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Show TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE GRADES who push themselves hard enough to earn A s. Syllabi that net only have more texts, but that are also more challenging, may be harder for students to conquer. When students do, however, they will have been rewarded with a greater understanding of the topic they are studying. It will have been worth the extra work. Many fear thai a switch toward standards coulr mean that students will flee the U for easier schools. they will receive a poor grade do not blime their professors or the institution, bat rather themselves. "College students are adults," he said. "They know when they are h work and when doing not. are don't They expect to he they rewarded for inferior performances. "Everyone isn't the same. Just as all athletes don't start on the football team, all students don't deserve to be characterized as outstanding performers. They know that." Smeker has it right on. In fact, those who disagree and say that grades should be handed out without requiring hard work are demonstrating a fundamental contempt for stu- recent survey performed b dents and a dismissal of their abilities. professor of human- There it is then. While there are many changes the U needs that are out of Machen's control, he can certainly effect this one. To do so will require a true commitment to excellence, courage and leadership. Let's see what happens. continued Iron) paqe 6 " t " life v It? vCoald ii possibly accompHsh Any goveri3nt that begins to that nod&n draSSfc bippefi' at the Stroke of midnight on New DUNCAN MOENCH emphasise the dramatic threat of terrorism is guiJty of one of two thing. Either it is trying to divert the attention of the public awsy from sizable legitimate problems or it is sicypiy playing right into the tetroristsJ hands. Why is It t'aa; whenever a terrorist act t occurs, a dozen groups claim responsibility fsr the action? Because terrorists wart' publicity for themselves Tied their cause. Therefore, the U.S. government's public warning was either incredibly stupid or yet another attempt to deceive and manipu-lat- e the public. Once again, it's a tough call. Witn the technology industry stood to lose a lot cf money because- corporations wtie waiting tc buy new technology until they were certain the Y2K bug was solved, that put a big check mark on the side of th; YjS vas really a big overctatement argument. Technology manviacUtrets probably lost millions of dollars because of Ys anxiety in November and December. However,hcw much mcaey did the "inevitable YiK disaster" convince everyone that they needed to spend ; to either replace or update their existing systems in or to jrtp taenr underwear "c!?ar, at ia;ot a.m., Hew Yew's Day? Ilow much money did YjE tnxirty make for tle t?chnoiogy industry? As iynicai as I aini I haye no . doubt th&t there were, some YiK computer problems. Christens nd computers alvays get hung up on big round num- Year's Bw? "But what about all of the great YaK celebrations in New Yorkt Washington. D.C., Moscow, Psiis, Ciro and London?" you might ok. til take the eacitemeni of people questioning their reality over fireworks disp'evs every , , Opinion Ceiiatmht fa, I am 'sorely the new There has been Hitle of the cxcitemeat tha very we were promised A? least we won't have to endure any more we re on th doorstep of the new millennium speeds. However, we vil have to endure more the millennium Js upon us speeches for at least another six So ' tbr.e. ; I can'' figure tit whether the whole "YaK disaster? wi were ail told about and tnat fidly expect- - If for no would have been The main problems I fcavc with the tntflcnaitun so far sre: Nothing : btjreed down, nobody got hurt, the powci M not go off, mi windows were firarSen or car:, overturned, there wat no anarchy in the streets, no nukes were . laundi4 nobody hid to defend , r his or ber sixHt&ooib atcidtpH fooi from unprepared heigb.bore, God's wmh did mot rain down the world did not end, there was no chaos in fact, tfctfe was a wmpidie lack ofchaoi: , . com-sI exacted bands' woodwork the of tc rate overtlie streets, people reduced pii to et baafciwMtvie" j&efr iastisbecause, of course, we turn jalo, coa?kte';animals if we do xurmnir water and iATV'ail religlcis zealots run ning iro'jnd with signs rej.d:ji htre siudgeaient Day w Here was o much bv.iidup, ana It for no other on, iW chaos would huve fcesa w.srth it far us sheer euiwrtaln-men- t value How nwny of bu other reason, the chaos tooths. cfas dif-'ca- "otive worth It for Its sheer entertainment - value. ?d was dimply & frsud of if gigantic overstatement. What would be YaK th$ motivation behind fraud? Who might of everyone; scaring the pants then t thd last ,mteuts saying, -Only kidding WtlipoHticisns and corpdfatMdusiry behind hew! That the scenes say w a close one, or were they wytng, "1 can t Deucretfify h." It a tbugtt bought it benfrote ca!L or iU,z ?tate United States sen: a out public Dcpartmsni' The aoih-lngfcapeiM- fd. t9' varnJng to be oh the ook ou! for terrorism. .lltat puts a big check mark on the i'dt- of Uts V"2fL wat really n btg scam argument What is the pojoi of svivminft public about tenorlsC throt? tremendous favor, particularly those A John Smeker, a Aeronautical ities at Embry-Riddlis not the this University, suggests case. Smelcer interviewed more than 800 students at four schools in the northwestern United States. He found that those who anticipate s SURVEY continued from page 6 university," which is an inaccurate statement Financial concerns not a lack of financial aid and scholarships was the most frequently cited factor that contributed to students' decision to leave. This included students who were attending from out of state and tuition, as well paying as other students who transferred to other institutions in the state, in part, to pay lower tuition. Several students believed that tuition was too high at the University of Utah. Other students cited a general lack of money, but whether or not they applied for financial aid was not assessed in the study. About 6 percent of the respondents seven studentsreported that they were non-reside- t nt - top-notc- offered scholarships elsewhere, lost their scholarship, or were denied a scholarship offer when they applied for it. A large majority of the students did not have the academic qualifications to meet eligibility for merit-base- d scholarships. Two students were dissatisfied with receiving ioans rather than other forms of financial aid. Because the most frequently cited factor was financial concerns, our office recommended maximizing financial aid for students where possible, particularly in the form of grants and scholarships. A full version of the study will be available on our Web site at www.info.utah.edu for anyone interested in reading it. - JEFF HOYT AND ANDRE BAKSH Office of Institutional Analysis t at-lea- - " , 2000 7 te ber. . i ' Time to throw your hat Attention aspiring candidates... yourchancetofiietorunfor positions in the ASUU ELECTION. Election in RarL-of- r ... , dvaiiable aie NOW the ASUU offices (234Uni on k r . 1 1 U II si si H I 13 th Wi iSJ s3 73 This unusual program 3 features Keith Lockhart conducting Voices from the Gallery, a multi- media interpretation of great works of art by Picasso, Botticelli, da Vinci, Renoir and others, narrated by special guest Janet Bookspan. Also hear Respighi's The Birds and Faure"s Pellcas and Melisande Suite. U T Utah Symphony Keith Lockharr conductor Janet Bookspan, narrator Tickets at ArtTix: 5 5 -- ARTS Spvnsored by Ziom Bank S Y M P H 0 N Y Keith Lock hart, Music Director A H |
