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Show THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1989 THE THUNDERBIPA" . Parking needs persist BY KAREN LISH "5 y PAGE 3 - ''r f"' KS &f,s, SUSC students and faculty will have to deal with the parking problems or get some comfortable walking shoes. The scheduled few opening of the new parking lot on Dewey Avenue in the next the 66 near additional weeks will give SUSC students an spaces Upper Quad. However, this is still not enough to satisfy everyones parking needs, said Vice President for Student Services Sterling R. Church, because most students classes are held on the upper campus. Since school convened this fall, approximately 1,200 parking stickers have been issued, said Jim Turner, SUSC security chief. He predicts more than 2,000 stickers will be issued by the end of the school year. Faculty members have not only requested additional parking but more reserved parking, said Turner. I feel the students have more right to parking since they pay the teachers wages, he said. Increased parking behind Manzanita Court is planned, said Church. We would also like to obtain the Cedar Middle School said. That property to expand parking for the Upper Quad, he several property purchase is being discussed in some quarters for years ahead. Unless SUSC receives the grants necessary to expand parking, the price of parking stickers will increase, said Church. Its hard for the Legislators to grant us money for athletic programs when our students cant even walk a block to get to class, he said. Parking stickers are required for all spaces now available. Students without the current sticker have been issued tickets since Oct. 6. The tickets arent being issued to increase the schools revenue, but to insure a safe parking environment, said Church. . .; c . 1 'J ? Michael Donovan, associate professor of biology, addressed the ASSUSC Senate Monday with an impassioned defense of the current quarterly calendar system. Four LEs take first Quarter systems value probed Southern Utah State walked away with four first places in individual events competition at Cal Poly Pomona recently and earned a total of five qualifying legs toward national forensic competition next spring. The SUSC delegation, one of 33 national colleges and universities to attend the D.L. Miller Invitational, took nine events into the final rounds of I.E. competition. said I.E. I was extremely pleased with our teams performance, Coach Mark Morman. To pick up five national legs this early in the season gives us a tremendous advantage, he said. Veteran team member Peter Tagg won first place in mixed genre first place in interpretation, first place in drama interpretation and duo drama interpretation with John Vitullo. In addition to the first in duo drama interpretation, Vitullo finished second in communication analysis, a qualifying leg, and second, with Page Petrucka, in duo interpretation. Petrucka also landed a second place trophy in poetry American interpretation to earn her first qualifying leg toward the Forensic Association I.E. Nationals. Another first for SUSC came through the efforts of Sandy Shiner, who finished first in novice informative speaking. Sandy is only a freshman and has never competed in this event, Morman said. I think shes in for a great forensic future. Veteran squad member Marta Walz was a finalist in prose mixed interpretation, and James Sebaske reached the finals in I.E. genre interpretation. John Barondeau also contended in Masque bill endorsed Contrary to The Thunderbirds report on Oct. 16, ASSUSC President Jan Shelton fully supports the validity of the Masque Clubs request for ASSUSC senatorial funds. The Masque Club was totally honest in their endeavors to get money from the senate, she said. The confusion lies in the differentiation between the Masque Club and the theatre department. The Masque Club is completely separate from the theatre department, she said. The investigation of the bill was made personally by Shelton, which, she said, is not uncommon; Shelton investigates all senatorial bills before signing. I did sign the bill because I know they need it. They got $2,000, which is a good chunk of money, she said. I consider the Masque Club to be one of the most active clubs on campus. Without the Masque Club we would be in sore, sore trouble. My only regret is that we couldnt give them more money they affect the whole campus, Shelton said. The Thunderbird regrets the. misrepresentation of this presidential action. BY JODI REINARD The trial of the semester system continued Monday, Oct. 16, in the ASSUSC Senate meeting when senators studied the positive aspects of the quarter system. Also, the senate entertained club petitions for funding from the bodys $11,812 standing budget. Michael Donovan, associate professor of biology, said Im vehemently in favor of going on quarters. He explained biologists are extremely in favor of remaining on the current system because of animal labs conducted in May, which cannot be carried out in any other time of the year. Lab courses will be desecrated, he said, if the switch is made. Donovan outlined other reasons why the quarter system is better than switching to the semester system. Textbooks shouldnt govern courses, he said, in regards to the 33 percent savings of the semester system. As far as getting a better education, Donovan prefers the quarter system because of frequent breaks and changes of tasks it text-buyin- g makes you more productive, he said. He added that students would get less feedback from instructors on the semester system. Other reasons cited by Donovan in favor of the quarter system included course diversity. According to Donovan, a system switch would result in a 33 percent reduction in course offerings at SUSC. That would be detrimental to your education, he said. Fie continued discussion by addressing tuition payment increments. Tuition would be yearly the same, he said. On semesters, students would pay two big chunks instead of three small ones, said Donovan. I dont think students or faculty benefit, he said. He refuted the idea that better utilization of facilities would occur when one system versus the other is implemented. Its what you can offer not where and how long, said Donovan. He added If the faculty, students, and state dont benefit, then who does? He summed up his thoughts as he said, I come down solidly in favor for quarters. Sen. Mark Holyoak, science senator, seemed to favor the quarter system. He said, If any one school has a strong opinion for either way, its toward quarters in the science department. Other senators echoed the same sentiments. They all agreed that the majority of SUSCs students prefer the quarter system right now over implementing any sort of semster system. Club President In new business, Inter-tribSharon Dickson petitioned the senate for $3,880 for help with club sponsored activities which would broaden students views and help them gain leadership, she said. What were asking for is a starter, she added. Center director, Lynne Finton, Multi-cultursaid the center backs the campus student support services. She explained the center shares administrative costs with the club, but does not share activities costs. Finton emphasized the activities sponsored by the club are educational and cultural for all students on campus. She cited that certain activities focus on different cultures and gives students a chance to learn about a culture thats not their own. She added, the money we are asking for is for the whole campus. Representing the many Greek clubs on Council President Julie campus, Inter-Gree- k Stuart asked for $450 to help all Greek clubs. She cited there is increasing interest among initiating Greek clubs at SUSC, claiming 400 students are signed up for one of the Greek clubs on campus. She said Greek clubs need to be promoted and integrated in order to establish and solidify a Greek network on campus. Political Awareness Committee member Steven Burch solicited senators for $200. Funding of their opening social in which prominent city officials will be invited to attend would cost $100, while the second hundred would fund printing and distribution costs of political flyers. He said the clubs main concern is to keep students aware of what goes on in the statewide and nationwide political realms. A goal of the club is to host speakers that will go a little bit further than Convocations, said Burch. 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