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Show The Summer Chronicle Wednesday, July 8, 1992 Chemistry dept. tries course experiment "The first year of chemistry is pretty overwhelming, especially if you've never taken BY KATIE HIGGINS Chronicle Staff Writer The University of Utah Department of Chemistry will experiment with a major change in curriculum for two years beginning this fall the goal being to make the first two years of the chemistry major sequence more "user friendly." "You've got to be innovative once in a while," William Epstein, program director for the department, said. "This change is intended to jazz up the offerings of the department in order to entice more students into chemistry. This kind of a program has already had success in other parts of the country. The feedback from students has been very positive, especially from those students in the d and biology disciplines." The courses will introduce the basics of organic chemistry in the first year, "leaving the more advanced mathematical treatments until the second pre-me- year," Epstein said. chemistry before. You're thrown a lot of information to which you've never been exposed," Robert Barmore, a graduate chemistry student said. He thinks this type of change will help students catch on to chemistry theory more easily, and will especially help those with a weak math background. "Many students get so lost in the math that they miss basic concepts. Without so much emphasis on the intense math skills, students will be much better able to concentrate on and apply basic chemistry theory," Chris Carlisle, a graduate student taking his first chemistry course this summer, said. The experimental sequence will be offered in addition to the regular general chemistry requirements, and includes six new classes. Students must complete one or the other and may not transfer between the two without starting over. The experimental group will be limited to 125. Registration information may be obtained from the Department of Chemistry by calling 581-668- 1. foothills vAW- Representing U. interests, Charles Evans, U. Research Park director, said the University of Utah reached an agreement in 1984 taprotect the university's view of the block U. The agreement will also notify residents that the block U. is lit and occasionally flashes. "We don't want anybody coming back 10 years down the road and saying 'yes, it's there, but it's a nuisance.' We built into the agreement protection and prior notification to home owners," Evans said. He also told the board that because the U. line-of-si- te doesn't own the property the block U. sits on, the U. is Woirld Briefs Associated Press U. student Utah delegate NEW YORK The Democratic National Convention, a rock star and a television appearance. Now that's some day. Wendy Evans, 18, and a Utah delegate, was duly impressed Tuesday after taping an appearance on the cable television network the night before on the convention floor at Madison Square Garden. "Isn't that neat?" she said, flashing her braces. "I met the guy from Megadeath!" Evans, among the youngest delegates in New York this week and Utah's youngest ever, also was asked to appear on NBC's "Today" show. Evans will be a sophomore at the University of Utah this fall. She is majoring in political science and English and wants to go to law school. This summer she is an intern in Washington D.C. for Rep. Wayne Owens of Utah. Her work there has included research on environmental issues and occasional constituent service. Politics, at least at their level of activity, does not run in the family. Her father is a social service administrator in Southern California and her mother is a real estate agent in Salt Lake City who once helped the work force. displaced homemakers "They are both really educated in politics but not really involved like I am," she said. When Evans ran for a place on the Utah delegation to New York at last month's state convention, she didn't expect to win, she said. "I was really surprised. A few of the people running against me were a lot older," she said. Now Evans is a Clinton delegate and a teenager in the Big Apple, enjoying a convention that is everything she expected. "The receptions and meetings are really interesting and fun," she said. "It's just like the state convention, only on a really big scale. The future may well include taking her political involvement to still another level. "I plan always to be involved, and I expect someday I'll run for political office," Evans said. "But I don't think I'll do it for a career." re-ent-er from page one board's decision won't delay the planned project. "A similar project wasn't approved in 1989, but we have a better plan now. I think the Board of Adjustments just wants to wait and see what the city council is going to do." Nancy Pace, Salt Lake City Council member, said that while N : ;X Z 3to - . she would rather not see the' foothills developed, legally there's nothing the city can do to stop it. "If we don't approve the project, our action could be considered arbitrary and capricious, because we have allowed past foothill development to take place. I don't CHRONICLE PHOTOAravii Rigby think the city has a legal leg to stand on." Opponents