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Show ~- fl-·· -----~---· "l ~. I THE CAMPUS SUUSA w-ants students Students deal with phone fiasco w-ho are B.A.F.F.L.E.D. (continued from page 1) Are you B.A.F.F.L.E.D. with your variety of activities that involve studies? If so, then you are exactly and interest every SUU student. what B.A.F.F.L.E.D. Director Brit The festivities range anywhere Barker is looking for: a student from Jell-0 wrestling to the blind who will contribute new and dating game. With input from the exciting ideas for the '94-95 school students, the activities will be of year. interest to more than just the The Better Activities for Fun average activity-goers. Filled Leaming Educational "We have a lot of ideas brewing Development committee is geared in the pot and would love to hear toward freshmen who want to get some of the students' crazy involved, but ideas." says students of any Barker. class standing are Barker can be reached at welcome to take part in the extension 7765 organization and in the SUUSA planning of SUU's offices. His festivities. hours are also Barker's posted for those who would like committee has not yet been to make a completely personal visit. Students who established and is are interested looking for can attend the members to year's initial contribute to the brainstorm of B.A.F.F.L.E.D. ideas. He plans to committee continue with meeting which this year's theme will be held "You ain't seen today at 5 p.m. Brit Barker acts as SUUSA 's nothin' yet" by in the Student B.A.F.F.L.E.D director. planning a wide Center. advance, they must have known that our growth was going to be there." Eric Roderick, senior commu nication major and manager of the College Way apartments, which w ere built last year before fall quarter, said 14 of the 26 apartments are affected, leaving more than 50 students without phone service. "What US West told me," said Roderick, "is that they did not anticipate the growth in southern Utah, especially in the Cedar Ci ty and St. George areas. Evidently they do not have enough lines coming into the area to handle the demands for new lines." Moren said this situation would not be a problem if US West did not have a monopoly in the area. "The way it's set up here, " he said, "it's either them or nothing. " " Everywhere you go, you get a different story." Moren said of his attempts to solve the problem by contacting the US West offices in Salt Lake C ity. "Everyone is pointing the finger at everyone else." Local apartment owners who are affected by the delay say US West has not made any effort to make amends . "When you call them (US West) they admit that it's their fault and their problem," Roderick said, "but in the end they say they can't do anything about it until anywhere between the middle of October to the beginning of N ovember." " We asked US West if they were going to compensate us for their mistake," Moren said, "like offering free initial hook-up or installing a pay phone near by. But evidently they aren't going to do anything." The nearest pay phone located to both Stadium Way and College Way is at the T exaco located at Interstate 15 and Highway 56, one half-mile away. "I've got parents calling me up and telling me that I should install a pay phone," Roderick said. The Held Order department of US West's Salt Lake City office said the service for both apartment complexes was still in the construction phase and should be ready by Nov. l. Other than paying interest on the deposit, which most customers do not have to pay, US West does not intend to offer any compensation for the inconvenience. The local engin eer in the Cedar C ity area was unavailable for comm ent. A service representative in the Salt Lake City office refused to disclose his full name after commenting on the situation. It appears that only the newer apartments are being affected by the service delays. Sh elly Grimshaw, manager at the Village Inn, said service from US West w as better than it usually is this time of year. Astronomy • witnesses revolution A stronomy is reaching new heights with the ne wly discovered technology of a com plex, yet compact, telescope. Steven Overholt, inventor of the Dobsonian reflecting telescope, made a stop at Southern Utah 's A shcroft Observatory to display his 30inch aperture telescope Monday. The telescope is more practical and user-friendly with its seven minute assembly tim e and 198 pound weight, as compared to the average telescope weight of 400 pounds. ln March 1993, another breakthrough was discovered when small car portability became a reality for such instruments, leaving evidence of more practicality on the part of the Dobsonian telescope. If enough interest is generated regarding Overholt's telescope, the Dobsonian will be marketed for just under $10,000. I |