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Show Page 4 The Thunderbird Monday, May 21, 1384 Opinion I Early dorm check-ou- t is ridiculous situation Ten minutes after the last final exam period is scheduled to end June 1 , every student living in housing has to move out, their rooms sparkling clean. If this werent real life it would make a very funny joke. Saturday morning, June 2, the campus will be magically transformed into Girls State, and the rooms where SUSC students now live are needed to house 450 high school girls who will participate in the program. What this means, then, is that students living will have to spend valuable time cleaning and packing time they should be spending studying for their final exams. As anyone can tell you, there is nothing easy about packing up all your possessions and cleaning your room. It takes time. Lots of it. A few exceptions will be made to this obnoxious rule graduating seniors and orchestra members who will perform at Commencement ceremonies still have to move out of their rooms, but rooms in Juniper Hall have been set aside for their temporary use. Frankly, this policy smacks of the administration saying, Well, weve got your tuition money and weve met state educational requirements in your case, now we dont want to see your face until its time to collect your tuition again. We at The Thunderbird know the administration doesnt really feel that way. There are more than enough indications that the administration truly cares for the average SUSC student. But this isnt the first year students have been tossed out of the dorms so early. We also know that Girls State is a valuable publicity and recruiting tool, and adjustments need to be made to us accommodate it. But its a ridiculous situation, made even more ridiculous because it could be easily solved. Start school one day sooner. Or juggle the schedule so that students graduate one day earlier. Then give students a full day after finals end to clean their living apartments, pack up and leave. The problem, while not enough that it deserves prompt action. 1 4 is serious DtNT NtWS ANP VMS A AH 'll RN I 'IAM SIAM VOLLfcV.fc I TATAR fTTT. I TAM Volume 79, Number 32 Editor Lynn Nolan Managing Editor Doug Christensen Associate Editor Tamara Rumbaugh Copy Editor Vicki Baxter Photo Editor Mark Weston Sports Editor Stewart Smith Demo convention has problems To the editor: Entertainment Editor Stacey Smith Associate Copy Editor Lisa Laird Campus Editor Lanai Greenhalgh Senior Staff Writer Fletcher Matson Advertising Manager Donna Messerly Faculty Adviser Larry Baker The Thunderbird is published each Monday of the academic year by and for the student body of Southern Utah State College. The views and opinions expressed in The Thunderbird are the opinions of the publications individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the institution, faculty, staff or student body in general. The unsigned editorial directly above is the opinion of The Thunderbird as a single entity. Letters to the editor must include the name, student number (if from a student) and phone number. Only the name will be printed. Names will not be withheld under any circumstances and the editor reserves the right to edit letters for length and to preclude libel. Letters must be submitted exclusively to The Thunderbird by noon Friday for inclusion in the following weeks edition. The Thunderbird: editorial and advertising offices at 529 West 200 South, Cedar City, UT 84720. Mail at SUSC Box 384, Cedar City, UT 84720. (801) Discussion of motions: all and are debateable amendable. Every viewpoint is important. A perspective on the problem may come from anyone. Alternating viewpoints should be used in discussion. Review of motions: use one subject at a time and vote on it. motions I have just attended the Democratic County Convention for the first time, which proved to be quite lively and chaotic. Several rules could have been used to smooth and expedite the meeting. I encourage more student participation in the democratic process, and hope Che CfmiuferbircC Tl 1 these guidelines eliminate problems at meetings in the future: There should be substantive arguments. People should back all arguments with facts. Hotheaded discussions get nowhere. Be courteous and dont interrupt. Talking can make it hard to hear and one person should be recognized on the floor at a time. Motions Majority rules, vote may requiring one-thir- d limit or close debate and may split a motion into segments for individual voting. Minority rule. More than one-thir- d vote may limit or close debate and may split a motion into segments for individual voting. Use time wisely. Time is money and an efficient meeting helps meet deadlines and tends to be more enjoyable and fruitful. There are no hard fast rules for parliamentary procedure in most meetings. These guidelines should help in conducting meetings. Phil Jennc County Delegate Drama Glub deserves support To the editor: The words often Drama Club summon connotations ' negative to many, wrongly so. After viewing the and dubs latest production, Live. . .And Then Some, and seeing the time and effort exerted by the cast and other department members, I am convinced the Drama Club is a worthwhile organization. Those who dare; suggest anything different probably have never seen what goe into the making of a show, nor have they seen finished very many products. It is they who are missing out. The clu is filled with hardworking, talented students who want nothing more than to entertain, and they My congratulations go tc members of the Drama Club foi the success of their first musical-comedy- . I considered it entertainment at its best, and studentbody support is ever sc important to them. As the saying goes, the show must go on! ! should be supported. Drew Harper |