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Show Monday, August 23, 2010 LvJ N University Journal Page 3 t n nr iO BRIEF Science building on time, budget Parking application now available online By AMBERLI WILDE awildesuunews com Parking Services has moved out of Public Safety and is now its ow n department, said Parking Services Director Abraham Hunt. The department is now located in the Vice President for Student Services Office, The new science building currently on budget, on schedule, and is expected to be the "finest science facility in the state. said SUU President Michael T. Benson last week. With more space available for students and faculty, student ; will be able to perform more hands-o- n activities and will have access to more modern facilities, enhancing the value and effect on their education. is ST 201. Hunt said the application for parking permits is now online at suu edu, under the My SL'U Portal. After filling out applications, students can pick up their permits in the Parking Service offices, he said. Parking Services will also have a table set up on the second floor in the Sharwan Smith Rotunda to assist students with their permits during Welcome Week, Hunt said. Services will Parking continue to handle parking enforcement. Hunt said, and parking tickets will continue to be handled the same way they have been in the past. lot Parking maps and other assistance parking is available at Parking Services new website, suu. eduparking. U.S. News lists SUU in top western tier SUU was recently ranked in the top tier of U.S. News & World Report's Western Universities Regional category, said SUU President Michael T. Benson at a press conference. SUU was previously ranked in the third tier of the report, Benson said. SUU received a composite score of 29 and was ranked 75 on the list. Other universities listed on in the first year include Gonzaga University, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo and St. Mary's College of California. RICH SUGGKANSAS CITY STAR Chickens roam in a backyard. Cedar City is currently considering an ordinance that would allow the keeping of up to six chickens in residential areas. Many residents oppose the ordinance because it would make CC&Rs banning chickens difficult to enforce. By CHERI PEACOCK cpeacocksuunews.com Cedar City Councilors continue to debate an ordinance that would allow Cedar City residents to keep chickens on their property. The proposed ordinance would allow residents to have up to six chickens for purposes. City Councilor Ron Adams said the ordinance, which was due for a vote at Aug. 4's city council meeting, has been tabled. It was tabled, in part, due to a Salt Lake City convention for city workers across the state that includes workshops and forums, Adams said. Mayor Joe Burgess said the ordinance was brought to the city council for approval with a positive recommendation from the planning commission. Burgess said there are restrictions in the ordinance. Chicken coops must be 25 feet from the neighbor's yard and no roosters are allowed. While the proposed number of chickens is six, the council has considered amending that number to up to 15. Adams, who opposes the ordinance, said it would remove the enforcement arm that currently exists in city limits. If someone has chickens within city limits, police can be called in to remove them, Adams said. If chickens are allowed, it becomes an issue of neighbors fighting neighbors without the enforcement arm. he said. He said teachers will be able to work in an environment rt with extra space and newer machinery, which could better allow them to improve their organization and would offer them more teaching resources. Benson said the after teachers have worked in such a crammed building for so long, they deserve the best facility to measure up to their excellence. Robert Eves, dean of the College of Science, said the new addition will include many new facilities for students and faculty. The addition is 48,442 square feet, 29.855 of which are usable offices, classrooms, labs and museums. He said students and faculty For more on this story, go to will be able to access the new sttitnews.com. Several subdivisions currently restrict chickens, Adams said. Though the covenants, conditions and restrictions of certain subdivisions would still restrict chickens, residents would be left with no police enforcement for those who broke the regulation, he said. A lot of neighborhood residents dont want farm animals next door, he said. If they wanted chickens, horses, and everything else, they would've bought (a home) in Enoch. The issue is Adams said. On one Cedar City residents hand, its a property issue dont want the government telling them how to control their property. On the other hand, some residents dont want animals next to their property, which when neglected, could ultimately decrease the market value of their property, Adams said. There is no happy medium, he said. Those in favor say raising chickens and eating the eggs is cheaper than getting eggs from an outside source, which contain steroids and other additives, Adams said. While it may be somewhat cost effective, Adams said his main concern is the damaging effect it could have on property value when chicken coops are not maintained. Burgess said there have been both positive and negative comments from residents at previous city council meetings. two-side- facilities easily through a sky bridge on the second floor of the standing Science Building. Some of the facilities available in the addition are nine new laboratories that may be used tor teaching and research, three classrooms, 21 faculty offices, a herbarium, a rooftop greenhouse, a animal-car- e campus facility and a 1.200 square foot natural history museum. The new building will also be the new home of the Nursing Department. Completion is expected by the end of April 2011, and, as of now. the construction is 30 percent complete. The funding for the building came from both the university and the state of Utah. Through the help of many people, we were able to fund the new science building, Benson said. "With the resources given, we will do our best. Eves said that because of a low bid from Big D Construction from Salt Lake City and the architects from MHTN, the university is now able to add more new equipment to the facilities w'hile still sticking to the budget. d, AHER SWAN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL The new science building has risen to 30 completion. SUU President Michael T. Benson said the building will For more on this story, go to smtnews.com. be completed by April 2011. f t t j f I I ! I v r 4 - ' : C ikl. i i n L t , I |