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Show . 4. !THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 , 2001 UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OPINION PAGE 13 NEWSPAPERS MUST ·BE MORE AVAILABLE A times change, it is more important than ·ever for , tudent o be up-to-date on what is happening in the world and ommunity. On way for tud nt.s to do this · by reading local, regional and national new papers. nforrunately, acce to new: papers on the campus is very limited. Copies of. various newspaper · are currently available in the Library and in d1e offices of several depanmen , but these copies are to be read only and cann t be purchased. · It hould be n ted that it is not tJ1e Journal's stated mission to re rt off-campw news in g n ral, but mostly on-campus new . Off-qtmpus news can be received through a variety of other means. Food ervice ' i the only campw entity that con istently sell. new ·papers lo sn1dents. Copie of th air Lake Tribune and A Today are . old in the T-Bird Circle and C untry tore. upplies are limited, bowe er, and newspapers are generally old out during the morning hours. The Book tore al o carries co pie , of the I cal paper (the Spectrum/Daily ews) for stud nt · in certain classes, but tudents not enrolled in one of the · classe · cannot pur hase om:. A ne paper du p n er was l ated in tbe harwan mith enter nexl to th onveni nee Store at ooe lime, but it was removed when the Bookstore hegan ·elling new papers to classe . Th average tudent doe n t benefit if the Bookstor only dis new paper, to !eel tud nt . A Journal taff member recently tried to purchase a new -pal) in the Bookstore, but was told that he ould o t bu it and would have to go to a ga. tati(}n or grocery tore to buy the paper. In the day followin • 'ept. 11 , the Book! tore was flooded with tudents trying to find new papers about the tragedy. They were al.so turned away. The id a of a forcing a ·tudent to go downtown to purcha e som thing he or he co uld ju t a · easily get on campu i impractical for tudent.s who lack the time and/or tran portation co r • LE1TERS do 0. Why d e th Bookstore display merchandise that cannot be purchru; d by ev ryon ? Members of .Bookstore mana ement were surpri. ed when the Journal brought this to their attention , and decided to look 1nto the possibility of getting additional copies of new papers that may be sold to an Bookstore patron. Another solution to the problem might be to place a new stand or dispenser omewhere on campu . Mindy Benson , director of tudent activitie , peculated that there is not a newspaper dispenser on campus because " omeone feels that it would not be profitable." If the university discovered a need for a dispenser, she said, one should be set up. Food rvices told the Journal that newspapers were made available last fall because " tudents requested them." It is common for universities to sell newspapers in student union buildings and Food ervice thought it would be a good idea for SUU to do the same. If students are requesting newspapers, why is Food Servic the only campus entity that does so? tudents want to be informed about current events as much as other community members do. It is the opinion of the Journal that the university hould foster srudent awareness of current events by providing more access to newspapers and other media. J,Q,,Y.B,t!A,~ UN I VERSITY DIRECTING STAFF AND DESK PHONE NUMBERS: Editor Kamilynn Savage 586-7750 Auodate Editors Stacee Yooog 586-7750 Photo Editor Erin Madson 586-7750 Copy Editor Usa Young 586-1992 Focus Editor liberty Case 586-1992 Arts Ed 11:M" Alice Young 865-8443 Sports E.cltor Ja!D'l EJtksa1 865-8443 Aaa't. Sport,, Editor Marie Jones 865-8443 Cam&!}' Lybbert 586-77 59 Alnu,nac Editor Ulian Ki.rrp 865-8226 Webmaater Russell Williams 586-7759 Ad Manager ChanceAUred 586-7758 Asst. Ad Mgr. Heidi Peterson 586-7758 Adviser Larry Baker 586-7751 Writing Coach Paul Husselbee 865-8556 SENIOR STAFF WRITERS AND REPORTERS' DESK 586-7757, 586-5488 Ths U , - , .JoumtM is PIA*llea""'" Monday a n d ~ ol lhe academic by and lor lhe body ol Southern Uta/\ Ur-..ity n - . . n i fn><n 1h11 unMlrSlly - - n and from the .....,..rs1ty·s <XllTll1UicatlO cleperlmenl The IIIBwsam °'**"'8 •""'""8ed In lhe Jo<malare thase o 1 . - """""' om do me necessarily ridled lhe views ol 1"" ln&lllulion,. !aoJfl'y. s181f or body In gene<al n. ~ - ~~ ~:..,"':n'f;:.: ~~ :,,-_:::i.':""pm":f. = .::::,is'~=~ ~:reno':':' arwmstancos and the edttDr , - edHlng p<Mleges. L•ttefs must be subm+lt&d by 5 p.m ThurSdayw lor W"O\JIOln ,n Monday-ns..,.., by 5 p.rn, Monoays lor 'Oueday edltlons. ~ : Any . - . , wllt, a ~ avai,,sl lhe Joumal sho<Jd direct suet, problem fi'1I IC !he e<l11or ft ...