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Show Thursday, December Daily Utah Chronicle 1 2003 13 THE FACE OF THE U MINES to work as a collections manager and move back out to Louisiana, but nothing is ever definite for Smith. "I haven't figured out exactly what I want as far as family or even work. I eventually want to move back to Louisiana, especially if the LSU Tigers are winning. Football is big there," he continued from page 7 "It was a huge transition. Utah and Louisiana are on opposite ends of the cultural spectrum. Louisiana has an incredible amount of diversity and New Orleans has a laid back attitude compared to conservative Utah," Smith said. Smith's interest in field work is obvious he spends most of his school days digging for fossils. On the days that he's not digging, Smith usually attends two to four classes and is also a teaching assistant for a lab in the geology said. Fischer said she admires her younger classmates in their early 20s for their determination to study medicine, but said she suspects some of them don't really have their hearts in it Although she is older than many of her classmates, she said she isn't the only one who has worked for several years before returning to school to become a doctor. There are also many women CONTINUING Apart from offering classes like "Einstein's Ideas" and "The Clock in the Sun," the physics department at the U provided a little something extra for two of its students. Recently married students Elspeth, 21, and Dan Allen, 22, met "in physics class, of course," Although they can't agree on whether they met the first day or the first week of class, they were both sure it was a general physics class. rsharshiner According to Elspeth Allen &chron ic le. utah.edj (her name is Scottish, from the author of the biography, The Flame Trees of Thika), class sometimes and feel the the homework assigned to students in the class was so energy," she said Her own busy schedule plentiful that many chose to includes getting up around work with a partner. That's 5:30 am to work out in the how she began talking to her gym and going to class future husband. between about 8 a.m. and "It was really romantic," noon. She participates in said Dan Allen, the comedian groups during of the two. lunch and then goes home to Dan Allen attended study between two and 10 Bountiful High School before hours every day. serving a mission for the In her spare time she garChurch of Jesus Christ of in Saints dens, bicycles, spends time Latter-da- y with her husband and Argentina. He chose the U so old puppy, Bella. he could be near his family akirk&chronide.utah.edu and currently serves as secretary of the Society of Physics Students, and works on the matical business letter. Their Undergraduate Student basic skills in reading were Advisory Committee at the U. "There are U politics going poor, despite their degrees," Hunter said. on that people should really Hunter said in her college be involved in," Dan Allen days, graduates were better said. "You can affect the qualprepared to enter the workity of education." place with sufficient writing Elspeth Allen serves as abilities. treasurer for the society. rhansenchronide.utah.edu in the program with children, she said. Being a woman with a family is an added difficulty for many medical students, she saii It's hard to focus wholly on her schooling when she's worried about home matters. There are even mothers in the program who work while studying. Despite the variety in her class, she said something they all have in common is their passion for medicine. "They're such a dynamic group of people. I walk into cost her S1S9 each. "I feel that the courses are a bit pricey, but they were what I needed at the time," she said. Increased Internet abilities, updated skills and other capabilities such as creating spreadsheets were among the skills that Hunter gained from her word-processi- courses. "It was extremely helpful, especially what I learned about security matters, such as how to protect my computer from viruses," she said. Most of the people in courses were between 40 and 60 years old. "There were not a lot of young people. Younger people have learned computer skills in school. Those of us who did not grow up with computers need help learning these skills. It's not intuitive for us," Hunter said. Hunter reflected on her days in college when the only computers on campus were those used for employee punch cards. "Computer technology was nonexistent" Hunter said. Hunter's Aard J. Brooks 152 East Winchester, vww.jbrooteiewelers.com Cpea for Member American Gem Society 435-647-54- 1 j?- if zzi Dirte-i- n amm v mm X -- x accredited by AACSB CMATand bachelor's degree in any field required Fulfy You're invited to attend an Informational Meeting Wednesday January? Thursday January 22 6 - 7:1 5 p.m. Rm. 134 NEW CL0SE0UTS uew Y.'SU Davis Campus 2750 - 2003 - Ha. 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KIDs one-on-o- Ail Burgers, Cheese Fries, Ever thought of becoming a ski instructor? & The two agreed that what they enjoy about the physics department is the "good sense of community. You get to know your professors and fellow physics majors well. There is plenty of with the professors," Elspeth Now accepting applications for Spring, 2004. -- ESS East 4th USED DEf.'O "- - "Best Holv Trinity of Burgers in Utah" 9 Locations along the Wssstch Frcnt, including: MOUNTAIN nt 1 "Utah's Best Burger" I tah Holiday Sab Like fanr - 19"8 S&h Lake Mag&vne "Maggie." Maggie is built from high foam. density, impact-resista"When you think of a glider, you think of it being graceful But Maggie's not that," Elspeth Allen said. "And when Elspeth flies, it's definitely not graceful." Dan Allen said. r"N 1 A Ms hus- band did, including a desire to be close to her family. Although much of her family lives in Orem, her grandparents are from Mexico. met grandfather "My Pancho Villa," she said. The Aliens own two remote control airplanes and fly them during their breaks from school. They've even named the planes "Sherman" and next semester and plan to continue working at research laboratories on campus. Elspeth Allen works for Richard Price, conducting relativity research Her role is "to write and modify computer code" having to do with black hole tails. Dan Allen works for David Kieda and conducts research in astrophysics. "I do Web page maintenance and data analysis," he said with a grin. "And I sweep the floor now and then." Elspeth Allen has received three scholarships: one from the American Physics Society, a Kennecott Scholarship and the University of Utah Presidential Scholarship. special- SinidnG. She came to the U for many of the same reasons her Allen. "I know the answer," she saii "You're taking a physics, two chemistry and a biology class." Both have a full schedule -interest Hunter believes that although today's college students at the U are technology savvy, they're not always well prepared in other academic areas upon graduation. Tve been in the work place, supervising recent college graduates. I can tell you this: Their basic skills, particularly language skills, are terrible. They cannot write. They couldn't even write a gram- - continued from page 9 According to the couple, although Dan Allen faints at the sight of blood, he wants to be a doctor. "I plan to continue going to school until I am at least 30," Dan Allen said. When asked what classes he is taking spring semester, Dan Allen looked at Elspeth During his spare time, Smith enjoys biking. He currently lives with a French couple in the Avenues and says that he enjoys their company very much. Smith is grateful for having the opportunity to work with the Utah Geological Surv ey and for being admitted to the geology graduate program at the U. "The geology department is very supportive of their students. The only complaint I have is that since I don't spend much time in the Browning Building with the rest of the geology students, I'm not as in the loop in the geology department as I would like to be," Smith said. land. Smith's ultimate goal is to "someday have a museum job or work at a university doing exhibits and field work." He eventually wants MEDICINE Cara Wieser Chronicle Sia'f sVriter said department The TA job, as well as some chores that he's responsible for in the Museum of Natural History, keep Smith on bis feet financially. Another source of income for him comes from the Grand Staircase management crew, which pays Smith and other students to dig up the dinosaurs that are hiding beneath their continued from page 7 Colleg e oi science M I ( i I iJ i i j. k .4 . ,1 - i I i i I i 1 1 J 1 1 I t i I I t f ! ? i t t f ""' ............. , |
