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Show 2 - The Daily Utah Chronicle Wednesday, January 20, 1999 nBrief News Editor, Laura Hancock: laura.hancockchronicle.utah.edu Assistant News Editor, Dave Hancock: davechronicle.utah.edu Campus U Given $3.35 Million Digital Design Software Package The University of Utah has received a major donation of software aimed at enhancing students' experiences in the electrical engineering and computer science departments. The software donation, valued at $2.25 million, is a gift from VcriBest d electronic Inc., a Boulder, design automation software company. Called "FPGA Desktop," the software is a Windows digital design package. The package includes an assortment of tools for digital design and simulation, which will be used in the U's digital logic classes and in teaching microprocessor Colo.-base- NT-base- d design. Using the software, students can design and simulate the operation of various integrated circuits and other electronic systems. Students will be able to test theories, troubleshoot problems and experiment with vari- - all on the computer. ous designs "This will enhance the educational opportunities for students, as well as make their skills more marketable in the job market," says the U's Chris Myers, an assistant professor of elec- trical engineering and an assistant research professor of computer science. "This software will be an important part of their education." Since digital logic classes are required of most students in the two departments, Myers says the donation will affect "every electrical engineering student, every computer engineering student, and four out of five computer science students." The current donation involves only digital tools, but company representatives say they'll eventually give the U another $i million or so worth of analog tools. U News Service Clarifications The house editorial, "ASUU Monkeys With Constitution" contained some information that may be misleading. One of the changes proposed for student approval via the election of Tuesday and today strikes language saying "each of the academic divisions will automatically elect one 0) delegate to the ASUU Assembly. The remaining seats will be divided among the academic divisions." It may have been misleading when the editorial referred to this "baseline seat" as being "revoked." New language also up for ratification today guarantees every college in the Assembly at least one scat. A college could conceivably have too few students to get one under the formula that assigns how many seats each college gets, but would still get one seat. The headline of the story on Jan. 14's front page read "Pharmacology Grad Smuggling Drugs Confesses." Cliff Holt majored in pharmacy, not pharmacology. Holt is not a graduate student. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1985. The Daily Utah Chronicle regrets any inconvenience. Quote of the Day "White boy, I'm gonna fing kill you." Mr. Mike Tyson what he said he said during a fight Saturday Nation Campus Events Students' Finals Get Tossed Out Sixty students enrolled in Introduction to International Politics last semester will have to retake the final exam or resubmit research papers and course work after, a George Washington University housekeeping employee accidentally recycled the exams before they were graded. Professor Maurice East, who taught the introductory level course, said the ungraded final exams and grade book were in a box on teaching assistant Michael MacLeod's desk when they were recycled by a member of the university's housekeeping staff. "(MacLeod) worked with housekeeping for about 24 hours before he could contact me," East said. "He was stomping through recycling bins, searching for where the materials could be." MacLeod and East met with Jeffrey Henig, the political science department chair, to devise a solution. Students were notified of the incident by two days after the exam and were assigned a "work in progress" grade. Henig and East said they are trying to make the best of a bad situation, but some students said they are still upset. Dan Smith, who opted to turn in his papers and retake the exam, said he is concerned he will not do as well on the second exam as he did on the original final because he is concentrating on his spring classes. "I don't believe I can do as well; to have to study again for an exam when I've been removed from the class for four weeks now, while I have other classes to concentrate on seems unfair," Smith said. The Hatchet Million More Women Going To U.S. Colleges Than Are Men 1.7 number of women seeking advanced degrees has grown in past years, while the number of males has decreased. According to the U.S. Department of Education, the number of women has slowly risen eVery year since 1991, while the number of men enrolled in college has declined. These numbers reflect national statistics, which show that although there are currently more college-ag- e men than women in the United States., there were 8.4 million women enrolled in college in 1996, compared Vote on the proposed changes to the constitution of the Associated Students of the University of Utah today; either on the Internet or in the A. Ray Olpin University Union. ' The U department of material science and engineering presents Dr. Daniel Wagner of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Tel Aviv, Israel, today in Room 114 of the Engineering and Mines Classroom Building at 4 p.m. address is titled, Wagner's "Mechanical Experiments with Carbon Nanotubes in a Polymer Mix." (U-wir- e) Nation While "two girls for every boy" may still be a bit of an exaggeration, Jan and Dean's words are an increasingly accurate description of college campuses, as the number of women in higher education continues to outnumber men. In a national trend with the potential to affect the social, academic and athletic lives of college students, the Jan. 20 to only 6.7 million men. According to the department predictions, 2007 will see an even larger gap, with a project- ed 9.2 million women college dents and 6.9 million men. The number of women could be increasing because more men opt for careers in technical fields where a college degree isn't necessary and more women are realizing college degrees are an option. stu- Susan Stanford Friedman, University of Wisconsin professor of English and women's studies, said the number of men in college may be decreasing because there are traditionally more economic opportunities for men, even those without a college education. Friedman said a New York Times article quoted admissions officers from universities who said they have begun to give men admission preferences. Badger Herald The U College of Health and the Office of Undergraduate Studies are cosponsoring a lecture titled, "Olympics as a Religion: The Ceremonies, Rituals and Symbols Surrounding the Olympic Games." Jeffrey O, 1998-9- 9 Sterling McMurrin Professor will speak at 5 p.m. in the Marriott Library Gould Auditorium. Call for more information. Seg-rav- 581-83- 79 , Jan. 21. The U Middle East Center is hosting a discussion group today titled, "The Great Debate: (Ir)rationality and the Arabs." Stephen Sheelhi, visiting profes- sor of Arabic will speak at 4:15 p.m., in Room 208 of Orson for Spencer Hall. Call more information. 581-61- The Salt Company, a new Christian fellowship for U students, is hosting a casual evening of music, food and fun tonight at 334 S. 1300 East Come find out about what the Salt Company has to offer you. (U-wir- e) Jan. 22 Correction An article in Jan. 15's Dairy Utah Chronicle titled "Nominate Your Professor for Award" erroneously said only tenure track faculty are eligible to receive the Distinguished University Teaching Award. However, in a departure from previous years, one of the six awards is track faculty member. being reserved for a The incorrect information was provided by a memorandum released by Robert Goldberg, chair of the University Teaching Committee. The Chronicle regrets the error. non-tenu- re . Today is a big day for the registrar's office. Registration period III ends, as does withdrawal period I. Today is also the last day to withdraw from classes with no tuition penalties, the last day to add classes or to register and the last day to take the creditno credit option or to audit. Looking to get your foot in the door? Assisted Living is the wave of the future. 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