittance must first complete a specified list of courses with a minimum GPA of 2.5. Once completed, this coursework qualifies the student to draw up a contract with the logistics program. This signifies admittance. There is currently a waiting list of about 75 students seeking admission. The changes are not sitting well with all students. "It bothers me quite a bit," said Rock Bushman, a senior who is unable to declare his major. Cloward hopes the new requirements will serve as a filter to maintain an enrollment around 300. "It costs the department money.tp. process students who are indecisive as to whether or not they want to enter the program. We want to eliminate the guy that's fishing around, who's not serious," Cloward said. Additionally, the nation's economy has affected the placement of logistics students. While placement is good, the future is not as bright as it once was. Students who usually find jobs with defense contractors at a starting salary of $25,000 a year are currently facing limited prospects. The feeling is that employers are hesitant to hire new logistics graduates. Inside... News. ..page 2 Classifieds. ..page 8 Opinion. ..page 4 Entertainment. ..page S Sports. ..page 7 Baseball card collecting is profitable see page 7 Utah Musical Theatre opens seventh summer see page 5 : J : ' - ' ;-.: - ..rfw-.i : :-. . : - - V . , - ' - ' t: J - - ; , .. J ' ' tuts ' afc ' f FLYING HIGH AGAIN! Robbie Knievel jumps over 18 cars at (he fourth of July Sky Concert .Signpost pholo: Jeff Bbee. Monkees invade Wildcat Stadium Harold Davis Staff Reporter Excited Monkee fans took over the field July 4 at Wildcat stadium while the obioct of tVir exuberance cavorted onstage. ' " The Monkees: Peter Tork, Mickey Dolenz and Davey Jones capped the day's entertainers at the KCPX Sky Concert on Weber State's campus Saturday.The evening started with a performance from Razz Ma Tazz, a local girls drill team, who did a number of dance routines in red sequined outfits. They were followed by the "Dynamite Lady," Allison Bly, who proceeded to place herself in a styrofoam box and "blow herself up" with four sticks of dynamite. Bly, a member of the Army Reserve, said she has been doing this act for about two years and has taken the act as far away as Tokyo, Japan. Bly was a model until her boyfriend talked her into blowing herself up. Next, came "King Krunch," the monster truck. He gave the crowd a thrill as he ran back and forth on top of three junked cars. After this, came Robbie Knievel, making his jump of 18 brand new cars and trucks. The jump was flawless as Knievel approached the ramp time and again to get the feel of the jump. He then made his final approach and made an almost perfect jump (see MONKEES on page 6) Two Education departments merge under Burnett, new chair Harold Davis Staff Reporter Dr. Keith R. Burnett, as the new department chair of the Department of Teacher Education, faces some major challenges as the two former departments of Elementary and Secondary Education are merged. The transition came, said Burnett, as a natural progression of the two departments. They have always had close cooperation and sharing of resources in the past. Though the integration has faculty consensus Burnett feels that the major motive behind the move was an attempt to deal with the budget cuts faced by all of Utah's insitutions of higher education. Burnett was not sure whether the measures will be effective and stated that no personnel cuts were anticipated as part of the measure. The major challenge Burnett felt he faced was how to balance an ever increasing student enrollment, with dwindling resources and still maintain a quality program.The major increase in enrollment has been due to the cutback of teacher training at the University of Utah. Further demands will be placed on Weber as Burnett stated that Brigham Young University recent ly announced a cap on student enrollment in its teacher education programs. Add to that the early retirement program currently offered teachers in Utah and the demands here escalate. Weber's enrollment in teacher education programs rose by approximately 10 percent winter quarter of '85-'86, to 1106, and by Spring of this year had risen to 1 165 students. One measure to be taken by Burnett's office to limit enrollment while insuring quality is the raising of the GPA requirements for admission to the teacher education programs from a 2.5 to a 2.7 cumulative GPA. Other challenges faced by the new department are how to further screen applicants for admission standards for retention in the program, faculty to student ratios and getting the faculty to integrate into one department. When asked about Weber's unique "modules" program, Burnett said it has some inherent strengths and weaknesses. The strength in the independent nature of the courses. As for the weaknesses, he said that the program was being constantly scrutinized for quality and that changes made in the program should be based on hard data and "What would make them (the students) a better teacher." ' Another area of concern of the module program lies (see BL RNKTT on page 2) |