Show JTheUtah Statesman Friday February 27 1981 Page 3 Executive Senate passes W' grade resolution i5lation ma M°w The derus to have w removed r'X byKcnnit drop classes after the fifth week of ’ L‘ to — ' he quarter ai if a circumstances under certain removed ve the ASUSU Executive Council resolution passed by administration approval 0 introduced by ASUSU Resolution 3CI‘“"t Daines was passed unanimously in Prt”:!"d form by the Executive Council an Wednesday afternoon resolution was intended to help The original Jhose instructors fail to provide them with of their grade by the end of the fifth 30 percent the quarter week of for dropping fifth week is the deadline Students i who “irt aA'f'w'h" on their The resolution states “I 1 is unfair from transcripts “"y ‘0 h punish °f Pr°feSSOr’S -- d iksThat the administration review the “W” erad-isuch cases 1 Another amendment was introduced which also Werc unable ° foreetheSffhnS drop classes °f lTCause illness Pronged n other C°Undl g3Ve first erredTneSS’ Kngs and re “rnmee sudy four resolutions all of which were submitted by Academic Vice President Brian McKell Senate Resolution 1 seeks to lower the fee from $75 to $50 Paines suggested to the committee that they look 81-5- ' ' 81-5- TTe into the possibility of reducing the fee further to as $30 Another resolution 2 asks that the sidewalk north of the Art Barn be enlarged to make an area for students waiting for the shutde bus A third resolution 3 would have campus maps placed in strategic locations for the benefit ol visitors unfamiliar with the university Senate Resolution 4 asks the administration to consider providing additional television services in the Student Center These four resolutions will receive second readings and be voted on in next week’s Executive Council meeting The meetings are open and student input is encouraged 81-5- 81-5- 81-5- - : j ‘i 3 i Chestnut Brass went to be This idaidi the by The Logan if her don’t ents unid aeronautics enthusiasts with a taste toy — the space shuttle Dr Mary Cleave better known as “Micro bhry”or“The Elf by her 18 cancel is the smallest American astronaut next to to) jorted P® at ion the eight roalis element chimp The USU graduate has spent the months training as a space shuttle mission at Johnson Spate Center in Houston Although between the awed glorified image astronaut Mary acts highly skilled and recruited to a space lab amusement representing American more of a e them grated kid ! lippines me carry im the r dese rilied the long-sho- t selection process that she — ”1 had never really conwon and on gambled job on NASA1 s new trhittr Columbia refused 102-poun- d leant believe they are paying me to do this” y describing her thoughts while perform-®irvivschool training stunts She also labours a month in formation and aeorbatic P naming in a 8 !0n’udl eas‘cr ° get behind when flying a R" Mary who earned her private pilot’s she could t legally drive "But when to altitude it is actually easier than a al T-3- coun-Chi- Sd - sixpeo- j I performed in yesterday's Convocation See review of last night's concert on page 11 Utah State graduate is a real space case “Sanitary Fairy” one of eight American astronauts returned to USU this week to tantalize it Mary was sr let led from 2880 applicants last March “It really was an accident” she said Mary Kim Pierce omen from rags to Renaissance in the music sidered liemg an astronaut before” she said “but I always antrd a tarrer in aviation When she failed lo meet the commercial airline her height requirements 5’1” Mary a bachelor’s in earned She earth to down energies s biology from Colorado State in 1969 and a master doca followed USU from by robia mu ecology in torate in environmental engineering at USU "I could never decide what I wanted to do” at USU’s Mary said She was a research engineer water lab when NASA derided for her Despite the exalted position in society being an astronaut is not all fun and games according to Mary Most of the training consists of classroom workbook completion lectures and honor-systeover everything until it gets “They go over and out of to be rote” Mary explained “They put you situato emergency water so that you can react tions astronaut trainee The long irregular hours of an life Mary commented social the on arealso rough them I m an “ People are very put off when I tell astronaut” Patience is another virtue the 19 astronaut candidates selected in June are required to learn Once they were bundled up in a dark cocoon for an indefinite amount of time to test for claustrophobic reaction In addition it will be two to five yearsbefore Mary can expect to travel in outer space In the meantime her works at NASA as a flight data analyst She is also interested in working on spare station recycling and life support systems trial peripd which If Mary survives the remain an to she can in expect July expires astronaut “until my eyes go” Age is not necessarily a barrier to an astronaut John Young one of the astronauts to be launched on Columbia’s first flight one-ye- ar in April is 50 years old “The space lab gives us the ability to do thirds we’ve never done before” As an example K “y f-said it has recently been deemed economsctJr ble to beam solar energy down to earth “Eventually people will be gob d dettfK T their own experiments” Mary peege-teare sub-USU undergraduate several experiments a shot “Hopefully in mitting to NASA for $5000 idea you want to go the crazy 10 years if you get into space you will be able to” |