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Show na . i t I 4 By ASHLEY LANGSTON alangstonsuujournal com Students returning to SUU this semester may notice some changes to the general campus and to areas like the Sharwan Smith Center Rotmida and the Electronic Learning Center computer lab. Construction MainTeacher Education Building project is making progress, with Old Main at 18 percent of completion and the Teacher Education Building at 7 percent of completion, SUU Interim President Greg Stauffer said. The Teacher Education Building is about seven weeks behind schedule, and its completion is now anticipated for The Old November 2007. Fiberoptics w eie running through the site that did not belong to SLIU, which slowed down the process, said Nolan Truman, construction services manager That has now been worked out. David Tanner, associate vice president of facilities management, said work is also somewhat slow and difficult because the space is so tight and they are basically working on top of each other They are currently pouring footings and will be for the next few months, Truman said. The interior of Old Main has basically been demolished, and the basement slab is being worked on. Stauffer said there were problems with the functionality of the previous interior structure of the building. There are currently about 24 people working on each building, he said. The project has been called SUU's hallmark project in many press releases and speeches, because the school was originally founded to educate teachers. This pioject becomes critically important because of SUUs traditions, Stauffer said. The project will not only benefit current students by providing a facility for their education, but it will be a tool in recruiting. It is important to produce teachers because they are an essential part of society. It's all about our future, Stauffer said. Those wanting more information about the project can go to the Web www.suu.edu. SUU site at See PROJECTS, Page 8 i I BEN DRAPER UNIVERSITY JOURNAL Old Main awaits further construction as part of its restoration. Renovation of Old Main and the construction on the new Emma Eccles Jones Teacher Education Building began May 5 with a groundbreaking ceremony. SUUSA president details ambitions for clubs, retention By MARC DOTSON mdotsonsuuournal.com in June to pick up where they left off. Members said the support of the community has been great and it is good to be home. Staff Sgt. Adam Larsen from the Triple Deuce relays information with Sgt. Kleinfelter from the 876 Engineer Battalion in Iraq. Members of the 222nd returned home While Thunderstruck may be SUUSAs theme this school year, people support what they help create has become student under mantra governments SUUSA President Steve Kiisel. One summer project influenced by this focus has been seeking to facilitate the growing club system at SUU. Kiisel is serving on a committee sanctioned by the Board of Trustees to research how to use a budget surplus of $250 000 in student fees The money was collected last year through a fuel and power charge tacked on to student fees once the State However, Legislature agreed to cover the expected costs this year, the $250,000 became free to use as the university saw fit, Kiisel said. The committee, of both consisting students and staff, was commissioned to two research possibilities. One of the plans the Board of Trustees agreed on was to use the extra funds to help cover fuel and power costs over the next three years, Kiisel said. Its 222nd members settle into their lives By JUSTINE PRUITT jpruittsuujournal.com Members of Utahs 2nd Battalion 222nd Held Artillery Unit are adjusting back to everyday life after returning from Iraq in mid-Jun- Sgt. Karsten Josie, a freshman elementary education major from Hatch, said being home has been overwhelming because everybody had continued with their lives while he was gone. He said nothing is the same. Spc. Layne Jacobsen, a freshman history major from Richfield, agreed it was good to be home, especially to the mountains. He said he just missed the routine of everyday life a little bit. The mountains have never looked so nice, airs never been so sweet, foods never been so delicious, he said. Josie said the older soldiers already had job and a life to return to, but when he left he was in a transition stage that most people his age had already completed and were moving on. However, the older soldiers said they had just as hard of a time adjusting to everyday life as the younger soldiers. Capt. Christopher Caldwell said it was good to be home, but a little strange. It was really good, a little surreal at first, he said. It was a little ward to go to church in a real church and eat in a nice restaurant. He said one of the tilings he missed the most was seeing kids play. Lt. Charles Triplett said it was awesome being home, but it was a tough transition for work. He said he has spent much of his time catching up on training. While in Iiaq, Josie said he missed his a The week will have sunny skies and warm temperatures through Wednesday. Expect highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid to low 50s. Almanac, Page 8 family and friaids the most. He said not being able to go home to them after work started to wear on him after awhile. When the soldiers arrived home, received great support from the communities they call home. Caldwell said it was overwhelming to see the tremendous amount of support from fellow Americans. We are very grateful for the support from all of southern Utah, he said. While in Iraq, Caldwell said the battalion had three primary missions: base offense, patrol and base defense. The first mission was artillery, which is the 222nd's principal mission and purpose, they he said. vi Triplett said the hours for the first mission ere usually 27 to 30 hours-a-daThey SUU by the numbers y See RETURN, Page 8 5 tL C w a short-ter- solution to a long-terproblem, he added. The other option, would allow the funds to be reinvested into campus buildings. Kiisel said he spent the summer researching how to use the money and had decided to push to provide for the student clubs. SUUSA is growing rapidly, he said There are 1,500 freshmen. We are expected to break 7,000 members of SUUSA the first time in the history- of the institution. Were growing, were to growing fast. We need keep students on campus. Clubs are vital to help retain students. Kiisel said his plan is to use tire $250,000 to develop the unfinished auditorium, adjacent to the Rotunda in the Sharwan Smith Center, into a club center, similar to what the LTnversity of Utah has Such a center would house Director of Student Involvement ... of The number freshmen serving in student government S jvU The approximate dollar amount collected by fuel and power fees O The number of new faculty members this fall. Ow Student Association DEI Beattys office, the photo I.D. center, cubicle pods for clubs and conference rooms, Kiisel said. It would be a place for clubs to coordinate, plan and recruit, he said. The club center would also include space for the Center for Women and Families, Kiisel added. A lot of women who are victims of abuse and violence dont go to tire Women's Centerbecause they have to walk through student government, he said. SUUSA Involvement Vice President Caytee Cox said the club center would provide an opportunity for her and for delegates from the dubs and Student Involvement Assembly to coordinate with club presidents. There are 90 clubs that have rechartered and five others working on rechartering as of Thursday, Cox said. Using the space as an incentive creates proactive clubs, Kiisel said. He said the finished auditorium would hold w'hile 250 students roughly 1,500 students attend the entertainment acts put on by SUUSA. Both the auditorium and the club center are estimated to cost about the same: $750,000 for either, Kiisel said. of The College Performing & Visual Arts views the auditorium as the next Black Box Theatre, Kiisel said. However, the auditorium is a general student-us- e space. Its being funded by dollars - by student he said. In 20 years, fees, once the Utah Shakespearean Festival moves across the street, tire current USF complex will be given to the College of Performing and Visual Arts. However, there are no plans to expand general student space, Kiisel said. Additionally, Cox said the auditorium would be used for productions while the club center w'ould be used constantly This is something Ill push Kusel term, my through said. believe this goes with student involvement. I'll continue to stand behind it as an alumnus. 1 hand-in-han- d See MONEY, Page Index - Accent 7 10 Classified News... .3, 6, 8, 5 Opinion Sports C Back page, 1 0 |