Show The Utah Statesman Associated Women Students still exists at Utah State though they have maintained a low profile so far this year USU's Association for Women Students is a campus organization thats primary concern is helping women meet their needs In the I93Qs AWS chapters all Send Your through The Statesman Classifieds over the nation were known for their prestige and active role as the governing force over the women's dorms But as the rebellious era of the 1960s hit so did the loss of AWS influence Students no longer wanted to be told how they could live their lives "They were told to Alaska inspires excitement The sky over Alaska is in for more excitement than ever before But only the upper atmosphere will be affected by it— the upper at-- ' mosphere and a few earthbound engineers who will be watching to see what happens when the excitement starts A massive electron accelerator built at Utah State University will "excite" the night sky with 100 kilowatts of power to enable USU engineers t to further thier research on radio communication David Burt of the Space Measurements Laboratory at USU designed the accelerator of electron "gun” "It will deposit the greatest amount of total energy into the atmosphere that am aware ot" Burt said as he and other members of a crew of 14 engineers and technicians prepared to leave for Poker Flat to start the excitement 1 Four of the 34 by 13 inch cylinders make up about half of the 15 foor long 5000 pound payload of the sounding rocket that will be fired from the Poker Flat Research Range near Fairbanks on a clear night sometime in the next three weeks Burt and Allan Steed of the USU Lab are directing the USU research effort part of an ongoing study of the upper atmosphere Naturally occurring excitement in the atmosphere interferes with radio signals and disrupts communication for the military and civilians So the researchers are working under a U S Air Force contract to learn more about the p henomena that cause the interruptions Electrons from the sun strike the earth's atmosphere and cause tha aurora or northern lights The researchers hate taken many readings of natural aurora Elector-Dynamic- A lot of companies will offer you an important sounding s "On this trip we will be capable of creating localized artificial aurora And ran turn it on and off at will and we know exactly how much energy we put into the atmosphere and how much we get out Instead of trying to know what nature's doing we will be controlling conditions and can get much more accurate numbers In this way we can gradually develop codes so the computer can model the atmosphere" Burt said For the rocket launch the researchers will be looking for a clear night without natural aurora to contaminate their results The accelerator will bombard the atmosphere with short repeated hursts of electrons Other instruments on the same rocket payload will read reactions and telemeter the information back to the engineers on the ground we title But how many offer you a really important job? get one as soon as you earn your with responsibility A job that skill and leadership A job that’s more than just a V because it's also an adventure 1 that’s the kind of job you’re looking for speak to jwlocal recruiter Contact: In the Navy you tommission A job re-'yi- 1 Lt Dave Alleman in (he Call Student Center or 524-430- 0 1 979 Page 7 Women’s group still exists PERSONAL WITH YOUR FRIEND- S- GET Message Monday October 22 Collect WTomruri NoumrwiriMiwiini In the past we have bombarded tha atmosphere with low energy electron excitation— about three kilowatts— so we have information on what happens with low energy But putting out 100 kilowatts we will more closely approximate what happens in nature and well get data on high energy excitation" Burt explained keep their nose out of the students’ business" said AWS adviser Dean Helen Lundstrom At USU many people think AWS is a dying organization that should be left that way she said Lack of publicity general apathy and claims of not meeting the needs of women have created this common sentiment AWS president Kellie Schultz said that the main goal this year is to change the AWS image She feels that this can be accomplished in various ways One way is by starting “The Women's Corner” in The Statesman which will include editorials tips and trivia and give proper recognition to outstanding women on campus Second they will set up a health service which can give women information on diets birth control physical fitness and any other questions that might need answer- ing Also they will have more women speakers and entertainers come to USU The group plans to have more women faculty members and more positions on the ASUSU board filled by women AWS will also try to give recognition to women in various fields in the editorial section of The Statesman A final goal is to get women in Blue Key and other national fraternities an important goal for AWS Schultz said Besides having these renovations added to AWS the traditional activities that AWS has been famous for in the past will continue Those planned include the Sadie Hawkins Dance in November Day during basketball and Women's Week starting February 26 and ending with the Preference Ball on February 29 May 1 2 and 3 is Mother's Weekend AWS's biggest activity of the year Mothers are invited to attend classes with their daughters on Friday workshops and lectures on Saturday and that night attend the annual Robin's Award Schultz would like to see all women on campus get more involved but won't know if AWS is succeeding "unless we're given some kind of feedback” Meetings open to the public are held each Tuesday at 3 pm on the 3rd floor of the Student Center Dad's season WATCH FOR FRIGHT FACTORY Oct 26—31 LIVE MUSIC telethons waiting tables or cars may not be the only ways to top you pay for college There may be a scholarship or grant available that you’ve Overlooked Or it may be as simple as cutting to on expenses Read the next issue of Insider and find out Pord hopes this next issue of Insider will better idea for pavino vour way Conducting parking ' ! t through college And if you need a set of wheels to get you around campus check out the sporty Fords for the 80s RrA cestinaiita series Lsck isr f Cdkst ctwr?8?ercr22eti FORD DIVISION FORD 6NITES A WEEK See you at the “B” Picture ID required at door- |