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Show THE CAMPUS Student services prepare for semester switchover students, on the average, they will probably pay more each semester £or books than they do each quarter. "If they are paying $200 now, they can count on paying S ENlOR STAFFWRJTER $250 Iunder the semester system!, 11 he sai,d. One reason for this increase for textbooks per ·With the days before the switch to the semester semester is that many teachers will require m ore system dwindlin& some students may be feeling some books for their classes under a semester system since anxiety over the big change. semester classes will be six weeks Jo,nger than Students who are wondering what courses will those held under the quarter system. be offered during the first year of semesters will Ohms also said that when Utah Valley State probably have to wait for a least another month, College made the switch to semesters six years said Registrar Maxine Stolle. ago, its campus bookstore saw a decrease in She said that scheduling for the upcoming year revenue during the first year of semesters. cannot be done until the new catalog is However, he said, the very next year UVSC's com_pleted, but she has a target date of March 1 bookstore sold mqre books than ever before, even to have a schedule in the computer system. Stolk while taking into account an increase in said that a preliminary 1998 summer schedule enrollment. Instructors' increases in the number of will likely be available about the same time as required books over a semester was the reason for the 1998-99 semester course offerings become the hike. Whether this is indicative of-what the available. "The deans are planning a big summer SUU Bookstore can expect is still unknown. schedule/' Stalk said. Also, due to a shorter summ_er recess this year, One of tbe major reasons for the delay in students will have to be quick when applying for making the semester schedule available came financial aid, This is because the tum-around time after some departments on campus already had £or processing student awards and filing federal their curriculum into the registrar, she said. is also shortened, Consequently, Rex applications Then, when the Utah Board of Regents decided Michie, director of financial aid, bas a word of that the state colleges and universities would advice £or recipients of financial aid, "Get your have a universal numbering system on general ._R_e_x_Mi-·c_hi __ _e_ _...;._______, applications in early." education courses, some additional work on the fudith Bonniksen Though the semester conversion process may be pan of the departments became necessary. somewhat confusing to so1ne, students mayfindsome for a major or minor should talk with a faculty Stoll< also said that a semester schedule will be solace in the commitment that the university has advisor. generated quite quickly once she receives the touted in its literature explaining the situation: The With the change to semesters, some students may curricula from the departments. However, she also conversion process will guarantee an overall he anticipating a one-third savings on their textbooks asked students to "please be patient, even after the commitment to the principle that conversion to since they will only be purchasing them twice a year schedule comes out." semesters will not impede the student's academic instead of three times. This, according to information "There may still be some conflicts we will have to progress. take care of," Stolle said. " It's an education process for supplied by Denni$ Ohms, SUU Bookstore manager, 11 The students are not going to be penalized-" said may not be true. everyone. 11 "that's for sure." Stolle, While on some courses there will be a savings for Judith Bonniksen, di.rector of the Student By GLENN HALTERMAN Development Center, said she and her staff are helping students adjust to the change by working individually with them to determine how they will best be able to fulfiJl their general education requirements under the semester system. Bonniksen also said that students who want to know what requirements they will need to complete Students consider value of education National MS Walk critically," said Marissa Johnson, a political science major from Pleasant Gr:ove. Communications major Matt Meanea, from SENIOR STAFF WRITF.R Central Valley, related that his early childhood What is education ? Attending school every day, or experiences help him understand and grasp that true listening to a lecture? Does it come from our education is. "True education is a process, not an experiences and our friends? Several students accomplishment... true education dictates that each enrolled in Lecturer Sage L. student gains an appreciation Flatt's Teaching ::--,~-~.., and love for the lea.ming Communication class last process, not an accumul<\tion of guarter were asked to compile facts and figures and years their thoughts on what true spent earning a degree." education is. "To ensure that true "These students provided education is obtained there great insight as to what they needs to be a good learning atmosphere with open felt a good education and educator is," said Platt. "We as communication channels professors need to listen to between instructor and students," said Scott McKnight, them. Students are very perceptive as to what is really an agricultural industry major important in education." from Cedar City. Treion Muller, a junior "We as teachers must also be communications major from students ... continuaJly learning Castleview, South Africa, and growing," said Beverli wrote that he felt that true DeWalt, a communications education is more than just major from Kent, Wash. "There teaching- it is building. is no end to learning...it is ''Students will not remember u........:...;;;:;...;..;.;;::.;;:::.:....:........:.-...L;=......;;.;_;.:..:.....:;;..-..;:;;.:J important to realize this. After the Pythagorean theory, or the definition of -we have gained some knowledge, we need to learn and teach the wisdom to use that knowledge in a onomatopoeia, but how their character was shaped by the coaxing of their teachers ...effective teaching positive manner." results in student self-confidence. Without Platt commented about the student's responses by teachers...many youngsters would never know the agreeing with the views that were presented . "These meaning of true education, " he said. are what are important to the students. These are the things that they will remember from their " Education encompasses more of our experiences. True education is learning and processing skills that educational experience; the professors who reached allow an individual to learn from everything...and out and made a difference in them," she said. "l was interpret each experience in our lives. It is not about so impressed by these students. Most of us teach how we've been taught, and these students have an filling the empty mind with information; it is a 11 molding of the mind that allow people to think incredible grasp on how to do i t right. By VERONICA GARNER volunteers needed The Utah Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society needs volunteers to help plan and organize a support walk in Cedar City. The walk is scheduled for Saturday, April 18. Volunteers can work at the event itseli, or for two months prior to the date for as little as one to 20 hours per week. 11 Working on the MS Walk is a great way to make a contribution to this community," said area coordinator Linda Lohrengel. 11 Money raised supports services for Utahns with MS and their families, as well as cutting-edge MS research which is now starting to pay off in a big way." There are MS Walks being scheduled in Salt Lake City, Ogden, Provo, Vernal, Cedar City and St. George. The Cedar City walk will begin in the K-Mart parking lot. In St. Georg.e, walkers will meet in Bloomington Park, The walks are between six and nine miles and include rest stops with snacks and lunch provided. Walkers will collect pledges to fund MS research. Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic disease of the central nervous system. MS randomly attacks the system, wearing away control over th,e body. Symptoms may range from imbalance and numbness to paralysis and blindness. Extreme fatigue can make simple activities of daily living a struggle. Most people are diagnosed with MS between the ages of 20 and 40. People with MS never know when attacks will occur, how long they will last, or how much of their abilities will be left when the attack i s over. Currently, there is n o known cause or cure for MS. For more information on volunteering or _participating in the MS Walk, contact Kit or Mike at 1-800-527-8116. |