-e!OIW!d. Iha! gr1ewnce !hen be to lhe Ths Joumal as dlStnbuled lree ol charge to irdvlduoJs lor lhe lrS1 cx,py Addioonal may be pi.,,chasecJ lor 25 cerueach u.-111y Joumal:Offoces In S W ~ Building 011 Mai ... suu. Cedar City. Utah 84720 FAX (435) 588-5,487 E-mail address; iou,nai@ouu oo.r t INTED ON RECYCLED PAPER Pl.EASE RECYCLE lHIS COPY Education should be field related Wilk bad e er· topped to Literacy course. I'm not ure I understand the think that her tatistics could Don ' t we have enough mean many differ nt thing , poiot on math. lf enrolling prer_equisites? Personally I am such a do most tati tics. For fre hmen are not getting into getting tired of admi.ajst.rators example, did you ever stop co general math courses , that and their ne d to add more and think that the type of student sounds like a problem with mote required cla s s to the tliat would take a student them and their bigb school present agenda. I know, they uccess course is the type of career. It is certai ly not a don't do it very often, but I am tudeut that doe n ' t need it. I prob lem for the univer iry to strictly against the current am willing to bet chi i · the deal with . enior waiting to general education requirements. case, no matter how modest the comp lete math n ;quirements? Just a moment on that-we live student might pretend to be. ounds like the irresponsibility in a society where careers are Many good tudents tend to be of the eniors. Even beginning becoming more and more overly mode t about their math at its lowest level offered specialized and what are we academic achievements in . one on ly has co take four doing? We are trying to response to such inquir ies.- I cla es. I kno it isri't because broaden our scope of know, J am Qne of them. I of a lack of availability a n d education? It is just because would consider taking it for my anyone who says differently is everyone thin.ks their field is own personal benefit, b ut in all either lying or waited too long to register and wasn' t able to THE FIELD that is imperative bone ty I really don't need it. for everyone to l arn and tudy. I agree with Wilks. tudents get in the class they wanted. At least allow us the today are not as mature as they I dropped out of high school opportunity to make ome u ed to be and l agree ith because of this ame mentality decisions you all keep telling us Interim Provost Carl Templin that people push on us. I am in to make. olution; Require also, when he said the issue my late 20s and I have to ay, I math and English course , this I needed to be addre sed a t the am not impre ed wi t h t he believe to be legitimate. Let us high school level. Bravo , Mr. co llege e n vironment. You ng alter our general education to · Templin! The claim that people these days are weak and focu and broaden aspects of students are "spoon fed " might quit at the first sign of a our majo r field of study. For very well be true, and probably challenge. We speak of example , I am a political is but requiring this course i growing up and the all too cience major with empha i , merely adding to the " poon dreaded term , -the real world ." on international relation . It feeding " phenomenon . What- When in fact we are not trying seem to me that it would make ever happened to a count- to teach or learn, we are simply more en e for me. and for ability? babying and "spoon feeding " future employers to require a Offer the cou.r e. It · a great the tudeut . r think general education that deal! idea, but don 't require it . You accoumabiJity was thrown out more along the line of subjects will only perpetuate the the window years ago . J a ure like geograph , ociolo y, problem you are trying to fix . you life i mu h more difficult p ychology, Cle. Pie don 't make tud nt tak and far more challenging than The new student ·u ce class the cour e that don 't need it college . that is being propo ed i ju t becau e a few do need it. non en e! l wonder if Mi ase in point : Information , hawn ilUam on TO THE EDITOR |
