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Show <N N { \ EVENTS CALENDAR: PAGE 10. NATIVE AMERICAN WEEK TO START ON WEDNESDAY: | 'BIRDS WIN HOME FINALE 82-75 OVER ORAL ROBERTS: The annual Native American Week will SUU’s men’s cagers ended the regular season Mid-Con slate with an 8-6 mark and advance fo next week’s tourney as start Wednesday through March 9. Tina Calamity, assistant director of the the fourth seed. Senior guard Brian Gardner led the "Birds Saturday night with 25 points. SEE PAGE 8. Multicultural Center, said this year’s theme is ‘Honoring the past, creating the Suture with native art.’ SEE PAGE 3. PE 1700 credit doubled BY MEG CADY complained that they spend too much time in the class to receive only one credit, although no formal complaints have been filed. Forman said he and Nielson discussed students’ complaints and took the issue to the department chair. “We wrote down our justifications of why we thought it should be [this way],” Forman said. JOURNAL STAFF WRITER SUU's physical education department increased the amount of credit students receive in the circuit weight training class, PE 1700, from one half-credit to a full credit hour, starting this semester. Craig Forman, director of the Wellness Center, said the change has been going through the proper channels since last spring. “[From there, Morrison] sent it on to the deans, and they approved it.” He said the class originated in the old physical education building as a one-credit class 12-15 years ago. When SUU converted to a semester system, SUUSA wanted happen in to take over the class and expand “This didn’t happen in the middle of the semester,” he said. “My understanding is that it was approved during the fall semester to begin during spring semester. The problem was that someone in the Registrar’s Office didn’t pick that up.” ral;(i,;txé]rlrélsl"iglc‘lst:)l:i;:lslee;:;?edrents computer systems showed that This didn't the middle of the semester..The problem was that someone in the Reglstmr’s it. Forman said it moved to the Sharwan Smith Center, and the credit hours were reduced to one- fo ice halei'elson said the class “got lost | €léelin 't pick that up, in the shuffle” of switching to Ll:g;i{[ass : e Craig . favman Students are required to pay director Of the extra tuition for additional credit | Wellness Center, said, “[Students] didn’t get the credit they deserved.” Nielson compared the class to lab classes in the art and science departments. He said students put more hours into circuit weight training and receive less credit. Students in the class are required to go to the gym 45 times for a minimum of one half-hour at a time to receive a high grade. That means students should go at least three times a week. Morrison said the department wanted the amount of credit to match the amount of time students put into it. . / Forman said he “didn’t feel it was fair” to students, if their credit load is less than 10 credits or more than 20 credits. The change made it 50 that some students had more credits than they paid for with tuition at the beginning of the semester. In some cases, students had to pay an extra $160. Forman said the six or seven students affected in this way were notified and given the option to receive a refund and drop the class. Craig Morrison, physical education department chair, said the change came from the department. “[This] had nothing to do with budget cuts,” he said. “The major reason for the change is [that we] Ken Nielson, campus recreation coordinator and ‘(contlnued on page 5) instructor of the class, said students have Sl General education receives makeover BY CYNTHIA KIRKHAM ' SENIOR STAFF WRITER Graff said the process of changing the requirements has not been easy or without Students will have more flexibility when choosing how to fulfill general education requirements under the 2002-2003 academic catalog, Library Dean Diana She said because of the questions posed to course offerings by reprioritization, selecting general education classes was Graff said. Graff said 2 committee was formed a The decision to remove the communication course from the year-and-a-half ago to better fit general education requirements to students’ needs. “Our idea was to give more of the choices to the student,” Graff said. “We think [the new catalog] is a good start.” Instead of graduating with the minimum 122 credits, Graff said SUU students are requirements and add English was made by the Deans’ Council, Graff said, because if graduating with an average of 146 credit hours, which costs students and taxpayers more money. She said SUU students graduate with more credits than other Utah public universities. Changes to general education requirements include the rearrangement of core requirements, the addition of 55 course choices and a new section. Students entering SUU in fall 2002 or adopting the new catalog will no longer be required to take either of the essentials of communication (COMM 1010) courses, but must take two English courses as part of the core requirements section. Students will also have more choices in other sections, Graff said. She said students will no longer be required to take more than one course in each section, and those courses will not have to be in different programs. The new catalog will require 37 credit hours of general education. Students must take two English courses and information literacy (LM 1010) and choose one course from each of the following sections: fine arts, science (no longer broken into physical and life), humanities, social controversy. difficult. SUU were to require both, the university ‘would have more general education requirements than any other Utah college. JAMIELEE PARRISH/JOURNAL “ wanted to match the standard on campus.” Leah Jacobs, a freshman from Layton, Utah, runs on a treadmill in the Student Fitness Center in the J.L. Sorenson Physical Education Building. Se‘P;le:giglllircments have always always stayed the same,” he said. Graff said some members of the communication department did not agree with the decision. Brian Heuett, assistant professor of communication, said the communication department is not happy about the change, and feels it ‘Wwas not a wise move-on the part of the Deans’ Council. He said the course teaches valuable skills for any student earning a degree. “We feel there needs to be a core course to help students understand that communication skills are important to future jobs and relationships,” Heuett said. The communication department is expecting a significant decrease in the number of students who enroll in the course, Heuett said. He said that while the department usually schedules five sections of the lecture course and 10 sections of the lab, next semester there will only be two and five, respectively. The addition of the extra English class is extremely significant, Graff said. “Every other university in the state requires two English courses,” Graff said. “We think our students need that.” Graff said that while students with high English ACT or SAT scores will be exempt from the newly-required ENGL 1010 science and the new interdisciplinary section. $2 OFF Discounts on Chemical Services Paul Shakespear, a sophomore political science ma]o from Tropic, Uta, opens the election candidate meeting held Feb. 13 in the T.V. Lounge in the Sharwan Smith Center Living Room to gather information for voters from prospective candidates. Elections approaching BY KELSEY BLACKWELL JOURNAL STAFF WRITER SUUSA elections are approaching, and a change in requirements for candidates and the new elections director will likely change the way elections are run. Notice of candidacy forms for the 20022003 SUUSA elections must be turned in to the SUUSA office by 5 p.m. today. Parties for this year's election will be announced at an event Paul Shakespeare, a sophomore political science major from Tropic, Utah, and the new elections director, called “Be True to Your School.” The event is designed to introduce students to the candidates and give everyone a chance to “have some fun,” Shakespeare said. It will take place March 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Sharwan Smith Center. Campaigning will begin March 11. Primary elections are March 13 and general elections will take place on March 20. Candidates with a cumulative GPA of a 2.3 may run in the election despite a 2.5 standard HRPIEY (continued on page 2) set by SUUSA election bylaws. The Judicial Council found the requirement unconstitutional and struck it from the bylaws on Feb. 7. The 2.5 requirement conflicted with a 2.3 standard already outlined in the SUUSA Constitution. “We'd like to raise the GPA requirement to increase the expectations for elected officials,” College of Science Sen. Kolby Day said, Students will vote on the proposed GPA requirement increase during the upcoming election. Shakespeare replaced former Elections Director Bridget Reynolds after she found a full-time position that precluded her from being a full-time student. Shakespeare said he is ready to take on the job. "I realize it’s a big challenge, but Bridget set firm groundwork and I'm sure the elections will run smoothly,” Shakespeare said. Shakespeare also said he hopes the candidates will enjoy this year’s election and that students will come to elections activities to show their support. ILABLE 491 - ) il S. Main Suite 3 o Cedar City |