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Show PACE EDITOR S Dennis Busch, Monday, August 24, 2009 H O s; ts ri (L i ; iT ' S' 586-548- 8 L rifS J M is PTrirariiG irpr 1 !' Devoiici line cla ssr As a new school year begins, SUU students will be faced with a myfiad of choices to make. The University Journal Editorial Board commends SUU on once again being named a Best in the West school by The Princeton Review, continuing a tradition of overall excellence. We stress to all students that academics are the most important facet of ones university career, and deserve top priority. However, the Journal also reminds students that SUU is not simply a place to receive instruction. excellent Albert Einstein said, Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. involvement contributes to that education that students receive here. SUU and its publicprivate environment afford more chances for involvement to its students than any other university in the state. We encourage students to take full advantage of these many opportunities given to them. The educational experiences students receive outside of the classroom are all about the involvement they choose. There are numerous campus organizations to get involved with including joining an SUUSA committee or intramural sports team, writing something for the University Journal, rushing a Greek organization, chartered clubs, joining one of the 100-plor even starting your own. These beneficial experiences can extend beyond campus as well, from a trip to the State Capital with the Michael O. Leavitt Center for Politics & Public Service to a climbing excursion with the Outdoor Center. The Journal applauds administrators, advisors and student leaders for their efforts to keep student life at SUU a unique experience for everyone, and we encourage them to continue their work to keep a student-centere- d culture on campus. in-cla- Extra-curricul- ss ar so-call- ed us The opinions expressed above are the collective perspective ofthe University Journal Editorial Board. The editorial board meets every Monday at 5:45 p.m. and Thursday at 5 p.m. in room 176C of the Sharwan Smith Center. Readers are also welcome to comment online at suunews.com. Change is prevalent this semester a quality educational experience. I consider myself extremely Welcome to SUU! The start of the fall semester is one of my favorite times of the year. As we welcome students fortunate to be part of such a dynamic institution. From the SUU license plate program to the employee giving tradition back to campus, I enjoy watching as our incoming fieshmen I in them to expanded programs and more accreditations, activities and the first for time, join experience college on campus are setting stardards for pride amongst the anticipating the exiting possibilities of a new school year. This year is no exception, and I am eager to see how many community and those who support us. As w'e look forward to the new school year, we new developments across our campus are received have many new faculty members who are excited by students, faculty, and staff alike. It is a thrill to to make a difference in our students lives; we also welcome students to a new residence facility, Cedar welcome SUUs inaugural Division I volleyball will student enhance which life, AHEAD allowing Hall, team to campus and look forward to cheering them more students than ever before to live, study and on throughout this first season. Among our new see is also It to all on SUUs exciting campus. play bookstore and will soon faculty and staff is the Universitys new Provost, that we have a brand-neDr. Brad Cook, who comes to SUU from Abu have a new theatre in the Sharwan Smith Center Dhabi and brings with him a wealth of educational that will better serve the needs of our burgeoning and international experience. This fall we will student body. To top all of this new construction also celebrate another Homecoming weekend off, a new set of fences went up last week to mark that will bring many Thunderbird alumni back to the boundaries for the next addition to campus: the Walter M. Gibson Science Center. Demolition campus. And throughout the semester, all six of our of the old Life Science Building took just a colleges will host performances, presentations and activities that will showcase our students talents few hours, and the new academic building will and ingenuity. The opportunities are endless for our facilities to support the provide students, faculty and staff to work together to make incredible education and undergraduate research MICHAEL T. their SUU experience something to treasure. to students of Science our College opportunities BENSON It is a privilege to be associated with Southern enjoy. Utah has Review The Princeton University and I never take this honor for Beyond buildings, once again recognized SUU as one of the best universities granted. This is going to be an exhilarating new year and I welcome all of our new students - and our continuing ones in the West in its annual rankings. The exciting part about The list is that this to this as well - into the Thunderbird family. designation Princeton Review gamers a majority of their information Michael T. Benson is she president of SUU. He can be directly from student surveys and word of mouth, thereby students that our reached SUUs are, indeed, at bensonsuu.edu. having hope confirming w rt Reader involvement key to media success As media outlets fold under economic pressure it is important that here at SUU we continue to support the free flow of information. For national and world news, read The New York Times and USA Today, generously provided by SUUSA and the Provosts office. For campus and community news, read the While we may not agree with everything we read, see or hear in campus media, we can all support the media institutions and work to promote their professionalism and independence. You have the right to expect unbiased and thorough reporting and an open public forum for the free exchange of ideas. You have the right to expect that the reporting puts your interests first; above any commercial, political interest. At the University Journal, our first loyalty is to our University Journal. d with the effects of the The Journal is dealing economy but we will continue to strive to provide readers. reliable information in a professional manner. Our The Journal is a student-ru- n production which success is your success. means we are all still learning and experimenting. NOTE But none of us can succeed here on campus This also means that the events and issues covered without involvement and contribution. within its pages are student focused. Campus and community contribution to the Media outlets need good inlets of information Journal and other student news sources will in order to effectively serve the public need. enhance the education of all. This process of information gathering should be is only possible with and journalism is deep in the roots of transparent and involved. Readers should be able to tell that the news was democracy. Good journalism itself cannot be practiced in an gathered in an obviously trustworthy way and readers have the responsibility to approach news undemocratic way. As important as a strong and with an open mind and not just seek news that free press is, an involved and educated audience is reinforces success. to existing opi lions. key everyones At SUU we are all striving to widen our horizons I firmly believe in the Journal' s role on campus and educate ourselves. Current events as covered and I firmly believe in the importance of public JOSH SMITH in the news media ate an important part of this involvement at the Journal. education. The staff at the University Journal, both paid Likewise, involvement in the Journal, such as talking and unpaid, are students, with the same challenges and can help to a reporter or waiting a press release or op-eopportunities. all to become involved and concerned citizens of our Get to know the Journal staff and give them feedback, both communities. negative and positive. Good luck with lhe coming school year and I hopt to hear Please weigh in on issues by writing letters to me. Send in from you. news tips on important events or issues. Communicate with ctaff members. Let us know what we can do better, and let Josh Smith is the editoi oj the University Journal. us know what we do well. Become a contributor to campus He can be reached at jsmithsuujournal com. discourse. first-han- d, Josh Smith Editor Dana Bell Associate Editor Campus News Candice Sandness Associate Editor City News Amanda Mitchell Accent Editor Madisen Rhodes Opinion Editor Dennis Busch Sports Editor Tim Chappell Copy Chief Holly Coombs Copy Editor Dana Bel! 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