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Show THE THUNDERBIRD SUSC TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1990 PAGE 17 Bennett, Moe return as SU activity directors BY CHERIS TUCKER Brad Bennett, SUSCs new student activities director, and his assistant, Monica Moe, have some great plans for the coming year. absence. The two are returning to SUSC after a three-yea- r Bennett was student activities director when Moe served as ASSUSC president. We have a great working relationship and I think its wonderful were working together again, she said. In the time they have been gone, Bennett has graduated from law school and passed the Utah state bar exam. Moe has worked as assistant president at a health consulting firm. Bennett said he wanted to return to SUSC because of the challenges the school poses, such as increasing enrollment and a growing campus. There is the opportunity for real quality student activities, Bennett said. Moe said she returned to SUSC because she disliked the cutthroat atmosphere of the business world. In Cedar City you have the opportunity to change peoples lives. Bennett said he hopes to have an impact on the lives of students by giving them opportunities. My goal is to help students reach their goals. Cedar City is small enough to create freedom yet big enough for student growth, Bennett said. Moe added, Students will see Brad reaching out to help them. He really cares. My philosophy is that youth is a brief period prior to reality. College is the transition between youth and reality, so it is important that students do everything they can in college instead of just going to classes and then going home, she said. Moe loves the environment here, she said, and wants students to take part in it by getting involved. Both Bennett and Moe are excited about their plans for student activities outside of student government. One plan for the coming year is an outdoor recreation program which will include mountain biking, white water rafting, hiking, cliff scaling and a spring trip to is also planned Moe plans for Mexico. A series of groups such as the Dead Milkmen and the Pixies to perform. The duo said they also see a need to expose SUSC students to social and political issues. To do this, they are scheduling times for groups to discuss pertinent issues and they are starting a foreign film program. We want to get away from the backward community stigma and have students that are more cultured and aware, Moe said. Although specific plans have not been made as vet, the directors plan to have more academic activities scheduled as well, so students will gain a education. This institution owes that to the students, Bennett said. Bennett and Moe are looking forward to working with the student government leaders this year. They know what they should be doing and have set goals for themselves, Bennett said. Some of these goals are to make a positive difference in student lives, wisely manage time, maintain quality in all aspects of student government, and serve the students. Both said they love Cedar City and stress that it can be whatever a student wants it to be. Students can find whatever they are looking for on this campus, Bennett said. Moe believes that at SUSC there is the opportunity for the best experience anywhere, but the student has to take the initiative. Although the position of assistant was discontinued in the spring, the job is now a permanent one, said Moe. 1 9 -- I jtFP ASSUSC Activities Director Brad Bennett, working with Mendee Weston of Clubs and Organizations, reclaims his post after a three-yea- r absence. mini-concer- well-round- i Monica Moe, new assistant activities director, discusses the Welcome Week schedule with student Sharon Holmes. ASSUSC government plans to increase class spirit BY LORIE JOHNSON During ASSUSC governments fall retreat Sept. 17 through 19, leaders made goals to improve student spirit, raise funds for the Library, and protect SUSC from the upcoming Initiative A. To improve students pride in the college, on Monday, led by two students were divided into groups of upperclassmen. The students were shown around campus, and given packets with information about upcoming events through October. This program, under the direction of the ASSUSC cabinet, is designed to encourage students to attend activities and become enthused about college, said ASSUSC President Julie Stuart. By involving students instantly in activities, We will be able to socially 20-2- 5 motivate students. We will take them while theyre impressionable and get them to be enthusiastic, so when they get to be juniors and seniors they wont be apathetic, she said. Stuart said if the program touches 20 percent of the students, gets them excited about activities, it will be worth the effort to begin it. In an effort to raise $12,000 for the Library, he amount needed to match the states promised $2 for every $1 raised by students, student government is currently planning activities. Money raised during Homecoming activities will be given to the fund, as will the net proceeds from the Restless Heart concert slated for Oct. 11. ASSUSC is also selling sweatshirts for $20 to raise funds. To keep SUSC growing and improving, Stuart encourages students to vote against the upcoming Initiative A. Stuart said students should know that the initiative, which concerns whether to keep the food tax, will not only hurt Utahs cities and towns, but will affect higher education programs. Some $31 million would no longer be available for use by colleges and universities if the initiative is passed. To remind students of Initiative As result and ASSUSCs message Dont take a bite out of our future, Stuart said red ribbons and apples will be displayed around campus. Stuart said she encourages all students to vote in the upcoming election where the initiative will be decided. Those who have not registered to vote as yet can do so by picking up an absentee ballot in the Student Government Office. |