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Show Westminster College of Salt Lake City Sugarhouse Beautification Project Nears Completion by period in which they could protest the action. Marie M. Hem Enroute to Westminster this fall many students have encountered annoying, if not hazardous driving conditions as a result of the current Sugarhouse beautification project The $2 million project, first estimated to be completed by Nov. 5 is running behind schedule and will not be completed until the first part of December, according to Rick Johnston, deputy chief engineer for the Salt Lake City engineering department. Johnston said, This project actually began two and a half years ago with a meeting between the property owners of the Sugar-hous- e area and Mayor Ted Wilson. According to Johnston, local businesses complained of the poor road, sidewalk, curb and gutter conditions as well as the generally dilapidated appearance of Sugarhouse and requested that something be done to improve the area. Wilson agreed to try toobtain funding from the federal government if the local property owners agreed to meet 50 percent of the costs, Johnston said. The city received a Federal Community Block Grant to pay for their half of the project costs. Neiv sidewalks and gadders are partially in place along 2100 South. The beautification project is running about a month behind schedule. Candidates Stands Explained by Christina Thurmond areas. On social issues cuts in Reagan advocates prayer in schools and is non-defen- se anti-abortio- n. Everyone who has registered to vote on or before Oct. 16 will have to make some im- portant decisions between now and Nov. 6 when general elections are held. . to vote for President Reagan would, according to the Sept. 24 issue of U.S. News and World Report, mean a 7.8 increase in defense spending, strong military presence and continued economic aid to cound subversion in Central ter America, no increase in taxes and further A decision Soviet-supporte- Reagans democratic opponent, Walter Mondale, also wants to boost defense spend-dnaccording to U.S. News and World Report, but at half the rate proposed by Reagan. Mondale advocates seeking a mutual, verifiable freeze on nuclear weapons and he would like to sharply reduce the American military presence in Central America while cutting off all aid to Nicaraguan rebels and pressing g, Continued on page 2 f Joel Harrison, contract administrator for the Salt Lake City engineering department, said the costs of a project are based on a Notice of Intention, which is an outline of specific costs for the kind of work voted on, and approved by the property owners. The owners cost on this project is $1 million. Expenses beyond that will be met by federal project grants, he said. Christensen added that the protest rate on the project was 45 percent If 50 percent of the property owners had protested, the project would have been killed. It was close on this project because the many property owners did not want to meet the expenses of the improvement plan. According to Johnston, once the project was approved all the property owners were required by law to contribute to the eost of the project, regardless of whether or not they supported it. The planning process lasted 18 months, during which time the owners, through their elected advisory board, were very much a part of the conceptual stages of the design work. he said. " Bob Doidge, Chairman of the Sugarhouse beautification committee said, I feel that the beautification project will give the Sugarhouse area a needed uplift." He feels that the final outcome of the work will be a benefit to both the patrons and the businesses in the area despite the current inconvenience. Not everyone feels that the beautification project is worth the difficulties it has caused. Tana Muller, an employee at Sterling Furniture, said that she does not feel the beautification project will have much of an effect on local businesses. I think the construction has taken too long. I dont think anyone cares that much what the city looks like as long as they can get around, she said. Cliff Ranglack, operations officer at First Security Bank in Sugarhouse disagreed, I think the beautification project will ultimately have a positive effect on business in Sugar-housHe said that there are improvements in sidewalks, gutters and parking. made being In addition to the actual construction changes there will be lawn strips and trees planted to complete the aesthetic effect of the beautification project e. Jared Christensen, property manager for Triad Property Management, owner of the building that houses First Security Bank in Sugarhouse said, Property owners were informed by mail of the project approved by the elected advisory board and were given a time Westminster Counselors Explain Methods of Avoiding Test Anxiety by testing. Brad Smith Do you have sweaty palms, trembling hands and butterflies in the stomach? These are just some of the signs of text anxiety. According to Lynn Hockenberger, director of learning skills, one principle to handle test anxiety is to learn all your material forwards and backwards. Knowing what to do with anxiety," says . Anita Gander, director of counseling and testing, is important. Several days before an exam make up questions to get a variety of examples of real questions. Study in groups and put yourself in a testing situation so youll feel more comfortable when the rest test comes. A lot of people who have test anxiety havent learned to care for themselves or havent studied and prepared for the test. Everyone has to learn to work with anxiety," says Gander. Hockenberger states that essay tests are the hardest to take. If you miss one essay question its a lot of missed points." Gander says trick questions or the use of negatives in test questions are poor ways of testing. She says many professors dont know how to make tests or they dont make the questions clear to students. She says that it would benefit students if professors would put past exams on file for viewing but many wont because they feel that they give enough information in class. As a form of testing competency, research doesnt support multiple choice questions, says Gander. She feels a combination of essay, fill in e the blank, matching, and multiple choice are needed in tests. true-fals- Set up some comfortable levels during tests. If you want something to drink, a favorite pen, comfortable clothes or something to eat, by ull means take them with you while testing. Many students go into the tests knowing the information, but when they start taking it they blank-ou- t on certain questions. Dont let one hold the whole test up. Go on to the question next and come back later, says Gander. Hockenberger says that tutoring is available in the learning center to all students. The tutors are students who have already taken the same kind of exams in the same subject and have fared well. They offer tutoring one-on-o- ne which costs $3. The learning center sponsors a seminar on test anxiety every Friday at noon and all stu- dents are invited to attend. Lynn Hockenberger is the director of learning skills. C |