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Show THE THUNDERBIRD SUSC THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1989 PAGE 7 Block and Bridle, PBL stress business awareness BY HEATHER COX SUSCs PBL and Block and Bridle clubs combined efforts during a Tuesday meeting to stress the need for increased business knowledge in todays agricultural system. According to Block and Bridle President Dan Hulet, the meeting came about through efforts to meet both business and agricultural students needs. Im excited about the business end of it, he said. With increased business knowledge, agriculture students will be able to find employment in the marketing and banking side of the industry. which Speaker Alan Henry represented the Farm Credit System, A cooperative, Henry employs a cooperative banking system. and is a non-profclientele a agricultural explained, targets strictly business, owned by the banks debtors. A farmer or rancher purchases stock when they borrow money, said Henry, and are entitled to one company vote. As the borrower repays his loan, the bank buys back his stock. One of the most important things about agriculture is that it takes a lot of farm. money, he said. It takes a lot of money to run a Ron Heaton, who also represented the banking aspect of the agriculture business, explained to SUSC students what a borrower can expect from a lender. We think, as lenders, we have a responsibility to borrowers, he said, although lenders understand the farmers business as well as he does, said Heaton. The agricultural industry has got too slim a margin to make mistakes, said cattleman Jerry Wood. I could never emphasize too much the business side of your operation. Wood is optimistic about the future of cattle production. Despite research indicating that beef raises cholesterol and fat levels, Wood noted that beef consumption has gone up. There is a brighter future for agriculture students who are business literate, said Dan Dail, head of SUSCs agricultural department. He added that many traditional business majors are finding that they like the food and fiber business. Dail noted that the diversity of people attending the Tuesday of meeting reflects the diversity of agriculture. This variety interests coincides with the trend to keep agricultural programs in of increased step with the times. To continue this motto modernization, Dail noted that students must find the common thread between the art, science and business aspects of agriculture. it .l. i .it vv a i ao v Cattleman Jerry Wood emphasized the need for business knowledge in todays agriculture industry during a Tuesday conference held by SUSCs PBL and Block and Bridle clubs. Wood noted that those agriculture students who are business literate will double their worth to the industry. crunch Housing Senators discuss possible fee hike concerns officials ASSUSC examines fee increase request from computer steering committee senators to be receptive to student feedback on the computer labs and on the possibility of a fee increase to continue the projects growth. Pellegrini said Academic Computing Manager John Lowes has expressed concern that students arent using the computer stations as heavily as planners had originally expected. In other business, the senate began initial discussion on a bill presented by LSASU, comprised of SUSC biology majors, requesting senate aid to fund a field trip to the San Diego Zoo and Sea World. The excursion, presenters said, will allow biology students to visit scientific research centers not available in In a brief session Monday, ASSUSC senators discussed the possibility of a student fee increase and considered a request for $300 presented by the Life Science Association of Southern Utah. ASSUSC Academic Vice President Marni Madsen announced that the campus computer steering committee, after successfully requesting a $10 student fee increase last year to fund SUSCs new computer labs, is considering e requesting another $5 fee increase for students. Its never been mentioned before now, said Madsen, who has worked with the committee since the inception of the PC lab project last spring. Sen. Roger Olcott expressed concern that the committee has misled students concerning the ultimate student cost of the computer system. I feel like weve been set up on this, he said. Other senators expressed similar concerns about the center, citing frequent malfunctions, limited availability, and lack of tutorial instruction as problems hindering the PC labs. The computer lab fee, a e students, is low $10 for fees at other compared to computer director of said Pellegrini, Tony institutions, student activities. We cant complain about how much were paying, Olcott agreed. Madsen encouraged full-tim- modest-but-controversi- full-tim- al . j Utah. The senate voted to circle and post the bill. Discussion resumes Monday at 5 p.m. in the Bryce Canyon Conference Room, The senate refrained from making a decision on the SUSC cheerleading squads request for travel funds totalling $1,491.50, presented the previous Thursday. As the senate changed its meeting time from Thursday to Monday, the bill had not been posted for one full week. To meet this requirement, the senate will discuss the bill next Monday along with LSASUs request. Additionally, the senators discussed whether to print a senate handbook to guide their successors, who will take office with the advent of spring quarter. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6) motels about housing students on a quarterly basis as another option to increase housing. College officials continue the pressing search for college housing about 20 percent of expansion possibilities. Mollenkopf estimated his time is spent researching options. Next week Betty Kingsford and I will be in Vancouver, British will Columbia, looking at housing to see what theyre doing. We see some completed apartments and also some in the construction phase, he said. The college has a lot of property available for expansion; the increase doesnt need to be a lot right now but 70 to 80 beds would go a long way toward helping us this quarter. It s looking at housing demands two to five years down the road that gets scary, Mollenkopf said. Resident living officials view the necessary changes as a challenge. There is a lot of footwork to do before we ever turn over a spade of dirt. Weve got to convince people that this is an of the appropriate project, and we especially need the approval said of Board Mollenkopf. Regents, community, the school and the of methods financing SUSC is emphasizing unconventional which offer faster results. Conventional means of gaining funding through the legislature may take 18 months or more, while more unconventional financing through banks or private industry may take eight to 10 weeks for approval, he said. Were not competing for education general funds tax dollars because were in a hurry to get started; however, now the tax initiatives have been kicked down to a worthy defeat there is more confidence in education, said Mollenkopf. I foresee new college owned housing in the future. not-so-dista- nt |
