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Show SECTION a THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, METRO EDITOR I Amie Rose - - 344-253- 2008 aroseheraldextra.com Lucrative Vocations '" ' ' V change o pull tim v Laura Giles NORTH COUNTY STAFF After a heated Planning 'i ? : ; $ j: CRAIG DILGERDaily Herald UVSC l, automotive instructor Todd Low right helps Brian Nielson, a second-yea- r student in the program, convert an old Chevrolet Chevette to run on on Wednesday. UVSC's declining trade school interest School claims lack of interest, critics claim lack of marketing Brittani Lusk neering earned, on average, $3,880 Average monthly earnings by trade field per month, nearly as much as those with bachelor's degrees in natural science. Also, those with associate's A bartender came into Doug Gardner's office one day degrees in computers earned about what those with four-yea- r looking for a new career. degrees in "The only reason that she was education and social science earn. Neither Gardner nor Paula Tibbitts, working as a bartender was because she was arte," said Gardner, a career director of Career and Academic and academic counselor at Utah ValAdvising at UVSC, tell students to seek a career that makes money over ley State College's Wasatch Campus. Gardner sees people like this all the something they love. "You really need to go with sometime. They've realized that education thing that you have a passion for," pays, and they want some. New charts released by the Census Tibbitts said. She advises students with a love of Bureau show that trade school can lead to higher wages in less time. English or political science to make sure they graduate with other marAccording to the census, those ketable skills so they can work in with vocational certificates in engi DAILY HERALD i I Electronics: $3,033 I Food service: $1,902 Agriculture: $2,190 Auto mechanics: $2,546 I Aviation: $2,792 I Business, office: $2,029, I Hearth care: $1,669 I $2,645 I Computer: $2,092 I Contraction trades: $2,812 I Cosmetology: $1,534 I Police and protective: $2,676 I Drafting: $3,300 Metal-workin- I Refrigeration, heating: $3,120 I Transportation: $2,672 i source: U.S. Census Bureau Com- mission meeting last week in which an auditorium full of people protested the plan, Pleasant Grove's community development team has decided for now to withdraw proposed zoning changes that drew the ire of some residents. At a meeting last week, planning commissioners had to end a public hearing without making a decision because there were so many people who wanted to speak against the proposed zoning changes. They were scheduled to resume the hearing on Feb. 13. The changes were part of the city's Downtown 2020 plan, which would have allowed mixed uses in the historic downtown area. Residents worried it would open the door to a building. The plan was designed by the Community Development Department to bring businesses and revitalize the historic downtown area of the city, while preserving historic buildings. Residents' concerns also included increased traffic in their neighborhoods and allowing more comnwcial4evkipfaeniat9 into the residential areas. At Tuesday's City Council work session, Ken Young, community development director, announced that the items would be removed. "We determined, in response to some of the issues, that both items will be indefinitely .held'-' ' many fields, or to plan for graduate school. , Those with degrees in technology, even with less education, tend to make more money because technology requires a set of skills most stu dents would rather not gain, including math. "Technology fields require math and analytical thinking. A lot of he said. U-v- V,. r; According to Young, a downtown advisory board will be formed to review; the plan,; See VOCATION, C3 UVSC president looks ahead to 2008, beyond . See PROPOSAL, C3 Ml Brittani Lusk What lies ahead DAILY HERALD UVSC President William Sederburg gave his last State of the College address on Wednesday. He's not leaving, but next year's address will be the State of the University. "When we meet again in January, we will be meeting to talk about Utah Valley University," Sederburg said. He spoke about Utah Valley State College's transition year of 2007 and, putting on his fortune-tellecap, what the future holds for the school in 2008 and beyond. "What a phenomenal year 2007 has been," Sederburg ' ' said. ; v" During the last year, UVSC acquired its 57th baccalau' reate degree and received approval from the board of trustees for its first master's degree. Final approval from the state board of regents is expected in April. "That was yesterday; the future is more interesting," Sederburg said. Looking into his crystal ball, Sederburg let his audience in on a few little secrets and some things they already knew. Michael Dover, senior research analyst in UVSCs office of institutional research, said Sederburg's message wasn't too full of surprises. "It's fairly common knowledge," Dover said. Tongue in cheek, Sederburg knew that too. "I also predict (my this is tough, but somebody's got to predict these things that the library will be construct- - for UVSC I Transition to UVU I new look on' campus and the Web I Graduate degrees A I Continued commitment to career and technical education I Construction of a ' center for student success in the space formerly used by the . " library A . I Creation of a regional theater for youth US I Ooening of the Capitol Reef Field Station . I Changing academic structure VVfi MARIO RUIZDaily Herald a furnace as Christopher Riding rear and David Molohosky observe Wednesday. ed," Sederburg said. The new library has been under construction for more than a year and will open July 1. Dover said he is looking forward to UVU, so he can study the patterns that come with it. "We're looking forward to university status," Dover said. "That means the opportunity to study a vibrant institution going through change." UVSC has much to do to make the transition, including changing Web pages and UVSC, t Western Heating and Air Conditioning technician Dan Sorenson cleans I Communities of engaged learners See ; C3 Winterizing helps save on gas bill, repairs Janice Peterson DAILY HERALD Frigid temperatures and snowy weather seem to be around to stay, and preparing your home for winter may save a bit of money when the next heating bill comes. Ryan Snow, president of Western Heating in Orem, said it is important to winterize a home in order to prevent heat from escaping and to keep a furnace working correctly. Heat can escape through drafty areas around t doors and windows, and Snow said homeowners can attend classes on reducing these leaks from local home-im- provement stores like Lowe's or Home Depot. Snow said one of the most , , month to keep good airflow through the furnace, Snow said. Regular filter replacement will help the furnace run more efficiently, and the motor will be less likely to break down. important ways for a homeowner to save money during "If that air filter gets dirty, the winter is simply to change what they'll notice is the furthe filter in the furnace and nace runs all the time and it once never seems to heat up," he get a furnace tune-ua year. Filters are usually said. about $7 to $ 10 and should be A common problem each winter is that most furnaces replaced every three months, which can easily be done with- just get dirty. Snow said a furout professional help. nace tune-u- p once a year will Even a good air filter , keep the furnace clean and get should be checked each more life out of the machine. p Although a tune-u- p costs money, Snow said residents usually break even with the money saved throughout the year on their gas bills. A yearly tune-u- p can also have some health benefits. Every year people end up in the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning, which could be prevented, Snow said. The heat exchanger in a furnace is made of metal and develops cracks, which a yearly exam would uncover. "When you get cracks in See WINTER, C3 |