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Show Tuesday, March 25, 2008 University Journal Page 3 Administrators gc?s IN BRIEF concede, protect Fall registration begins today for SUU students Class registration for fall semester will begin today for current SUU graduate students; undergraduate students will be able to register throughout the next week. According to www.suuedu, current SUU seniors can register Wednesday, juniors on Friday, sophomores April 1, freshmen April 3 and incoming freshmen April 7. According to the Web site, and telephone registration can be done between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Online registration is also available. sociology spot By SEAN MILES smilessuujournal.com and SUU administrators students reached an agreement concerning the hiring of a new History & Sociology Department staff member. Students began protesting the possible shortage within the department after the departure of a professor. Nicole Lee, a senior sociolog y major from Big Bear, Calif., said she had collected more than 150 signatures as part of a petition to preserve the position. After a meeting between SUU President Michael T. Benson and SUU Provost Rodney Decker, as well as other members of the administration, the decision was made to the preserve position at least "(The) t PHOTO COURTESY OF WILL STEGER Cedar City named No. 15 hunting and fishing spot Cedar City was ranked no. 15 out of 200 cities in the United States for hunting and fishing in the March 11 issue of Outdoor Life. According to the article, the scoring system for the cities was based on a scale of one to 10, with ' 10 being the best. Each of the cities had a population of at least 4,000. Members of Outdoor Life gathered comprehensive data on the overall living quality of the town, according to the article. After collecting that data, members of Outdoor Life observed the quality of the town purely on a sporting perspective, according to the article. According to the article, ranking was based on fishing and hunting opportunities, trophy quality of the sporting opportunities, proximity to land, gun laws and whether hunting and fishing are good year-roun- d. Utah Summer Games registration available Anyone in Utah can register for the Utah Summer Games. to www. According utahsummergames.com, athletes interested in participating must create an account on the Web site to register, but can use the account to register multiple athletes. According to the Web site, the Utah Summer Games will take in Cedar City. place June 5-- arctic explorer Will Steger hopes to raise awareness about global by warming completing a 1,400 mile traverse of Ellesmere Island on dogsled. Steger will complete this expedition with six other companions. Award-winnin- g . n ues' m Six explorers eltegs GGl highlight global warming By JOSH SMITH the social networks of younger Journal Washington Breau people, especially college because students, global warming is their issue. Because climate change will affect everyone in younger generations, Steger said he w'ould like to inspire people to educate themselves about the issue, look at their personal habits and become involved in the democratic process. In nearly 40 years of traveling in the Arctic and Antarctic, he said he has witnessed the effects of climate change firsthand. The past decade has seen tremendous change in the disposition of Arctic Sea ice, with ice levels dropping by 40 percent from average amounts, Steger said. Thaw levels in Greenland have also increased from 800 feet in 1992 to nearly 5,000 feet today, he added. Although antarctic ice is. generally less affected by changes in ocean temperatures than Arctic Sea ice, Steger said he the alarming changes personally witnessed near the Traveling by dogsled in subzero temperatures across arctic ice shelves may seem like a strange way to highlight global warming, but that is exactly what explorer and activist Will Steger and a gioup of six young people from four countries arc training to accomplish On Friday, Steger who completed the first dogsled traverse of Antarctica nearly 20 his ago and years companions will launch a 1,400-mil- e expedition to cross Ellesmere Island, the most northern part of North America. In a conference call to student repoiters across the nation. Steger spoke by satellite phone from his location near the Arctic Circle on Baffin Island in Canada. Steger said his goal is to take his audience to the dwindling arctic ice shelves; what he calls the front lines of global warming. He said he wants to activate two-mont- h, temporarily, Decker said. The sociology South Pole were also a real wake-u- p call. Loss of sea ice is only one symptom of global climate change, he said, with weather becoming more extreme as well. said the most Steger obvious scientifically indication of climate change is the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. Although there will always in climate be variations conditions, carbon dioxide levels are off the chart, he said. Carbon dioxide levels and data average temperature dating back 700,000 years have been collected from ice core samples and indicate a huge increase in the gas in recent years, he said. Because most carbon dioxide will stay in the atmosphere for decades, even up to thousands of years, Steger said "we need to act now to reduce human contribution to the problem. department Andrew will be hard to replace, Bostick said. Sociology is a discipline on the upswing in the department, Bostick said. The budget for the new will come from professor Bensons discretionary fund, Decker said. After one year the sociology department will be reviewed based on enrollment and participation, and a decision will be made concerning the funding for the position, Decker said Lee said she wants to partner with clubs and groups on campus in order to improve enrollment in the sociology classes. Also, Lee said she wants to reinstate Alpha Kappa Delta, the sociology honors society, to help raise awareness responsibility is on campus and boost involvement. Decker said the decision to extend the on position a temporary basis was a good on the sociology department to for one year to encourage fill the position growth in the vacated by Assistant department." will hire a Professor Rodney Decker Andrew he Bamford, compromise. said. a was (The decision) discussion effort after the Truth in TUition hearing, Decker said. Decker said 13 as many students from graduated sociology last year as compared with five years ago. Lee said reducing the sociology program to numbers does not demonstrate the dedication and passion of the students and professors involved. Lee made a presentation at the Truth in TUition hearing, urging administrators to hire a replacement for Bamford, she said. Curtis Bostick, History & Sociology Department chair, said Bamford is leaving because of a job offer he received in Japan. For more on this story, visit suunews.com (The) responsibility is on the sociology department to encourage growth in the department. Decker said. Decker said it is a common university policy to take a look at a department and its expenses whenever there is attrition. There are a little over 14 e students equivalent e to every equivalent faculty, Decker said. Decker said the university is always looking to make the most of its resources. a senior Sarah Cowley, sociology major from Fountain and Green, said students faculty are the first priority on a campus. full-tim- full-tim- For more on this story, visit suunews.com Southern Utah University is pleased to launch a chapter of the GOLDEN KEY International Honour Society Scholarship Career Assistance Leadership Service DEADLINE TO JOIN in order to participate in the Induction Ceremony: April 1, 2008 Invitations have been emailed to qualified students. To join, please respond to email sent from memherserv icesftf To RSVP attendance at the Induction Ceremony, email Prof. Kirk Fitzpatrick at fitpati ickrfsuu edu itold.-nkov.ort- If you would like to join after this date, wed i be pleased to have you. INDUCTION CEREMONY: April 8th I -- - " 6:00 p.m. luntcr Conference Center A Isiside Sale s ) ' Representatives , Looking for part time work? 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