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Show SUSC THE THUNDERBIRD N VV ? of x,: .sfc?$n7?. wXXvflJX ''Wv N'X- 3 ' ,j "W XX- m . w THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1989 PAGE 3 Olympics ask for Utah vote y$i s h xvx, , if BY SHERRIE MORREALL The Salt Lake Olympic Committee promises more than a good show in 1998. The committee promises educational and economic opportunities for Utahs students. If Utah citizens choose to support the Olympic bid, internships to participate on the Olympic' Committee and prospective jobs sponsored by the Olympics will open for students, Stuart said. On Nov. 7, 1989, Utah citizens will be asked to vote on a referendum ballot whether or not to support the Utah Olympic bid. To generate and support for the Olympics, will available be information packets to students, said Julie Stuart, ASSUSC assistant college relations director. Solicitation in behalf of the Utah Olympic bid will begin in the Student Center Oct. 30 and continue through Nov. 7, 1989. A table will also be set up at the Nov. 4 SUSC football game against Cal Poly Pomona. The first goal of the committee is to okay Utah for the Olympics, Stuart said. Then, our second goal is to win the vote for the Olympics to be hosted in the United States over Japan. The committee is still organizing, and students can go to the Student Government Offices in the Student Center to sign up. Stuart believes the Olympics will be beneficial to Utah. Taxes wont go up, contrary to what some people believe, Stuart said. Facilities built to host the Olympics can also be used by Utah residents to help train young athletes. The economic benefit of the Olympics is estimated at $900 million by the Salt Lake Olympic Committee. Money that comes into the state from TV advertisements and corporate sponsorships, among other investments, will be used to repay the amount spent for facilities. Money spent in Utah by tourists, sponsoring businesses, and world-clas- s competitions will recur often and will stay in the economy. The publicity and revenues invested will create jobs and interest in the state, Stuart said. If citizens approve the November ballot, construction on the Olympic buildings will begin in 1990 and could be utilized by prospective olympians. Also, the facilities would allow Utah to host international sports events and expand the annual Utah Winter Games curriculum with the Winter Pan American Games, the U.S. Winter Olympic Festival and World Cup events. ts Teresa Allen, a senior education major from Bountiful, joined SLJSCs intramural program for the bike rally held Tuesday. Mike Collins placed first in the mens division and was followed by Tim Clemens and Gregory Collins. Jill Anderson led the womens division and was followed by Allen who placed second. Genie Turley and Danielle luy tied for third place. City to elect mayor and counselors BY NICOLE BONHAM will repay the state for all Olympic expenditures should the Games revenue be adequate. State officials ask citizens to consider that selection of Salt Lake City as Citizens voting in Iron County will see six candidates on the Nov. 7 ballot. Local general election results will determine both the Cedar City mayor and four council member positions. Two candidates, Harold Grant Shirley and incumbant Robert H. Linford, are currently campaigning for the four-yea- r Cedar City position as mayor. Cedar City Candidates competing for the two four-yea- r council member positions available include Donald J. Marchant, M. Scott Rasmussen, incumbant Michael Slack, and Douglas Urie. Current council member candidates were selected following the Cedar City primary election on Oct. 3. The only (candidates) on the ballot were for councilmen, said Cedar City Recorder Bonnie Moritz. Nov. 7 voters will also answer an opinion question regarding Salt Lake Citys opportunity to host future Winter Oylmpic Games events. The United States Olympic Committee is actively considering the Salt Lake City area as the United States bid city for the 1998 and 2002 International Winter Olympic Games. Based on projected construction costs, the Legislature has earmarked 132 of one cent from the existing sales tax rates for Olympic facility construction. The Salt Lake Winter Games Organizing Committee Olympic host is based on the construction of adequate Olympic facilities. This information is provided on the ballot to ensure that voters are aware of the complexities of the Olympic Games issue. Although some candidates are addressing specific issues in their campaign, including street maintenance and construction, Moritz said the election has been low key. Most candidates are campaigning either through door-to-docanvassing or through newspaper ads. Some 10,000 voters register in Iron County each year, said Iron County Clerk David I. Yardley. Yardley indicated that this figure includes few SUSC students, as most students will vote by absentee ballot in their home county. Students voting absentee must make arrangements through the county clerk in their official county of residence. County and city officials urge students to contact their county officials now, as all voting material must be received through the mail. Students voting in Iron County must register with their appropriate registrar on Oct. 31 or Nov. 1. For more information on registration and voting procedures contact Yardley at or 586-997- 4. Deans review Regents action and BY HEATHER COX Provost Terrv D. Alger briefly outlined the recent State Board of Regents meeting at CEU in Tuesdays Deans Council meeting. He also presented fall quarters general education offerings and enrollments in Tuesdays Deans Council meeting. Following Algers presentation, the deans considered SUSCs policy on ACT subset scores, and the possibility of renumbering English and Math 100 classes. Alger explained to the deans that the one issue Regents quickly put off the agenda was the university status issue. The Regents allowed two minutes for response from both Weber State and SUSC, he said. Alger, however, echoed Faculty Senate President David Rees sentiment on the issue. I think what its going to come down to is simple politics. situation even if you At present, its a win-wi- n dont win the SUSU label, you get a lot of publicity instead. Despite new sections added this year, general education classes remained full this quarter. Basic skills classes were totally filled up, said Alger. The classes were 97 percent filled with only 30 of the 1,053 slots available left empty. Other general education classes were also full, he said, including physical education at 95 percent, humanities at 90-9- 2 percent, and the introduction to physics class at 91 percent. General pyschology will also remain a good strong pressure, said Alger. However many slots we have will be filled, he said. My own feeling is that we should simply add sections as we go up in students. With the high percentages, concern was also raised as to how many of the general education slots were filled We ought to start monitoring the by students in English 101, Math 101, and division upper Communications 101, said Dean Phillip C. Carter. The deans will investigate the percentage of upper division students enrolled in general education courses. Deans also considered the possibility of renumbering English and Math 100 classes to 099 classes. upper-classme- n. 100-lev- el courses The proposal is currently being considered by the Transfer Articulation Committee, with Director of Admissions and Records D. Mark Barton as SUSCs representative. The committee is working toward getting some things standardized, said Alger. Originally, the classes under consideration were numbered as 099, said Barton, however, some time ago the 099 numbers were changed to 100 numbers because CEU and other schools changed them to 100 for budget reasons. Now the committee is looking at returning to the 099 numbers again, he said. My guess is that they will come out with a statewide policy to renumber the classes to 099, said Alger. The courses are remedial classes and 099 would specifically limit them from counting toward graduation, he said. Deans also discussed SUSCs policy on ACT subset scores. Current policy states that students receiving ACT subset scores of 21 or higher in English or math can waive English and Math 101 courses and receive credit for them. The change will not be made until resubmitted to the deans and will not be effective in the SUSC 1990-9-2 catalog, Alger said. |
