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Show Feline friend named as interim dean Campus Briefs -i. n t ...u j...u: - j 1,1 u: T, ... . i.urt Ry Brad Caldwell Signpost staff writer After receiving national iccog-n i I ion for his study of felines, Ronald Galli received local honors when he was named as in-hTim dean of the College ofSci-'-nce at Weber State University by I lie Board of Trustees. Galli succeeds Cyrus McKell, ho recently retired after serving rs clean for more than six years. Provost Robert Smith said Galli 1 i.i s the potential to be an effective "enabler" for his colleagues during a time of transition and budget challenges. Galli gained national attention ea rl ier this year for his research to ilHermine why cats always land on their feet. Cats seemed "to violate thecon-servation of angular momentum" Galli said. To figure out why they don't land on their feet Galli built several mechanical cats out of cop per tubing, springs, and rubber bands. The key is in the bend of the spine and the way it twists that seem to propel the cat back to its feet, he said. The mechanical cats first became nationally recognized at the regional American Association of Physics Teachers meeting in Idaho and then made another appearance at the group's national meeting at Notre Dame in August. Galli is now working on a research paper to be submitted for national publication based on his research of felines. "Dr. Galli is well known and widely respected both within the College of Science and across campus," Smith said. "As a longtime faculty member who has been particularly active in campus governance, Dr. Galli has a valuable long-term perspective," he said. Galli said that as interim dean his goals would be to strengthen and build already-strong academic programs; maintain and improve the quality of teaching in the College of Science; encourage and assist faculty to continue scholarly pursuits through research, textbook writing and improvements in teaching strategies and find ways to improve faculty and staff morale for the purpose of attracting and keeping good people. Satisfaction in administrative service comes from "assisting faculty and programs to be successful to the purpose of better preparing students to get good jobs," Galli said. Galli has ta ught physics a t WSU since 1963 and has served as department chairman for 17 years. Galli earned his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees from the University of Utah. WSU officials expect to name a permanent successor by July 1. Proposition 'mm front puge certificates, social security cards .md green cards. "We'd be asking principals and lynchers to serve as immigration officers," he said. "They don't have the right to act in that fashion."Immigrants will continue to cross the U.S. border as long as circumstances remain significantly better here, he said, and that Proposition 187 will not deter immigrants from coming to California. "We've made America so lucrative. Illegal immigrants see the United States as the white immigrants did when they first came to America - as an opportunity for a better life." The United States can't stop illegal immigration from and through Mexico, Gallego said, unless we put an officer every 100 yards along the 3,000-mile border.Most of the illegal immigrants, however, are not from Mexico, Gallego said. They are from Central American countries such as Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The immigrants walk from their native countries through Mexico, he said. According to Gallego, almost 1,100 companies have established factories in Mexico. The companies pay 75 cents an hour, which does nothing to help the standard of living in Mexico, he said. "The U.S. has got a tiger by the tail and doesn't know what to do with it," Gallego said. I The Ogden LDS Institute VU r d The Ogden LDS Institute offers something for everyone! ONLY f6 FOR UP TO 4 CLASSES Institute Friday Night Activity... Winter Opening Social Friday Jan. 6th 8:30 - 11:30p.m. $1 wregistration $3 w out Technology course explores career options Students are exploring growing employment opportunities for Utahns in a new course titled "Introduction to Technological Careers" that began Monday at Weber State University. The two credit hour course will focus on careers available to students who graduate from two- and four-year degree programs in the College of Applied Science and Technology. According to a Utah Department of Employment Security report, a large percentage of Utah's new career openings require technical training. 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