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Show Pane Z The Thunderbird Monday, April 30, 1984 f. New student activities adviser chosen : A former intramural sports coordinator now at Brigham Young University working on a doctorate will replace Dave Taylor as director of student activities next month. Brad Bennett, who worked two years as an assistant over Southern Illinois Universitys intramural program, will begin May 1 as student activities director. Taylor has filled the position for two years on a temporary basis. Bennett was chosen from among some 40 candidates through a committee that included Vice President for Student Services Sterling Church as well as past and present ASSUSC President Mark Wade and Scott Price. We had three very good choices, i. Price said, noting that Bennett got the nod because of his professionalism, his drive, dedication and because of his excellent track record. Bennett who has a bachelors and masters degree from BYU, is working on a doctorate in higher education administration. He has served as a graduate administrative intern, advising student government offices. Taylor will work in sales, promotion, personnel and management training for Travel Corporation, a large firm based in Cedar City and St. George. Dave has done a commendable job, Church said, announcing the change. I think the college has definitely moved forward with him. There have been changes in the student constitution and in the way student government is advised. Taylor said he is most satisfied that he could help a lot of students gain confidence in themselves and form habits that will help them later. I think the constitution still needs to be looked into, he added. Its got to have student input to be changed effectively. Taylor served under Ken Benson as assistant director of student activities. After Benson left the position, a permanent director was not appointed because of funding problems. Church said, Weve solved those funding problems now. Senate doesnt have money for funding requests by Ethel Lyman Members of the ASSUSC Senate Wednesday fabled Club and the Inter-TribBlack Student Union for a spring awards banquet. The Senate also tabled a request for $700 from the SUSC VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America) Club. Both bills were tabled due to a lack of funds in the Senate operating budget. Senate President Steve Wright also announced he will be meeting with each school assemblage, consisting of the three senators representing each respective school, to discuss matters pertinent to their schools. The assemblages should create and maintain a body of students representing the departments within their school. We will be setting aside a consistent amount of a bill to allocate $340 to semi-month- money to be used specifically to improve each school for next year, said Wright. the Senate funds through their quarterly fee payments. Senate committee B will investigate and make The Senate audit committee will begin conducting audits of the clubs which have previously received money from the Senate. Wright said, The audits will help senators and clubs know how records have been kept, to see how clubs have spent their money and to see that money has been used for the purposes allocated. suggestions for objectives in Senate responsibilities other than allocating money. Senator Mike Mauger will be serving on the Constitution Revision Committee. The committee will review the constitution as a whole and revise it where necessary, said Wright. Senate committee A is currently reviewing the Senate allocation philosophy, and plans to present suggestions for changes they feel necessary. According to Wright, the philosophy was formulated with several elements of fairness in mind. Wright noted the philosophy must be looked at with consideration to the fact that every student on campus contributes to In the session of the Senate Task Force, Stuart Riley, task force chairman, emphasized the need for greater academic advisement on campus. The task force will create an ad hoc committee to put together a survey that will be given to each senator: three faculty surveys and 10 student surveys, said Riley. The committee will meet with Riley and Wright to write up, distribute and evaluate the results of the survey. , Special Olympics returns to SUSC this week by Kelly White The Special Olympics spring games will once again this year be held at Southern Utah State Colleges Thunderbird Stadium on Friday, May 4. Opening ceremonies will begin at 1 1 a.m. with the traditional flag raising and athletes procession. The majority of the events are expected to get underway after lunch at around 1:30 p.m., with the awards ceremony to start around 4 p.m. The Special Olympics have been in this area since 1974, accofcfing to Virginia Higbee, Area Special Olympics Coordinator. The idea to get Special Olympics started in this area was thought of by Tom Walker, said Higbee. Walker is a teacher at South elementary and works with the handicapped. According to Higbee, Walker caught the vision that a physical fitness program would bring about a positive reaction in his students. Every season there are different events and games for the Special Olympians to participate in. During the winter there are all kinds of snow sports, including skiing. In the summer swimming and bowling add excitement to the Special Olympic games and in fall, basketball is a favorite activity. When spring rolls around and Special Olympic (j games are close at hand, there is an aura of excitement and anticipation surrounding the contestants, Higbee said. According to Higbee, the Special Olympians are still diligently practicing their running, jumping, and throwing events and are eagerly looking forward to the games. P' Moorty to discuss Gandhi COUPON S.S. Moorty, associate professor of English at SUSC, will discuss Mahatma Gandhi and the American Imagination at this weeks SOFT-FLOU- R ACO fiKie T0COS Convocation. Moortys exploration of the Indian philosophers influence in the West was chosen as the second Distinguished Faculty Lecture for the 1983-198- Buy One 830 S. Main FREE inter-cultur- Good thru May 30, 1984 id 4 academic year. Gandhis idea of not only revolutionized millions of Indians thinking and conscience, but positively affected many, many Americans attitudes toward the vague notion of hope for the present world, said Moorty. Moorty was born and raised near Hyderabad,-SoutIndia. His poetry and papers on rhetoric, relationships, literature and languages have been published in numerous academic journals and presented to many international social science conferences. Moorty received his bachelordegree from Osmania University in 195p? He graduated from Delhi University with a masters degree in English non-violen- Get one J Practice for the games continues all year, said Higbee. Participants walk each day and have a stretching, exercise and fitness program. They also start practicing at the track for their events one month before the start of the games. Working with these handicapped athletes takes a lot of time because it is individualized work and there are many athletes, says Higbee. Volunteers are very welcome to help. Students from the nursing department and the SUSC Department of Physical Education are long-tim- e volunteers and help in the Special Olympics as timers. They also help with the awards and act as huggers. The Special Olympic games place an emphasis on learning skills, following rules and developing individual and team efforts, Higbee said. al in 1966. He received his English doctorate from the University of Utah ten years later. He has taught at Delhi University, Westminister College and University of Utah. He has been a member SUSC English department since 1975. The Distinguished Faculty Lecture was established by the Faculty Senate and President Gerald Sherratt to recognize scholarly faculty endeavor. of-th- An elected selection committee, representing each of the campus schools, chooses the speakers and topics based on the intellectual stimulation, scholarship and broad appeal to the college community they offer. The chosen lectures are printed, bound and placed in the Special Collections of the SUSC Library. Two lectures are chosen every academic year. Steven H. Heath, physical science and engineering department, presented Science and Religion: A Conciliatory View for Decembers lecture. |