of development near the Block U. say erosion, which has plagued Pace, also a member of the U. the new University of Utah waste disposal building, is only one of many Board of Trustees, said, "The project problems. Developers say they have already met planning who oppose this requirements and are ready to begin construction. people development are rightI don't support them. However, I have had calls from area residents that do support the development." Page Three concerned about it's ability to protect it. Currently, the Greater Avenues Community Council endorses the project, but according to Terry Becker, a member of the Greater Avenues Community Council and a ' Salt Lake City Planning "That's only because we were not given Commissioner, sufficient information to make an educated decision. If the decision were reviewed today, I don't think it would get the community's endorsement." More than 400 signatures from around the valley opposing the project were presented to the board. "The visual impact of this development is valley wide," Becker said. "This isn't just a , neighborhood issue." Frances Gay, a Federal Heights . a full disclosure of public notices and resident, said she wants minutes concerning the land trade and its subsequent sale. She said the plan needs to be consistent with Salt Lake City open space plans and it needs to be considerate to erosion and stabilization of foothill soil. Watts said his plan includes all of these aspects, and that the value and view of the foothills will be protected. The Salt Lake City Council will meet Aug. 11 to approve any zoning changes the project needs and the Board of Adjustments will meet on Aug. 24 to debate approval of the project as a Planned Urban Development. Cyrus says no to Demos NEW YORK Billy Ray Cyrus, the new country music heartthrob who recorded "Achy Breaky Heart," has turned down a request to perform for his father and the other delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Kentucky state Rep. Ron Cyrus, who can be found on the floor wearing a name tag that says "Achy Breaky Dad," said Bill Clinton campaign staff members called four times last week asking his son to appear. of Louisville on Monday that he Billy Ray told the Courier-Journal was honored, but was too busy recording his second album in Nashville. He said he also rejected requests from the Republican convention in Houston and a gathering to ratify Ross Perot's independent candidacy. "Politics isn't my thing," said Cyrus the younger. "My Dad's awful good at it, but my thing is music." Campus Briefs VP re-elect- ed PBS chair to his University of Utah Vice President Ted Capener was fourth one-yeterm as chair of the Public Broadcasting Service board of directors at a June 24 board meeting in San Francisco. PBS board since 1985, the same Capener has been on the year he became vice president for University Relations and responsible ar for alumni affairs, intercollegiate athletics, public relations, government relations, media services and Red Butte Garden and Arboretum. A former senior vice president for news, public affairs and research for Bonneville International Corporation, Capener also worked more than nine years as the chief of Bonneville's Washington News Bureau, covering congressional delegations from eight states and six national political conventions. He began his broadcasting career at KSL radio in 1958 before being named in 1964 as vice president of news and public affairs at KSL radio and television. Capener represents KUED, the U.'s public television station, on the PBS board. He hosts "Civic Dialogue," a weekly program on KUED that explores contemporary issues. National group honors U. The American Society of Civil Engineers has awarded the University of Utah student chapter honorable mention recognition in its national review of chapter activities. Chuck Pennoni, ASCE president, said the chapter's Susan Is A Straight "A" Student But She Flunked An Exam Today Her Pregnancy Test Planned Parenthood provides counseling, medical services and education. We want you to make responsible decisions about your sexuality... before it's too fate. We are a statewide We have a committment to organization, so there is a Planned Parenthood near you. individual's of an care health age or ability to pay. regardless provide confidential, quality For an appointment or more information, contact your local Planned Parenthood office. fHl Planned Parenthood II ' Association of Utah accomplishments reflect the enthusiasm and hard work of its members. He also commended Rand Decker, professor of civil engineering, for his work as chapter adviser. A certificate noting the chapter's honors will be sent to the president of the Utah section of the ASCE. A second certificate recognizes the chapter's significant improvement over the previous year. "Every individual who took part in this endeavor can be justifiably proud of his or her contribution to the development and perpetuation of civil engineering," Pennoni said. Brigham Young University's student chapter was a Robert Ridgway finalist and Zone IV winner in the ASCE competition. The chapters are judged on service activities for the previous school year, as reported in their annual reports. |