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Show THE CAMPUS 'Dead days' befOre finals may come alive at SUU available because of all the publicity they have had over "dead day" SENlOR STAFF WRJTER Maclean said that academic scheduling has already been set for Having two days 0£ no classes next year so the chances of "dead before finals in order to prepare for days" happening next year is pretty exam may be a possibility if slim, put there still is a possibility. memb rs of SUUSA Senate have Some concerns are that some their way. students will spend the extra day The cla black out, though, may skiing and not u e the tim~wisely not happen thi year or next because for final tudy, said Maclean. chedule have already been She aid she believes that most finalized. student will find it a stre s reliever The i ue of "dead days" began in the fina l week of the quarter. when a tud nt from a larger Maclean al o aid that not just univer ity pointed out tha UU does tudents would benefit from "dead not have one or two day before final day ," but teachers as well. examinations et ead days" a ide where clas es would give faculty 'In (dead time to pull are not held and student can study together final grades used before for their final test . finals, This first discussion by according to to took place through Maclean. at end, e-mail. However, some [f final exams were members of the th.at poor scheduled for administration are Wednesday, not as in favor of sfiidyliablts,, says Thursday and such a practice as Fridays, the "dead Pro~ Terry Alw students. According days" would occur to Sterling Church, on Monday and vice president for Tuesday. student services, "Our observation of "Some students have a test on dead days on other campuses that it Monday or Tuesday and then a final hasn't really worked as intended." during the week. It's not a very Church said he believes experience feasible thing to be doing, as far as and observation should be the your schedule goes," said Stacee guideline. "It [dead days! has many benefits in theory, but in practice it Yardley, SUUSA president. doesn't work out that way." "Students have come to us saying, 'We don't have enough time to He said. "It has ended up being a study'." dead period of time that has not been She also said students who are beneficial to students or faculty." studying the sciences especially need "In some cases it has been used by some students to cram at the end, more time to prepare for finals and that it encourages poor study because of the incredible amount of information that must be reviewed. habits, 11 said Provost Terry Alger. However, Yardley said getting At the Deans' Council Feb. 13 Anderson brought a tentative something like dead days as school policy takes team work, "We cannot schedule to the meeting. get anywhere without cooperation Some members of the Deans' Council were reluctant to favor such with others." program, echoing Church's Jessica Black, education senator, statement that other institutions brought the concern over "dead have attempted such a policy and days" to the Senate's bpen forum at later eliminated it because it did not the end of last quarter. According Maren Maclean, SUUSA fulfill its intended purpose. academic vice president, most Alger said the deans will consider students would like to have it the issue at a future council meeting. By JENNIFER ELLIOTT 11 some cases days have/ been some students cram the and encourages Emeriti scholarship available The Emeriti Endowment Scholarship is offered to juniors and seniors at SUU. It provides full tuition for one year. The need of the student will be considered along with a minimum grade point average of 3.0. The scholarship may be awarded to one or more students on an annual basis. The endowment is funded by an initial donation by the SUU Emeriti. The amount available will increase as fund raising activities are held. Applications are available in Administration 106 and are due on March 10. For information, contact the Admissions Office at extention 7740. The winter storm that has blanl<eted much of the country finally hit Cedar City witl1 a vengeance yesterday. Some students found that an umbrella and steady pace was about tile only way to keep from tipping over in the wind. Students digging Archaeology Club Richard Ropers to present Cyprus slides tonight By MICKI SELLERS ASSOCIATE EDITOR For students who really "dig" discovering archaeology and want to expand their horizons, the Archaeology Club is sponsoring several activities to get students more involved. The first of such events is tonight at 7 p.m. when Richard Ropers, club adviser and associate professor of sociology, will present a slide show tour of his work at a dig in Cyprus this past year. The presentation will be in Centrum 229. Other activities planned include a trip to sites on Cedar City's Leigh Hill, a dig at another local site and the year end journey to sites in Central America. "Most people wouldn't think that there were any ruins or sites up on Leigh Hill, but there are some petroglyphs up there," said Brandon Schrand, club president. "We are thinking about doing a service project to make that known to the public." "The big trip we're planning is to the Yucatan Peninsula in mid-June. We'll take about nine to 10 days down there in which we'll look at the Mayan ruins," he said. Ropers will be supervising the club so that they may participate in an actual dig spring quarter, Schrand said. Schrand said he is very excited about the tum out for the club. He said word of mouth is working wonders for the group. "We're jumping in with both feet. I think with the member support that we have it will be a very good thing. From the first meeting to the second meeting, membership doubled," he said. Club members, Schrand said, hope the immense interest in the club will send a message to the administration. "We want to use the club as a vehicle to get a program going at this school," Mindi Sitterud, club vice president. "We want to pick up and create a venue for the students interested in [anthropology/archaeologyJ. There are a lot of students who would consider it, but they don't offer it here at SUU. We provide an avenue of experience, resources and tools, 11 Sch rand said. The club meets every other Thursday on the top floor.Juniper Hall at 7 p.m. |